"This is the crystal cluster?"

Princess Griffiin saw Brando turn over the gray-robed man's body, revealing an amethyst skin under the cut robe, and she silently looked up, only to see that the cut on the corpse's neck was like broken glass, and the whole crystallized without a trace of blood oozing.

"This is the crystal cluster," Brando paused at the corpse's side for a moment before replying, "Some of the living creatures in the magic crystals have been twisted by the influence of the Magical Moon. This type of monster is uncommon, and can occasionally be found in the Magic Crystal Vein and the Crystal Forest. ”

"But it looks like a humanoid," Princess Griffiin looked at the corpse quietly, "and what does it matter?" Mr. Brando, do you know what's going on in Swallowburg? She stood outside the door, not wanting to get the blood that was everywhere in the house—though the body of the beast had long since been dragged out for disposal, and Mademoiselle de Countess declared to the soldiers of the Harbour Guard that it was a demon who had escaped from the war of Ampesel who had attacked her brother, and showed the soldiers the corpse of the gray-robed man, and no one was concerned when they saw the terrible sight of Ackel, and since such cases had been happening in the port of Ampesel lately, no one suspected anything for a while.

"He was a human when he was born." Brando replied without looking back, picking up a crystal shard, "It's just that crystallization has made him like this." ”

"Crystallization?" Princess Griffiin raised her head slightly, and looked at him with beautiful silver eyes.

"I saw this case when I was learning about the scrolls. Some creatures living in the crystal veins gradually went crazy, grew crystals on them, became crazy and began to attack humans. Brando stared at the crystal piece, and the swirling light fell a narrow spot of light on his face: "This is the earliest case of crystallization, it happened in the wilderness of the four realms. ”

"It sounds like a demonization." The princess replied with a frown.

"This is demonization," Brando nodded, but sighed again: "Because the magic in the crystal veins is enriched, it is more likely to cause the occurrence of magic erosion. But crystallization is very special. No one knows why there is such a thing as a crystal cluster, theoretically speaking, any species of Vaynd has its continuity, only the history of the crystal cluster is blank. There has been some research on them, but it is still unclear what the background is. ”

The princess naturally said 'we' were talking about the Wizard of the Black Tower, but in fact Brando subconsciously used the player's pronoun. In Sword of Amber, the drama party has rightfully investigated the crystal clusters, but as Brando said. The investigation of Qiē continued until the era of lost glory, and then came to an abrupt end

Some believe that there is a huge secret hidden on the crystal cluster, but more advanced players assert that the origin of the crystal cluster may only be a mystery until the history before the official era of lost glory is further revealed. However, it is not easy to trace the history before the Lost Age, and one of the main sources of information for players is actually Buga's library, but the history before the Lost Era is also unattainable knowledge for the wizards of Buga.

Where do crystal clusters come from?

Brando didn't really care about that, he only cared about why they suddenly appeared in Eruin. There is no record of this in history at all, and the history of the north seems to be undergoing some changes, and it seems that it has begun to deviate from the trajectory of his cognition.

After listening to Brando's answer. Princess Griffiin was silent for a moment. But after a while, she asked again, "But Dilferi also said that there is no crystal forest near Yanbao. ”

"So that's where I wonder." Brando replied. …,

Princess Griffiin frowned uneasily. She looked at Brando, "Why do you say that?" ”

"Because I found similar marks on Aker's body, some crystals growing on the back of his neck, but under the blood stain no one else noticed." Brando turned his head and looked at him. He replied in the affirmative, "That would also explain why this guy has suddenly become so mad, because dark magic magnifies the evil in people's hearts." This is not an isolated case, there must be crystallization disease spreading near Swallow Castle, and Baron Dalle may have been corrupted. ”

The princess's brows furrowed even deeper: "How can this be, what do you think will happen to Yanbao, what should we do?" ”

"It's certainly not a good thing. And there is nothing to be done for the time being, but to keep it a secret from Miss Dilferry, at least until we are done with the chaos in the north. Your Majesty, you also understand the distance between Yanbao and Ampesel, and we can't and can't interfere with Yanbao," Brando didn't choose to vent all the uneasiness in his heart. Because some things are just a guess for him, and he can't explain his vision of the future.

He paused for a moment, but only reminded, "Besides, the princess doesn't want any accidents to happen to Dilfery." ”

Princess Griffiin sighed faintly, "When I was a child, Dilferrey was my best friend. She didn't treat me with the same wit as anyone else, and I always treated her like my sister. But I couldn't help her at all, and if anything happened to the Earl, she would be heartbroken. When I was a child, I met the Earl of Swallowburgh, and he was a good father, and Deerferry must have been very good at him. ”

The half-elf girl's tone was a little weak, Brando knew that she was thinking of her father, the historical Obergu VII was extremely fond of his daughter, and it can be said that Princess Griffien once had a happy family. But before he could think of a word to comfort the princess, who was already firm, and Princess Griffiin took a breath and replied:

"We need to get rid of the chaos in the North, Mr. Brando."

Brando was slightly stunned, probably not expecting the princess to recover so quickly; In fact, he is not good at politics, but fortunately, this is a 'historical problem', he thought for a while before saying: "Your Majesty, the key to solving the chaos in the north is not us, but the Sage of Yan. The Sage of Fire wants the nobles of the north to put pressure on us, but presumably the Cruz people are obviously not happy to see a war at the moment, it is just another game between the two sides. ”

Princess Griffi's eyes narrowed slightly, she looked particularly charming, but a cold light in her squinted eyes showed a certain understanding in the princess's heart. Of course she understood this, but what annoyed her was that the Flame Saint was clearly playing with fire, and that the nobles of the north were not a dog raised by the Cruz, on the contrary. They are a pack of wolves. These short-sighted beasts could upset the balance of power at any time for the slightest gain, and the Cruz arrogantly thought they could control it, but in fact none of them could control it.

But she had to worry about that.

Endless compromise is impossible, and Brando assures her that this time she will never make any more concessions to the northern nobles, which is actually the princess's own idea. First integrate the forces of the south close to the royal family of Corcova, and then use the thunder to make the entire north bow its head.

But what price does it take to get the saint to support her, those hateful Cruz people, it is clear that Eruin's stability is what they need. But they still want to get bigger benefits.

Ever since the Ampesel War, she had been trying to find a way to limit Saint's influence in Eruin, which was actually an idea of Brando, but the Flame Saint was clearly aware of it. …,

She did not wish to make concessions on that point.

But Princess Griffiin suddenly remembered something, and she raised her head and said to Brando, "Mr. Brando, can you wait for me here for a moment?" ”

"What's wrong?" Brando.

"You can take care of this matter for me," replied the princess, "I want Count Yanirasu to investigate this matter, and Yan Castle is on the edge of his domain, and he must be able to think of a way." ”

That's a good idea. But Brando always felt that the princess was hiding something. But before he could ask, the princess had already gone downstairs. Brando looked at the corpse at his feet, and in desperation, he could only check the relics of the gray-robed man. Contains bits and pieces, but no objects have been found to prove the other party's share.

He straightened up, and heard a familiar voice—it was Deerferry's wheelchair. He turned around, and sure enough, he saw the maid pushing the count's lady in the doorway.

"Sent those people away?" Brando put down the bits and pieces in his hand and looked at her with some disagreement, he couldn't imagine how hard it would be for the Countess to go through such an event, but he must have left a shadow in the future.

Dilferry nodded, the people of the Hong Kong Guard were quite good, after all, the people present were all nobles. And there is also a princess of the kingdom. Her claims are conclusive, the evidence is abundant, and the demons have been active in the port of Ampesel for a while, and no one has raised any doubts.

After all, no one can say whether there is a Crystal Man in the demons, and it will definitely not be a human being anyway.

"I knew Akerta was notorious. But I didn't expect him to be so crazy, Nia just told me something about it, and I blamed me for not protecting her. Dilferry sighed guiltily.

Brando had more or less guessed something, and when the knightess had made that request before, he had actually guessed that there might be a Zài festival in it.

But after all, this was someone else's housework, and he could only nod awkwardly.

"But Mr. Brando. I am well aware of the personalities of Aker and Baron Dal, and I am worried about my father, though Her Majesty says so,...... Delferry, again with some apprehension. Obviously, this is the question that concerns her most about it.

Although Princess Griffiin had comforted her with an attitude about the saint, Miss Countess was not stupid, and she thought about it, and felt that Brando's guess was closer to possibility. Otherwise, her brother would not have appeared in Ampesel, after all, Yanbao was still a certain distance away from this port, and from the time of her brother's departure, the war in Ampesel should not have happened at that time, let alone these rumors at the moment.

Brando looked at her and sighed, "Dilfi—"

"You're lying to me again, aren't you?" Dilferry stared at Brando and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Brando." ”

"I ......" Brando was embarrassed for a moment, thinking to himself what I was going to lie to you again. However, after thinking about it, he was really not sure if he had lied before, after all, it was a big lie about his own origins, not to mention that he seemed unlikely to tell the truth when he invaded the eldest lady's manor before.

He thought for a moment, and replied, "Dilferry, may I call you that?" As for your father's situation, I actually have some analysis, and I don't know if you would like to hear it. ”

"Of course," said the count, nodding softly, not knowing which question to answer, "you say it's all right, Mr. Brando." ”

"There's a good chance your father has had an accident." Brando replied.

Dilferrey let out a soft sigh, and Brando saw her grasp the armrest of her wheelchair, her hands turning white from overexertion.

"You want to go back to the territory immediately?" Brando asked. …,

"Of course," replied Duerferry, with a light breath, "Mr. Brando, if your family is in danger, will you not be moved?" ”

Brando shook his head: "Of course I won't, but I won't build yì for you to go back." ”

"Why?"

"It's very simple, your father's possible situation now is either that he has been imprisoned, or that he has been killed." Brando saw that Dilferry's face was getting worse and worse, and hurriedly continued: "In the first case, once you return to the territory, your father will lose the value of saving zài. ”

"And in the second case, do you think that you can avenge your father when you return to the territory in your current physical condition? It's nothing more than an extra loot for your uncle. ”

After Brando finished speaking, he stared at the countess, for fear that the other party would not be able to accept it and suddenly faint. But Dilferry showed extraordinary strength, and after a while she replied, "If I die, will Mr. Brando avenge me?" ”

"Of course," but Brando shook his head again, "but what's the point, if you think revenge will solve the problem, why not take revenge yourself?" ”

"Revenge in person?" Dilferrey was slightly stunned, and then became excited: "Can I?" Can I take revenge with my own hands like this? Mr. Brando, do you have any idea? ”

Brando nodded: "Dilferry, you are just overdrawn in your life, and your current physical condition is not irreparable." Besides, the Earl is not necessarily killed, but as long as you live for one day, he has a chance to be rescued. ”

Mademoiselle Countess fell silent.

Brando saw her take a soft breath, "I see, can you give me a moment to think about it, Mr. Brando?" ”

"Anytime," replied Brando, "but I will also sue you, Miss Countess, that I will not let you go back to Swallow Castle alone, whether you agree or not." Believe me, I'm responsible for the heroes of the port of Ampesel. ”

"Mr. Brando, you ......" Dilferi couldn't help but laugh, "Thank you, Mr. Brando, you are too much. ”

"I've been excessive." Brando replied without blushing and without a heartbeat.

And it was at this time that he saw Princess Griffiin walking back from outside. The princess seemed to have finished the message, she glanced at the two of them, and although she had heard the conversation between the two before, she did not express any opinion, but only said to Brando:

"Mr. Brando, can you accompany me to meet someone?"

"See someone, now?"

The princess nodded.

Brando was stunned, and he vaguely guessed that the person the princess wanted him to see might have something to do with the break in the north. At present, only this matter can mobilize the princess's mind, and only by solving the chaos in the north, whether it is Yanbao or the future of this kingdom, it can be easily solved.

"Who?" He asked.

"Wood Priest."

……

(PS: Suddenly Kavinka exploded, I felt a lot of things, it took more than a day to finally sort out a little idea, I don't know what will happen tomorrow, Kavin is really the same as my aunt, there are always a few days every month, annoying ......) (To be continued)