Chapter 1166
In the early morning, the ruins of Eboden.
An elegant and exquisite seaport city, a solemn "New City" of Azores like a barracks, the unfathomable nine-pointed wizard tower, the magnificent Xiong Yingwang palace......
Only the ruins are left.
It's not a broken city, it's not a broken wall, it's not the traces left by the fire...only rubble, piled up into a mountain of rubble, filled with the entire city, it looks more like a huge, full of ups and downs Mound.
As soon as the black hair wizard drained all the void residues underground, the controlled undead giant dragon Iolite's breath burst out of the ground, the entire city went inward like it was precisely blasted It collapsed and turned into an incomparable gigantic, hemispherical pit.
Except for tens of thousands who fled the city at the last minute, hundreds of thousands of Azorean elves were buried alive in this dusty, rubble-filled ruins.
The overflowing gravel and bones even fell from the collapsed city wall and fell into the Gem River, which once blocked the Gem River and caused the river to flow backwards; Brandon was forced to give up the pursuit of a small The elven warrior mobilized Legion to clean up the river, but did not let the river water into the city.
Just the ruins piled with corpses that cannot be cleaned up is enough to terrifying; if the river is poured into the ruins, the river mixed with corpses and decay will flow into the barracks...
Disease, plague... not as simple as it sounds.
The plague, this word that has changed the empire’s reputation, is even ten thousand times more terrifying than Evil God or the devil; Brandon has worked hard to dredge the river, keep the barracks clean, and let the giant be cruel. The dragon directly burned the battlefield and burned to ashes all the bodies that were too late to bury...
In the slightly harsh words of a female count, at least in dealing with the plague, Brandon Desali Ang showed a little decisiveness and iron fist that the emperor should have.
Of course, she believes that if she is replaced by herself, she can do better and more efficiently, such as speeding up the restoration of construction by sealing the Eboden land to the heroes in the battle, and also taking the opportunity to weaken the strength of each duchy Something like... Loren agreed with both hands to add 10,000 likes.
Standing in the ruins, stepping on the rubble under his feet, Brandon felt like he was not standing on the pile of ruins and rubble, but on the pile of bones.
Bones, broken bones, rotten meat and internal organs, dried blood plasma, mixed together to give off a stench... It is clear that summer is approaching, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, but there is something The biting chill tore the coat and armor, and pierced his head from the spine.
The beads of sweat flowing over his neck and back made him shiver like blood spilling from the wound; his sticky and swollen hands seemed to be stained with something dirty, no matter what. Can't be wiped off.
His own hands...Destroyed a race by massacre.
Not on the battlefield, not on the premise of being equal, not in the case of resistance...
I destroyed them...I gave them a way out Promised, but still destroyed them.
"How does it feel to destroy a race with your own hands?"
Brandon, staring at the ruins under his feet, turned his back to Loren and spoke suddenly, as if he was asking and feeling Talking to himself.
Loren in a wizard robes puts his hands on his back and shrugs slightly:
"The feeling of being alive."
lightly snorted, cloth Langdon smiled and twitched his lips.
"This sounds a bit arrogant, my wizard advisor."
"No matter how arrogant is, it is better than death."
"Really? I thought that byrne people are ashamed of life and proud of death."
"Slogans and reality are two different things."
"Well...it’s a bit sophisticated and sarcastic. It fits your style very well."
Brandon raised his eyebrows and tilted his head with a smile.
The black hair wizard who remains unmoved, his eyes swept across the battlefield.
He can feel the meaning in Brandon's words-once a "shameful prince", now he has become a true imperial emperor, and his every move has begun to become purposeful.
"How are you feeling now? They...I mean the wizards...all said you opened the second valve, just like Logan who used to wear a hat." Brandon turned around. Suddenly said:
"I don’t know much about that guy. I only know that he has a very strong power, strong enough to fight Evil God—to be honest, I always think that it’s the wizards. The story made up until..."
Brandon glanced at the ruins under his feet.
"I guess the stories in the legends... Giant Dragon Kingdom, Devil, Dragon Knight, Evil God... are all true, our ancestors did not lie to us, they all like to use the most cruel terrifying history Coax the child to sleep, right?"
"Only the person with the strongest strength can live safely...that's how they teach the child, right?"
powerhouse is respected, the winner is the king, and the army can rule the empire.
Power... decides everything.
"No."
Brandon lifts the head in a daze: "What?"
"I said, not so." Loren whispered softly. opened the mouth and said: "If you have a strong power to rule everything, then humans are still being ruled by a giant dragon."
"If you are strong, you will be respected, then Logan in a hat He will not be hunted down as an apostate. He should be a guest of the emperor-but the truth is that what he gains by strength is not love and respect, but fear and disgust. Only a few people are willing to follow him."
"If you have the strongest power, you can live safely, the giant dragon kingdom should still be alive-the wizards who rule the giant dragon kingdom are unwilling to share their knowledge and power with the civilians. It led to the destruction of the kingdom."
"And the concept of power is never absolute." Loren shook his head:
"even more how...how do we measure a person What about the power of power-power, wealth, status, title, prestige, bloodline… or is he particularly capable of fighting, and no one can beat him? I don't think any of them are particularly suitable."
Brandon For a moment a little stunned.
He was frowned, as if he was a little angry: "Then you tell me, what is power?"
Loren, who was stared at motionless by Brandon, learns His appearance slowly, little by little tilted his head, deliberately widened his eyes and stared at Brandon:
"My beloved Majesty Brandon II, you are asking me What about..."
"Are you still asking yourself?"
The two eyes facing each other were silent for one minute.
One minute later, a smile appeared on Brandon's face.
Smile leisurely, just like when they first met in the courtyard of Corona's home that year.
"Go into the cabinet and continue to be my wizard consultant." Standing in front of the black hair wizard, Brandon motionless stared into his eyes: "My Old Ancestor didn't let the hated Logan become The courage of the guests, but I can."
"So you and Ayin, Isaac, and my cousin Lena can stay in Imperial Capital, and I can cancel a few things that are not friendly to the wizards. The law allows them to become the nobles of the empire, allowing them to have more rights...and you, you can help me accomplish these things."
"The most important thing...this is the only thing that can make me right Byrne can rest assured, otherwise, if Byrne is getting stronger and stronger every day in the south, I really don’t know what to do."
"This is my condition and the last Tongue." Brandon said with a complex expression on his face, sullenly:
"Don’t think I don’t know what your Charlotte wants to do—Arles, Poy, and Elman …It is said that several dwarf city-states have also become vassals of your Byrne. If this continues, the entire South will become Torino’s family."
"What she wants is really just worship En’s revival and the glory of the Torino family? Maybe it used to be, maybe it was before you became a duke, but now... I guess what she thinks in her heart is how the Torino family can one day replace Desalion and become The emperor of the empire?"
Brandon stuck in his waist, helplessly sighed then said: "To be honest, I don't care about this. Anyway, she should be useless when I am alive, but... anyway, I’m still a Desalion after all. I’m impossible to watch this happen, do you understand?"
"...Uh, understand?"
"No, I I don’t think you understand, I know who you are — no offense, but you care too much about Charlotte’s feelings. You seem to have forgotten that you are the Duke of Byrne. You can’t let her control you. Do you understand? Ask once, would you like to accept this result?"
"...I accept it."
"Look, I know I won't accept it." He snorted softly. Brandon shrugged and shrugged, with a helpless expression of "I guessed it a long time ago": "In this way, don't rush to object, let me explain to you the key issues first."
"I said I accept."
"Don't worry! I said, take your time-I can understand you. Sometimes it is difficult for me to refuse my sister's request. They are all excellent The character of, is not inferior to any Knight, as it should be by rights... Attention, I don’t have any prejudice when I say this. Oh, I'm just saying that they are as good as the Knights, and even surpass the ride..."
Brandon suddenly stayed in place like a hallucination, with a dull face. Looking at Loren: "What did you just say? "
"I said...I accept? "
The black hair wizard looked helpless.
"You accept? "
"I accept. "
"You said...you accept? "
"I accept. "
"You said you...willing to accept? ! "
"...Let's stop cheating, okay? "
"I don't understand, you accept, why would you accept it, it shouldn't! Brandon scratched his head with a broken face, and his beautiful red hair became messy like a chicken coop:
"But if you accept it, how can I convince...Ah, if you accept it , I don’t have to convince you, right? "
Faced with Brandon’s question, Loren looked up at the sky and really didn’t know how to answer this question.
Brandon, who was speechless, was even more disappointed than him. It feels like Knight who has been preparing for a duel for a whole year. When it comes to the finals, he finds that his former rival is dying of old age and has rickets, asthma and tenosynovitis.
"Loren Torino, I The first time I found out, you are such a disappointing guy! "
After finishing this remark with a tragic face, Brandon seemed to be humiliated, angrily snorted, stepped and turned away without looking back.
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"He agreed? "
On the way back to the barracks from the ruins, Charlotte, who was waiting here, looked surprised at Loren who had returned, along with Lena Desalion, who had come with him, with a meaningful expression.
"On the condition that you become a member of the Imperial Cabinet and revoke the restrictions on the wizard, Byrne promises that he will not expand his power in the next 30 to 40 years. "Charlotte blinked, still can't believe it:
"It's strange...I thought he would not accept such harsh conditions. "
"But he agreed...just as someone said. "The black hair wizard glanced at the girl with eyes that shouldn't have been here, but appeared instead, and the other side was slightly nodded towards himself:
"But what really makes me strange is not this. . "
"What's that? "
"You. "Loren looked at Charlotte.
"Me?" "
"Yes...because of our proud Red Blood Castle female count, the bloodline of King Knight... actually willing to agree to such harsh conditions and give up the opportunity to become the founder of the Kingdom of Byrne during her lifetime. "
Charlotte was taken aback for a moment, and then coldly snorted. A little awkwardly said: "This...this is for a reason, for a reason!" "
"Yes, I know, I just..."
"I understand that you certainly don't know why, but I can explain. "Charlotte steals involuntarily: "First of all, Byrne's strength great injury in this war, we lost several counts. They are all Byrne's best Legion and cavalry commanders. This is a very serious blow!" "
"Uh...Charlotte, I said, I know you..."
"Secondly! In the battle of the empire, Byrne also contributed a lot. I was impossible to make Byrne’s Knights fight for the empire, and then immediately oppose the empire. They would not understand, they would think I was crazy, and this is also true. Against the glory of the Torino family. "
"I said, what happened today? Why doesn't everyone seem to hear what I said..."
"So, I decided to make a settlement with Brandon. It is not a bad thing to have an emperor who can cooperate anyway. "
"With Brandon’s assistance, Torino will no longer be as concealed as in the past, but will naturally begin to contact, get involved in the affairs of the empire’s large and small, and walk from behind the scenes to the front. Truly become the pillar of the empire from a powerful country; until one day, become the family that truly manages the power of the empire! "
"The chancellor of the exchequer, the minister in charge of the seal, or the leader of the parliament...Even if there is only a nobody who is not worth mentioning, but as long as you really hold the power, it will only be sooner or later. Things. "
"So! Not only can you avoid the civil war in the empire, but you can also control everything in the end, and let Desalion of the Sky Palace obediently hand over the throne to Torino. The empire...will be continued by the bloodline of King Knight. "Charlotte smiled confidently and looked towards Loren:
"This is the future I plan for the Torino family. Thirty, fifty, one hundred years... The Torino family will eventually be crowned the emperor. ,what do you think? Well, why don't you speak? You speak, you either said or you disagree, then tell me what you think, say, Loren Torino, why..."