Act 215: Preparing for War (Finale)
After the Wind Queen Jiuyao rose to level seven, Brando abandoned his plans for further planning in a short period of time. After the seventh-level wind, Jiuyao already needed as much as 250,000 experience, and even with the speed at which Brando extracted the experience of Mavikalt's book, it was a bit unable to keep up.
And after the seventh-level wind, Jiuyao can already produce eight illusions, and the attack power of the illusion has reached as much as 50%, and it is only one step away from the highest nine illusions.
Brando also found that the dwell time of the Nine Yao illusions after the wind was related to the level of swordsmanship, and only then did he learn that the dwell time of a single illusion was about 0.23 seconds when he was the queen of the wind, but by level seven, the dwell time of a single illusion had reached almost one second, and each level could be improved by almost a second.
And Jiuyao's illusion will extract his magic power as described when using skills, and the extraction body seems to be the same as the body that needs to be converted into magic power, the charge is 6 points, the puncture is 20 points, and the magic power itself is much less than the body lƬ, not to mention the nine illusions to be pumped together, Brando has a strong mana, but the nine illusion charges can be used for nearly half of it at a time, and the piercing impact can completely drain almost all the mana in the mana pool.
And if it's an illusion that uses magic, MM, although the illusion stays for a short time is not enough for them to use a lot of magical powers, MMMM, but it just so happens that Brando has the skill of bark tenacity. He tested it with Bark Tenacity, and the mana that Illusion draws when using magic seems to be doubled, Brando's own Bark Tenacity is 50 mana in exchange for a point of armor, and Fantasy uses 100 points.
And Brando has also been really good, and the illusion himself can't help but use the wind queen Jiuyao to create the illusion again, and he can't take the initiative to exchange places with him.
After fully understanding the operation and usage limits of the Wind Queen Jiuyao, Brando began to find someone to practice this sword technique. The most familiar thing around him is naturally the old swordsman Kuran, but this guy shouted to quit after fighting with Brando for two days, Brando's strength has basically reached the level of the golden midstream after returning from the Ring of Trade Winds, plus the swordsmanship of Jiuyao after the wind is too weird, with Curlan's strength, he is also so bad that normal people are unwilling to do this kind of thing, let alone the dignity of Kuran as a gold-level swordsman.
So the next day the old man simply did not come.
There is no Kuran, but the Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles didn't know where to hear that Brando was practicing swordsmanship and came to the door, this Gray Sword Saint has always been negotiating with people, and as soon as he found Brando, he wanted to learn swordsmanship. Brando is still a little strange, with the swordsmanship of the Gray Sword Saint, there is nothing to compete with him, the strength of the two is too different, and the guidance is about the same.
However, this belongs to the scale of someone who sends a pillow if you want to sleep, and Brando naturally can't refuse. But what he didn't expect was that Mephistopheles really lowered his strength and fought with him patiently, the latter, as a sword saint, was naturally more knowledgeable than Curran, and as soon as Brando made a move, his eyes changed and called mm Ancient Inheritance MMMM Mephistopheles had the temperament to meet with Brando, and then pointed out the loopholes in Brando's swordsmanship one by one.
Mephistopheles has nothing good about Jiuyao after the wind, the ancient skills have exceeded his rules, but he is a master in military swordsmanship, in fact, the military swordsmanship of various countries in this era is not much different, because the result is the basic skill, but there are some differences in details that allow professionals to tell at a glance which country's swordsmanship this is.
Mephistopheles studied Cruz's military swordsmanship, and the Cruz people's swordsmanship was originally related to Eruin's swordsmanship, and after he mentioned it, Brando actually felt that his long-stagnant military swordsmanship level was showing signs of loosening. This made Brando both excited and curious, excited naturally that if the sixteenth-level military swordsmanship went further, the benefits would definitely be turned upside down, but the curious thing was that it seemed that every sword master had his own unique understanding of swordsmanship, Otales was like this, and the gray sword master was like this, and their experience seemed to be very beneficial to the swordsmanship improvement after the fifteenth level.
Brando couldn't help but think that if he searched all the sword saints of Vaugne Yi and obtained the other party's experience, would his swordsmanship directly enter the holy realm?
Of course, this is at best just a matter of thinking. Although there are not many people who can be named as Sword Saints, there are dozens of them, and there are many of them with strange tempers, and there are even more evil people, such as the Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles compared to them, which is simply a normal person among normal people, and if you want to get the approval of all these people, this is really an impossible task. Among the extreme sword saints that Brando knows, there is Veronica, but I don't know if the female god of war of the Cruz people will add his blue eyes to the realm of enough to teach swordsmanship, although Veronica joked and wanted to teach him swordsmanship, but the premise is that he becomes an Empire, which is also incompetent. When, with a crisp sound, the sword of the earth in Brando's hand intersected with Mephistopheles's gray long cymbal, and a huge force almost made him fly out of his unsteady sword, he hurriedly retreated, and the three illusions behind him immediately intersected with him, and took a step forward to block Mephistopheles's route to continue attacking, and Brando was able to escape.
Mephistopheles watched the three illusions disappear in front of him, but he didn't plan to go any further, put away his long sword and looked at Brando, who was panting: "The state has just wandered?" ā
Brando nodded, gasped, and said, "Yes." ā
"That's all for today." The Grey Sword Saint replied cleanly.
Brando nodded again. However, he stood up and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Earl, although we haven't been together for a long time, it's been nearly half a month since the Ring of Trade Winds. I know my personality very well, and I think I'm a human being, and I will never take the initiative to bow my head or show favor to anyone, right? ā
The Gray Sword Saint didn't say a word, and it was a tacit acquiescence to Brando's method.
"That should also be clear about my character, I don't mind joking about things, but since I promised Lady Veronica to help restore the country, then I will definitely not go back on or deliberately delay time." Brando paused: "I guess today's intention is actually to instruct me in swordsmanship, right?" ā
"When will you leave the forest?" Mephistopheles asked.
"The druids have prepared their equipment, and the elves and human mercenaries are ready to go, but the vehicles of so many people are a problem, even with the abilities of the druids and the tree elves, they can't find so many flying horses at one time." Brando frowned, Mephistopheles asked one of his most frustrating questions, now that the army is available, but how to send these troops out as quickly as possible is a big problem, he will not forget that he is now in the depths of the Black Forest, at least a month's journey from the Eruin Frontier: "But at the latest, I will have the army pulled, at least partially." ā
Mephis nodded his head: "I listen to the troubles encountered by the territory, how much control do you have to win?" ā
So you were afraid that I would lose? Brando was a little confused, he couldn't help but glance at Mephistopheles, and asked, "By this, I've always wanted to ask, Lord Earl, although I don't know what agreement with the Duchess of the Cruz people has concluded. But if you choose my ship, you know that there are so many enemies in Eruin that perhaps it is not a wise choice to choose my side? ā
Mephistopheles' gray eyes stayed on Brando, and the wit of this young man reminded him of Veronica when he was young, no wonder that woman thought so highly of him. He smiled slightly, "Mr. Captain, there are many enemies, but I have only one enemy, what do you think?" ā
Brando was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but laugh. The enemy of the Grey Sword Saint, who is simply invincible, has always had only one, and that is the Cruz Empire. Mephistopheles is not even afraid of that behemoth, how can she be afraid of those local chickens and dogs in Eruin?
"And what does Mr. Earl mean?" Brando asked.
The Gray Sword Saint looked at him and asked seriously, "I came to ask, would you like to accept my mantle and become the successor of my swordsmanship." ā
"What?"
Brando was stunned immediately, he couldn't help but touch his face to see if his appearance had changed since he came out of the Ring of Trade Winds, why did he suddenly seem to become so beloved and blooming. But fortunately, with the ancient Heroic Spirit Knight Ottales in front of him, even if a sword saint suddenly claimed to accept him as an apprentice, it would not make him speechless in surprise.
He quickly calmed down, and his mind reacted that Mephistopheles might have political intentions. It's white, it's still for the sake of recovering the country. He knew that the Gray Sword Saint was actually not keen on politics, and that he had returned to the country purely because of his personal beliefs, which was a rare person in this era who was virtuous and noble, but this did not mean that this earl was a stupid uncle. The Gray Sword Saint understands very well that the principality may be able to get his care when he is there, but he can't always devote his energy to leading a country, and his lifelong pursuit is still swordsmanship.
Brando, on the other hand, can tell that he is a lord first and a swordsman second, not even a true swordsman, and he may not even be as good as Kuran in his passion for swordsmanship. This is simply true, if Brando had the experience of becoming a powerful wizard, he would not necessarily choose swordsmanship, he would pursue the power that could help Eruin rise, not the magic of the Tao. So Mephistopheles is the opposite, he points out that Brando is like Veronica, which is actually a metaphor for the event. Veronica is the same as Brando, she is a soldier first, a general and duke of the Empire, and then a Juggernaut second. Therefore, the gap between her and Mephistopheles in swordsmanship is much larger, Mephistopheles has been famous as a sword master for a long time, and Veronica is in, the goddess of war, the fame of this title is far greater than her name of the green sword saint.
Having figured this out, Brando completely calmed down. The Gray Sword Saint wants to accept him as an apprentice, which is naturally a good thing, not to mention Mephistopheles's swordsmanship, which is self-contained, at least it is also a skill above the intermediate level. It's also a good thing to pull such a big power as a backer.
But at this moment, Brando has actually accepted the inheritance of Otares, and Otales can ignore the affairs of the Dark Dragon, because they are contemporaries, and it is understandable that they cherish each other. But it was difficult for the female knight to accept another fellow who might not seem so great to her to be on her footing.
But to Brando's surprise, Otares is not in time.
"I build yƬ accept." Otales was somewhat satisfied when she was questioned by Brando, because it was clear that Brando did not just see her as a ringing spirit, but really saw her as a teacher. Although as a heroic spirit who has experienced thousands of years, she actually doesn't care about this, but she is still very satisfied to find a young man who has inherited excellent character as an inheritor: "Mephistopheles's swordsmanship is very special, self-contained, and my vision is limited to a thousand years ago, and Odin only gave the inheritance of bloodline, compared to it, the tools he knows may be more helpful." Don't care too much about my opinion, I can become stronger for my sister, that's what I want to see. ā
"Thank you." Brando was a little moved, and Otares cared about him as if he was really a sister's wings for his brother.
However, he did not promise it immediately, but said to Mephistopheles: "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Earl, but let me think about it for a day." ā
Mephistopheles showed an appreciative gaze, he was very confident in his swordsmanship, and normal people would immediately faint with joy when they heard that he was going to accept apprentices. But what Brando expressed was calm, and it was necessary to be calm all the time in swordsmanship, and it was naturally the same as a lord.
"This is naturally no problem, but it should be understood that I want to teach swordsmanship not only because I am a future leader and not because I need to use the help of Fuguo, but I do think that I am good enough to inherit my swordsmanship, although I have not been with me for a long time, but I believe in Veronica's eye for people." After thinking about it, he still made up for it.
"You've known Veronica for a long time?" Brando couldn't help but blurt out, but he regretted it a little, this is too gossipy, and the habits left by the player will really not be lost for a while.
Unexpectedly, Mephistopheles didn't mind this question, and he nodded: "The principality where I am located has actually been a vassal state of the empire in the early years. When I was younger, I completed my studies at the Empire, and Veronica was my classmate at that time. ā
"What?" Brando's gossip soul immediately burst into flames, and he couldn't help but shout "Damn". He only knew that Mephistopheles was the sworn enemy of the Cruz Empire, and he had fought against Veronica many times, but he didn't expect these two people to be considered childhood sweethearts at some level.
However, he was about to continue asking, but Mephistopheles interrupted the topic first, he said: "Remember when I asked before, when will the army be able to be deployed?" ā
"Huh?" Brando looked at the Juggernaut with a face as old-fashioned as if it had been carved out of wood.
"Actually, it's not a problem, the two divisions of the Silver Alliance who stayed in the Green Tower. Master Tulaman and I have a bit of a relationship, or he owes me a favor, and I can ask them to do me a favor. Mephistopheles replied.
"Temporary Teleportation Circle!" Brando jumped up at once, the magic circle of thousands of people sounds a little unbelievable, if it is Willian and Turaman to send hundreds of people at a time, it is definitely not a problem, and the rest can be sent away with Pegasus, so that the problem of vehicles will be solved!
He has been here for so many days, and in vain, in fact, the biggest problem is how to send these people out of the Black Forest as quickly as possible. Although the druids have been raising Pegasus, how can the Green Tower, which has just experienced the wolf plague, raise so many Pegasus for a while?
However, Brando immediately reacted and asked with some suspicion: "But Tulaman is a people of silver, and according to the sacred oath, they are not willing to interfere with ordinary people's truth. ā
He wanted to see how Mephistopheles would answer, but what he didn't expect was that this old-fashioned Sword Master actually put his index finger to his lips and made a no, no, no, who else would know.
Brando was immediately dumbfounded, cheating!? This is definitely cheating, I rely on it (ps: 4500 words, this is the end of the preparations, and the next battle of Toniger will begin. Although the power of Count Denel is huge, there is no doubt that Mardala is the real threat, and it will be interesting to see how Brando will face Instaron, emerge from this battle, and truly step onto the stage of history