Act 81 The Story of Turbulence and Fish (3)

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The battle seemed to be over as soon as it started.

Eco was almost certain that the guys under the black robes were at least as strong as Silver. However, he expected what would happen, but he did not predict the outcome——

He was almost sure that Cabot and the others were going to be bloodied on the spot, and finally he couldn't help but feel the rush of blood and drew his sword to stop them.

But the old man with white hair and beard who walked out from behind Cabot just clicked casually, and a few gray rays flickered - the guys he regarded as nightmares turned into a pile of dust. .

The young man opened his mouth wide, and for a moment he didn't know if he was dreaming.

When the old man cast the spell, the sacred pattern of earth loomed on the palm of his hand - a wizard who mastered the power of elements - no matter how ignorant Eco was, he knew that there were no more than ten people in Eruin. Among these ten people, they were either long-famous senior wizards or lords of one party. The only ones left were the masters of the Black Tower and the Star and Moon Council.

who is he.

Then he saw Cabot bending down and respectfully said to the old man: "Master Lee Woods, thank you for your hard work."

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, making Eco unable to move forward or retreat while rushing out from behind the sack. In Eruin, there are many people named Lewurz. But there is only one person who is qualified to be called a master.

Leigh Woods Harder Villagmaul.

The chief court wizard of Eruin, a veteran of three dynasties who assisted Anson VII.

Eco's mind was a little confused for a while. He really couldn't figure out why he would see such a big shot in such a remote place. And it seemed like he was still here to help them.

"This... this..." The young man pointed at the old man in shock: "You, you are..."

The old man nodded, admitted his guess, and then replied: "It's a long story, Mr. Eco, let Knight Cabot take us to a safe place. I'll explain it to you in detail."

"Cabot...Knight?" Eco looked at Cabot, feeling as if the world had been turned upside down.

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Brando and his group walked up the stairs along the quiet mountain forest to the east. The rustling footsteps of the team of fifteen people passed through the dense wormwood, like an invisible long snake sliding through the invisible mountains. It was pitch black; but looking back, my eyes occasionally parted from the grass blades, and I saw dots of firelight in the forest below the mountain. There used to be a brightly lit camp there, but now there were only scattered embers of charcoal fires in the darkness.

"Our horses are still in camp, Brando."

This was the third time she had asked this in a short while. Brando knew that Roman was heartbroken about her little pony, so he couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

"They will go back, right, Brando?" The businesswoman's eyes were shining again with the firelight below the mountain; she turned around and raised her white chin and asked.

She knew what Brando meant.

But Roman is still just a soft-hearted little girl after all. Just like although she knew that she and her aunt were not necessarily popular among the villagers, the land where they could raise children was still called their hometown.

Therefore, she is still willing to help Freya and rebuild Butchi——

"Probably only Martha knows that." Brando replied. Whether the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group will follow in the footsteps of history does not lie with him, but with whether he can influence the views of the Maned Wolf Macaro.

"But, they clearly realize that this is a trap, so they should be alert -" Roman asked: "Brando, aren't you that Macaro is a smart guy?"

"It's too smart." Brando knew that before Macaro became a free mercenary, this 'maned wolf' was known as a cunning fox. He was once the chief think tank of the royal party's reform faction. If not for ten Even if the political struggle failed a year ago, he would not be reduced to this.

"So they are plotting against each other.

asked Antitina.

"almost."

"I really don't understand the reason why they did this." The noble daughter couldn't help but put forward another hypothesis: "Is there really any secret in this forest that is tempting?"

Brando smiled, there was a secret, but it was not enough to make people tempted. What's more, the two parties in the fight probably don't care about this, they are concerned about another thing.

His smile fell into Antitina's eyes, and the girl immediately asked: "Do you know what is right, my lord?"

Brando nodded.

"We saw that young man a few days ago, do you remember?" He said: "His real name should be Icolantinolan Ofelia."

"This name is so familiar."

"Of course, then you should have heard of Canonon Lantoni Lanofelia."

Roman and the other mercenaries were fine, but the noble daughter couldn't help but choked and coughed violently. After a long while, she looked up with a pale face and asked breathlessly: "Grand Duke Lantonilan?"

"Eco also has a title, Count Mevac, which is a title with a territory." Brando narrowed his eyes, "I'm just afraid that even he doesn't know it."

"Is this..." Antitina couldn't help but ask: "Is it related to the political struggle eleven years ago? By the way, isn't the son of Grand Duke Lannilan missing long ago——"

She suddenly stopped and looked at Brando with a strange look.

"Lord, how could you know so clearly?"

"It's just an open secret." Brando said freely.

"So, this is..."

"It's still an open secret. Eruin is no longer the Eruin it used to be. Its high-level management is too old to be worth repairing. Even worse, it's already terminally ill." Brando looked at the noble daughter, intent on her. Say these words in front of me.

"We are not the only ones who are aware of this. Look at it, Miss Antitina. In less than three months, this country will be torn apart. And what you see now is just its temporary struggle."

Although these words cannot be said to be treasonous in this world, the ambition contained in them is still clear.

"Can the Corcovado Dynasty be saved?" Antitina asked, still thinking about the name that had brought glory to Eruin.

"Maybe." Brando was thinking of the Princess Regent.

"What should we do, Lord Lord?" Antitina interrupted his thoughts and asked in a low voice.

"It's better to find the Sage Slate first." Brando looked at the undulating mountains in the distance - the mountains intertwined with each other, forming dark silhouettes with different layers in the night - but the young man's eyes seemed to be able to pass through these obstacles. , as if he had already seen the target, he answered concisely and forcefully.

The young man had already led everyone to the top of the mountain. The wind blew against his face and suddenly became much stronger. It was as if the flowing air roaring from the southern mountain pass suddenly passed through the mountain forest and lifted his cloak.

Brando sniffed the smell in the wind. He stared at the dark and quiet valley on the other side of the hillside. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but then the surprise disappeared: "Sure enough, here, it seems that on the key issue These guys still aren’t kidding me—”

When others heard this exclamation, they all turned their attention to him.

"See that valley down there?"

"Any questions?" Roman asked curiously.

"Well..." Brando stretched out a hand from under the cloak and pointed his index finger at the valley - but looking in the direction he pointed, what everyone saw was only the forest spreading along the mountain walls on both sides. Just a dark carpet. But the young man turned back, with a light flashing in his eyes: "Have you heard of the altar?"

"altar?"

"As for the altar," Roman replied seriously: "When I was a child, my aunt and I saw the altar in the Temple of Fire. Is it like that?"

"Of course not."

"Then you must have heard of 'The Nest', right?"

Everyone was silent, this was natural.

"There should be a lair in that valley."

"What?"

The mercenary captain standing behind him was startled. Everyone knew that the lair was where a country's war potential lay. But few people understand that except for man-made biological nests, wild nests are dangerous restricted areas for hundreds of miles - in fact, humans often have to pay a huge price to purify a nest.

"What level of nest is that?" he asked immediately.

"Don't be nervous," Brando motioned for him to be quiet. He looked at the entire valley and paused for a moment, "That's an altar of order. If I'm not mistaken, it's the temple of truth."

"Altar of Order?"

"Have you ever heard of the Gate of Heaven?"

The mercenaries gasped. Lubis's mercenaries came from the Knights of Grace, so they naturally understood what this term symbolized. 'Tiger Bird' saw Antitina and Roman looking puzzled, and then explained in a low voice: "An angel."

Antitina said "Ah" and immediately looked at Brando with a look of disbelief; the land area of ​​Grace, the country of the Knights, was less than one-fifth of Eruin, but its combat power surpassed all other countries of the Light Temple. The first reason is that it has two of the best legions on the Warnd continent.

The Knights of the Zealot Heart and the Legion of Throne Splendor.

In the last holy war, Eruin, as a subordinate force of the Temple of Fire, did not suffer less from the losses of these two armies.

‘Tiger Bird’ also looked at him in confusion, and asked stammeringly: “Lord, are you saying that there is a gate to heaven in the valley?”

Brando immediately shook his head. Just kidding, there is a Gate of Heaven in this valley that it is his turn to discover. The Gate of Heaven is also called the Angel's Stairs. The creature born from it is the 'Throne Angel', a constructed creature known as the most powerful fighting force of the light forces. Moreover, there will be abnormal signs within a hundred miles of the gate of heaven. For such obvious signs, unless the local Temple of Flame is mentally retarded to the extreme, it will not be his turn to get a share of the pie.

"No, there is an altar of order down there similar to the Gate of Heaven." Brando replied.

"Similar?" The mercenary captain was stunned. Although he was the most legendary mercenary concept in history, he was not a knowledgeable scholar after all. The major biological nests in this world are in the hands of those in power or the local nobles. Most people have only heard relevant rumors, but when it comes to understanding, most people have neither the qualifications nor the opportunity.

"You mean, that's the nest protected by Lord Martha?" Antitina keenly captured Brando's meaning.

Brando was stunned. Although he clearly had this concept in his mind, he couldn't help but use the saying in the game when he spoke. It can only be said that Sophie's personality always takes the initiative when it comes to tasks and plots.

He smiled bitterly and nodded.

"In that case, it is also a big discovery." 'Tiger Bird' said immediately. Because wild nests are too difficult to purify, transforming a nest infected by magic often does not happen overnight. The entire process sometimes even takes up to ten or twenty years.

But the creature nest protected by Martha is different. It is a gift from God to the world. The order creatures born in it are natural allies of intelligent creatures. Often only by paying daily consumption and a small reward, the master of the lair can obtain a powerful army from the Altar of Order.

Therefore, in any country, as long as you report any altar of order to the Temple of Fire, you can almost immediately obtain a territory with rich output and close to the size of three to four knights.

Moreover, it is also a hereditary and irreplaceable territory.

Thinking of this, Antitina, who had always been calm, became glaring, and she looked at Brando.

But Brando waved his hand: "You are thinking too much, it is just an abandoned altar."

"Abandoned?" Antitina was stunned, but then asked: "How do you know?"

Brando did not answer. He had already known that there was an altar of order in this direction, but he didn't know the specific location. And based on his experience, if he could not determine this at this distance, then his previous life was really in vain.

He once joined the Knights of Grace as a player, even before he came to this world. Therefore, he is very familiar with the sacred and quiet atmosphere that permeates a certain area around the Altar of Order.

What's more, a light screen popped up in his field of vision earlier, reminding him that he had entered the 'sanctuary' range.

As for why he knew it was 'abandoned', wasn't it clearly stated in the guide?

…

A group of people descended into the valley. The hillside they had slid down seemed to have blocked out all sounds from the other side. The valley was silent, and even the most common insect chirping throughout the summer could not be heard.

Walking in the dark forest by starlight, there are no obvious roads in the forest between the valleys; everyone walks in the rugged and moss-covered forest, looking around, occasionally seeing flashes of fluorescence in the darkness.

Those are fireflies, or just animal eyes.

This was not the first time that Antitina and Roman were traveling at night, so although they were nervous, they were not too scared. Lubis's mercenaries were even more calm. If the legendary mercenaries who were born and died were afraid of the dark, it would be too funny to tell them.

It's just that the environment here does make people feel a little abnormal.

"I actually didn't discover this altar." Brando suddenly said through the dim starlight as he saw some artificially carved rock fragments gradually appearing on the ground in the moss-covered forest with crisscrossed roots.