Throne of Radiance

"Hahahahaha, let's welcome the doomsday carnival together!"

After the typhoon hit the island, an atmosphere of panic permeated the air.

A group of lunatics preaching doomsday theory took the opportunity to make troubles and destroy everything they saw.Crying, screaming, roaring, blood, fighting, death... Such scenes are constantly being staged on the island, causing the chaos to expand.

And the culprit enjoys this chaos, spreads this chaos, and more criminals take the opportunity to do things that they would not dare to do on weekdays.Stealing, robbing, murdering, arson... This island that has been ravaged by disasters has not been peaceful for a long time.

whoosh-

Suddenly, a strong cold air spread from afar, blowing across the island continuously, the extreme coldness seemed to freeze everyone's soul, making their thinking speed become slower and slower, as if The puppet, whose clockwork was about to return to its place, became more and more sluggish and stiff with every movement.

Someone has descended on this invisible storm that freezes everything.The girl dressed as a witch has a cold expression, and her eyes are swept one by one to the people who have been baptized by the spiritual storm on the street, especially those who wantonly kill and set fire...

Bang bang bang.

Among the crowd, people kept falling to the ground.

Their spiritual will was ruthlessly strangled by the girl, turning them into idiots with blank minds.

The others regained their senses in a trance, looked at the murderer who fell to the ground in horror, and all showed the state of waking up from a dream.

When these people saw the girl who appeared in sight, many of them recognized her identity and realized what had happened. They could only admire: "As expected of the Holy Maiden of the Haotian Temple..."

Although similar words of praise have been repeated many times, they are still being staged again like a routine, because apart from such admiration and praise, they really don't know what else they can use to praise this man who is practicing the Spirit Casting Method and will be able to do it soon. The genius who developed such a powerful mental storm move.

——It is said that when she mobilizes her spirituality, she can instantly outline the blizzard in her mind and freeze the soul of the enemy.

However, such a mental storm obviously consumed a lot of Baili Zhaoxue, who had just started casting spirits.After this wave of big moves, the girl's complexion turned pale at a rapid rate.

Finally, she shook slightly, and a maid who followed behind hurriedly stepped forward to support her, her voice could not hide her worry: "Your Highness Baili, are you okay? Some despicable people are not worthy of your consumption. The following People can handle it."

"...Wait for the people below to solve it?" Baili Zhaoxue looked at the members of the Haotian Shrine, the staff of the Sang Kingdom government, and the volunteers recruited in recent days who were maintaining order on the island. "Wait for them to solve it. I don't know how many people died."

She glanced at the maid with a little dissatisfaction, and said indifferently, "These people below need to strengthen their training. We have survived even natural disasters, but are we going to fall on top of man-made disasters?"

"The main reason is that those villains are too cunning, like rats in the gutter, they only choose to appear in places with weak order, and when we send people to rush there, they quickly hide..."

"I don't care about these, don't tell me, you who have the country's full support and cultivation are no better than those wild mice."

Baili Zhaoxue interrupted the other party's defense.

"...Okay, let's continue to inspect other places."

In this short period of time, she has recovered a lot, refused the maid's support, and was ready to continue to inspect the next island.

But at this moment, her steps paused slightly.

A little cold fell on the brow.

Vaguely, she seemed to have received some message.

...It seems to be an invitation letter from someone?

"It's an invitation letter from Lord Bai Wang, it's not just anyone." A dissatisfied voice sounded in his ear, and the owner of the voice sounded very young.

... It was only then that she realized that she had murmured just now.

Baili Zhaoxue raised her head vigilantly, and saw a transparent ghost appearing in mid-air, it was a young boy who seemed to be still young.

He looked at Baili Zhaoxue condescendingly, and said in a natural tone: "As the person chosen by Lord Bai, it is an honor for this!"

——Adams originally didn't plan to show up, and he didn't even intend to let the selected people know what happened. He just planned to secretly mark these people, and "buy and sell" directly when the time came.Unexpectedly, Li Fufeng and his two found out his identity at the first stop, and under Bai Yi's signal, he also changed his plan.A simple message about the invitation was added to the originally empty mark, which can be regarded as a reminder to the selected in advance.

But showing up in front of Baili Zhaoxue was still an unplanned move. After the impulsiveness passed, he quickly reacted and took a step back angrily, slowly hiding in mid-air.

"Are you...?" Baili Zhaoxue watched helplessly as the figure suddenly appeared and then disappeared, and half of the sentence that she hadn't had time to ask could only be stuck in her throat, her eyes were stained with deep thought.

"...White King?"

·

Chandler was sitting in the same place in the secret club where he had met Joey, but it was not Joey who was in the same room with him, but two other people.

Two people who would cause an uproar in the empire if they said it out.

The most beloved daughter of His Majesty Emperor Andre II, Fina Andre, the eleventh princess of the Morning Star Empire.

As well as the experimental subject who surpassed the plan and the revealer of the truth, who was once wanted by the Morning Star Empire, and later joined the Shadow Council and became one of the four pillars. He has done many tasks of cleaning up garbage, and has a great reputation in the underground world.The other two present here have also heard about it through various channels.

After all, among the rubbish cleaned up by him, there are not a few that involve the nobles and high-level officials of the Morning Star Empire.

If it weren't for his own strength and the mysterious background behind him, the higher and higher bounties offered by those nobles who hated him would be enough to kill this guy.

But now, the princess of the royal family of the Morningstar Empire, the director of the Special Affairs Bureau, and the notorious wanted criminal and core member of the mysterious and extraordinary organization Shadow Council, these three irrelevant characters unexpectedly gathered together quietly.

No matter how stupid a person is, if he knows this news, it may not be difficult to guess that there must be a big secret in it.

What kind of existence should three people with different positions get together to achieve cooperation?

...It can't be the emperor of the Morning Star Empire, right?

"...The Shadow Council's proposal, I agree."

In the quiet room, a woman's trembling voice sounded.The princess of the empire seemed to muster up her courage and finally made up her mind: "Because of those people's wrong decisions, because of their cowardice, stupidity, and inaction, too many innocent people have died, and the foundation of the empire is being corroded. , but the father is indifferent to this, he only wants to prolong his life, and he will do anything for it, I can't bear it any longer—”

She should have known who someone was, back in the day when the Transcendence Project had been debunked.From the very beginning, she did not agree with the Transcendence Plan, but because she was too indecisive and had no right to speak, she failed to stop the evil plan from being carried out. In the end, she could only see the evil results in the revelation of Rhine and the explosion of the people.

At that time, she wanted to do everything she could to make up for it.That's why she was the first to stand up and admit her mistakes, and confess the truth to everyone.

But in this way, she became an outlier in the upper class who wanted to cover up everything. She was rejected by people from the same camp, and the little power she had just stepped into the political arena was also taken back.If it wasn't for her actions that won her the support of the other faction, she would have been imprisoned in the palace long ago and become a tool for marriage.

And Rhine also contacted her shortly after that incident.

——As a result, Fina has established contact with the organization behind the opponent, which is said to be called the Shadow Council, and occasionally cooperates.

But these cooperations are all based on not harming the interests of the empire. While using the power of this mysterious organization, Fina's vigilance is also increasing day by day.

Until this time, when the natural disaster broke out, the behavior of the corrupt upper echelons of the Morning Star Empire made this responsible princess intolerable. At this time, the Shadow Council formally approached her and wanted to reach an unprecedented cooperation with her. .

This is a plan that, once agreed, will affect the structure of the entire empire and determine the future of countless people.

After the entanglement, the princess, who was still a little naive before, showed a vigorous side at this moment, and once she made up her mind, she didn't hesitate: "I think you are right, those people who were exposed in this disaster will only Corrupting the foundation of the empire, dragging the empire back, persecuting the citizens of the empire, and moths who have not contributed at all... If you continue to let them go, what you will destroy is the future of the empire. It is true that these people cannot be allowed to continue to be unworthy."

"However, I hope to use my method to solve it first. If it doesn't work, I will consider your plan. After all, politics can't just rely on fighting and killing. If there is a shadow council to take action to eliminate them physically, it will inevitably cause more damage. Great crisis and panic, this is not conducive to the stability of the empire..." It will also become her handle, and she will be pinched by the Shadow Council, and she will never choose that unless it is a last resort.

"—I'll drive them off in a softer way."

Saying this, she looked at Chandler, smiled and said, "At that time, I may need some help from you, Director Chandler. The energy I currently have is not enough to calm down all the turmoil. With your support, things will definitely progress." Much smoother."

The particularity of the Special Affairs Administration allows it to hold a lot of energy in the current situation. Chandler herself has a lot of connections and power in the past, which is also a big help for her.

Chandler was very clear about his role, he nodded and promised: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we are all for the betterment of the empire."

The benefits given by the other party and the favor of an imperial princess are enough for Chandler to make a move.What's more, he also couldn't understand some people who would only hinder the development of the empire.

As a soldier who considers himself patriotic, he believes that his choice at this time is leading the empire in a better direction.

"So, that's it, Mr. Rhine." Fina looked at Rhine again, and asked in a soliciting tone, "If things don't go well, I will consider your cooperation plan, and then I will probably ask the Shadow Council to take action ,what do you think?"

Whether it's true or not, her attitude looks very sincere and polite. Rhine thought about the order of the shadow council president before she came, so she didn't refute, but just smiled subtly.

"Okay. I hope you can still think so in the future. Your Royal Highness."

Saying this, he stood up, and his tall body cast a shadow that directly enveloped the sitting Fina: "If you change your mind later, please contact me again."

After the words fell, the shadow under Rhine's feet slowly melted and condensed into a deep vortex, like a swamp, directly sucking him in and completely disappearing in front of the two of them.

The two people in the room looked at the place where he disappeared, silent for a long time, and found the solemnity and deep vigilance in each other's eyes.

Ever since they sat here, their hearts have been tense all the time, as if they are in the jungle, facing the king of beasts who is ready to go, they can only feel an extremely terrifying aura from that man, they have no doubts, even if they They have already embarked on the path of extraordinaryness, but that man can tear them apart only with his extremely strong body.

But what they were wary of was not Rhine's own force, but more about the organization behind the other party, the mysterious shadow council: whether it was the huge intelligence network that was still unexplored, or the elusive transmission method, The number of extraordinary beings that is unclear, or the existence behind the scenes that controls it.

Although the heart of defense and exploration has not diminished, the primary purpose now is obviously not to explore the Shadow Council.Both of them were not ordinary people, so they quickly let go of their vigilance and solemnity, looked at each other, and began to discuss how to clean up the dead bodies.

They didn't realize that a transparent ghost appeared in the room, and their cold fingers touched the brows of the two.

In the next second, fragmentary messages emerged in their hearts.

"...invitation from King Bai...?"

"...the qualification certificate leading to the new world?"

·

This is an island belonging to the Alliance of Archipelagos. The boiling tsunami has just calmed down, and the city that was washed away by the tsunami is like the decayed bones of a broken boat, drifting in the ocean.

Among them, there are still a large number of corpses of the unfortunate.

In the tsunami, they were buried together with the ruined city.

Even if you have been prepared, you will always find that you are never prepared enough when things come to an end.What's more, there is not much time for them to prepare.

Another city that was not affected by the tsunami ushered in a large number of refugees. The original order was broken by the continuous influx of people like a wave, and the noise filled every corner.The dissatisfaction of the aborigines whose lives were broken and the sympathy and pity for the unfortunate compatriots, the joy and fear of those who escaped from the dead, the confusion and despair of the future, the grief and anger of those whose relatives and friends were unfortunately killed... If Bai Yi Being here, I am afraid that I will be overwhelmed by this turbulent emotional vortex, like a lonely boat drifting in a tsunami.

The staff and volunteers of the Alliance of Islands shuttled among the crowd, keeping their feet on the ground, maintaining order, arranging accommodation and three meals a day for refugees, soothing people, and planning future post-disaster reconstruction... Many people wake up every day She has been losing her hair all the time, running tirelessly on the front line with big dark circles under her eyes.

But among the chaotic crowd, there is a group of people with a unique style of painting—their faces neither have the grief, confusion, and anxiety of outsiders, nor the depression, sympathy, or dissatisfaction of locals, nor the fatigue of ordinary volunteers Hard.Instead, they had almost identical smiles, with a kind of joy immersed in saving lives.

In this contagious smile, there is also compassion, optimism, and unusually twisted fanaticism.As if they were tireless, they shuttled among the refugees who had lost their homes, doing what they could, helping every refugee they met, and comforting people in their own special way.

Where these people passed by, the confused and sad people seemed to have found their way again, and gradually hopeful rays of light appeared on their faces, as if they were catching a life-saving straw in the water, so the gloomy atmosphere gradually improved. It was dead again.

Similar scenarios continue to play out in different places.

——It was like a healing fresh wind, starting from one corner of the city and blowing to more and more places. Many people who were in deep despair were comforted by these people.

A volunteer who had just arrived accidentally ran into such a scene, and found that the old man who had just settled in not long ago and was in grief because of the loss of a child seemed to be walking out of the dead silence of despair after talking with someone, and he couldn't help showing surprise. Unknown Jue Li: "Okay, that's amazing! How did you do this?"

A senior volunteer who had been here for a while and had more experience followed his line of sight, and immediately understood, and the expression on his face suddenly became very complicated.

Seeing this, the former couldn't help asking: "Do you know what's going on? Tell me! This is too strong. It can cheer up that old man so quickly. I don't know what he said. Could there be something wrong?" Policies that I don't know have been enacted..."

"No, there's no such thing." The other person denied without hesitation, "It's just that that person used a special method..." When it came to the special method, he couldn't help showing an indescribable expression.

This aroused another person's curiosity even more, and he didn't want to give up asking: "What is it? If we can use it, maybe it can help more people..."

After being questioned like this, the experienced volunteer had no choice but to say, "Okay, let me tell you."

"...that person is a member of the Candlelight Society."

"Candlelight Festival..." Hearing this, the people who were still asking questions were stunned, and quickly realized, "It's the organization that was said to be spontaneously established by the believers of the Flower Whisperer!"

"...Wait, didn't you say that the base camp of the Candlelight Festival is in the Holy Federation?" After reacting, this person's expression suddenly became very exciting, "It has developed into our Islands Alliance so quickly? Should it be the Candlelight Festival? Is the Pope too powerful?"

Another person said helplessly: "So you understand what's going on now, don't you?"

"...Indeed, such despair and grief cannot be overcome in a short period of time. Only by believing in a god and pinning our hopes on the god can we obtain temporary salvation." The person who asked before It suddenly dawned on me, and I couldn't laugh or cry, "So, the Candlelight Festival is taking the opportunity to develop believers?"

His companion smiled wryly: "Yeah. That's why I didn't want to say it before. Because the people above actually don't know how to treat these Candle Lighting people. They did participate in the rescue of the victims, even more than ordinary volunteers. We need every ounce of help now, and it is impossible to expel them just because they are foreign sects. What's more, what they believe in is a real 'living god'! Although this organization was created by believers spontaneously, No one dares to treat them as ordinary cults...but it doesn’t seem right to allow the Candlelight Society to spread the word. So just pretend that you don’t know, and turn a blind eye.”

After speaking, the experienced volunteer lowered his voice and won a comprehending expression from his companion.

"By the way, even our side has believers of the Candlelight Festival. The whole world has been plagued by disasters these days. Could the Candlelight Festival take advantage of this opportunity to expand to the whole world?" The two discussed for a while. , couldn't help sighing, "To develop a sect from scratch to this point, no matter what, that pope is really strong."

And the center of the discussion between the two, Pope Samuel of the Candlelight Meeting, is currently in the ruins of the Kingdom of Eton.

Surrounding him, there were several other powerful transcendent beings.

——As those two people said, Candlelight will bloom everywhere. Apart from the Holy Federation and the Alliance of the Islands, Samuel mainly developed a large number of believers in small countries with weak western power.

In the outbreak of this disaster, these small countries are weak in national strength and weak in organizational ability. In addition, the top leaders are either incompetent or lack of strength even though they want to do something. The victims of the disaster are far more than the big countries.

However, if the government's strength is insufficient, non-governmental supernatural organizations will develop better. Compared with big countries and weak countries where official agencies such as the Detective Department suppress order, non-governmental organizations are actually stronger.

There are good and evil in these organizations. Some create chaos and bully the weak, while others maintain order and help the poor.

In this disaster, many local governments were not capable enough, and it was the lawful extraterrestrial organizations that did their best to save many ordinary people.The leaders of these non-governmental organizations have also gained fame in the self-rescue operations they organized.

And it was during this process that Samuel established contact with the leaders of those extraordinary non-governmental organizations, and developed the Candle Society to these countries, helping to save people and spreading faith among the victims.

At this moment, after everything was over, he was having a happy conversation with the leaders of several non-governmental extraordinary organizations to determine future cooperation.

At this moment, an invisible ghost floated over.

"Several goals are together, which saves me a lot of trouble."

Adams happily turned around and made marks one by one.

Samuel, who had just finished talking about cooperation, felt his brows shudder, and then a short message flooded into his mind.

The same goes for the others, their complexions changed slightly, and then they fell into deep thought: "...a special invitation letter...a trial?"

"O omnipotent Lord!"

At this moment, everyone was stunned by the sudden change. Only Samuel lowered his head as soon as he realized it, and tightly clenched the self-made holy emblem on his chest.

"—Is this the test you gave me?"

His fingers trembled, and his lowered eyes revealed a frightening frenzy.

"Please watch..."

No matter what the test...

"—I will win while you watch!"