Queen Madara took a deep breath and said, "Well, if this is the path you have chosen, I hope you won't regret it. You are the master recognized by the holy swords, the one promised by Martha. I don't know if it's right or wrong to give you the mercury staff, but I respect your choice. "
She paused for a moment before continuing, "But no matter what you want to do, you must get the seven holy swords. Now, I'll tell you where the Orb of Nature is."
Brando held his breath. In fact, when he saw Fang Qi and Phoenix Flame, he had already guessed the purpose of the queen's summons. After all, she had sent Incirsta and Tarkus to Rosaleen to contact the ghost chariot, which meant that Madara should have already known the existence of the Mystery of the Emerald.
"But before that, I have something to tell you." Her Majesty's tone became cold again. She gently threw the handkerchief on the ground. "Owenlos is dead, Bahamut should have come to the world, and the gods everywhere will come one after another. In addition, although the will of the twilight is temporarily sealed, its claws and teeth have begun to attack. For us, war has already come, so whether you are willing to bear this responsibility or not, the whole civilized world must unite to fight, or we will not have another chance —"
Brando glanced at her unhappily. "But at this time, the undead of Madara are invading Erouine and fighting the Wind Elves of Saint-ausol."
"No, now Erouine no longer has my army, you should understand this. What's more, the so-called War of the Black Roses broke out because of something else. I will tell you the reason sooner or later, and who told you that we are fighting the Wind Elves? "
"You are not fighting Saint-ausol?"
"Are we crazy?"
Brando was taken aback. In history, Madara fought Erouine and Saint-ausol at the same time in the Second War of the Black Roses, and Erouine was not the main battlefield of the Second War of the Black Roses. It was not as deadly to the kingdom as the later Battle of the Oblique Forest and the Battle of Seifer.
In fact, the Second War of the Black Roses in history referred to the war between the undead and the Wind Elves. Although the undead did not have much of an advantage in that war, Queen Madara used it to consolidate her authority and consume the forces that opposed her in the empire.
But he only froze for a moment before he realized that his thoughts were somewhat bound by the history of The Amber Sword. In history, although Madara might also be at war with the Crystal Cluster, it was not as urgent as it was now. After all, in the game, Vaunte had steadily transitioned to the middle of the second era. Although it had experienced the Slate War and the Calamity of Wolves, it did not look like it was on the verge of collapse at that time.
Under such circumstances, it was unlikely that Madara would divide her forces to deal with Saint-ausol. But he was a little speechless. Why was the owner of the Mercury Staff so obsessed with Erouine? Why would she start a war for him when she was under attack from both sides?
After all, the first War of the Black Roses could be explained as a war for her to establish her authority, but the second War of the Black Roses had no meaning, especially when the undead did not attack the Wind Elves of Saint-ausol. Brando really could not see any strategic intentions.
"In that case, Your Majesty, what do you plan to do?"
"We must ensure that before you find the seven keys, this world will not fall, and the seal of the Twilight Dragon is our last chance. But this time, the will to protect this world is no longer there, and even the gods are standing on the opposite side of us. Only the mortal world is left. To be honest, I don't know if our desperate gamble will succeed."
"If there is no other choice, we have to ask Échis for help —"
Brando shook his head. That was not what he wanted, but he already understood what the queen meant. "So, the world of order needs an alliance that can connect the people of Erouine, the people of Cruz, the people of Fanzin, and the Wind Elves, the four holy temples, and all the intelligent races in this world. Just like the sacred covenant a thousand years ago, the mortals will once again fight for their own destiny."
Queen Madara nodded slowly.
She replied, "Although this is far from what I originally envisioned, this is the only way. Fanzin and Eleranta have already formed an alliance, and Saint-ausol's attitude is unclear. Between the four of us, we need a middle force to connect them. I originally hoped that the people of Cruz could block the will of the Twilight Dragon, and then the Silver Folk would call for this alliance. Unfortunately, the people of Cruz have lost this opportunity, and the Silver Folk will soon face their own troubles. But your proposal reminds me that maybe you are a better choice."
"Us?"
"You want the people of Erouine to lead this alliance?" Delfien suddenly reacted and asked in disbelief.
Brando immediately reacted. The queen's intention was still on him.
But this time, he pondered for a moment and did not object. He only asked, "What should we do?"
Queen Madara was slightly stunned, as if the prepared speech did not come in handy.
"Do you think I will object?" Brando saw the look on the queen's face.
The queen looked at him with her purple eyes, and after a long while, she replied, "You should understand that an alliance is not the best choice, and the best way to integrate the power of the civilized world is an empire. And everyone will support you, the descendants of Fanzin, Gretel, Saint-ausol, and Eleranta. They will not oppose you, because you are the chosen one of this world. Martha, our mother will personally crown you — "
Brando smiled, "The world of civilization and order will stand together, just as described in the sacred covenant. Your Majesty, if people need a flag, I will stand in front of everyone. This is my responsibility, but it is not to decide their fate and life and death. Do people really need a high and mighty monarch?"
Queen Madara was speechless.
"Let's not talk about this first, but I want to hear your thoughts, Your Majesty."
The queen hesitated for a moment before replying, "… It's actually very simple. I hope that the civilized world will believe in us. I will let the undead army pass through their land and join their camp. Resist the army of Dusk in the Alkash Mountains. This is our only chance."
Brando gasped, "Resist the army of Dusk in the Alkash Mountains? What about the Sea of the Dying Moon? Are you planning to give up the Sea of the Dying Moon?"
"Kleis will descend on this land. Without the protection of the Goddess of the Dying Moon, this land will no longer mean anything to us. Perhaps one day we will return, but that will be after we have won —"
The great migration of the undead, this phrase flashed through Brando's mind.
He thought for a moment. Erouine's people had to act as Madara's envoys to persuade the various countries. This was not easy to accomplish, and the time given to them was limited.
However, the master of the mercury staff had stopped invading Erouine at the last moment. Perhaps this, coupled with the performance of Erouine's people, would more or less gain some trust in the countries of the living, but overall, it was still not optimistic.
And Brando knew very well that even Erouine's people themselves might not be able to accept Madara's kindness. Hundreds of years of being blinded by hatred was not something that could be changed overnight.
Besides, he could not lead all of this himself. All of this had to be handed over to Princess Gryphine and Haruz, and perhaps the eldest son of the king. He hoped that they could persuade Erouine's people to take on this responsibility.
Thinking of this, he asked, "Do I have time to go back to Erouine?"
The Queen of Madara shook her head, "Not so much time. This is why I asked you to summon your Goddess of War. You must find the Nature's Orb before Kleis descends."
"But Freya just left. Can't Metisha and Hipamira do the job?"
"Fusia wants to take them away. Can you persuade her?"
Brando did not say anything. Putting aside whether he could persuade the Seven-Pole Dragon King, he could see that Metisha and Hipamira wanted to become stronger. At this time, he had to respect their choice.
"Don't worry, we still have some time. After Kleis was defeated by us, she will not come again for a while. Although this time is not enough for you to go back to Erouine to arrange everything, at least you can wait until your Goddess of War arrives. I have asked the Holy Sanctum to build a portal that can send you to the center of the Sea of the Dying Moon. But this portal is one-way. After you leave, we will also leave this place. I will bring your followers with me, and then we will meet in Algash. If we can meet again —"
Brando knew that a long-distance portal could not be built overnight. Obviously, Her Majesty had been preparing for this for a long time.
Queen Madara knew what he was thinking and replied, "The undead have a detailed record of the Mystery of the Emerald. I have always known that it is in the center of the Sea of the Dying Moon. But to open it, you need the blood of the Nine-Phoenix royal family. As for how to persuade your student and that guy —"
She raised her chin and signaled to Fang Qi, "Then you will have to rely on yourself."
"The people of the Nine-Phoenix will not back down at this time. We will join this sacred covenant," Huang Huo finally found a chance to speak, "I will also help my teacher."
As she spoke, she looked at Mr. Liu, who nodded slightly at her.
"This is the price of the Sacred Jade Sword," Fang Qi thought for a moment and said, "If I am not wrong, Mr. Count, you have been plotting against me for a long time, right?"
Brando looked at him, but the latter looked at Delfien and said, "If —"
"Mr. Fang Qi, please respect yourself."
The Prime Minister's daughter replied coldly.
Fang Qi scratched his head and shrugged.
Brando thought for a moment and asked, "I have another question, Your Majesty. You said that Owenlos has fallen. I want to ask what happened to the Cruz Empire and what happened to the dragon?"
"It's just a fiasco," Madara replied coldly, "The Dusk's minions have opened a hole in the Kirrlutz Empire, and from there, they will be able to take advantage of the situation and head south. The Farnezans and Elanta's elves are fighting against the Noh's army in the great glacier. The Kirrlutz and the dragons have already lost, and the Bugas can't even take care of themselves. The Wind Elves alone won't be able to stop the Dusk's army, so my army and I must enter the Alkash Mountains before that —"
"The Bugas can't take care of themselves?" Brando was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted, "The Slate War broke out?"
"The Slate War?" Queen Madara looked at him suspiciously, "You seem to know something?"
Brando realized that he had said something wrong and quickly corrected himself, "You let Tariq go to Alkash before that because of this reason?"
"Not only that," Her Majesty fell into his trap, of course, it was more likely that she didn't care in the first place, "Perhaps when you see Yalvete, you will understand why. She and Tariq met someone there, and now she is in Erouine with your men. Hmph, I already knew that this woman has been looking for the whereabouts of Valhalla —"
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