But this can only be called suspicion, still not evidence, since Mangroveken ventured here, there must be real evidence in his possession. Brando thought so, and continued to ask, "And then?" ”

"Then just a week ago, the Cruz envoy arrived in Eruin." Veronica replied.

"What do you mean?" Brando frowned, this news is not news, a regimental commander of the Cruz people and a first heir to the throne disappeared inexplicably in the explosion, so it makes sense that the Cruz people should send an envoy to investigate, it would be strange if they didn't investigate. He didn't know why Veronica would make a fuss about this, and couldn't help but look at the other party suspiciously.

"Ostensibly," replied Mangrove slowly, putting down his pipe, "but the problem is that there is a superfluous man in this legation. ”

"Superfluous people?"

"The man's name is Donus. Bernie, the secret envoy of His Majesty, was told before he left the Empire that he had come to Eruin to confirm the death of the Emperor's eldest son. ”

Brando seemed to suddenly realize that there was indeed someone who wanted to confirm that the eldest son of the emperor was dead, and that this person was likely to be the silver queen, because Viscount Bernie could be regarded as one of her confidants. But he was still a little cautious, the matter of the heir was no trivial matter, especially for an empire, he looked at the two people in front of him, thought carefully before and after and continued to ask: "The evidence is not standing, and the appearance of this person can only explain one aspect of the problem, after all, the succession to the throne is not a trivial matter for the empire, and it is reasonable to send someone to confirm the death of the heir." ”

Veronica glanced at Mangrove and replied, "That's true, but we have one more witness." ”

"Who?" Brando was slightly stunned, thinking that these two people could not have kidnapped the people in the envoy group to his territory. This is a bit too daring. But unexpectedly, the female legion leader opened her mouth and asked, "Brando, do you remember the lizardman sword master you met in the Hall of Spirals?" ”

"Huh," Brando called out the name, and the experience of life and death at that time was too impressive for him: "I know this man. ”

"You know it?" Veronica was a little surprised.

Brando nodded: "There are not many alien sword saints, not to mention that I have some friendship with the gray-fin Naga, so I am naturally no stranger to some of the situations of their mortal enemies." This man is from the Red-Ringed Lizardman. The Red-Ringed Lizardman happens to be a minion race of the Deep-Scaled Naga, so I know about it, it was the most famous warrior among the Red-Ringed Lizardmen when it was young, and it has been a Juggernaut for decades. ”

"It's in the basement of this hostel right now."

"What!" Brando was about to jump again, he thought that the guy had fled back to the Sea of Flashes after the explosion, but he didn't expect to become Veronica's captive for some reason. But he suddenly reacted to something, and couldn't help but blurt out: "Could it be ......?"

Veronica fanned the smoke in front of her with her hand and replied, "Brando, you must not know that the Deep Scale Naga has formed an alliance with Her Majesty the Empress. ”

"So ......?" A bold thought was forming in Brando's mind.

The female corps commander did not answer. just nodded affirmatively, for his subordinates, discussing these issues is a great rebellion in itself, and if he wants to say that sentence in person, it is almost no different from rebellion in their feelings. But that's enough, and it was already logical in Brando's heart, and it was really sent by the Silver Empress to assassinate the emperor's eldest son, Lenaret.

He couldn't help but be a little amused, he originally thought that the other party was targeting him. But now that I think about it, it's full of holes, and the Deepscale Naga has to find a land ally. How could he choose An Lek, who was like a lost dog, he instinctively thought that Greyfin Naga was allied with him, so their sworn enemies would naturally have to find a sworn enemy, but he suddenly realized that his eyes were a little too limited to Eruin, and the reality was that Deep Scale Naga looked down on Anlek at all. What they need is a strategic ally who can support them on land, not an adversary who is giving him Brando trouble.

In this way, the Cruz people are indeed the best choice, and if the Silver Empress does have the ambition to unify Vaughnde, she does need a companion in the ocean.

Let alone. Yu appeared in the Spiral Hall at that time, and his first reaction was that the other party was here to assassinate him, but now that he thinks about it, there are some problems, if the Deep Scale Naga wants to deal with himself, then the best choice should be in Toniger. Because Tonigel is close to the sea, although it is said to be his base camp, the so-called master in this base camp is actually only his teacher Mephistopheles alone, and the deep-scaled Naga chose to do it in the Death Frost Forest deep inland, not to mention how much trouble it is for the sea lizards and the Naga to arrange an assassination plan deep inland, you must know that at that time, there were Veronica, Mephistopheles and Aloz by Brando's side, these three are well known to the outside world, and the deep-scaled Naga will not have no news at all.

So it could only be that he was there for some other purpose.

What is the purpose?

Of course, it can't be to help Anlek, and the Deep Scale Naga is not a charity, and has traveled thousands of miles to support the resistance group in Eruin, which is still related to the Oneness of All Things. But if the Deep Scale Naga has already formed an alliance with the Silver Empress, it makes sense, and the target of the Emperor can only be the eldest son of the Cruz people.

It was further concluded that the unfortunate Lizardman Juggernaut was most likely caught by Veronica during the sneak attack on the Emperor's eldest son. Veronica in history is naturally not an opponent, but after experiencing the First World War of the Ring of the Trade Winds, the strength of the female legion captain has grown extremely fast, and she has far surpassed her at the same time in "Amber Sword", so she thought that she was foolproof with the old yellow calendar, and was caught off guard in the end, and it is normal to be caught by mistake.

In just a few breaths, Brando came to this full set of conclusions, since Veronica was so sure, it means that Veronica must have recruited everything, after all, it is not a dead soldier of the Cruz, and it is unlikely that it will bite and not let go.

Brando's hands folded. For the first time, I seriously thought about whether to agree to Veronica's request.

He could have helped Veronica hide the news of their arrival in Tonygal because, as he said, it was just a gesture, but this time, he had to think about it. When it comes to the struggle for the succession of an empire, this is definitely an extremely dangerous thing. The nobles did anything for the sake of supreme power, which meant that his decision could put the newborn Toniger back in danger, and Brando didn't want to see the Cruz spies appear on the streets of Fir City.

But on the other hand, it's an opportunity.

Although once the news of the emperor's eldest son in Toniger leaked, it was very likely to anger the empress. But what if the Silver Empress is interested in expansion, then Eruin, who is clinging to the Cruz Empire, will bear the brunt, which means that in fact he doesn't care whether he provokes the other party or not. They will first face the thunderous wrath from the Empire, but if they use this to win over Cruz's military and even some secular forces, when the time comes, Her Majesty will insist on going her own way, it may be possible to split the Cruz Empire internally, and it is not certain that there will be a civil war.

If that were the case, it would be so exciting that Brando would have dreamed of laughing out loud.

What's more, there is also the Temple of Fire, although it is under the pressure of the dragon clan. But where there is oppression, there is resistance, like Valla, who holds the supreme power. How can he be willing to be ridden on the head all the time, the empress has ruled the Cruz Empire for forty years, and he has swallowed his anger for forty years, seeing that he is about to be liberated, and now the dragon clan has come to intervene again, which is simply unbearable. Brando felt that he couldn't bear to be in Vala's position, although Vala was known as wise, but the clay figurines also had three points of earthiness, and if the temple was also impulsive, then the civil war in the Cruz Empire would be properly assured.

Brando was silent for a long time. After repeatedly scrutinizing the details of this, he was not good at these intrigues and tricks, so he was particularly slow to think about it. Veronica and Mangrove didn't seem to be in a hurry, Veronica sat down and took a sip from her teacup, and the latter finally loaded the tobacco, lit the match and lit the fire, took a deep breath, squinted her eyes, and seemed to enjoy it.

There was a moment of silence in the room, Antitina stared at the two people sitting across from her lord, she seemed to have heard a very ridiculous story before, but this story now involved all of them, and she had no room to say anything about such a serious decision, in fact, she did not dare to speak, she could only wait silently for Brando to make a decision.

Brando let out a final sigh.

"What are you going to do besides keeping Prince Lenaret in Toniger?" He asked a question.

This already represented a loosening of attitude, Veronica put down the teacup, sighed softly, and replied: "Not only His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the emperor, but also Shiduo and the Knights of the Folding Sword must stay here, otherwise there will be too many people to talk about it, and it is inevitable that the news will not leak out." Although they are all students I trust, this matter is too serious for me to hold these young people responsible. ”

"Are you going back to the Empire?" Brando heard a hint of clue.

Veronica nodded: "If Shiduo and they can't go back, I will go back to the empire alone, because I negligently killed the first heir of the empire and the entire Knights of the Folding Sword, I will definitely be responsible." However, the problem should not be big, the heir to the throne must be prepared for an accident when he goes out to practice, which is not without precedent in the history of the empire, and the responsibility I assume will only be miscommanded, and will not be arbitrarily angered and aggravated, otherwise, no one in the future empire will dare to do things, and everyone understands this truth - the more you do, the more you will be wrong. ”

She glanced at Mangrove: "The three families of the northern nobility have already been gruntled, and the military will do their best to protect me, I think I may be demoted, but keep the title." His Majesty needs a Legion Commander with a crony, and that's part of our deal with her, but as long as Lenaret is alive, there's still a chance for the future. ”

Brando glanced at Veronica with some pity, this female legion leader is considered an outstanding legion leader in the history of the empire, and it would be a pity if she was left idle due to internal transactions in the succession of thrones. But this is a good thing for Eruin, not to mention that he has a very small hope in his heart: anyone can see that the Legion Commander and his teacher Mephistopheles Sword may have some untold stories, and if he means that if the future Silver Empress is stirring trouble in the Empire, and Veronica has been idle, maybe Eruin will have a brilliant duchess in the future.

Veronica though certainly wouldn't be willing to go to war with the Cruz. But Eruin isn't just Cruz as an opponent, isn't there also Madara? Veronica and Freya had a mentorship and apprenticeship for a period of time, of course, during the best period of relations between the two countries, and if the two were able to re-establish this relationship during this period of history. And if the two female gods of war, one old and one young, appeared on the battlefield against Madala at the same time.

Brando's just thinking about it makes me feel.

But he still spoke: "But have you two considered a question, if the situation is not as you expected, if the eldest son of the emperor is not able to return to the empire, and the empress has appointed another heir?" He sat on the couch and uttered the words slowly behind the cloudy smoke screen, looking mysterious. Veronica and Mangrove exchanged a look, and it was clear from their looks that the two Imperial Legion Commanders had not thought about this question, but the answer they gave was:

Still have to gamble.

"His Royal Highness himself agrees?"

Veronica nodded slowly. Brando understood. It was supposed that the verbal evidence of the Lizardman Sword Saint gave them great confidence, and indeed, the Red-Ringed Lizardman had always had nothing to do with the Cruz, and the spheres of influence of the two sides were not intertwined, so there was really no need for it to slander the Empress of the Empire.

Brando lowered his eyelids and muttered for a moment, then he looked up again, as if determined, and said, "Let's discuss the details." ”

The female corps leader had a look of surprise in her eyes. She certainly understood how rare it was for Brando to make this decision, and it had nothing to do with him in the first place. This young man made such a decision, most likely because of their relationship. This made her feel both ashamed and moved, since the Ring of the Trade Winds, it seemed that this young man had been helping her, and she, as an elder, had been causing trouble for the other party. Thinking of this, Veronica's eyes were not much more cordial when she looked at Brando, some like a real elder looking at the younger in her own family.

She sighed, a little ashamed, but didn't know that the whole thing was not at all what she thought. In her mind to come. An outstanding talent like Brando, no matter how the situation changes, can always obtain the status of a nobleman. Even if he served the empire in the future, his status might be higher than it is today. In the eyes of a nobleman like her, the royal power is separated from the power of the local nobility, and the fate of Eruin is nothing but the fate of the Eruin royal family, and the rise and fall of Eruin has nothing to do with local nobility like Brando.

And so it is.

But Veronica never dreamed that Brando's Eruin Kingdom was based on the concept of nation, and the Count considered the problem from the interests of the whole Eruin, so he agreed to this request, which was actually a beneficial and harmless nuisance to Tonigel's interests, but it was a more favorable choice for the entire kingdom. In the eyes of outsiders, Brando is a big loss, but Brando himself feels that he has made a lot of money.

Brando, of course, noticed Veronica's change of attitude at this time, and he wondered why the female captain was suddenly moved like this, but it was a good opportunity for him. Although it has been decided that Prince Lenaret will be granted political refuge, there are too many details to scrutinize, and he must fight for the best compensation for himself.

"I have a request," he began, "the entire Order of the Broken Sword is a last resort, but the problem is that this is a Knights, all of them are young and vigorous, and there are many of them, and if there is no one to manage them, I am afraid that sooner or later it will become a hidden danger." What's more, Tonigel is not their hometown after all, and it is a little difficult for these young people to be incognito thousands of miles away from their hometown for reasons that have nothing to do with their own vital interests. ”

He looked at Veronica and interrupted the other party's unspoken words, "I understand, Lady Commander, you want to say that they are soldiers, and soldiers are called to obey orders. But soldiers are also people, not to mention that now they take off their uniforms, it only takes a while, and they will forget order and glory, and without a sense of glory, they are nothing. ”

Veronica couldn't help but close her mouth after hearing this, I have to say that Brando has a lot of sense, she is indeed a little too serious. Mangrove also nodded, his military career was longer, and he understood the truth of what the young man in front of him said, he put down his pipe and replied: "Mr. Earl is quite right, so what do you think should be done to solve this problem?" ”

"I hope they will take off their Cruz uniforms and join my army, and as long as they remain in the land of Eruin, they should swear allegiance to me and Prince Lenaret at the same time," Brando replied, "Eruin is going through a great upheaval, and there is a place for these young people to use their strengths, not to mention that the army is a large collective, and even if such a group is integrated into this collective, it will be difficult for the outside world to know, so as to minimize the risk of information leaking." On the contrary, the appearance of such hundreds of people in any other place is likely to attract the attention of someone who cares. ”

"The most important thing is that these young people will be given the opportunity to train on this land, and that when they return to Cruz in the future, you will get a group of experienced generals, not a bunch of young people who are full of resentment and have achieved nothing. When Prince Lenarat returns to the Empire, these young men who have pledged allegiance to him will become his right-hand men. Brando paused his brief speech and watched the reactions of the two Legion Commanders in front of him.

Mangrove nodded, but Brando was suspicious that his last words had moved the old soldier, and Veronica hesitated for a moment before she said to him seriously, "But you have to promise me that you must protect them, and each of them is my most beloved student." ”

"Just as I protect Freya," replied Brando, "they are Freya's comrades-in-arms, and they are my comrades-in-arms." ”

Veronica nodded in satisfaction.

"You're a good lobbyist, and you could consider going into politics. Dealing with our soldiers, I have wronged you. Mangrove finally concluded, biting his pipe and puffing on the smoke ring.

Brando's heart was in ecstasy, and now he had a gold-rank officer corps, the most outstanding star officer corps of the Cruz people in the future, and he was now under his command. Not to mention whether the empire will fall into a civil war in the future, just such a gain is enough for him to wake up from his dream with a smile.

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(PS: The second update, still 5500 words, this week's weekend plus more ends here, I wish you all a smooth work and study next week.) What, you ask me if I'm missing something, do you see the cross and the pyre over there? (To be continued......)