Act XVII: The Valkyries

The flames were blazing, and the golden-red flames formed a line of chromatic aberration that progressed from light to dark at the edges of each person's face.

Brando looked up and looked earnestly at the young lieutenant of the guard on his horse. He saw that the other man's face was equally serious: the other man pursed his lips and stared at him without saying a word, as if he was going to give him a stern gaze.

But neither Sophie nor Brando eat this-

"I'm Ankzer's militia, may I ask Captain Bresson, when will Bucci's garrison be able to give arbitrary orders to friendly troops across jurisdictions? What about your appointment order, sir? ”

As soon as he spoke, the knights behind Bresson were choked. Brando has been fighting for Eruin for twenty-one years in the game, and knows a lot more about the country's laws than these hairy boys.

The young deputy captain of the garrison thought for a moment and stubbornly replied: "Special period, special treatment." ”

Brando knew that the other party couldn't pull down his face to give in, but he didn't want to care, if it wasn't for Breson taking the initiative to find trouble, he wouldn't bother to care about those childlike battles.

"I'm looking for Freya and Essen, do you see them?" He asked, looking up.

This was Brando's main concern at the moment, and the fire around him looked like it should have been lit by these young men from the garrison, but he couldn't help but maliciously wonder that Eruin's future Valkyrie wouldn't just be burned to death, right? Then Bresson, your sin is great.

Of course, this is just a thought.

But Brando's understatement seemed to Bresson to be unpopular, but he really couldn't think of anything to be proud of in this middle-of-the-road guy who wasn't very mixed up right now. He held back the disgust in his heart before he spoke, "Freya? The third detachment of the militia? What is she doing with you? ”

Brando could see that this guy had a good impression of Freya, but the other party's unkind tone still made him feel unhappy in his heart, three times and twice provocative, as the saying goes, mud bodhisattvas also have three points of earthiness.

"Captain Bresson, it's my freedom who I'm with. As for what I'm doing here, I'm afraid I'm just like you, don't think I don't know what you're doingβ€”" he retorted.

"Boy, what kind of attitude do you have!" A young man behind Breson shouted angrily and came out of the crowd: "Just a militiaman, in front of you is a non-commissioned officer of the garrison, don't you immediately correct your posture!" ”

Brando was stunned, but raised his head and took a closer look at the other party.

As if following his gaze, the riders in front of him were all in unison, as if they wanted to give him a dismount. He looked at the fifteen young men standing on horseback like knives, all of them brushing their dark blue military uniforms, and their armor was neat and shiny, showing the demeanor of a strong army.

Brando also knew that these young people did have the ability to be proud - they were originally the best young people from the countryside or towns of the Golan-Elson region, and after rigorous training and selection, the rest were at least close to the 'first level of strength'.

The Sanctuary of Fire stipulates that if a person's average strength is between 3 Oz and 20 Oz, they can be said to have first-level strength. This level of power includes all white-rank swordsmen, wizard apprentices and affinities (junior elementals) on the entire continent, as well as Templar knight squires and low-ranking clergy.

The Sanctuary of Fire uses amber rough stones to test the purity of each person's strength, and Brando has seen that item in the game before, but it is for NPCs there. They players have intuitive numbers and don't need quizzes at all.

He had read a book of in-game materials before. It is known that in the whole of Vainde, the possession of the first level of power is more than sixty percent of the total population, and this is due to the fact that the general lifespan of humans here is more than one hundred and sixty years. But once the range is narrowed down to the age group of 17 to 19, the same proportion will drop to 20 percent or even lower. In Eruin, with the exception of the Church, the Wizarding Academy, and the Knight Reserve, the vast majority of these twenty percent serve in the garrison.

That's what he's seeing now.

Indeed, in the face of the militia, which is generally good and bad, these young people can have such a pride and stand out from others. But the militia is the militia, Brando is Brando, as a person who grew up in the free world, he is indeed an outlier in this world, and he will never have any dwarf thoughts in his heart.

This is the deep-rooted understanding of modern people -- God is the greatest, and Lao Tzu is second.

Therefore, he stared at this guy coldly, secretly estimating the strength of the other party. Don't look at the opponents, all of them are extraordinary, but with the Thorn of Light and the Ring of the Wind Queen, Brando thinks that he will not be inferior to the other party at all.

What's more, he still has a plug-in with level 130 senior warrior experience to open, and keep these guys lying down one by one. Of course, they could have swarmed up, but Brando guessed that Breson couldn't afford to lose that face.

To his surprise, the young deputy captain of the guard raised his hand to stop his team members, and asked with a sinking face: "How do you know what we are doing here, and what else do you know?" Who sued you? ”

Brando's heart said of course I do.

How did the Buchi garrison end up here, and what was their purpose? It is true that young people do not know every detail, but as long as they think about the general direction of history at this moment, they can also guess it. He knew the other party wasn't here to fight back - but there had to be a motive, right?

He just needs to clear his mind one by one, and then think that Buchi's garrison is bent on breaking through to Ridenburg at this time, so the remaining qiΔ“ questions are not all explained?

This is a step away from the game's history. In the game, it was probably the day that Madara's army of the undead completed the blockade of the Belledo Forest, and this afternoon or early noon the Buchi garrison and the fleeing villagers were attacked by the undead army, which was the closest they had ever been to Fort Ridden - they almost succeeded, but the skeletal army of Kabaith who arrived later undone all the hard work of these poor people.

At the moment, Riedenberg did not even realize that an invasion was taking place to the east.

But this is not accidental, nor is it luck that is not on the side of the Buchi. Because they were facing the terrifying and efficient left wing of the Instalon Army of the First War of the Black Roses, no matter how much the Buchi garrison dragged its families and carried old and weak women and children, it could not match the speed of this famous army of the undead in history.

Not to mention that before that, they were bitten by Rothko's army of corpses, which doomed their defeat to a tragedy.

Brando looked at each other, the young riders had a dusty look on their faces, and he could guess that this should be after Madden's first defeat. The November War veteran now needs food and medicine to reassure him for his next breakout.

But the other party would never have expected that he would soon usher in a second or third defeat, and Madden still had a day and a half to go, and the main force of 'One-Eyed' Tagus would soon be overwhelmed, and the tragedy would repeat itself at that time.

Perhaps he narrowly escaped in the end, but lost all the honor that belonged to a soldier.

Thinking of this, Brando shook his head, and suddenly he was in no mood to argue. However, he is not a person who repays grievances with virtue, and still replied disdainfully: "Do you still need to ask?" Didn't you guys come here with such fanfare, didn't it all be written on your face? ”

"Youβ€”" The young man behind Breson had a bruise on his forehead, and if he hadn't stopped him, he would have drawn his sword and duel Brando.

"You guessed it, but since you don't want to take on the responsibilities of being a militiaman, please get out of the way." The young captain of the guard spoke, "Please don't get in our way. ”

"Wait," Brando couldn't help but be a little angry, this thing still uses the agitation method? He simply stopped in the middle of the road and asked in a deep voice, "The people in the village are with you now?" ”

"It's none of your business."

"How many people were hurt?" Brando asked.

Bresson's face froze: "It has nothing to do with you." ”

"Of course it has to do with me, among them are my friend's relatives, Freya, little Phoenix, but also Essen and Makemi. Their families are among them, Freya and everyone are fighting to defend Buchi, and what are you fighting for? Brando asked, "Listen, I'm not arguing with you, but I want an answerβ€”"

These resounding words silenced all the young men of the garrison, and the whispers that had been whispering all along.

"Get out of the way, Brando." Bresson said with a dark face.

Brando's heart sank, and a bad premonition rose.

He shook his head, "Take me to Captain Madden, I'll go find Freya and the others." I'll take you out of this situation, but before that you have to tell me if something happened to someone in the third detachment? ”

Brayson's face sank, black as if a dark cloud was on the top.

"It's up to youβ€”?" The young captain of the guard almost squeezed a few words out between his teeth. With that, he turned around with a dark face and beckoned to his teammates, motioning for them to move in the other direction.

He didn't want to say a word to Brandodo now, he even regretted what he had said before, and when he thought about the battle in the afternoon, he couldn't help but feel that it was the biggest nightmare of his life.

He even suspected that this nightmare would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Brando stood to the side, looking at the group of knights who had left silently. All kinds of speculations flashed through his mind, but in the end they all turned into a possibility, and he couldn't help but shout, "Bresson." ”

The young deputy captain of the guard stopped at his horse.

"Isn't it Freya?"

Bresson's body stiffened, but he hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"What's wrong?"

"You find Freya and tell her a word for meβ€”"

"What?"

Breson sighed, "If you find her, apologize to her on my behalf." Aunt and Uncle SΓΉ were unfortunate in the battle this afternoon......"

He was just as he was saying this, when he suddenly heard a soft sound behind him.

Everyone was stunned, and the knights turned around, just in time to see Freya's long sword in her hand, which was pale in that direction, falling to the ground with a look of disbelief.

The young man named Ethan followed behind the future Valkyrie, looking helpless.

"Freya!" Brando was startled, of course he had already guessed what Bresson's dog was going to say with no ivory in his mouth.

"How is it possible, auntie, she won't ......"

Freya suddenly couldn't stop crying, and tears welled up in her pale face.

There is the weakest part of everyone's heart.

And when Brando saw Freya, who had always been strong, crouching down and crying sadly, as weak as a wounded little animal, he was hit in the softest place in his heart, and he felt a little dry in his throat, and he couldn't say anything to comfort him.

He looked at the other party silently, but suddenly realized something, could it be that it was the baptism of such a cruel war that the simple, simple, and kind-hearted country girl finally went to the path of the Valkyrie?

Then history is relapsing.

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Note:

Regarding careers and experiences, in Amber Sword, characters can take up jobs as they want in the real world. He can be a cook today, a tailor or a warrior tomorrow, or a scout.

But a person's time is limited, and the experience he gains in battle, adventure, and productive life is always limited.

And if a person is unable to concentrate on one profession, he will be punished by experience for being distracted every time he takes up another profession. From the first class (except civilians), the XP required for each additional class is doubled.

Also, unless otherwise noted - the setting of the Vaund world and Amber Sword (game) is always the same.

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