Throne of Radiance

The invisible wind blew, and he seemed to fall from the clouds in the sky. Before he had time to say anything, he was wrapped in a sudden sense of weightlessness, and his whole body kept falling, falling, falling.

call……

Li Fufeng opened his eyes and sat up suddenly from the bed.

The room was pitch black, with a faint light coming in through the crack of the window. He half leaned on the bed, and was out of his mind for a while.

Everything that happened in the dream was extremely clear in my mind, without the fuzziness that usually occurs in dreams.

No, this is not a dream at all.

"Nightmare Trial...Return to the Ruins..."

Thinking of returning to the ruins, he thought of the warnings given by the Heavenly Master Shensuan.

But even Qi Jiu never gave such a specific time, so specific that he felt the urgency, as if the hounds chasing behind him were approaching, and the sharp wind of claws hit his throat.

Li Fufeng even hoped that this was just a dream born of his over-worried after listening to Qi Jiu's reminder, thinking about it day and night, with a firm will like him, and he couldn't help but run away from the cruel reality exposed by Bai Yi thought.

But such weak thoughts are only for a moment.

Soon, he calmed down, just shook his head and smiled wryly: "Actually, the higher ups have been preparing for the end of the day, but everyone thought it would take a few years, but they didn't even give us this time... ..." I don't know if Yao Kingdom's previous preparations were sufficient?

...... Everything that happened in the nightmare world, those bloody tragedies, he does not want to become a reality on the blue star.

Just then, the phone on the bedside table rang.

Li Fufeng picked up the phone and glanced at the time displayed on the screen: 4:30.The column of the caller was Liu Ningshuang, of course he knew why the other party called at this time.In that blank dreamland, he also saw Liu Ningshuang.

Sure enough, as soon as she picked up the phone, Liu Ningshuang's anxious voice came through the phone:

"You had that dream too, didn't you?"

"Is it because of that dream?"

The voices of the two sounded almost simultaneously and overlapped.

They don't have to answer, they know the answer.

A long sigh came from the other end of the phone.

"...So, it really wasn't a dream!"

Liu Ningshuang's frustration could be heard through the phone.

"I also hope this is just a dream..."

Li Fufeng felt as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis in his mouth, the bitterness went straight from the tip of his tongue to his throat, he tried to speak in a relaxed tone: "I saw Chu Xingrui and the others in my dream, it seems that there is no need to make a special effort Notified them..."

"Let's exchange the experience of the nightmare world first. I was thrown into a world composed of many small islands..." The two briefly talked about the contents of the nightmare trial copy, and found that they entered different nightmares Trial dungeons, the same thing is that they are all worlds on the verge of destruction.

Combined with what Adams said "every nightmare world is a real world that has long been destroyed", everything represented behind this makes them feel even more heavy.

Unknowingly, the thick night outside the window has been replaced by the white light of dawn, and the intersection line between night and day runs across the sky, like a gradual ink painting.

"It is estimated that there are quite a few people who went to work in the detection department early today."

The two finally spoke a few words and reached an agreement.

Li Fufeng was already fully dressed, he walked to the window, opened the curtains, and let the morning light shine in, with a smile on his face again.

"Anyway, let's report the matter first."

"The arrival of Guixu has been far longer than expected, and there is no more time for us to waste."

·

Morning Star Empire, Imperial Palace.

The eleventh imperial daughter of the empire, Fina Andre, woke up on a soft bed in the hotel and was stunned for a while.

She seemed to have had a long nightmare.

Until everything about the nightmare in her mind was sorted out one after another, the expression on the face of the princess of the empire changed several times, from horror, apprehension, hesitation, and finally to determination.

"The previous plan is probably going to be scrapped..."

"...Do you want to contact the Shadow Council?"

There is not enough time for her to change the country little by little, so that everything is developing in the direction she wants.

An unknown disaster is about to destroy everything, but she knows very well that the country she loves is far from having such a strong cohesion.

Even if so many natural and man-made disasters broke out in the empire some time ago, when the state machinery was running endlessly to save the people, it did not delay the game between the high-level forces-if these useless people come and go and consume each other, they can disappear, President Fei Na I think at least a few hundred thousand more people can be saved.

In the previous peaceful era, such a Morning Star Empire could still advance on the road of rapid development, and the three forces fighting each other maintained a balance at the same time. Even if there were occasional delays, it would not damage the overall situation.

But it's different now.

She didn't know how the Ruins of Return would come, but the repeated apocalypse in the nightmare world was enough to wake her up.

At a time when all human beings are facing a crisis of survival, if the empire continues to fight among itself instead of twisting into a single rope and going all out to deal with the ruins, the future of this country can already be imagined——she witnessed a relationship with the Morning Star Empire in the nightmare world. Similar countries are repeatedly destroyed in the end of the day.

The approach of the ruins left her no time to think too much, she could only choose the radical plan of the Shadow Council.

Therefore, all the plans that are gentle, compromised, and tried to advance slowly over time come to an end. She must use the fastest speed to ensure that the power of this country is united and handed over to the correct helmsman, leading in the right direction.

All stumbling blocks in this way should be removed.

——Especially those corrupt and incompetent people with high positions and weights who only know how to eat vegetarian food. The higher their status, the more incompetent they are, and the more power they have, the greater the damage they will do to this country.Letting them stay in this position for a second longer may cause the Morning Star Empire to be incapable of dealing with the current situation of returning to the ruins in the future.

And those who really love this country and hope that the people will go to a glorious future like her are the goals she should fight for and the people she should unite with.Even if some of them do not belong to the same faction as her, they have even stood on the opposite side of the royal family and sang against it before.

Thinking of this, the expression on Anna's face became complicated.

The current self is actually standing on the opposite side of the royal family, right?She knew that her father had always disapproved of her ideas.If he knows the return to the ruins, what the other party is most likely to do is to build a safe house or a spaceship for himself to ensure that he can escape immediately in the future, right?

And this kind of thinking must not be limited to him.

If you want to gather all the power of the empire together, deal with Guixu with all your strength, and try to help every citizen, no matter whether it is the upper-level nobles, the royal family, or the elites in some parliaments, I am afraid they will not agree.Her father, who controls the power of the royal family, is the biggest obstacle.

When she made this decision, she had to be her enemy.

In the past 20 years, the emperor's love for her was mostly due to her own excellence to add luster to him and her use as a tool for marriage in the future, but the warmth between father and daughter is not completely false after all. Once they really stand on the opposite side , Let alone whether I have a chance of winning, it is very, very difficult to make this decision and cross that hurdle.

Staring at the purple curtain, Fina fell silent.

……

Unknowingly, the landline phone rang suddenly.

There are not many people who know this number, and there are even fewer people who can call the palace directly. Except for her personal friends and political allies who stand on the same side, there are only those big bosses who can be counted at the top of the empire——

An inexplicable premonition made Fina's heart thump, she answered the phone quickly, and then her expression changed, revealing a surprised smile like a child encountering candy rain from the sky:

"Mr. Mueller!"

The Mr. Muller in her mouth is one of the top leaders in the parliament. He was also the commander who took the initiative to preside over the rescue work of various departments during the outbreak of the natural disaster in the Morning Star Empire. Fina has always admired what she did.

It's just that the other party's level is too high, ranking among the top in the entire empire. Even if she is a princess, there is really no chance to get online with her when the imperial affairs and the parliament itself are not at odds.

But now, the other party took the initiative to find her.

The timing is just right at such a delicate time.

This made Fina have a guess in her mind.

...Could it be a nightmare world?

…With the ability and quality shown by Mr. Muller, it seems not surprising that he was called into the nightmare world.

Following this line of thought, it is more likely that the other party discovered her existence in that blank dreamland.

On the other end of the phone, what Mr. Mueller said confirmed her speculation.Because this big boss who has never had anything to do with Fina actually took the initiative to invite her, the imperial daughter, even though he made another excuse that didn't attract attention——

Many people at the top know that Mr. Muller's wife likes to throw dances, so this time is the same.Although this time seems to be much more hasty than usual.

There are not many nobles and ladies invited to the ball, and the same is true for members of the royal family.Fina is invited by Mr. Mueller.

Fina has reason to believe that not only herself, but also some people who were favored by Muller have all received invitations to the ball.The people the other party really wants to see are mixed with the people they don't want to see, and maybe they can have a conversation at the dance without anyone noticing.

At this time, it was just an emotional conversation on the phone, and the two had already heard the tacit gesture of friendship in the center of each other's words.

That's the obvious meaning of cooperation.

At least when it comes to dealing with Guixu, they have the same position.

"Okay, thank you for your invitation, I will definitely go."

After hanging up the phone, the sadness on Fina's face dissipated and turned into a bright smile.Although there are still many worries and entanglements in my heart, the pressure on my shoulders seems to have dissipated a lot.

She is not the only one who walks with her.

She turned around, and her dark blue pupils shrank suddenly.

Fina subconsciously took half a step back, like a frightened wild deer.

A figure appeared at some unknown time, looking at her curiously.

A pitch-black long windbreaker, golden half-length hair hanging down to her shoulders, and those blue eyes as deep as a deep lake.He was leaning on a black umbrella like a gentleman's crutch.

Who can fail to recognize such obvious appearance features?

"you……"

"It's you."

It has already been listed on the most wanted reward lists in various countries. During the natural disasters some time ago, it was even more haunted. I don’t know how many nobles with corpses and vegetarian meals were killed. The wanted bounty rose again and again. He has no awareness of the dangerous impression he brings to ordinary people.

He whispered as if confirming, and then gave an elegant salute like every guest who came to the door, and even the tone of his speech was polite: "Good morning, Your Royal Highness of the Empire, please allow me to confirm first, Are you planning to carry out our plan by contacting the Shadow Council suddenly?"

"That's right, but..."

——Before Mueller called, Fina, who made the decision, had approached the Shadow Council through the contact information left by Rhine.

But the appearance of K still frightened her a lot.She almost thought that she was about to become a member of the opponent's kill list, making him move on on the most wanted reward list.

Fortunately, this is not the case.

But the truth about the other party's sudden arrival shocked her even more——

"You are actually a member of the Shadow Council?" Fina said with mixed feelings, "I really didn't expect that."

It also further deepened her impression of the horror of the Shadow Council.

For the analysis of K, I believe that the relevant departments of various countries have a thick stack.

The other party has always been a loner, many transparent or dark organizations fancy his ability and want to recruit him, but they are either ignored, or they are "visited" in turn, adding another sum to the reward list.Even the "Skywalkers" who claimed to worship him did not receive any favor from him, and his kill list is even more difficult to fathom. Although there are corrupt nobles, scum, and villains in it, there are also many comparisons. Ordinary people without too many bad deeds.

The most terrifying thing is that nothing seems to be able to shake this person, whether it is money, power, or beauty.Those who died in his hands, there are many big shots who tried to use these to buy him off, but in the end they couldn't escape death.

And this one even sees their death as art.It also once planned a game in which the prey can kill each other.

The dossiers she had read appeared in Fina's mind, as if seeing those people who had been teased and driven to death step by step by this person, she couldn't help feeling a little suffocated and cold in her heart.

And such a person would actually be a member of the Shadow Council?

Was it from the beginning, or was it added later?

——She also came into contact with and understood the organization of the Shadow Council by accident during the natural disaster some time ago.

Businessmen who made money from the country, politicians who delayed disaster relief with their dead bodies, nobles who devoted themselves to saving their lives regardless of the lives of victims, criminals who committed evil in natural disasters... all died suddenly one after another during that time, which made the disaster relief work of the Morning Star Empire run smoothly. a lot.It was precisely because of this that Fina accidentally came into contact with the Shadow Council and knew that all of this was done by them.

This seems to be a huge organization that does not enforce procedural justice but uses itself as a benchmark of justice and operates in the shadows.

Realizing that K was one of them also made Fina understand something.

In those bloody files, K's enjoyment of killing, playing with his prey, and the joy of immersing himself in it shown by K are by no means false.However, in these files, there are also many assassinations with a single blow, and there is no process of manipulating people's hearts. It seems that it is a just sanction from heaven, as those "Skywalkers" boasted.

— This is undoubtedly contradictory.

But now it seems that it is very clear.The former is his hobby, and the latter is the task of the Shadow Council.

In any case, the shadow parliament that can take such a pure and simple criminal into its bag is even more mysterious and terrifying.

If it weren't for the special factor of returning to the ruins, she would never continue to let such a mysterious organization ignore it...

But proper temptation is no problem——

"I thought you were not someone that any organization could restrain."

Saying so, she observed the man's expression.

"Ah." The corners of the lips of the man who had been maintaining a perfectly curved smile raised slightly, and a faint wave flashed in his eyes.Fina, who carefully observed the micro-expressions, judged his joy. It seemed that the other party didn't deliberately hide this emotion, and let him observe it openly, "I thought so too."

Fina: "..."

What does it mean?Are you dissatisfied with the Shadow Council?Or is the Shadow Council a special exception?Since you don't like being bound by the organization, why do you stay in the Shadow Council?Is there a reason why you have to do this... Riddler, get out of Morningstar!

K only said a word of unknown meaning, and he successfully caused Fina to fall into a new round of brainstorming.

The man's dark blue eyes swept across the crazy brainstorming Fina, even the curve of his lips was filled with a bit of wicked pleasure, and he didn't mean to explain the confusion at all.

Fina had no choice but to hide many thoughts in her heart, and find someone to ponder with them when she had time.She remembered her purpose of summoning the Shadow Council: "What Mr. Rhine said before..."

"He asked me to tell you that now that you have made your choice, the Shadow Council will start to act as planned."

Fina froze for a moment, and quickly thanked her.But Rhine can do this kind of thing by himself. Is this person in front of him here to run errands?

The man seemed to have read her mind, bowed his head slightly, his light golden hair brushed his cheek, he looked up at Fina:

"It was supposed to be him, but I have a question that needs your answer, Her Royal Highness Princess of the Morning Star Empire."

"—Do you want to be a queen?"