arcane stars

Chapter 142 The Ruins
The summoning of King Vera IV was very sudden, and Ye Ming had no mental preparations. He felt that the captain and the others probably did the same.

Ye Ming doesn't have a good opinion of that emperor now.

A few people assembled first, and Jiu Ge and the others looked also confused.

"Captain, do you know what's going on?"

Ye Ming was puzzled.

Sharon nodded and said: "We are the only team in the law enforcement team that can enter the ancient ruins. He should have given us a task. It must have been a foregone conclusion since this spot fell into our hands."

"Sure enough, good things don't happen to us so easily."

Jiu Ge muttered.

"Just get used to it. Entering that ruin is a great opportunity for you."

Xia Lun comforted her.

Then several people entered the court, and Valar IV met them in private.

Today's Vera IV is no longer young, showing a senile appearance, but his eyes are still as sharp as eagle owls.

He has a very different feel from the Valar IV on the statue outside.

"See Your Majesty."

Several people bowed their heads and said in unison.

The empire is relatively lenient on the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and such private meetings generally do not require kneeling.

Of course, that being said, only the Ghost Squad dared to do this.

Vera IV glanced at everyone, raised his eyes and said:
"Exemption."

"Do you know why I summoned you today?"

Xia Lun said, "This subordinate doesn't know."

"The ancient ruins will be opened tomorrow, and you are the only law enforcement team that can enter it." Vera IV paused, and said in a deep voice, "I have a task for you!"

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Xia Lun's attitude was very casual, and no one was surprised at all.

They knew that Vera IV could not summon them for no reason.

"I need you to find something in the ancient ruins. That thing is called the Unclean Flower, which represents disaster and ominousness. Your task is to bring it back intact." Villa IV said calmly.

"According to the order."

Xia Lun agreed without hesitation.

In fact, there is no reason to refuse, he himself can naturally refuse, he has that strength, but Jiu Ge and others can't.

"Very good! As expected of the elite team of the Law Enforcement Department, I often hear Luvia mentioning you."

Vera IV smiled.

Immediately issued an order to evict guests: "Your task is not easy, prepare well!"

After speaking, someone came in and led them out.

"Father, is it really okay to do this?"

Luvia's figure came out from the back of the room and said with a blank expression.

Vera IV glanced at Luvia and said: "What's wrong, for the future of the empire, they should be proud of their sacrifices."

"You misunderstood me, father." Luvia shook her head and said, "I mean, their loyalty to the empire may not have reached the point of dedication."

"That's up to them." Villa IV said indifferently: "As long as they come into contact with the unclean flower, their task will be completed."

"Then father, are you really going?"

Luvia asked instead.

"I have to go, just treat it as if I'm still in Aurora during this time."

Vera IV said in a deep voice.

There may be source quality in the ancient ruins, and he wants to go this trip no matter what, but he can't go there clearly.

Can only mix in the team secretly.

"I see."

Luvia nodded, seemingly relieved a lot.

……

"Captain, what is the unclean flower?"

When he left the palace, Jiu Ge was the first one who couldn't help asking.

Although Xia Lun agreed to this task, in fact they didn't even know what the so-called unclean flower was.

Just looking at the captain's very indifferent look, one knows that he must be aware of this.

Ye Ming had never heard of this either.

Xia Lun explained: "Things that gather the resentment of all things are regarded as unclean, and the power of uncleanness is concretized to produce seemingly pure and flawless flowers, but in fact they are full of disasters and ominous. Once the human body directly touches will be polluted and become unclean.”

"The soul of the unclean is swallowed by the unclean flower and turned into an unconscious puppet, who can only rely on instinctive actions to protect the unclean flower."

"Theoretically, once the unclean flower leaves the place of birth, it will die, so this is an impossible task."

Sharon smiled.

Villa IV thought they knew nothing, but how could he not know this?

The unclean flower was a very famous existence in the last era, because there was once an unclean flower that absorbed the power of the corpse of the god at the end of the era, so as to condense the deity into a true god.

That unclean flower god slaughtered many gods at the end of the era, and was the nightmare in the hearts of many weak gods.

After the end of the era, the gods disappeared, and he chose to sleep early to save his life, and he didn't know anything about it after that.

Of course, not all unclean flowers have such an encounter.

But it cannot be denied that it is indeed something that cannot be easily touched.

Hearing Xia Lun's explanation, several people were slightly taken aback.

"a task that can not be done?"

What is the purpose of Villa IV entrusting them with such a task?
Xia Lun smiled and said, "I want to tell you that even if we don't do this task, there is no problem."

"..."

They seemed to understand why the captain agreed so simply. He knew from the beginning that this mission was impossible to complete, so he was not prepared to do it from the beginning.

The promise is mostly just to give Villa IV a face.

Several people left quickly.

Ye Ming and Xia Lun were the last to leave.

"Captain, it's not that simple, is it?"

Ye Ming asked directly.

Although Xia Lun seems to have answered their questions, it is actually an answer that avoids the important and ignores the trivial.

From the beginning to the end, Sharon did not tell everyone why Vera IV gave them this impossible task.

And that's the core of it all.

Xia Lun shrugged and said, "What do you think?"

"I think he wants us to get in touch with the unclean flower, but I don't know what's the point of this." Ye Ming said truthfully.

"I said that people who come into contact with unclean flowers will have their souls devoured." Xia Lun nodded, and then said: "But there is one more thing I didn't say, that is, people who come into contact with unclean flowers will also become The perfect source quality container."

"Origin container?"

Ye Ming said in surprise.

"Yes, the source matter container." Xia Lun nodded and explained: "The so-called source matter is the purest substance that constitutes the soul, and the body polluted by unclean flowers is the dirtiest thing in the world, but these two They will attract each other, the purest source will gather like the dirtiest container, and finally the formless source will become something substantial."

Ye Ming was slightly startled, "He wants us to turn us into containers to help him collect source quality!"

"That's it." Xia Lun nodded and said with a smile: "But I think he may not get what he wants, maybe you can plant some flowers in your dead world."

"..."

Ye Ming had to admire the captain's boldness, he wanted to plant the unclean flower into the realm of death, he was noncommittal about it.

Afterwards, the two also returned to their respective residences.

In the early morning of the next day, more than 400 people who were about to enter the ancient ruins gathered in the square.

Everyone is enthusiastic.

However, more than 400 people were basically divided into three camps.

One camp is those who have passed through multiple assessments and obtained places. It can be said that they are all geniuses among geniuses.

And geniuses often have one characteristic, that is, they have their own arrogance.

Therefore, they often disdain to stand with those guys who rely on their noble status to get places.

Similarly, those noble children are mostly from different races, and all of them have their eyes above the top. They also disdain to pay attention to each other, thinking that this will only lower their own status.

This is where the division of camps comes from.

As for the third camp, it is more embarrassing.

There are three groups of people on the square, geniuses, nobles, and the ghost team.

Ye Ming formed a team of five.

The reason is even simpler, those nobles all know what is going on with the Ghost Squad, and they are afraid to avoid it.

The selected geniuses classify them as nobles.

A few people didn't care about this.

On the contrary, their existence has attracted the attention of many people who wish to replace them.

After all, this time the road to the ancient ruins was also escorted by a law enforcement team. Some members of the law enforcement team could only serve as bodyguards, while others could enter the ruins.

High judgment.

But that's what they think when they don't know the real inside story.

Knowing the truth, they will not be envious.

Everyone who entered the ruins boarded the ship and set off from Aurora.

After several jumps, he came to the planet where the ancient ruins were located.

The people from the federation had also arrived. In contrast, their side was much deserted, with only a few dozen people.

But no one dared to underestimate them.

The biggest advantage of the Federation is that there are many races. Therefore, among the 50 people who entered the ancient ruins this time, the true pure-blooded humans only had single digits, and the others were some powerful alien races or mixed races.

The strength of these people is not weak, the most important thing is that their strength cannot be measured by arcane rank.

It is inevitable that there will be deviations in applying arcane ranks to them.

After the meeting between the representatives of the two parties, some kind of verbal agreement was reached, and then the entrance to the ruins began to be opened.

The so-called ancient ruins are not a piece of architectural ruins exposed on the ground, but a secret place in a different space.

At the beginning, the two sides jointly sealed the entrance to the secret realm before the peace talks.

Now it is natural to join hands to open it, this is also to prevent one party from sneaking away.

Speaking of which, the discovery of this secret realm was also an accident.

It is said that a spaceship from the Federation suddenly lost contact here, and finally found the entrance to the secret realm after searching.

The spaceship crashed at the entrance of the secret realm, but the bodies of the people inside were not found.

Just when the Federation was planning to quietly send people into the secret realm, their activities here were discovered by the Empire.

After all, this place belongs to the border of the empire, and it is not normal for people from the Federation to appear here.

Hence the first negotiation.

Ye Ming was thinking about this, and the entrance to the secret realm ahead had been opened.

It's just that this entrance is invisible to the naked eye, but it is a real thing, and it can only be discovered after touching it.

However, since the positioning had already been done before, they could know the location of the entrance.

Of course, no one dared to go in first.

The team leaders of the two sides also delivered speeches at this time.

It is nothing more than that there are dangers in the secret realm. As partners, we must help each other. At the same time, risks and opportunities coexist in the secret realm, and we must seize the opportunity.

Everyone is tired of hearing such words.

After saying this, the people from the Federation began to enter the secret realm first.

This is also the result of the agreement made by both parties in advance. No one knows what dangers or opportunities there are in the secret realm. It is the best choice for the people of the Federation to explore the way in advance.

The Federation, as the defeated party, naturally has no right to refuse.

After all 50 people from the federation entered the secret realm and confirmed that there was no danger, the participants of the empire began to enter.

"You all lean against me when you go in later, otherwise you will get separated when you go in."

Sharon said to the others.

They hang at the end of the line, and they know it doesn't make a difference if they get in first or late.

Ye Ming and the others stood by Xia Lun's side when they heard the words.

They could all see that the captain seemed to know a lot about such a secret realm, and it would not be wrong to listen to him at this time.

Once separated in the secret realm, they can easily contact each other. If they are scattered in the ruins, it is not so easy to meet other people.

If you are lucky, you may not meet your companion at all.

Being alone often means greater risks. At this time, only grouping together can ensure everyone's safety.

Moreover, they were originally a small team, and there would be no conflict of interests when they were in a group, let alone being afraid of being stabbed in the back.

That's the beauty of being a team.

If it is a temporary team, there will be more things to consider, and no one will obey anyone.

The people in front kept entering the ruins. This scene actually looks amazing. The people who existed one second before suddenly disappeared after taking a step forward the next second.

The front line is disappearing in such a way.

Soon the team came to an end, and it was Ye Ming's turn.

Several people did not go in one by one, but close together, and Xia Lun even summoned a light curtain to wrap everyone in it.

They then disappeared into the entrance together.

Afterwards, the other people did not leave either, they still needed to escort the people inside outside, and the opening time of the entrance of the ruins was limited, only more than a month.

After the energy accumulated at the entrance of the ruins is exhausted, it is unknown when it will be opened next time, so they must provide the return coordinates for the people inside when the time is approaching, and guide them out of it.

This group of people can be said to be the future of the empire, and they dare not neglect at all.

At this time, Ye Ming and others had already entered the ruins.

Because they were surrounded by the light curtain summoned by Sharon, they didn't even know what happened. When the light curtain dissipated, they had already appeared inside the ruins.

Everyone's first reaction was to look around to confirm that everyone else was together.

Then he looked around, no one spoke, but looked at the strange sights around him.

The gray sky seemed unchanging, the ground beneath their feet was shattered, and broken islands floated above the void.

Between the islands is a bottomless darkness.

(End of this chapter)