"But I'm the king's party", the old man shook his head, "Your Excellency, do you think I will agree", he raised the water bag in his hand, "Or do you think that with this little benevolence and righteousness, you think you can impress me?" ”

"Master, you might as well listen to me," replied Brando, "different things, placed in different situations, have different meanings. Blindly ignorant of change is the way to self-destruction, Lord Everton's lesson, Master Berlu must have experienced it once. “

The old man snorted softly: "Then you can tell me, young man."

"Less than two weeks ago, with the support of Queen Anna, the eldest son of the king was declared heir," replied Brando, "and in addition to the Siphach family, he was supported by Kluger, Marquis of Jinghua, and his party. Although Master Bailu has been imprisoned for more than three years, you should be familiar with these people? ”

"How did you let that guy Klug hold the kingdom and beat Lord Verver what they were doing?" He paused suddenly, "What about Your Majesty?" ”

Brando kept his mouth shut, just looked at him.

The old man was slightly stunned, his pale hair trembled, the wrinkles on his face deepened a lot, and the whole person seemed to be ten years old. "How could it be...... How could it be...... So ...... Aren't our efforts in vain......" He muttered to himself for a long time, but worthy of being a man who had experienced the storm, he finally calmed down, and asked, "Well, Lord Verver will not be a fool." Sue me, Lord Lord—they must have given Klug's jumping clown a chance, presumably for another reason? ”

Brando nodded, but in his heart he thought that Klug, the Marquis of Jinghua, was not a clown, one of the core members of the Society of All Things Are One, how could he be a person who did nothing. But thinking about it this way, he still told a series of events that had happened since the War of the Black Roses, and from his mouth, the meaning of this war became completely different, because at this moment, there was probably no one in the whole of Eruin who knew better than him what kind of earth-shattering changes were taking place in the dark country next to him.

"You mean the invasion of Madara?"

"Exactly."

Bai Lu's face became worse and worse, and he finally raised his hand and interrupted: "So, the source of a qiē tracing the source is the mercury rod in your mouth?" A glimmer of light flashed in the old man's cloudy pupils: "You mean that the mercury rod has reappeared?" That Loki's mercury staff? ”

Brando was stunned, he didn't expect this master craftsman to know about this thing. Keep in mind that the legend of the Mercury Staff is not widespread in the human world, and even in the game, it was only in the second year that Eruin and other players in the human world intermittently sorted out a series of backstories and quests about the Mercury Staff.

"You know this mercury staff," Brando asked, "Master Berau?" ”

"Of course." Beru replied.

He suddenly patted the dust on his chest and stood up, although a little unsteadily, but still staggered and straightened up: "Not only do I know the staff of mercury, but I also know how the legendary staff of darkness came from. ”

"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed in Brando's eyes. He had never heard of the origin of the Mercury Staff even in the game, except that the artifact first appeared in Loki's hands, and then after countless hours of silence, it reappeared in the dark land of Madara. But as for its history, whether it once belonged to that god, it is not known. To his surprise, he didn't expect that there would be an additional plot here, but the knowledge didn't know how much this master craftsman knew.

"There is not just one mercury staff." But he didn't think that as soon as Berlu opened his mouth, he nailed Brando there as if he were petrified.

"What?"

"Actually, it's a set of artifacts", the master craftsman said lightly, "It's just that I just thought it was just a legend before, but today, Lord Lord, you said that the mercury staff has reappeared, so it is likely that this legend is becoming a reality, so the next one," he paused, raised his head to stare at the young man, and his cloudy eyes seemed to become extremely bright at this moment, "It's the Flame Scepter." ”

"Flame Scepter?" Brando frowned slightly: "What is this?" His doubts grew wider, and he was confident that he was well-informed enough in the game, but he knew nothing of what the master craftsman was talking about, and he didn't even have the slightest impression. It stands to reason that the treasures of this level will cause a sensation as soon as they appear, just like the mercury staff of the year, although the news of the seal on the part of Madara has been confirmed among players in only one year.

"Your Excellency, have you heard the legend of the Four Sages?"

"Naturally", Brando nodded, "Gilt the Lord of Fire, St. Osor the Queen of the Winds, Faenzan the High Priest, and Elranta the Sage, how could I not know this." ”

Berru's eyes flashed, as if his gaze had traveled through a thousand years, back to the time of the Sage War. He said in a tone of remembrance: "In those days, Geert, St. Osor, Faenzan, and Elranta clearly won the approval of the ancient kings in order to defeat the dark dragon. He turned his head: "This is a record of the creation epic of the Cruz people, the poem of the heavens, and the adults will not know it, right?" ”

"Four, Hermits, defeated the Emperor in the dark," Brando said subconsciously.

But he was suddenly stunned, and there was a scene in front of him in the darkness, under a bright full moon, a tall black tower stretching out to the sky. He felt as if he was standing on a vast land, looking up at the Endless Tower that was plunging into the clouds, as if a sense of insignificance had arisen. He couldn't help but immediately shake his head and throw this illusion away from his thoughts, and then the whole person suddenly returned to reality.

"Your Excellency?" Akane on the side saw that a fine bead of sweat oozed from Brando's forehead in an instant, shining in the light of the torches, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

But Brando shook his head, indicating nothing. He took a breath, vaguely puzzled in his heart, but only asked, "I know, and then what?" ”

The old man glanced at him, "The four sages have each taken out four artifacts from the Valley of the Ancestors, and they are the Scepter of Flame, Odysphes. ”

"Wait"

Brando interrupted him with a low shout, "Odysvis, isn't that the full name of Geert, the king of fire, the sword of fire?" He saw that the master craftsman was looking at him motionlessly, and suddenly reacted, and he couldn't help but subconsciously glance at the Ring of the Wind Queen: "So the Ring of the Hydra after the Wind, the Divine Power Olamisor, and the Holy Spear Sky, these are all ......?" ”

Beraut nodded.

The young lord was silent for a long time: "How did Master Beru know about this?" ”

The old man looked at him and asked in a low voice, "Do you think that the old man can trust the adult?" ”

Brando was stunned for a moment, then let out a breath and nodded: "I understand." But Master Bailu, how did you think about my previous mentions? ”

"Until then, I have a question," replied the old man, "and since you know what the mercury rod means, and you know that Eruin is now in a precipice-like situation, how can you have the confidence to rejuvenate Eruin?" ”

"I don't have faith," Brando replied without hesitation, "but it doesn't matter, you just need to know, Master." After the War of the Black Roses, the civil war in Eruin was on the verge of breaking out, but now that I have decided to side with the royal family of Corcova, and now that Archduke Anlek is about to announce his support for the eldest son, Her Royal Highness is in a precarious situation, and I hope to help her at a critical time. At that point, it doesn't matter if you even call me a king. ”

Beru looked at him suspiciously and asked, "In that case, why don't you join us?" Don't adults understand the truth that there is great power in numbers? ”

"I said," Brando replied, "I have my position, and I have my way of doing things." ”

"With all due respect, I don't quite understand." The old man shook his head, "But mortals have motives for doing things, but what are the motives of adults?" ”

"My motivation?" The young lord smiled, "If my motivation is to do nothing, what am I doing here?" ”

The master craftsman was slightly stunned, he didn't understand Brando's words for a while, or he might never understand the hidden meaning behind Brando's words. It's just that he looked at the young man carefully, and said slowly: "Even so, then what do you want an old man like me to do for you?" If he can help the royal family of Korkova, the old minister will naturally go to the soup and go to the fire, but then again, if the adults want to raise private soldiers, the armor craftsmen will not lack the old and decrepit person. He paused, "As far as I know, there are no less than five professional workshops in Fir City that provide standard armor for lords, and as the lord of the kingdom, you won't have a headache over this little thing, right?" ”

Brando looked at the stubborn old man and had a headache for a moment, wondering why the royal family of Corcova could always have such a group of loyal courtiers. However, he also understood that his foundation was still shallow, so he could only say that he was currently on the side of the princess, so he just shook his head: "Master Bailu, no matter how much ordinary armor you have, it is not difficult to obtain, but the Eruin White Lion Armor, only a royal craftsman like the master can master the method of making zuò, right?" ”

"White Lion Armor!" The old man was slightly stunned, and looked at Brando with an incredulous gaze: "Eruin Light Armor Swordsman, you want to form a regular legion?" ”

Brando nodded, but immediately, he suddenly frowned slightly.

He felt the philosopher's stone in his arms begin to vibrate again.