It was indeed different from the game. In the game, the huge labyrinth in the center of the Deadly Frost Forest remained silent until the Age of Eternal Darkness. Ko Hua and her sister died in the seventh expedition of the Silver Year players. It was the Fantasy Wheel that completed this feat, Erouine's most powerful player guild at that time. The Year of the Forest was named after the rapid expansion of the Dark Forest on the border of Fanzin. Madara defeated the Wind Elves and reached her peak in this year. Five years later, the Battle of the Oblique Forest broke out in the Year of the Horoscope. But in this year, another major event took the players' attention away from the destruction of Erouine's small country. In the Year of the Horoscope, the Holy War that lasted on and off for nearly half a century came to an end in the White Stone Wilderness. In Ansta, the first War Slate was unearthed, and then the players discovered the ruins of Agatha. Only three months later, the symbol of the Moon of the Harp, Échis' third daughter, Meisha, was killed.
Brando suddenly remembered that the Moon of the Harp and Lyra were symbols of fate, and also the source of power for the witches of fate. Roman and her aunt once belonged to this branch of witches.
He shook his head slightly.
In the following year, in the year of the bright moon, the gloomy Moya and the indifferent Atlas were killed. In seven months, it was Kirrlutz's most powerful player guild, the Bloodstream Guard, that completed these two kills. Five years later, Mountain King Sheryfang was crowned in the Ashen Stronghold. It was the Year of the Wolves Awakened from Dusk. In Saint-ausol, the residents of the Cloud Mountains witnessed the wolves devouring the moon. Then five Dusk Wolves descended one after another in Saint-ausol. In the Autumn Twilight, Song of the Nightingale killed the wise Triste in the Wilderness of Four Realms. Échis' other four daughters, Whispering Girl Octavia, the beautiful Tadessa, the arrogant Agatha, and the hypocritical Castriniya were also killed one after another.
These achievements were accomplished by the Consecration Guard of Saint-ausol, the Oak Knights, and the Dark Princess's Private Guards, which were the largest player guilds in Saint-ausol. As for the name of the last guild, there was no doubt that Princess Ramona had always been a superstar in Saint-ausol. In the past, there was also a relatively large player guild called the Little Princess's Underwear Collectors Organization. In the end, the Elven Royal Family couldn't bear it and directly declared it an illegal organization, and dispatched the Royal Guards to eliminate it. Thinking of these interesting events, Brando couldn't help but smile.
This was the story of the Year of Blood. A year later, in the 434th Year of the First Era, the Year of the Dragon Shadow, the Golden Palace Ruins Instance Group was discovered. In this instance, the most epic battle in history took place. In ten months, the top 100 player guilds in Wohnde were all defeated because their enemy was the most powerful existence among Échis' twelve daughters, the arrogant Jin Hai.
It wasn't until two years later that this legend came to an end. In the 436th Year, the Year of the Long Night, the arrogant Jin Hai was killed, and so was the taciturn girl Odiss.
In the 437th Year, the Year of the Running Wolf, Échis' youngest daughter, and also the most popular Boss among the players, the Month of the Heretics, the flawless Timis, was killed. After that, Échis appeared in the Southern Border of Erouine, the White Mountain, the Great Glacier, and Erlanta. The final battle began, and the Sage of the Earth, Erlanta, reappeared. After three years of hard fighting, the players finally killed the Dusk Wolf in the Alkash Mountains.
The next year, in the 440th Year of the First Era, eternal darkness descended, and the Second Era began, and the Slate War came to an end.
But now, there was a turning point in history at the end of the 376th Year of the Sword. Milos disappeared, the labyrinth under the Deadly Frost Forest was completely destroyed, and Ko Hua and her sister survived. More importantly, the news from the North made Brando uneasy. The Lion Men's Toquinin Fortress, the Cruz's border city of Volez, and the Wind Elves' Port of Oskin all suffered devastating magic attacks at the same time. Now, all three parties were suspecting each other of who was the real culprit. Although the higher-ups were still suspicious, the destruction of the three cities intensified the conflict among the lower levels. Now, the forces of the Holy Cathedral of Earth, the Holy Cathedral of Fire, and the Holy Cathedral of the Wind Empress were basically sitting on top of a barrel of gunpowder, waiting for a spark to explode. The news revealed made Brando feel heavy pressure, so it could only mean one thing, and that was that the Holy War that really began in the Year of the White Gryphon in history might be brought forward.
And after that, the future of this world would return to chaos, and his advantage of foresight would no longer exist. History finally returned to its original point at this moment, as if all its participants were pulled back to the same starting line. Because of this, Brando felt a deep sense of urgency. The advantages that Erouine had accumulated over this period of time were far from enough. In fact, this ancient kingdom had no advantages at all, and it only recovered some of its previous disadvantages.
But it was still very small and weak. Although it had connections with the dragons and the Bugas, and the situation in the country was much better than that of Erouine in the game, it was far from enough.
"A lot of things have happened in the Deadly Tundra, and it is indeed not the same as the history in our memory. But Échis is still far away from us, and I am more worried about the present. Ko Hua manipulated the will of Milos to attack Volez, Toquinin, and Oskin with the Divine Judgment. Now the borders of Toquinin, Cruz, and Saint-ausol are in turmoil. I don't want to let Ko Hua, especially the dark Ko Hua, leave because I am afraid that she will reveal what happened that day, "Brando replied.
"I'm afraid it's not just that. Do you think that they are the key to the turning point of the future? According to what we said, in the 'game', I still remember some details in the dream. Characters like Ko Hua, according to the dream, are called NPCs. In such a large-scale plot, they must be the key points of the plot. Brando, do you think that you can take advantage of it? " Maynild asked in a low voice. After the conversation in the Deadly Tundra, she gradually no longer rejected the memories in the dream.
Brando was shocked. He suddenly realized that he might have such a plan. It was purely a subconscious habit in the past, but it was not necessarily for the sake of benefits. It was purely to control the variables within the scope of his control. He faintly felt a sense of insecurity in his heart. This feeling had become more and more obvious since he came to this world. Sometimes he wondered why he returned to the end of the year of the 375 year of the Year of Blossoms and Summer Leaves. Was it just to save Erouine? Then what was the prophecy about the Dark Dragon that followed him like a shadow?
He subconsciously glanced at the corner of the hall. The witches were sitting there, whispering. They seemed to have recently learned about the identity of the Roman, and they respected him even more.
"You are very uneasy." Maynild replied: "Actually, there's no need for that. Just do what you did before and do your best. I believe you can do it well."
Brando turned around and looked at her in surprise. This sentence did not sound like it came from the mouth of a female Knight. He almost thought that he heard Allium Japonicum lecturing him. He looked at her in a daze for a moment, only to be glared at by her. Maynild turned back and pretended to be indifferent as she asked: "So, what you are worried about is the situation of the Holy War in the future?"
Brando nodded. It was indeed so. He asked: "Who do you think will make the first move?" He pretended to listen to the others arguing about the plan to attack Radner, but his mind was not on it at all. He had already drifted to the border between Cruz and the Great Plains. Maynild lowered her head and looked at the map on the table. The territory of the Cruz Empire was not on the map, and it was only a topographic map of the Silman region. However, she also seemed to see the undulating mountains in the southwest of Cruz. She whispered: "The Toquinin Fortress is very important to the Golden Mane Lionmane Beastmen. I think they will be the first to make the first move. They will attack the Alstom region, just like in history."
Brando's mind was filled with Veronica's words. He had been thinking about how trustworthy the imperial army's words were, but Maynild's words made him realize that she was also aware of the plans of the Cruz army. After all, she had to stay in Valhalla and meet with Prince Lenaretta and the others. On the other hand, she was the person in charge that the princess left behind. Since he had communicated with the princess, there was no need to hide it from this female Knight. The key was that Maynild had a very special place in his heart. Although she was unwilling to admit it, Brando still saw her as his senior. At least half of her soul was like his. And since Maynild knew how crazy the Cruz Empress was now, why did she come to the same conclusion as in history?
"Do you know something, senior?" He asked in a low voice. Brando knew that in the game, Maynild and her team had established a relationship with the Erouine nobles early on. Therefore, in this era, she was likely to know some inside information earlier than him. And these inside information were exactly what he lacked in this period of history. Just like his judgment of Erouine, a lot of it came from the analysis on the forum, and not his own personal experience.
"Don't call me that," Maynild glared at him fiercely. "I'm not too sure. I'm waiting for a news. If that news comes as expected, then the Holy War is imminent, and it will unfold as I said. If not, then it's hard to say. But in any case, you have to be prepared for an all-out war. "
Brando looked at her with a wry smile. "An all-out war doesn't seem to have anything to do with a local lord like me."
"I know your intentions," Maynild replied faintly. "All of our intentions are now focused on you alone. Don't beat around the bush with me."
Brando withdrew his thoughts. The dispute in the hall seemed to have returned to his ears. In fact, the main dispute now was between the White Lion Guards and the Folded Sword Knight Regiment. Rather than discussing the way to attack, it was more of a dispute between Cruz and Erouine, which made him a little disappointed. Fortunately, The Shire, Metisha, and the others did not participate in this childish quarrel. Even the mercenary commanders who followed him first, Retto who came from Menta, appeared to be much calmer. Kodan did not say a word. The old swordsman was tasting a tree wine that was a specialty of Valhalla. Even though he was not as sharp as the young ones, he could more or less understand Kodan's temperament.
In fact, he did have a plan, but he wanted to test the young ones in Tónigel. Unfortunately, the results were a little disappointing. The young Lions of the White Lion Legion had the same thoughts as most of the people in Erouine. They believed that the focus of this war was on Count Randner and not Madara. In this regard, even the young officers of the White Lion Legion were more radical than the young ones under him. The young ones from the north paid more attention to Madara, but the natives of Tónigel did not seem to care about the Roman Black Rose at all. But Brando knew that he could not blame them. After all, the only impression they had of the skeletons was the confrontation half a year ago.
In fact, this had nothing to do with outstanding ability. It was purely a difference in knowledge.
But Brando was still slightly disappointed because compared to them, the young men in Cruz were indeed much better, especially the second son of Lord Loston, Little Pero, and the Knight Brund by his side. They were not inferior to Loca and the others. If only the outstanding cadets of the Royal Knight Academy were here. Unfortunately, they still had to go to the north to complete the work of the White Lion Legion. This idea was completely unrealistic.
"From which direction to attack, and how to attack, depends on the purpose of the war," Little Pero's voice was not loud. After taking off the bearskin coat, he looked particularly thin and weak, as if a gust of wind could blow him down. "Isn't the purpose of this war to eliminate internal strife and restore stability to the south of Erouine?" Someone interrupted him very rudely, "So what you're saying is not supporting that we should first attack Randner from behind, attack Magitan first, and cut off the old man's escape route." Little Pero did not seem to mind the rude interruption and calmly replied, "For us, attacking Magitan is indeed cutting off Randner's escape route. But for the Count, I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case. After being ambushed, Randner will either fail and retreat, or win and unite with the Blood Staff. In the end, Magitan will be insignificant to his purpose. What they want to open up is the road to Viero, and even if they fail, they will only return to Madara."
"I want Count to be unlikely to return to Magitan after his failure and fall into his own trap, so the talk of cutting off his escape route is pure nonsense." Little Pero finished speaking, glanced at everyone, and said no more.
"How do you know that Randner will attack Viero?"
Brando could not help but shake his head when he heard this question. These young men under his command still did not pay attention to Madara. In fact, it was not Randner who was going to attack Viero, but Madara's skeleton. That was the inevitable choice of the Blood Staff. After listening for a while, he could not help but feel a little bored. The young officers of the White Lion Legion still did not realize who their real enemy was, but he was too lazy to go over the details with them. Reality would tell them everything, and after this battle, they would understand who their real opponent was.
Little Pero had almost guessed his thoughts. Tónigel's army would pass through Chablis, bypass the Silman area, and directly cut off the Blood Staff's escape route. The Blood Staff knew that there was a rebel army there that hated the nobles of Erouine. It would certainly not enter the barren hills to cause trouble for the mountain people, but it would not have thought that the King of Silman was actually Brando's old acquaintance.
The outcome of this battle was actually destined from the beginning, but how to rewrite the details still needed to be carefully considered. What he was concerned about was the strength of Madara's army in this era. There was good news in the magic letter sent back from Carglise. They rescued a member of the garrison who participated in the battle that night. It was said that Madara's army already had skeleton cavalry and fearsome spirits, which meant that the terrifying dark mercenaries in the Sea of the Dead Moon had already joined the battle. The number of skeleton archers also proved that he was worried about the number of liches. However, there were still some things that were not shown. The garrison could not tell the ratio of skeleton soldiers and skeleton warriors in the entire Madara's army. In fact, this was what Brando was most concerned about. In Madara's skeleton army, the skeletons and zombies summoned by the liches were completely different from the skeleton warriors who had been tempered by magic and could use equipment skillfully. In history, after Tamar joined, Madara invented a psychic circle that could directly summon skeleton warriors from corpses, and during the early stages of the Second War of the Black Rose, they also improved the system to advance skeleton swordsmen. Brando wanted to know how much he had changed history.
If history didn't change as expected, then Viero's army would be in trouble.
This was because the dark nobles of the Sea of the Dead Moon had joined the battle earlier than in history.
But what about Valhalla? Brando thought of his own strength and felt a little relieved. When he went to Ampere Seale to solve the crisis of Erouine, other than the hundreds of hot-blooded White Lion Guards, there were only a few high-end combat forces left. Tónigel's army could be said to be almost non-existent. However, things were different now. While he was in Ampere Seale fighting the demons and Cruz's army, Valhalla's army finally showed its strength under Monique's arrangements.
First was the Wind Archers. When he went to Ampere Seale, the Wind Archers only had about a hundred Tree Elves who could really fight, and there were about three hundred new recruits. But now, the Wind Archers had become an army. They had the strength of two brigades of six hundred people. One had to know that after the completion of the Wind Archers' camp, the Wind Archers had been completely reborn. They used longbows in long-range combat, and in terms of troop level, they were even stronger than the White Lion Guards led by Freya. Tónigel's new White Lion Guards could barely be considered a tier-3 troop, and according to Metisha's estimation, the Wind Archers were at least tier-4 long-range troops. What was more frightening was that when they used a pair of scimitars in close combat, their combat strength surpassed that of an Iron-ranked army. This army was now placed in front of Erouine's battlefield, a true elite army.
On the other hand, the White Lion Guards had also been greatly strengthened. However, it was not in terms of quality, but in terms of quantity. Although Brando could not take over the old White Lion Guards in name, Her Royal Highness still drew out a large number of people from the old White Lion Guards, the Royal Knight Academy, and even the local guards to fill up this guard that was nominally under her own command. In just half a year, the White Lion Guards had been filled up from the original empty shell to the current size of nearly fifteen hundred people. This was under Brando's restrictions, because Brando was very clear that in the future Holy War, the cannon fodder army was not worth mentioning at all. What he wanted to build was an elite army like the White Lion Guards led by the ancient Sage Erik, and not the old White Lion Guards in the north of Erouine.
Not to mention, he now had the Cruz's Folded Sword Knight Regiment. Although Brando's original intention was to let these young Cruz heroes form a real army for him, that was a long-term plan. At least for now, he only intended to let these Cruz people fight independently. In fact, even so, this was a golden army with hundreds of people. It was no surprise to say that this Knight Regiment could be said to be a waste of talent in Erouine. The entire Kingdom of Erouine now had to gather the strength of the entire country to put together an army that could compete with them.
With these three armies, Tónigel had the strength to go on an expedition for the first time.
And Brando was very clear that the next generation of Valhalla's army plan had already been launched at this time. Even without waiting for this war, Monica could give him an answer sheet. Thinking of this, Brando suddenly felt something and raised his head, just in time to see the little Light Spirit fly in shakily. She did not care about the other people in the hall at all and flew to his side. Hurriedly and with some surprise, she said, "My lord, it's a success!"
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