"This is the crystal cluster?"
Princess Griffin saw Brando turning over the gray-robed man's corpse, and an amethyst-colored skin was exposed under the cut robe. She looked up silently and saw the fractured neck of the corpse. Like broken glass, the whole crystallized without a trace of blood oozing out.
"This is the cluster of crystals," Brando replied after staying beside the corpse for a while. "The living creatures in some magic crystals are affected by the moon of magic power, and are formed by distortion. This kind of monster is not Common, occasionally found in magic crystal veins and crystal forests."
"But it looks like a humanoid," Princess Griffin looked at the corpse quietly, "Also, what does this have to do? Mr. Brando, do you know what happened to Yanbao? ?" She stood outside the door, not wanting to be stained with the blood everywhere in the house-although the body of the beast had been dragged out for disposal, the countess declared to the soldiers of the Hong Kong Guard that it had fled during the Ampersel War. The devil attacked his elder brother and showed the soldiers the body of the gray-robed man. When they saw Aker’s tragic sight, they couldn’t help feeling grief. This type of case was recently in the port of Ampersel. It happens from time to time, so no one doubts for a while.
"He was a human when he was alive." Brando replied without turning his head. He picked up a shard of crystal. "It's just crystallization disease that made him like this."
"Crystal disease?" Princess Griffiin lifted her head slightly and looked at him with beautiful silver eyes.
"I saw such a case when I was studying the knowledge on the scrolls. Some creatures living in the crystal veins gradually went crazy, growing crystals on their bodies, becoming crazy and starting to attack humans." Brando stared at that. The crystal chip, the flowing light cast a long and narrow spot on his face: "This is the earliest case of crystallization disease. It happened in the wild of four realms."
"This sounds like a demonization." The princess replied with a frown.
"This is demonization," Brando nodded, but sighed again: "Because the magical power in the crystal vein is rich, it is more likely to cause magical erosion. But the crystallization is very special, no one knows why there is a crystal. The existence of clusters, in theory, any species of Warnd has its continuity, only the history of crystal clusters is blank. There are also some studies on them, but we still don’t know what the background is. exist."
Her Royal Highness, of course, because'we' was talking about the Dark Tower Wizard, but in fact Brando subconsciously used the pronoun of the player. In the Amber Sword, the plot party has certainly conducted in-depth investigations of the crystal cluster, but as Brando said, all investigations continued until the era when the glory was lost, and then stopped abruptly.
Some people think that there is a huge secret hidden in the crystal cluster, but more experienced players assert that the history of the crystal cluster can only be a mystery before the official further opening of the history before the era of glory. But it’s not easy to trace the history before the era when the glory is lost. A major source of information for players is actually Buja’s library, but the history before the era when the glory is lost is also promising for the wizards of Bougainvillea. Unreachable knowledge.
Where did the crystal clusters come from
Brando didn't really care about it, he only cared about why they suddenly appeared in Eruin. There is no relevant record in history. The history of the north seems to be undergoing some changes, and it seems that it has begun to deviate from the track of his cognition.
After hearing Brando's answer, Princess Griffin was also silent for a while. But after a while, she asked again: "But Dilphary, she also said, there is no crystal forest near Yanbao."
"So this is where I am puzzled." Brando replied.
Princess Griffith frowned nervously. She looked at Brando: "Why do you say that."
"Because I found similar marks on Aker's body. Some crystals grew on the back of his neck, but it was under the blood stain that others didn't notice." Brando turned his head and looked at him. . He replied with certainty: "This can also explain why this guy suddenly became so frantic. The dark magic will magnify the evil in people's hearts. This is not a case. There must be crystallization disease spreading near Yanbao. It has also been corrupted."
The princess frowned deeper: "How could this happen, what do you think will happen to Yanbao, what should we do?"
"It's definitely not a good thing, and there is no other way for the time being. I have to keep Miss Dilfieri a secret first, at least until we solve the troubles in the north. Your Royal Highness, you also understand the distance from Yanbao to Ampersel, we don't He may not be able to intervene in Yanbao's everything." Brando did not choose to reveal the insecurities in his heart, because some things were just a guess for him, and he couldn't explain his prediction of the future.
He paused, only to remind: "Besides, the princess doesn't want any accidents to happen to Dilphary."
Princess Griffin sighed faintly: "When I was a child, Dilphary was my best friend. She didn't have the ambition to treat me as anyone else. I always treated her like my own sister. But things came to me. It can't help her at all. If the Lord Earl encounters any accidents, she will definitely be heartbroken. When I was a child, I met Earl Yanbao. He is a competent father, and Dilfieri must love him very much."
The half-elf girl’s tone was a little weak. Brando knew that she was thinking of her father. Obergus VII in history was extremely doting on her daughter. It can be said that Princess Griffin once had a happy family. . But he hadn't thought of any words to console the princess, the latter had already become firm, and Princess Griffin took a breath and replied:
"We must quickly resolve the chaos in the north, Mr. Brando."
Brando was taken aback for a moment. He probably did not expect the princess to recover so quickly; in fact, he is not good at politics, but fortunately this is a'historical issue'. He thought about it for a while and said: "Your Royal Highness, The key to resolving the chaos in the north lies not in us, but in the Temple of Flame. The Temple of Flame hopes to put pressure on us through the nobles in the north, but the Cruz people are obviously not happy to think about a war nowadays. This is just two sides. It’s just another game between them."
Princess Griffin squinted her eyes slightly, she looked particularly charming in this way, but the cold light in the squinted eyes showed a certain sense of the princess's heart. Of course she understood this, but what made her annoyed was that the Temple of Flame was obviously playing with fire. The nobles in the north were not a dog raised by the Cruz people. On the contrary, they were a pack of wolves. These short-sighted beasts may destroy the balance of power for a little profit at any time. The Cruz people arrogantly think that they can control everything, but in fact they can't control them.
But she had to worry about this.
Endless compromise is impossible. Brando assured her that this time she would never make any concessions to the northern nobles. This was actually the princess's own thoughts. First integrate the forces in the south that are close to the Corkova royal family, and then use the momentum of thunder to make the entire north bow.
But at what price should the temple support her? Those hateful Cruz people knew that the stability of Eruin was what they needed, but they still wanted to get even greater benefits.
Since the Amperthel War, she has been trying to limit the influence of the Temple in Eruin. This is actually a concept of Brando, but the Temple of Flame is obviously aware of this.
She doesn't want to make concessions on this.
But Princess Griffin suddenly remembered something. She raised her head and said to Brando: "Mr. Brando, can you wait for me here for a while?"
"What's the matter?" Brando said dumbfounded.
"You help me deal with the matter here," the princess replied: "I want Count Yanilasu to investigate this matter. Yan Castle is right next to his territory. He must be able to think of a way."
This is a way. But Brando always felt that the princess was hiding something, but before he could ask, the princess had already walked downstairs. Brando looked at the corpse at his feet, and in desperation he only checked the gray-robed man's relics, including some odds and ends, but found nothing that could prove the identity of the other party.
He straightened up and heard a familiar voice behind him—it should be the voice of Dilphary's wheelchair. He turned his head and saw the maid appearing at the door pushing the countess.
"Send those people?" Brando put down the bits and pieces in his hand and glanced at her with some sympathy. He couldn't imagine how hard this kind of thing would hit the countess, but he would surely stay in the future. shadow.
Dilfieri nodded, the people of the Hong Kong Guard were easy to pass. After all, all the nobles were there, and there was also a princess of the kingdom. Her statement is conclusive, the evidence is there, and the devil has been active in the port of Ampersel recently, and no one has raised any questions.
After all, no one can say whether there is a crystal-like existence in the demons, anyway, it will definitely not be a human.
"I knew that Aker was notorious for a long time, but I didn't expect him to be so crazy. Nia just said something to me and blamed me for not protecting her." Dilphary sighed guiltily.
Brando guessed something more or less. When the female knight made that request before, he actually guessed the possible feasts in it.
But this was someone else's housework after all, and he could only nod in embarrassment.
"But Mr. Brando, I know very well what Acker and Baron Dall are like, and I am very worried about my father, although the princess said that..." Dilfieri asked with some worry. Obviously, she was most concerned about this issue.
Although Princess Griffin once comforted her with her attitude about the temple, the Countess was not a fool. After deliberation, she felt that Brando's guess was closer to the possibility. Otherwise, her brother would not show up in Ampersel. After all, Yanbao is still a certain distance away from this port. Calculating from the time of her brother’s departure, the war in Ampersel shouldn’t have happened yet, let alone now. These rumors are gone.
Brando looked at her and sighed: "Dilph—"
"You are going to lie to me again, right?" Dilphary stared at Brando and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Brando."
"I..." Brando was embarrassed for a while, thinking that I was going to lie to you again. But he thought about it and it was really hard to be sure whether he had lied before. After all, it was a big lie about his own life experience, not to mention that he was unlikely to tell the truth when he invaded the eldest lady's manor.
He thought for a while and replied: "Dilphary, can I call you that? Regarding your father's situation, I actually have some analysis, I don't know if you want to listen."
"Of course you can," the countess nodded softly, not knowing which question was answered: "but you say it's okay, Mr. Brando."
"Your father has probably had an accident." Brando replied.
Dilphary chuckled softly, and Brando saw her grasping the armrest of the wheelchair, and her hands turned pale due to excessive force.
"Do you want to return to the territory immediately?" Brando asked.
"Of course," Dilfieri took a breath and replied, "Mr. Brando, just ask your family, your father is in danger, will you remain unmoved?"
Brando shook his head: "Of course I won't, but I don't recommend that you go back."
"why?"
"It's very simple. One possible situation for your father now is to be imprisoned, and the other is to have been killed." Brando saw Dilphary's face getting worse and worse, and continued hurriedly: "In the first case, Once you return to the territory, your father will lose the value of existence."
"And in the second case, do you think you can avenge your father when you return to the territory with your current physical condition? It's nothing more than adding a loot to your uncle."
Brando finished speaking, staring at the countess, for fear that the other party could not accept it and suddenly fainted. However, Dilfieri showed extraordinary strength. After a while, she replied: "If I die, can Mr. Brando avenge me?"
"Of course it will," but Brando shook his head again: "But what's the point of this? If you think revenge can solve the problem, why not take revenge yourself?"
"Personal revenge?" Dilfieri was startled slightly, and then became excited: "Can I? Can I take revenge myself as I am now? Mr. Brando, do you have any idea?"
Brando nodded: "Dilphary, you just have an overdraft of your life. It's not that your current physical condition can't be saved. Moreover, Lord Earl is not necessarily killed, but as long as you live for one day, he has a chance to be rescued. ."
The countess fell silent.
Brando saw her take a breath: "I see, can you give me some time to think about it, Mr. Brando?"
"Anytime," Brando replied, "but I also want to tell you, Countess, whether you agree or not, I will not let you go back to Yanbao alone. Please believe me, I am Responsible for the heroes of the port of Ampersel."
"Mr. Brando, you..." Dilphary couldn't help crying and laughing: "Thank you, Mr. Brando, you are too much."
"I've always been too much." Brando replied with a blushing face.
It was at this time that he saw Princess Griffin walk back from the outside. The princess seemed to have finished sending the message. She glanced at the two of them. Although she had heard the conversation between the two before, she did not make any comments. Instead, she only said to Brando:
"Mr. Brando, can you accompany me to meet someone?"
"See someone, now?"
The princess nodded.
Brando was taken aback, and he vaguely guessed that the person the Princess wanted him to see might be related to the break in the north. At the moment, only this matter can mobilize the minds of Her Royal Highness, and only by solving the troubles in the north, whether it is Yanbao or the future of this kingdom, everything can be easily solved.
"Who?" he asked.
"Priest Wood."