After making up his mind to ignore Haku, Brando grabbed the broken protrusions under the ice and carefully climbed up. Because he did not know how deep he had been swept into the ground by the avalanche, he did not know how long it would take him to see the surface.
But after passing through a few sharp ice peaks, he suddenly remembered what Haku had said about the Shards. He recalled what he had seen and heard in Haku's dream, and suddenly asked, "So, after that, you joined All For One for the other half of the Shards?"
"What?"
"I mean the fragments of the other half of Seifer's Heart. After you left Villefort, you should have been looking for them."
Haku was silent. Brando understood her concern and replied, "Actually, you don't have to worry about it. I have no interest in the Relic of Eternity, but I am curious if such a thing really exists in this world. If you really don't want to say it, we can end this topic. "
"That's not necessary." Haku's voice sounded faintly, "I did join All for One for the sake of finding the fragments. After I left Villefort, I was looking for them. Later, by chance, I learned that All for One was also looking for these fragments — "
"All for One is also looking for these fragments?" Brando could not help but interrupt her.
"Of course, I have my own methods and sources of information, which have almost never been wrong for nearly a thousand years. It was through this method that I learned about the existence of Seifer's Heart and found the Villefort family."
When talking about her methods, Haku's voice sounded calm and confident.
"But how can you be sure that they are not interested in Seifer's Heart itself? … Or are they interested in the Relic of Eternity? "
"Because before I confirmed this information, decades ago in the north of Erouine, they had used the Book of Mavicaert to summon demons to destroy a duchy. At that time, this matter caused a shock throughout the continent. And when I traveled around the Silver Bay after leaving Villefort, I happened to be involved in the investigation because I was looking for the whereabouts of the Book of Mavicaert. "
"… During the investigation, I found that the whole thing is not as simple as it seems. There are many suspicious points. So I tried to look up a lot of documents about this incident at the time. In these records, there were many places where it was mentioned that the members of All For One were obviously looking for a certain matter at the time. Unfortunately, these obvious clues were ignored by the Holy Sanctum's chroniclers. "
Bai's voice was filled with disdain. "I followed the clue and found out that they were looking for a fragment without much effort. At that time, I had just learned the truth about the fragment of the Eternal Indestructible Item, so I naturally linked the two things together."
"So you sneaked into All for One because of this. Did they find the fragment?"
"I've experienced a lot of things in All For One. It took me about fifteen years to get to the middle and upper levels of the organization, and there's no hope for me to go any higher. Although I have had plenty of time over the past thousand years, that is not the problem. This organization is far more organized than Tree Herders. I will not waste my time, so I have decided to take the risk. "
"What did you do?"
"I spent three years waiting, and another year preparing for this. Finally, I bribed an internal member to give me the opportunity to get close to the fragment. I knew that my chances of survival were not great, so I prepared the ritual of turning into the undead in advance. Later on, it proved that this matter was correct. In the process of escaping from All For One, I was seriously injured and relied on turning myself into the undead to escape. "
"Moreover, All For One does not accept undead, so I could only escape to Madara to have a chance of survival. That happened about thirty years ago, and I lived in seclusion in Madara for twenty-five years to avoid the eyes of All For One. At that time, I got the fragment from them and took away a part of the Book of Mavicaert. "
Bai's tone was flat, as if he was describing something that had nothing to do with him. Brando was secretly amazed. All For One was active in Wohnde and had penetrated deeply into the world of order. Although their plans did not always succeed, it was rare to hear that they suffered losses.
Bai not only infiltrated the organization, but also successfully mixed into the middle and upper levels. In terms of results alone, it was brilliant. There was no need to elaborate on what the Book of Mavicaert meant to All For One. It took them so much effort to find the fragment that was related to the Relic of Eternity, so it was not something that could be casually discarded.
This woman was calm and scheming, but when it was time to act, she was ruthless enough. If it was not for her paranoid style, Brando could not help but admire her. But at this time, he was more concerned about whether he was asking a tiger for its skin by cooperating with her.
Bai seemed to have the ability to see through people's minds. She said contemptuously, "Why, are you afraid?"
"A little. No one wants to provoke a madman, let alone a madman with ability and means. I am no exception." Brando replied.
"I'll take it as a compliment. I'll accept it."
Brando could only be speechless about some of the words and deeds of this woman.
"What about the fragment? If I remember correctly, you did not have it with you at that time, right?" Brando suddenly remembered the situation of his battle with this woman in East Metz. He could not help but feel a little lucky. Fortunately, he had the advantage of understanding history at that time. Otherwise, he really did not know how he would have died.
"Of course I can't have it with me. All For One has not forgotten me. I know very well how those people do things. They are more vengeful than you think. Including you, you should be on their blacklist now. Don't forget how many times you have ruined their 'good deeds'."
Bai Leng laughed and said, "That time in the Deadly Frost Forest, the trouble you caused them was no less than the impact I caused when I stole the Book of Mavicaert and the fragment. I advise you to pay more attention to your territory. Who knows when they will give you a big gift."
Brando frowned. He also knew a lot about All For One. Obviously, he understood that what Bai said might be true. However, he was also a little helpless about this matter. He could only counter soldiers with arms and water with an earth weir. In other words, this was called not worrying when there were too many debts.
He had offended too many forces along the way. All For One, Tree Herders, the Empire, Madara. As for the small characters like the Royal Faction and the northern nobles, they could now be ignored.
Now, there was another world boss, the Twilight Dragon. Compared to this one, the others were nothing.
"You left the fragment in Madara?" He asked casually.
"You're asking too many questions," Bai replied mercilessly.
"Sorry, I just mentioned it casually." Brando replied, "But I'm a little curious. Last time in East Metz, although you were nominally working for the Supreme One with the Mercury Staff, in fact, your identity as the Patriarch of Tree Herders is more important. I'm curious about why you joined Tree Herders after that. Is it the same reason as All For One?"
"Hmph, clever." Bai Leng replied coldly, "But this time, you guessed right. The reason I sneaked into Tree Herders was to find the fragment. I suspect that the Dragon Queen may have a fragment in her hands, but the time was too short, and I didn't have time to confirm it. I originally planned to spend the next few decades to confirm this matter, but I didn't expect to be disrupted by you. Damn it — "
"You can't blame me for this. You were the one who made the first move." Brando's meaning was very simple — Bai Leng asked for it.
"That's not what I'm angry about." Bai snorted softly. "I'm angry that I actually failed in your hands and ruined my reputation. Especially after that, your behavior was so unsightly. If you dare to reveal this experience in the future, I'll fight you to the death."
Brando was speechless, especially when he thought about why this woman had been searching outside for the past thousand years. He felt that her last sentence might not be just a threat.
For a paranoid person, her behavior could not be judged by common sense.
"Oh right." Bai suddenly reacted. "I suddenly remembered something."
"Hmm?"
"You still owe me something."
"What did you say?" Brando was stunned. He originally thought that this woman was just paranoid, but at least she was reasonable. He did not expect her to slap him in the face in the blink of an eye.
He couldn't figure out how he could owe her anything. Back then, when she 'perished' with him, he didn't get any spoils of war. If she wanted to put her losses on him, it would be too ridiculous. Moreover, if that was the case, it wouldn't just be one thing.
"If I'm not wrong, you should still owe me a fragment."
"…" Brando's hand slipped and he almost fell down from the crack of the glacier. Fortunately, he had the strength in the game now. After sliding down a few dozen feet, he forcefully inserted his hand into the glacier to stop the downward trend.
Then he said angrily, "I don't think this joke is funny at all, Miss Tiamas."
"This is not a joke. Let me ask you, did you save a little girl at Fathom Port?" Bai did not care about his words and asked seriously.
Brando was stunned and then nodded. "Yes … That was the daughter of the Flower Leaf Collar. Her name is —"
"I'm not interested in her name," Bai interrupted him. "At that time, she was escorted by a team of Imperial Knights. There was a noble among them. What was his name?"
"Rodney, he's Veronica's younger brother." Brendel remembered this person clearly because of Veronica's relationship with him.
"I don't care whose brother he is."
"You …" Brando was suddenly speechless. He began to feel that it was a very painful thing to talk to this unreasonable woman.
"This person is one of my men," Bai said. "You should have locked them up, right? Did you search their bodies and get a fragment from them?"
"Of course not," Brando replied subconsciously. At that time, the war was imminent. He did not have the time to collect some strange fragments. Moreover, he did not even know the existence of this thing at that time.
But just as he spoke, he could not help but freeze.
Bai noticed his tone and could not help but gloat. "What's wrong? Can't say anything?"
Brando was not in the mood to pay attention to her.
Because he suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a thing at that time, and it almost caused a big trouble. But that thing, he did not only have one fragment —
… …
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