This is a villa with an obvious architectural style of the Age of Return. The architect who built it was Bolt, the most famous architect in the empire a hundred and fifty years ago. The gorgeous curves of the villa are hidden in a sea of trees.
Between them, the railings of the outer wall extend to two or three miles away. It is said that two dukes, an earl, and the famous hostess, Lady Berisha, lived here until her death.
Now it is the private property of the royal family and has no owner.
In the woods near the manor, there is a large dwarf rose bush. Brando and the others are currently hidden in the bushes. The dense leaves perfectly cover their figures, and their auras are also concealed by spells.
Brando observed the building under the night sky from a distance.
Just a few hours ago, the unknown witch only told him one thing, that is, Cold Dew Manor was a trap set by the Silver Queen. Her target was neither Faina nor Sidney, but him.
myself.
In this manor, what the queen ordered to guard heavily was not the Countess of Wallachia, but the long-lost Fire Scepter of the empire.
That is the part of Odysseus' staff that was divided into three parts.
It is also the origin of the name of the Fire Scepter, a subordinate weapon of the Temple of Fire.
Brando couldn't help but look at his chest.
Because of the flame orb in his body, as soon as he gets close to the scepter, the soul of Odysseus will naturally resonate with it and be discovered by the other party.
If what the woman said was true, then according to the initial action plan, he would indeed suffer a dark loss tonight. He did not expect that Her Majesty the Queen would actually recover this thing.
He remembered the woman's words again:
‘The real Countess of Wallach is imprisoned in Sandburg and is being guarded by the ‘Scepter of Fire’. And near Cold Dew Manor, there is an ambush of the Knights of the Flame——’
But that woman was definitely not the witch of Cup Moon. Brando frowned. The successors of witches all showed their talents from childhood. How could there be a new successor who is dozens of years old? This is simply not in line with the game.
settings in .
But since the other party dared to swear to Thirteenth Month, it at least meant that she was indeed not lying.
At least until now, Brando has never seen a witch dare to swear this oath casually. Most witches are good at verbal deception. They often pretend to be the inheritance of other moons, and then point to their moon and swear.
But this oath is actually nothing, because the witches are only responsible for the magic moon they inherited.
However, swearing to the thirteenth month is another concept, unless the witch of the fourteenth moon appears in this world.
If this is the case, Brando can only admit that he is unlucky
At this time, Faina moved her body next to him. She didn't think there was anything wrong with lying in the grass. Although she was the princess of the Mehotofen family, she was not the richest lady in the greenhouse.
She and Veronica had been to dangerous places like the Ring of Trade Winds before, and compared to that, the current situation was nothing more than child's play.
It's just that the sky full of mosquitoes makes her a little unbearable. When she traveled in the past, she always prepared all kinds of insect repellent ointments and other alchemy potions for skin care, but she obviously didn't have this condition now.
"If you want me to say something," she finally couldn't help but whispered: "Why don't you attack Sandburg directly? Didn't you also say that the woman didn't lie?"
"Innocent. Although she swore to the thirteen moons, the truth will lie. Before confirming her intentions, I will never believe the witch's promise," Brando came back to his senses and asked the noble
Qian Jin explained: "Besides, even if we attack Sandburg, fighting with the Flame Staff Bishops will still attract Her Majesty the Queen's men. This is the imperial capital. Do you really think we can still come and go as we please?"
"In my opinion, the defense of the imperial capital today is extremely weak." Faina curled her lips: "There is already a chaos outside. Not even the patrolling cavalry was dispatched, just a few people here and there."
Brando frowned.
This is indeed a bit strange. Even he could tell that the atmosphere in the imperial capital was very wrong when he was outside. In this era, the oppression of the bottom class by the nobles was extremely harsh. It is not surprising that the people have complaints. Eruin is always there.
Riots broke out, but they were just short-lived.
This is a magical world, and people with power often become the upper class of society. Is it so easy for civilians to resist?
This is why Grudin dared to be so unscrupulous in Fir Castle, but Jutta and other mercenaries dared to be angry and dare not speak out. Only a freak like him from another world dared to challenge the outdated rules of this world.
rule.
Is this the case for the small country of Eruin, not to mention Cruz, not to mention that this place is the center and capital of this huge empire?
Although there are clearly shadows of cultists behind the gathered civilians, to be honest, cultists are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the empire.
Even though the All-Union Society will infiltrate the empire and the temple with holes, but if you want to challenge them head-on, a hundred All-Union Society together may not be the empire's opponent.
"Could it be that Her Majesty the Queen has concentrated all the power of the entire imperial capital just to deal with me?"
He couldn't help but have a ridiculous idea in his mind.
But he immediately shook his head and threw this idea out of his mind. This was simply a fantasy. The defense system of the imperial capital had almost four layers. First, there were the city guards and patrol cavalry, and Rushta's city guards and patrol cavalry.
It is almost at the level of the empire's second-line garrison, and its individual strength is about mid-range to the peak of Black Iron. The size of these two armies has remained at about 33,000 people all year round, and it is a powerful force when truly mobilized.
Then he left the imperial capital and headed west. The White Legion was still stationed in the south of the Wild Wolf Mountains. This was to guard against the Nazers. However, this legion had now been defeated by him in East Metz, and it was replaced by the Blue Legion.
But because of Veronica, Her Majesty the Queen will never let this legion enter the Banker area at this time.
The next third line of defense is the Praetorian Guard. The Praetorian Guard is actually the fifth legion of the empire. Its strength is even greater than that of the four major legions, because the grassroots non-commissioned officers of the Praetorian Guard are all composed of Flame Knights, while the soldiers are
They are elites recruited from various legions.
It's just that this legion guards the palace all year round and is basically not used to maintain law and order in the imperial capital. So it is normal not to see it at this time.
Finally, there is the core strength of the empire, the Knights of the Flame and the Scepter of Fire, as well as the Knights of the Silver Pegasus. These are the core strength of the empire - or rather, the Temple of Fire.
Brando originally thought that the Scepter of Fire should not have been mastered by Her Majesty the Queen, because this secret power had actually been controlled by Vala, but from the mouth of the unknown witch, he learned about this powerful
The power turned against him so quickly.
The human heart is indeed fragile, Brando couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.
In this way, coupled with the Flame Familiar Knights and the Silver Pegasus Knights who were originally loyal to the Queen, the Imperial Palace was now said to be impregnable, but it was not something that ordinary people could shake.
Cultists have incited riots many times in history, but what were the results?
It's just a riot.
However, these people dared to make small moves under the eyes of the Silver Queen. This was too arrogant. Logically speaking, the patrolling cavalry and city guards should have been dispatched long ago.
This is what makes Brando most confused, because the more unclear the Queen's movements are, the more worried he is about what conspiracy the other party is hiding.
At this time, Charles looked at the time. The hour hand of his pocket watch was already pointing towards the agreed time.
"grown ups?"
Brando nodded. Although his opponent's intentions were confusing, it had nothing to do with their actions tonight. What he wanted to do was to take advantage of the situation.
Assuming that the woman's intention is to lure him to attack Sandburg, then he will do the opposite and use Hanlu Manor as a battlefield to achieve victory without asking for a fight. But at least he will defeat the opponent.
Then arrange for others to find opportunities to raid Sandburg.
Assuming that the woman is telling the truth, so much the better. Since Her Majesty the Queen chose Hanlu Manor as the battlefield, she must be confident and will put in all her efforts. He is here to accept the challenge and attract everyone's attention.
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Then that woman would have a better chance of rescuing Qian from Sandburg.
In any case, this is a foolproof choice, and even if the worst-case scenario occurs, it will just be a head-on battle at the Palace of St. Conti, which they have been prepared for a long time ago.
Now that we have prepared for the worst, there is nothing to hesitate about.
Brando immediately activated his planeswalker authority and summoned the Fire Claw Lizardman Lord Ropar.
There was a fluctuation in the space, and Ropar appeared beside him silently. In fact, he had summoned this old subordinate when he was in the hotel, but this guy was too conspicuous and was not suitable for action outside, so he simply
After arriving at Hanlu Manor, he used his planeswalker authority to summon him, but the effect was almost the same anyway.
Ropal was still the same as before. When he saw Brando, he bowed first. The Fire Claw Lizard clan has a strict hierarchy and strict respect for superiors and subordinates. Moreover, Ropal is also the warrior leader of the clan, and his humility and loyalty to the leader have long been engraved on him.
In its bones.
However, its vertical pupils still flashed with a bright light. The Fire Claw Lizardmen are a clan of warriors. Fighting is their life. Death on the battlefield is the highest honor for a warrior. Being away from the battlefield for so long has already made it unbearable.
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"Hey, old man," Brando looked at this old subordinate and couldn't help but smile: "I understand that you can't wait to taste the blood of the enemy and the sweetness of victory immediately, but you should also be aware of your current situation.
, I give you a task to protect this lady."
At this moment, Ropar is no longer a creature card in the traditional sense, but a planeswalker card, and the profession it represents is Brando's old profession-a warrior. And of course, its strength has also dropped significantly.
Obviously there is no chance to participate in the next battle.
Brando knew very well what kind of enemy he would face next, the Knights of the Flame, the legend of the Temple of Flame, and there was almost no room to play under the manifestation of the elements.
There was a trace of regret on Ropar's face, but he still saluted meticulously. He glanced at Faina, who was obviously also sizing up the big man. It was not that she had never seen Ropal before, but she was just a little curious about who the other party was.
It came out of nowhere.
Could it be said that Brando is really a summoner? But he is obviously a sword master.
The daughter of the flower-leaf collar wanted to say that she didn't need anyone's protection, but she also understood that this was not the time for her to be willful, so she could only nod in a low voice to the fire-clawed lizardman lord as a gesture.
Fortunately, Ropar didn't care about his protector's emotions. He was a warrior, not a knight protecting Her Royal Highness.
In fact, Brando did not want to summon Ropar so early. After all, the authority of the planeswalker was extremely precious, and he originally wanted to wait to see what profession he needed before summoning.
But now there is obviously no chance for him to be picky. When facing the behemoth of the empire, having even a little more strength will give him a glimmer of hope.
In fact, in addition to Ropar, he also summoned several other cards to add to the decks of each 'occupation'.
One is the fire giant who has always been unlucky. He was assigned to Ropar with the same attribute. However, probably because this guy was so unlucky, after being transformed by the planeswalker rules, he actually changed from the creature card.
It became an enchantment card.
Outburst of anger
heroic ii
Fire 10
[Enchantment—Aura]
Kneel the enchanted target creature, clear all rage counters, and deal damage to the target equal to the multiplier of the rage counters it cleared.
Uphold, Outbreak of Rage is a permanent enchantment.
‘Patience in silence is for revenge—’
Rage counters are the special ability of the card Ropal. Whenever Ropal is injured, one anger counter will be accumulated. Up to ten counters can be accumulated. In other words, this card is being liquidated.
It can cause up to ten times the damage.
The most important thing is that this card does not have to be attached to Ropar himself, it can even be attached to the planeswalker himself. With a blow ten times that of his current strength, he can activate the fanatical talent again. I'm afraid
Even his teacher, the Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles, could not kill him head-on.
It's a pity that I don't know what effect the so-called tapping has on him. It must be that he loses the ability to fight in a short period of time. If it needs to be maintained for two hours like other cards, this side effect is not that big.
Then there is the Platinum Angel. This card is also quite memorable for Brando. Before he actually took office as a formal planeswalker, this card was once the most powerful card in his hand.
One, but it has always been elusive. When it was actually unlocked, Brando understood his own rules of planeswalkers and could no longer use this card for a while.
It was not until today, when his card library was further improved due to the substantial expansion of the fire element pool, that he finally had the opportunity to convert this card into his own deck.
Originally, Brando thought that this card would eventually become a secondary card in Medisa or Hipamira's deck, but he did not expect that it would undergo a shocking reversal during the transformation process and be directly assigned to Andre.
Among the decks of Ge and Morpheus:
loyalty
eternal deathiii
Dark 30
[Artifact—Armor]
The target of the settlement is a non-black/angel creature, which immediately returns to the battlefield and gains five combat counters, immortality, and anti-all protection abilities. This ability can still take effect even if the creature is removed from combat or in the graveyard.
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Maintain, a stage.
'Loyalty knows no place or time, life or death -'
This card can be said to be extremely painful for Brando. This does not mean that it is not strong enough. In fact, it is one of the most powerful cards in Brando's hand, but it is a pity that its original card, Platinum Angel, is
The attributes of angels give this card great restrictions - it can only attach non-black, angel-type creatures. If this restriction were placed in the past, it would be okay, Brando still has the card Holy Archangel in his hand
, but now this card is still in a non-transformed state, and although Brando's planeswalker resources have been accumulated for such a long time, there are not many left after transforming the fire giant and platinum angel.
What's more, he also needs a powerful card to change the situation, such as Holy Book of Life and a card of the level of Trojan of Despair. It is impossible to invest limited resources in the Holy Archangel.
At the level of a Holy Archangel, the most it can summon at this moment is a Peak Silver. Even with five combat tokens and a series of abilities, it is just an unbeatable little strongman with no attack power at all.
Therefore, the loyalty card is a useless card for Brando for the time being. It is a type that can be seen but cannot be eaten, which is exactly the same as its original position in Brando's deck.
For a while, Brando couldn't help but feel resentful towards the card Platinum Angel. She used to have this attribute when she was not unlocked, but she didn't expect that she would still have this attribute after unlocking and transforming.
You came here specifically to play with me, right?
Because of this card, Brando did not convert the last card immediately. First, he was afraid of encountering the same situation. Facts have proved that biological cards may not necessarily remain biological cards after being converted, so
He couldn't guarantee what the Temple of Life and the Trojan Horse of Despair could actually transform.
It's better to be on the safe side, wait and see the situation before making the summons, and at least give it a thought.
While Brando and Ropar were giving instructions, Charles closed the watch cover with a click and reminded Brando:
"Lord, the time has come."
"Then let's set off -" Brando immediately stopped talking, pulled out the Sword of the Earth and ordered to the others: "The target is the flame scepter and the Knights of the Flame, but before joining Medisa and the others,
, try not to make too much noise."
"Understood." Charles, Andrigue and Medphis nodded in unison.
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