"That's because you're just a little lunatic. You haven't met a big lunatic yet." Kodan glanced at Brando and cursed in his mind.
But the old swordsman still turned to look at Brendel and asked: "Alright, where are the boys that you mentioned that need to be taken care of?"
Brando smiled. The reason why he asked Kodan to come out was simple. He wanted to use this opportunity to train the young lads. The Black Forest was full of dangers, and it was the best place to train them.
With the young lads by his side, it would be beneficial for him to pass on his ideas to them.
But the problem was that the dangers in the Black Forest were unpredictable. It was not easy to protect the young lads that he had painstakingly trained. Brando could not do it alone. He needed manpower.
The Shire, Metisha, and Scarlet were all Gold-ranked warriors. The twelve Mercenaries of Lopes were also at the peak of Silver-ranked, but Brando knew that he could not bring anyone else with him.
The current situation in the Abies did not allow him to mobilize too much of his forces. If not for the fact that Scarlet could not be too far away from him for too long, he would not even want to bring the red-haired girl with him.
Because of this, he had to use the excuse of traveling to bring Kodan here. His goal was to get the old swordsman to help him. He believed that even though Kodan said that he was cautious, he would still help him when the time came.
As expected, Kodan only hesitated for a moment before agreeing to his conditions. As long as he did not directly oppose Count Randner or become his subordinate, he did not mind coming out to relax.
Of course, even so, he would not treat Brando well.
"We're almost there." Brando replied.
He looked into the distance and saw a black dot appearing in the wilderness outside the forest. The black dot quickly grew bigger and turned into a caravan. Four large caravans slowly drove into the forest and stopped one by one.
The mercenaries in the caravan recognized their lord. They immediately got off the caravan and bowed to Brando: "My lord!"
"Is everyone here?" Brando asked.
"Yes, my lord."
"Where's Scarlet?"
"Miss Scarlet is also here. She's with Miss Amandina." The mercenary replied with his head bowed respectfully.
Brando raised his head and looked at the last caravan. The door opened, and Amandina and Scarlet alighted. But he was surprised to see the Wild Elf sisters in the caravan as well. They were the last to alight, and the younger sister of the sisters waved her hand when she saw Brando.
"My lord!" Because the Mercenaries of Lopes had been carrying out heavy missions for a long time, this little girl called Tia had not seen Brendel for a long time. She looked especially excited at this time.
"Why are they here?" Brendel nodded to the Wild Elf girl and looked at Amandina inquisitively.
Amandina, Amandina, she looked at the four caravans in the caravan, as if anything, she would's would't's's.
She raised her head and looked at Brando: "Miss Felaern is here to take care of my lord's daily needs."
[So she's really going to be my personal maid!]
Brando almost coughed. He looked at Amandina in surprise: "I don't need a maid."
The Wild Elf's face darkened. She stood behind Amandina and glared at Brando with her emerald green eyes. Her eyes were saying: "Behave yourself, my lord!"
"I … …" Brendel was at a loss for words. He did not think about being a maid at all. It was purely because Felaern's job overlapped too much with that job. He thought for a while and changed his words: "What I mean is, I don't need to be taken care of. I'm not one of those people who would open their mouths and stretch out their hands for clothes —"
"But you're the lord of Tónigel." Amandina said seriously.
"That's just a title, Amandina. Isn't it the same in the past?"
"The past is the past," Amandina looked at him and said with a hint of reprimand: "You're the lord of Tónigel now. How can you not have a maid?"
She glanced at Brando from the corner of her eyes: "You wouldn't want the lord of The Shire to take care of your daily needs, would you, my lord?"
Brando finally choked on his words. He shuddered at the thought of that scene. He looked at Felaern. In fact, Amandina had been instructing Felaern to do this kind of work for him. He was used to it even if he was not used to it.
In the end, he raised his hands in surrender.
"This girl is not bad," Kodan said to Brando as he looked at Amandina from the side: "She's a noble's daughter, and she's beautiful. Your grandfather will be satisfied with her."
"What do you mean?" Brando glanced at the old man who wanted to stir up trouble.
"What?" Kodan seemed to have realized something and said with a smile: "You're not satisfied? Then I'll introduce her to Carglise. After all, he's going to be your assistant in the future, and he's going to have the same rotten taste as you — "
Brando coughed and looked at Amandina. "Stop talking nonsense." He replied.
"Lecherous thoughts but no guts. You're not as good as your grandfather in this regard, little guy." This time, Kodan wasn't angry at all. The old man patted him on the shoulder and walked away with a victorious look on his face.
He was in a good mood. It was rare for him to catch Brando's sore spot.
Brendel turned back to look at Amandina, and her face flushed red. She lowered her head and whispered: "Prepare yourself, my lord. Time is limited."
"You're going back alone?" After Kodan's reminder, for the first time, Brendel felt that this noble lady who always went against him was actually a little cute.
Amandina nodded her head.
"It's too dangerous." Brando shook his head.
"Kexi wants to go with my lord … …" Amandina originally thought that it would be better if fewer people knew about Brando entering the Dark Forest. Moreover, the journey from the border of the Dark Forest to Abies was not long, and the territory of Abies was under the control of the mercenaries. She did not think that there would be any problems.
"I mean, you should come with us." Brando replied.
"Ah —?" Amandina let out a low cry. Because of her own abilities, Brando almost never brought her along when he went out. Amandina felt a little regretful about this, but she knew where her abilities were and did not think too much about it.
However, Brando's sudden request was far beyond her expectations. She knew what kind of place the Dark Forest was, and she would only be a burden if she went.
"I … … I don't think it's a good idea?"
Amandina wanted to refuse, but there was a small voice in her heart that told her to agree. The thought of being able to travel and adventure with this young lord made her a little hesitant. It was as if she had returned to the days before. Amandina, who had always been calm and rational, was a little hesitant.
But Brando did not come up with this idea on the spur of the moment. He had Kexi bring Amandina over for a reason. He would have many things to do in the future, and he could not stay in the territory all the time. Amandina would be his first assistant in the future, and she would be the first to take over Valhalla. It was important to maintain the territory's normal operations, so he had to let her familiarize herself with the territory.
Valhalla was different from ordinary territories. Once it awakened, the shock it would bring to mortals would be enormous. In order to accept this shock in the shortest amount of time, the fastest way was to have someone personally activate it and experience the awakening process together with it.
"It's fine, this is actually part of the plan." Brando replied: "But this plan is not irreplaceable. The Dark Forest is very dangerous, so I'll leave the choice to you."
"What about the Roman lady?" Amandina frowned and hesitated: "If I'm not here, no one will be able to watch over her."
"Don't worry." Brando did not expect her to be worried about this, but he shook his head.
"Hmm?"
"She won't do anything rash."
"Hmm?" Amandina was surprised. She had been in the Abies for several months, and there was not a day when the merchant lady did not encounter some small trouble. The Roman's muddleheadedness made her wonder how the merchant lady survived for more than ten years.
Because of this, she had even revered Roman's aunt for a time, wondering what kind of outstanding woman could have taught this guy to be so obedient.
But Brando knew that in his absence, the little fellow would be more obedient than anyone else. Because only he could see clearly that Little Roman's actions were nothing more than to attract his attention, just like the little tricks animals used to attract their mates.
Even though the merchant lady was muddleheaded, she was naturally clever, and it was because of this that Brando found her cute.
"So what?" He asked.
Amandina paused for a moment, and seemed to understand this point. She thought for a moment and blurted out: "Of course I'm willing."
Amandina immediately coughed lightly: "I mean, I'm not afraid of danger if I work for my lord."
Brando smiled faintly: "Thank you." He immediately pointed at Tia who was curiously looking at the grass and trees in the forest: "Then what's the situation with this young lady?"
He thought that it was understandable for a sister to come and take care of his daily life. Moreover, he might be able to obtain unexpected rewards if he brought along a lucky girl.
But what's with this little sister? Could it be that Amandina knows the legendary buy one get one free? Buy a maid and get a loli for free. If that's the case, this business can be done.
"She came at Master Tamar's request." Amandina answered.
Brando finally remembered that this little loli was Master Tamar's assistant. But why did Tamar ask her to come?
"Wait," He suddenly thought of a question: "She's here to collect materials?"
Amandina nodded her head.
… …
(PS: It's a little late, sorry. Also, in the future, I won't change the number of chapters for the first, second, and third chapters of the same title.)
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