In the middle of the gloomy and gloomy hall stood a majestic statue of a goddess. The goddess wore a linen robe and held a fir staff in one hand. Her other hand hung naturally by her side, and a giant spider crawled at her feet. This was the image of the Goddess of the Dead Moon, Klyss. Legend has it that Kleis was one of the many incarnations of Martha in the mortal world, so the undead often believed that they worshipped Martha.
The atmosphere in the temple was somewhat solemn. Under the arches, many acolytes in black robes were prostrating, softly chanting scriptures in praise of Kleis. The chanting of scriptures from far and near gathered together, echoing in the hall.
Brando looked at this scene with a solemn expression.
The sound of footsteps came from behind him. Andrea was not far behind him, just a few steps behind. She looked around the hall and asked a question that was unrelated to the hall.
"Why did the Queen of Madara suddenly summon us?"
Brando shook his head silently. How would he know? Maybe it was a whim, or maybe it was because there was substantial progress in the negotiations between Delfien and the former, or maybe there was a reply from the envoy sent to Erouine, or maybe it was because of some other reason.
Delfien's negotiations had come to an end a week ago. There was a thick stack of agreements and secret agreements signed in all aspects. Generally speaking, the clauses were beneficial to Erouine, including the undead's unconditional end to the invasion and the return of Bucce. The prime minister's daughter had done a good job, and could be said to be perfect. He knew that some of his decisions might cause some people in Erouine to dislike him, or even harm the interests of others, but this was not a big deal. These clauses could shut anyone up.
Unless those people thought that he had the ability to take back Bucce.
This was only the agreement on the surface. In private, Brando's request was very simple. During the War of the Black Rose, including the undead lords who participated in the massacre of Erouine's citizens before the war, they had to be punished. Regarding this point, he did not intend to compromise from the beginning. If repaying Bucce was Erouine's bottom line, then this was his bottom line. But what he did not expect was that he and the prime minister's daughter thought that the negotiations would fall into a difficult negotiation. They were even prepared to face a stalemate, but the Queen of Madara was surprisingly ruthless. She abandoned almost everyone on the list, leaving only a few undead lords that Brando and Delfien had used for bargaining. These undead lords' crimes were relatively light, or rather, their crimes were based on false rumors.
Even the Lord of the Black Plague, who was loyal to her, was mercilessly abandoned by her. Such ruthlessness shocked Brando and Delfien. The Queen of Madara's behavior was somewhat unusual. She seemed to be too accommodating and obedient to the negotiations. For a long time after that, Brendel and Delfien thought that the Queen was up to something. But after half a month of being cautious, Erouine sent news that the Second War of the Black Rose had ended, and the undead had withdrawn from Erouine as promised.
It was under such circumstances that he was summoned by the Queen.
In the past few months, many things had happened. The undead had clashed with the Crystal Cluster a few times in the south of the Sea of the Dead Moon, but not every time was as lucky as the battle at Finhotos. Although the Roman Black Rose had stabilized their position at Finhotos, overall, the undead were steadily losing and retreating in the south. Fortunately, Madara's territory was vast. Even if the Empire lost large areas of land in the south, it was not a big deal to the Empire, not to mention that most of the vast land was not under the rule of the Mercury Staff.
After that, they returned to the Land of Everdeath with the Queen of Madara. Overall, the central area of the Empire of the Dead Moon was still stable and was not greatly affected by the upheaval of the Empire. On one hand, it was because very little news had spread out, but on the other hand, the upheaval was not a big deal to Madara. After all, it was Year 376 of the First Age, not 60 years later, and not the middle of the Second Age. In this era, the Mercury Staff only ruled the Land of Everdeath, the central area of the Sea of the Dead Moon, and some of the 'prosperous' areas bordering Erouine. The Queen claimed that the undead of the north and the east and the Liches of Balakirevo were the enemies of the Empire. Was that not a normal thing? The undead living here thought that the Empire was just blowing the horn of war against the north and the east.
From this point, Brando had seen the Queen's brilliant tactics. Of course, Delfien, who had clearly seen this on the battlefield and proposed this condition, was naturally classified as the same type of person as the Queen — a woman who was not to be trifled with.
This type of people included the Wind Empress, the Silver Queen, Constance, his mother, Amandina, Metisha, and the little Roman who gave him a headache. By the way, Metisha was only added recently.
But the surface stability was only for the lower class. For the upper class undead nobles who were directly related to the upheaval, it was impossible for them not to know the inside story. Under the surface of the Land of Everdeath, there was a turbulent undercurrent brewing. The undead lords who were abandoned by the Queen, and the dark nobles who were unwilling to give up the benefits in their hands, naturally would not give up so easily. In the short span of one or two months, the Queen of Madara had already clashed with the forces represented by these vested interests many times.
But every time, it ended with the Queen's easy victory. Within two months, the corpses of four high and mighty undead lords were thrown on the central square of the Seat of Everdeath, and another escaped to the ranks of the undead. From the beginning to the end, she was not fighting alone. Incirsta, Tarkus, and the families behind them stood firmly by the Queen's side. With Delfien's analysis and guidance, Brando quickly found a clear thread. He discovered that the Queen was borrowing the power of the new nobles to suppress the old undead lords. These people were abandoned by her one by one in history, crushed by the wheels of history. And now, she was only speeding up the process.
After understanding this, he was a little speechless. The undead army that he eliminated on the battlefield had now provided the Queen with room to play. If not for the unsolved mystery of the Mercury Staff that day, Brando almost thought that he had fallen into the Queen's scheme from the beginning to the end. After that, he spent a few days repeatedly reading the several centimeters thick 'War of the Black Rose Memorandum' to make sure that there were no loopholes or traps in the clauses. Although Delfien was a little disdainful of his actions, the Prime Minister's daughter still patiently helped him complete the work.
Then there was the Earth Legion.
Looking at the burden behind him, he knew that the Earth Legion had not gone far since the Battle of Finhotos. In fact, they probably had no place to go. The elemental barrier had collapsed, and the defense line outside the territory had become fragmented. It was no different from a dream to expect to resist the invasion of the Twilight outside Wohnde. Since Andrea had mentioned that Fanzin and the wild elves of Ellanta had joined the battle, it meant that they had already planned to move to Wohnde to continue the battle.
In fact, the Silver Elves and the Goddess of War Guards had stayed behind. Only the army of the Lost Names was missing. According to the chattering girls, these ancient Heroic Spirits were the last descendants of the Earth Legion. They were the most precious wealth left to Wohnde by the first generation of Odin, the Azure Knight. He signed a contract with the ancient kings so that their Heroic Spirits would forever stay in Wohnde to protect their home and homeland.
Legend had it that after the heroes of the Gold and Silver race died, their souls would return to the Valhalla's Temple of Valhalla and continue to fight for the gods. But after the Valhalla was lost with the divine kingdom, these Heroic Spirits became part of the Lost Names. They abandoned everything, their names, identities, and memories of the past, leaving only the will to fight and protect.
The Seven-Pole Dragon Queen, Fusia, stayed behind to teach Metisha and Hipamira how to become real Planeswalkers. Although the latter two were just Planeswalkers, the Evil Dragon Queen from the era when the Miirnas ruled the land said that there was no difference. There were still many things to learn, but her time was limited.
She told Brando that she planned to bring Metisha and Hipamira to a place — the Radiant Sacred Pool, the sacred land of the Matatanians, the Planeswalkers' arena. Although it had been abandoned for a long time, there were still many laws left in the void. If Metisha and Hipamira wanted to quickly mature and become real Planeswalkers, it might be the best place.
Brando had some doubts because Tuman did not mention this place to him that day. Fusia's arrogant personality naturally did not bother to explain it to him. She only said, "Do whatever you want," and left him to worry about it.
She did not need to ask for the opinions of Metisha and Hipamira. In her opinion, Planeswalkers did not need to ask for the opinions of Planeswalkers. As long as Brando allowed it, that was enough.
Brando had his reservations, but he was still very curious about this Planeswalker Dragon from the ancient era. First of all, he knew that Planeswalkers were all Divine People. Was Fusia one of them? If she was, then it would be interesting. That meant that Divine People was not just a name for a race, but an existence that represented power and authority.
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