Act XX: The Persuaders
Bresson sat down and glanced at Brando, convinced that this guy was lying. He and Brando were militiamen of the same period when they were in Ankze, and although they did not see each other during their time in Pragues, they knew each other's experiences about each other.
The son of a miller, even if his grandfather was a knight of the November War, and his mother had a little aristocratic blood, what could he have been a strange experience. Then he was transferred to the garrison, and the boy was said to want his son to inherit his father's business, but somehow he went to Bucci to stay for a year.
Obviously, this year is unlikely to let him grow those knowledge, but if this kid wants to lie, he really has to weigh whether he can fool Madden. Bresson glanced sideways at his captain, who was so bad and stubborn that he could expose ordinary lies in a few words.
After all, the soldiers who can survive the November War from beginning to end are not simple people.
After Breson sat down, the young man from the other guard team probably saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and only then did he follow what Bresson had said before. He was talking about some details of the encounter from the beginning of the day to the afternoon, and the people around him occasionally nodded in agreement or interjected to add, and only Bresson and the old captain did not say a word in the group.
Madden, whom Brando knew, had a very bad temper and almost cursed when he opened his mouth. However, at the critical moment, he calmed down, this is the quality of a veteran, but his silver-gray eyebrows occasionally moved slightly, showing the anxiety in his heart.
As for Bresson, he just made up his mind to sit on the sidelines.
As soon as Brando listened to their descriptions, he knew who they were encountering. Starting from Buch, the army that followed all the way was supposed to be Rothko, the 'Witch'. Rothko in the game is a highly gifted necromancer, a nickname that the player gave him. His talent is that of a corpse witch - the undead who are summoned are more easily transformed into a corpse witch - so his army has a characteristic of replenishing troops very quickly, although it is not strong, but it is forbearing, cunning, and good at using cannon fodder to wear down the enemy and polish the enemy's morale.
At this time, Rothko was supposed to be only a necromancer apprentice, and Brando guessed that he would not be more than a squadron leader in the Tagus attack sequence. In fact, he guessed the same, but he could not have imagined that he and the other party had already met from a distant distance - on the night he escaped from Butch.
And the other unit he doesn't have to guess, it was Kabaiz who razed Qingcun in history. This skeleton is not famous in the history of Madara, but he is old, and he should already be a member of the Tagus at this time.
Then it is said that the size of Rothko's squadron should be more than two hundred, and there should be at least twenty corpse witches. As a main force, Kabais's side should have concentrated at least one-fifth of the forces on the left flank of Tagus, and it was certainly impossible for such a large force to be only skeleton soldiers, maybe there would be black knights and pale knights.
However, fortunately, the army of the undead has to block several key roads in the forest, and it is impossible to concentrate the troops in one place, and the refugees should encounter half of Rothko's squadron and a squadron of Kabaiz today, otherwise it is impossible to retreat so easily.
Of course, Brando can't be so detailed, otherwise the source of the information will be very problematic. What legends, anecdotes, or stories can be said to be pushed to the head of the previous ones, and even the enemy's troop deployment is clear, which is too much to say. Being a prophet is also skillful.
He decided to start with the previous topic, and he paused, "I don't know if you've heard of Anse, it's the necromancer's home base. In fact, Madarane is divided into three factions, one is the vampires and the other is the necromancer, I will not explain these two factions, you should have heard the legends about them. The remaining faction is also a powerful faction, we call them the Dark Lords, robbers, bandits, sinful Templars, nobles banished from the human world, or undead wanderers, who believe in the Black Code, and are the traditional rulers of Madara. ”
"It's a novelty, but it's just a story." A member of the guard replied.
"No, you imagine that when one person unites these three factions, Madara will rise from the darkness. Coincidentally, they have a prophecy about this. ”
"But you said before that the kingdom was never truly united."
"In the past, it was, but this opportunity is now at hand."
"But what does it matter to us?"
"Of course, have you heard of the legend of the mercury cane?" Brando suddenly changed the subject.
"Is that the prophecy in which someone is said to have obtained the mercury cane that will unify the dark world?" One of the guards asked.
Brando nodded: "Its full name is 'Loki's Mercury Cane', and I'll tell you who Loki is." He was a gifted necromancer who had almost accomplished that great deed in his lifetime—the unification of Madara. However, the whereabouts of the cane fell short, and the whereabouts of the cane became a mystery, leaving only a legend that when someone got it, he would become the king of the dark world again. ”
"But since this spring, there have been sightings of mercury rods in Anse."
"Wait," Bresson's face changed, "Is that rumor true a few months ago?" ”
"A few months ago?"
"Ah, I remember, it seems that a merchant brought news from there that someone had opened some kind of gate with a strange cane."
"The Gate of Sighs." Brando added, "That's Loki's treasury, and where his throne is—"
The old captain's brows furrowed deeply: "Boy, although I don't know much about the intrigue between those big guys, do you mean that there are big changes in Madara?" That's wonderful, it at least means that Madara must have come prepared this time. Although it is not clear what their purpose is, at least it will not be a petty plunder, invasion? It sounds ridiculous, but it doesn't seem impossible—"
His calloused hands were on his knees, which were close to his saber: "Bresson, do you know this young man?" ”
Brayson was stunned for a moment, he knew that as long as he opened his mouth to doubt at this time, although the captain would not immediately stab this kid with a sword, he would at least arrest him and make him speechless.
He couldn't help but glance at Brando gloomily, undisguised as sarcastic as he looked at him. But he thought about it, but he didn't choose to do so: "I know him, and I think he's lying." But my reason tells me that this man has no reason to deceive us—"
"What if he's already been bought by Mardara." Madden asked again.
"It's not like I haven't thought about it that way, but given his and Freya's experiences, if Madara's commander can arrange so far, then I don't think I'm wronged."
"Very well, Brason Kid." Madden patted his deputy on the shoulder.
Hey?
Not only Madden, but even Brando couldn't help but glance at this young deputy security captain, it seems that this guy is not without merit. Of course, the impression of being hateful cannot be changed, and the mind is too narrow-minded to become a big thing. He spoke to the other party from God's point of view, of course, Brason knew that Brando's thoughts at the moment must have regretted what he said fairly.
But in fact, it doesn't matter if Breson denies it or slanders it. Brando had his own way of convincing Madden that, as a man with foresight of the future, he was already standing on a higher level.
It's just that it will inevitably take a lot of words, and maybe something will fall into place.
"Alright, let's get back to business," Madden began, "boy, so you think Mardara's goal is Ridenburg?" ”
"In the Golan-Elson region, the only defence that Eruin can rely on is the Van Meer fortress. And Fort Ridden protected the flanks of this line, so Mardara could only target Fort Ridden. Brando nodded.
Madden couldn't help but rub his nose and scolded: "Then since Madara's determination has been made, presumably it won't be a small character who bit us before?" Hell it, why do we have to carry a stack of bad luck! ”
"I don't know the specifics," Brando said unclearly, "but judging from your descriptions, it should have been an army of undead led by a necromancer. And then that could be the army of the Dark Lord—"
"The necromancer's army is based on the corpse witch, which is very easy to distinguish, and it should be the size of half a squadron according to your description. The Dark Lord is more chaotic, but judging from the strength reserved by Qingcun, it is at least more than two squadrons. ”
"Almost." Madden nodded.
But he didn't know that Brando had already said half the number, but even if he said half less, everyone couldn't help but be a little worried. With an army of the undead of this size, how could more than 30 members of their garrison team and a group of old and weak women and children break through successfully?
The old captain also sighed: "Okay, Brando. Since you've come to sue us about this, can I assume that you already have an idea in your mind? I might as well make it clear to you that if the battle is as you say, I am not sure that I can take these people out. ”
This made Freya let out a low sigh.
But Brando nodded: "I have a way." ”
Everyone's eyes were focused on him at once, even Bresson's distrustful, but still shocked.
This made Brando take a breath of nervousness, after all, he had just gained some confidence, and this kind of attention still made the young man feel a little stressed. He suddenly realized that every word he said next could be related to the life and death of many people, and he should not be more cautious.
He couldn't help but remind himself in his heart to calm down and never remember what he had missed.
"You can go north and cross the Dagger River." He replied.
"Dagger Beach?"
"That place, why?"
Brando hesitated, how could he explain why the White Knight and Weyton the Ghoul had historically arrived at this place almost two days late?
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(PS. Sorry for being late. The next chapter may be delayed as well.)