Saumur crystal is also called Saumur raw ore in the game, because when it was first discovered, it was considered to be a crystal raw ore rich in magic power. Later, people gradually discovered another characteristic of this crystal-crystallization ability. The Saumur crystal has the ability to gradually crystallize the organic life close to it, but the crystallized organism does not lose its life, but transforms into a life form composed of a lens-that is, a semi-crystalline organism. Since this ability is not only effective on animals, but also has the same effect on plants, large tracts of crystal forests are often found around the Saumur crystal. In fact, it is also one of the causes of the crystal forest.
However, the assimilation effect of Saumur crystals on creatures is a slow gradual process, which usually takes several years or even longer to complete this process. According to Tulaman’s description, the soldiers of the three empires can only enter the final battlefield. After two or three days, it was affected by crystallization disease. Although this crystal sounds a lot like the Saumur crystal that Brando had heard of, the effect is obviously much stronger, perhaps it is a more powerful variant of magic. , Or simply another thing.
But no matter which kind, the crystallization process should be an irreversible process. Therefore, he had such a headache when he faced the crystallization disease of the deer banshee Yujie Elaine. In fact, there were some problems in the game. In the past records, there are only a few examples of curing crystal disease, most of which benefit from the near-miracle ability of the fountain of life or miracle. On the battlefield of the final battle, obviously it is impossible for so many miracles to exist at the same time. There are countless soldiers on the battlefield, and there are a large number of nobles in addition to the grassroots soldiers in the jihad. Among them, there are even upper-class nobles. If these people are killed on the battlefield, it will be a major event that cannot be concealed for any country at the time. From the tone of Tulaman, it is obvious that the people affected when the crystallization disease spreads Is the vast majority of them.
Speaking of this, I have to mention the attitude of the Vaughan nobles towards war in that era. Before the second holy war, the nobles generally regarded participating in war as a kind of glory, not because they still had the same status as their predecessors. The heroic courage to overcome thorns and thorns in the wild is just the opposite. In the hinterland of civilization, after the first generation of pioneering knights gradually faded out of the world’s vision, their descendants have become increasingly addicted to play and play, and they have long lost the demeanor of their ancestors. During the war of the saints, the nobles of mankind could easily go to justice for a word and a promise, but today, a thousand years later, this behavior is regarded as something that only fools can do.
The nobles are not afraid of war, because war is not a matter of life and death for them, especially for empires like Cruz, the upper-class nobles rarely have a record of losing their lives in war-unless it is too unlucky to be smashed. Even if they die of disease, even if they are captured, they can get decent treatment—because hostages mean a large ransom for their enemies. To this day, most nobles still remember that era, believing that the wars of that era were classical and romantic wars with both chivalry and benevolence.
Of course, this privilege is only for the nobles. For the soldiers from the lower ranks, the original intention of war has never changed for thousands of years. It is the same death breath mixed with cold metal and blood—
It can be seen that if hundreds of nobles were killed in a war, what kind of bad news would be for any country in that era. Even the royal family might be torn apart by the angry family members of the deceased. Now, you have to know what kind of energy is often behind the dead. For example, Brando remembers clearly. At that time, on the side of the Temple of Flame, the Cruz Empire had three dukes participating in the war, and the lords below were even more large and small. , Everyone has an intricate network of relationships behind them, and it can be said that the bloodlines of the nobles that encompass the entire empire are not exaggerated.
If these people die on the battlefield, it is very likely that they will have to catch an imperial princess, and the situation on St. Ossor and Faenza is similar. If such a thing happens, it will never be on either side. What may be concealed can not be concealed at all. Thinking of this, Brando's thoughts suddenly flashed, and he realized who the black pot of his grandfather was for, but this thought only flashed past, and he immediately shook his head again.
His grandfather couldn’t bear this scapegoat at all, even if he was the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in the Temple of Flames. Moreover, he also knew that although many nobles were killed in the battle of Arkhash on the empire’s side, it was not yet impossible. At the point of acceptance, at least the princess, the three dukes and a few important figures returned to the country intact.
Does crystal disease still know how to distinguish between high and low, and noble status has a certain immune effect on crystal disease? This kind of nonsense is obviously worthless. There is only one possibility, and that is to have manpower to turn the tide and save the coalition forces of the three empires at the last moment. This can also explain why the three temples died after that. The second jihad thus put an end to it.
Brando had a strong premonition about that candidate, and the tall figure appeared in his mind more than once: Under the bloody setting sun of Braggs, the stag forest was as soft as a layer of bronze. The color of gold, the flowing river water like broken gold soaked the shallows, and the silent old man stood quietly, watching his grandson who practiced sword thoughtfully—Brando now recalls his grandfather’s broad shoulders. Between the bottom and the tight lips, I have been guarding an unknown secret. The low murmur behind that secret has haunted the old man for his whole life, and turned into dust with the arrival of the last moment, and was buried in the tomb. .
At this moment, the secret has finally come to be revealed.
In response to his questioning gaze, Tulaman did not sell anything, and talked about everything that happened at that time:
Crystallization disease seems to have spread among the three major coalition forces overnight, and countless people have been infected. Although the crystallization was not that serious at the beginning, it is affected by the magic of Somir’s crystals. They all became irritable and gathered to attack each other, or attacked normal people who tried to separate them. As more and more people joined them, the situation in the Alka area gradually became uncontrollable, and some people were afraid of them. In the escape, many of them were nobles commanding the army, and the number of remaining normal people gradually decreased to the point where they could barely maintain their own safety.
Under the circumstances, it was already a joke to discuss and solve the problem. The only thing left to do was to wait for death, but to gamble desperately. The Bugga wizards who came here suggested that perhaps the temple could be The Saumur crystal in the middle is shattered, or thrown into a certain spatial turbulence through magic, so that although it may not be able to change everything that has happened at the moment, it can at least prevent the situation from getting worse.
After several discussions, this proposal was approved by the majority of the remaining people, but the question is, who will do it
On the remains of the final battle, there are countless soldiers infected by Crystallization Disease wandering in the diffuse mist. Just passing through them to reach the temple is a difficult task, not to mention the mysterious one. There will be any danger in the temple, which is also unpredictable. It can be said that to perform this task is to send death, and not everyone can send it, because it is obviously not enough to complete this impossible task with the strength of a few people. What they need is an army, and the army needs it. commander. Ironically, in order to compete for the inheritance of the so-called "Miner", after the three empires were unwilling to be a man, most of the nobles, including the commanders of the empire coalition forces, entered the mist at the first time when the news spread. Among them, for fear of falling behind, and at this moment, none of these noble commanders came out of the fog again.
Among the remaining people in the coalition who were qualified to command the army, either had escaped or died and were unwilling to enter the mist. In the end, the Buga found that only one person perfectly met their expectations-that was being silver. Darus, who was under house arrest by the Queen, was originally the commander of the coalition forces on the Temple of Flames from the perspective of his qualifications, and his prestige was absolutely sufficient. On the other hand, because of disagreements with Constance, he escaped from the beginning without being infected by crystalline disease.
Now, only his own wishes are left.
But just as Brando expected, after learning the ins and outs of the whole thing, his grandfather took over the role of command without saying a word. This seemed unbelievable to others, but at that moment Brando somewhat understood his grandfather, not only because of his sense of glory as a soldier, but also because of the woman he loved so much in the mist.
The old man who had to succumb to time and fate as he grew older, and his tall stature gradually buckled down. In his taciturn heart, there was also a different kind of passion and blood hidden in it, but he had never seen that era. In Brando's own grandfather's memory, a vivid memory belonging to the old man seemed to gradually fade into yellow, and thus overlap with another picture.
In that picture, Brando saw a banner like a cloud, a knight whistling a mountain with a tsunami, and a man standing before the tidal army, the marshal of the temple of flame, and his heart is immortal. Of great ambition.
That was an era, which belonged to Eruin and Anson and his two important ministers, one in front of him, and the other in his memory forever.
The Eruin of that era was far more glorious than it is now.
Brando gradually became silent, just like his grandfather. He heard Tulaman telling about his grandfather’s success. It was like a hero who came to an end in classical mythology, who often turned the tide in the most unlikely circumstances. To save Tianqin, the Cruz, Faenza, and Wind Elves finally let go of their prejudices at the most critical moment, and unite together, just like a thousand years ago, under the command of a human; they passed through the last battlefield filled with mist , Cut a bloody path from the surrounding of semi-crystalline creatures, overcoming many illusions, as if the ancestors who made their way from blood and thorns on foot in the dark age, they arrived at the saint only by their unyielding will. In the hall.
"Your grandfather smashed the fast crystal. That huge crystal column split into two. After it collapsed, it lost its magic power. Not only did the crystal disease stop spreading, but even the human and elven soldiers who were crystallized. , And gradually returned to normal," Turlaman said slowly: "The crystal is still kept in the museum in Français, and Anram has erected a stone stele with no words for it to commemorate those heroes at the time. Few people know its origin."
"Why is it a stone tablet with no words?" Brando asked quietly.
Sword Saint Darus, his grandfather saved the three empires. It can be said that Cruz, Faenzan, and even the countless nobles of the Wind Elves owe him a favor, but what he got is an unfair trial. Lando's heart was already filled with cold murderous intent, if he was told who was behind the plotting of all this, he would definitely make them regret what they had done in the first place.
Because the Cardiloso family still has descendants, because Darus' grandson's name is Brando.
Unexpectedly, Tulaman shook his head and said a little heavy: "I know what you are thinking, little guy, but it's not what you think it is. Your grandfather took the initiative to accept the trial."
Brando was stunned.
"Why?" He couldn't help but blurt out.
"Because if he does not accept the trial, the Silver Princess will die."
…
White Rose Garden—
Dada, two crimson boots with golden silk roses on the toes stepped on the pedals next to the car door one after another, followed by a wavy dark skirt, the imperial empress Constance at the maid’s Carefully supported and gracefully stepped out of the carriage, the two women hurriedly stepped forward and rolled up the long skirts for her. Her Majesty glanced around indifferently, her frowning brows showing the supremacy of this vast territory. There is no peace in the heart of the person.
"His Majesty."
Two rows of maids bowed.
Constance turned a blind eye to them. She walked quickly across them and across the corridor, her cold face as if an angry storm was gestating. boom! The golden walnut door of the bedroom was pushed open in response, and the waiter's hand froze in the air, looking at the'no-tempered' Her Majesty in surprise, but the latter had already spoken coldly:
"Go down."
The waiters did not dare to disobey her orders, and the several ladies also looked at each other in amazement, then bowed back, and the room quickly fell silent.
"She refused again?" After a while, the soft voice of the Queen of Dragon came from the sofa, as if the lady was there, asking in a calm tone. But Constance didn't have to look back, knowing that the valuable golden camel hair sofa from Cedris was actually empty at the moment.
"She will agree, that little mountain girl, I have run out of time for her," Constance replied coldly, "When the time comes, I will tell her to understand that I will not only be gentle Speaker."
"That's natural, the king's wrath, bleeding and drifting, so you are ready to attack the mountain people?"
"No, it's the opposite," the Silver Queen sneered: "I plan to marry her to the self-righteous guy, the'Prince of the Mountain People'. Anyway, I have been begging me to marry an imperial princess more than once, since They are of the same race, I think she will be satisfied."
When talking about the title of the mountain prince, Constance's tone could not hide the contempt. In fact, this was originally an insulting title. After all, the hillbilly from the mountain is always so self-righteous, in fact there is no orthodoxy. The imperial aristocrats of the empire will be with them. The funny thing is that the other party still takes this status seriously, so the title of Prince Shanmin came into being.
Generally speaking, as the model of the empire and the supreme on the throne, Constance rarely uses such frivolous terms, and she is clearly in extreme anger at the moment.
The Dragon Queen gave her a surprised look from the void: "This is the little guy's woman. He is the grandson of that man, isn't it? You really don't talk about affection at all."
"This is the grandson of that woman." Constance corrected her coldly.
"So this is the jealousy between human women?" The dragon queen's voice became a little curious.
Regarding this question, the Silver Queen has always refused to answer. She stood silently on the spot, her eyes calm and quiet, staying on the ebony desk.
"What are you thinking, my majesty."
"I was thinking, if I wasn't so naive then, maybe it would be another way now, Gwendolyn."
"But you once had the opportunity to choose, Your Majesty."
"I..." Constance's voice hesitated, "Because I don't want to deceive myself."
…
The fleet is ready to set sail—
Brando slowly stepped onto the deck and looked back: Above the cross bridge, the people of silver were entering the portal. Tulaman walked at the end, as if feeling something. He also turned around and raised his head slightly. Two silver-gray eyes gleamed in the shadow under the brim of the silver silk hood with silver patterns, and there was a mysterious smile between the thin lips.
He took a deep breath, and involuntarily gently pressed his hand on the side of the ship where the relief of Vivetan was carved.
Regarding the situation of the previous conversation, it seemed to reappear before his eyes in an instant—
"I don't understand." Brando stared at the old man in front of him, staring coldly as if he wanted to see through him completely.
"It's very simple. As I said before, on the battlefield of the final battle, in the temple, that peculiar crystal was sealed at first. But the people who sealed it were not four sages. It’s Odin, the dragon of darkness. The first thing that touched the seal was the Queen you know."
"When the seal was unveiled, the mystery was revealed. The secrets of the final battle of the Battle of the Saints were displayed in a glance before everyone. Since I was with your grandfather at the time, I don’t know what they are looking at. What's there, but I only know one thing."
"That's about the answer to this mystery, and it is related to the agreement between the four sages and the dark dragon Odin..."
"So, it can be inferred from this that a certain legend about a thousand years of age may be true." The old man's voice is a bit difficult: "You know, the order of the mortal world, the legitimacy of the four empires is the establishment of In terms of the justice of the Battle of the Saints, there has actually been a saying that has been circulating for the past thousand years that what the four sages did in the Battle of the Saints may not be so sacred and Righteous words."
"... In other words, in this story, the Dark Dragon is a tyrant, but the Four Sages are just usurpers."
Tulaman raised his head and squinted at Brando: "Do you know what this means?"
Brando did not answer. He had actually heard of such a legend, but there are countless legends circulating in it. There is a saying that for every bard, there will be one more version of the story, so No one has ever looked into it. But he also understood what it would mean if it was true.
In the history of human dynasty change, it is not uncommon to fight for the throne and conspiracy to usurp the throne.
But the battle of the sacred saints is based on the covenant between the people of silver and the mainland tribes. The cornerstone of the covenant is to end the dark rule of the Miner people and to fulfill that prophecy—the so-called mortal era. This covenant is the sacred covenant described in Cangzhi's poem, and is also called the sacred covenant. Since it is sacred, it must first be established on the basis of justice.
And this is also the basis of the legitimacy of the mortal era.
If all this is just a lie.
Then not only will the status of the four sages be questioned, but more importantly, it will violently impact the current world order, and the legitimacy of the four great temples will also disappear. Once the predictions come true, then the world will inevitably fall into endless disputes and wars, because no one can interpret morality and justice anymore, then only the stage of careerists is left.
Brando shuddered.