The carriage quickly arrived in Valhalla, and after passing through a city gate along the road on the huge tree roots, it stopped in the central area; Brando looked at the scenery outside and gestured to Flore to stop. When he came down, he opened the door of the carriage and jumped out of the carriage, and he saw His Royal Highness waiting there not far away.
"teacher."
Haruze saluted Brando respectfully with the courtesy of a student. Behind him stood Nimesis, and there was another figure who was dressed in a white linen robe like an ancient Greek goddess, but with snake-like eyes. It's a Medusa. Brando had heard of this Medusa named Lesmeca for a long time, but it was the first time to meet him today.
"His Royal Highness, how has the swordsmanship progressed in the past two months?"
Haruze's face blushed, and he could not answer.
It didn't look very good, Brando smiled slightly and patted the little prince's immature shoulder: "Don't worry, it's okay."
At this time, several green vines hung from the canopy of Valhalla hundreds of meters high. These vines have the thickness of arms, and the ends are entangled to form a basket shape; Brando let Haruze, Nimesis and Xiao Roman shared a basket with himself, and the rest took another basket. After he gave an order, the vines began to rise slowly. Although it was not the first time for Romance to take this kind of transportation, he was still looking around with excitement. , She dangled the rattan basket in mid-air and yelled, scared that Haruze clutched the frame tightly, but after reaching a certain height, the merchant lady also clutched tightly Beside the frame, he did not move.
"Swordsmanship is not everything, Haruze," Brando continued, looking at the hills and brown forests gradually becoming smaller under his feet, and said, "If I remember correctly, after next month you will be ten Three years old now."
Haruze looked at his teacher with some bewilderment and nodded.
"Starting next month, I will teach you magic."
"Magic?" Haruze was slightly taken aback: "Can I learn magic too, teacher?"
"Of course." Brando nodded, and said no more. He suddenly felt a gaze on him, and found that Nimesis was staring at him. The female knight's injuries seemed to have healed a long time ago. She was wearing a tight-fitting military uniform today, and she looked heroic. "What's wrong, learn... Ms. Nimes?" Brando asked.
"You plan to teach His Royal Highness magic, have you reported this to His Royal Highness?" Nimesis said.
"Not yet, but Haruze has a talent for magic. He has wasted too much time on the journey of swordsmanship. Why not try another path? It is too late to learn swords at the age of thirteen, but it is the right time to learn magic, maybe He will become an outstanding wizard in the future," he laughed, "As for the Princess, I will tell her."
The rattan basket quickly rose to the top, where there are many wooden trestle bridges extending from the central square, which is convenient for the people in the rattan basket to set foot on. The lady of the staff who arrived in Valhalla has been waiting for them there. A pile of parchment paper that I don’t know what to use, followed by Tia and the other members of the Tiger Sparrow Mercenary Group, and seeing Brando, Roman and Fro, Tia called out her sister in surprise, and the lady of the staff was on the sidelines. He winked, Brando understood, and asked, "Are they here?"
Antitina nodded.
"Where are they?" Brando asked.
"Ms. Tanya doesn't like places that are too noisy. I will arrange for her to rest in the side hall."
If you don't like noisy places, you will open a shop in the downtown area of Ampersel? Brando shook his head puzzled: "Let's go see her first."
The nominal owner really arrived as expected—
When Antitina pushed open an arch with a pierced pattern on the surface, a fairy lady was sitting on the round wooden table in the side hall. She knelt down on the mat—the table was specially prepared for it. Yihe is a small cushion, a box-sized coffee table, on which is a white porcelain tea set of the same size, filled with fragrant tea—seeing Antitina and Brando behind the staff, Turning around, he held up the tea cup with both hands, took a sip, and then gently put it down.
"The council is very dissatisfied, little guy." The first words of the fairy lady's opening made the hall quiet.
Medusa Les Meca stared at the silver star brooch on the fairy lady's chest, as if being pierced.
"In the beginning, not everyone agreed to put the Azure Spear in your place for protection. It was Master William and I who tried to persuade the council to overcome the opposition, but now you make us very passive."
"Aunt Tania, this is not all our fault, I think you should understand this," Brando replied very innocently while beckoning Fro to close the door: "At the beginning, you promised me that you would do it. The illusion on the Azure Spear will never be seen by anyone—unless that person is a living sage, but now that living sage is fortunately in Ellanta, your spear has been The Cruz people stole it."
Tanya raised her eyelids and looked at him with some surprise through her silver-rimmed glasses: "Don't be mean, little guy, if you didn't use it against a real god, how could the illusion on the Azure Spear dissipate? "
"But Akane was not there at the time. If he couldn't stand even a little bit of divine power fluctuation, I think this so-called strongest illusion technique would be too much of a name, isn't it?"
"If I tell you what you have said to Luo An intact, do you think he will come to you for a duel like a mad lion," Tanya was almost amused by the irrational rhetoric: "You A little bit of divine power fluctuation in her mouth destroyed three cities and exploded the Dead Frost Forest into a piece of white ground. Don’t think we don’t know.” She knocked on the white porcelain tea cup and asked: “This cup is good, how about you here? Will there be a tea set exclusively for fairies, is it specially prepared for me?"
"That's what the light spirits use." Brando glanced at the tea set and replied smoothly.
"Like your grandfather, he won't make women happy at all," Tanya gave him a white look. "The council means that the Azure Spear must be taken back."
"That's not easy," Brando said, "With your strength, you can easily conquer the Temple of Flame. The Azure Spear was originally our thing. In this matter, the Cruz people started. It's the one who is in the wrong. If you come forward and ask them to return it, they will probably not dare to push back and forth."
"Innocent little guy, there is no such simple thing," Tanya replied: "Although Buja is the most powerful country in the world, it is true that the Cruz people should not be underestimated. The Temple of Flame controls The land under it is vast and has a large population. The conflict between such a large force involves a series of complicated issues, not to mention war. To tell you the truth, little guy, the possibility of persuading the parliament is zero."
"Then you want to take back the Azure Spear, don't you?"
Brando said softly: "I understand, you are counting on me again."
Ms. Fairy looked at him with slanted eyes: "Let's pretend to be less garlic. You already knew it, didn't you?"
Brando smiled without embarrassment: "But Aunt Tanya, you can also see that I cannot be the opponent of this behemoth Cruz Empire unless someone is behind it to assist Eruin."
"Except for direct intervention—" Tanya said.
"Except for direct intervention." Brando repeated affirmatively.
"Go ahead, what do you want us to do."
Brando had already prepared a gesture to Antitina next to him. The lady of the staff quickly spread out the rolls of parchment that she had been holding on her arms and spread them on the table. Those were a few drawings, one by one, Miss Fairy. Open them, and understand after reading them: "Cruz’s frigate, do you want us to build this for you?" She lay on the drawing and looked back at Brando. Brando nodded, and He shook his head again.
"I want you to help me build ten such frigates. Of course, you pay for it; but not only that, I hope you can help me build a large magic shipyard in Valhalla. Years later, the technical standards will be able to build at least the smallest type IV battleship. The dock must have a gargoyle foundry, which can provide at least one brigade of gargoyles as an air defense force for the dock and port, and at the same time help the dock to train three Shipmen and supporting professional wizards."
Tanya glanced at him in surprise: "You seem to know magic shipbuilding very well?"
"You know a thing or two," Brando replied triumphantly, "I don't want to be deceived."
"Huh, it's a trivial matter. Any city-state like this shipyard in Buja has the ability to build it for you alone, and we are not going to cheat for this thing," Tanya casually flipped through Brando and Antiti Na regarded the drawing of the Cruze frigate as a treasure, and replied somewhat disdainfully: "This kind of rubbish-like drawing is only worthy of you."
"Rubbish?"
"The Cruz people’s technology comes from the wind elves. Who taught the wind elves’ magic warship technology? You don’t know it, do you?"
Brando certainly knew that in this world, only the craftsmen and wizards of Buga could have this confidence, and the two poles of Warend's magical technology, one of them was right in front of him at this moment. He took a breath and asked, "Could it be that you can help us build a battleship? The Dragon of Akagas?"
"Hey, how do you know the Dragon of Akagas?" Tanya asked in surprise: "Of course it's impossible."
The Dragon of Akagas is the latest battleship that Buga has been building since the cold moon years, and it is also a revolutionary battleship in the future slate war. Brando certainly didn't count on it, but just casually said it. He asked again: "So what about the older ones?"
"It's impossible."
"Where is the frigate?"
Tanya shook her head: "Little guy, you have to die of this heart. The Silver Council is alone. It is an exception to be willing to help you. It is impossible to convince the old guys, even if it is to help you build a magic dock. You can only use the techniques of the wind elves or the Cruz people. As for the gargoyle, anyway, it is already a technology that has been exodus before the second holy war. It will not be too difficult. As for the others, don't think too much."
"Hey," Brando sighed, as if he had expected it to be so: "If that's the case, why should you ignite my hope, Aunt Tanya."
"Because you are an idiot," the fairy lady replied irritably, "We can't, but someone can."
"Who?"
"Hazels, the Hazels are the mortal enemies of the Cruz people. If one day you really stand on the opposite side of the empire, I can find a way to contact them, presumably those arrogant short people will be happy to help you become the south of the empire. A confidant on the border." She glanced at Brando and replied, "You don't look down on their technology, do you?"
"Of course, of course I can look up!" Brando reacted, a little overjoyed, joking, how dare he look down on one of the two poles of magical technology, but the Hazel people rarely contact the outside world, he didn't dare to think about it. That's it.
Tanya took a picture of the drawing and asked, "So, this is all your requirements?"
Brando immediately shook his head: "Of course not, Aunt Tanya. Naturally, it is impossible for me to take ten frigates to the Empire to recapture the Azure Spear. The previous request was only a prerequisite for our cooperation. After the gun, the empire may take precautions against Eluin’s revenge. And I am going to take back the Azure Gun. This is a difficult task in itself, and I need your unreserved support."
The fairy lady looked at him with a look that I had expected you to say so, and said: "You don't want to say that you are going to the Empire to regain the Azure Spear. You must have a battleship to do it, right?"
Brando smiled awkwardly, apparently being said that he was on his mind, he shook his head quickly and said: "Of course not, I just want some small things, Aunt Tanya."
After reaching a preliminary consensus, the discussion afterwards became much more relaxed. Of course, this kind of ease is relative to one party. When the two-hour bargaining process passed in a flash, Brando was satisfied, and Tanya's face appeared. Not so good-looking. "Your grandfather must be half as shrewd as you, so that you won't be confused to the last look." These are the original words of a certain fairy lady. Of course, although she seemed very dissatisfied, she accepted Brando's retention of her to participate in Valhalla. The request for the dinner, after all, both sides are very clear that these transactions are just a trivial matter for Buga.
And when Antitina followed Brando out of the side hall of Valhalla’s town hall, she couldn’t help but doubt that she was still in a dream. Although she had been accustomed to big scenes, she was still not quite sure. He whispered to Brando and asked, "My lord, Ms. Tanya really promised to give us a thousand gargoyles?"
Brando nodded.
"There are still three hundred steel puppets?"
Brando nodded again.
"And ether dragon?"
Brando probably guessed the thoughts of his lady of the staff. He turned around and replied: "We are just helping the Buga to deal with the inventory. These things are long behind technology for them. In the warehouse, we need to pay for maintenance continuously. Even if it is scrapped, it will cost a lot of money, but it is given to us. They are more profitable. After all, it is not for nothing. We have to help them."
"But that's a gargoyle, Lord Lord, in Eruin a few years ago, if a nobleman had a gargoyle as a guard in his castle, it would be an extremely glorious thing. We actually owned so much at once. It’s incredible.” Antitina could hardly imagine that these things were just scraps that Brando said that the Buga people were eager to deal with. It seemed that until this moment, she had an intuition about the power of the legendary silver kingdom. On the understanding. Of course, she also had a stronger understanding of her lord's lion opening, and she would never dare to ask the Buga for a price.
But in fact, Brando is more concerned about the last small transaction than for these things. He hopes that Tanya will help him collect some special materials that Valhalla needs urgently. The level of abundance, I am afraid that no one can compare to the white beard wizards of the Silver Alliance.
It took a long time for Antitina to recover from her dizziness. She rubbed her forehead and asked in a low voice, "Lord Lord, shall we go next?"
Brando nodded.
"The Cruz people are making trouble for us, and we naturally have to trouble them too," he replied, "Let's go, let's meet Prince Lenaret."
The two left the side hall one after the other. Behind them, Prince Haruze was about to follow, but was grabbed by his arm. The little prince turned his head and looked at Medusa Les who was holding him suspiciously. Maekar asked, "Sister Lesmeca, what can you do?"
Lesmeca raised her finger to her lips and made a silent gesture to him, and asked in a low voice, "That Count Lord is your teacher?"
Haruze nodded.
"Does he support you as a king?"
Haruze shook his head: "I don't want to be a king, sister Lesmeca, but don't tell my sister, she will scold me."
"Well, little guy," Lesmeca patted his little head: "Whether you want to be a king or not, you must hold fast to your teacher, in your small country, I'm afraid no one can More capable than him."
"What's the matter, Sister Lesmeca?" Haruze was puzzled.
"Nothing," Lesmeca asked suddenly, "Little Prince, can you let me go to that empire with you?"
"Don't you want to go, sister Lesmeca?"
"I changed my mind."
"Oh," Haruze said, "I think it should be possible. I can pick a few people to accompany me. I will let Mrs. Wenze stay."
"Thank you, little guy." Medusa Les Meca licked her lips with her forked tongue, looking weirdly in the direction Brando was leaving, "It's really interesting that it can move Bougainvillea."
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