The Colddew Manor fell silent in darkness.

It is a villa with a clear architectural style of the Returning Year, built by the architect of Port, the most famous architect of the empire one hundred and fifty years ago - the magnificent curves of the villa are hidden in a sea of trees, and the balustrade of the outer wall extends two or three miles away, and it is said that two dukes, an earl, and the famous hostess, Madame Berisha, lived here until her death.

And now it is the private property of the royal family, and there is no owner.

In the woods near the manor, there was a large bush of dwarf roses, and in the bushes were hiding several Brandos at the moment, their bodies perfectly concealed by the dense leaves, and their aura was also concealed by spells.

Brando observes the edifice at night from afar.

Just a few hours earlier, the witch of unknown origin had told him only one thing, and that was that the Colddew Manor was a trap set by the Silver Queen, and that her target was neither Ina nor Sidney, but himself.

In this manor, it is not the Countess of Wallach who has been heavily guarded by the Queen, but the long-lost Scepter of Fire of the Empire.

That's the part of the rod that Odysphes is divided into three.

It is also the origin of the name of the 'Scepter of Fire', the subordinate weapon of the Fire Temple.

Brando couldn't help but look at his chest.

Because of the flame orb in his body, as soon as he approached this scepter, the soul of Odysphes would naturally resonate with it, and thus be discovered by the other party.

If what the woman said was true, then according to the original plan of action, he would indeed suffer a secret loss tonight, he did not expect that Her Majesty the Queen would actually find this thing.

He remembered the woman's words again:

'The real Valachian Countess is imprisoned in Samburgh and is being guarded by the 'Scepter of Fire'. And near the Hanlu Manor, there is an ambush of the Knights of the Flame Dependents-'

But the woman was by no means the witch of the cup moon, Brando frowned. The inheritors of witches have shown their talents since childhood, how can there be a new inheritor who is dozens of years old, this is simply not in line with the setting in the game.

However, since the other party dared to swear to Thirteen Moon, at least it showed that she did not lie.

At least Brando, until now, had never seen a witch dare to make such an oath casually, and most witches were good at verbal deception. They often pretend to be the descendants of other moons and then identify their moons and swear.

But this oath is actually not a fart, because the witches are only responsible for their own inheritance of the Demon Moon.

However, swearing by the thirteenth month is a different concept, unless there is a witch in the fourteenth moon in this world.

If that were the case, Brando would have to consider himself unlucky

At this time, Faina moved beside him, she did not feel anything wrong lying in the grass, although she was the princess of the Mehotofen family, she was not the daughter of the greenhouse. She had been to a dangerous place like the Ring of the Trade Winds with Veronica, and the current situation was nothing more than pediatric compared to it.

It's just that the mosquitoes in the sky make her a little unbearable, and when she traveled in the past, she always prepared all kinds of insect repellent ointments and other alchemy potions to maintain her skin, but now she obviously doesn't have this condition.

"If you want me to say it," she finally couldn't help whispering, "why don't you attack Samburgh directly, don't you also say it, the woman is not lying?" ”

"Naive. Although she swore to the thirteenth moon, the truth also lies. I will never believe the witch's promise until her intentions are confirmed," Brando came back to his senses and explained to the nobleman's daughter, "What's more, even if we attack Samburgh, we will attract Her Majesty's subordinates like fighting with the Flame Scepter Bishop, this is the imperial capital. Do you really think we can still come and go? ”

"In my opinion, the defense of the imperial capital today is extremely weak." Faina pouted: "It's already a mess outside, and even the patrol cavalry hasn't been dispatched, just a few people are scattered." ”

Brando frowned.

This is indeed a bit weird, when he was outside before, even he could see that the atmosphere in the imperial capital was very wrong at the moment, and the oppression of the nobles at the bottom was extremely strict in this era. It is not surprising that there are complaints from the people, and there are riots in Eruin all the time, but they are only rising and disappearing.

This is a magical world, and those with power often become the upper echelons of society, so how can it be so easy for civilians to resist?

That's why Grudin, who dared to be so unscrupulous in the fir castle, was so angry and didn't dare to speak out. Only a freak like him from another world dares to challenge the outdated rules of this world.

This is still the case in the small country of Eruin, let alone Cruz, and how much more so is it the center of this vast empire, the capital of the empire?

Although there was clearly a shadow of the cultists behind those gathered civilians, to be honest, the cultists were not worth mentioning in the eyes of the empire at all.

Don't look at the fact that the unification of all things will infiltrate the empire and the temple to the ground, but if you want to call it head-on, the sum of a hundred things will not necessarily be the opponent of the empire.

"Could it be that Her Majesty the Queen has concentrated all the power of the entire imperial capital, just to deal with me?"

He couldn't help but have a ridiculous thought in his mind.

But he immediately shook his head and threw this idea out of his mind, this is simply a fantasy, the defense system of the imperial capital has almost four layers, first of all, the city guard army and the patrol cavalry, the city guard army and the patrol cavalry of Rushita are almost the level of the second line of the imperial garrison corps, and the strength of the single body is about the peak of the black iron, and the scale of these two armies is maintained at about 33,000 people all year round, and it is also a powerful force when it is really mobilized.

Then leaving the imperial capital and heading west, there was still the White Legion stationed in the southern part of the Wolf Mountains, which was to guard against the Nazel. However, this legion has now been defeated by him in East Mez, and it is the Green Legion that replaces it.

However, because of Veronica, Her Majesty the Queen will never allow this legion to enter the Banks region at this time.

The next third line of defense is the Praetorian Guard, which is actually the fifth legion of the empire, and its strength is even greater than the first line of the four major legions, because the grassroots non-commissioned officers of the Praetorian Guard are all composed of fire-dependent knights, and the soldiers are the elites who are supplemented from various legions.

It's just that this army guards the palace all year round, and basically it will not be used to maintain the security of the imperial capital. So it's normal to not see it at this time.

Finally, there are the core forces of the Empire, the Knights of the Flame and the Scepter of Fire, and the Knights of the Silver Pegasus, which are the core forces of the Empire - or rather the Temple of Fire.

Originally, Brando thought that the Scepter of Fire should not have been in the hands of Her Majesty the Queen, because this secret power had in fact been in the hands of Vala all along, but from the mouth of the witch who did not know its origin. Only then did he know that this powerful force had fallen so quickly.

The human heart is really fragile, Brando couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

In this way, with the Yanjun Knights and the Silver Pegasus Knights, who were originally loyal to the queen, the emperor is not impregnable at this time, but it is not something that ordinary people can shake.

Cultists have instigated riots many times in history, but what is the result?

It's just a riot.

However, these people dared to make small moves under the nose of the Silver Queen, which was too arrogant, and it stands to reason that the patrol cavalry and city guards should have been dispatched a long time ago.

This is what Blando is most puzzled about, because the queen's movements are more and more difficult to see. The more he worries about what conspiracy the other party is hiding.

At this time, Charles looked at the time, and the hour hand of the pocket watch was already faintly pointing to the agreed time.

"Your Excellency?"

Brando nodded, although his opponent's intentions were confusing, but it had nothing to do with their actions tonight, what he had to do was to make a plan.

Assuming that the woman's intention was to lure him into attacking Samburgh, then he would have to do the opposite, using Hanlu Manor as a battlefield and succeeding in a single battle. But at least hit the other side in a hurry.

Then arrange for others to find an opportunity to raid Samburgh.

And assuming that the woman is telling the truth, then it is even better. Since Her Majesty the Queen chose Hanlu Manor as the battlefield. Then she must be confident, she will definitely put her all in, and he is here to fight, attracting everyone's attention.

Then that woman has a better chance of rescuing Akane from Samburgh.

In any case, this is a foolproof option, even if the worst happens. It was nothing more than going to St. Contipe's Palace to fight head-on, which they had been preparing for a long time.

Now that you're prepared for the worst, there's nothing to hesitate about.

Brando immediately activated the Brigade Mage privilege and summoned the Fireclaw Lizardman Lord Ropar.

The space fluctuated, and Ropar appeared beside him silently. In fact, he summoned this old subordinate as early as when he was in the hotel, but this guy was too conspicuous and really not suitable for acting outside, so he simply waited until he arrived at Hanlu Manor, and then used the authority of the brigade mage to summon him, and the effect was similar anyway.

Ropar is still the same, seeing that Brando saluted first, the Fireclaw Lizard clan has a strict hierarchy, and the upper and lower levels are extremely strict, not to mention that Ropar is still the leader of the warriors in the clan, and the humility and loyalty to the leader have long been engraved in its bones.

However, its vertical pupils still flashed with a bright brilliance, the fireclaw lizardmen are a clan of warriors, battle is their life, dying on the battlefield is the highest honor as a warrior, so long without the battlefield, it has long been unbearable.

"Hey, old man," Brando looked at the old subordinate and couldn't help but smile, "I understand that you can't wait to taste the blood of the enemy and the sweetness of victory at once, but you should also know your current situation, I give you a task to protect this lady." ”

Ropar is no longer a creature card in the traditional sense, but a traveling mage card, and the class he represents is Brando's old profession - Warrior. And of course, its strength has also dropped significantly, and it obviously has no chance to participate in the next big war.

Brando knew very well what kind of enemy he would face next, the Knights of the Flame Clan, the legend of the Flame Temple, and there was almost no room to play under the manifestation of the elements.

There was a hint of regret on Ropar's face, but it was still meticulous in his salute, and it glanced at Faina, who was obviously also looking at the big man, it was not that she had never seen Ropar, but she was a little curious about where the other party had come from.

Could it be that Brando is really a summoner? But he's obviously a sword master.

The daughter of the flower leaf collar wanted to say that she didn't need anyone's protection, but she also understood that this was not the time for her to be willful, so she could only nod to the fire-claw lizardman lord in a muffled voice, which was a gesture.

Fortunately, Ropar didn't care about his protector's feelings, he was a warrior, not a knight who protected Her Royal Highness.

In fact, Brando didn't want to summon Ropar so early. After all, the Traveling Mage's authority was extremely precious, and he had wanted to wait a little longer to see what class he needed before summoning.

But at the moment, there is obviously no opportunity for him to pick and choose, and when facing the behemoth of the empire, he can have even a little more strength. There is one more glimmer of hope.

In fact, in addition to Robal, he also summoned several other cards to add to the decks of various 'classes'.

One is the fire giant who has always been unlucky, and was assigned to Ropar of the same attribute, but probably because this guy was too unlucky, after being transformed by the rules of the traveling mage, it turned from a creature card to an enchantment card.

Anger erupted

Valor II

Fire 10

【Enchantment—Aura】

Tap target creature it settles, clearing all rage counters, dealing damage equal to its rage removal counter multiplier to the target.

Sustain, Anger Burst is a permanent enchantment.

'Patience and silence. It's a blow of revenge—'

The Rage counter is a special ability of the Ropar card, and every time Ropar is injured, it will accumulate a Wrath counter, which can accumulate up to ten counters, which means that the card can deal up to ten times as much damage when it is liquidated.

The bottom line is that the card doesn't have to be attached to Ropar himself, but even to the Traveling Mage himself. With his current strength, he has played ten times the number of the skull, and he has been able to endure the situation of the V.

It's a pity that I don't know what the effect of the so-called tapping is for him, presumably it is a loss of ability to fight for a short period of time, and if it takes two hours like other cards, this side effect is not ordinarily large.

Then there's the Platinum Angel, a card that's pretty memorable for Brando, before he actually became a traveling mage. This card was once one of the most powerful cards in his hand, but it was always out of reach, and when it came time to actually unlock it, Brando understood his own rules of traveling mage, and he couldn't use this card for a while.

Until today. It was only when his library was further boosted by a massive expansion of the fire elemental pool that he finally had a chance to convert the card into his deck.

Originally, Brando thought that this card would eventually become a secondary card in the deck of Medissa or Hippamela, but unexpectedly, it came to a shocking reversal in the process of transformation and was directly assigned to the deck of Andreg and Mordfes:

loyal

Eternal Death III

Dark 30

【Artifact—Armor】

Settle target non-Black/Angel creatures, which instantly return to the battlefield and gain five combat counters, indestructible, and one qiē protect. Even if the creature is removed from combat or in the graveyard, the ability still works.

Sustain, a phase.

'Loyalty knows no place or time, life or death—'

It's a card that can be a pain in Blandor's ass, not that it's not strong enough, in fact it's one of the few powerful cards in Brando's hand, but unfortunately, the angelic nature of its original card, Platinum Angel, gives the card a huge limit - it can only enchant non-black, angel-type creatures. If this restriction had been put in the past, it would have been fine, Brando still had the card of the Holy Archangel in his hand, but now this card is still in a non-transforming state, and although the resources of the traveling mage in Brando's hand have been accumulated for such a long time, there is not much left after transforming the Fire Giant and the Platinum Angel.

What's more, he also needs a powerful card to change the situation, such as a card of the level of the Holy Book of Life and the Trojan Horse, and it is impossible to invest limited resources in the Holy Archangel.

At the level of the Holy Archangel, summoning it at this moment is at most a silver pinnacle, even if you add five combat counters and a series of abilities, it is just a small powerhouse that can't be killed, and it has no attack power at all.

So the loyalty card is a chicken rib for Brando for the time being, a type that can be seen but not eaten, just like its original position in Brando's deck.

For a while, Brando couldn't help but be full of resentment towards the card of Platinum Angel, once she was in this attribute when she was not unlocked, but she didn't expect it to be this attribute after unlocking and transforming.

You're here to play me.

Because of this card, Brando didn't convert the last card in the first place, because he was afraid of encountering the same situation, and it turned out that the creature card may not necessarily be a creature card after the conversion, so he didn't dare to guarantee what the Life Sanctuary and the Trojan Horse could transform.

It's better to be safe, see the situation and then make a summon, at least leave a thought.

Just as Brando and Ropar were giving orders, Charles closed the lid with a click, and then reminded Brando:

"My lord, it's time."

"Then let's go—" Brando immediately stopped talking, drew his Earth Sword and ordered the others, "The goal is the Flame Scepter and the Flame Knights, but try not to make too much noise before joining up with the Metisa." ”

"Understood." Charles, Andreg, and Mordface nodded in unison.

…… (To be continued......)