"Ernst. ”

Dressed in military uniform, Conod sat above the armrest of the long table and stared at the map of the Broken Mountain Fortress, and spoke to his loyal deputy commander without raising his head.

"Your Highness?"

"You seem worried, which of my orders has made you unhappy?"

Dissatisfied?

"Absolutely not!" The middle-aged knight immediately turned around, lowered his head heavily, and said in a sonorous voice: "I can swear to the Holy Cross that in the entire fortress legion, there will definitely not be a single soldier who is dissatisfied with His Highness's orders!"

Seeing the expression of his deputy commander of the fortress, the corners of Conod's mouth, who slowly raised his head, showed a trace of helplessness.

"Every time I find myself in this situation, I can't help but envy Brandon and envy him from the bottom of my heart. ”

Ernst Drexis, who had not noticed it, raised his head and was stunned to see the Prince of Sackland sigh:

"Never worry that the people around him will lie rather than tell the truth because of who he is - at least the people around him are genuine, good or bad. ”

"No, Your Highness, I really ......"

"No need to explain, Ernst, I'm not blaming you. Conod, who looked grim, stretched out his hand to stop him:

"Just as I know that you don't agree with Brandon as commander of this Ranger Banner Regiment—you, and the other Legion Commanders, think that this is the result of my relenting heart and letting my brother mess around, rather than a judgment made with absolute sanity and calm. ”

"Don't argue, because we know each other better - just as you have always treated me as a nephew, even as you have volunteered to be my deputy, and I have always regarded you as my uncle, Ernst. ”

"Your Highness......"

Ernst spoke softly, almost with his head in the ground.

"And I know that you did not agree to let me release Loren Turin and the illegitimate son of the Wirtz family, Lusen. Conod said slowly, "You don't think I should trust them. ”

"Exactly, Your Highness Conrad!"

Without hesitation, the middle-aged knight immediately spoke: "These two people are just nobodies, there is nothing wrong with letting them go - but you must not trust a wizard and a deserter, even if they are descendants of the Turin family and the Wirtz family respectively, the glorious surname does not prove anything!"

"You're right... I can't trust a wizard and a deserter, and I don't believe in them. Conod snorted coldly, his red pupils were extremely cold:

But that didn't stop them from being triumphant for a while, feeling that they had guessed my mind. ”

What does that mean... There was confusion in Ernst's eyes.

Could it be that the release of Loren Turin and Lusen was only deliberately done by His Highness, but in fact, there were other back-ups?

Or maybe His Highness Brandon's actions after arriving at the Broken Mountain Fortress were all expected by him?!

"That's the end of it, let's not discuss it in the future. Conod interrupted Ernst, as if he was deliberately concealing something: "Since Lusen has decided to leave the Legion, and the Wirtz family has indicated that they will not delve into it, let him go—order the soldiers in the Legion that no one shall continue to speak of the matter!"

"Yes, I will go and command. ”

Although he nodded yes, Ernst didn't make any move to leave, and still stood in place and said with difficulty: "But His Royal Highness Brandon's side, is it ......?"

"Although Brandon has always liked to mess around, he is actually very capable - the Ebolden incident is enough to prove this, even if there is a problem, there is the Church Knight Naze, at least he can return safely. ”

Conod frowned: "I know you're all worried, but I've said it, and that's the end of the discussion." ”

"But I'm not just talking about whether your brother will be able to accomplish this mission, Your Highness Conrad!" Ernst gritted his back molars, his expression very excited:

"There's something more important, that... Something that is very important, but you must not be involved in, or even implicated in the slightest—that's the most important mission of the search team, isn't it?!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it is definitely only once! For the sake of the Holy Cross, you must seize it, or ......"

"Uncle Ernst!"

Conod sighed: "Brandon said before that he was attacked in the camp, you should have arranged it, right-deliberately did not directly exterminate the ice werewolves and let them escape along the southbound avenue, in order to crash into Brandon's guards." ”

"I don't have ......"

"Tell me, are you worried that if this is my order, my hands will be dirty, so if something does happen to Brandon, you are prepared to take full responsibility yourself—and my old father can't do anything to me except hang you, because he doesn't have a third son. ”

"Tell me, did you think that at the time?!"

“...... Be. ”

Ernst replied with difficulty.

"I thank you for your honesty. Conod's tone changed, and he looked solemnly at the middle-aged knight in front of him:

"But I won't use the people around me as my own victims, Brandon must die, but he will die in a sudden accident, but if it is unfortunate, let him live to the end......"

"I will never mind getting my hands dirty, because this is a sin that only an emperor can bear!"

..........................................................................................

"That's... I know you all know who I am, but most of you should be meeting me for the first time, and I'm meeting you for the first time, so ...... Let's introduce ourselves!"

Under the banner of the Iron Crown, Brandon de Salion, who smiled like a child, opened his arms and stared at the hundreds of heavily armed Rangers in front of him with wide eyes:

"I, Brandon de Salion, the second prince of the thirteenth generation of the empire plus a dragon rider, many of you may have heard of my name, but I guess it's not a good word. ”

"As to why I, the notorious 'Shameless Prince', am here, you should know more or less - yes, I am about to travel north with you to the land covered in snow and snow, ruled by evil gods and monsters, to look for signs of invasion. ”

"It's going to be an arduous expedition, we're going to wander the lands we're familiar with but no less unfamiliar to look for any clues, and it's not impossible to even meet the invading monster army head-on!"

The soldiers present were dead silent, and did not respond at all.

"I knew that...... I don't have much talent for presentations, but that's okay. Brandon smiled self-deprecatingly, "Because I'm not going to say anything like 'I'm not going to leave any of you to die' or...'I'm going to live and die with you,' because it's too boring!"

"The reason is simple—even if you all die in the north, it is not as important as me dying there alone, and the nobles of the south will not know how many of you have died in the cold land of the north in order to make them have a warm and comfortable afternoon. ”

"And if I die there, the empire will have a very good excuse to gather a large army and launch a real expedition to the north, and those noble lords will really wake up and be willing to open their eyes to see this cold land!"

"So, brave and fearless soldiers, I don't care what you came to this land for, but from now on you have only one task - to live as best you can before I die. ”

"If you are ready to die for the Holy Cross, it is only an outpost that is not worth boasting about, a war within a war that no one will remember;"

"If you still have family, remember that they are still waiting for you to return, and even if you want to become a hero, you will at least die in a battle worthy of your death!"

As the words fell, with the sound of chains and gears rubbing, the fortress gate was slowly opened, and the earth with the north wind howling appeared in front of everyone.

Brandon de Salion had a wonderful smile on his face:

"Now, brave and fearless gentlemen... Let's go and see what hell looks like, and then ......

Let's come back alive again!"