After reaching an agreement with Rut Infinit, His Highness Brandon de Salion was about to prepare to set off for the Broken Mountains in the north.

There was no farewell ceremony, no farewell to the free nobles who had survived his hands, and even the civilians who survived the ruins of the southern part of the city did not know that His Royal Highness the Second Prince, who had saved them, had left, just as they did not know when he had arrived.

This is a curse exclusive to "Brandon de Salion" - everything he has been to and what he has done will be wiped out by those who come after him, and his Royal Highness will not be allowed to have any chance to build his personal prestige.

His lineage and his status as a "Dragon Rider" are his greatest original sin.

The reason why an agreement was reached was to determine the members of His Royal Highness's retinue and the route of travel—Root Infinit's suggestion to reach the imperial capital of Golovin by boat was rejected by Brandon.

The first was that he really didn't want to go back to see his "beloved father, His Majesty the Emperor" right now, and second, it would be too fast to reach Broken Mountain before the end of summer, and Brandon thought that his love for his "Imperial Brother" was not so urgent that he couldn't wait to meet him.

Of course, the most important thing - but any proposal of Ruth Infinit, Brandon will directly veto, and he will not be able to believe a word.

So their plan was to travel along the river to West Sackland, then divert to the Prince of Sackland before reaching the imperial capital of Golovin, passing through all the towns and castles on the way, and then take the Royal Highway north to cross most of the Prince of Sackland's territory before arriving at the Broken Mountains.

Anyone who is not a fool can see Brandon's "careful thinking" - it is now the middle of the summer festival, if it is really according to His Royal Highness the Prince, when they arrive at the Broken Boundary Mountain, even if they don't stop all the way, winter should come.

In short, Brandon is using his "special way" to express how reluctant he is to this matter, and how little he resists.

But Rute Infinit agreed, and the leader of the Night's Watch seemed to know from the very beginning that His Royal Highness would not agree obediently.

And his mission was only to send Brandon de Salion to the Broken Border Mountain to support His Royal Highness Crown Prince Conrad de Salion, who was stationed there.

As for the process and the contradictions between the two thirteenth generation princes, that is not something that he can participate in as an outsider, and it is definitely not what Eckhart II wants to see.

No emperor would like to see his "intelligence chief" involved in royal affairs, and even if he really believed in his dog's absolute loyalty, it would still be intolerable and unacceptable.

And one of the executors of the "idea" was sitting in a carriage facing the south gate of the city with His Royal Highness Brandon de Salion, to whom he was loyal, and the consul of Ebolden.

In the middle of the street facing the gates was a continuous convoy of legionnaires who accompanied them—the departure of the Imperial Emissary was deliberately scheduled to coincide with Brandon's departure.

You don't have to think much to know that this is also a "small trick" to cover up the traces of His Royal Highness's departure, and the person in charge is, of course, His Excellency, the leader of the night watch.

"Looks like this is my 'last lesson', Master Corona?"

Loren leaned back in his chair, his hands on his shoulders and didn't look like an "apprentice" - he wouldn't dare if it was in front of Dalton Kander, but Corona wouldn't mind.

"Don't be so pessimistic, you are always welcome at Ebolden, Your Excellency Loren Turin. The old man smiled knowingly and comforted the "grandchildren" who were about to travel away: "And I believe that you will definitely be able to come back to this wizarding city safe and sound from Boundary Mountain." ”

"Would you like to play 'Holy Grail War' with you again?" the black-haired wizard quipped, tugging at the corners of his mouth.

The old man just smiled kindly and shook his head.

"Before leaving, there is one last thing that must be reminded of you, Your Excellency Loren Turin. Corona said lightly: "Although you have initially mastered the power of the 'valve' and can control some of it a little - to tell you the truth, you have advanced faster than I imagined, maybe it is really because it is your birth, not the power obtained by external forces like us." ”

"But when you arrive at Broken Mountain, especially if you leave the protection of the fortress, you must not reveal it lightly unless it is absolutely necessary - remember, the absolute necessity I speak of is based on the premise that your life is in danger!"

Loren was slightly stunned.

"It's... What do you mean?"

"Forgive me for not telling you until now, but it's also because I've only just learned that the destination you're heading to is Broken Boundary Mountain. The old man shook his head with some regret: "That seat is in the north of the Prince of Sakran, the north of the empire, the border between the world and hell......"

"It's a holy place that belongs to the Holy Cross!"

The black-haired wizard took a second to understand the meaning and raised his eyebrows: "So... There will be a lot of clergy?"

"There are also fanatics, church knights - they are all people who can sacrifice their lives for the Holy Cross, and hold the main force of the Broken Mountain, as you know, the power of the 'Valve' is actually very close to the evil gods, if they find the 'Valve' mark on your body......"

"What will happen?" Loren asked slowly, his face calm: "Tied to the stake and burned alive?"

"No, you won't ......" Corona shook his head again, "In the North, cremation is the prerogative of devout believers - in order to prevent the apostles of the evil gods from harming the empire, they will be cut into human pillars, then their eyes gouged out, their noses cut out, and their ears filled with steel nails, so that this apostle cannot use any spells, or escape with the help of the dream world......"

"Finally, it was placed in a clay jar, poured into mud to condense and seal, and then hung an iron anchor and sank to the bottom of the sea!"

Until the old man finished his last sentence, the black-haired wizard was still expressionless.

"Then if you are lucky enough to fool all the fanatics, they will also believe that you are a shaman who believes in the Holy Cross. Corona's expression was mysterious, and his eyes narrowed slightly:

"You're going to have to watch out for the evil gods of the north, remember that sentence?"

Loren certainly remembers.

Logan, found the eye that was peeking at him......

"If you turn it on just once, you'll be as dazzling in their eyes as the moon in the night. And if they are unfortunate enough to notice that you are not under the protection of the fortress, but far away from it......"

"I don't think they're going to show you much kindness. ”

Loren was silent for a while, and looked up at him a little depressed: "If you really say that, I shouldn't go to Broken Boundary Mountain?"

"If I had known you were going there in the first place, I would have tried to stop it - but it seems too late. ”

There was a slight hesitation, but the old man still looked up and said: "But as it is said - opportunities are always placed in the most dangerous places, and the north is indeed full of dangers for you, but it is also not for nothing. ”

"Do you remember what it used to be?"

"Once... You mean the Dragon Kingdom?" the black-haired wizard reacted suddenly.

"It's not just the dragon kingdom, it's once the home of the dragons—although, like that kingdom, it's long since fallen into ruins ruled by evil gods. ”

Corona's expression became more and more mysterious: "And legend has it that 'Logan the Hat' found the Chalice of the Nine-Pointed Star there, and another 'Valve' - once when he was a devout priest who believed in the Holy Cross!"

The Holy Grail of the Nine-Pointed Star, the remnant of the Dragon Kingdom, the hometown of the Dragon......

The black-haired wizard looked up suddenly: "You don't want to say ......?"

"No one knows exactly where Logan found the Nine-Pointed Star Grail, but there is no doubt that it must be a treasure that once belonged to the Dragon Kingdom, and it is also the key to attracting the evil gods to watch!"

"So, the Nine-Pointed Star Grail, there is another 'valve', and there must be secrets in the legacy of the Dragon Kingdom that we don't know. ”

The old man gently opened the door of the carriage for Loren, but continued in a flat tone: "And according to the possibility we have discovered, it should be the ancient, capital of the Dragon Kingdom......"

"Nidhogg!"