To the west of Rushta, you can already see a corner of the open Khazer Plain. Under the vast night, the dark sky merges with the horizon, and the stars are reflected, as if there is no end.
Brando's team stayed in a forest of oak trees. There was a farm nearby. Dots of lights came from far away through the shadows of the forest. The southern edge of the forest was located on an open small highland. From here, towards
Looking south, you can see Sandburg more than ten miles to the southwest, and the shining edge of Stroy Lake is clearly visible.
It's been half an hour since I left the city.
The people who went out to search soon came back dejected.
"No witch found?"
"No."
"Didn't you find Babasha and the others?"
"No."
"Have Ciel and the others come back?"
"nor."
Brando asked one by one, but all he got was disappointing answers. As usual, if the witch had succeeded, she would have been waiting for them here.
And even if the other party lied, Babasha and the others should have arrived by now.
But the actual news we got was that both groups of people had disappeared and there was no news.
Even Ciel, Hipamira and the others had no news, as if they were missing in the city. The existence of the Nightmare clan disrupted the spiritual network near Rushta, and the latter did not even have the last means to contact his subordinates.
All lost.
The situation was worse than imagined. Although he had known that the plan he made might lead to various surprises, this development still surprised him.
Fortunately, everyone finally found Kou Hua, who had stayed outside the city beforehand. When they bumped into the latter, this black-haired girl was sitting with her bare feet on top of a huge white wolf, reflecting the bright eyes.
The moonlight is like an elf in the forest.
"It looks like you are in trouble." Kou Hua expressed pleasure at Brando's bad mood as always. She used to like to find happiness in the pain of mortals. But now she has much less fun, or she has become picky.
, changed to only taste Brando’s pain alone.
But it doesn't seem to taste bad.
"Do you have any news about Babasha and the others?" Brando frowned and stared at the female wolf.
"They left a message for you and asked me to convey it to you. Otherwise, how could you find me?"
"Your sister is in my hands."
Kou Hua's good mood suddenly disappeared, and he gritted his teeth and made a whining sound, as if he was roaring in a low voice.
"Tell me what they said."
"Your woman is still in the hands of the Silver Queen, but the witch didn't lie to you, she was just transferred away beforehand."
"Did our news leak?"
"I'm not the only one with ill intentions around you." Kou Hua sneered: "There are many people who wish you bad luck, and of course I am one of them."
"You mean Delphine?" Brando's face sank slightly: "Impossible, she has no chance, Medisa is monitoring her."
"She didn't betray you, but she just needs to do nothing."
"What's the meaning."
"dream."
Brando reacted, and his power reached their level. He could easily control his dreams, so the spells used by witches to control dreams were meaningless to people with strong willpower. The latter only needed to prevent themselves from entering dreams easily.
That’s it.
With Delphine's intelligence, she would have thought of this, but she had never mentioned it, which meant that when she was dreaming, witches had already invaded the Cat and the Beard Inn more than once.
He and Medissa thought of arranging old Kent to live outside the hotel, but they forgot about it.
He was silent for a moment and then asked again: "Did Babasha and the others only say this?"
"They went after your women."
"how long?"
"I don't know that," Kou Hua looked at him jokingly: "Hey, what are you going to do?"
Brando glanced at her coldly, without any intention of answering her question.
He returned to the crowd. The Cruz nobles were originally very interested in Kou Hua, but since someone almost had his arm bitten off by the black wolf ordered by the latter, these people have stayed away from the witch and even ordered her to
Brando looked more in awe.
"What are you going to do?"
After listening to Brando's statement, Prime Minister Niedwin asked the exact same question.
Brando was almost stunned for a moment before he realized that Delphine was the granddaughter of this big shot. However, the former was calm and low-key, and contained wisdom in every word and deed. The latter was obviously too far behind. Although she was equally smart,
But it's so sharp that it's scary.
Sometimes she is just an out-and-out madwoman, a time bomb.
He is not the only one who is like this. I am afraid Her Majesty the Queen will not like him too much. The Supreme Being will never tolerate the existence of such an unruly guy within the scope of his power.
At this point, it's clear that Delphine is far less visionary than her grandfather, and that politics is the art of compromise, not an arm-wrestling of wise men.
It must be said that this lady once again put him in a bad mood. It was probably because of this that the old prime minister of the empire took the initiative to inquire.
Because in the previous conversation, although the prime minister did not show any malice, he still showed a respectful attitude towards him, which was obviously like the common understanding of a high-level empire.
In any case, the internal strife in the empire is the imperial people's own affairs and no outsiders are allowed to interfere.
Not to mention Prime Minister Niedwin, who is humble on the outside but extremely arrogant on the inside.
But in any case, it was Brando who helped the old guys like them, not to mention that the latter can be said to have indirectly saved his granddaughter's life. Politicians in this era have not yet evolved to the point where they can refuse to pay in person.
He stood up not only to repay Brando's favor, but also to make up for the mistakes caused by his granddaughter.
Brando thought for a moment.
"I have to rescue Qian. If Babasha and the others don't catch anyone, then I have no choice but to go into the city again."
"That's not okay," before anyone else could speak, Veronica interrupted him: "You underestimate Her Majesty the Queen, little guy. Do you think your arrangement at Hanlu Manor caught her off guard? Now look.
If you come there, she is just testing you. If you go back to Rushta, you will fall into a trap."
Most of the other nobles present had different expressions on their faces, but they almost expressed the same meaning. It was obvious that they had finally escaped from the imperial capital, and no one wanted to go back.
They escaped along the way. Although they were lucky enough not to encounter the Dragon Queen again, nor the Andesa and other tree shepherds mentioned by Sidney and Veronica, but this does not mean that they will be so lucky if they enter the city again.
What's more, everyone has witnessed what happened along the way. At this moment, the entire Rushta is probably in chaos.
Who would want to step into dangerous territory again?
Brando naturally understands this truth. He has already used all his cards for this operation, but there are still too many situations that he did not expect, especially the Dragon Queen who dared to ignore the threat of the dragons and show up in Lu Shi.
Ta. This was far beyond his expectation.
If he had a 50% chance of taking action at Hanlu Manor the first time, now he had no 10% chance of attacking the city again.
This is almost a gambler's gamble.
But he must make a choice.
Not only is Akane trapped in the city now, there is no news about Ciel, Morpheus, Andrigue and Hippamilla. He cannot leave any of his men behind.
"teacher……"
Faina obviously saw the latter's predicament. She looked at her teacher unbearably. In her opinion, it was Brando who rescued these nobles. In order to achieve this goal, the other party paid so much, and they
should be held responsible for this.
At least you can't show such a careless attitude. It's chilling.
Veronica sighed and patted her student's shoulder gently: "But if you make a decision, no matter what the decision is, I will accompany you, little guy."
Brando was not surprised that Veronica could say this. He knew that this was her swordsmanship, but no matter what, he was still very grateful.
Ever since he met the Master Sword Master, he had helped him a lot more than once. From the bottom of his heart, he had even regarded him as his elder.
Not to mention the unexplainable relationship between the other party and his teacher, the Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles.
But what surprised him was that many Cruz nobles present also expressed the same meaning one after another. He looked at these imperial nobles with some surprise - in his impression, these people, even Faina
Even though they are figures like father and brother, they have never been kind to others. Darkness is almost a footnote to these nobles. When did these upper-class nobles become so easy to talk to?
He couldn't help but look at the Prime Minister Niedwin on the side. The old man said nothing and was just waiting quietly for him to make a decision. However, this big man had already expressed a certain attitude without saying a word.
"We are soldiers first, Mr. Earl." One of the nobles said to Brando: "We are on the same boat at the moment. As long as you make a decision, we will obey your order."
Brando finally understood the underlying meaning of this sentence. The key point was that 'we are in the same boat.' Cruz's nobles were still as smart as ever, but no matter what, he still felt something in his heart.
Finally, I didn’t do anything in vain——
"Thank you very much," he replied, "I understand what you mean. Please rest assured that I will not make a hasty decision, but I will not give up my goal easily. If I wait another half hour, if there is no news,
I will enter the city again."
Brando glanced at everyone present.
"As for you, you can wait for me here, or organize your own organization to go to the Metz area first. I believe that the Silver Queen will not be able to spare any effort to hunt you down for a long time to come."
He said this not out of impulsiveness, but because he knew that even bringing these people with him would have no effect. The combined effect of these nobles in the battle was not as much as that of one Veronica. It would be better to sell one
Favor, he can only choose to side with the eldest son of the emperor in this power struggle within the empire, and once these people return to the territory, they will be Eruin's potential allies in the empire in the future.
Now he can only do so much for this ancient kingdom.
The rest is his personal affairs.
The scene fell silent.
Obviously, no one would be willing to die if they could avoid death. Brando's words touched all the nobles present. In the eyes of these upper-class imperial nobles who were originally out of reach of Count Tonigel, this Eruin
The hillbilly lord who came also became taller at this moment.
They suddenly discovered that there were people outside the empire who had the style of ancient nobility.
He is not afraid of danger, is kind and tolerant, and responds with the utmost loyalty to his subordinates. Such a nobleman seems to be seen only in the most shining era.
"Young man," Niedwin suddenly spoke slowly, "I will go back with you."
Brando was stunned, almost thinking he heard wrongly.
All the Cruz people present were stunned and subconsciously looked at the former prime minister of the empire.
What kind of important person is Prime Minister Niedvin?
If you are not a member of the Empire, it will be difficult for you to understand clearly. In the early decades, the people of the Empire called him "our prime minister". This is a proprietary title that no one except the old Niederwin has.
It can be enjoyed even by the most famous prime ministers of the empire's ancestors.
He single-handedly created an era when the imperial power of the empire was most concentrated and prosperous. If he is said to be a hero, he deserves it, and if he is said to be a powerful official, he can accept it calmly.
In an era when the average political life of the imperial nobles was less than ten years, eight years to be exact, Prime Minister Niederwin served in this position for fifty-three years. Even until the death of the previous emperor, he was still the latter.
Best friend.
If there is a miracle in this world, then this is already a miracle.
His power extended to every corner of the empire, but in the end he completed the handover almost without using a sword. He stepped down from the altar safely and handed over to the Silver Queen and the eldest son of the emperor who succeeded him, a prosperous empire, and even a prosperous empire.
Enjoy your retirement.
What if history went in the direction Brando knew instead of becoming messy like this.
And would such a character be a passionate and impulsive aristocrat?
Obviously not.
Then the background of his words is questionable, and even the nobles who had already made their decision seemed a little shaken.
Only Sidney on the side frowned rarely when he saw this scene - this is not to say that the saintly lady of the Lion Palace will not frown, but in fact any expression is less than what appears on her face.
, so that this subtle look seems a bit rare.
Brando didn't know this, but Sidney thought that this was the second time the old prime minister had asked to see Her Majesty the Queen.
Did he really think he could convince the headstrong Supreme Being of the Empire?
This is obviously a false proposition.
The old prime minister could never be so naive. If he made such a request once, it could be said that he could not see the situation clearly. If he made mistakes again and again, then he would no longer be Niederwin.
Sidney couldn't help but carefully observe the expression on the old man's face. Unfortunately, she couldn't see any clues. Old Nidwin didn't seem to intend to elaborate on this issue anymore. He only said this.
If you don't, others don't dare to ask.
On the other hand, little Niedwin on the side seemed to be hesitant to speak, but was suppressed by his father's stern eyes.
Brando happened to notice this detail.
But he didn't say much. He thought for a moment and did not dare to answer any of the imperial prime minister's words easily. He only replied: "Thank you very much, but in any case, we will wait for half an hour."
Half an hour is not long.
But at certain times it can be unsettlingly long.
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