Roman was usually not very interested in the affairs of the witches and rarely bothered to deal with them. However, she had the former Witch Queen's contracted spirit, White Mist, by her side. White Mist believed that Romaine was the successor chosen by the Witch Queen, and that she was the person who would be in charge of the entire Witch Kingdom in the future. As for the Witch Queen, in her opinion, she was just a usurper who held the seal. In fact, there was nothing wrong with this statement. In history, after the Witch Queen died, there was no designated successor. The power of the witches was safeguarded by her maid when she was alive, and she became the 'Regent' in name. After the First Era, even the word 'Regent' was rarely mentioned, and the title of 'Witch Queen' was directly used. However, the witches had a long history, and there were many witches in the Bunosson Kingdom who knew about this.
Since this was the case, White Mist certainly could not allow the power of the witches to fall. However, Romaine's interests were all in business, and she could not persuade her, so she had to do it herself. As a contracted spirit who had lived for thousands of years, she actually did the same thing when she was by the Witch Queen's side. Now that she was facing these 'juniors', she was naturally familiar with it. With her unique background, she quickly subdued Babasha and her people, and planted a series of spies among the witches who were under Brando's banner.
In this way, as soon as there was an unstable factor among the witches, White Mist got hold of the news and woke Roman up. Although Romaine never cared about her subordinates in name, she knew the importance of these witches to Brando, so she put down her own matters and rushed over, which led to her meeting with Felaern.
According to White Mist's information, the main cause of the change in the witches' camp was Anwyn and her witches of the Moon of Cup. She and the witches of the Moon of Sword were introduced by Babasha to join Brando's banner, and could be considered as the earliest batch of witches to join Valhalla. Brando listened to Roman's description and thought of the two women. He could not help but frown deeper. He originally thought that the witches were just playing tricks, but the problem was more serious than he imagined. Even the witches who joined him first had other ideas, not to mention the fence-sitters who joined later. White Mist also specifically mentioned Anwyn's background. The witches of the Moon of Sword were mainly active in the north of Erouine. There were actually many Cruz's people in this witches' camp, and they had a deep relationship with the witches of Anzeruta. In fact, the witches who joined him in the Silver Bay area were introduced by Anwyn.
The Silver Bay area was east of Anzeruta, and there were a series of loose principalities and city-states. Almost all of them were vassals of Cruz and Saint-ausol. There were a few witches with a long history here. Brando originally hoped to use them to get closer to these small countries, and open up the passage from Erouine to Saint-ausol, to achieve the goal of suppressing Cruz. However, now that Anwyn had sided with the Silver Queen, these witches were naturally unreliable.
Fortunately, according to the information obtained by White Mist, the witches of the Moon of Sword had not been affected. Brando remembered the middle-aged witch named Krull. When he first met her, she did not leave a deep impression on him. He only remembered that she was a tall and thin middle-aged woman who always wore a hood and rarely showed her face, as if she had no interest in anything. When she first came to meet him, the nominal 'Dark Dragon', under the introduction of Babasha, she also had an indifferent expression and was not as enthusiastic as Anwyn, even if it was only on the surface.
Brando subconsciously knocked on the table with his knuckles. He was suddenly a little curious about this witch. The witches of the Moon of Sword were not like the witches of the Moon of Sword that Babasha and Sugar Pot belonged to. As the witches who first joined him and had personally witnessed him display the 'power' of the Dark Dragon, Babasha and her people were his natural allies and also his most reliable subordinates. There was almost no possibility of them betraying him. However, the witches of the Moon of Sword were different. Their relationship with him was even more estranged and could not be compared to Anwyn and her people. Brando could not help but feel a little strange. Why was it Anwyn and not Krull at this juncture?
Was it because Krull and her people were too slow and did not realize it? Brando shook his head in his heart. He felt that this reason could not convince him. Although the deeds of the Silver Queen were not widely spread across the entire continent, it was spreading at an astonishing speed from Metz, Cloak Bay, and Ludwig to all directions. Now, even people in the south of Fanzin and the Great Glacier had heard about the news of the Dark Dragon's reappearance. As the center of the storm, how could Krull's people not care? Moreover, they were the witches who were most closely related to this matter.
Then the question was, what was it that made Krull and her people fearless and not worried that they had sided with the wrong people?
To be honest, Brando felt that the Queen who was far away in the Imperial Capital might be the true inheritor of the Dark Dragon. This was because he had never thought of using this identity. In his opinion, Odin was Odin and he was himself. Although he had received the inheritance and power from the Dark Dragon, so what? Just as the Wind Empress had said, there was no good or evil in power. What was important was the person who used the power. He had grasped the power of the Dark Dragon, but he was still Brando.
The path that he wanted to walk had always been his own and not the so-called path of the Dark Dragon. In fact, he had never thought of changing the entire world.
Since that was the case, Brando really couldn't find a reason why Krull and her people were so confident in him. Perhaps it was hidden too deeply, or perhaps there really was another reason. But no matter what the reason was, this middle-aged woman's strange behavior had attracted his attention. At this moment, he already had the thought of meeting her, but not now.
Brando quietly waited for the Roman to finish speaking. After the merchant girl finished speaking, she was surprised to find that he didn't express any opinion. She couldn't help but blink and curiously asked, "Brando, what are you going to do?"
Brando glared at the eccentric merchant girl and replied with some annoyance, "These are all your subordinates. Now that such a big mess has happened, you still run over to ask me what to do? White Mist often told me that you don't care about things at all. Now it seems that she wasn't wrong. "
The Roman had a rare moment of embarrassment and explained, "I … I'm not interested in them. They are the ones who seek refuge with me. No, they seek refuge with you, Brando. Furthermore, I don't want to be some Witch Queen. That auntie buried under the mountain is really too much. I just want to learn her fun witchcraft. She didn't even give me a heads up and made me some Witch Queen. White Mist is so annoying. Even my aunt wasn't as fierce as her — "
Brando's forehead was filled with black lines. What did she mean by 'I just want to learn her fun witchcraft'? If the Witch Queen knew that the Roman called her an auntie buried under the mountain, she would probably be so angry that she would come back to life. Besides, White Mist was a contract spirit that had lived for more than a thousand years. She was forced by the merchant girl to the point that she couldn't deal with the younger generation personally. In the end, she was called 'too fierce.' Who knew if White Mist would secretly cry in the middle of the night. He didn't know if this was the so-called bad judgment. Anyway, Brando felt that the Witch Queen definitely didn't think deeply before choosing the merchant girl in front of him as her successor. Of course, it could also be because she was impatient from waiting for too long, and the merchant girl just happened to bump into her.
Of course, Brando forced himself to take back this ridiculous idea. He broke out in cold sweat and said to the merchant girl, "Forget it, forget it. I know. It's not your fault. Don't worry about the witches. I have my own arrangements. You can contact your old customers without worry."
Hearing that Brando wasn't going to hold her responsible, the Roman couldn't help but feel a little happy. She quickly replied with an 'oh' and obediently stood back. At least there was one good thing about her, which was that she trusted Brando completely. Although Brando never said how he was going to deal with this matter, in the Roman's heart, as long as Brando agreed, then there wouldn't be any problems. She originally thought that she had gotten into trouble again and was a little flustered. She was afraid that Brando would find trouble with her, but now that she had escaped a disaster, the merchant girl couldn't help but be exultant. She didn't seem to be worried about the current situation at all.
As for Brando asking her to contact the old customers of Abies in the Empire, this was actually her job. She knew that Brando was secretly contacting the nobles in the Northern Empire. Long before the outbreak of the Holy War, there were many merchants in the Empire who had trade relations with Erouine. Originally, Erouine and Cruz had an important sea route on the Shining Sea. After Brando made a name for himself in Abies, this sea route became busier and busier. It even surpassed the number one commercial port in the Southern Territory before and after the Battle of Ampere Seale. During that time, although the Empire and Erouine had always been in conflict, the trade with Abies had never stopped. Roman had also made friends with many big merchants in the Empire through her outstanding performance in the business field. Otherwise, she wouldn't have specially invited the Silver Queen to join the diplomatic team.
Although Brando had always been suspicious of this so-called invitation —
But later, with the disappearance of the eldest son, the internal situation in the Empire became increasingly tense. Brando's dealings with the merchants of the Empire, especially Ludwig and Metz, were shrouded in a layer of thick political color. After all, in this era, it was usually said that big merchants and big nobles were not separated. The output of the manor owner was usually achieved through business. Therefore, many business tycoons had the shadow of nobles behind them, or were nobles themselves. For example, Brando was the lord of Abies and also the actual manager of the Seven Seas Merchant Guild in Abies. Roman was just his fiancée's proxy.
In fact, such a combination wasn't rare in all parts of the continent. The nobles either did business themselves or through agents. Therefore, the trade between countries often had deep political undertones. The simple business dealings in the early stages of Firburh Hill's development were a rare phenomenon. After the disappearance of the eldest son, Brando, Veronica, and Mangrove, the head of the Black Legion, had actually formed an alliance. Veronica mainly wandered around the Imperial Capital, seeking supporters in the center of power. Mangrove operated Ludwig as the model and banner of the military nobles. Brando began to consciously contact the nobles in the North, mainly through the Roman channel, exerting influence on the commercial level and seeking more allies.
This plan had been in progress for quite a long time, almost half a year now, and the results were quite fruitful. After all, Metz and Ludwig were originally the traditional sphere of influence of the military nobles. The Abies that Brando belonged to only played the role of threading the needle. Veronica and Mangrove could not fulfill this role under the eyes of the Silver Queen, but the queen probably never dreamed that the lord of a small kingdom thousands of miles away dared to plot against her.
Today, for Brando, it was the season of harvest.
Brando saw the merchant girl's eyes darting around without a word and knew what she was thinking. He shook his head slightly. Although the turmoil of the witches was still a problem for him, it was actually not the most important thing at the moment. After he calmed down, he actually had a plan in mind. Of the three witches' inheritances that had sought refuge with him, at least two would stand on his side, and the remaining one would not be able to cause any trouble. That woman called Anwei, the current successor of the Witch of the Moon Cup, wasn't considered an outstanding figure in history, but she was rather famous. It was just that she was famous because she was the stepping stone of that famous arrogant woman, the Supreme Witch Mikaya. Who would have thought that in two lives, this woman actually hadn't made any progress at all.
After all, history was inevitable. Brando suddenly thought of this sentence, and he could not help but think of the little girl he met in Shallow Water Town.
He shook his head, expelled this thought from his mind, and looked up at Felaern. But before he could open his mouth, the icy Wild Elf lady had already spoken first.
"My Lord, what I want to say is similar to the Roman lady, but the target is different."
Felaern paused for a moment and stared at Brando, as if she was disappointed in him for not living up to her expectations.
"I want to talk about those Cruz people."
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