After passing through the storm, the temper of the sublime inland sea became unusually gentle, and a week later, at noon on the eighth day to be exact, at the sound of the watchman's command, a black line appeared on the horizon of the sea and sky, and it was none other than the mountains of Metz. The seafarers re-measured the position of the fleet, confirming that it was already the waters near Fatan, and that in fact Imperial patrol ships with red sails could already be seen at sea level.

The sailors of the Imperial patrol ship were clearly frightened by the sight of a large fleet jutting out of the clouds in the afternoon sun, and frantically scrambled for a while before firing their cannons to ask who it was.

"They usually approach and ask with wind signals, sometimes with flags, and they should be warning the port now." Ifram stood by the strings of the boat and explained in a loud voice.

Brando nodded and replied lightly, "Sue them, our identity." ”

……

"Do you see clearly, what are they talking about?" Heilman, the captain of the Imperial patrol ship, turned back to his lieutenant, the drunken old man had already woken up half of his drunkenness, he dropped the bottle, took the brass binoculars, and staggered across the unfamiliar fleet.

They said...... They were the fleet of the Buga. The first mate replied tremblingly.

"What, Buga! What are they doing here! You're not mistaken? ”

"My lord, I can't make a mistake unless they make the wrong flag."

"What do you think?" Heilman touched his unshaven chin, "This is the fleet of the Bugats?" ”

The first mate stared at the sea of glittering silver scales on the clouds, his expression was complicated, but he nodded honestly - it was the fleet of the only fleet in the world, the fleet of the silver city-state.

……

The titular owner of the port of Fatan, the lord Ludwig. Baron Metz looked a little restless in his office today. Just a quarter of an hour earlier, his men had finally figured out the origin of the fleet that had suddenly appeared on his doorstep: it was really the fleet of the Buga, and they had heard that they had also encountered the air force of the Jogandigans south of the port of Rune, and had fought once, so that it seemed that these Bugas were allies of the Empire, but the wizards rarely intervened in mortal wars. Even the last holy war they were cold bystanders, Baron Metz didn't understand why the other party suddenly changed sex, but the other party at least brought the news south of the Evergreen Corridor, as well as those noble refugees, this can't be faked, his deputy is said to have seen Count Orcons and several other leading figures among the refugees, with these people testifying, Baron Metz didn't think that the other party would be cheating.

However, seeing the huge fleet anchored in the harbor, Ludwig. Baron Metz was inevitably a little worried. What he was worried about was not anything else, but how long these wizards would stay here, to know that the logistics of supplying such a large fleet was not a simple matter, even if the other party could be self-sufficient, but so many warships poured into the port at once, it would inevitably affect the port, not to mention anything else. The berths alone are missing more than half out of thin air, and these are all money.

On the other hand. As the lord of a city, Baron Metz is also regarded as a respected status in the empire, but after all, the other party is a people of silver, and he has invisibly surpassed the mortal people, and the empire has always prided itself on being the center of civilization, but this center is usually limited to the area under the rule of the Flame Temple. Even Faenzan and St. Osore may not have sold it, let alone anywhere else. Nowadays, most people in the world worship civilization and order, and as we all know, most of the civilizations of this era have been inherited from the previous era, and many of them have been lost in the war, not to mention the priceless ancient documents stored in the Babelta before the Battle of Dusk. In this regard, the people of silver have an innate advantage over the civilization of black iron, not to mention the artisan wizards who originally prided themselves as 'keepers of knowledge', so in the eyes of the world in this era, the arrogant and isolated Buga people are simply synonymous with brilliance and civilization, and they should be born high, and among the mortal aristocracy, they are very much admired for the culture of the silver city-states, especially in the territory of the major empires, almost to the point of a morbid vassal elegance.

Ludwig. Although Baron Metz is quite pragmatic and not a hardcore Buga admirer, as a member of the high-level aristocratic circle, he will inevitably be affected, and when he thinks of really having to deal with those gentle artisan wizards in white robes on the clouds for a while, he actually has some uneasiness like a good dragon in his heart.

If Brando knew that he had made up an excuse casually, he would have made a battle-hardened imperial nobleman have such a mentality, and I don't know if he would laugh off his big teeth. But at least he wouldn't trust any suave Artisan wizards, who had spent a considerable amount of time in the Silver City-State as a player, and there were generally two kinds of wizards he had seen - either very pragmatic or similar to the Science Maniac, with the former mostly from the Silver Council and the latter mostly from the Silver Society.

At this moment, the Baron was thinking about what attitude he would use to meet these noble guests, and the sound of footsteps sounded in the corridor outside, and he raised his head, and the door of his office suddenly creaked open. This turn of events made Ludwig. Baron Metz frowned slightly, thinking that these southerners really didn't know how to be polite, and they pushed the door straight in without waiting for the word to be transmitted, but he didn't think that it would be the Buga people who came in from outside, and he thought that the people of silver should be much more civilized than the people of the earth, and they would definitely not do such rude things.

As soon as the door opened, Ludwig. Baron Metz didn't see the Buga wizard in silver robes, but what widened his eyes was that he saw a group of soldiers in armor, blue robes, and long halberds rushing in, and of course these soldiers would not be his subordinates, because he had already seen these soldiers come straight to him, pointing their spears at him from left to right.

"You ...... this"

Ludwig. Baron Metz was stunned for a moment, and finally found out the origin of this military uniform from the deepest part of his mind, his face changed several times, and finally blurted out:

"Eruin?"

……

It was the Eruin.

It's a pity Ludwig. Baron Metz came to his senses a little late, and in fact this was what Brando hoped to achieve, using the Buga fleet as a guise in the hope of getting the Port of Fatan to let down its guard. Fortunately, the fleet itself was built by the Bugas, and the ships themselves followed the usual style of wizards, and with the testimony of Count Orcons and others on board, it was quite difficult for the Cruz people to be suspicious.

Things turned out as he expected, and the fleet entered the harbor without any problems. Nor was it hindered in any way. When the soldiers on the ships rushed down to remove the weapons from the hands of the Cruz harbor guards after the battleship docked, those guys couldn't believe how the high-ranking Buga wizard could suddenly turn his face and do something to them, after all, in their opinion, the people of silver didn't care about what happened in the mortal world at all, and the worldly power seemed to them as if it were a passing thing, and the tradition of thousands of years almost formed a kind of inertia, and this inertia made Brando build a big bargain.

He commanded Charles, Ernie Annie, Marjorie, Ifram and others to divide their forces to 'take over' the entire port, and then personally led a team of men and horses directly to Ludwig. The castle where Baron Metz is located. There was no resistance along the way, and even the castle guards opened the gate for them themselves, and when they were forced to have their weapons confiscated under real swords, they asked the Eruins what they wanted to do.

But when these people finally realized that they were not facing the Bugats, but the Eruins, they revealed themselves one by one and Ludwig. Metz himself looked similar, first shocked and incredulous, then shocked and incredulous.

For these people. Brando didn't have time to answer their questions for the time being, and with a wave of his hand, they were all locked up in the dungeon below the castle. In this way, with almost no further trouble, he and his fleet took over the port.

Of course, this is only temporary, after all, he is only an outsider, to rule such a huge city. A few Eruins in his hands were absolutely not enough, because he could only catch the upper officials at best, and as for those in the middle and lower ranks, he had neither the time nor the ability to arrest them all. What's more, even if he had this ability, after he imprisoned all these people in a dungeon, who would manage the city for him?

It takes more than half a bit of manpower to make a huge port work.

Fortunately, he has not only the Eruin in in his hands, but also a considerable number of Cruz nobles, all of whom are well-known figures in the empire, and with these people in his hands, he can justifiably use military control as an excuse to take over the city. Who said that the empire is in the midst of internal and external troubles, the empire and the wind elves in the east of the Evergreen Corridor are inseparable, and there is a sudden appearance of the army of Qiaogendigang in the south, not to mention that a few days ago, the lionmen of Toquinine finally captured the fortress group of Anzeruta, it can be said that the situation in the south of the empire has been mired at this time, and even the Metz region has been exposed to the front of the army.

At this time, they were nominally allies of the Empire, a fleet of Bugas, and after reaching an agreement with the nobles of the Empire, it would not sound very strange to rest here and help them fight against the army of the Gorgandigans. At this time, allowing those nobles of the Southern Empire to contact and order those mid-level officials would not give the Cruz people in the port the illusion of being 'occupied', making them feel as if the port was still under the control of the Empire, and that this Buga fleet was just a temporary talisman.

Of course, in order to do this, it is necessary to reach an agreement with the people of Count Orcons.

Brando hadn't figured out how to deal with these fleeing nobles, after all, 'taking over' a port from the lord of an empire, such a thing that sounded like a rebellion, for these fleeing nobles, they might not be willing to stand in the same boat as him. But he didn't expect that an imperial merchant ship they captured on the route would help him a lot.

At that time, he originally ordered the capture of the merchant ship, because he was afraid that the other party would leak the news that such a huge fleet appeared in the hinterland of the empire, but when they boarded the ship, they found that the bottom of the merchant ship was full of refugees who had fled from the hinterland of the empire.

These refugees have brought them unimaginable news.

The civil war broke out.

The week they sailed on the sublime Inland Sea, the day after they left the port of Rune to be exact, the Cruz Empire was turned upside down. Her Majesty suddenly had in her hands an army that had never existed before, consisting of the Senians and Miners, who directly stripped Vala of her power as the Holy Templar of Fire and proclaimed the Reformation. A religious reformation initiated by a secular king. It was a big joke, and at the very first moment the Church in the empire was divided into two distinct factions, with the scholastic departments clearly siding with Her Majesty the Queen, and the districts loyal to Vala raising the banner of rebellion immediately after a brief period of confusion.

In short, it was a sudden mess within the empire. This is not just a matter within the Temple of Fire, this huge change of interests affects everyone's hearts, the nobles of Cloak Bay really responded to the call of the Silver Queen at the first time, but the nobles of the north obviously can't accept this fact, in fact, at this time, the two sides have already had a fight in the east of Metz, what is surprising is that the traditional military nobles have been defeated, and they have suffered a big loss, Brando can't learn more from these refugees for a while. It is known that the coalition of a few lords retreated in the direction of Ludwig after the defeat.

But that's not the point, a real bombshell is:

The Miner are back.

These remnants from the Age of the Dark Dragon have finally revived.

When they heard the news, the supporters of the original Queen, including the Count of Orcons, couldn't believe it at first, and then doubted it, but after confirming it again and again, they fell into silence one by one. After all, this is still a world dominated by the post-war order of the Sage War, no matter how profligate and deviant they are. I don't dare to deny the righteousness of the four sages, which in itself is the foundation of the people of black iron and the sages and nobles. They couldn't figure out for a while, what happened to that queen, was she crazy? How dare she?

But after the silence, Brando knew that his opportunity had come, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot to instill his plan in these stunned imperial nobles - in the case of unclear circumstances, it was better to stand on his own feet first. Then choose what to do next. Probably under such a huge change, the small problem of 'taking over' a port is not on the minds of these fleeing nobles, and the Count of Orcons is not stupid, of course, he understands what is the best choice when surrounded by strong enemies and the situation is unclear.

For what Brando did when he took over the port. They unanimously chose to remain silent.

But Brando actually understands that choosing to be silent at this time is actually supporting.

As the dust settles on the affairs in the harbor and the work is assigned, Brando stands in Ludwig. In Baron Metz's original office, through the floor-to-ceiling arched window, he saw that there was not much commotion in the port of Fatan, and everything was still in order, and he finally couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This time the wizards of Buga gave him a big problem, and now he finally took the most difficult first step, but fortunately Tulaman did not lie to him, and the queen did act first, so that he had more options left for the next step.

At least the empire is no longer monolithic.

As for the tiger skin as a banner, Brando thought to himself that the wizards of Buga would definitely not mind such a trivial matter, and he couldn't help but think with some malice that these damn guys were bent on staying out of the matter, and he just couldn't let them get their way. So that these wizards who think they are high up understand that there is a price to pay for making themselves pawns.

He knocked on the table just in time to see Charles pushing the door open from the outside.

The young wizard acolyte looked at his lord with a strange expression, and said, "My lord, the weather is good today, and there are some unexpected gains in the port. ”

"Don't talk nonsense," Brando's face was blank, and then he was slightly stunned: "Windfall? ”

"Well, it's a big fish...... Oh no, a Little Mermaid should be said. ”

What kind of mess is this, mermaid? I'm still a siren. Brando frowned, and was about to speak, but Charles already knew what he was going to say, and hurriedly interrupted him with a grin: "I didn't talk nonsense, Lord Lord, you can come and see." ”

……

The gap light that penetrated the darkness was the only link between the giant mobile cage and the outside world, and it came from the air hole above, and the pillar of light spilled down obliquely in the pitch darkness, landing on the floor not far from Faina, forming a circular spot of light. She wore cold shackles on her hands and feet, the shackles were not heavy, but they were inlaid with magic circles that could block the magical power, and the magical power she had mastered was in vain.

She calculated the days and nights according to the change in the position of the light spot and the food obtained, and almost a week had passed since she was imprisoned in this cage, and almost half a month had passed since she was imprisoned in Wagner City.

Thinking about the time when she was locked in this cage, she was furious, and wanted to kill Rodney's damned villain, but as the days passed, she was also a little numb, and after the anger, she was deeply uneasy and afraid; But what Faina is most afraid of is not her own fate, after all, she is a student of the Blue Sword Saint Veronica, and she is not so worried about the enemy to kneel and beg for mercy in order to survive, but she is worried about her family, father and sister, if by this time she doesn't know who is behind the back to shoot at Hanaba, then she is a real idiot aristocratic lady, without the slightest political IQ.

…… (To be continued......)