The Amber Sword

As Bresson returned the food and medicine he had found to Madden, the veteran of Brando's acquaintance - or current Captain Butch's guard, Madden, at a foothold in the Belledo Forest - the return of young men from the entire third wing of the militia provoked a sensation in the valley.

Markmi, Ike, Ethan, Bertha, Little Finnish, and the Niberto brothers, all first-born sons or daughters of a family in the village, whose relatives thought they had died that night in battle, were even ready to receive this reality - but now they're back alive and well.

The people who fled were boiling, although not all of them were residents of Butch. Some may come from Aomura or Webin, but the atmosphere still affects everyone, after all, it is the first good news they have received in two days.

A good omen may herald that things will go well for some time to come, not to mention the accompanying food and medicines. People suffering from hunger and cold can eat a warm meal, and the injured can be cared for. Everyone believes that hope does not seem too far away. Even the difficult and tragic situation of the afternoon has been forgotten.

People always want a good life, and even if it's only a little better than it is now, they'll be satisfied. Some say humans are greedy, they are greedy, but they are the easiest to satisfy.

Madden ordered the campfire to go up, and the veteran of the November war was born brave and stubborn and would never yield to the bone skeletons of Madara. He doesn't even care that Kabbath and Roscoe found them, and according to him, they could have done it, and Eluin doesn't have a pussy--

So many people without military training will certainly not be able to hide, so be generous.

On the other hand, Freya, who suddenly became lonely, was suddenly treated like a hero. At first Brando was worried about her touching the scene, but soon he found it redundant:

“Thanks to you, Freya! ”

“Freya, don't be sad, you still have us. Everyone in the village will support you. You're a strong, good girl. Everyone knows that! ”

“Freya, are you hurt? Let Aunt Akasha see how careless you are!” A rich, middle-aged woman who separates herself from the crowd, with her characteristically rugged hands and feet and her big voice, cannot hide the concern on her face.

She separated Freya from Liu Hai in front of her forehead, wiped her face, and stepped back and measured the girl carefully.

“Aunt Akasha, I'm fine now. ”

“Really, don't worry about anything. ”

“Really, thank you.” Freya looked around herself and a layer of fog inadvertently blocked her view. These people actually had a bad couple of days, and each of them was scared, and their eyes were covered in blood. But here we are, showing the most sincere affection between people.

Brando sat so far away watching this scene that he couldn't help but feel an unknown warmth.

Warm campfires, human connections, and the fragrance of food in the air seem to disperse the colours of darkness and coldness in the mountains, but even for a moment one cannot help but admire:

What a good scene.

Relationships between people are supposed to be so simple.

Brando leaned against a white rock, staring up at the stars: one grain at a time, unchanged, or like a diamond spilled over a dark purple curtain.

“Why can't you go?” He saw Roman sitting higher, holding his bag on his skirt knees with his hands, and a pair of round toe shoes swinging back and forth in the air.

“They don't like me. ”

“Why?”

“My aunt and I are all weirdos in their eyes. Besides, there's a girl who wants to be a businessman. So it's normal not to like it. ”

You know that. Brando said, but all of a sudden he realized he didn't remember Roman's aunt much, because the woman was always out, here today, tomorrow, only occasionally to come back and bring Roman some strange little things she liked.

Perhaps it is because of an independent growth experience that this future businesswoman has developed a unique personality.

“Can you tell me about your parents, as if you hadn't told me about them? ”

“I haven't seen them. My aunt has been with me since I remembered. Auntie said," Little Roman, when you grow up, give back to Auntie! "”

The businesswoman giggled, reflecting the moonlight, and her eyes were clean.

Brando stunned and calmed down after listening.

“Is that why you want to be a businessman? ”

“Mmm.”

“What a strange thought. ”

“It's okay...”

The two chatted again for a while before Brando saw Freya over there pulling away and walking over. The young girl appeared simple, simple and approachable in front of the crowd, but once she became the leader of the Bucchi III militia, she hid a sense of responsibility from the future goddess of martial arts.

She promised to take Brando to see Captain Madden of the Bucci Guard, although she didn't know what the young man was going to do. But just like Ethan, she had a blind trust in each other that there would be a way out of this dilemma as long as it was this young man.

Freya wasn't trying to rely on anything, she was simply curious.

And here's Brando's plan: now that he's joined up with Bucci's guards, and he understands what's going to happen to Captain Madden, then he certainly needs to do something about this historic disagreement.

Sure, Brando first thought about preserving himself, but people can't live alone in this world. If he did that, how would he deal with Roman, how would he deal with McMee and Little Finnish, and how would he deal with Freya?

Besides, the previous helpless cry of the future goddess of martial arts had deeply touched him. There are so many anxieties about a man's life - not to mention that he was a man for two generations, but he pleaded unrepentantly.

With this in mind, Brando felt the road ahead of him.

Roman was naturally around him, and three men crossed the valley, through three or two bonfires and crowds, and finally found the old man by the fire of a camp at the end of the valley. Coincidence or anticipation, Bryson was there. But Brando doesn't care about this guy. Instead, his eyes fell on a November war veteran.

Madden, by the time in the game, Brando suddenly remembers that he hasn't seen this old man in almost thirty years.

Madden was extremely unhappy in his late years in the game, but he was at the end of his life, and his only luck was not witnessing the defeat of Eruin and enjoying the friendship of many players. This NPC has great prestige among players - because he teaches multiple skills in covert operations, probing, and swordsmanship, and most importantly, he teaches the soldier's first advanced skill: courage warfare.

Old people and Brando have similar memories, and they don't even look that old, but their perseverance is stronger. Brando spent some time with this veteran, knowing his temper, knowing that this was an extremely determined and fearless soldier with a fierce personality, so any euphemism would not work in front of him, and he might get some good feelings if he made a direct statement.

But when he opens his mouth, he still has a little twist. Who knows if the characters in this world will be the same as they are in the game? Though he thinks it should be the same, think about it and think about it a little bit.

After listening to him, Madden's eyebrows did move - wrinkled, of course. Unexpectedly, however, the first objection was raised by the young Deputy Chief of Security.

Bryson.

“You mean we'll fail, why? ”

Brando stared at Madden and heard the old man say, "Young man, I appreciate you wanting to join us and do your best for the kingdom. But you don't seem to have much hope for the next battle, and I'd like to hear it--”

Brando was not too busy, and what he feared most was that the angry old man would not give him the opportunity to speak. Just ask him, as a man who knows the history, and he convinces him with certainty, “Actually, I have only one question. Do you know how many of Madara's dead armies are blocking you? ”

Several of the young men in the guard force were silent.

Madden was also silent, but his eye-catching Brayson replied: "From the afternoon battle, it should be the same army of the dead that started to bite us. Then I added another one, and I noticed some of the other's flags, which should have at least two separate command bases. Unfortunately, the exact composition of Madara is unknown. ”

Our owner looked at the guy with surprise and couldn't see that the product was still a little real. Unlike his previous life's experience, Bresson's mere observation of these conclusions on a chaotic battlefield is remarkable.

But it doesn't give Brando a glimpse, because, unfortunately, Brando happens to be the one who knows a lot more than he does.

“It is not surprising that you do not know this country, Madara, and draw the wrong conclusions," he said, whispering, “this is a country that has never been truly united. Approximately before the age of Ruwen and Sword, a group of evicted dark wizards came here to be the first lords of the region, and for quite some time this was a paradise for bandits and vagrants of the dead...”

“What are you talking about? ”

“Listen to him, Bryson, don't be impatient. ”

“Huh.”

Brando smiled and knew he could get Martin's attention. A veteran is a veteran, no matter how bad his temper is, but it always grasps some key information.

“But at the same time it is a highly aggressive country, with its lords living in darkness constantly marching against each other and plundering in either direction, north, south, anytime, anywhere, with Eruin, Cruz, Osor even the Banlin region suffering greatly. ”

“Years of war have given these lords of darkness a hundred wars of troops whose strength cannot be ignored, albeit extremely chaotic. So you see two different numbers, and they can be very different sizes. ”

“So can you tell me some details about what happened in your battle, and maybe I can help you with some messages? ”

“Brando!” Bryson finally couldn't help but stand up and scold angrily: “You're lying. How could you possibly know about Madara, as far as I know, before you--”

He wanted to say something else, but it was severely stopped at a glance by young people. Bryson stunned for a moment and could hardly believe that he would be shocked by the other person's eyes alone.

Brando wasn't as powerful as he used to be, but he was just a little talented.

“Listen, Bryson, I'm not here to argue with you either.” Brando replied word for word: "I don't expect you to understand what a critical juncture this is, but I just want you to know - be responsible for your actions! ”

Bryson was mute and furious.

“Tell him what happened to us, Bryson.” But Madden opened his mouth and said that the veteran's eyebrows had wrinkled deeply.

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Act XVIII, S 'taz is elf language.

(PS. Recent chapters have been very good, I wonder if everyone feels the same as I do?

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