"Brando, do you want me to ask the Roman to …"
"No, no need, Freya. I'm used to it. Let her be, she knows what she's doing. By the way, help me keep an eye on her and don't let her come crying to me with a red forehead. "
The background of this conversation was the verdant path of the Grasse Forest. A long line of carriages passed through the scattered spots of light. The Knight in gold and red battle robes moved in an orderly manner — except for one. The merchant lady was wearing a shiny armor and holding the Azure Lance. She yelled and ran around the carriages without a care for her image.
This was the second time she had done this this week. Fortunately, the Knight was already familiar with this' cute '' countess'. Anyway, as long as they stayed far away, at least they would not be knocked over. No matter how muddle-headed the merchant lady was, she would not hit the carriage, right?
Freya looked back and could not help but sigh slightly. She originally thought that after she went to the Royal Knight Academy, Brando could at least restrain the Roman a little. But obviously, it was just wishful thinking.
At least until now, no one had succeeded in restraining this young lady.
She looked at Brando and nodded to him. Then, she let down the curtain and rode her horse to Scarlet's side. The mercenary lady looked at the scenery around her with some familiarity. Unlike Freya, the South was as close to her as home.
"Scarlet."
"Miss Freya." Scarlet looked back and answered with some respect.
"Scarlet, I've told you many times, you can just call me Freya. I'm not a noble. Before I became a Knight, I was just like you, from the countryside in the South. "Freya frowned.
Scarlet was a little embarrassed, "Freya, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have given the Azure Lance to the Roman lady … I didn't expect her to be so …"
She suddenly felt a little rude, but she couldn't find a better adjective to describe the Roman's current state. Freya saw her embarrassment and comforted her, "Alright, she's not a rich girl. Forget it … She's just like that." She sighed weakly. "When I was with her when I was young, I really admire myself for being able to live until now … But she's actually a very good Roman person. She's just a little childish."
Scarlet looked over and couldn't help but deeply agree.
However, when she turned her head back, her gaze couldn't help but fall in the direction of the carriage.
Brando put down the curtains. After nearly a month of observation, he could basically confirm the state of the Holy Lance of Heaven. The Firmament in Scarlet's hand was clearly not the complete form of the legendary Holy Spear that could strike down stars. There were multiple seals on the Holy Spear, and this was one of the possibilities that he had long thought of.
What Brando didn't know was that Ovina had purposely placed these seals so that Scarlet could successfully control the Firmament, or that someone had left these seals on the Holy Spear in the first place.
But there was no doubt that even under the heavy seals, the Holy Lance of Heaven lived up to its name as a Divine Artifact.
Its attack power was more than twice that of Halran Gaia, and its accompanying skills were even more terrifying. Most importantly, as a Divine Artifact, the Firmament also had a special Divine Realm. The terrifying 'Invincible Fate' was so powerful that even Brando had never seen it before.
However, Brando did not reveal this secret. For one thing, he really couldn't find a good way to explain the fact that he could directly see the attributes of the equipment. In Wohnde, this was the job of high-level Astrologers and Alchemists, and they also had to go through many experiments before they could finally determine the purpose and usage of a magical equipment.
On the other hand, for the current Erouine, the weaker the Azure Lance, the better, and the lower the profile of its existence, the better.
The Merchant Lady was messing around with the Azure Lance, and that was actually what he wanted. Anyway, everyone knew her temperament. If she took it out so blatantly, it would make people less suspicious that it was the real thing.
Who would use the Azure Lance as a toy?
Perhaps even William wouldn't dare to do so. However, Brando had been feeling a little uneasy recently. He had a faint suspicion that Ovina would kill him directly when she reappeared in the future.
He turned his head anxiously and his gaze fell on the siblings opposite him. To be exact, it was the first in line to the throne of the Kingdom of Erouine and his sister, the half-elf Princess Royal.
It had been almost a month since the Holy Lance of Heaven recognized Scarlet as its master. The weather south of Ampere Seale was in fact getting hotter by the day. Since the battle of Ampere Seale, every overt and covert activity carried out by the Princess' forces in the port had gone smoothly. However, the final destination of the Azure Lance was somewhat unexpected.
The Bugas suddenly decided not to take the Azure Lance away. According to William's original words, they thought that this legendary holy relic might be more suitable to stay in Erouine. However, Tania also mentioned that the Bugas would probably send one or two wizards to the kingdom to study the power of the Azure Lance.
Although he did not understand the Bugas' thoughts, these were afterthoughts for Brando. Time was tight, and he was unlikely to have new envoys from Ampere Seale and other wizards arrive. After seeing William off, he left the port directly with the Princess, passing by the Royal Knight Academy, and went straight to Tónigel.
The Princess was eager to see her best friend, Magadal, and he himself had to start preparing for the future of Erouine.
After a week of travel, the carriage finally approached the Glass River.
Here, for Brando, it was basically the same as returning home. During this half a day, he had met several old members of the Red Bronze Dragon Mercenary Group, and Sue was finally able to meet her father, the Red Bronze Dragon Retto. It was the first time Brando saw the strong bar owner's daughter cry.
The meeting between Carglise and his father was naturally a different scene. Since Brando was officially recognized, Sir Macsen was naturally exempted from the embarrassment of being imprisoned. However, this old-fashioned noble obviously did not necessarily agree with his precious son's approach, and scolded the first commander of the White Lion Legion under Brando.
This naturally became the joke of the group of young people from Tónigel.
But in any case, being able to return home was still a matter of excitement for everyone. However, no one would forget those heroic souls that would forever stay in Ampere Seale.
Brando silently thought about these trivial matters until the Princess in front of him softly opened her mouth. The half-elf girl raised her head and looked at the young man opposite her. The mottled sunlight outside the curtains fell on her face, and that beautiful face of hers was divided into different shades of shadow. It was as if she was wearing a layer of natural veil, adding a sense of mystery out of nowhere.
However, Princess Gryphine's expression was very calm. She thought for a moment before quietly asking, "Mr. Brando, the royal spies have news that Count Randner seems to have met with Arreck, just as you guessed. In order to fight against us, they will form an alliance. Although Duke Anthony and the Highland Knight have agreed to send troops to fight, I'm still a little worried … "
"Worried about what?"
"I'm worried about Arreck, Mr. Brando. My father is very familiar with him. The Arreck family has been operating in the highlands for generations under their rule for the sake of overthrowing the kingdom. And today's Grand Duke Arreck is undoubtedly the most cunning of all the heirs of their family. " Her Royal Highness replied softly, "Archbishop Wood told me that he has evidence to prove that Arreck also colluded with All For One, but in the entire war, he only sent the Eagle Swordsman Devard to show his face at the end —"
"As soon as the war ended, he hurriedly left Ampere Seale before the Holy Cathedral caught him, but he did not return to his own territory. Instead, he went to Magitan and formed an alliance with Count Randner."
"He never fights a battle that he is not sure of, so I suspect that he must have some conspiracy."
Brando nodded. In fact, this was also something that bothered him. In fact, before the princess received the news, Wood had already sent a letter to tell Arreck the cause and effect of the day of his escape, but he keenly felt that the Holy Cathedral seemed to have concealed some key information. The most important point was that Brando knew that a Knight Regiment from Cruz had secretly entered Erouine, but he didn't know which regiment it belonged to.
This Knight Regiment was obviously not here to deal with him, and naturally, it would not deal with the eldest son of the king in the north. So the remaining possibility could only be pointed to Arreck.
But what did Arreck do to deserve such attention from the Holy Cathedral? Even if he colluded with the cultists, it was just a joke. To be honest, how many nobles in Erouine did not collude with the cultists?
Although Grand Duke Arreck's direct collusion with All For One was a minority, the great nobles more or less raised some shady thieves.
If the Holy Cathedral wanted to use this excuse to dodge, Brando really didn't even have the mood to listen.
Arreck must have some conspiracy, but the question was what the conspiracy was. Radner's primary target was definitely him and the princess, and a war between the two sides was inevitable. Although the Holy Cathedral of Fire was looking for trouble with Arreck, it didn't necessarily mean that he and the princess would do the same.
Cruz's people suffered a big loss in Ampere Seale, and they might take the opportunity to retaliate. And the core of the problem was that the situation in the north and south had stabilized, so the Holy Cathedral of Fire might not be happy to see the princess quickly unify the south.
Besides, Erouine's letter also mentioned that the upper echelons of the empire coveted the Azure Lance. Once it was confirmed that this holy relic was still in Erouine, it could be a huge problem.
This was the real problem.
He thought about it and felt that the most important thing now was to get rid of the alliance between Arreck and Radner. However, it was obviously not realistic to remove the power of the Arreck family in the Arreck Highlands in a short time. On the contrary, Count Radner himself was the weak link in this evil alliance.
However, he and the princess alone were not enough.
… …
(PS: The warlord is here again! It's the third night watch again, you know! Finally, Niko-chan, I like you too ~ ~). 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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