Act 24 Lionheart Sword

Act 24 The Lion-Hearted Sword

"This sentence was not originally brought to you, but I think you can do it." Alberton was silent for a moment, raised his head and looked at the young man, and said.

Brando was riding on the horse, holding the reins with one hand and hesitated for a long time without answering.

Alberton knew that he would not trust him completely, but he didn't care. The undead knight straightened his chest and raised his sword in front of his left knee. He knelt on his right knee, placed his hands on the sterling silver gauntlet of the Pale Fang, and said: "The two moons shine together, and the king sleeps in the valley. The holly shadow points to the northwest, the stars fade away, and the morning light descends its authority."

Brando's expression did not change after hearing this. He passed Alberton on horseback, then turned his horse's head and circled back. There are a lot of these specious puzzles in the game, but he was not an expert in this area before. Two Moons Shine Together naturally meant the moment when Warnd's two moons appeared together in the sky. The king's sleep in the valley first reminded him of It was the place where the saint's remains were located, but then he thought that it might be the tomb of a certain late king of Eruin.

The holly tree shadow points to the northwest, and Brando frowns slightly. It seems that Eruin does not have holly tree species. Is it just a metaphor? Or is it referring to the emblem of a certain noble? But the holly tree represents sacredness in Warnd's heraldry, and there are many noble families with holly leaves on the Eruin family coat of arms.

As for what the stars are fading and the morning light is descending, Brando has no idea what it means.

Alberton deliberately left him time. It saw Brando raise his head again, and then read again: "The double-sided stone statue is silent. Have you ever forgotten the oath of the sage? The Emerald Lake, the Holy White Mountain, A stone within a stone, a sword within a sword.”

"Wait!" Brando suddenly stretched out his hand to stop it. He suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement. The sword in the sword? Could it be that Alberton is talking about the real Lionheart Sword?

The Lionheart Sword is a sword passed down from generation to generation by the benevolent Ek family, the first king of Eruin. But the Lion Heart Sword is not only a symbol of the Lion Dynasty, but also one of Cruz's four sacred objects. However, since Ek took it out of the empire, it has become a symbol of the Eruin royal family.

However, what is not well known is that the Lion Heart Sword was actually lost during the civil war in Eruin. After that, every king who succeeded to the throne held nothing but a fake. However, the number of people who knew this secret was extremely limited. Once it was revealed, It is estimated that there will be a big wave.

Brando only learned of such a thing after Eruin's demise.

If Alberton was indeed talking about Lionheart, then the second half of the riddle would make sense. The Oath of the Sage should be said to be that Ekko swore a holy knight's oath in the Lionheart Sword to lead the people in the southern part of the empire to break away from the arrogant and greedy nobles. He rose up to resist, and the benevolent meaning in the title came from this.

But what does the Emerald Lake, the Holy White Mountain, and the Stone within a Stone mean? Brando couldn't help but be confused for a moment.

It is said that the real Lion Heart Sword has the power to control the rise and fall of the kingdom. This seems to be the case. Since Eruin lost the real Lion Heart Sword, it has declined from generation to generation and eventually perished. But Brando doesn't believe this statement. The rise and fall of a kingdom is related to a sword, and no matter how legendary such a sword is, it is just a way to shirk responsibility.

But he must be curious about where this sword is legendary and why it is widely circulated in the bard's stories. According to the forum, this sword is at least a gold-level fantasy weapon.

So he couldn't help but ask: "What is the Emerald Lake?"

Unexpectedly, Alberton shook his head: "I don't know either. It's just that I often think about and remember these two sentences, and there is even a sacred oath that binds me. But I don't know where these memories come from. Where did it come from and why is it always so pervasive?"

"Not every undead likes memories." Brando replied. He suddenly felt that Alberton might not be such a simple person during his lifetime. At least in his memory, Alberton had nothing to do with the royal family.

"I am special, and I understand this myself." Alberton replied. The undead knight adjusted his helmet and continued: "Most of the undead living in the darkness are intelligent, but I am different from them. , so I don’t trust them, but I saw you, young man, and I thought maybe you could help me solve this mystery.”

Brando didn't answer. He thought what Alberton said seemed true, but he wouldn't believe it. He was thinking about what the Emerald Lake, the Holy White Mountain, and the Stone within the Stone were.

He suddenly noticed that the double-sided stone statue was silent, and couldn't help but shudder.

The double-sided stone statue is silent. Could it be that it is referring to the stone sage in the southern basin of Jean Denel? The more Brando thought about it, the more he thought it was possible. If the revelation came to the stone sage, it would be a bit troublesome. If the stone sage could speak, he would at least need the Sage Slate.

But where to get the Sage's Slate? The nearest Philosopher's Slate should arrive in Prague in half a month. The price on the black market is half a million Tor, which is not a small sum of money.

The only good thing is that the basin where the Stone Sage is located and what he is going to do next are in the same direction. This can save a lot of time. Brando really doesn't have much time.

After thinking about this, he sat down on the horse and asked, "Is that all you have to say?"

Alberton nodded: "I have one more request."

"you say."

Brando glanced back. Under the command of Leto and Mano, the battle in the valley was coming to an end.

Alberton took off the badge on his chest and said: "I hope to die like a real knight, at least let my sword and my armor accompany me forever. This badge is called the Lion Badge, which has powerful magical power. It doesn't mean anything to me now, so I'll pass it on to you. And this is my fanny pack, there are some things in it that may be useful to you."

Brando knew that as long as he was willing, in addition to these things, he could also get the White Fang. He originally wanted to give the sword to Freya. But he looked at the white knight and finally nodded.

Both of them knew that an oath was meaningless compared to a dead person and a living person. It was better to believe in each other's promises. The reason why Alberton said so much to him was probably because he believed in him. Based on this alone, Brando will not go back on his promise.

certainly.

Alberton must die, the refugees will not tolerate an undead high-ranking general with them

Brando took the badge and glanced at it. There was a lion's head engraved on the brass surface: "Lion Badge, Conflict Halo 1." Skill Badge! Brando almost shuddered and dropped the badge from his hand. Conflict aura is the core skill of the Templar Knights. It has a maximum level of twenty-nine. Non-professionals can only cultivate to level ten. It initially adds 1 point of protection. Every time before level ten, An additional 5 points of protection are added at level 10, 1 point of protection is added at each level after level 10, and the protection added at each level after level 20 increases in an arithmetic sequence.

That is, the level 21 conflict aura adds 2 points of protection, the level 22 adds 3 points, and so on. Originally, this skill can increase protection by 10 points when it reaches level 29, but adding an additional level of this badge will result in 11 more protection points in vain.

What is the concept of 11 points of protection? It is almost equivalent to 14 points of frontal armor, which is almost equivalent to the defensive power of three sets of full-body plate armor.

The moment Brando held this badge, he decided on his own development path, the Templar Knight! Because he also knew that there was an all-steel armor with a conflict aura skill, and there was also a lion shield with a conflict aura. With this combination, he can get nearly 40 additional points of protection after advancing to the Templar level.

It was simply a mobile fortress, and it wasn't just him. All the soldiers within 60 feet around him were equivalent to tanks. So what was the concept of charging into battle on the battlefield?

Brando suddenly remembered that Alberton was wearing full steel armor back then. No wonder it had always been famous for its terrifying defensive power among the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the late Madara period. Alberton the Conqueror was worthy of being the conqueror Aibo who charged into battle. Burton.

However, although his heart was turbulent, his face remained calm. After days of life and death experiences, Brando feels more and more mature than before. If he wants to get such a badge in the game, he doesn't know what he will do.

He put away the badge and opened the other person's pocket to take a look. However, he immediately discovered that the white knight's collection was not rich. It was filled with low-level materials. The most valuable ones were a few pieces of fine gold, which were used to make full-steel armor. It seemed that the future Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse at this time It has already started making plans, and it also knows the power of this badge.

Brando couldn't help but raise his head and glance at each other.

"No more requests?" he asked.

Alberton shook his head: "Please do it."

Brando knew that it would be a disgraceful thing for him to let him die here alone. The knight must at least die in the hands of the enemy on the battlefield and return to the embrace of the earth. He had no time to let Alberton Returning to the earth, but at least fulfilling his previous wish.

Ciel drew his sword and stepped forward, but Brando stopped him.

He himself pulled out the elf sword with a cold sweat on his head, and then looked at each other with Alberton. Then he walked over on horseback, bent down with difficulty and stabbed the opponent's chest with his sword.

Alberton smiled widely, and the flames in his eyes flickered.

"I tell you this from the memory of my lifetime, young man."

"It's because I will still be Madara's Alberton until the moment I die."

"I should probably thank you for freeing me."

The undead knight sighed: "But again, I died as a dark noble. The eternal death of Madara symbolizes the immortal flame. I just didn't expect that I would lose..."

The fire of the soul in its eyes finally dimmed.

The white knight Alberton is dead after all, and Brando understands that from this moment on there will no longer be Madara's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. He looked at the other party's wreckage somewhat quietly, and then watched the silver light rising from its remains and integrating into his own body. It was like a warm force that evenly penetrated his whole body. He had never felt like this when absorbing experience before, but Brando understood at this moment that it was power, pure power of the soul.

He gained a total of 1,300 experience points from this column commander who was in his thirties, plus the sum of several battles before and after. In the few hours since killing Sasar, he had gained 1,300 experience points. I have already acquired nearly 2,000 experience points.

It seemed that upgrading was more than enough, but Brando did not do that. He suppressed this impulse and understood that he should reserve experience next. After all, he still had a lot to do after the war was over. He raised his head and looked at the sky. The dark clouds dispersed at this moment, revealing the cross-shaped constellation behind him shining on the dark sky.

Throne of Knights.

Then he raised the white deer statue in his hand and saw the graceful creature showing its form from the hilltop on one side, then turned around and disappeared to the northeast.

Brando turned around and saw Leto approaching on horseback.

"Many zombies were found on the hills to the left and right..." Leto said in a low voice.

"I understand, there is not much difference in time." Brando replied equally calmly: "So let the refugees get on their way quickly, because in other words, we don't have much time to waste."