The demonic invasion quickly became the most serious situation at the moment, and everyone knew the weight of this news.
Wood hoped that the princess's side could release the prisoners in the Temple of Fire first and allow the Cornelia fleet to at least restore a certain combat effectiveness to cope with the next war with the demons. However, Brando did not immediately respond to this request. Time was running out.
However, it does not mean that he needs to give up his previous victory.
After a break in the war, both sides need to rest. The devil is unlikely to appear in front of them immediately. These creatures from the sulfur river will be hindered in their movements under the heavy rain. Before that, even in the worst estimate, he has ten
Many hours spent negotiating with the Cruz people.
Brando's request was very simple, and it also sounded like a lion opening his mouth.
The Northern Allied Forces should return all the prisoners belonging to the princess's side, which naturally includes the little prince.
Later, the Temple of Fire had to bear all the losses caused by this war, because Brando believed that the northern nobles launched the war under their instigation - he didn't care whether the truth was true or not.
This includes reparations and trade compensation agreements.
Of course, the compensation is done in private, in order to take into account the face of the Cruz people. Brando can still meet this small request, after all, he only focuses on practical benefits.
The trade compensation agreement is the compensation method proposed by Brando. On the surface, it is a trade preference from the Cruz Empire to the Eruin Empire. But in fact, there are many detailed conditions, including two important technology transactions.
The blueprints of the magic transmission device and the manufacturing technology of the Empire’s ‘Dreadnought-class’ first-class battleship.
This is simply blackmail.
Seeing these two conditions, the expression on Wood's face was as dark as the dark clouds off the coast of Ampelssel, and he walked away without saying a word.
Then an envoy was sent to negotiate with Brando.
The envoy simply declared that if Brando did not cooperate, the temple would abandon Eruin. The Cruz people would only lose some face for this. But the best outcome for waiting for Eruin would be a serious loss of vitality, and the worst outcome would undoubtedly be
It is to destroy the country.
If these words were put in front of other Eruin nobles, it would undoubtedly be a huge bomb. Even Her Royal Highness the Princess would be shaken by it. But after hearing this, Brando just smiled and called Morpheus directly
Throw this guy out of the camp.
joke.
He is well aware of the weakness of the temple. The Cruz people probably not only want to save their face, but more importantly, the secret of the Flame Gate must not fall into the hands of the Union of All Things. He knows that there are several eternal temples in the Cruz Empire.
The Flame Door is solid, and once the secret of the Flame Door is leaked, the Empire will become another gate from the River of Sulfur to the surface world from now on.
After mastering this secret, Brando will naturally not compromise easily. However, he is also uneasy in his heart. If the old fox Wood really dares to stand still, Brando will probably take the initiative to compromise with the other party in the end.
Because only he, Antitina and Freya knew that Roman was still in Ampelsel Port.
And once the Cruz people took the initiative, I was afraid that Eruin would make them peel off a layer of skin. Brando gritted his teeth and persisted for an hour and a half, and finally Wood couldn't help but came to the door. After all,
The chief priest didn't have any information that could reassure him.
When Wood arrived, Brando breathed a sigh of relief.
The Cruzes relented.
In just half an hour, Brando signed a temporary peace agreement with Wood, taking advantage of the Cruz people's momentum. Brando showed no mercy. In addition to the superficial agreement, the two sides also signed a temporary secret agreement.
.
The Temple of Fire privately recognized the right of the Corcova royal family to pursue the treason crimes of several major leaders of the northern nobles in the future. This includes the Grand Duke of Sifah, the Marquis of Balta, the Count of Vitokin, and the Marquis of Youxi.
right of disposal.
However, this second clause has not been made public. First of all, now is not the time to shake the confidence of the northern nobles. Secondly, the chief priest has already discovered that the Grand Duke of Sifah, Marquis of Balta, Count Vitokin and Marquis of Youxi are missing. Presumably
His Royal Highness Prince Haruze may also fall into the hands of the All Things Guidance Association.
Therefore, even if the temple wants to fulfill this provision, it is currently unable to do so.
After meeting all the requirements, Brando naturally agreed in principle to return all the prisoners of the Temple of Fire - including the seven Templar Knights, the White Wing Knights and other prisoners of the Cornolia fleet.
After all, these people will also play their role in the war, and they can be regarded as coolies in Brando's hands. Although the Cruz people may not think so.
At the same time, in exchange for a second, more important agreement, Brando also took a step back from the original technology transfer agreement. The latest magic transmission device was changed to a drawing that was no more than ten years behind, and the battleship manufacturing technology was also changed to
frigate manufacturing technology.
But even so, Brando still left a trap. Because his original target knight was the Cruz Empire's new frigate design. The Cruz battleships pursued firepower and armor, were cumbersome and unpleasant. He preferred
It is the new type of battleship of the Wind Elves. However, the new frigate of the Cruz people is a design stolen from their old enemies, the Hazel people.
Master guide.
It's a pity that although Wood is the highly respected chief priest and the most talented high-level person in the Temple of Fire, he is not a technocrat. Most of the nobles who accompany the army in the Temple of Fire are unlikely to bring master craftsman level figures. Therefore, everyone
Without knowing the trap involved, Brando naturally tricked them cleanly and severely.
In the end, the two sides exchanged prisoners and tentatively reached a settlement. Brando did not intend to let the two armies that had just killed each other a few hours ago merge together to fight against the devil. This was undoubtedly a fantasy. Therefore, he simply asked the Northern Allied Forces to stop at
The area around Bunoan, while the army under the princess and the army under Lantonilan were stationed directly in the Mal Highlands.
This proposal was approved by everyone. Anyway, the northern nobles may not be willing to stand in the same trench as Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Brando then blocked the news of the demonic invasion. He did not let any rumors spread among ordinary soldiers, only telling them that there might be a foreign army from Jorgendigan that invaded Ampelsel. Although he finally won a battle
It's frustrating to have to jump back into the battle before you can celebrate, but it's better than having a lot of deserters at once.
He had seen similar scenes, which were common in the second and third Black Rose Wars. Both Odin and the nobles of the royal party agreed with this, and they knew the morality of their men.
Although the Royal Party parted ways with Her Royal Highness the Princess earlier, the Princess has expressed her regret and the two parties have temporarily returned to the same chariot. Due to the existence of Brando and Eco, Princess Griffin's status has been greatly improved.
But the morale of the soldiers was still a problem. Brando left this problem to the Cruzes and asked Wood to persuade the nobles of the Northern Alliance to mobilize supplies from near Bunoan. At least let the troops under Count Lantonilan and Odin be well.
Celebrate a victory.
"As long as there is hot broth, even in this horrible weather, ordinary soldiers can still be satisfied." Before evening, Brando had begun to send scouts to the periphery to obtain intelligence near the port, and
Whether that port fell into the hands of demons, and how many demons there were.
However, considering that the residents of the surface world knew very little about the situation in the underground world, Brando decided to go there in person and find out what was going on near Amperesel. His risky move was naturally strongly opposed by Antitina.
, even Princess Griffin did not agree with it, but he decided to go ahead despite all opinions.
But she didn't expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess could not stop him from taking the risk and insisted on going with him. She ordered Overwell to stay to appease the soldiers. Then she put on the knight's uniform, mounted the horse, and joined his team. Count Odin
Walk with her.
Brando was naturally powerless to stop what Her Royal Highness the Princess wanted to do. Fortunately, he had no intention of taking action against the devil in the first place. He was just investigating the situation on the front line, and he was able to let her go.
Brando naturally would not be pretentious and thought that Her Royal Highness the Princess was particularly concerned about him. Perhaps there was a reason for this, but a few times he saw the half-elf girl's bright silver eyes reflecting the rain, and secretly thought that she must not be satisfied.
One's own identity as a woman.
Indeed, she is actually far more suitable for the throne than her brother.
"I just don't know if those cavemen will give us a night's rest." Count Odin replied uneasily.
Brando can understand Odin's uneasiness. Events such as demon invasion can be big or small, and they happen every moment on the surface world. For example, an evil warlock summons a demon and makes a contract with it, or in other words
Occasionally a ferocious beast from the Sulfur River escapes to the surface, but these events are of little importance.
But once a situation like this happens, and the demons control one or more large portals, it will be a serious problem. Because the demons themselves also master the technology of making portals, if the local lords do not react,
If the teleportation array is quickly extinguished and eliminated, the biological army in the underlying world will grow rapidly like a snowball.
There have been several incidents of annihilation of countries in history. The earliest example was in the Year of the Golden Hoof. Later, it happened again in the Year of Glory. That unfortunate principality was very close to Eruin, in the Principality of Anto Brau.
nearby.
"I'm afraid not." Brando replied. The demons are not like Eruin's dragon cavalry. They can also march very well at night, but the heavy rain will also hinder their movement.
The hillside in the black pine forest became slippery and difficult to walk under the heavy rain, and the line between heaven and earth became blurry at the end. Fortunately, Brando was very familiar with the terrain in this area, and the group bypassed several low hills.
Then a majestic peak appeared in their sight.
This is Brando's goal.
Under the protection of the knight, he, the princess, and Count Odin braved the rain to climb the highest mountain closest to Ampelsel, and then looked down from the top of the mountain. It was dark in the direction of the port. This was the worst sign.
One. He raised his head and saw a few dark clouds drifting from the north, and then he realized that they were all harpies - they were close relatives of the sirens, but they were expelled during the 'Kailano' war and later hid.
Into the underground world.
Brando put down the telescope in his hand and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. He turned around and saw that Her Royal Highness the Princess looked pale. As expected by Wood, there was already a large army from Jorgendigang in Ampelser Port.
The three of them were silent for a while.
"Those don't seem to be demons?" Her Royal Highness the Princess asked.
Brando nodded. He glanced at the other two people, but found that they didn't seem to realize there was any problem. The demons were mixed with Jorgendigon's army, which was not a good sign.
The inhabitants of the underground world are not only cavemen, but most of the residents on the surface are collectively referred to as cavemen. Few of them can distinguish the relationship between demons and other forces in Jorgendigang, so it is understandable to show such an attitude.
But Brando knew that Jogendigon was actually a collective name. It was crisscrossed below, connecting many areas, such as the Mushroom Field and the Eternal Dark Abyss, and the Sulfur River where the devil lived was actually the lowest level of the inner earth world, fertile
End's elemental boundaries are isolated from the outside world. The first people to discover them were the dark elves, who built a city on the lava plain, Scorched Point. Due to the influence of dark magic, the city's high-ranking nobles quickly became corrupted and destroyed the elements.
The seal of the border was broken, the demon broke out of the box, and the dark elf empire also perished.
Afterwards, the dark elves retreated into the Abyss of Eternal Darkness, and the demons quickly occupied a piece of land and became one of the indigenous peoples of the underground world. However, the residents of the underground were hostile and contentious with each other. It was absolutely impossible for the Jorgandigan Empire, controlled by the black dragon, to surrender to the demons.
Yield, how did the two races mix together?
Brando remembered that the first time in history that Jorgandigan invaded the surface world was at the beginning of the Second Age, after the Second Black Rose War. That was the third chapter of the game, "Eternal Darkness."
Could it be that some unknown changes have taken place in the world below? No way. Brando doesn't think that the history he changed has affected Qiao Gendigang so quickly. A sword of the earth is already a coincidence among coincidences.
However, in any case, practical problems still need to be solved urgently.
"Mr. Brando, what should we do now?" Princess Griffin asked. There were so many harpies in the sky that they were like a dark cloud. She never dreamed that there would be so many harpies near Ampelssel in just one day.
Such a large-scale army has been gathered. And the number of demons on the ground can be imagined. It is a force that even Lantonilan's army and the Northern Allied Forces combined cannot resist.
Brando also watched this scene and was silent for a moment.
"I don't have any good ideas."
"Mr. Brando, there's nothing you can do...?" Princess Griffin was almost speechless.
Brando nodded. The move of All Things Gathering was indeed far beyond his expectation. The current demon army was almost more than the previous Temple of Flame and the Northern Alliance combined, and in a short period of time, he
I no longer have the ability to start another cycle of adversity in heaven.
To summon the Temple of Life, the Trojan of Adversity, and all the pre-cycles, he has to accumulate elements for a long time. He doesn't need to think about it again for at least a week.
He pursed his lips tightly, and for a while his mind was filled with complicated thoughts about the current situation.
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(PS: 4000 words. I got stuck today. I went for a walk to sort out my thoughts and came back to write it again. But it’s a little late, so I apologize.) ()
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