The Amber Sword

“Is this the cluster? ”

Princess Griffin saw Brando flip over the body of the gray robe, revealing a purple crystalline skin underneath the cut robe, and she looked up silently, only to see the broken neck of the body, like broken glass, the overall crystallization without a trace of blood seeping out.

“This is the cluster,” Brando answered after staying by the body for a while: "Some of the creatures in the magic crystal are affected by the Moon of Magic and distort a form of magic. This monster is not common and is occasionally found in magical crystal veins, crystal forests. ”

“But it looks like a human creature," Princess Griffin looks at the body quietly, "and what does that have to do with anything? Mr. Brando, do you know what happened to Fort Swallow?” She stood outside the door and did not want to stain the house with blood everywhere - although the animal's body had long been dragged out for disposal, the Countess attacked her brother with a demon claiming to have fled during the Ambesseur war, and showed the soldiers the body of the grey robe, and those present could not help but have relatives when they saw the tragedy in Akr, and since such cases had recently occurred inside the port of Ambesseur, nothing was in doubt.

“He was a human being.” Brando didn't answer back, he picked up a piece of crystal, "but the crystallization made him look like this. ”

“Crystalliasis?” Princess Griffin raised her head slightly and looked at him with beautiful silver eyes.

“I saw this case when I was learning about the scroll. Some of the creatures living in the crystal veins have gradually gone mad, growing crystals on their bodies, and have gone mad and started attacking humans.” Brando stared at the crystal chip, and the glowing light dropped a narrow spot on his face: “This is the earliest case of crystallization, which occurred in the wilderness of the four realms. ”

“It sounds like demonization.” Her Royal Highness frowned and replied.

“This is demonization," Brando nodded, sighing again: "Because of the magical enrichment in the crystal veins, it is easier to cause magic erosion. But crystallization is very special, no one knows why there are clusters of this creature, and theoretically, any species in Warnde has its continuity, only the clusters have a blank history. There are also some studies on them, but it is still unclear what the context is. ”

Her Royal Highness is naturally speaking of the Black Tower Wizard because 'we’, but in fact Brando subconsciously uses the player's pronoun. In the Sword of Amber, the drama party naturally investigated the clusters deeply, but as Brando said, all the investigation lasted until the glorious age, and then it stopped.

Some argue that there is a huge secret hidden from the clusters, but the more senior players so assert - that the clusters' origins can only be a mystery until the official opens up history before the glorious age. But how easy it is to talk about history before the glorious age, one of the major sources of information for players is actually the library in Buga, but history before the glorious age is also an untenable knowledge for the wizards in Buga.

Where exactly did the clusters come from?

Brando doesn't really care, he only cares why they suddenly appear in Eruin. There was no relevant record in history, and the history of the North seemed to be undergoing some changes, and hidden seemed to have begun to disengage from his cognitive trajectory.

After hearing Brando's answer, Princess Griffin also remained silent for a while. But after a while, she asked, "But Delphirie also said that there were no crystal forests near Swallow Castle. ”

“So this is exactly where I wonder.” Brando replied.

Princess Griffin frowned anxiously, looking at Brando: "Why say that? ”

“Because I found similar marks on Akr's body, some crystals grew on his back neck, only to be unnoticed by others under the blood stain.” Brando turned around and looked at it. He answered with great certainty, "It also explains why this guy suddenly becomes so heartbroken that dark magic magnifies the evil in people's hearts. This is not an example. There must be an epidemic of crystallisation in the vicinity of Swallow Castle, and Baron Dahler may have decayed. ”

The princess frowned more deeply: "How could this happen, what do you think would happen to Fort Swallow, and what should we do? ”

“Definitely not a good thing, and there's nothing we can do about it for now. Just keep it a secret from Miss Delphiry, at least until we're done with the mess in the north. Her Royal Highness also understands the distance between the Fort and Ambesseur, and we cannot and cannot interfere with everything about the Fort," Brando did not choose to reveal the unsafe part of his heart, because some things were just speculation for him, and he could not explain his vision for the future.

He paused just to warn: "Besides, Her Royal Highness doesn't want anything to happen to Delphirie. ”

Princess Griffin sighed in the shadows: "When I was a kid, Delphirie was my best friend, and she treated me like I had no other chance, and I always treated her like my own sister. But I can't help her at all. If anything happens to the Count, she will be heartbroken. I met the Earl of Swallow Castle when I was a kid, and he was a good father, and Delphirie must love him very much. ”

The half-Pokémon girl's tone was a little weak, and Brando knew it was when she remembered her father. Historically, Obergu VII was very fond of her daughter, and it could be said that Princess Griffin once had a family that was kind of happy. But he hadn't thought of any words to persuade the princess, who had become firm, and Princess Griffin took a breath and replied:

“We have to solve the turmoil in the north, Mr. Brando. ”

Brando flashed a little bit, probably not expecting the princess to recover so quickly; in fact, he wasn't very good at politics, but it was a ‘historical problem' that he thought about: “Your Highness, the key to resolving the turmoil in the North lies not with us, but with the Temple of Fire. The Temple of Fire is a desire to bring pressure to bear on us through the aristocracy of the North, but it must be clear that the Krutz are not happy with a war at this time, just another game between the two sides. ”

Princess Griffin squinted her eyes slightly, and she looked particularly charming, but the cold light in her squinted eyes showed something in the princess's heart. Of course she understands this, but what pisses her off is that the Temple of Fire is obviously playing with fire, and the aristocracy of the North is not a dog owned by the Cruz, but rather they are a bunch of wolves. These short-sighted beasts could destroy the balance at any moment for a slight gain, and the Cruz arrogantly thought they could control everything, but in fact none of them could.

But she had to worry about it.

An endless compromise was impossible, and Brando assured her that no concessions would ever be made to the northern nobility this time, which was, in fact, the Princess's own idea. First integrate the forces close to the Korkova royal family in the south, then pinch the thunder to keep the whole north low.

What price would it take for the Temple to support her, those damned Krutz, who needed the stability of Eruin, but who still wanted to reap greater benefits?

Ever since the Ambessel War, she has managed to limit the influence of the Temple in Eruin, which is actually a concept for Brando, but the Temple of Fire has obviously noticed this as well.

She does not want to make concessions on this.

But Princess Griffin suddenly remembered something, and she looked up and said to Brando, "Mr. Brando, can you wait here for a moment? ”

“What's the matter?” Brando Beam Lane.

“Do me a favor,” Her Royal Highness replied, "I want Count Janilassou to investigate the matter, and Swallow Castle is right next to his territory, and he can definitely think of a way to do it. ”

That's a way to go. But Brando always felt that Her Royal Highness was hiding something, but before he could ask, the princess had gone downstairs. Brando looked at the body at his feet and, helplessly, only examined the remains of the Grey Robe, including pieces of pieces, but found no objects from which to prove the identity of the other party.

He stood up straight and heard a familiar voice coming from behind him - that should be the voice of the Delphiry wheelchair. He turned around and saw the maid pushing the countess at the door.

“Send those people away?” Brando dropped the pieces in his hand and looked at her with some sympathy, and he could not imagine how much such an experience would strike the countess, but he was sure to leave a shadow in the future.

Dilfiry nodded and the Harbor Guard was quite handsome. After all, nobles were present, and there was a princess of the kingdom. Her claims are well founded and well documented, coupled with the demons' recent activism in the port of Ambesseur, and no one has questioned them.

After all, no one can say if there is something like a crystal man in the devil, it certainly won't be human anyway.

“I knew Akr was notorious, but I didn't expect him to be so crazy, and Nia had just told me something and blamed me for not protecting her.” Dilfiry sighed with some guilt.

Brando guessed more or less what the knight had asked for before, and he actually guessed the possible pitfalls in it.

But after all, it was someone else's housework, and he nodded in embarrassment.

“But Mr. Brando, I am well aware of the character of Barons Akr and Dalle, and I am worried about my father, despite what His Royal Highness said…" Dilfiry asked with some concern. Obviously, she is most concerned about this issue.

Although Princess Griffin had comforted her with her attitude about the Temple, the Countess was not a fool, she wanted to think about it and felt that Brando's speculation was closer to the possibility. Otherwise, her brother would not have appeared in Ambesseur. After all, Fort Swallow is still a certain distance from this port. In terms of the time her brother departed, the war in Ambesseur should not have taken place by then, let alone these rumours.

Brando looked at her and sighed: "Dilfie--”

“You're gonna lie to me again, aren't you?” Delphirie stared at Brando and whispered, “Mr. Brando. ”

“I...” Brando was embarrassed for a while, thinking about what I was going to lie to you again. But he thought it hard to know if he had lied before. After all, his own history was a great lie, and it seemed unlikely that he would have told the truth before when he invaded this young lady's estate.

And he thought about it, and he said, "Dearfield, can I call you that? I actually have some analysis of your father's situation, I wonder if you'd like to hear it. ”

“Sure,” the Countess nodded softly, not knowing which question was answered: "You may say so, Mr. Brando. ”

“There's a good chance something happened to your father.” Brando replied.

Dilfrey softly shouted, Brando saw her squeeze the wheelchair armrest and her hands were all white because of excessive force.

“You want to go back to your territory now?” Brando asked.

“Of course," Dilfrey gasped lightly, answering, "Mr. Brando, ask your family if your father is in danger and you won't move? ”

Brando shook his head: “Of course not, but I don't suggest you go back. ”

“Why?”

“Simply put, your father may now be imprisoned and murdered.” Brando saw Dilfrey's face get worse and worse, "he continued." In the first case, your father lost the value of his existence once you returned to your territory. ”

“And in the second case, do you think you can avenge your father by returning to your current state of health? All you have to do is add a trophy to your uncle. ”

Brando finished, staring closely at the Countess, afraid that she would not accept and suddenly faint. But Dilfrey was extraordinarily strong, and after a while she replied, “If I die, will Mr. Brando avenge me? ”

“Sure,” Brando shook his head again: "But what's the point, if you think revenge can solve the problem, why not avenge yourself? ”

“Revenge yourself?” Dilfiry flickered and excited: “May I? Can I get revenge myself now? Mr. Brando, is there anything you can do? ”

Brando nodded: "Delphirie, you're just overspending your life, and your health is not irreparable. Besides, the Count is not necessarily murdered, but as long as you live for a day, he will have a chance to be saved. ”

The Countess is silent.

Brando saw her take a gentle breath: "I see. Can you give me a moment to think about it, Mr. Brando? ”

“Anytime,” replied Brando, "but I will also tell you, Countess, whether you agree or not, I will not let you go back to Fort Swallow alone. Believe me, I am responsible for the heroes of this port of Ambethel. ”

“Mr. Brando, you…” Dilfiry couldn't help but laugh: “Thank you, Mr. Brando, you are outrageous. ”

“I've been out of line.” Brando answered without blushing.

And that's when he saw Princess Griffin coming back from the outside. The princess seemed to have finished the interrogation, and she looked at the two people and, although she had heard the previous conversations, did not make any comments, but merely said to Brando:

“Mr. Brando, can I see someone with you? ”

“Meet someone, now? ”

Her Royal Highness nodded.

Brando stunned, and he reckoned that the person Her Royal Highness wanted him to meet might have something to do with the breakdown in the North. It is also the only thing that can mobilize His Highness at the moment, and everything can be solved only by resolving the chaos in the north, whether it be Swallow Castle or the future of this kingdom.

“Who?” he asked.

“Wood Priest. ”

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(PS: All of a sudden, Cavin's card exploded, and I felt like it took me more than a day to finally sort out a little thought. I don't know what tomorrow is going to be like. Like Aunt Cavin Zhen, there are always so many days a month, I'm bored...) (to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote on recommendations, monthly tickets (qidian.com), and your support is my biggest motivation.)