Although Brando couldn't guess the answer, he at least understood one thing, that is, there will always be a moment when the answer will automatically be revealed in front of him.
Knowing such a truth, he could wait for the queen to make a move in time, but the facts proved that the other party did not let him wait for too long.
And at this moment, it seems to be now—
There was a moment of silence in the hall of eternal death, and the acolytes' chanting seemed to be high-pitched. For a moment, there seemed to be a voice responding to it in the void, the voice rumbling, like thunder. Rolling by.
The hall roared, and Brando thought it was an illusion at first, but then the seventeen pillars began to tremble. Some believers were unstable and fell to the ground. He raised his head and found dust falling on the dome of the hall.
But under such circumstances, no one screamed and ran out. The acolytes just made the chanting sound sharper, as if to suppress the thunderous sound.
The vibration lasted only a few seconds, and then it calmed down again.
"earthquake?"
Brando was stunned. He looked at Her Majesty the Queen and the priest Philip not far away, but the expressions on their faces were indifferent, as if everything that had happened before was an illusion.
He frowned.
Her Majesty the Queen of Madara paid attention to the look on Brando’s face. She was silent for a moment before she asked: "Remember when I gave you the Mercury Rod on the battlefield of Finhotos at that time. What?"
Brando was horrified by these words. He immediately forgot the apparent vision. He quickly raised his head and looked at Philip on the side—and a little further away in the hall, there were a few others who were The undead lord who whispered to each other had two high-ranking priests beside them.
Although the Queen's voice was not loud, it was not small. In Brando's view, many people in the hall should have heard this sentence.
However, Madara’s face did not show much unexpected expression. She paid attention to Brando’s expression, as if she could see through what he was thinking, and explained lightly: “Don’t worry, people here They are all qualified to understand everything I say, they are my confidantes, and Philip's chief priest is also a trustworthy person."
Brando really found that the look on the old man's face had not changed. Obviously, he had already known the secret. When he looked at other people, it turned out that everyone except him and Delphine had a look of preparation.
Brando frowned, wondering which one this woman was acting in.
With such thoughts in mind, he pondered and replied: "I wonder which sentence your Majesty is referring to?"
The Queen of Madara immediately said: "That's what I said when I handed over the Mercury Rod to you—I asked you at the time, do you understand what the responsibility it represents? Do you remember how you are? Answer me?"
Brando shook his head. How could he remember this kind of thing? At that time, he was completely immersed in controlling the five holy swords and accepting the authority granted to him by Bai. He only vaguely remembered that the other party said something to him and'responsibility'. Something about it, but he didn't care about it at all at that time.
"You answered me in the same way, Mr. Earl," the supreme of the undead reached: "You shook your head at me, but it doesn't matter. I still give you the scepter that represents the supreme power, because it doesn't matter. Do you understand, but now that you have made your choice, you have to bear this responsibility—"
"What's the meaning?"
"Do you understand what the mercury rod represents?" Madara's queen asked rhetorically.
"Are you trying to talk about its symbolic meaning in the kingdom of Dead Moon, Your Majesty?"
The queen shook her head: "That is not the most important thing. You have five of the seven holy swords. You should understand what kind of path this is. It is full of thorns and is not a smooth road. I could bear all this for you. But you refused, and since you choose to embark on the path of ascending the throne, its responsibility has gone with you."
"On the throne?" Brando frowned. "What do you want to say, Your Majesty?"
"Have no one told you that in any age, Vaughan has a king. In our age, the sages divide one into four, so the world will be chaotic, but it doesn’t matter. The crown is always It’s all there, after Odin, it’s waiting for its next successor, someone who can lead everyone and change the destiny of the entire world. You should understand who I’m talking about?"
Brando was silent. It was not the first time he had heard of such a statement. Miss Tata, Dragon Queen and Bai had all said similar things to him. He did have the blessings of five holy swords, but he wanted What he did was just to rescue Roman. If, as the little elf Rutter said, it was an opportunity to collect the seven keys to open the door, then he would take this opportunity desperately.
But he never thought about the matter of inheriting Odin's path and changing the fate of the entire world.
It was not because he was arrogant, but because he believed that the opportunity Martha left for mortals was definitely not such a choice.
Because no one can control the fate of others.
This era of mortals was born because of this.
Since the stars fell to the ground, Odin and the four sages, as well as the many gods of the Council of Truth, the gods and their followers, and the uncountable successors behind them, like stars, countless people have sacrificed for this. Bleeding, struggling and unyielding shouts, the mortal world staggers forward and has come to such a step.
But in this era, they have to look back and bring everything back to the original point
No.
Brando silently denied this in his heart. He didn't think this path was correct, just like his sonorous rebuttal in front of the Silver Queen that day, because in this era, countless people are doing their own destiny. And fighting, for their homeland, for their loved ones.
Before his eyes appeared Freya, Princess Griffin, Haruze, Cagliice, the figures of the fir leaders, the young people of the White Lion Guard, and the knight Eco of Lantonilan. There is the King of Silman, even in this small kingdom, people can still fight for the opportunity that still exists, even if everything they do is so in this magnificent era. It's not worth mentioning, just like the fate of Eruin, a small, settled kingdom, can't move the world's footsteps.
People’s eyes often stay in the long-term, and ignore those short-lived and precious things. Perhaps it is, just like the Majesty of Madara in front of her. She only needs a command to make Eruin All the efforts of this ancient kingdom have come to nothing.
And he himself has grown to such a point. He felt the power of a sage for the first time on the battlefield of Finhotos, and now he is only one step away from the final threshold, just like the Queen turning over. Elu can be crushed to death with his hands, just like this ant, and now his power seems to be able to easily change Madara's destiny.
This is what he is doing now.
That little kingdom seemed to be unable to hold his footsteps anymore, unable to hold his gaze, everything he had tried his best to do in the past, but now it seems that he can easily reach it with just one sentence.
The feeling of mastering the fate of others is indeed fascinating.
but-
This is not what he wanted.
The salvation that Elu needs is not so, because he deeply understands this. The future of this ancient kingdom is not based on his own words. Perhaps he can make Eluin glorious today, but in the distant future, it will once again fall into this round-trip cycle. The kingdom’s decay and rise and fall are like an inextricable ring that goes back and forth. Four Hasn't everything that the sages have given mortals an answer long ago
That lonely fool was waiting for such an answer in the thousand years of time.
But its answer will never be to repeat the past.
Brando's gaze seemed to have seen Eruin's most glorious era, and Xianjun Ake was in front of him. He put down his sword, nodded to him, and told him that this was the answer he was looking for.
Elu was born because of a person's will, but also dimmed by the loss of this will. Now, it will not repeat this path.
Vaughan will be the same.
Brando shook his head. At that moment, the answers of the four sages seemed to pass him by.
"That may sound wonderful, Your Majesty," he replied, "but that is not the answer I want, and I don't think it is the answer Vaughan wanted."
"Then what's the answer you want?" Her Majesty Madara seemed to be unpredictable for his answer, her eyes flashed slightly, and she asked again.
Brando just shook his head.
"I haven't figured it out yet, Your Majesty, but I think everyone has the power to determine their own destiny, instead of putting their own hands in the hands of others, and giving everything they cherish to others."
"Although it is indeed beautiful to say that, the reality is cruel. If the sages and the gods have such thoughts, mortals may not wait for this day, and Vaughan is already perished." Her Majesty the Queen of Madara He said coldly: "Five of the seven holy swords are in your hands. This means that you almost have the highest authority of Tiamat's Law. With such power, do you want to evade responsibility?"
"I never thought of evading responsibility. I will face the dusk, but not as a savior. Just because I am also a member of Warnd, then I have the interest to fight for it—"
"What's more, I don't just fight for it." Brando replied silently: "I will fight for everything that I cherish, even if they are eventually wiped out, but Warnd needs such salvation."
"This is the salvation of self. Your Majesty, everyone, including you and me, will experience this war firsthand, because it belongs to each of us-no one can be an exception."
"Perhaps one day, we will understand what Martha's opportunity is for us."
Her Majesty the Queen of Madara kept a faint look and looked at him coldly.
"very good."
She replied.