The autumn wind, which the locals call Ankara, south of the Anfur Mountains, is blowing across the vast white plains. Waves of different depths are like walking into the vast sea. The undulating hills seem to be On the waves of the sea, a young lion man riding a golden lion is standing high on the peak of the waves, looking at the shining horizon in the northern plain.
The male lion under it is wearing a gorgeous armor and a beautiful pendant hanging from his mane. Standing in the shoulder-length white withered grass, he swings his huge head from time to time and sneezes a little. The white field is the symbol of Toquinine, and it is also the origin of the name Shengbai Plain. This plain stretches from the Silver Sand Coast in the west to the border of the human kingdom in the east, and to the north, under the endless mountains, entrenched that. A powerful empire named Cruz.
The Lion Man stared tightly in that direction.
"Nair, we should go back. There is the limit of today's patrol range. You have to go further. I can't bear this responsibility." Behind the low mound, another lion man stood beside its mount. , Shouted to the boy on the mound.
The lion boy replied without looking back: "It's okay, we will pass there tomorrow." Its emerald-like eyes shone with a certain light, even by human standards, it is considered to be quite a head. A handsome lion man with a fringed golden mane and well-proportioned physique. Although stronger than most humans, the muscular lines are very smooth. It has a naked upper body and is only worn on the right shoulder and arm. Heavy shoulder armor, with a necklace made of animal teeth on his chest.
The lion man below cannot see the scenery behind the mound, but it knows that there used to be a majestic fortress, made of pure white stones from the plain, and now only the scattered rubble in the grass Prove that it still existed.
"Nair, mankind will pay the price," it said.
"Yes, Amon." The Lion Boy replied.
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With the help of the maids, Qian spent a lot of time walking through the long corridor before seeing the'that man' in Sidney's mouth in a courtyard with a scent of birds and flowers. It was different from what she had imagined. What I faced in front of me was neither a harsh nobleman nor a graceful lady, but a young girl who was a little younger than her-let's call it that way, because the other party except In addition to the indifference that does not fit the age color on her face, her body and face are all similar to a fourteen or five-year-old human girl, with blond hair reaching waist, and her face as delicate as a doll—she is wearing an extremely masculine silk robe, The fringe of ferret fur rolled around the edge of the robe, and the robe was so wide that it almost dragged to the ground.
The girl looked in this direction with a azure gaze like a sea. A single majestic look made the maids silent. They stepped back and let go of Akane, bowing respectfully and saluting, leaving Akane standing in the same place a little uneasy. Should I follow suit
"Are you the one they brought back from the south?" When the Silver Queen Constance spoke, her voice was like a string of silver bells falling on the marble surface of the corridor, ethereal and crisp. She looked at Akane, and a faint light flashed in her eyes: "What a beauty."
"My name is Qian, may I ask... What is this place?" Qian saw that the other party was a girl a few years younger than herself, and her anxiety subsided a little, and she asked in a low voice. She didn't expect her to speak, but she scared the maids behind her to death. Although her Majesty is a woman, she is more indifferent and ruthless than a man. They have never seen anyone dare to speak with her majesty like this, for fear The Lord Earl accidentally angered the moody Supreme.
But Constance didn't mind, but slightly smiled: "This is the palace of the widows."
"You said... What?" Qian looked at her blankly.
The maids who were still chatting before turned pale. Your Majesty’s words are already so obvious, but the Countess, who seems to be innocent, is still asking'what are you talking about', which is the same as calling her by her name. What's the difference? They can almost imagine her majesty's furious appearance, and then ensuing questions and anger, they can't help shivering, like fallen leaves in the wind.
But unlike what they imagined, Constance felt very interesting. She had never seen such a simple girl in her decades of palace life. She looked at Akane, who seemed to be shocked, and a sense of pride rose in her heart. Feelings, I smiled narrowly and said: "You heard right, this is the White Rose Garden of the Palace of San Contepe, I think you should have heard of this place. As for me, I want to say a word about the entire palace, even Outside of this, the broader land belongs to me, and I am afraid that no one will object to it."
Constance thought that this sentence should completely frighten the poor little girl, but she did not expect that the deterrent effect of this sentence on Akane was far less than the previous sentence-because the mountain girl knew'here What does “a palace of widows” represent, but I don’t necessarily know what the profound meaning of the White Rose Garden of the Palace of San Contepe is. Under the reign of the Temple of Flame, anyone with a little knowledge should have heard of the White Rose Garden in the Palace of San Contepe, the power center of the Cruz Empire. However, it is a pity that Qian grew up in the Chablis forest since he was a child. It was the rare exception. This place name with a strong political color seemed to her to be no different from No. 35 at the front gate of Valhalla or the gatekeeper of the Baron’s Castle on Firburg Street.
Constance looked at the mountain girl with disappointment and blinked, and asked her a little nervously, "But why did I get here?"
"I asked you to come here." After all, the Silver Queen is the queen. This sporadic failure of the prank is like a whirlpool on the water in her heart, disappearing in a blink of an eye, and replied indifferently.
This sentence silenced Akane.
Constance's words seemed to inject countless chaotic memory fragments into her mind, connecting the missing links of the memory, forming a complete chain, and she finally recalled that Ovena sealed herself in to protect herself. What happened after the undefeated barrier, and everything that really existed in that dream. She was transported from Lantonilan to the sea, and then via Greywind Harbor and Yanbao, through most of the empire, to the political center of the empire, and finally liberated from the crystal in the temple.
Although she still didn't quite understand how she became a Count Lord inexplicably, she was not a fool, and she also reacted at this moment, and at the same time realized who the'maiden' standing in front of her was.
"Your Majesty." She replied obviously uneasy.
Constance nodded in satisfaction.
And the maids behind Akane finally breathed a sigh of relief, almost fortunate to pat their chests. This Count Lord didn’t seem to be too stupid; but Akane was obviously going to fight them to the end, because what she said immediately The mood that made them just crawling out of the abyss fell back to the bottom in an instant.
Constance watched Akane go silent in front of her, frowned tightly, and clenched her fists. She raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "I invite you to come here and make you an empire." Count, you seem to be very reluctant?"
"I don't want to be an earl, Your Majesty, I just want to go back to Eruin."
The maids almost fainted—if allowed—but after all, they were still her Majesty the Queen. She could only tremble, gritted her teeth, and counted on her heartily. Don’t say it again. What kind of rebellious words come out.
Constance seemed a little unhappy, she asked: "Why do you want to go back to Eruin, because you want to answer your lord? I heard that the earl is still the young man-young man. It’s so romantic, it’s natural to let a girl from this background put your affection on." She shook her head: "But you have to understand that you and him are destined to be fruitless. He has a bright future, so how could he be worthy of you? The person who can come to his bed in the future is either the daughter of a certain duke or your princess, and you are destined to be a shameless mistress. Ask yourself, is that what you want ?"
Qian stared at this girl who looked a few years younger than herself. She wanted to refute, but she couldn't speak. No, Lord Lord is definitely not like that in her mind, but what difference does it make to her? Lord Lord already has a fiancé, and all she can do is just silently watch this happen. . The words of the Silver Queen pierced her heart like a thorn. As the mistress of the lord, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have such delusions. "No no, Akane, you must not think like that." She shook her head quickly and said to herself in her heart.
The mountain girl raised her head, her cheeks were already hot.
Constance watched coldly, and then asked, "Do you still want to go back?"
Akane nodded.
Constance's face became cold: "Do you think I will let the Azure Spear leave the empire, girl, I would rather destroy it than watch this happen." Her voice was so cold that it was so cold. , The majesty of the Supreme Being accumulated over the years almost caused the few mountain girls behind Qian to fight with each other. They were like sifting chaff, as if they would weaken at any time.
But Akane looked at the Queen stubbornly, her eyes seemed to have answered the question-even if she died, she would die by Brando's side.
Constance is not difficult to feel this persistence, and she coldly snorted: "It's not difficult for you to die, aren't you afraid of injuring your lord, he has a bright future."
The mountain girl shivered, clenched her fists and looked at her angrily.
Constance looked at Qian like this and couldn't help shaking her head. She raised her head and said to the frightened maids: "You go down first."
The maids buckled back as if they were amnesty, but they all couldn't help but winking at Akane secretly before resigning, as if they were afraid that the insignificant Earl would offend your majesty too badly, and accidentally lost their heads. . The round-faced maid even risked her life to grab Akane’s hand and shook it hard. This little gesture naturally fell in Constance’s eyes. Her Majesty, who looked like a girl, didn’t see it at all, and waited until the maids. After all she left, she said, "Although it is the first time to meet, they can see that they care about you very much. Do you know the situation of the mountain people in the empire?"
Qian is not a puppet, so she can naturally feel the concern from these girls of the same race. She is slightly moved in her heart, but she still doesn't say a word on her face.
"Really a stubborn little girl." Constance replied, "But there is no benefit for you to insist on you like this. You are the Earl of the Empire today and will always be the Earl of the Empire. Whether you accept this status or not, you You must be loyal to me with your saber." She warned again: "I can tell you clearly, Akane, if you dare to leave the White Rose Garden of San Contepe Palace for half a step from today, then I will send troops to attack Egypt. Lu Yin, hang your beloved Lord Earl."
Qian's face was pale and she looked at her incredulously, but Her Majesty the Queen of the Empire didn't care and continued: "Of course, until you swear allegiance to me, I will assign the land of the Four Realms as promised. You are a fief. But you have to remember that there is not much time left for you. You don't want to bet on the future of your Lord Brando, do you?"
The mountain girl heard that name from her mouth, and almost her whole body became wobbly. For a moment, she seemed to feel the sky spinning, and her heart was at a loss; but she didn't know where she gave birth to a courage, she suddenly gritted her teeth and raised her hand. , The emerald-colored holy spear suddenly appeared in her hand, and she let out a beast-like growl in her throat, raising her spear and piercing Constance in the lower abdomen. With a light sneer, the Azure Spear almost pierced the Silver Queen. Akane seemed to be out of strength at that moment, panting for breath, but when she raised her head, she saw that there was no pain on Constance's face. , But looked at her coldly: "... Lord Earl, is this your answer?"
"You..." Qian stared blankly at the gun in her hand.
Constance raised a hand and placed it on the Azure Gun, and then pulled the gun blade out of her body inch by inch. She glanced at the blood-stained abdomen, then glanced at the mountain girl, disappointed. He shook his head: "You are a person recognized by the Azure Knight. It is impossible for you and your Azure Spear to hurt me. Go on, you need to wake up. But remember me, if you dare to act rashly, I was the first to have Eruin operated on."
Qian was almost shocked, looking at a loss.
"Guard!" Constance covered her abdomen with one hand and cried coldly: "Take Count Mitra down."
But for a moment, the Silver Queen watched the guards hold Qian away, finally showing a look of unwillingness in her eyes, she lightly bared her teeth, and then released her hand on her lower abdomen. The palm of her hand was already blood-red. But instead of summoning a priest or a doctor, she glanced at the back of a bush in the garden, and said coldly: "Come out, what a decent way of sneaking." In a moment, the bushes were rustling. He trembled and got out of a man dressed in a servant costume. The man looked at the Queen with a little trepidation, and asked flatly: "Your Majesty, are you okay, do you want to..."
"Who told you that you can speak frankly in front of me," Constance interrupted him. "What are you doing in hiding? Are all the people reporting outside dead?"
"Your Majesty, of course not, because it's a confidential document from the Four Realms." The man was taken aback, and quickly replied consensually.
"The secrets of the Four Realms," Constance frowned. "What's the matter with the elves."
The man hurriedly approached some of the ears and whispered a few words to her.
Constance's face sank slightly after listening. "Is this letter really true?"
"It's true, Your Majesty."
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To the north of Yanilasu and Grey Mountain, the invasion of Toquinine Lions is gradually decreasing. This situation is very unusual when the situation in the north is tense day by day. The human scouts marched north, and soon discovered an unprecedented army on the grassland, and this army gathering from all directions, at this moment, is marching towards the north, approaching the Anfur Pass-the news soon passed over. The sea of shining crosses Ampersel in the south, goes deep inland, and delivers it to those who need it.
"Brando Qing." When the princess called Brando in the courtyard, the latter was preparing saddles for the horses. Brando saw Princess Griffin walking out of the house and couldn't help but was stunned: "Your Royal Highness, I'm about to go to your place."
"Come and say goodbye to me?"
Brando scratched his hair with no aristocratic demeanor. Although he did intend to do so, it was still embarrassing to be spotted by the princess in person. Speaking of this is his home, and the princess is his guest, so he neglects the guests, but he is anxious to rush back to the territory, which is a bit impolite. It's just that it's not time for him to care about being polite.
"Sorry, your Royal Highness, my subordinates have been missing for a long time, and I must hurry up." He could only reply like this.
Princess Griffin was slightly dissatisfied: "You weren't so polite when you slammed the door from my study that evening."
"I slammed the door?" Brando was taken aback. He dared to play slamming with the princess. Then he was afraid that his title of power minister would not escape. That night he was just too lazy to talk nonsense with Macaro. Just take a step first, how could it become a slamming door.
Princess Griffin looked at him quietly: "Brandoqin, you and the royal party have met with each other. This is nothing. I understand your ideals-but the old aristocracy is deeply rooted in the kingdom, and the royal party is also theirs. You have offended them over and over again, and they may not give up."
Brando was a little bit disdainful. He knew too much about the old nobles in the words of the princess in his previous life. They were basically a group of useless people. The royal party could still make a difference among them, but it was nothing more than that. He spread his hand and said: "I just show my attitude. As for the courage of Mr. Macaro and their strong men to break their arms, I admire them very much, but don't dare to compliment them. Today, the Cruz people can take someone from the land of the kingdom, and tomorrow More people can be taken away. If Eluin can't even protect its people, then how can this ancient kingdom speak of dignity?"
"I understand," Griffin replied, "But Ching Brando, what are you going to do, do you really declare war on the empire as you said?"
"Are you here to dissuade me, Your Royal Highness?"
Griffin shook his head slightly: "I can't persuade you, but I believe you will be measured, right, Brandoqing."
Brando heard the helplessness of the princess's tone, and couldn't help but weaken a bit. It doesn't seem to be a long-term thing to show off in front of the lady. He was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "I'm not blind yet. At that point, the war depends on the attitude of the empire, but I must bring my subordinates back from the Cruz people. After that, it’s not easy to say whether or not the Queen will be thundered. But in any case, Egypt Lu Yin needs to be prepared for war."
The princess breathed a sigh of relief.
"I knew that you would be measured."
She paused: "Then, I will appoint you as the head of the envoy of the empire of Eluin. What do you think, Lord Earl."
Brando saw that the princess raised her head and looked at him. There seemed to be some kind of sly light hidden in her pale silver-gray eyes. He couldn't help but froze for a while: "Envoys, what envoys?" His mind felt a little bit for a while. Before turning the corner, could it be that her Royal Highness, in order to take the hostages back, set up an envoy to condemn the empire, etc., this is too ridiculous. He originally wanted to bring a small group of people into the empire and secretly rescue Qian, but the great idea of the princess was far more powerful than his.
This is simply hitting the empire face to face—
"His Royal Highness, this... isn't good." Brando was taken aback, and he answered carefully, considering his words.
"why?"
"This..." Brando thought for a while. He felt that the princess might be a bit too idealistic. He had to explain: "The Cruz people are better for face, especially the silver queen. We do this. If you don’t, wouldn’t it prevent them from coming to Taiwan?"
"Where did you think of it, Brandoqin?" Her Royal Highness looked at him in surprise: "I asked you to serve as the envoy of the Holy War Temple to the Warring States, and go to Eruin."
"Holy war?" Brando couldn't help but lose his voice: "Holy war has begun?"