The battle seemed to be over as soon as it began.

Eco was almost sure that the guys under the black robe had at least the strength of the Silver Upper Reach, but he expected the outcome of the matter, but he didn't expect the result - he was almost sure that Cabot and the others were going to be splashed with blood on the spot, and finally couldn't help but draw their swords to stop them.

But the white-bearded old man who came out of Cabot's back just clicked on it, and a few gray rays flickered—and the few guys he thought were nightmares turned into a pile of dust.

The young man opened his mouth wide, and for a moment he didn't know if he was dreaming.

The Holy Seal of the Earth loomed in the palm of his hand as the old man cast the spell—a wizard who wielded the power of the elements—and even though Eco was unheard, he knew that there were no more than ten people in the whole of Eruin.

Among these ten people, they are either high-ranking wizards who have been famous for a long time, or they are the lords of one side, and the rest are only the masters of the Black Tower and the Council of Stars and Moon.

Who is he.

Then he saw Cabot bend down and say respectfully to the old man, "Master Lewoods, hard work. ”

This sentence was like a thunderbolt from the blue, making Eco keep the action of rushing out from behind the sack for a while.

In Eruin, there are many people called Liwoods.

But there is only one who is qualified to be called a master.

Leigh Woods? Hadvilla? Gmer.

The court wizard of Eruin, who assisted the patriarchs of the three dynasties of Anson VII.

Eco's mind was a little confused for a while, and he really couldn't figure out why he could see such a big man in such a remote place.

And it looks like he's still here to help them.

"This ...... This ......" The young man pointed at the old man a little dumbfounded: "You, you are ......" The old man nodded, admitted his guess, and then replied: "This is a long story, Mr. Eco, let Knight Cabot take us to a safe place."

I'll explain it to you in more detail. ”

Cabot...... Knight? Eco looked at Cabot and felt as if the world had been turned upside down.

…… Brando's group walked up the silent mountain forest to the east, and the rustling footsteps of the fifteen men passed through the dense artemisia grass, like a long snake without a shadow, gliding through the darkness where they could not reach their fingers, but looking back, their eyes occasionally parted from the blades of grass, and saw the sporadic fires in the forest below, where there had been a brightly lit camp, but now only the embers of sporadic charcoal fires remained in the darkness.

"Our horses are still in camp, Brando."

This was the third time in a few hours that she had asked, and Brando couldn't help but smile and shake her head knowing that Roman was heartbroken for her foal.

"They'll go back, right, Brando?" The eyes of the eldest merchant lady reflected the fire under the mountain, shining brightly; She asked, turning her head and raising her white chin.

She knew what Brando meant.

But Roman is still just a soft-hearted little girl after all.

Just like although she knows that she and her aunt are not necessarily popular among the villagers, the land that can be born and raised is called her hometown after all.

So she's willing to help Freya and rebuild Buche—"Probably only Martha-sama knows." ”

Brando replied.

Whether the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group will follow in the footsteps of history is not up to him, but whether he can influence the opinion of the 'Maned Wolf' Makaro.

"But, they should be alert when they perceive this is a trap—" Roman asked, "Aren't you that Macaro a clever fellow?" "It's too smart."

Brando knew that before Macaro became a mercenary for freedom, this 'maned wolf' was known as a cunning fox, and he was the brainchild of the reformers of the royal party, and he would not have fallen to this point if it had not been for the defeat of the political struggle eleven years ago.

"So they're calculating each other."

Antitina asked.

"Almost."

"I really don't understand why they did this."

The aristocratic daughter couldn't help but put forward another hypothesis: "Could it be that there is really a secret in this forest that is enough to make people excited?" Brando smiled, the secret was there, but it wasn't enough to make people happy.

What's more, the two sides of the fight are afraid that they don't care about this, they care about another thing.

His smile fell into Antitina's eyes, and the maiden immediately asked, "Do you know what, my lord?" Brando nodded.

"We saw that young man the other day, do you remember?" He said, "His real name should be Eco?" Lantony Lan? Ophelia. ”

"It's a familiar name."

"Naturally, you must have heard of Canononon? Lantony Lan? Ophelia. ”

Roman and the other mercenaries were fine, but the noble daughter couldn't help but choke and coughed violently.

It took a long time for her to raise her head with a pale face, and she gasped and asked, "Grand Duke Lantonilan?" "Eco also has a knighthood, Count Mevac, and this is a title with a territory."

Brando's eyes narrowed, "It's just that I'm afraid he doesn't even know about it." ”

"Is this ......" Antitina couldn't help but ask, "It has something to do with the political struggle eleven years ago?" By the way, isn't the son of Grand Duke Lantony long gone—" She suddenly stopped talking and looked at Brando with a strange look.

"My lord, how could you know so clearly?"

"It's just an open secret."

Brando's mouth is right.

"So, it's ......" "It's still an open secret, Eruin is no longer the Eruin of the past, and its top management is too old to be repaired.

Even further, already terminally ill. ”

Brando looked at the aristocratic daughter and deliberately said these words in front of her.

"We are not the only ones who are aware of this, you see, Miss Antitina.

Within three months, the country would be torn apart.

And what you're seeing now is just a temporary struggle. ”

Although these words are not yet rebellious in this world, the ambition contained in them is still obvious.

"Is there still salvation for the Korkova dynasty?" Antitina asked, still thinking of the name that had brought glory to Eruin.

"Maybe."

Brando was thinking of Princess Regent.

"What shall we do, my lord?" Antitina interrupted his train of thought and asked in a whisper.

"Let's find the Sage Slate first."

Brando looked at the undulating mountains in the distance—mountains crisscrossed each other, forming dark silhouettes of varying degrees in the night—but the young man's gaze seemed to be able to pass through the obstacles, as if he had seen the target, and replied succinctly and forcefully.

The young man had led the group to the top of the mountain, and the wind was blowing in his face, and suddenly became much stronger, as if the flowing air whistling from the southern mountain pass suddenly passed through the mountain forest and lifted his cloak.

Brando sniffed the wind, and as he stared at the dark, silent valley on the other side of the hillside, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but then the surprise turned to itself: "Sure enough, here, it seems that these guys still haven't joked with me on key issues—" and the others looked at him when they heard the exclamation.

"See that valley down there?" "Any questions?" Roman asked curiously.

"Grace," said Brando, ...... a hand from under his cloak, and his index finger pointed to the valley - but in the direction he was pointing, all that came into view was a dark carpet of forest along the walls on either side.

But the young man turned his head, and a glint flashed in his eyes: "Have you heard of the altar?" "Altar?" "Altar words," Roman replied solemnly, "When I was a child, I saw the altar in the Temple of Fire with my aunt, is that like that?" "Naturally not."

"Then you've heard of 'The Lair', right?" Everyone is silent, this is natural.

"There should be a nest in that valley."

"What?" The captain of the mercenary standing behind him was startled, everyone knew that the lair was where a country's war potential was.

But few people understand that, with the exception of man-made creature nests, wild nests are dangerous off-limits for hundreds of miles – in fact, humans often pay a great price to purify a nest.

"What level of nest is that?" He asked immediately.

"Don't be nervous," Brando motioned for him to be quiet.

He looked at the valley and paused, "It's an altar of order, if I'm not mistaken, the Temple of Truth." ”

"Altar of Order?" "Have you heard of the Gates of Heaven?" The mercenaries gasped, and Rubis's mercenaries were from the Knights Grace, so they naturally understood what this term meant.

Seeing Antitina and Roman with puzzled faces, Tiger Sparrow explained in a low voice, "Angel." ”

Antitina let out an 'ah' and immediately looked at Brando in disbelief, the Knights of the Grace Nation was less than one-fifth the size of Eruin, but its combat power was superior to that of the Light Templars, and for no other reason than because it had two of the best legions on the Vahnd Continent.

Knights of the Zealot Heart and Legion of the Light of the Throne.

In the last holy war, Eruin, as a subordinate force of the Flame Temple, did not suffer the losses of these two armies.

The 'Tiger Sparrow' also looked at him in disbelief, and stammered, "Your Excellency, you mean that there is a Heavenly Gate in the valley?" Brando immediately shook his head.

Just kidding, there is a Heavenly Gate in this valley that has his turn to appear, and the Heavenly Gate is also called the Angel's Steps, and the creature born from it is the 'Throne Angel', a constructed creature known as the strongest combat power of the Light Force.

Moreover, wherever there is a Heavenly Gate within a radius of a hundred miles, there will be abnormal celestial signs, such an obvious omen, except for the local Flame Temple, which is brain-dead to the limit, otherwise it will not be his turn to get a piece of the pie.

"No, there's just an altar of order underneath that resembles the Gate of Heaven."

Brando replied.

"Similar?" The mercenary captain was stunned, although he was the most legendary mercenary concept collection in history, he was not a knowledgeable scholar after all.

The major creature nests in this world are in the hands of those in power, or the local nobles, and most people have only heard relevant rumors, but to say that they understand, most people have neither this qualification nor this opportunity.

"You mean, it's a lair sheltered by Lord Martha?" Antitina, however, keenly grasped what Brando meant.

Brando, although he clearly had this concept in his head, he couldn't help but use the in-game phrase when he spoke.

It can only be said that when it comes to tasks and plots, Sophie's personality always takes the initiative.

He smiled wryly and nodded.

"In that case, it's also a big show."

'Tiger Sparrow' said immediately.

Because wild nests are so difficult to purify, transforming a magically infested nest is often not an overnight task, and the whole process can sometimes take up to ten or twenty years.

But the creature nest sheltered by Martha is different, it is a gift from God to the world, and the creatures born of order within it are natural allies of intelligent beings.

Often, for a small amount of daily attrition, the master of the lair can gain a powerful army from the Altar of Order.

Therefore, in any country, as long as you report any of the Altars of Order to the Sanctuary of Fire, you can almost immediately obtain a territory with a lot of output, close to the size of three or four knights.

And it's also a hereditary territory.

Thinking of this, Antitina, who had always been calm, became starring, and she looked at Brando.

But Brando waved his hand: "You think too much, it's just an abandoned altar." ”

"Abandoned?" Antitina was stunned for a moment, but then asked, "How do you know?" Brando didn't answer, he had known that there was an altar of order in this direction, but he didn't know where it was.

And with his experience, he can't be sure of this at this distance, then he really lived in vain before.

He had joined the Knights Nation of Grace as a player, even before he came to this world.

Therefore, he was all too familiar with the sacred and quiet aura that permeated a certain area around the altar of order.

What's more, a light screen popped up in his field of vision earlier, prompting him to enter the range of the 'Sanctuary'.

As for why he knew it was 'abandoned', wasn't it written in the guidebook? …… The group descended into the valley, and the side of the hill they had previously slid down seemed to isolate the sound of a qiē on the other side.

The valley is so silent that you can't even hear the most common insect chirping throughout the summer.

Walking in the dark forest by starlight, there is no obvious road in the woodland between the valleys; Walking through the rugged, mossy forest, they looked left and right, occasionally seeing a flash of fluorescence in the darkness.

Those are fireflies, or simply the eyes of animals.

It's not the first time that Antitina and Roman have traveled at night, so although they are nervous, they are not too afraid.

Lubis's mercenaries are even more calm, and if the legendary mercenaries who are born and die are afraid of the dark, it would be too funny to say it.

It's just that the environment here does feel a little unusual.

"This altar is not actually mine."

Brando said in the dim starlight as he saw some artificially carved rock fragments gradually appear on the ground in the mossy forest, crisscrossed by roots.