Act 59: The Last Night in Prague (Part I)
At all costs.
Eruin at sunset has finally laid the groundwork for its civil strife. Obercourt VII gradually found himself overwhelmed by his old age, and anxious to clear the way for a new king to ascend to the throne, but finally he could not bear it, and his confidants were always in the south of the kingdom with two unruly principalities.
Brando, in particular, knew that the current Holy Obergul VII had only ascended to the throne at the age of ninety-three, and that the unfortunate king had great ambitions in his youth and was bent on emulating his grandfather Anson XI, who was at the height of the central power of Eruin in the middle and late periods of the militia and garrison decrees.
However, the middle age of Obercourt VII was a testament to the arrogance of the local nobility - the younger Archduke Enlek even coerced his father Obergu VI to change the defense decree - these memories left a deep impression on the king's heart.
But he lacks the means of Anson Eleven's combination of grace and power, strength and softness. What's more, during the period of Anson XI, there were no hidden worries and no major troubles outside Eruin, and the royal family could control the local legions, which is comparable to this stormy season.
In the cold night on the outskirts of Pragues, the wind gradually picked up.
The wind blows from the direction of the sea, and it follows the path of the northern ridge of the Kalanga Mountains through the hills and mountains of the Jean Denel region, carrying with it the smell of the forests and rivers of this long journey, deep into the lungs of everyone at the edge of the woods.
Roman stood barefoot in the water with his skirt in his hand, and at this moment he couldn't help but raise his head, squinting his eyes, and letting the wind blow across her flat jade forehead.
"The smell of the wind here is exactly the same as that of Buche, Brando!" She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but say in surprise.
Antitina took a breath as well, but coughed.
Brando glanced at her, then looked up, just in time to see that the night wind had covered the stars from the west with a dark cloud.
As if to herald the dark and bleak future of the country.
Brando didn't feel heavy, but rather an excitement swept through every nerve ending in his body. For him, this impending chaos is also an opportunity, whether he can participate in this history, and change the thick and cold history that seems to be engraved on the stone slab little by little with the meager power of Kao alone.
This is not a fantasy, but a signal urging him to act. Brando seemed to smell a hint of alarm in the air, and he turned his head, his fair face still tinged with a hint of excitement, and asked, "Did you get the money?" ”
The cripple didn't understand why a simple message could make Brando stunned, but now he found that he couldn't see the young man more and more. At the auction house, he saw with his own eyes that Brando's power to kill that powerful spirit servant, which was not an ordinary person's skill, and now he can only blame it on the descendants of that old thing.
He couldn't help but glance at Brando, and then replied convincingly: "The money is already in hand, Brando, I have transferred the money to a safe place as you instructed." ”
"Does the auctioneer have compensation?"
The cripple was startled and nodded hurriedly.
It is an open secret that Brando knows that the backstage of the underground trade fair in Pragues is a prominent local aristocrat. Therefore, he is not worried that he will suffer unnecessary losses, for these people, credibility and face are much more important than a little money.
"How much money is there in total?" Brando asked.
The cripple stretched out his hand and compared the number, and besides what they had used, there were two hundred and fifty thousand tors. Brando looked up and saw Miss Merchant's hand over with her shoes.
He glanced at Bartom and Antitina again, who were sitting on the side, and replied, "Well, then we have come to an end in Pragues." "But in fact, there are still some details to be perfected in Brando's original plan, for example, there is a task in the noble library where you can get a low-level skill textbook, such as the task of permanently increasing the golden wine of energy level power by 1 in the 'Doji' Inn.
Unfortunately, none of these tasks can be completed overnight, and Brando estimated that it would take him a month or more to complete these tasks in the game, and it will only be slower here.
Originally, as a player who strives for perfection, he should stay and take every benefit, but the sudden change of shape in Pragues City and the figure of the One Everything Gathering Hidden in it make him realize that this place is not suitable for a long time.
As soon as this warning signal appeared, Brando reacted as quickly as possible.
He had decided to leave this place and head east or south, deep among the mountains of the Gendenel region, or through the Tosandka Forest, along the northern ridge of the Kalanga Mountains, in search of his treasures.
"Where are we going?" Although Bartom was shouting at the beginning to leave this unreassuring place, he was a little relieved when it came to the end. He was a mercenary, but he had only been as far as Calassus—but, according to Brando, they might have to cross Jean Denel to the shores of the sea of stars, where they would see the towering mountain of which the poet had sung about—and along there they would go into the wilderness.
Legend has it that through the Tosanderka forest at the foot of the mountains, or along the silver beach to the east, there is an endless desert. The Sioux people have lived here for a long time, and in their oral stories, there are other countries in the desert East: for example, the most famous legend - the land of pearls, the land of nine phoenixes.
"We're divided into two lines, Batom you take the cripple back to the regiment, and let Leto take everyone to a place called Gris. To get there, you'll need a guide, and the safer road in recent times has been the Boulevard north of Jean Denel. Nominally, you just need to be a mercenary and you won't cause any trouble. Brando thought for a moment and replied.
"Gris, what's that place?"
"That's the easternmost port of the kingdom," Brando smiled, "the scenery is good, and the local girls are simple and welcoming, Bartom, and you may meet the girl you like there." ”
Old Bartom blushed and muttered, "I'm a wandering mercenary, lord. ”
"That was before, and now you're my retainer." Brando replied unhesitantly.
The red-bearded mercenary immediately fell silent, but his face still showed yearning. Even if there was some reluctance before, there was already some eagerness to try at this moment.
"What about you, my lord." He thought for a moment and asked again.
"I have some personal business to do—" Brando remembered the thorn of the light he had left in the auction house, and felt sorry. However, the sword also gradually faded from the brilliance of the small artifact after level 20, so it was imperative to change the weapon.
In fact, his own equipment and strength have barely improved in the past month, which is contrary to his original plan. Of course, Pragues's preparation is necessary, and the so-called sharpening of the knife is not a mistake for the woodcutter, and Brando has actually acted fast enough, but he himself has not been satisfied.
Especially after the encounter with Tayster, he felt more and more urgent to improve his strength. So at that time, he had this adventure on the agenda in his heart.
His target was still the dusty kingdom, but before that he had to verify the plausible words that the White Knight Alberton had told him.
When it comes to the Lionheart, Brando doesn't dare to take it lightly.
It's just that the Sage of Stone needs to use the Sage of the Sage, and the Sage Slab Brando, who arrived in Pragus a few days later, is no longer expected. Not to mention that it was too late in time, not to mention that he couldn't find a large sum of money as 500,000 Thor now.
But it doesn't matter, in that case, let's go get a sage slate first. At least he knew there were several 'copies' of that thing in the game. Closer to this are the Misty Forest at the junction of Jeandenel, Goran-Elsen and Anlek, the ruins of the Temple of the Dead, and the Dragon's Canyon.
These places are suitable for his level to go on adventures, and it only takes a little preparation. Originally, Brando also realized that he needed to improve his strength, which happened to kill two birds with one stone.
Brando said that he had a personal matter, and Bartom naturally didn't want to speak again, not to mention that his mind had already flown to Gris. Brando's description of the place tickled his heart, he had never seen the sea in his life.
And Brando turned back and asked, "Roman, what about you?" What are your plans, with me, or stay and run the celebration? ”
Miss Merchant, tilting her head, replied as a matter of course, "With Brando, of course." ”
But the sparkle in her eyes clearly meant that she was taking risks, of course! Roman is going on an adventure!
"You're not making money, are you?" Brando was surprised and couldn't help but touch her forehead to see if she had a fever.
"Of course not," Roman slapped his hand away and said proudly: "Lord Roman has already arranged this matter, I will hand it over to Su, and the rest is just waiting for the capital to be injected." ”
"Sue?" Brando was stunned for a moment, thinking of the girl with a cold face who raised her eyebrows and raised her eyebrows, and always felt as if she owed her a million Thor: "Isn't that Leto's daughter?" ”
"Yes." Roman nodded: "She came to find Freya, I'm Freya's best friend, of course I can entrust Su to do a little favor." ”
"You're really at ease with people—" Brando couldn't help but pat her on the head, an action that had become his habit in recent times.
Roman immediately laughed like a little fox.
"In that case, I'll stay too." Antitina suddenly said on the side, "This is what I do. ”
Brando paused, looked at her and replied, "You can't stay." He said in his heart that Martha is on top, and now his entire net worth and the most valuable wealth are about Antitina and the future alchemy master Tamar. These two men, he said nothing, could not stay in stormy Pragues, and he had to take them with him just to be on the safe side.
Tama wanted to bring his bulky alchemy utensils, so he had to let him go with Leto and the others. And in the spirit that eggs can't be put in one basket, he must let Antitina go with him.
It's okay, if Roman is with him, at least one more girl, and it will be better to take care of Antitina.
"Test's still here, and you know who he is. The One Society is not an ordinary person, it's too dangerous for you to stay here, you and I will let Roman take care of you. He thought for a moment and replied.
"How can that be?" Antitina was stunned, she had a yearning for an adventurous life, but she knew that she might not be able to adapt to that kind of life at all. For a girl like her, adventure is just a beautiful imagination stored in a dream.
Some people always obey their own impulsive ideas, but the sober-minded Antitina is not such a person. It was only when she was just beginning to hesitate that the future merchant lady shattered her reserve with one sentence: "Of course, Antitina, it's interesting to take risks." ”
Antitina couldn't help but glance at Brando.
Brando nodded: "Needless to say, let's go and prepare." We scattered into the city, I was alone, I was afraid that the Tester guy would come and make trouble again, and we met at the east gate before the last star disappeared in the morning. ”
Everyone nodded.