At night, after experiencing the excitement of the opening of the Sanctuary, the crisis of the siege of monsters, and the life of starvation, the people of Brenos finally ushered in a night of full food, warmth and tranquility.

It seems that Brenos has returned to its former tranquility, and the streets are filled with an atmosphere of peace and joy.

However, Merlin, walking on the street, can clearly feel that Brenos is different now.

In the past, from dusk onwards, the streets and alleys of Brenos would reverberate with devotional praises, which were a celebration of Constantine's peace and an expression of Constantine's faith, and Merlin could always clearly feel Constantine's strength at this time in the past.

From the praise of the people, Merlin draws strength to enrich himself, even if he does not meditate, he can restore and enhance his magic.

That is the feedback given by the power of faith, and it is also the powerful power possessed by the advanced gods of Constantine, and it is the power that only true gods can have.

But now, that power is gone.

The whole of Blaonos seems to be at peace, but in fact the faith has been broken.

The people will no longer sing the praises of Constantine, they will no longer pray to Constantine at night, and they will no longer praise Constantine's gifts, and the conservation of special energy infused with the power of faith has been completely broken.

Merlin now walked through the streets of Brenos like a strange passerby, and no one would come forward and salute respectfully.

The scene of being surrounded by people and surrounded by many young people with hot eyes in the past no longer exists.

"You look lost, have you lost something?" and Merlin was stunned and strolling alone through the streets when a childish voice suddenly came to her face.

Merlin was surprised by the sudden inquiry, and he raised his head to follow the voice.

A boy in canvas trousers, black calfskin boots, a cowhide hat, and a pair of dark eyes stood in the street staring at Merlin.

Looking at the boy with the eastern face in front of him, Merlin vaguely felt that the boy seemed to have seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Tsai stared at the boy carefully for a long time, but the boy didn't even speak, just stood there and looked at Merlin.

The calmness and indifference in the boy's eyes deeply shocked Merlin.

Finally, Merlin couldn't help but ask, "Son, have we met somewhere?"

"We've met, I'm here with the old alchemist Nestor, do you know the old alchemist Nestor?"

Hearing what the other party said, Merlin's pupils shrank suddenly, and he suddenly remembered the boy's identity: "You said you came with Nestor?

Seeing that Merlin recognized him, Lecius had a sunny smile on his face, nodded and said, "Yes, I'm Lecius." ”

Hearing the other party's identity, Merlin suddenly became vigilant, looked at Lucius and said: "Little guy, don't think I don't know, you and Du Liniang are in the same group, you came to me I'm afraid Du Liniang asked you to come, right? Hmph, you go back and tell Du Liniang, as long as I, Merlin lives, I won't let him take Brenos." ”

Merlin's excited appearance was a little unexpected by Lucius, and he stood there in a daze and watched Merlin vent his anger.

Lucius smiled and said, "Your Excellency Merlin, in fact, you are mistaken, it was not my aunt who asked me to come. ”

Hearing this, Merlin looked at Lucius with some surprise, and his eyes still showed vigilance: "Then you came to me for something?"

"I have heard that this border city was built by the engineers of the Brotherhood and was blessed by the goddess of nature and His Excellency Constantine, so I would like to ask Lord Merlin, why can't I see any traces of the Brotherhood in the city now?"

Merlin was taken aback by Lucius's words, and he stared at Lucius with horror on his face, unable to speak for a long time.

As the person who followed Constantine for the longest time, Merlin personally experienced all kinds of things back then, understood the promise made by Constantine to the Brotherhood at the beginning, and also knew that every detail of Constantine's choice to betray the Brotherhood under pressure later, and knew that among the reasons for the fall of the Brotherhood, there must be Constantine's treachery.

Now, hearing Lucius bring up the old story, Merlin naturally remembered the events of many years ago.

Remembering the help of the Brotherhood at that time, he helped Konstantin build Brenos for free, and also built two large farms and ranches outside the city.

It can be said that for Konstantin, the brotherhood at that time poured almost everything.

Otherwise, even the best builders of the time would not have been able to build a border city as large as Brenos.

Perhaps with Constantine, Brenos could stand on the border of the Misty Forest, but it would never become the bustling border city it is today.

"Lord Merlin, it is said that the Brotherhood used almost all the skills they had at the time to build Brenos, but as a result, they did not get a place to live, and eventually became a pack of lost dogs hiding in the shadows and could not be revealed. ”

Lecius's aggressiveness made Merlin's face pale.

His body shook involuntarily, and through Lecius's deep eyes, Merlin seemed to see what he had seen many years ago.

The people who built Brenos stood in front of the gates of Brenos, begging and waiting for Constantine to take them in and shelter them, or to open the gates and let them in only for a while, to avoid the butcher's knives of the Holy See and the Temple behind them.

However, as the god of Brenos, Konstantin was indifferent to the pleas of those outside the city.

Merlin clearly remembered Konstantin's words at the time: "These people, the power they possess is too terrible, I can't give them the opportunity to overthrow my rule." ”

Constantine's indifferent words, announcing the death of those in the Brotherhood, almost cut off the Brotherhood's last hope.

After many years, Merlin can still clearly remember the insults and curses that those desperate people issued to Konstantin just before they died.

"Hehe, it seems, what does Lord Merlin remember, can you share it with me? Share some things back then, I would like to know why Konstantin was so desperate at the beginning, allowing the people of the Holy See and the Temple to slaughter the people of the Brotherhood outside of Brenos?"

At this moment, in Merlin's eyes, Lecius was simply a demon, and his every word pierced Merlin's heart like a sharp blade.

Lucius's aggressiveness made Merlin stunned, and he was so frightened that he even wanted to turn around and flee.

However, Lucius did not give Merlin a chance to escape, and approached Merlin step by step, and continued to ask with a smile: "Your Excellency Merlin, why don't you speak? Don't you think that you should help Constantine keep Brenos?

"Look, look at your feet, these floor tiles were paved by those Brotherhood people in the first place, look at the houses around you, built by those Brotherhood people, including the Temple of Constantine, which was also built by the Brotherhood, what qualifications does he have to consider Brenos as his private property?"

"You ......"

In the face of Lucius's repeated questioning, Merlin couldn't say a word of rebuttal at all, thinking of the sweat of those Brotherhood people to build Brenos, and the blood they spilled outside the city, Merlin felt that his words were pale, and he was not qualified to argue anything at all?

Looking at the speechless Merlin, Lucius calmed down slightly.

Restraining the smile on his face, he turned around gloomily, took a few steps and stopped and said, "Actually, it's not my aunt who wants to take Brenos, it's me." ”

With that, Lucius sighed, waited quietly for a moment, and saw that Merlin did not speak, and then took a step to leave.

Listening to Lucius's last words, Merlin, who had lowered his head and was immersed in pain and struggle, suddenly raised his head, but only saw his immature back disappear into the night, and did not give Merlin a chance to speak at all.

Looking at the quiet streets of Brenos at night, recalling the words of Lecius before leaving, Merlin seemed to see the group of builders back then, they were always so optimistic, even in the face of death, they could still face it calmly, and the one qiē they left behind changed the world.

Now Merlin finally understands that it is not someone who wants to take Constantine's inheritance, but the Brotherhood who wants to take back what belongs to them.

Thinking of this, Merlin seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden, and vaguely felt the cold wind around him, he didn't stay any longer, and walked in the direction of the temple with a sigh.

Shortly after Merlin left, two figures emerged from the shadows.

Looking at Merlin's lonely back from afar, one of them asked, "Stinky boy, do you really think Merlin will find out with a conscience? With just your few words, we can take down Brenos without blood? Is Merlin really so unable to withstand the blow?"

The two were none other than Lucius and Du Liniang, and Longquan was at home, and everyone discussed many plans to capture Brenos.

But either way, there will end up going through a battle, and even if Brenos is taken in the end, the city will be more or less destroyed.

And that was the result that Lucius did not want to see, although he really wanted to get Brenos, but he did not want to use force, let alone destroy the city where the Brotherhood had poured sweat and blood because of the war.

So Lucius personally came forward to meet Merlin and used some words to stimulate and persuade Merlin, hoping to make Merlin give up his insistence.

At this moment, seeing Merlin's lonely back and hearing Du Liniang's doubts beside him, Lucius smiled confidently and said: "Don't worry, I believe Merlin will make the wisest choice, and even if he doesn't choose to give up and insist, I already have another way, and I can take Brenos without war." ”

Hearing Lucius's confident words, Du Liniang thought that he was talking big, because Du Liniang knew very well that Lucius would never boast, and what he wanted to do would definitely be done.