Cohen put down his hand as if he had thought it through.
Maher and Jocah looked at him from the side, feeling uncomfortable. After all, Cohen was still their comrade. For the youth, this separation was cruel. They had all thought about it. If Cohen couldn't leave, they would stay.
At worst, they wouldn't be able to leave.
Maher thought darkly to himself that Brendel might choose to stay behind as well, and he saw the young man's dilemma. He thought that if such a big shot like Brando was here to accompany him, then what was the point of them staying?
But Cohen didn't say a word. The thin youth was silent for a while, as if he had made up his mind.
He stood up, raised the card in his hand again, and threw it far away. "Sir, catch it!" Cohen looked at Brando and shouted with all his strength.
Brando turned his head and looked at him in surprise.
"Are you crazy?" Maher was stunned by Cohen's action.
But there was a satisfied smile on the thin boy's face. It was a smile full of ambition and yearning that was impossible to see on a person of his status. At that moment, he was no longer a miner but a master of a region.
Brando looked at him in confusion.
Cohen stood up and straightened his back: "Sir, I've learned one thing during my days as an apprentice. I know that in the eyes of big shots, people like us are insignificant … "
He shook his head: "But I think that even insignificant people like us have the chance to change our fate. Maybe I can't do it, but at least now, I know that I have the chance to change the fate of a big shot like you. "
Everyone was stunned by his words. They couldn't help but think that this kid had gone crazy.
But Cohen did not go crazy. Instead, he coughed, and with the help of the girl behind him, he continued, "I don't know what this card can bring you, but if it brings you good luck and allows you to get out of here, then in the future, in your legend, my lord, there will be a part of me — isn't that right?"
Brando was stunned. What kind of theory was this?
This was the first time he looked at the young man again, and his heart was filled with surprise. He didn't know how to evaluate the other party's way of thinking. It was filled with the madness of a gambler, but it also made people feel a trace of admiration.
It was a free and easy admiration.
However, Brando was a little puzzled as to why the other party was so optimistic about him. He could not help but ask, "This card is indeed very meaningful to me, but even if I get it, I still can't change my fate of failure. Do you regret what I said?"
Brando looked in that direction and spoke frankly about his current predicament.
Hearing this, Jutta and Scarlet were stunned. They held their breaths at the same time.
"Wait, kid, you …" Kodan finally realized what was going on.
However, Cohen was not surprised. The youth smiled and said, "Yes, but as long as you pick up that card, you will at least accept my good intentions, won't you?" He continued, "Moreover, your words have confirmed my thoughts. As for the outcome, I don't care."
"Cohen …" Joka and Maher were stunned. It was as if this was the first time they had met their comrade. But for some reason, these youths felt a sense of alienation and unfamiliarity towards their companion at this moment. However, they also faintly felt a sense of superiority towards the other party.
Brendel had already given them the impression that he was undefeatable, but Cohen's aura seemed to be on the same level as him right now.
This was something they could not imagine.
Brando listened to Cohen's answer and fell silent. He thought that anyone who had such thoughts was either a madman or a true expert. However, when he looked at this young man named Cohen, he didn't look like a madman, nor did he look like a big shot.
But wait …
"What's your name?" Brando suddenly asked.
"Cohen? Kvanna. My name was given to me by my mentor. "The youth answered.
Lord Kvanna. It really was him! Brando finally understood. In history, Kvanna grew up in the countryside of Tónigel, but he did not expect him to grow up in the mines.
Brando immediately thought of the game. Kvanna must have used this quest line to reach the peak of power. But what was it that changed his fate? Was it just the Coldsteel Ores? Or was it something else?
In history, Lord Kvanar had replaced Count Randner and became the king of Randner. His rise from a commoner to a duke was a living legend, and there was no record of him dying in the mines of Schafflund.
Then, did this mean that there was still a chance?
Or did history change because of his arrival?
Brando's hand that was holding Halran Gaia's hilt trembled slightly. For the first time, he was uncertain about the future. But when Roman heard the conversation between the youth and Brendel, and saw the youth's confusion, he could tell that something was wrong even if he was a carefree person.
She frowned worriedly: "Brando, what should I do?"
"Give up the challenge, Roman." Brando regained his senses and replied. No matter what the future was, he had to face his own choice.
"Give up?"
But at this moment, a voice interrupted. Even though the voice sounded old, it was full of vigor. It was the loud voice of the dwarves. Odum finally recovered from the shock of seeing the Sanctuary built by the Dwarven ancestors. The first thing he heard was Brando telling them to give up the challenge.
This was intolerable. It was a blasphemy to the dignity of the dwarves. No dwarf would back down in the face of a challenge. That was the action of a coward.
Furthermore, he was a noble Rune Dwarf, a descendant of the Silver Family. Not to mention, this place was the hall that carried the souls of his ancestors. Countless souls of his ancestors were hovering above this sanctuary, watching everything that was happening below.
How could he back down?
Odum immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Even if I'm an old man, I won't back down here! Moreover, this is the territory of the Rune Dwarves. Rude brat! "
Kodan felt that the word 'rude brat' was the most appropriate description he had ever heard in his life. He even felt that the stubborn old dwarf was more pleasing to the eye.
As far as he was concerned, this kid from the Tobus family was indeed extremely rude.
"Odum, why are you here?" Kodan asked.
The old dwarf was just beginning to complain to Brando, but he was already dead in his stomach. He was shocked when he saw Kodan. He recognized the Gold-ranked guard captain, but when he saw that Kodan was covered in injuries, he couldn't help but be shocked: "Captain Kodan, what happened to you?"
"Because the territory of the Rune Dwarves is really a good place," Kodan raised his eyebrows and replied in an annoyed tone: "Speaking of which, how did you become a Rune Dwarf? Aren't you a Golden Dwarf?"
"The Golden Dwarves are just a part of my homeland. I'm a genuine Rune Dwarf." Odum was unhappy when he heard that someone was doubting his bloodline.
"Very well, I'll assume that you're a citizen of the Silver Family. Then what are you doing here?"
"I … …" Odum was stunned for a moment before he realized that the guard captain was smiling. Of course, it looked like a sinister smile to him. The old dwarf realized that he had fallen into a trap. He stammered as he tried to come up with an excuse. He couldn't possibly say that there was a huge treasure here, and that he had the right to inherit it as the only descendant of the Rune Dwarves, right?
Count Randner would probably make him unworthy of his title as the only descendant of the Rune Dwarves, or at the very least, turn him from a lively state to a dead one.
But just when he was in a dilemma, he saw the Halran Gaia in Brando's hand.
The old dwarf's expression immediately changed.
"Z … … Z 'ore … …" He blurted out, but quickly realized that something was wrong and shouted in Cruz: "The King of Gaia … … Why is this sword here?"
"You know it too?"
Brando who was ignored for a long time looked at Odum and asked in surprise. There were not many people who knew about the Halran Gaia's inheritance.
Even though Odum claimed to be the last descendant of the Rune Dwarves, he had seen too many of these so-called last descendants. Some of them had long forgotten about the inheritance of their civilization, and other than their physical characteristics, they did not have much to do with the Silver Family.
These people were called the Remnants, and they could be found all over the continent of Wohnde.
Then again, which of the numerous Black Dwarves in the land of Vaunte wasn't a descendant of the ancient Golden Race? But the Golden and Silver Era had long passed. After the Dark Era, the current Wohnde was no longer the same as described in the legends.
"Of course, Sir." The old dwarf looked at Brando and lowered his head slightly for the first time. He could not help but be more respectful, which made Kodan feel disgusted. He thought to himself that this old man was even faster than that coward Perkins. But before this, he had personally experienced the old dwarf's stubbornness.
The old swordsman's gaze fell on Brando's sword. It seemed that he could only find out the reason from there. But even though the sword was a good one, was it that important?
Brando also realized this at the same time.
"Is it very important to you?" The young man gestured at the sword in his hand. But even so, Brando did not intend to give it to him. Not to mention that the sword could greatly increase his strength in the challenge later, didn't he go through so much to complete the challenge just for this Halran Gaia?
"Rather than saying that it's important, it's more like saying that it's related to a legend." Odum was a little disappointed. He came for the treasure, but if this sword appeared here, it meant that his treasure was gone.
The Rune Dwarves had many treasures, but there was only one related to the Halran Gaia. The old dwarf thought of the legend and could not help but look at Brando again.
He was not a real Rune Dwarf, but only a branch of the Rune Dwarf bloodline left behind on the earth. He did not have the extraordinary talent of the real Silver Folk, and he did not even learn the construction skills of his ancestors, which were said to be comparable to the craftsmen of Buga.
But he did not lie to Kodan. He was indeed the inheritor of this civilization, or at least that was what he thought. From the moment he was born, there was a mysterious message in his mind, which was undoubtedly passed down through his bloodline. That was why Odum knew that there was a treasure under the mines of Schafflund.
… …
(PS. What should I say? Is the wheel of history slowly turning again? Please support me.)
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
