"What's the matter, Carglise?"
"My lord, there's a problem." Carglise looked into the forest and replied.
In the forest, the druids were interrogating the captured Golden Mane Lionmane Beastmen. The members of the Witherwood Council did not expect that someone would dare to cause trouble at the frontline. Furthermore, Brando was their ally for the time being.
They were furious because what Toquinin was doing was a waste of their time, and time was of the essence at this moment.
However, the Lionmane Beastmen felt wronged. They heard that Erouine's group only brought twenty to thirty guards to cause trouble for Brando. Twenty to thirty Silver-ranked guards and a few Gold-ranked guards were nothing in their eyes. Rovak and his adjutant thought that it would not take much time to wipe them out.
However, things did not go as they wished. Cruz did not tell them about Brando's strength, and they ended up being wiped out instead.
Of course, Vahina and the others did not intend to harm the Lionmane Beastmen. In fact, the nobles themselves were shocked. They thought that even if Brando had one or two Gold-ranked guards, they would not be able to fight against hundreds of Silver-ranked Lionmane Beastmen.
One must know that although the Lionmen did not have any swordsmanship to show off, their racial talent of wild fighting and strength prayer was also a unique combat skill. Therefore, the Lionmen's combat power was extremely strong, and ordinary human Silver-ranked beings might not necessarily be their match.
Unfortunately, Brando did not have any ordinary subordinates.
The Fireclaw Lizardmen came from the Elemental Plane, and their fighting strength was no weaker than the Lionmane Beastmen. Scarlet was the God of Thunder, and was almost invincible among Gold-ranked warriors. Not to mention, she had absorbed the power of the Golden Apple.
Kodan, who looked the most ordinary among them, was an Intermediate Gold-ranked warrior. He was a veteran of the November War, and his battle experience was so rich that it made one's hair stand on end.
As for Brando, his various skills and equipment had already turned him into a Gold-ranked monster. Even he himself didn't know how strong he could be when he went all out.
Therefore, all of these unexpected circumstances led to the tragedy of the Lionmane Beastmen.
However, Brando did not care about the fate of the Lionmane Beastmen. He wiped Halan Gaia's dark blade and sheathed it. He then turned around and asked, "What's the problem?"
Carglise sat down beside Brendel and stretched lazily. "My lord, someone is plotting against us from behind." Brendel was surprised by Carglise's words.
"Oh?" Brendel paused for a moment.
"Erouine's group and Beastmen Beastmen came to us one after another. I don't think there's such a coincidence. The young man replied in a low voice, "If Count Audine's trip was due to pressure from the Kirrlutzians, then it's hard to guarantee that the Kirrlutzians are not behind these fellows from Toquinin."
"That's true." Brendel nodded. However, he frowned. Toquinin was a force of the Temple of the Earth. How could Cruz's people get involved with them?
If Cruz's people really intended to support Toquinin to suppress Erouine, it would be bad news for Erouine.
But would the Holy Cathedral of Fire agree?
Even if Cruz had the right to speak in the Temple, what they did was against the teachings of the Temple, and the Temple would not easily compromise. Even if he had to pay a price, it would not be worth it just to target Erouine.
He looked at Carglise quizzically.
"My Lord, you mean to ask, how did Cruz persuade the two-legged cats of Toquinin to come after us?" Carglise replied, "It's actually very simple. We just have to let those two-legged cats know that Erouine is no longer a threat."
"You mean the news of Erouine's split?"
"Yes, my Lord. I don't think Erouine's envoys have any way of contacting the outside world, so how did those two-legged cats learn about Erouine's split? " Carglise replied, "Or is Toquinin's civilization already more advanced than Erouine's?"
"Cruz's people." Brando shook his head and replied. Only Cruz's people or Buga's mages could do such a costly long-distance communication spell. However, Buga's mages had always been the Silver Folk, and there was no need for them to interfere.
Even if those sly white-bearded old men wanted to find a stumbling block for Cruz's people, they would not find a country like Erouine's.
However, Brando suddenly realized something and looked at Carglise in surprise.
He was able to come to this conclusion because he knew the direction of history and knew more about the relationship between Cruz, Toquinin, and Erouine than anyone else here. He also knew a lot of secret knowledge that was not known to the public.
However, this young man from Macsen was able to come to this conclusion with only a few bits of information. His brain was too good! If it was someone else who repeatedly thought about the problem after it happened, they might be able to say that they were meticulous. However, this young man had clearly just defeated the Toquinin Lion Beastmen and already found traces of Cruz's people behind the scenes.
Carglise even wondered if this young man had already thought of this when those two-legged cats appeared.
[Even though Lord Macsen is just an ordinary lord, his son is not an ordinary person.] Brendel suddenly felt that it was a wise decision to recruit him. Even though Lord Macsen was just an ordinary lord, his son was not an ordinary person.
He looked at Carglise and thought to himself, How could this young man not be famous in history? In the coming era of war and chaos, a young man like him should have made a name for himself very quickly.
Could it be that he really died on the way to Vlada?
At this thought, Brando could not help but pat Carglise's shoulder and say, "Kid, I saved your life. You should think about how you can repay me."
However, he only dared to think about it in his heart. If he did, he would definitely be labeled as a scammer, and the Holy Cathedral of Fire might even send someone to tie him to the stake or something.
Brando was about to say something when Carglise said with some doubt, "But the only thing that puzzles me is the motive of those two-legged cats. Did they come all the way here just to steal your sword, my lord?"
"Although Halran Gaia is a weapon that only exists in fantasy and legend, those unlucky bastards are still the ambassadors of Toquinin. Isn't it too degrading for the ambassadors to suddenly turn into bandits?"
The young man could not help but scratch his head, "Or have they had this tradition since ancient times? I don't understand, I don't understand — "
Count Audine and the female scholar heard the young man's words and could not help but cough heavily. They had a strange expression on their faces, "Tradition?"
If the Lion Beastmen of Toquinin knew that this young man had turned Toquinin into a nation of bandits, they would not know if they would immediately send an army to kill him.
However, Amandina answered Brando's question. She waited until the battle was over before walking up to Brando. "The Halran Gaia is a sacred relic of the Holy Cathedral of Earth. Its value is no less than that of the Lionheart to Erouine. If the people of Cruz knew that the Scepter of Fire is with you, my lord, they would have come to steal it as well."
"I see," Carglise said, "Then that explains it. It seems that the people of Cruz are behind this. No one should know that the Halran Gaia is with my lord, and even if they knew, they would not have the motive to spread the news — "
Brendel nodded, but at the same time, his face darkened. He had thought of this before Carglise did. He knew the background of the Halran Gaia very well. However, the people of Cruz were really persistent. They would stab him in the back if they could not do it by force.
This was not Veronica's style at all.
"If Veronica wants to deal with us, she doesn't have to do this." Amandina thought for a while. "That commander doesn't have to play tricks. We are no match for her."
"Maybe she doesn't want to fall out with the Druids?"
"The Druids aren't fools."
"That's interesting." Carglise suddenly smiled and turned around, "Count Audine, it is indeed the envoy of Cruz who is pressuring you, right?"
As a high-ranking general of the Northern Legion and a noble of the kingdom, Audine did not have to answer the young man's question. But Brendel had fought side by side with him before, and he was dissatisfied with the Kirrlutz's obvious use of them as cannon fodder.
"I know the person who came. She is the daughter of the current prime minister of the Cruz Empire."
"So it is indeed Cruz's doing, but Veronica doesn't know about it?" Amandina's eyes lit up.
Brando nodded, but he was troubled by the fact that they could not confront the commander of the Azure Firmament. If they did, Veronica would take the Empire's prestige into consideration and make the act real.
Even if she wanted to punish her subordinates for acting on their own, she would not let Erouine's people off easily.
"So no matter how you look at it, Cruz's people are not going to let this go." Brando said. He was not happy with the fact that he had to deal with the Calamity of Wolves while dealing with the schemes behind his back.
"Don't worry, we can fight back," Carglise lowered his voice and whispered, "My lord, Cruz's people are not making a move themselves. They are probably waiting to see our trump cards."
Brando was stunned.
"My lord," Amandina whispered, "Carglise means that they should be nearby."
Brando immediately reacted, but he did not act immediately. Instead, he quietly signaled to the people around him and quietly threw out a Wind Spirit Spider Card.
Brando threw the card on the ground, and the translucent spiders appeared from the bushes without attracting anyone's attention.
Then he whispered, "Continue, let's see what they plan to do next."
Carglise was stunned, but he immediately understood that the young lord had already made his move. The young man smiled as if he wanted to see the world in chaos: "Since they want to see where our bottom line is, they will naturally raise their cards again and again —"
"But as for a stronger force …"
"The Holy Cathedral of Fire," Amandina replied, "Cruz's people have the right to speak in the Holy Cathedral of Fire. If they can use Erouine's envoy to pressure us, then it is impossible that they did not consider the Holy Cathedral of Fire."
Audine and the noblewoman's expressions changed when they heard about the Holy Cathedral of Fire.
"But the Holy Cathedral of Fire does not completely listen to Cruz's words," Amandina replied with a frown. She was grateful that Brando had saved her life, so she said, "If the Priests want to make a move, they need a reason."
A reason.
Brando felt his eyelids twitch slightly. He might have thought of the other party's excuse — [Heaven's Armor]. He could not help but take a deep breath. He only hoped that his guess was not true. Otherwise, it would be troublesome.
… …
(Author's Note: Second Update, I'm looking for a magical item that can speed up a rabbit's digging speed. It only exists in the past and fantasies. You know what it is.) (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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