The combined forces of the Humans and Elves numbered close to a thousand. However, the adventurers and mercenaries who dared to venture into the Dark Forest were all elites. Most of them were at the pinnacle of the Iron rank, and some were even at the Silver rank. The Tree Elves were about the same. Those who were able to survive the Calamity of Wolves were at least at the Silver rank.
An army of nearly a thousand Silver-ranked and Iron-ranked soldiers that were equivalent to Aouine's knights and sergeants. Even the best army in Aouine did not have such a luxurious lineup. Imagine the expression on Count Randner's face if such an army suddenly appeared on the battlefield that he did not expect.
The Druids were working day and night to prepare the equipment for the army. There were Great Druids guarding the Nature's Pool in the Green Tower at all times. They used magic to create Ironwood armor. Even though it was not as hard as real steel, it was much lighter and lighter. The Centaurs' smithy was lit up throughout the night, and the clanking of metal could be heard from miles away. Swords, spears, and halberds were constantly being produced and delivered to the hands of the Centaurs' smiths.
The other factions that were still in the Green Tower also sent their own smiths over. The Mountain Dwarves even volunteered to join the Centaurs' smiths in the smithy to guide them in their work. Therefore, you could often see such a spectacle. A few Dwarves, Centaurs, and Elves would stand together and argue with each other. Such a scene could only be seen in the era of the War of the Holy Saints.
However, Brando knew that these factions either did not have any conflict of interest with Erouine, or did not even have any border with Erouine. This was why their envoys could express their gratitude to him. Even the coldest faction supported Brando verbally. If Brando were to return to the Empire, they would support him in the Holy Cathedral.
This was a colleague from the Holy Cathedral of Fire.
On the other hand, the Wind Elves claimed that they did not need to send reinforcements directly. The elegant Elven envoy even joked that the Wind Elves had a precious friendship with their late king, Erik. But this was not a joke. Saint-ausol and Cruz had clashed with each other every year. The Saint-ausol people were only worried that they would not be able to seize the opportunity to send reinforcements. They were not worried that their neighbors would fly into a rage. These evil Elves could not wait for His Majesty to die from anger.
Even so, Brando still declined the other party's' good intentions'. After all, if the Saint-ausol were to intervene, it would become a war between the Holy Cathedral of Fire and the Holy Cathedral of Wind. Brando didn't want to start a Holy War, and he didn't want to stand against the entire Holy Cathedral of Fire. In this regard, Orthlyss had the same opinion. Although Orthlyss was a Wind Elf, at this moment, she was on Brando's side. Naturally, she had to consider the issue from the standpoint of Erouine's people. Her foresight had been experienced for thousands of years, and her wisdom in politics could only be better than Brando's.
In the next few days, Brando met with an unexpected guest — Count Audine. It turned out that Erouine's envoy was not completely wiped out that day. Count Audine, Dolant, and a few other small nobles were saved by Anderson, who was passing by. At this moment, Brando's prejudice against Erouine's envoy was completely gone. From the moment Audine led the others to return and fight side by side with the Centaur Elder Wydd, he thought that at least the descendants of the late king could pick up the long-lost flag from the battlefield.
Then, the will of the Lionheart Sword could also be inherited.
Even so, the purpose of Audine's visit still surprised Brando. The count looked at him deeply before telling him that they would consider persuading Her Highness to stand on his side. This was the first time Brando received kindness from a high-ranking noble in the kingdom. This was extremely important to him because his ultimate wish was not to stand against Her Highness.
However, the change in Audine's attitude still surprised him. He knew that the internal strife of the nobles in the Erouine Kingdom would definitely not change just because he saved their lives. Odin was a soldier before he was a noble, and Brendel trusted his character. Brendel knew that Odin was a soldier first, and he was a nobleman after that.
But Audine's answer was simple. After that day's charge, everyone who went through life and death with him had the same realization. It was as if the flag of the late king was once again flying on the battlefield, but the flag of Erouine had not shone for too long. After that day's battle, almost all of the people of Erouine who went along with him cried. It was not because of the fear of surviving, but because of regret.
They were ashamed of their ancestors, and they were regretful and regretful of the lost glory.
It had been many years since Audine had such a hot-blooded pursuit. He did not know who would be able to pick up King Erik's white flag. He used to place his hopes on the Royal Family of Corvado, but that day, he saw something different in Brando and the people who fought side by side with him.
It was the kind of temperament that Buga and the cunning fox had seen once in the south. It was the kind of oath that seemed to be engraved on the Lionheart Sword. It was the belief that belonged to Erouine.
"I only ask that you promise to always stand on the side of Erouine, on the side of King Erik and his descendants."
After saying this, Audine and Count Dolant left. Brando nodded. He had won the first promise from a noble in Erouine. This promise tied him to the same war chariot in history.
Now, everything was back to square one.
The preparations for the war between the Humans and the Elves continued day after day.
Brando originally planned to finish all the work in half a month, but the news from his territory had confirmed that Madara was involved. There were also many pieces of evidence that pointed to the commander of the skeletons being Incirsta's right-hand man, Tarkus the One-Eyed Dragon. This was definitely bad news. Madara was like a sharp sword hanging over Brando's head. He had no choice but to bring forward the date by a week. After a week, the army had to move out.
Of course, Brando did not slack off during this week. His priority was to increase his strength, and the best way to do so was to extract the EXP from the Book of Mavicaert. That thing was like a treasure trove to him. When he was in the center of the Loop of Trade Winds, he had only extracted a small amount of EXP, and he had already received around 30,000 EXP. Leveling up from a level 27 mercenary to a level 28 one only required around 130,000 EXP.
Of course, Brando did not dare to show this ability to Veronica when she was around. Even though the Cruz Empire's Goddess of War was very fond of him, the Cruz Empire was still a potential enemy. Moreover, it was easy to be suspicious of someone who was growing stronger with every passing second.
After Veronica left, Brando was in a hurry to return to the Green Tower. He did not have time to deal with the Amman's Book of Inheritance. It wasn't until the elven and human allied armies were formed, and the druid cities began to operate at full capacity that he finally had the time to spare.
Brando asked Quinn to prepare a quiet room for him. He then took out the Book of Mavicaert and began to touch it. Even though he was mentally prepared, the 130,000 EXP required for leveling up from level 27 to level 28 came to an end in just two minutes. When the system notification sounded, Brando was shocked by the speed of leveling up. It was faster than sitting on a rocket. It was so strange that it felt unreal.
Brando suppressed the excitement and shock in his heart. The feeling of seeing his EXP bar skyrocket was too good. He almost wanted to stand up and dance for joy. After going through so much, he still had a basic level of calmness. He took a deep breath and continued to guide the energy into his own laws. Five minutes later, 170,000 EXP was obtained.
His mercenary level was now level 29.
Ten minutes later, 220,000 EXP was obtained. His mercenary level was now level 30. Leveling up three times in half an hour was unrealistic. Brando looked at the ball of black light in his hand. Even after losing 500,000 EXP, it did not seem to have decreased. This meant that the power of the Book of Mavicaert was greater than he had imagined. Brando couldn't help but tremble a little.
After reaching level 30, he was not in a hurry to continue leveling up. Instead, he went to the centaurs' settlement and looked for a Warrior Grandmaster to discuss some problems regarding combat skills. Of course, he was not there to chat. Instead, he was there because once a class reached level 30, it would be able to learn a core skill related to that class. Skills exclusive to a class could be trained to Master rank, but core skills required a certain level of attainment in that class. This level of attainment was usually at level 30, 40, and 60. After level 60, it was a completely different concept. Brando did not want to think about the chain quests related to [Element Quest] and [Perfect Body] for the time being.
Brando had been to the Green Tower before, so he was quite familiar with the place after the Calamity of Wolves. Sure enough, he found the Master Warrior called Manehoof in the Centaur District. Manehoof looked no different from an ordinary Centaur, but in reality, half of his blood flowed from the Scorching River. He wasn't particularly outstanding among the Master Warrior NPCs in Wohnde, but Brando knew that there were two very powerful battle techniques taught by him.
The first was called [Piercing Strike]. It was one of the most powerful low-level Warrior skills, even surpassing some of the mid-level skills. It also had a chance to deal double critical damage. It was one of the early core skills of a Warrior.
The second skill was even stranger. It could only be used once and would not be added to the list of skills. This skill was called [Bloodline Awakening]. It was one of the innate abilities of a Demon. Simply put, this ability reset the experience points of a player's skills.
In fact, this was the only chance for players to reset their experience points before they could obtain the [Meditation Incense].
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(PS: Someone asked about the Alpha Wolf Échis. Of course, Échis is still alive. It's not that easy to wake up from the Demigod's Slumber. Alpha Wolf Échis is the final Boss of the Calamity of Wolves (World Wide) quest in the past. It will be mentioned later.
Someone also asked about the issue of re-updating. Actually, re-updating is inevitable. It's just a bottleneck for me. I'll talk to you about the specifics when I have time. Anyway, I think I've figured it out. You can call it a breakthrough.) (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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