However, the guards still looked at Brando with admiration and respect. After all, the former had saved their lives.
'I wonder what kind of temper this lord has …'
This was the underworld, a world where the strong were respected. Even if Brando wanted to kill them immediately, they would not be able to resist.
As for the reason …
Na Xin glanced at the pile of black crystals that sparkled under the bonfire in the camp. He had opened his mouth several times, wanting to give them away, but in the end, he held himself back. Those were his savings for half his life. He did not feel it when the monsters were wreaking havoc, but now that he had regained his senses, he would not be so heartless as to give them away.
Because of this, he had been trying to figure out Brando's temperament since the beginning. Unfortunately, other than coldly asking a few strange questions, this young man had been thinking about his own matters.
A cold wind came from behind. Na Xin shivered, but he did not even dare to breathe loudly.
The first to speak was Mister Liu. He had a deeper understanding of Brando's strength than anyone else present. However, due to his pride and dignity as a swordsman, he was the one who was neither servile nor overbearing. Of course, this was excluding Huang Huo, who had been standing to the side and looking at Brando with some confusion.
Mister Liu silently put away his bronze sword. He seemed to have seen through Brando's predicament with his remaining eye. He said, "Mister wants to go to Nine Phoenix?"
When Brando heard his words, he raised his head and looked at the Nine Phoenix swordsman. He asked, "Is this place very far from Nine Phoenix?"
"If you want to pass through Swift Plains, it is very far. From there, you will need at least a month to reach Jade Phoenix City by following the Qing River. Furthermore, there might not even be a fleet of ships from Nine Phoenix. Furthermore, the situation in Swift Plains is tense. War could break out at any time. If you go there, you might waste even more time. "
"What do you mean?"
"Mister, if you want to go to Nine Phoenix, you can travel with us," Mister Liu replied as he stated his purpose.
"Travel with you?" Brando looked at him and then looked at the cold-faced young lady beside him. Their clothes were very different from those in Wohnde. They were mainly dressed in silk and satin, with long, wide sleeves and jade accessories.
However, it also overlapped with some of his memories, making him feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"I have a few ships in Rosaleen. After leaving the port, they can go south along the Taowu Strait. Merchant ships usually don't take this route. However, we are not merchants, so we plan to return directly to the Nine Phoenix Kingdom."
This suggestion made Brando's heart skip a beat. He asked, "How far is Rosaleen from here?"
This time, it was Xin who answered. The latter quickly replied, "We are already in Rosaleen's territory. Sir, after crossing the Qiu Sang Ze River, we will be in the outskirts of Rosaleen."
"Qiu Sang Ze River?" Brendel's gaze was fixed on the bright belt of light a few hundred meters away from him. Under the darkness of the night, the river continued to flow downstream without stopping for even a moment.
"It's that river, my lord. Don't be fooled by its rapid flow here. Not far downstream, the river will widen. There are a few shoals there that can be easily traversed."
Brendel asked, "This is the outskirts of Rosaleen. How did you get attacked by a large number of Crystal Clusters here? From what I've heard, the lord of Rosaleen's control over this area doesn't seem to be that bad?"
The guards could not help but be secretly shocked. From the young man's words, they could easily tell that he had no respect for the big shots in Rosaleen's territory. Even though these people were outlaws who had been fooling around in the underworld, they still had to follow the rules in Rosaleen's territory. Otherwise, the Lord's guards would not have been easy to deal with.
In fact, those fellows were much more ruthless than the smugglers.
However, they did not know that Brando did not realize that there was anything wrong with his words. Firstly, he was not a noble of the Swift Plains. He was the Earl of Erouine, so naturally, he was also the Earl of the Holy Cathedral of Fire. In terms of status, he was not much worse than the Lord.
Secondly, according to his conversation with the smugglers, the Swift Plains was not under the direct jurisdiction of the Nine Phoenix. Therefore, the Lord's status as a noble had not been recognized by anyone. Most of them were probably self-proclaimed by their own troops.
In the eyes of the people of the Nine Phoenix, they had probably never been taken seriously. This could be seen from Mister Liu's attitude. Since that was the case, he had no reason to be polite to these so-called Lords.
In terms of strength, Brando could not find a reason to be afraid of the Lord of Rosaleen. From what he knew, the strongest guard captain of the Lord's guards had only just stepped into the Elemental of Truth.
In Erouine, this kind of strength was considered a tyrant, but in his eyes, it was not enough.
"Crystal Cluster?"
"Oh, it's what you call the monsters. That's what we call them." Brando did not know if the crystal monsters in Erouine were called Crystal Clusters, but at least everyone around him used this name.
To him, this was the scientific name of the monsters in The Amber Sword.
Na Xin swallowed her saliva and replied carefully, "This … We're not too sure either. However, the activity of the strange creatures has become more frequent recently. It's said that the undead were defeated by them in the Wilderness of Bones. Perhaps their range of activity has expanded to this area …"
"But no matter what, with such a large scale of Crystal Cluster activity, your Lord should have noticed it. Could it be that his subordinates have all retreated to Rosaleen City?"
Na Xin thought that it was hard to say, but it was not that he had not considered this problem. After all, the attack that night was too abnormal. Hundreds of monsters were active on the other side of the Qiusangze River. Logically speaking, it was impossible for the patrolling knights of Rosaleen not to know.
However, he could not say for sure, so he could only deal with it carefully. Anyway, the monsters would definitely not appear tonight. Even if the young man in front of him appeared, there was nothing to be afraid of. Everything would have to wait until tomorrow morning. Rosaleen's patrolling knights would come out to patrol. If they did not see anyone by then, they would naturally be able to come to a conclusion.
Obviously, Brando understood the meaning behind Na Xin's words, but he did not pursue the matter. In fact, this question was just a casual question. However, due to his sensitivity to war in his previous life, he faintly felt that Rosaleen's territory might not be as simple as retreating to defend. He even had a premonition that the monsters might have launched an attack on Rosaleen. As for the current situation in Rosaleen's territory, he could not guess, but it seemed that it had not been conquered yet. Otherwise, there would be more monsters appearing tonight.
However, he did not care about these Dusk monsters. No matter the situation in Rosaleen's territory, he would kill as many of these low-grade Crystal Clusters as they came. He was only a little worried about the situation of the ships in Rosaleen's territory. Mr. Liu had mentioned that there were no problems with the ships in the port.
However, this worry was of no help to the truth. He couldn't interfere with what was happening dozens of miles away. Everything could only wait until the next morning to talk about it.
Just like that, the night passed uneventfully. The guards of the caravan were busy the whole night, thinking of ways to cut some wood from the nearby forest to repair the carriages. Finally, they managed to salvage two large carts. As for the remaining carts, even if they wanted to save them, they did not have enough horses to pull them back. Apparently, the monsters did not only attack humans. In the battle last night, the horses used to pull the carriages and carry the heavy loads were also severely injured. More than half of them died and ran away.
Brando did not sleep either. Although he was not in a good mental state after being unconscious for a few days, his heart was heavy and he could not close his eyes. It was as if he could see the scene outside the elemental border as soon as he closed his eyes.
Miss Tata and their sacrifice.
The Roman controlled by the will of Dusk.
And those strange constructs suspended in the Tiamat law.
These grotesque scenes kept appearing in front of his eyes, making him unable to calm down. He was also worried about the situation of Lute and the White Mist. Before he passed through the space-time rift, he did not see Lady White Mist. He did not know if she had escaped from the destruction of the elemental barrier.
As for the fire fairy, although he clearly remembered that he had stuffed it into his pocket before passing through the space-time crack, he did not find it after arriving here. He had asked Mr. Xin and Mr. Liu, and when they found him, they did not notice anything unusual in the vicinity.
He even contacted Metisha, The Shire, and other Planeswalker card creatures, hoping to find out what happened to Rushta and whether Hipamira had escaped danger. But the strange thing was that the Planeswalker's telepathic connection, which theoretically should be able to sense within a world, did not work here.
Through this connection, he could only feel that the other end was empty. If it were not for the fact that Fiath and Malourcha could not sense it, he would almost think that something had happened to The Shire and the others.
All these signs of trouble were piling up in his heart. How could he calm down?
And just like that, after a few hours of silence in the dark sky, a glimmer of light finally began to appear. Brando looked at the shadows of the forest in the distance. After the shadows gradually became clearer, the scenery on the main road could finally be vaguely seen.
He took a light breath and was about to stand up and go to the Qiu Sang Ze River to take a look.
And it was at this moment that he saw Phoenix Fire.
He did not know when the little girl had redone her makeup. She had changed into a new coat. Her black hair was tied up behind her head into two rings behind her ears. Her sandalwood hair fell by her snow-white earlobes. Her skin was like porcelain, and there was a plum petal-like gold patch on her forehead. Her lips were red and her teeth were white. She looked at him with a pair of clear black and white eyes.
Brando could not help but be startled.
Phoenix Huo Ying Ying bowed to him and said,
"Phoenix Fire has yet to thank you for saving my life."
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(PS: It's White Dew so soon. Summer is almost over. The reeds are green and the dew is frost. I have decided that today is Wohnde's World Senior Day —)
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