Act II: The Black Moon Falls
The Divine People -
It's a word sacred and distant, yet it seems so real and intimate at the moment.
Brando was silent for a long time, almost attentive, not even noticing that dozens of prompts had popped up in his record, and the level of the scholar and the several skills and knowledge below him had increased by more than ten levels in this moment.
But the latter is unaware of this.
"I see," he replied, "but Lady Owena, you said I had the authority of the Society of Truth, but I never felt that my power still needed to be learned and experienced, did you?" β
"Is that really the case?" Spear Spirit was a little amused: "How old are you this year?" β
Brando suddenly got stuck.
He suddenly found that he couldn't understand the question, so he decided to bring the topic back to his familiar territory, he thought for a while, and continued the previous question:
"So what is the difference between the highest-privilege meeting and the lowest-privilege meeting?"
"The difference is very big, which determines which level of power the highest authority can be used by the participants in the meeting, in the highest authority meeting, the ancestor has unlimited veto power, and he can even force the meeting to end," Owena β glanced at him: "Just like you did." β
Brando couldn't help but feel sympathy for Her Majesty's bad luck in her heart: "She doesn't know? β
"Maybe you know, maybe you don't, but even if you do, you don't know your authority will be so high. Her lineage should come from Odin, the leader of the Earth Legion and the patriarch of the Council of Truth, whose authority is second only to that of the ancestors, and if you're not there, she can get what she wants-"
"What does she want?"
"I guess. She wants to reopen the Council of Truth. β
Brando frowned and looked at the spear spirit, "You said that. β
Owena shook her head: "What I'm saying is that if there is a permanent council, just like before the Sixth Age, if there is a permanent council, Baberta will be permanent in this world, and there will be gods and people who will remain in the council for a long time. The Chosen and the Promised of your time will eventually grow up to become the next generation of God, receiving the lineage from the ancients. β
Brando couldn't help but be stunned, isn't that great? According to the Silver Queen's plan, if Baberta survived for a long time, civilization would eventually recover to a very high height as the Chosen One increased, at least not inferior to that before the mortal era.
Wouldn't it be much better than it is now?
So why is the Silver Queen so sneaky?
He couldn't help but blurt out, "What's wrong with that? β
Unexpectedly, this question made Owena hesitate, and she pondered it for a long time. He replied, "Didn't the Bugas tell you what is the difference between the age of mortals and the time when God was still walking on the earth?" β
Brando was stunned for a moment, wondering why the other party would know that he had met Tulaman, but then realized that his alliance with the Bugas was obviously not a secret.
He remembered what Tulaman had said to himself, and it seemed to be relevant, but he still didn't understand what it had to do with it.
Could it be that mortal civilization is so weak that it can cope with the growth of chaos?
"It's hard for me to answer that question." Ovina replied, "Before the Council of Truth closed, my master and I were fighting Twilight. I can only speculate on what they should have decided at the last meeting without attending that meeting, but any question will ultimately be tested for right and wrong, so I don't have an answer to whether it will be good or bad in the end. β
At this moment, Brando suddenly thought of the sage Elranta. Thinking of the Holy Covenant, of the Buga who were tight-lipped about what happened on the final battlefield, there was a vague realization in his heart, but he couldn't be sure.
He shook his head slightly, this withering era. It seemed to make it difficult for anyone to see the way forward, and the Silver Queen may have seen something that forced her to make such a decisive choice, but in the end she died at her own hands.
He asked himself whether the qiΔ he did was right or wrong, and there seemed to be no answer, but at least it was no worse than the one that happened in the game, and he could only have a clear conscience about this?
The question of where mortals should go is perhaps the only one who can answer the question.
"So," Brando finally cleared his mind and asked, "I have one last question, and this is the answer I most desperately want to know at the moment, I would like to ask, did the Silver Queen count me among the three initiators when she initiated the meeting?" β
"Of course not," Ovina replied without hesitation, "In my opinion, she has never even considered you an opponent, she cares a lot about the inheritance of Odin in you, but that's all, inheritance is inheritance, bloodline is bloodline, these are two different things." β
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but laugh: "But she's a little stupid, if you don't have the blood of the gods, how can Odin pass it on to you, if you are not the chosen one or the one who promises, no matter how hard a mortal tries, it is impossible for him to enter the Council of Truth." β
Brando didn't find it funny, in fact his face sank. Only Akane noticed the change in her lord's face, and she subconsciously moved closer.
"So who started the meeting? Is Akane a participant as a knight of Azure Azure? Brando asked.
"Of course Akane doesn't count," Owena immediately denied, "Although Azure knights usually participate in meetings, this time we are saving as recorders rather than participants, and according to the rules, recorders do not participate in meetings. β
"If I'm not mistaken, that Prince Ogos should be a Chosen One......," Brando recalled, most of the Chosen One had their own flaws, and His Royal Highness the Prince looked manic, and judging by his strength and appearance, it was not difficult to conclude this conclusion.
"So who is the third attendee, besides him and Her Majesty the Queen?"
"I don't know much about this, but the other party's authority is very high, no worse than Her Majesty the Queen." Owena shook her head.
"Is he here?" Brando immediately asked.
"He's not here, but I think he should be in this city."
Brando took a deep breath, and he vaguely guessed a possibility in his mind.
Why did the Silver Queen know about Roman?
Why did she specifically invite Roman to serve as an ambassador to the Empire?
Why was Princess Gloria ever seen near Pragues?
Also, why did his grandfather never tell him about this qiΔ around him?
It's too much of a coincidence.
It was as if the broken chains were linked to each other, and the cause and effect of the incident automatically appeared in his mind. He faintly regretted it, maybe it would be a strict mistake to let little Roman come here this time.
Thinking that Roman might be the baby girl from sixty years ago, and the big secret lurking in her, Brando suddenly felt that he couldn't sit still, and subconsciously wanted to go out of the Garden of White Roses.
But Medisa and Charles immediately stopped him. Although they are not as close as Akane, they are always keeping an eye on their lord's movements, and his conversation with Ovina can be hidden from ordinary people, but as traveling mage creatures with close ties to Brando, they can hear it.
"Your lord, you can't go out."
"My lord, what do you want to do, it's getting late now, and Miss Kouhua's puppies outside won't recognize you as her master. Besides, God knows what the cultists are doing in the outer city right nowβ"
Medisa looked at Brando's somewhat gloomy face and asked in a low voice, "Lord Lord, are you worried about Miss Roman?" β
Brando glanced at her and nodded silently, but for various reasons, it was difficult for him to explain clearly.
He was about to speak, but there was a figure in his eyes.
The witch she had seen at the Cat and Beard Inn had appeared at the main entrance of the White Rose Garden. She slowly crossed the crowd, and no one around her asked. As if the latter should have been here.
The witch came to Brando, looked at him silently, and waited for a long time before she spoke, "Roman's accident, you must get out of here at once." β
Brando froze.
It was as if there was a sharp dagger in this woman's words, and as soon as she opened her mouth, it stabbed at the place where he was most frightened.
He almost took a deep breath. Only then did he come back to his senses, looked at the other party and asked, "Who are you?" β
The witch didn't hesitate to take off her veil, and for a moment Brando almost thought he had seen several faces, several of which he was even quite familiar with, as if he had recently encountered them somewhere.
But in the end, he saw the other party's true face clearly.
"You ......"
Princess Gloria is not beautiful. Among the excellent bloodlines of the Kolkava royal family, it can only be regarded as ordinary, far less than her niece Griffiin, who has elven blood.
But she has a temperament that Brando rarely sees, perhaps because of the mysterious aura that has been shrouded in her over the years of witch life, and under this aura this aura makes the woman feel indescribable and described in short words.
Brando had only seen a similar temperament in one person, and that person was right in front of him right now.
She had another name among the countryside of Butcher, and the locals called her Lady Asaia, but to Roman and him, she had always referred to herself as Aunt Jenny.
This is a middle-aged woman, but the years have left few marks on her face.
"Aunt Jenny......
"You should have guessed who I am," replied Princess Gloria, "and now I give you permission to use my real name, and what I have to tell you is that your guess is basically correct, Roman was indeed raised by me, and you may have many doubts in your mind, but now you must listen to me, and get out of here at once." β
"Why?" Brando froze.
The others also frowned and looked at each other, the silver elf princess and charr who reacted quickly had already vaguely guessed each other's identities, while Akane and Mordface looked vigilant.
As for Andreg, he yawned before that, revealing his lower half of his pointed canine teeth.
"There's no time, but I'll explain it to you," Gloria's face was a little stern, "You go find Nedwin and Vala, I'm going to borrow the Cruz Royal Teleportation Array." β
"They won't agree, that's a secret of the Cruz royal family," Brando immediately shook his head, there was absolutely no way he could leave Roman behind until he figured out the situation.
"They will," Gloria seemed to ignore his attitude, "You are the new Emperor of the Empire, if they don't want the two Emperors to die on the same day." β
"What!"
"What did you say, ma'am?"
Not only Brando, but even everyone around him was stunned, and even Faina, who had not interjected, couldn't help but make a sound.
"The Silver Queen gave you the Supreme Ring, you are the Emperor of the Empire, besides, no one can touch this position until you die, this is the rule of the King of Flame, even the nobles of Cruz and His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest son cannot violate this, so you go and sue SΓΉ Nidwin and Vala, let me talk to them."
Brando fell silent.
He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but his right hand, which was tightly clutched on the hilt of the Flame Blade, represented his mood at the moment.
Princess Gloria silently watched his expression, shook her head, and said, "Brando, don't be willful, you will understand in the future how important these words I said to you today." β
"Aunt Jenny," Brando hesitated for a moment, but he still chose the title he was more familiar with, but he never dreamed that his re-encounter with Roman and the other party would happen in such a situation.
"You should understand that I will never abandon Roman under any circumstances, no matter what happens to her, I will find her......" He paused for a moment and said with some difficulty, "Even if she dies, I will at least see the body of my fiancΓ©e." β
Gloria stared at the young man steadily.
She didn't know how to speak for a moment.
"She's not dead," finally the princess of the kingdom sighed, "I promise you, Roman will be fine, but you have to get out of here first, okay?" β
"Not good."
Brando still shook his head.
In fact, he was already planning to forcibly cross the other party to the outer city to find Roman, although his conversation with Owena here was only a short moment, but his heart was already anxious at the moment.
But it was at this time that suddenly someone in the rose garden screamed, "Martha is above, look at the moon!" β
Everyone subconsciously turned their heads, and their eyes widened immediately.
The black moon that hung alone in the sky was falling.
The whole world seemed to resonate with it, and trembled slightly.
That scene.
It was as if the end had come.
But Brando vaguely felt that he had seen the same scenery there.
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(ps: It took a lot of time to sort out my thoughts and write the outline of this volume today, and I wrote it late, and when I finished writing, I found that it was already 10 o'clock, and my heart was congested...... (To be continued......)