The wind whipped the trees, the wedge-shaped leaves of the oak trees rustled, and the broken light between the shades swayed on Delphien's long dress.

"Can you tell me about it?"

The Prime Minister's daughter nodded slightly, as if she didn't care about the question that Brando would rebel after she finished speaking: "Since we left the port of Rune, Her Majesty must have lost our trace, from the Sublime Sea there are dozens of routes on the Inland Sea, we can go to Cloak Bay, Metz, Mosaic Collar, north of the Evergreen Walkway, Rokozy and even northwest of Anzeruta, even in Metz, there are dozens of ports. And after arriving at Fatan, even if His Majesty's eyeliner planted by the adult's side found an opportunity to send back a message, it was too late to calmly dispatch troops at that time, after all, no one in this world could be a true prophet of uncertainty. ”

With a glass of water on the arm of the wheel, Delphien put his fingertips into the glass, dipped it lightly, and then drew a few simple lines on the round flower bed of the oak tree next to it, Brando saw that it was a simple map, Delphien first drew the coastline, and then marked a few key points, which were the imperial capital, the entrance to Ludwig, East Metz, the north of the Evergreen Walkway, and the port of Fatan.

She gestured with her hand in the direction of the imperial capital, then moved to Ludwig, then to East Mez, and finally stopped on the port of Fatan: "It has been a week since we arrived in the port of Fatan, and it takes two days to reach Ludwig by griffin from the imperial capital, and half a week to reach East Mez. In terms of time, she did not have time to mobilize any army subordinate to us in our vicinity, and even if it was an assassination, she would not have time to prepare calmly. But now that the situation in Port Fatan is unstable, and there are people behind it, it means that Her Majesty the Queen has already made a move, and she is sure that she will complete the blow against you in the near future. ”

Brando didn't ask Delphine where he got the news from inside the city. It was not too difficult for her wisdom to get something out of someone's mouth, and he looked at Lady Silverdragon beside him, and Miss Mithriel seemed to admire her, and if she asked, she probably wouldn't—or disdain to lie. But these are not secrets, and Brando doesn't bother to ask.

Delphien's voice was flat as water. He continued: "Constance is a self-righteous person, who likes to show a strong side in front of outsiders, and she is especially fond of being arbitrary, and rarely listens to the opinions of others, and seems to be a very typical emperor. But this is really just an illusion in front of outsiders, as the supreme power of the empire, she needs to use guò to maintain her majesty, and it seems to be successful. But alas, something is destined to betray you. ”

The Empire was on par with the Templars during the reigns of her father and grandfather, but during her reign the Imperial Power became more secure and the Templars became more and more harmonious, which was definitely not something that a tyrannical person could do. After all, there are still a few female kings in the history of the empire, and although she deliberately hides herself, she has to make achievements to prove herself, and the results will eventually record her in history. Annotate her life and character, which she cannot change. ”

"Constance is actually a very calm person. Judging from all her policies and plans in the past ten years, it can also be seen that she likes to plan and then act. ”

The map drawn on the stone platform has faded, leaving only shallow traces.

"Such a person, once she decides to make a move on you, then she must be fully prepared. I'm thinking about the whole thing from her point of view, whether it's mobilizing an army to attack your fleet, Lord Lord. Or let someone assassinate you, you can't be full of time and perfect, then you have to find another way. ”

Brando nodded, but even if the mobilization of troops and assassination were excluded, the Silver Queen would have had a thousand means at her disposal. Especially in this world where magic is rampant, it is too simple to conspire and calculate a person, if it is just that, it does not mean anything, and it is very difficult for him to guard against it in the future. The only way he could think of it was to catch those guys who were making trouble behind his back first, but since he thought that the other party dared to make a move, he was obviously not afraid of being caught by him.

Delphien didn't seem to feel so difficult: "If you want to know what kind of means Her Majesty will use, it is actually very simple. In a series of things that happened before, there are actually a few details hidden that we didn't notice before, but after figuring out the ins and outs, the information contained in it is clear at a glance. ”

Her gaze fell on the tea in her hand, and the sunlight fluttered up and down in the crimson tea as if she were thinking.

She continued, "First of all, the Silver Queen deliberately led me to Varges to find you in the first place to send a message. If you take this information apart, it just means: 'She has taken control of the situation in the imperial capital, you can do it', why did she pass on this message? ”

From this question we can get many answers, first, that this person must have been in the legations, otherwise the conjecture of transmitting the message would not be valid; Second, if the message does not have any effect on him, then the act of transmitting the message itself is not necessary, so that the person will certainly not be an inconsequential minor; Thirdly, if the person is not an inconsequential minor character, then the person must have played a role in the plan. ”

Brando was stunned, what the prime minister's daughter said sounded like nothing more than a matter of course to him, but when he thought about it, it seemed that it did contain a lot of useful information, and he had a flash of inspiration in his mind, but for a while he couldn't analyze which of these information was useful and which were meaningless. At this time, Delphien continued to speak:

"What kind of role this person can play in this plan is related to what Her Majesty's plan is. The so-called plan refers to the process of achieving the goal for a given goal, and the process is only a means to achieve the goal, if the goal does not exist, then the means are meaningless, so the core of the plan is the goal, not the process. So in the final analysis, there is only one question worth discussing - and that is what is the goal of the Majesty. A person often has a motive for doing something, and the motive is the goal, and the motive refers to the interests that drive people to act in this way, in simple terms. Her Majesty acts against you, what can she gain from you, or what good will it do her to act against you? ”

Delphien dipped his tea once more, and drew a few symbols on the map that had completely dried up and disappeared, which Brando recognized. Those are the wizard's sketch markers - good and bad. Then raise her head: "Benefit refers to gain and loss, which can be distinguished by simple good and bad, and her benefit can be obtained from you, or it can be to prevent loss." But theoretically, you little Count Eruin, you and Her Majesty the Queen should not have the slightest intersection, you can neither get in her way, nor can she pay attention to you, and now her eyes are on you. Then you must have something special about you that can get her attention, or threaten her. ”

"In this way, the range of choices for finding targets from adults is much narrower."

She thought for a moment: "Let me make an assumption, Your Majesty Wang claims to be the dragon of darkness, and she does not hesitate to be the enemy of the entire continent, since she doesn't even care about the four major temples. How can you care about the little threat from Eruin? I'm assuming that the lord also has the legacy of the Dark Dragon, no. It should be part of the inheritance, then the real situation should be like this, you and Her Majesty the Queen are not the real Dark Dragon, but you both hold part of the power of the Dark Dragon, but the real Dark Dragon, there can only be one. ”

Speaking of which. Delphien paused slightly, and the light in his eyes flickered: "Yes, that's the only way, it can be explained." Why does the lord also have witches around him, and why does the queen have a soft spot for the lord. Why did the lord rise in such a short period of time, in this way, the logic also holds. And there is circumstantial evidence, Her Majesty the Queen Xià got the inheritance of the Dark Dragon from the battlefield of the last battle, and there was another high-level in the empire at the beginning, and that person was the grandfather of the lord - Earth Sword Saint Daluth. ”

The sound seemed to be still.

Can you guess this? Brando was already stunned.

Delphine looked at his expression and said indifferently: "I have another piece of evidence, and it is now written on your face, my lord." ”

Brando's face flushed, he had rarely lost his temper since all he had been through, but it was mainly because the wisdom of the prime minister's daughter was too much for him to expect. "It's nothing, you guessed it right," he simply stopped denying it, not to mention that now that Her Majesty was responsible for him anyway, he didn't care too much about this matter, but he still asked a little worriedly: "But do you see anything else?" ”

"Something else? I'm not interested in adult privacy, I'm just discussing business at the moment. ”

Brando breathed a sigh of relief, although it was a little unlikely, but after seeing this lady's face, he was really afraid that the other party would really see where he came from. At this time, he felt that he was being looked at by the other party's light purple eyes, as if he was not wearing clothes, naked in front of the other party, no wonder he said that smart women are not likable, and now Brando is also concerned.

Compared to the current secrets, his origin is the biggest secret in the world, and it is also a mystery that he has yet to solve. He knows that he is Brando, but he also has Sophie's soul in him.

He calmed down and understood what Delphine said: "You mean, Her Majesty the Queen knows that I am the inheritance of the Dark Dragon, and because of this, she will choose to attack me, so this person next to me is very likely to be a witch." ”

"Because only a witch can play a major role in this, and a witch can manipulate dreams and kill people invisibly without having to be with the victim herself," Delphien said, "and if all the threads are connected, and the whole thread is flawless, and nothing suspicious can be found, then it is probably the one we are looking for." ”

"Witch ......," Brando muttered.

"I don't know much about witches, and there's only so much I can do as a staff member right now, and the rest will be handled by the adults themselves."

Brando nodded, that was enough, and he couldn't help but say to the prime minister's daughter seriously: "Miss Delphien, if you were to deal with me with the attitude you have now, I might be in big trouble." ”

"You think too much, my lord, you were just a little nobleman of Eruin, I didn't pay attention to it at all, the first time I wanted to do it myself, but I didn't expect you to have some strength, but that's all, kill chickens with a knife." Delphien replied as if he were answering something that had nothing to do with him: "The second time I was going to hire a few mercenaries to assassinate you, after all, you were the head of the Eruin Envoy at that time, and I am not very good at dealing with you in the open, let alone too troublesome." As for killing you, I naturally have a way to get out, but I didn't expect to encounter a dragon attack, which was an accident that non-human can predict, so I don't plan to hold a grudge in this matter. ”

Brando then understood, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, fortunately the woman didn't take him seriously, he couldn't help but ask again: "What about your fiancé Ehrman?" ”

Speaking of Ehrman, the prime minister's daughter finally reacted a little, she raised her head, and there was a sad look in her eyes: "Actually, I know that Ehrman's death has nothing to do with you and Faina, I clearly understand that I am angry, but in this situation, I am not qualified to do so." ”

Brando's mind was on.

……

"Now that we know that it is the witch who is making trouble behind the scenes, then the next thing is simple, the strongest three-line inheritance witch in the world is under the silver queen, if she wants to carry out this plan, then it is these three witches who are most likely to make a move. The witch king of this generation is called Esmeralda, a witch of pain from the dark moon, a believer of Alast, the fourth daughter of Isis, as the witch king, it is difficult for her to leave the winter country, so it is unlikely that she will make a move. All that remains is Agatrice of the Eternal Moon, and the lady before us, the witch of deception, Merieltra. But since Her Majesty knows that the Grey Sword Saint Mephistopheles is my teacher, she will definitely send someone to hold him back, and this person must be Agatrice, the believer of the Golden Sea, because Merieltla is not my teacher's opponent at all, but it is more than enough to deal with me. ”

"Of course, it's possible that another Inheritance Witch will deal with me, but apart from the above three, no one else is a threat to me-"

The labyrinth of the righteous is disappearing, and Roman can't help but reply with some abruptness after listening to Brando's statement, "I see," she raised her small eyebrows, "So Brando, you knew that there were bad people among witches?" ”

"At least before you, the so-called witch queen." Brando replied angrily.

"Then don't make a look of surprise in the future, you scared me just now, I thought I would be scolded by you."

'Bo' Brando flicked his finger on her forehead, and the latter covered his forehead and buried his head in pain: "Could it be that if I knew before, I wouldn't have scolded you?" You should be thinking about how to do your job as a witch queen, not thinking about these crooked things. ”

As the dream disappears, the castle that was destroyed by the sharpshooter Nadelaire is gradually returning to its original state, the ice and snow on the floor are gradually melting, seeping into the ground, and soon even the water stains are gone, the broken walls and broken stone pillars seem to have returned to their places one after another, the houses are reconstructed, and the metal that has been frozen into powder is recondensed, and in just a moment, the entire corridor is restored to its previous appearance.

Except, of course, for the headless corpses on the ground and the blood that flowed from Bobo.

Brando glanced at Merieltra, who was in a coma, although she escaped with a stand-in, but she had run out of oil, and it was hard to say whether she could survive, but the witch's inheritance was completely shattered, and it was estimated that she would not be able to perform magic again in this life. "Flo, you go and inform the Baron to find someone to clean up the battlefield, don't worry about what he will ask, I think the eldest son of the emperor will definitely not encounter a little trouble."

Flo nodded, put away her silver staff, and silently turned away.

It was at this time that Brando suddenly felt the communication crystal on his wrist heat slightly, and Charles's voice came from inside: "Lord Lord, it seems that something big has happened." ”

…… (To be continued......)