rival of empire

"You're not allowed to make up his mind!" Dean interrupted him decisively, "People like you definitely play with people and then abandon them—"

"We are old friends anyway, don't hurt me all the time." Ryan spread his hands helplessly, "Besides, isn't it your business that is important now?"

Dean looked at the night outside, and it was already dark. The second-level starlight dotted the sky, and he could see the twinkling lights of different planets. He stood up and said, "You have a good discussion with the parliament these few days, Don't tell Prince Hyde about it yet, I have other plans."

"Don't worry, I will help you." Ryan raised his eyebrows at him, "I think His Majesty the Emperor will regret everything he has done in the end."

"Then I'm leaving." Dean turned around without hesitation.

"Hey wait—" Ryan stopped him and asked puzzledly, "Don't you live here? Although the doctor's villa is nice, it's not as comfortable as the bed here. You probably haven't slept in a decent bed for a long time right?"

"...That's right, but I think it's better for me to go back." Dean shrugged, "Anyway, I'm used to that kind of bed, and breakfast doesn't matter, someone will make it for me."

"You mean that little doctor?" Ryan showed an ambiguous smile, "I think you went back because you were worried about him. Don't worry, he can use medicine powder under my nose, he is definitely not a weak chicken .”

"I'm not worried about him!" Dean yelled, "I just wanted to go back and see if he'd been fucked—I'd better see him fucked! It's a bloody thing! Always the same way you don't care— —”

Dean said as he closed the door angrily.He wouldn't admit that he had any relationship with Su Ci—!

Su Ci on the other end didn't understand what happened to him at all, and he didn't know that Dean had gone through countless struggles in his head. He just lay on the second-level warm quilt that was different from others. Sleeping on the water bed was very dark, and this sleep was the next morning. If the smart housekeeper hadn't called the light brain next to his bed, he could sleep for another three hours.

"Dear Dr. Su, the invitation letter has been sent to the optical brain in your room, please check it carefully."

Su Ci hung up the optical brain in a daze.After getting up and washing, he sat on the bed and looked at the invitation in his mind suspiciously—it was an invitation to attend the internal gathering of the Celt family, which was different from yesterday's doctor's banquet. Gathered various high-society banquets, and it was——

Masquerade.

"Probably because Dean and Ryan are very close, so I was invited to go." Su Ci explained to himself, he always felt that he was in the light of Dean, and had the same treatment as Dean - if that It would be great if the noble duke didn't send him pheromones from time to time.

Todian's uniform, sixth-level physicians were also invited to the party, but unfortunately, because they had their own arrangements, they couldn't go to this masquerade banquet. As for Angel, Su Ci It is still a very serious question whether Ryan invited him or not.

"Hey, are you awake?"

A familiar voice came from the door. Su Ci raised her head and found the young man's blond hair that had become more lustrous because he had returned to his place. "You look very good."

"Maybe because the air here is very good." Dean replied refreshedly, and he seemed to be in a particularly good mood.

"By the way, Ryan invited me to the masquerade ball." Su Ci pointed to the gorgeous invitation letter on the optical brain, "but I don't want to go. What happened yesterday left a big shadow on me." He said It's true, whether it's the annoying Angel or Ryan who snatched his knife away and wanted to forcefully mark him, he doesn't want to meet him a second time.

"Then don't go." Dean shouted casually.

"Since you say so, then I'll go."

Dean said angrily, "Hey! Are you playing against me now?!"

"I just wanted to do this for no reason." Su Ci tried hard to hide her smile, "Actually, when we put on masks and other clothes, we can't recognize them—you know, in this In a technological society, the communication between residents has been reduced too much, it’s like turning on the lights in the past, but you may not understand.”

Dean really didn't understand. In fact, he didn't understand the shortcomings of this empire very well.But he still asked, "The question is, what mask are you going to wear so that people don't recognize you? I think in this society, although people don't remember each other's faces, maybe there is... smell?"

"Can I wear a pumpkin mask?" Su Ci asked enthusiastically, "A mask made of pumpkin, put it on the whole head - then I will become like a pumpkin man! My God, I really want to do this once! But The smell of pumpkin should be very strong, I can add a straw to the place where there is pumpkin juice, and I can replenish energy at any time. If I can hang a lamp on my nose, then I will be a pumpkin monster!"

"...what's the point of that?"

"If the mask ball is in the form of Halloween, don't you think it's wonderful?"

"If you say that pumpkin lanterns are placed on the ground, we call it the Ghost Festival." Dean looked at him puzzled. "But we have canceled this festival. It is said that the pumpkins all over the ground were once haunted by ghosts."

"..." For the first time, Su Ci felt the difference between the culture of the empire and the culture of the ancient earth.

But even so, Dean strictly forbade him to bring that kind of messy mask, and people in high society parties often use extremely beautiful masks to show their status.Just like the Venetian masks in the Middle Ages—they are used to using expensive masks to express their money to attract people who are well-matched. If they go with a pumpkin like Su Ci, maybe Ryan also wants to keep him out of the door. .

"I know you don't have the money to do this, but you can make a unique leaf mask." Dean told him kindly, "The leaves of the seed tree are very strong, and I can have Ryan send someone to process one for you, and then set it with diamonds and jewelry..."

"No, no need." Su Ci refused.He must not be noticed by others!

Dean couldn't hold back him, so he had to entrust Ryan to make an ordinary leaf mask for him.Because Dean had to check some information that night, he only agreed to be present for 10 minutes, which made Ryan feel very unhappy——

My old friend always doesn't come to my various parties, don't think he can't see it, this time he will stay for 10 minutes because of the presence of that little doctor!As a close crotch-pants friendly friend who had been teasing each other with Dean since childhood, Ryan showed a gratifying smile to Dean, "Okay, within 10 minutes, I will definitely let you have fun."

"You don't want to do anything?"

"Just wait."

So when Su Ci entered the arena wearing an ordinary leaf mask, the first thing he saw was the man who kept walking towards him——

With a flamboyant lace mask and golden jewels, a man wearing a medieval aristocratic dress from ancient earth culture shook him with a glass of wine, "Beauty, would you mind having a drink with me?"

"...I think you don't need to pretend to be stupid, Duke Laian." Su Ci pushed her leaf mask. The technological society has indeed reduced people's senses a lot, even if the radiant Duke wears it Wearing a mask, he walked through the crowd without being recognized by many people.

"Since you found out, I think." The young Duke squinted his eyes in the distance. He was sure that the man had seen his sight. He turned around and stretched out his hands to Su Ci, "No last time?" The invitation is successful, can you dance with me this time, dear beauty?"