The wind blows through the wilderness of the four realms, it is the sea breeze Kaisha from Silver Bay, or the white mountain summer breeze with the smell of the mountains. The air currents flowed across the sky, pushing the wool-like clouds slowly towards the north, and at the closest point to the skyline, the clouds looked like a goddess, reaching out from the clouds to caress the rolling hills in the distance.

As the wind blows over the hills, the meadows rise and fall in turn, forming markings of varying shades. Nestled in the southern part of the Vanton region, the forest resembles a dark green shadow of a mixture of Pachyphylla maple and Elson black pine, with grey and white trunks hidden in shadow like toothpicks.

The forest forms a clear border with the alfalfa tributaries beneath the shallow river cliffs, and to the east is the realm of the elves, across the river from the allied forces of the Sanctuary of Fire.

"Mr. Darus, have you ever seen such a magnificent view in your hometown?"

"The wilderness of the Four Realms is the only place in Vainde, and in terms of magnificence, even the Holy White Plains can't compare to it, Your Highness the Princess." Immediately, the general, dressed in military uniform, looked out over the horizon and tried to find no trace of the elves' movements, but found nothing - the Alkash Mountains hung down from the sky like shadows, the clouds on the Whistling Peaks did not disperse all year round, and a few eagles soared in the sky.

He looked back at the princess of the Empire, her face was like a knife and an axe, full of fortitude→, vaguely similar to Brando, but with thinner lips and deeper brow bones, full of highlander features.

A pair of brown eyes were sparkling, as if otherwise they would not be able to support the strong will of its owner.

"But Eruin has its own beauty, just like the Empire, the mountains of Charlopez, the pine needles of Elson, the remains of the towers on the highlands."

"I know that Eruin is the only place of civilization and order that the sages have opened up after the glorious return. There is no more glorious land, the industrious and courageous people of its land, and the nobles who lead these people are good and glorious. ”

The princess looked intently at the knight beside her.

"You're wrong."

The princess smiled slightly before turning her gaze into the distance, and she looked in the direction of the horizon, her eyes gentle as water. "It's the land of the elves."

"The Wind Elves have turned their gaze to the north after the summer, and they don't seem to be planning to fight us to the death in the wilderness of the Four Realms, perhaps they will go into the mountains."

"The kingdoms founded by my ancestors, Gilt, St. Osor, Faenzan, and Elranta, before and after the War of the Sages, were close to each other, but now we are enemies of each other."

"That's why Her Royal Highness is running for peace in the Empire?"

"Yes, but this holy war is so tragic that it will take a long time for the blood shed to be washed away. But I actually know in my heart that they are fighting each other for living space. This is understandable, from my standpoint, I cannot blame my country and allies, and the same is true of the elves, the sages once expanded their territory, but since the end of the Chaos Era, the pioneer knights have almost disappeared, not because people are complacent. It's that the power of order is declining. Every year, fewer and fewer fires are produced, and it is not enough to replace those that are about to grow old and die. The House of Nobles even legislated a limit on the number of new territories created each year, in order to prevent the decay of those established orders because they could not be replenished. ”

The princess said softly, "But we can't tell the people about this, for fear of causing panic." What should we say? Could it be that Lord Martha is abandoning us? But I believe in the power of Mother, but the situation is still unsettling, and there is a lot of trepidation within the Temple, and last month my teacher Vala and the Grand Holy See discovered that someone from the upper echelons of the Temple had joined the Order of All Things. Although it is only an archbishop, the meaning behind it is disturbing, because it shows that our faith is declining, and people are becoming more and more confused, if this momentum cannot be stopped. The consequences are unimaginable. ”

The general listened quietly.

"I have a plan, I hope to send St. Osor and Faenzan after this holy war, on the one hand, to quench the hatred, on the other hand, I believe that it must not be only the Temple of Fire that is confused, all civilizations should be in the same trouble, a thousand years ago we can make a sacred covenant to fight together for a goal, a thousand years later we can do the same."

"If I can't convince the Sanctuary of St. Osor and Faenzan, then I will go to the Ring of the World and find a way to seek the approval of the Sage, and Lord Elranta will stay to protect the world, and she will not sit idly by."

"As an Imperial Princess?"

The princess nodded, "Would Mr. Darus be willing to be my attendant?" ”

"It's an honor."

The princess smiled knowingly, "This is my dream, Mr. Darus, and I have never told anyone. I hope that the Four Temples will return to their glorious age, and that in the more distant future, we will open up a wider territory, and that the civil wars between civilizations will be eliminated as a result, and I will prove that what the Four Sages did in the first place is right, and once we succeed, people will no longer be confused. ”

The general nodded thoughtfully, "If there really is such a day, I will be honored to be your knight, Your Highness Princess." ”

"But it's hard, and we probably won't see it for the rest of our lives."

"It is difficult, but there will always be successors, and there will always be no shortage of people who will succeed them for any noble ideal."

The princess nodded.

Constance looked at the face that seemed to be in the mirror, she stood face to face with her, that soft face was full of kindness and perseverance, and her light silver eyes flashed with longing and hope for the future, but there was not only innocence in it, but also a strong and indomitable will.

That face struck her as both familiar and unfamiliar.

Her face was pale, the muscles on her face tense and stiff as stone, "Enough." She let out a low growl, her hands clutching her hair tightly, knuckles protruding and ghostly claws.

The picture becomes fragmented and melts into the darkness of the study, the edges of the heavy curtains reflect the lights of the city in the distance, the tall bookcases stand silently in shadow, and the desks are littered with parchment documents with signatures that seem to be written in blood. It stands out in the shimmer.

Outside the door of the study, the dragon queen Gwendoreen silently withdrew her gaze and shook her head.

"This is fate, ridiculous and real, but not worthy of pity, because everyone has to face it. No one is more noble than the other. On the day the Tower of Babel was destroyed, they felt the same bitter pain deeply. ”

She turned around and walked out of the corridor.

In the drawing room, a knight had been waiting for a long time, and seemed a little restless.

Gwendoline took in the other party's table and replied: "Your Majesty doesn't want to meet guests for the time being, so I have full authority to deal with emergencies on her behalf. ”

"Your Excellency. Please we could not contact the Marquis of Baroque, who had ordered the city guards of Ginkgo Castle to leave the garrison before he left yesterday at noon. But before the evening, the informant had reported that the cultists had instigated a riot in the city, and now thousands of people had gathered in the calendula business district and the Silver Horse Square, and the consequences would be dire if they could not be stopped in time. ”

"Is this the news you heard from before you left the station, or is this the latest news?"

"Before you leave the station, my lord."

"How much time has it been now?"

"Half an hour."

"What about the patrol cavalry?"

"I don't know, sir, I didn't see them on the way here."

"That's good."

The knight was slightly stunned and raised his head. A strange smile appeared on the countess in front of him, who Gwendolyn was visibly faced.

Before he could react, his consciousness was enveloped in an endless darkness.

Gwendoline looked coldly at the corpse lying on the ground. The young man lay dead on the carpet, his head and headless body on each side, the blood darkened in the darkness, and the shadow of the corpse wriggled as if it had come to life, and in a moment it was reduced to nothingness.

She glanced at the carpet with some pity and replied softly as if talking to herself, "The Marquis of Baroque will not come to give you orders. But you can't hear it anyway. ”

Little by little, her form melted into the darkness.

……

The landscape in front of Brando's eyes changed rapidly, and the forest was being pulled behind him faster than light, oak trees, tulipwood, and heather hidden beneath the rocks, their trunks and branches almost in a straight line because of the speed. until they can't tell each other apart, as if they are pigments mixed together in the color wheel.

Then a point of light appeared in front of him, and the point of light came to him in an instant, and the scene inside stretched and expanded, becoming a quiet night scene along the east bank of the Marigold River, the river shimmered in the moonlight, an ancient bridge spanned the waterway between the Hanlu Forest and the commercial area, and the rows of roofs in the city emitted a faint silver light in the distance.

Brando was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had arrived at the foot of the mountain in Cold Dew Manor.

"Your Lord!"

Brando turned around and saw Medisa and Hipamela with her, he didn't speak, but immediately beckoned, and several light doors opened in mid-air, and Charles and Mordface fell out of it in turn, and finally Andreg, who fell heavily on the vampire pseudo-lady.

"Uhhh

Andrig stood up from his brother with his hand and pressed his head into the dirt.

She didn't even look at the latter, patted the dust off her skirt, and then silently walked a few steps away from the river, and though the Bloodborns were not as afraid of water as the legend suggests, they didn't like it much.

Brando looked at Murdelface who got up from the ground and wiped the mud on his face with his hands with his aggrieved face, and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, although the card turned Mordface and Andreg into twins, but the latter didn't always seem to admit it.

Hipamela also glared at Andreg, and walked over to help Mordfeth wipe his face clean, the kindness and kindness of the priest were well known in the fir collar - although she always liked to raise some strange animals, which made people feel unapproachable.

"My lord," Medisa breathed a sigh of relief, and she asked with some concern, "...... the previous battle?" ”

"There was a little accident, what about Sidney?" Brando asked as he surveyed the surroundings, the riverbank and the forest quickly forming an impression in his mind, that this should be the edge of the calendula business district, and near the Twelve Finger Alley, where the headquarters of the patrol cavalry was located on the border between here and the queen's district.

"Lady Sidney and His Excellency the Legion Commander left before us, didn't they arrive?"

"It seems that they have been intercepted, and apart from the Extreme Realm Beings such as Cairoyère and Saipan, the Cruz people do have the strength to do this," Brando thought to himself, "The Silver Queen is indeed not defenseless. ”

He replied, "Don't wait for them, Sidney and Lady Veronica have their own way of getting out, I don't know when the Silver Queen will catch up, although the abilities of the traveling mages should confuse them for a moment, but as the top wizards of Cruz, Royer and Saipan must have their own means to detect the direction of my escape." ”

He looked to the west bank of the Calendula River.

"We follow the canal waterway between the calendula and the queen district, and after the Königstrasse, we go directly to the west of Rustard. Although it was the headquarters of the patrol cavalry, the cultists were inciting riots in the city, and it was no surprise that the attention of the city guards and patrol cavalry should have been attracted to them, and it was safer to choose this route at this time. ”

"Your Lord."

Brando turned around, "What's the matter, Métisa, do you have anything to add?" ”

The little princess of the silver elf frowned, hesitated for a moment, and seemed a little speechless.

Eventually, though, she made up her mind and said, "We met Andesa earlier. ”

"Who?" Brando was stunned: "Andelsa, she?" ”

"She did it to you?"

Medisa shook her head, "No, but she looks a little weird, have you heard of secondary defilement, lord?" ”

"Second defilement, you mean she looks like she's infused with the blood of the gods a second time?" Brando reacted immediately: "It can't be, unless she doesn't want to live anymore." ”

Médisa couldn't help but glance at her lord in amazement, although in the eyes of ordinary people, shepherds were no different from members of the One Society and sheepheads, they were all cultists, but few people knew that these former druids who called themselves blighters had actually been secretly studying the power of divine blood for more than a dozen centuries.

Even many people don't understand what the divine blood is at all, and confuse it with the demonic sacrifices of the sheep-headed cultists, but the truth is that Medisa knows in her heart that although the shepherds are crazy, the divine blood in their hands is the real divine blood, and it is not the rumored demon blood or the power of hell.

But her lord not only had a clear understanding of the divine blood, but also said the essence of the secondary contamination in one mouth, and she couldn't help but be very curious in her heart, where did the other party learn these rare knowledge at a young age.

Brando didn't know what his little princess was thinking, he just frowned deeply, it was not surprising that Andesa appeared here, she was already in the imperial capital, maybe the mob attacked the Imperial Prison, but the secondary defilement was a little unusual.

"Hopefully there won't be any connection between the two." For some reason, he always felt a deep unease hanging over his heart.

…… (To be continued......)