Avram wanted to say something more, but suddenly found Brando staring at him coldly. He quickly shrank his neck and swallowed the second half of the sentence into his belly full of fat. The envoy's motorcade continued
Moving forward, passing the imperial soldiers and refugees, most of the people's eyes passed by the trembling men, women and children without saying a word. Enid, the daughter of the Duke from Viero, all noticed that the atmosphere in the team was a bit...
Weirdly, the little girl from the Golan-Elson family held her wet nurse's hand tightly, looking a little timid, while Eco, who was following Brando, looked eager to try. It seemed that
Wanting to help the refugees, he kept looking in the direction of Brando, but he didn't get permission. The sergeant from Yanilasu followed behind him, with one hand on the sword hanging on his waist.
On the handle, his eyes only fell on those imperial soldiers.
Chiara watched with cold eyes. This little girl wearing a very uncoordinated huge scholar's square hat stood next to Enid, looking at all this with a cold look that surpassed her age, but occasionally showed it in her expression.
There was a look of sarcasm towards Ephram and the others. As for Charles, Hipamila and Medisha, they all had their own ideas when they saw this scene, but they all stood behind Brando, calmly waiting for orders.
; Juta looked at these refugees and frowned slightly. She had seen too many such scenes in this country.
Brando didn't even look at the refugees, and his eyes didn't stay on the imperial soldiers for a moment. He pursed his lips and led the convoy through the chaos with a cold face.
The imperial knights passing by him were ignored by him as if they were nothing. Although everyone in the envoy had been together for nearly two weeks, they were still not familiar with the leader's temper. They only knew that he was a close minister of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Externally, they are no less powerful than the former Grand Duke Anlek. Whether it is Avram or the daughter of the Duke of Viero, most of them are reminded before traveling, so that they try not to offend this man who will definitely be powerful in the future.
Lord Earl, Brando did not speak, and they did not dare to act without authorization. The convoy remained silent, only approaching the towering gate of the Black Sword Barrier step by step.
The envoy quickly passed by the caravans, and the detained refugees had long been left far behind. For a moment, only Eco in the team was still looking at the back with a frown on his face.
He concealed his anxious look, as if he didn't understand why the Earl, who he had always admired and was full of chivalry, wouldn't let him take action, but Brando's image in his heart had already reached an unattainable height. The latter didn't speak, although he
His heart felt like a cat scratching his head, but he could only stay in the team calmly. He turned around and found that the little girl from the Golan-Elson family was also turning around. She tilted her head and looked at him, with a light brown face.
There was a look of incomprehension in her eyes - as if she didn't understand why those people were arrested. She was only seven or eight years old, and the aristocratic world was still too far away from her.
The scout cavalry in front of the envoy had already informed the Cruz people, so at this time the Cruz people also knew the origin of this noble convoy. The convoy slowly arrived at the Black Sword Barrier City, and Brando raised his hand to ask everyone to stop.
Not long after the convoy stopped, three Cruz knights rode in front of them on the ground dragon. The leading knight wore a silver-grey ceremonial breastplate with bright medals hanging on it. Brando looked at it.
The color of his ribbon and the long mane on his helmet made it clear that this man was a knight captain - and behind him, the daughter of Archduke Viero had changed her expression slightly. According to the normal etiquette of the Temple of Fire in interacting with its subordinate countries,
For formal envoys like them, the empire should at least have the deputy of the highest official in the area personally verify their identity and welcome them into the city. The Cruz people now send a mere knight captain to replace them. This is already naked arrogance.
Of course, this is just a thought. Even if I lend him ten courages, he doesn't have the courage.
But just when he was in a dilemma, Brando finally spoke: "Avram, tell him that it is impossible for us to go back."
Avram Rulun Shengyin quickly turned back to look at the Cruz people. The knight seemed to have expected this, and couldn't help but smile contemptuously: "Then please follow me, envoys." He deliberately said.
The envoy read the words very emphatically, and coupled with his heavy-accented Cruz language, it was full of sarcasm. These words made Avram frightened, and he was afraid that the arrogant captain would not be able to bear it.
He retorted, and apart from him, everyone else in the envoy also frowned, especially the right-hand man of Count Yanilasu behind Eco. As a soldier, his right hand was already tightly holding the sword.
On the handle.
Although Avram was a well-known dandy nobleman when he was in Karasu, he did not lose the ability to observe people's words and emotions that is necessary in this circle. He was naturally aware of the tense atmosphere and wiped his sweat.
, kept casting glances at Brando, wanting the Earl to express his opinion whether he was dead or alive.
But unfortunately, Brando still stood there motionless as if he hadn't heard what Knight Cruz said.
This time, Knight Cruz finally realized something was wrong. He turned away from the fat man in front of him, raised his head and glanced at Brando strangely, realizing that this was the person in charge of these Eruin people. Although he was not
He knew who the other party was, but this did not prevent him from speaking. He replied somewhat arrogantly: "What's wrong, everyone, do you plan to stay here all the time?"
Brando glanced at this guy. He had already seen the arrogant faces of these Cruz people in his previous life - the central nobles like Veronica, Lenaret and Brenda were slightly better, but especially these
The Cruz soldiers on the border have more opportunities to come into contact with the Eruin people on weekdays. It seems that the trembling refugees and the Eruin nobles who have weak legs after seeing the empire have long spoiled their tempers - so this group of
Humans are almost the most arrogant group of people in the empire. In their eyes, the Eruin people are probably more advanced than beasts. This trend became particularly obvious after the first Black Rose War. Later, during the Eruin resurgence,
It even affected Cruz players. Dealing with the Cruz Empire of that era was simply something that would drive Eruin players crazy.
In comparison, the current attitude is quite good, at least there is no cynicism on the surface.
However, Brando did not feel the slightest gratitude because of this 'better' attitude, because he was originally looking for trouble. For others, the mission to the empire was to participate in the mobilization ceremony held before the holy war.
For him, this purpose was actually dispensable. He stared at the Cruz knight and couldn't help but said that he didn't want to live or die, but he still suppressed his emotions and replied calmly: "We are here.
The purpose of coming here is to go to the empire, so naturally I will not stay here, nor will I return the same way - Mr. Knight, do you understand?"
"Very good, then what do you mean?" Knight Cruz seemed to have heard the funniest thing in the world. He looked at Brando and his group as if they were looking at a group of idiots, thinking that these country bumpkins must have come from somewhere.
He came from a remote place and had never seen the world before, otherwise how could he be like this?
"What we mean is that you must open the main door according to etiquette and welcome the envoys into the fortress. This is related to the dignity of the kingdom and also proves to the world that at least you Cruz people are not ignorant of etiquette." Brando answered concisely.
road.
The Duke's daughter opened her mouth behind her, let alone the Cruz knight. Even she felt that her leader suddenly became so rigid. The Cruz man clearly wanted to despise them and give them these "countryside"
Everyone's showing off; how can the count be used as a reminder of these diplomatic etiquettes? Obviously the Cruz people have already known it, but they did it deliberately. But if Brando doesn't expose this last fig leaf, then both sides can still stay.
A trace of face, but after Brando exposed it, if the Cruz people still insist on doing this, then their mission will lose even the last bit of face.
But of course she didn't believe that Count Tonigel was really that innocent. She vaguely felt that Brando seemed to have deliberately forced the other party to this dead end.
Knight Cruz also changed his expression at the same time.
"What are you talking about," he couldn't help shouting angrily: "I said that this is a time of war and it is impossible to open the door of knights. Don't you understand, sir?"
"This is within the borders of the Eruin Kingdom and the Cruz Empire. I have never heard of any war." Brando seemed to turn a deaf ear to the knight's scolding and only answered lightly.
"Really?" The knight couldn't help but sneer: "Then you can convince the Marquis that this order was issued by him. If you can convince him that this place will not be threatened by war, I will naturally do it myself.
Open the Knight's Gate to welcome you into the city."
Brando glanced at him and replied: "Okay, I will convince your Lord Marquis, but according to etiquette, you are not qualified to greet us. Originally, this honor was reserved for your Lord's deputy.
But if I come forward to persuade him, then he may have to come out to greet us in person as an apology."
Knight Cruz couldn't help but stare at him with wide eyes, as if looking at a madman.
"Daydreaming." He said, and he finally dropped these words and said: "Well, if you don't plan to go in with me, then you can just wait here. Of course, you are always welcome to convince us.
That lord marquis."
After that, he left Brando and his party behind and returned to the fortress with his men, as if he really didn't want to pay attention to these inexplicable Eruin country bumpkins.
After the Cruz people left, the eyes of Avram, the Duke's daughter and others subconsciously fell on their leader. Avram only thought that the earl wanted to show off his courage.
To advance is to retreat, but the young lord obviously did not expect that the Cruz people would never do this. The Duke's daughter remained silent, apparently having the same idea in her mind. But the problem is that now that the Cruz people have left, they
The envoy cannot stay here forever, but whether they turn back or ask the Marquis, it is a shameful thing. This matter was obviously caused by their leader, so if someone wants to
To deal with the aftermath, naturally the group leader should take action first.
But Brando didn't seem to take this matter seriously at all. He looked up at the towering city wall, then turned back and said lightly to Charles behind him: "The Cruz people's obsession, sixty years ago
, sixty years later, and today, this has never changed. Charles, go to my carriage and get my sword."
Avram hadn't understood what this sentence meant, but the Duke's daughter, who was more astute than him, had already reacted. She stared at the leader of the envoy with her mouth open, as if she had just remembered the other person's other side.
One identity - Sword Master.
"No," she hurriedly objected: "My lord, you must not be so impulsive!"
Brando looked at her and asked, "Why am I so impulsive, Miss Oni?"
"He actually asked me why he was so impulsive!" The Duke's daughter almost couldn't help but pull her hair. She originally thought Brando was just a little young and energetic, but now it seems that he is completely crazy. She couldn't help it.
He said loudly: "If you try to coerce and kidnap the Marquis, it may trigger a war."
Brando couldn't help being a little stunned: "Who said I was going to coerce and kidnap a real nobleman, Miss Oni, you can't slander my reputation wantonly."
"You're not going to do this?" The Duke's daughter was stunned for a moment.
"certainly."
"you swear?"
"Princess, it's not that I don't like joking, but now your joke is a bit too much." Brando replied seriously.
Now the Duke's daughter became a little suspicious, and she couldn't help but stare at Brando suspiciously.
But Brando really had no intention of going over and kidnapping that bullshit Marquis. First of all, he didn't know where the other party was. He couldn't kill seven in and seven out of this fortress. But at this time, Charles had already brought it
This sword was not the dark earth sword that he was used to, but a crystal-like long sword that seemed to be carved from ice crystals.
Brando took the sword, weighed it in his hand, then raised his head and stared at this fortress with a history of nearly four hundred years.
"You have to understand one thing, Miss Oni," Brando replied: "I never do anything so troublesome."
After speaking, he raised his sword and swung it towards the gate of the fortress.
A bright silver line seemed to rise from the ground, and in an instant, it shot diagonally into the sky——
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