"Ned... Hogg. ”

Conod frowned, and a faint hint of coldness on his face... Scorn:

"Your Excellency Loren Turin, have you misunderstood, and my tolerance and patience make you think that you can fool me with such a ridiculous excuse?"

The pale Lusen on the side said unnaturally: "His Royal Highness Conod, I ......"

"When I need you to speak, I'll let you speak. Prince Sackland's blood-colored eyes swept over Lusen's cheeks, and the contempt and contempt were undisguised:

"Give me quiet now, deserter!"

The young man, who felt the humiliation, instantly flushed, and the flames of anger rose in his silver-gray pupils, and the squeak almost crushed his teeth.

Ignoring the boy's anger, Connod's expression became more and more ugly, and he refocused his gaze on the smiling black-haired wizard: "If you're going to tell me that you've discovered the Dragon King City or something, then please shut up - I'm not needed now, the current Broken Mountain Fortress doesn't need this, what I really need ......"

"I know what you need, that's why I'm here, isn't it?" Loren curled the corners of his mouth slightly, his expression becoming more playful:

"That's why I'm saying that Nidhogg is the perfect choice—one that will save you from having to think about a deal with your brother, His Highness Brandon de Salion, or even pay any price!"

"If the ultimate goal is for the entire empire to unite the forces of the entire empire under the iron crown of de Salion, or... Unite under your banner, then whether there is really an enemy invasion in the north is not really the most important thing, a reason for the empire to have to unite, is the most important thing!"

"Your Excellency, Prince Sackland, His Royal Highness Connad de Salion, Crown Prince of the Empire, what you need from the very beginning is not any 'proof' - but a perfect excuse, and one that no one can refute, cannot resist!"

Conod was silent, but even Lusen, who was on the side, could feel that His Highness had begun to waver.

Damn, what exactly did this brunette wizard just say?!

No, that's not something to shake ... The more the sneer in Loren's heart, the more playful his calm smile became—his first goal was to leave the Broken Mountain Fortress, a territory completely shrouded in the shadow of Conrad;

The second goal is to go to Nidhogg to find the remains of Logan, the "First Wizard", and to make sure that Brandon survives as much as possible during the entire trip to the north in order to get the promised "reward" from him.

In order to achieve this goal, he must continue to fool His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... Or rather, let him really understand what he wants.

Hold on to what a person wants, and you'll be able to do whatever he wants from you – a cliché trick that always works.

"Reaching the legendary Niderhogg is a difficult and even unimaginable obstacle to encountering a large number of enemies and sudden attacks, and even the protection of dragons and guards cannot ensure that His Highness Brandon will be safe and sound, and a small "negligence" may lead to the misfortune of His Highness, falling off a cliff and shattering his bones......

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Connad, are you... Need I go on?"

The dark-haired wizard stared meaningfully at the face that resembled Brandon, speaking unusually slowly.

Prince Sackland, the commander of the Broken Mountain Fortress, turned pale for a while, staring at Loren with a dead expression, as if he would rush up and stab him to death with a sword in the next moment.

But like Ernst, he didn't.

For a long time, as if time stood still, Lusen, who was feeling this torment, gritted his teeth, staring at the battle in front of him, which was better than the sword, words and hearts, and did not dare to relax for a moment.

A look is a sword and a sword, and a silence is a fierce counterattack;

Lives hang by a thread!

“...... Are you going to betray my brother, the master to whom you are allegiant, Brandon?" Conod's eyes narrowed into slits, and he lowered his voice and said:

"Why?"

"If you're not mistaken, you must have learned about me as a worthless wizard from the mouth of Rut Infinit, right?" Loren smiled playfully, "Did he tell you that I was an honest man who was loyal and would never betray his master?"

"With all due respect, if that's what he said, then you should wonder if the leader of the Night's Watch is loyal enough. ”

It was Conrad's disdainful snort that answered Loren, and it was obvious that this kind of shoddy "sowing discord" did not pour out to him, but at least slightly dispelled the doubts in his heart.

"At Ebolden, I was compelled by the circumstances and choices of the time to side with the Wizard Tower and His Highness Brandon, and to pledge my allegiance to him in exchange for protection and a rather promising future. ”

The restrained black-haired wizard smiled: "But when the situation calms down, I will find that many situations are different from what this highness said, he also lied to me, and made me have to become his wizard advisor in exchange for the so-called 'protection'!"

Conod lowered his head slightly and lowered his gaze: "That is... You didn't come to the Broken Mountain Fortress on your own initiative?"

"Of course, if it weren't for Root Infinit, I wouldn't even be at Ebolden—but it's too late to tell, after all, I'm already here, and His Highness Brandon is no longer able to provide me with any shelter, and even he himself is in danger!"

"So you're going to take the opportunity to change the court and betray your original master?" Conod snorted coldly, his sharp and cold red pupils staring at Loren's face, monitoring his every move:

"Then I'll ask you too much - why should I trust a half-hearted guy like you who will betray his master at any moment?"

"Quite simply, you don't have to trust me. Loren deliberately slowed down his speech and said word by word:

"You just have to think of it as a deal, like you and your brother Brandon, and I'm definitely going to make a better offer than he is, and it's going to give you a lot less peace of mind. ”

"At the very least, a smart man like His Highness Brandon de Salion would never take the risk himself, at least he would not take the initiative to do such a thing, and even if he encountered an enemy, he would have escaped with his life in the first place, and his value to you was not as high as it seemed. ”

"But... Wouldn't it be more useful to you if it were the corpse of His Highness Brandon de Salion, the unfortunate thirteenth generation prince?"

The smile gradually faded from Loren's face, and saying this sentence was also a gamble for him, and he could even hear Lusen's increasingly rapid heartbeat on the side... And Loren's own heartbeat.

It's a last stand!

Conod frowned, his gaze never taking off Loren's face.

“...... Very good acting, Lord Loren Torino, I almost fell for it. Conod's voice was not only heavy, but also cold:

"If it weren't for Rut Infinit reminding me, absolutely... I can't take your word for it - by the way, he thinks pretty highly of you. ”

"What about you, the illegitimate son of the Wirtz family, and His Excellency Loren Turin, who has risked his own life to save your life, aren't you going to say anything?"

"I'm ......," Lusin had just said when he was interrupted again.

"Forget it, I think you'd better keep silent, deserter - for Loren Turin, you're just a 'tool' he happened to find!"

Prince Sackland's expression was like grabbing the tail of a mouse, and there was a hint of contempt in his sneer: "Nidhogg...... Your Excellency Loren Turin, your mention of this name will definitely not be meaningless, I guess... There's got to be something you're looking for, right?"

"Perfectly concealing one's purpose while accomplishing one's set goal, Rut Infinit and I have emphasized, and asked me to be careful about you - you join the Wizarding Tower, become Brandon's wizarding advisor, and do whatever it takes to rescue Lusen, with only one ......

To Nidhogg, I'm right, right?!"