There was silence in the map room, except for the cracking of firewood in the fireplace.

Except for Conod and Loren behind Brandon, almost everyone's eyes widened, looking at His Royal Highness the prince who had just said that sentence in disbelief.

Especially his expression, so rightfully so!

"Why, this surprises you, it's unbelievable?" Brandon's sly eyes kept looking left and right, and gently tugged at the corners of his mouth, hooking up a playful arc:

"When the beloved Emperor Connad ordered me to come, didn't you really guess this possibility?

"Let me tell you... If you really think I'm going to be so obedient, well-behaved like a good boy or like the 'real de Salion,' that's unbelievable!"

"Seriously, who gave you this delusion?"

The surrounding Church Knights and Legion Commanders all bowed their heads, either hiding their faces or playing dumb - this kind of thing was not something they could participate in at all, and it was simply not interesting to speak up now.

Conod, with a grim face, was still sitting there, but Tie Qing's face became more and more ugly, and he watched without saying a word as Brandon recklessly sabotaged this extremely important meeting.

Loren, who had always been watching from the sidelines, gently hooked the corners of his mouth and watched the performance of His Royal Highness the Prince.

The originally serious atmosphere was completely interrupted and became extremely awkward from the moment Brandon spoke, and it seemed to have a tendency to intensify.

"His Royal Highness Brandon de Salion——!"

With a loud shout, the church knight Naze seemed to be completely unable to stand it, and turned his head with an iron face and stared angrily at His Royal Highness the "troublemaker": "Now is not the time for you to mess around! This is the Broken Mountain Fortress, and we are discussing a very important matter with your brother, about ......"

"As for how to send me, the 'disgraced prince', to the north to die, and by the way, a little favor to you - well, yes, I know this, I don't need you to tell me. ”

Waving his little hand impatiently, Brandon glanced at the more ugly expression of the church knight Naze with a disgusted expression: "Your Excellency Chief Knight Naze, why do you think I came here from the imperial capital of Golovin?"

"Then you should be more aware of your mission!" Church Knight Naze's expression stiffened, and his deep voice echoed throughout the map room:

"You are a descendant of House de Salion, son of His Majesty Eckhart II, and please be careful with your words and deeds, and do not let your surname be disgraced by you!"

"I will return this sentence to you as it is, Naze, the chief knight of the Church Knights. Brandon slowly raised his chin and deliberately lowered his eyes to look down at the other party:

"Stop pretending to be crazy and stupid, and make the knights of the Holy Cross look like they are mentally retarded. ”

"You?!"

Naze, who gritted his teeth, suddenly turned cold, and his right hand subconsciously pressed on the hilt of the sword on his waist!

"What am I?" Brandon deliberately raised his eyebrows: "What, are you still going to stab me with a sword?"

"Come on, yes, I promise I won't fight back, and the two men behind me won't stop ,—— kill me before you do it, so you can go back and brag to your comrades!

You, knight of the Church, Naze, have slain a de Salion with your own hands—no one in the Church of the Holy Cross has ever accomplished a 'great feat' in hundreds of years, and I promise you will go down in history!"

Naze's expression was extremely ugly, and his right hand pressed on the hilt of the sword showed green tendons, trembling violently.

"Brandon ——!"

Conrad, who had always been silent, finally spoke, staring at his own brother with complicated eyes: "What do you want to say?"

Prince Sackland's words forced Naze to withdraw his sword and sit quietly back in his place, while the surrounding knights and legion commanders also looked at the cynical prince.

Loren slowly opened his eyes, and gradually stared at Brandon's expression with a solemn gaze.

That's right......

Next, it's the crux of the meeting.

Everyone was waiting for Brandon de Salion to speak, and that was their plan before they arrived at the Broken Mountain Fortress - whether it was the "duel trial", or the camp raid, and the scene just now... It's all about serving the end goal.

In short, even on Conod's turf, no matter what means and methods are used, the initiative must not be completely lost.

"Smack!" Brandon snapped his fingers lightly and slowly opened his arms.

"I know what you were thinking when I came, and you may have even arranged everything in advance, as soon as I arrive at the Broken Mountain Fortress, find someone to inform me and then I can go. ”

"If that's the case, then I'm very sorry and I'm sorry ......" Brandon smiled like sunshine again:

"Brandon de Salion, it won't be as you would like. ”

"Like I said, you can't imagine me like some good boy who is obedient and can follow your pre-arranged script with just two commands; sorry, that's not my style!

Even if you tell me a thousand more times that 'the mission of the de Salion family', 'the rise and fall of the empire' and so on, I will still take my men and turn around and leave...... Don't doubt it, I mean it!"

"That's... What do you want?"

The grim Conod stared at his brother in front of him, and his crossed ten fingers clasped the back of his hand.

"It's simple and it's easy. Brandon's smile grew: "Since you plan to send me to the north to die, then please give me absolute autonomy, and don't talk about anything else!"

"That is to say, the arrangement of the route, the allocation of personnel, the equipment and supplies, and all the job arrangements, all must be done according to my wishes, and this search party must be at my disposal, not some guy I don't even know!"

Brandon, who raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, spread his hands: "This is not a very excessive request, considering that I am the only two de Salion in the entire Broken Mountain Fortress, this should be taken for granted!"

"Ahem......"

Ernst, who was behind the chair, coughed twice and interrupted Brandon's words: "Your Highness Brandon de Salion, we greatly appreciate your allegiance to the Empire, and we want to believe that you mean the truth, in fact, we have heard all about your adventures. ”

"But with all due respect, leading an expedition is a difficult task compared to a solo adventure, and for you with no experience in the military, we doubt that you really know what you're doing......"

"That's all?"

Conod's emotionless voice echoed in the map room: "Anything else?"

"Of course, there's the need to keep me safe and stuff — but that's all nonsense, so I don't mention it. The smiling Royal Highness waved his hand lightly:

"That's right, that's it. ”

"When to go?"

"After three days, I need a little bit of time to prepare, and Mirasis and my friends need to fix it up. Recruiting soldiers who can participate in this operation is not achieved overnight - three days is just right. ”

As the words fell, Brandon put his hands behind his back and smiled as he waited for his brother's reply, and for a moment the eyes of everyone around him converged on the other side of the long table, Prince Thackran.

"Yes!"

Conod resolutely agreed, without even a moment's hesitation: "Three days later, you will lead the search team north to find the movement of the monster army;

"Don't worry, dear brother, I won't fight thousands of monsters even for this little life!" replied Brandon, who spread his hands and had a smile on his face.

Just when everyone thought that His Royal Highness the Prince was leaving, Brandon, who had just turned around, suddenly stopped, as if he suddenly remembered something:

"Oh, by the way, I don't mean to disrespect all of you, but if I can, in addition to my guards, I sincerely hope to have the Church Knights join us!"

Ignoring Naze's hard-to-see face, Brandon, who smiled like a child, walked up to him and asked "respectfully":

"Your Excellency Chief Knight Naze, may I ask ......

Can I trust your loyalty?"10