"The structure of All For One is composed of a senate, a privy council, and a secondary council. The members of the secondary council are called councilors. Many of these councilors are inextricably linked to the nobles of various countries, and some are even nobles themselves, such as Arreck, Duke Seifer, and Marquis Yoakam. There are countless lower-ranking members of All For One, but most of the councilors are not actually closely linked to All For One. They gain more benefits from All For One and pay less in return. This is actually a means of All For One to win over people's hearts. They have some evil black magic, unknown channels of information, the placement of aides, and the circulation of some unseen stolen goods. For example, they are behind the banned slave trade in Cruz, Saint-ausol, and Erouine. Although these illegal activities have long been banned by law, regrettably, they are quite popular among the nobles, and thus have become a breeding ground for evil. The cultists use such means to lure you and our filthy nobles into depravity, and use this as a link to slowly corrupt them. A few nobles will become core members, and I think Arreck is one of them."
Shido was a little sad when she heard this. This was not the aristocratic circle she had imagined. It was hard for her to imagine that there might be a cultist lurking among her friends. She could not help but frown and ask, "Mr. Brando, is what you said true? How could …"
"Shido, you are inexperienced, so you don't know how sinister this world is. Most of what Brando said is true, the nobles of the Empire, sigh … "Veronica sighed.
Brando silently waited for the two of them to finish. He knew that Veronica had reason to sigh, because she was also a member of the aristocracy. Naturally, she felt sorry for the overall decay and depravity of this class. However, he was not. Everyone thought that he was the son of the Holy Sword Darius and had inherited the glory of the Highland Knight, but only Brando himself knew that there was a more noble and arrogant soul residing in his heart. Then he continued, "The Privy Council is composed of the President of the Privy Council and 113 members of the Privy Council. These people will wear the silver ring of the Ringed Serpent and address each other respectfully as' Your Excellency '. They fight for a common goal, which is to return the world to the rule of the Twilight Dragon. There are generally two requirements to become a member of the Privy Council. First, you must have a fanatical and wise belief in the doctrine of All For One. Second, your own strength must have reached above the Elemental Activation level. Amman, who we killed last time, should be a member of the Privy Council. I found this in his Dimensional Hole." Brando took out a shiny silver ring, on which two serpents were circling, biting each other's tails.
Veronica snorted softly, somewhat disdainful. The All for One Society had 113 Elemental Activation members, but the Holy Cathedral of Fire had more than that. Even the Flame Family Knight far exceeded that number. The core strength of All for One Society was nothing more than that in her eyes. Brando felt her emotions, but he did not immediately remind her. Instead, he continued, "As for the Council of Elders and the Chairman of the Privy Council, no one has seen the identities of these people. Even the number of Elders in total is not clear. Their existence is only mentioned in some fragmentary information. But I think that the identities of these people should be no less than the Twelve Patriarchs of the Tree Herders, and their strength should be similar. "
Veronica nodded, indicating that she agreed with this guess. But she raised her head, and two sharp gazes shot out from her emerald green eyes. These two gazes fell on Brando's face, "This information was also obtained from the Black Tower Wizards."
"No, this is the investigation of The Shire when he was alive." Brando smiled slightly and replied confidently.
Veronica glanced at him. She had already known Brando's identity from the news sent back by the Holy Cathedral, and naturally knew the identity of The Shire. She knew that The Shire had investigated All for One Society for a long time before he disappeared. Even the nobles who knew about it thought that the genius Highland Wizard had died at the hands of All for One Society. These were all mistakes of the past, and the Holy Cathedral of Fire also played a dishonorable role in it. The female commander may have doubts in her heart, but she did not want to be entangled in this topic.
"Generally speaking, the Council of Elders rarely intervenes in the affairs of All for One Society in the secular world. Of course, we don't know much about the actual power they have. However, the secular forces of All for One Society are indeed in the hands of the Chairman of the Privy Council. Two of them are the most famous. One is the Order of Chaos, and the other is the black-armored Knight we see now. They have another name, the Order of the Dead Knight. These two forces can only be mobilized by an Order in Council signed by the Chairman of the Privy Council. This shows that Arreck's identity is likely to be promoted to a member of the Privy Council soon. If it's a coincidence enough, he may be filling the vacancy caused by the death of Amman — "
"Oh," Veronica laughed softly, "So it's still our responsibility."
"That's right, so today our duty is to continue to keep this vacancy empty." Brando said playfully, "The nobles of Erouine often complain that the expenses of the Noble Parliament are too high. I think All for One Society must have the same problem. Let's find a way to help them solve it."
These words made everyone laugh, except for the nobles of Cruz, because Brando's words were a double-edged sword, ruthlessly mocking them. "You're so humorous, Mr. Brando," Miss Scholar naturally heard the hidden meaning in Brando's words and couldn't help but praise him softly.
However, behind Miss Scholar, Scarlet seemed to be at a loss. She looked at Shido with slight jealousy and uneasiness, then touched the ring on her finger in fear.
"I'm serious, but I have to remind everyone that the qualifications of a member of the Council of All for One Society are fanatical and wise beliefs. As for true fanatics, that's what they don't lack the least," Brando replied.
"What do you mean?" Veronica suddenly heard the hidden meaning in his words.
"As far as I know, the Order of the Dead Knight's Order is no less than thirty thousand people. Most of them have the strength that we're talking about now. And among the secular forces of All for One, the Order of the Dead Knight's Order's status is far below that of the Order of Chaos, "Brando said slowly.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air, suddenly understanding why Brando asked them to stay calm. In the face of such a huge enemy, it was indeed better to be cautious.
"But Arreck must die, not just because of the portal fragment in his hands, not just because of his identity as a member of All for One, but because I think there are people here who have more reason to seek revenge." Brando glanced at Peya, the hunter maiden's hands clenched into fists, her body tensed up and trembling slightly. After a long time, she opened her eyes and looked at Brando with her dark and somewhat wild eyes, and replied while panting, "Thank you, Lord Knight."
Everyone understood what Brando meant. In fact, when they saw the dragon fly into the sky, they knew that Arreck must be waiting for the Frost Dragon Whelp of Frostfang to fly out of its nest, but he didn't know that he had made a fatal mistake.
In the distance, the bodies of the two hunters fell silently on the snowy plains, the blood that flowed out and then froze into ice.
Further away, Arreck and his subordinates from All For One had already begun to enter the long and narrow crack. The nobles' private soldiers were the first to enter, followed by the Black Knights of Order of the Dead. They were divided into three groups and entered one after the other. Arreck and his personal guards were the last to enter.
Brando rubbed his hands and looked at the scene coldly. He didn't dare to get too close. Although he didn't have a big problem, he couldn't guarantee that the others wouldn't be noticed. The Silver Knight beside Arreck, Sylvia, was a genuine Elemental Rank master, not to mention that there were a few wizards around him. Brando also didn't trust the Cruz nobles that Veronica brought with her. In fact, the team had been maintaining Magic Silence. Other than him who could contact Metisha with his higher authority as a Planeswalker, the others' communication channels were completely closed.
No one could guarantee that the people around them weren't members of All for One.
"Did you see the people around Arreck clearly, little guy?"
"There are a few wizards that I've never seen before, and I don't have any impression of them. They must be members of All for One. Devard is also among them. I thought he was dead. No wonder we couldn't find his body after the battle of Ampere Seale. "Brando nodded.
"Are we going to wait here for them to come out?" Shido asked.
"No, the ice caves below Frostfang extend in all directions, and there are many passages inside. We have to find a way to follow them and give the Grand Duke a surprise. "Brando replied.
"Now?"
"Wait a moment."
"But Mr. Brando, didn't you say that there was a Frost Dragon Whelp inside?" Shido turned around and looked at him curiously.
"I also said that it's very timid."
… …
Shitah was indeed very timid, whether he himself — no, whether the dragon himself would admit it or not. One of the reasons he lived in those blue ice caves like spider webs was to avoid danger. This was a very comfortable point. Just like now, he could place his claws on the ice crevice that was covered in blue and white cracks and hide in the shadows. His green eyeballs were motionless as he spied on those uninvited guests.
However, in recent days, it began to find it more and more difficult to move between these cracks.
Arreck's team was actually not far from Shitah, but no one realized that there was a dragon lurking around them. Shitah's huge white body with light blue streaks walked behind the translucent ice walls, and the crisscrossing ice prisms seemed to be his natural cover. He ordered his followers, a group of smelly ice cave dwellers covered in white hair, to attack the humans, while he himself created a landslide behind them.
… … (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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