Faina suddenly pulled his sleeve, and Brando turned around, "Do you want to go there?" the noble daughter mouthed, and she pointed to the street covered with tangled vines in the center of the ruins.
Brando nodded.
"You're crazy," Faina looked at him in disbelief: "Wait, are you going to use that cloak?"
That cloak would be useful if it could be used, Brando couldn't help but think. But a certain Alzheimer's patient didn't even leave him the activation spell, who knows how to use that thing.
He shook his head.
Faina looked at him in confusion, but the young man had already raised his hand to signal her to stay. Then he lowered his body, turned his head and climbed out.
This action shocked Faina. She saw Brando crawling to a stop less than ten feet away from the ruins. She was so frightened that she couldn't help but open her mouth but didn't dare to make a sound.
——
But of course Brando was not crazy. He knew very well what would happen if he lurked out like this. Although he had some experience in sneaking, he also understood that he was still far from being as good as those truly high-end Nightingales and Rangers.
Even those people who are lower than ten levels may not be able to guarantee that they will not be discovered 100% in front of the monster Andersa, especially in the forest, let alone him.
Brando has always been very self-aware. He is just moving forward and observing. He can't draw a conclusion from a distance in the forest. He has no habit of wasting time, so he can only choose to take risks.
He lay down under the bush and hesitated again and again, staring across the branches of the heather at the dead ruins not far away, his mind racing with ideas of how to get through here safely.
But this is a bit whimsical. Andersa is not a fool. Her being here means that she is at least 100% sure that she can find him. Brando stared outside with no clue, and couldn't help but have some clueless thoughts floating in his mind.
Related thoughts.
He thought that if this was still a game, then there must be a way to complete tasks in the game, right?
Thinking of this, Brando suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he suddenly remembered some things in the past games; he vaguely remembered that when Amber Sword began to be put into testing, this game was because of its huge difference with traditional games.
Different and caused a sensation.
Because in ordinary games, most game design concepts are to test players, but no matter how difficult a task is designed, it must ultimately leave a way for players to complete it.
In a simple game, the road is smooth. In a difficult game, the road is full of thorns.
But a road full of thorns is always at least a road.
However, Amber Sword uses a completely different design concept, and the game pursues maximum reality. The designer once said something quite famous among players:
There is no road in the forest, you need to rely on your courage and wisdom to open it.
Therefore, there is no "necessarily possible task" in Amber Sword, just like the joke on Emerald Peak - 'The design team actually designed a drop list for the Green Dragon, but in fact they can completely omit it' -
Because the Green Dragon has been called the world boss that can never be killed since the beginning of the game.
(Note: Because it possesses the only top-level 'eternal' element in the entire Warnd world, the Emerald Dragon is defined as existing in countless parallel universes at the same time, so it cannot be killed alone at any place or time -
—This is almost equivalent to immortality, so it is called the immortal in Amber Sword, which is the boss that cannot be killed, so players joke that the drop list is meaningless because it will never be used)
But the concept of Amber Sword is like this. The designer gives the possibility of being called reality. Although the players initially called this reality difficult, they finally accepted this design idea.
‘If Amber Sword wasn’t the only virtual reality game in the world at that time, I’m afraid it would have been abandoned by players long ago. What players always pursue is gameplay rather than logic.’ Brando couldn’t help but think about it.
Just like this, he suddenly felt vaguely that he had grasped the idea.
If the original intention of the game is to provide a possibility that can be called real, it may seem like making things difficult for players, but in fact it abandons the "only or only few ways" of past games.
If there is no so-called ‘strategy’, then create a ‘strategy’ yourself. This is the spirit of the so-called Amber Sword.
Brando took a deep breath and finally thought of a way. If he couldn't complete the task perfectly, then abandoning the pawn to save the car might not be an option. He turned his eyes to the side, then calmed down and carefully returned to the original route.
But as soon as he exited the bush, the first thing he saw was Faina looking at him with a pale face, as if he had done something heinous.
"Being with you will shorten my life for at least ten years!" She glared at him and said.
"If your life is shortened by ten years, I'm afraid you may die in infancy later." Brando glanced at her and replied.
"What, what do you mean?"
"Have you seen the ruins? We will use its cover to sneak past behind them later. I took a closer look just now. That is the most likely path, and the others are basically dead ends."
Brando explained his judgment clearly, but Faina followed his gesture and opened her mouth:
"It looks good over there, but country bumpkin, you haven't noticed that there is no cover at all in the last section. You will definitely be discovered anyway, right?" She couldn't help raising her eyebrows and objected: "I said, that woman
But one of the twelve patriarchs of the tree shepherds, don’t think of her as a fool - her appearance here must mean that she is sure of catching us!"
"Of course I know, I also noticed it." Brando shook his head and replied: "But I know that she must also know that after previous experiences, she will not treat us as fools. In this case, she will not
Pay too much attention in that direction."
"I understand the opposite," Faina frowned: "But what's the use of just diving through the first half? The second half is a flat square, and she will find us even if she doesn't pay attention.
"
Brando didn't answer. Of course he knew that there weren't that many things that were perfect. But at least he had to find a way to solve half of it first, and he had to work hard on his own for the rest.
It was impossible not to take any risks at this time, and he didn't have much time to waste. Although William was helping, there was still a question of how long the druids outside could last.
So he shook his head.
"Hey!" Faina almost made a sound in a hurry. She grabbed Funya next to her and said, "Funya, please persuade your elder brother. This lunatic wants to commit suicide. I don't want it."
Accompany him!"
Funya looked at the two of them and shook her head, meaning that she had no intention of objecting - Brando's decision was her decision.
The noble daughter was immediately speechless.
"You stay." Brando said. He had no reason to take this noble daughter with him, especially since it seemed like he was going to die.
But at this time, the princess from the flower-leaf collar hesitated. She felt a little flustered for some reason. Logically speaking, she should agree, but she looked at Brando and Funya and lost her temper for no reason.
"No, you have to take me with you!" she said with raised eyebrows.
Brando couldn't understand the young lady's thoughts for a while, and couldn't help but said angrily: "I said, don't you think you are a drag?"
"Who told you to forget to leave me behind at Lady Veronica's place earlier? Country bumpkin, you are responsible for bringing me here. If you want to leave me and run away, are you still considered a noble?"
I am not a noble to begin with, Brando almost couldn't help shouting. But he looked at Faina's serious look, as if she would follow him if he didn't agree, and couldn't help but feel a little headache.
He looked at Funia again, and finally compromised - after all, bringing one is also bringing, and bringing two is also taking, isn't it? Moreover, Brando couldn't help but think a little maliciously that he was going to follow and die.
, even if something happens, I can’t blame him.
So he sighed and reluctantly agreed with Faina's statement.
The noble lady stared at her - she also looked relieved at this time, as if she had finally gained the upper hand for the first time in a long struggle.
"Shall we leave immediately?" she asked.
Brando wanted to say it was me, not us, but he could only nod at the moment. Besides, after convincing the young lady, he really should start taking action.
But in fact, if he was alone, it would actually take no effort for him to pass through the ruins - although of course the square behind was still a big problem.
However, now that he brought Faina and Funia with him, the problem became much more complicated. He did not dare to let Faina and Funia follow him, but carried them back and forth twice.
This sounds a little funny, but the fact is that even if Brando is holding a person, his sneaking skills are much better than Faina's alone.
The first time he carried Funya through the ruins seemed to go smoothly. He carefully left the jungle from the side with dense vegetation, and then used the cover of a broken wall to get into half of the stone house - just as he had judged before
Similarly, this direction is facing away from Andesa, and this woman does not pay too much attention here, because in fact, she only needs to stare at the square over there, which is enough to convince her that no matter how great Brando is,
will still be discovered.
After placing Funia, he turned around and went back to pick up Faina. He moved very quickly, making almost no sound when passing through the bushes. Such superb skills almost stunned the noble lady from Cruz.
She is also very knowledgeable, and she knows very well that only the most brilliant scouts in the army can do such details, and ordinary nobles will not actually learn these things, except for those with special status.
For example, the royal spies.
Faina has dealt with her father's spies before, but compared to Brando at the moment, their level is just like a showpiece.
But the noble daughter didn't know that Brando actually looked down upon her own stealth skills at all. She couldn't imagine how terrifying the stealth skills of the professional nightingale and ranger players in the game were.
When the stealth skill reaches level ten or above, you can even achieve visual deception, which means you may not be able to notice him standing in front of you.
And when you reach level 15 or above, you have mastered the legendary hiding skills in sight. You can disappear in front of people, which is almost an effect that can only be achieved by magic.
But magic can dispel it, but stealth cannot.
The advanced nightingale's eating skills are naturally not that simple.
But these are all digressions. When Brando picked up Faina, the eldest lady finally woke up. She was so frightened that she almost screamed, if Brando hadn't covered her mouth with vigilance.
.
Brando glared at her fiercely, reminding the young lady to distinguish between occasions. Faina blushed, although this was not the first time Brando had hugged her sideways like this, but the last time was in
When she jumped off a bottomless cliff, she was so frightened that she didn't think much about it.
The second time was also to avoid the Saint Hydra's attack, but he was basically stunned as well.
Only this time, she was still conscious - but Faina preferred not to be so conscious, at least not so shy and uneasy, as if her face was about to burn.
By the time she recovered from the panic, Brando had already placed her behind half of the wall.
Up to this moment, Brando has moved Funia and Faina to the last section of the ruins after several trips back and forth. In front of it is the square, and the rest is as mentioned before:
It’s up to you to work hard!
He slapped the aristocratic daughter awake and asked in a mouthful: "You really don't want to stay? You may die later?" Brando planned to try to scare off the noble daughter for the last time, but this time he got the same answer.
is negative.
This woman didn't know why she was crazy. She seemed to have decided on him. She stared at him firmly and shook her head. It felt as if the Cruz people never abandoned their comrades, which made Brando feel weird for a moment.
.
"Forget it," he sighed and said, "I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous."
Then he stuck his head out to see how to cross the square. But as soon as he looked out, his expression changed. In fact, it was not just him, Faina who was with him almost screamed "ah".
Because he saw a figure in a red robe at the other end of the square.
"Damn it, I expected it already -" Brando couldn't help but cursed secretly in his heart. He thought that the other party would be at least a little negligent - even if this was not an oversight in the first place.
But they didn't expect that Andesa was still intact. The accomplice was guarding the other side of the square, and they didn't even have a chance.
Brando stepped back and gritted his teeth, unable to think of any solution for a while.
But at this time, Faina grabbed his hand: "The distance is already very short, why not try it with a cloak? The duration should be enough!"
Cloak? Brando was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Faina should be talking about the cloak given by William.
He was a little depressed for a moment, thinking that he would have used it long ago, and if the cloak could be hidden from the Dragon King's perception as William said, then it would be a piece of cake to hide it from Andersa.
However--
Not so many ifs.
He couldn't help but break away from Faina's hand, a little doubting whether the eldest lady was so scared that her brain was frightened. She should have known the reason at the beginning - or William's Alzheimer's disease was still contagious.
of?
Unexpectedly, Faina grabbed his hand again and asked: "Hey, do you really think that thing can't be started? Have you forgotten what I do?"
Brando was stunned for a moment: "What do you do?"
"Noble lady?"
"Go to hell," Faina gritted her teeth and glared at him: "Hillbilly, I am a magic swordsman, and analyzing spells is my specialty!"
"Huh?" Brando was really stunned this time: "Can you do it? That thing is at least a strange object that exists in myths. The magic circle above is very different from what we have now. If I remember correctly, this
Miss, you don’t even have a formal rank, right?"
"That's because I'm a noble," Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Flowery Leaf Territory said with an annoyed look, "It's impossible for me to participate in the job evaluation of the Adventurer's Guild. Besides, as a noble, I learn much more detail than the average person.
"
Brando was stunned, and suddenly felt that this was really possible. So he stopped and asked seriously for the first time: "Is it really possible?"
"I don't know, I have to give it a try." Faina didn't dare to talk too much, but when it came to her own profession, she seemed much more serious, and she didn't always put on airs like before.
Brando nodded and handed over the cloak wrapped in his hand. Faina took the cloak and touched it with her hands - this was purely physical work, because the cloak was just like William said
That's really amazing.
But about a few minutes later, Faina suddenly screamed in surprise. Although the sound was small, Brando almost jumped up in fright. He immediately turned back to look in the direction of the ruins. Fortunately, Andesa did not
Noticed.
He immediately turned back and glared at Faina. If he hadn't been convinced that it was impossible, he would have almost suspected that this young lady was simply a standard spy.
This time, the noble lady seemed to realize her mistake. For the first time, she showed an embarrassed look and stuck out her tongue at him, but she still said to Brando with some joy:
"Hillbilly, I've learned this magic circle before!"
"Have you learned it?" Brando was surprised and immediately turned from worry to joy. He never dreamed of such a coincidence. If Faina had really learned this thing, then it shouldn't be difficult to find its activation spell.
With Martha on top, he immediately felt that luck seemed to have not left him yet.
…(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at ***(***.***).***, your support is my biggest motivation.)
