If Aloz's curse were to come true, it would be enough to destroy the entire Buga's Wizard Craftsmen and their Floating City ten times over, and there would be nothing left of them. Even Brando would be implicated. For example, our little female Dragon Lady cursed Brando at least twenty times to make him lose the ability to reproduce.
Fortunately, Brando was unaware of these vicious curses at the moment. He and Veronica agreed to meet in the valley near the Breath of Despair. Cruz's people were indeed one step ahead of them. Veronica and the Ash Sword Saint were both long-established powerhouses, and the Forest of Tears in front of them was unlikely to stop their progress. Even if Aloz was lazy and did not contribute, a small level 50 dungeon would not cause any trouble for Cruz's people.
When Brando stepped into the camp of the Azure Skies Legion, Veronica was frowning in the thick felt tent, one hand on her forehead, looking at the map in her hand. This map was actually provided by Duke Viero, whom Eke had persuaded. The Lantonilans had left early and arrived at Fort Vallenden, and even Her Royal Highness, who left later, had already arrived in the Manowar area.
But seriously speaking, Duke Lantonilan and the Holy Cathedral of Fire, especially Cruz's people, had no friendship, and had a lot of enmity. So the female commander of the Azure Skies Legion knew very well that the young man named Eke was probably helping them because of Brando's face.
And when she thought of the young man Erouine she saw in the Loop of Trade Winds, she could not help but smile slightly, but then she sighed. Of course, she had heard of what had happened in Ampere Seale. She was a general of the Empire, and of course she knew where the interests of the Empire lay. She knew that the young man might become a difficult opponent for the Empire, but she did not expect this day to come so soon.
She looked up and glanced at Mephisto, who was not far away with his arms crossed and looking straight ahead. The Ash Sword Saint did not have a good impression of the Cruz people, so he rarely went anywhere other than to discuss matters with Veronica.
In fact, even if he was willing to go, Veronica might not feel at ease. For the people of Cruz, he was a big devil.
"That good student of yours is here. Aren't you going to do something?" she asked.
Mephistopheles looked back at her and didn't answer. He had nothing to say to Cruz. If Veronica hadn't promised to help him restore his country, he probably wouldn't even be in the mood to appear here.
However, when Veronica mentioned Brando, the Ash Blademaster could not help but feel proud. This time, Brando had taught Cruz a lesson in Ampere Seale. Even the Ash Blademaster himself had never done such a thing.
The key was the use of the relationship between the Bugas and the Silver Elves to force the Cruz people to suffer in silence. This move was simply played beautifully.
Mephistopheles couldn't help but be satisfied. However, if he could make Cruz bleed more, he might be even more satisfied.
Veronica didn't mind seeing him like this. She was already used to it. At this time, she heard footsteps coming from outside the tent. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and her eyes moved slightly.
She had already recognized the voices of Brando and his party, but to her surprise, Brando's footsteps were steadier than before.
Small details could explain a lot in the eyes of a strong person like her. There were rumors that Count Tónigel had broken through the Elemental Wall, but she had always doubted it. Outsiders didn't know, but she knew – how old was he?
But at this moment, Veronica couldn't help but look up in surprise and murmur, "Erouine actually has another Temple Knight who has Elemental Activation. Martha above, how old is he?"
Hearing Veronica's sigh, Mephistopheles couldn't help but smile. The world knew him as the Ash Sword Saint. His reputation was not only in the Cruz Empire, but also in the wider world. He challenged the descendant of one of the Four Sages with one sword. A huge empire, even the eagle that spread its wings and made everyone tremble, was like an ordinary thing in front of him.
But after all, the empire was not something a mortal like him could compare to. Cruz would live forever, and sooner or later he would turn into dust. People often said that dynasties rose and fell, but the cycle of dynasties was ultimately longer than a person's life.
After he died, who would still remember the name of the Ash Sword Saint?
But now he had a student, and this student was destined to achieve greater things than him. A 20-year-old Temple Knight who had Elemental Activation, the chosen one, was nothing more than that. But Brando was not the kind of person who was destined to be Martha's favorite at birth.
In the eyes of others, his fate was controlled by him. The young man came from Bucce, and was just a descendant of a Highland Knight. The protection of his ancestors had no impact on his life. If there was an ancient noble in Aouine who used his own sword to plow his own land, then there was no one else in Aouine.
Then it must be Brando.
The late King Erik, the Flame King Gretel, was nothing more than that. Some people's names were destined to shine in history, and Mephistopheles knew that his student was such a person.
Maybe Cruz people could still be high and mighty now, but what about in a few decades? History always gave heroes space, and even Brendel himself did not realize it. But someone like the Ash Sword Saint, who had seen many things in his life, had already seen the cause and effect of this.
He had always been arrogant, but he had to admit that the best decision he had made in his life was to choose Brando as his student. With such a student, the teacher would also be proud of it.
The snow and wind whistled outside the tent. The sky had been dark ever since the beginning of the Demonic Wave. In any era, this was a sign of the beginning of chaos. Heroes were born, and even Mephistopheles couldn't help but sigh.
Brando had already opened the tent and walked in, followed by Freya, Scarlet, Metisha, and The Shire. He saw Mephistopheles first, and quickly nodded to the Ash Sword Saint. He was already the lord of a territory, but the Ash Sword Saint was still his teacher in name, and he had taught him a lot.
Brando now only had respect for the Ash Sword Saint.
Only then did his gaze fall upon Veronica. In fact, he had long noticed that the female Azure Skies Legion's gaze had also long since fallen upon him.
"Legion Commander, I didn't expect to meet you again so soon." Brando smiled and greeted her.
"Hmph, I should have captured you and Andesha back to the Empire. I didn't expect you to cause so much trouble for me so quickly." Veronica glared at Brando and snorted in anger: "Look at what you've done, brat. You probably don't know, but the Empire's noble senate is about to turn upside down —"
Brando naturally knew, but he took off his cloak and handed it to the Knight behind him. He then raised his head and looked at the Azure Skies Legion Commander with bright eyes: "Lady Veronica, you also know that you won't get any benefits from pushing all the blame on me. I'm different from the lame nobles like Erouine, and you're also different from the arrogant nobles like Cruz. There's no need to point out anything, right? "
"Also, I helped you capture Andesha, but His Majesty didn't give me any rewards." Brando added.
Veronica couldn't help but look at this brat with amusement and anger. 'Lame Erouine nobles' was a proverb used by Cruz to mock the people of Erouine. It meant that the nobles of Erouine would bow down to the people of Cruz. An even worse usage was' lame dog '.
But Brando felt that 'lame dog' was not enough to describe certain people. In his opinion, the nobles of this era of Erouine nobles were a derogatory term. At least compared to the nobles of ancient times, the nobles of today were just wriggling parasites.
"You still want a reward? Do you know who you've killed? That's Williams. Don't tell me he really relied on his own ability to become one of the seven deputy commanders of the Holy Cathedral Knight. The nobles of the Empire don't have a huge family behind them. Do you know how much trouble you've caused? "Veronica replied angrily.
Brando spread out his hands: "Anyway, I'm not going to the Empire. They can't come to Erouine to trouble me. As long as Repassen or Duke Baixin don't send troops to Erouine's border, do you think I'm afraid they'll find someone to assassinate me? "
"That's not impossible." Veronica put on a straight face, but she was relieved when Brando mentioned Repassen and Duke Baixin. She admired this young man and was really afraid that he would kill Williams because he was young and impetuous. But since he knew what kind of strength was behind that guy, it meant that he must have been prepared.
She took a closer look at Brando and sighed: "Hmph, it's easy for you to say. In that case, why are you still here to help me?"
Brando was not embarrassed that Veronica saw through his intentions. After all, to be able to become the commander of the Empire's legion, the other party was naturally not a simple person. Besides, the family behind Veronica had nothing to do with Duke Baixin. As long as there was no intersection between big families, there must be conflicts. Brando felt that this was a win-win cooperation. He needed Veronica to help him maintain at least his reputation in the Empire — at least not to be called a heretic. Veronica also needed his help now, and in the future, Brando believed that the relationship between the two would only be closer.
As long as he started to develop the Black Forest.
However, he didn't intend to say these plans out loud. He just smiled and thanked Veronica sincerely: "Thank you."
Although Brando maintained the arrogance of a soul from the modern era, he actually knew that Veronica's position was not on the same level as his. One could almost say that she was the Empire's Grand Duchess, and he was only half a Count in Erouine, because Tónigel was never a Count's territory.
He could completely feel that she appreciated him and was willing to help him. Although he knew that the two of them might be on opposite sides, Brando made up his mind to at least not embarrass this female legion commander too much in the future.
This was not difficult to do. Although Cruz was arrogant, at least he was not to the point where he would anger the heavens and the people.
He paused for a moment and decided to change the topic: "Back to the topic, we just came out of the Black Forest outside. Legion commander, you must have been waiting here for a while, right?"
Speaking of this, Veronica suddenly sighed.
"Yes, we ran into some trouble, Brando."
"Trouble?"
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(PS: The proofreading took some time. There are two other things I have to inform you. First, don't ask me where Scene 92 went! Second, because many people want me to respond to a lot of questions about the setting and the era, it is impossible for me to answer them one by one. I thought about it, from today onwards, if you have any questions about the setting, you can raise them in the book review section. I will be free from 9 to 9: 30 every night, and I will come to the book review section to answer these questions one by one. If you have any questions you want to ask in person, you can wait until then. However, I will try my best to avoid answering questions related to the plot and character creation. Generally speaking, only the setting is involved. I know that there are some contradictions in my setting, after all, the time is too long, so let's discuss and fix it together.) (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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