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"You must have lied to Charlie." The Duke laughed jokingly.

"Yes, I violated the oath of 'sincerity'." Ian smiled wryly, "No one suspects the cause of the priest's death, and no one knows why he provoked the god of death. In fact, except for this secretary, no one knows who participated It was actually me at the funeral. His jealousy of me protected me and made me a survivor."

"You are indeed a lucky little easter egg." The Duke muttered, "Where is that nursing center?"

"You can't find them," Ian said. "A few days after the secretary died, all six of them died in their sleep and a fire caused by aging wiring. All the news and obituaries didn't mention it. The old man. Maybe he died too, maybe he was transferred by the archbishop... Not long after, I finished my internship and returned to the seminary to prepare for my graduation exam, and I never touched this matter again.”

"Xiali didn't suspect that you knew?"

Ian was silent for a moment, and said: "Actually, I have been anxious for a long time. When I was sent to Fryer, I thought I was exiled because of his suspicion. However, what happened tonight made me Make sure the archbishop has never doubted me. Carol said that everything was his idea. Even if it is true, at least the premise is that the archbishop has not told him to treat me specially. Otherwise, he will not take the risk of forcing me to Your."

"He will just send you back to God directly." The Duke sneered, "Anyway, killing in righteousness is something those old demon heads in Xilin are familiar with."

Ian would not comment on the Duke's words.

The room fell into a depressing cold scene again.

Outside the window, the sea breeze is howling, but the amount of rain is not large. Like a ghost wandering in the wasteland, the hem of the clothes sweeps past the priest's dormitory building from time to time.

An old clock has become the only machine that produces sound in the room, and the pointer has passed zero.

Ian was exhausted, his eyelids were constantly rubbing against the dry eyeballs, his consciousness was like a capsized ship, heaving in the waves, sinking little by little.

"There is no evidence for everything you said." The Duke said suddenly.Ian was in a trance, thinking he was dreaming for a while.

The Duke said: "You may have fabricated such an incident completely out of thin air. Such an old man came here just to fool me. Even if there was such an old man, maybe he was the bodyguard on the warship at that time, but he was unconscious. Maybe he remembered wrong."

"It's all possible." Yi An cheered up, "But my lord, I think you have always had doubts in your heart, isn't it? This disease is transmitted through the virus, not the air. As long as the isolation is done in time, the first emperor and his wife will be infected. The risk is extremely small. Even, the chance of them encountering this disease should be one in a billion. And everything happened so cleverly."

The duke was silent.

Ian continued: "I was not born in that era, but I read a lot of literature and reports. Before the tragedy, His Majesty Adam had a clear intention to withdraw troops and wanted to make peace with the Atlanta Federation. For this reason, he also negotiated with the House of Lords Great differences arose. But His Majesty Adam has a tough attitude, and there are even rumors that he has privately negotiated peace talks with Atlanta."

Wars never start easily, and once they start, they never stop at will.

This giant machine has involved too many interests in society: politicians, religious figures, people who are cannon fodder, businessmen, especially arms dealers who have made war fortunes... One hair can affect the whole body, and no one dares to treat it as a horse. Calling and drinking the same way.

Adam II's desire for a truce and peace talks will harm the interests of too many people.With his death, Felix, who fought the main battle, came to the throne, the peace talks fell through, and the war continued.

The Byron Empire and the Atlanta Federation continued to fight for more than five years. The young and middle-aged soldiers of the two countries died on the battlefield one after another, while the capitalists and nobles made a lot of money, and the battle finally ended.

The whole empire applauded Felix IV's wise decision from top to bottom, praised him repeatedly for ending the war initiated by Adam II, and regarded him as a great king who loved his people and peace.

Speaking of this step, the cause, process, and result of the incident can all be connected together.Even the motivation is right in front of your eyes, a naked pursuit of power.

"It's just a conspiracy theory, Father Mitchell." The duke's tough face looked especially dark under the half-dark light, "And there are some words that can be condemned as treason just by saying them."

"Everything I said is a personal guess, Your Excellency the Duke." Ian said calmly, "It is a reasonable analysis based on some clues. It is not accurate because of some information. You are a direct relative of the person involved. I just feel the need to tell you. There are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers. When I tell my story, I have given you the opportunity to interpret it. You are free to interpret it.”

When the Duke left the priest's dormitory, the rain outside was about to stop, but the wind was still strong.There was faint thunder and lightning in the sky, like a mouthful of thick phlegm that hadn't been coughed up yet.

This autumn storm, which is characteristic of Friel, has arrived in Hong Kong, and it is far from over.It will also occupy the sky above, vent its energy willfully, and smash the thunder into everyone's heart.

"You are much more courageous than I imagined, Father." Before leaving, the Duke cast a deep glance at Ian, "Under this holy, pedantic, and pure appearance, there may be someone living in your heart. A beast."

Ian lowered his eyes and smoothed his eyebrows, humble and submissive, his handsome face looked like exquisite jade porcelain under the dim lamps.

"And I quite like it." The Duke jumped on the shuttle, "I'm looking forward to the day when you unleash the beast."

***

The next day was indeed a violent and rainy day.

The sea breeze blew violently all night without showing any signs of fatigue.It was raining all over the place, and it was not good to teach someone to hold an umbrella, or not to use an umbrella, it was very naughty.

Ian sat at the kitchen table, his eyelids were swollen, and he looked listless.He gulps down strong tea while watching current affairs news.

The Holy See Army and the Atlanta Army are confronting each other on the front line, and they haven't officially opened fire yet.The pope has canceled another puja that he was supposed to preside over.Crown Prince Raphael took his lover to the wedding of the richest man's son, but was caught having an affair with the groom.The popularity of this piece of lace news is much higher than that of current affairs, which shows that the market is still prosperous and people still put a lot of thought into entertainment.

"It's kind of quiet," said Mrs. Cameron suddenly.

"Sorry?" Ian raised his head.

The housekeeper smiled and said, "After Master Leon's exams, he doesn't have to come here every day. Without him at the table, I always feel a bit unaccustomed to being quiet."

"Children are not without reason called the source of joy," agreed the cook.

Ian Leon looked over from the seat where he usually sat, and murmured softly: "He will soon be a child."

Of all genders, only Alphas experience awakening.Their great strength and keen senses are derived from their ancestral sentinels, and these qualities will gradually sprout from their bodies as they reach puberty.

After the awakening is complete, they will enter a puberty of crazy growth.Both IQ and physical fitness will improve rapidly, far surpassing the other genders.The IQ of some Alphas will also rise sharply, and they will become strong both physically and mentally.

This is the gift God gave them this gender.

After awakening, Leon officially entered puberty.He is no longer a child, but a teenager.

"The weather is really bad." Mrs. Cameron looked out of the window. "There will always be a few dry rains in this season every year, and the sea is also very stormy. Will the fishing boats go to sea today?"

Ian frowned.He remembered that Leon and Kent met for diving competitions, and it was today.

The blue-gray sea almost merged with the gloomy sky.The waves rolled like a pot of boiled water, and the shuttle galloped along the top of the waves, heading towards Lion Island, the nearest island to Lambei Bay.

"Are you really okay?" Sangxia sat behind Leon, hugged his waist, and said loudly amidst the sound of the wind and waves, "You smell really weird now!"

Leon didn't say a word, his face with goggles was cold and serious.

This kid slipped out of the manor today.

Even though the Duke of Oran doesn't care much about his son's daily life, the housekeeper cannot take his eldest son lightly.

"You guys are too careless. He didn't realize until he was in the late stage of awakening." After confirming that Leon had entered the awakening stage, the doctor gave the sleeping boy an injection, "When he wakes up tomorrow, he should Feeling very empty in his body. Tell him not to panic. When the awakening period passes, his strength will return."

So the butler sent two male servants to guard Leon's room in turn, fearing that the eldest young master would wake up and find that his body was not right and make trouble.

Leon woke up early in the morning and felt that he was much better than yesterday. He was only thinking about the game against Kent, so naturally he couldn't sit still for a second.

He also didn't know that he was in the awakening period, he only thought that he raised the alarm yesterday and was grounded by his father.So he made a little trick and slipped out from under the servant's nose.

It doesn't matter if the shuttle is locked by the housekeeper.As soon as a phone call was made, Sang Xia arrived in her own shuttle.She secretly picked up Leon at the back door of the manor, and the two children headed towards Lambei Bay without anyone noticing.

It's useful to meet a new friend.Leon thought.What the priest said is quite true...

He shook his head violently, expelling that sweaty, rosy face with watery eyes from his mind.

The irritability was better than yesterday. The beast in the chest crawled back into the cage temporarily, and the uncontrollable heat was also suppressed. It turned from a raging fire to a small flame, which was still burning faintly everywhere in the body, swaying and jumping gently.

Leon felt that he probably had a cold, that's why he felt dizzy and weak.

Kent and his companions are already waiting for Leon at Lion Island.There were about twenty teenagers in their group, and they drove a small yacht.The vocal music on the yacht shook the sky, and the aroma of barbecue wafted for miles.

Leon drove the shuttle and made a sharp U-turn in front of the pier.A wave flew up from the rear of the car, chilling Luke, who stood at the stern and gave Leon the middle finger.The oven also emitted green smoke with a sizzling sound.

"Ha!" Sang Xia couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly hid her face behind Leon's back.

"I thought you were afraid to come." Kent had already changed into a tight-fitting swimsuit and was doing warm-up exercises at the stern.

He is 17 years old. Although his face is still childish, his figure is almost the same as that of an adult, with strong and strong muscles.In comparison, Leon's figure between the beginning of a teenager is actually much thinner and smaller.

"I've never been a person who breaks appointments." Leon said, "I'm also worried that you will be absent because of your nostril injury."

"Pfft—" Someone in the crowd couldn't hold back their laughter.

The corner of Kent's mouth twitched, and he said coldly: "If you want to compare, let's start. The port has already hung a typhoon signal, and there will be a storm today."

"Are you scared?" Leon raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"I'm afraid you'll renege on the loss." Kent sneered.

The location of the competition is just north of Lion Island.There, facing north is the endless sea, and at the depth of more than 20 meters under their feet, there is a sunken ship.

The "Sharktooth" was once a water-air warship, attached to the local garrison of Fryer.

More than 100 years ago, the Imperial Army launched a siege attack on a group of vicious interstellar pirates in the airspace near Fryer. The "Sharktooth" was injured in the battle and failed to return to the port to land, so it sank in the sea under its feet.

After the military dismantled the confidential facilities on the warship, it left the remains of the ship on the seabed, making it a fortress for marine life and a photo holy place for diving enthusiasts.

Of course, this is only when the weather is good.The water quality of Lambei Bay is extremely transparent, and sunlight can penetrate the seawater and shine on the sunken ship.But in this prelude to stormy weather, the bottom of the sea must be dark and the undercurrent is turbulent.

Leon took off his coat, revealing a tight dark blue swimming suit.

The boy was tall and slender, with a wasp-like waist. Although his muscles were not as strong as Kent's, he was very well-proportioned and thin. He was wrapped in a swimming suit like a second skin, ready to go, full of strength.

Diving without auxiliary equipment, neither wearing a booster device, only carrying a highly concentrated oxygen cylinder that can last for three to 10 minutes of breathing, and a drowning emergency collar around the neck.

After entering the water, the two sides dived deep to find the target according to their own abilities.Only when an emergency occurs, or the collar detects that the user's vital signs have dropped, will it be activated, and the user will be forcibly brought to the surface.

"Are you really okay?" Sangxia helped Leon check the oxygen cylinder, "Your skin is so hot. I think you have a fever."

"It's just a cold." Leon put the first aid collar around his neck and pressed the switch. "Three ten minutes. I'll be up in just fifteen minutes. If you feel cold, you can go back to the shore and wait for me."

"I'll wait for you here." Sang Xia looked worried, and then glanced at Kent, "The one who is whispering to Kent is the son of my father's adjutant, who has the most tricks. I'm afraid they will trick you." .”

"Since they can see the back of the head from their nostrils, what tricks can they come up with?" Leon Jun said coldly, "Besides, there are surveillance cameras. They have the guts to cheat, but I think your father can't afford to lose face."

While speaking, a huge storm swept over.Leon and their flying shuttles were suspended on the sea surface and were not greatly affected.The beautiful yacht was staggered by the waves, and a group of people on board screamed.

The Omega boy named Kevin threw himself into the arms of an Alpha boy in panic.But the other didn't stand still, and the two fell on the deck together, rolled all the way to the other side, and knocked over the barbecue grill.

"Everyone, I still want to go home and have dinner before the rainstorm." A senior who was temporarily pulled out to act as a referee urged loudly.

Leon stood in front of the shuttle, his figure was like an elegant sword crane.And Kent stood at the stern of the yacht, like a majestic seal.The two looked at each other from a distance across the wind and waves, their eyes clashing in the air.

The three colored balls were thrown into the water by the referee, and they sank rapidly, heading towards the sinking ship.They will be randomly hidden in a certain part of the shipwreck.The two players need to return to the water before the oxygen is exhausted, and find as many colored balls as possible.

Generally speaking, as long as you can grab two colored balls in advance and return to the water surface smoothly, you will win.Of course, there are also players with extraordinary strength who snatched all three colored balls.

Leon closed his eyes in the wind, enduring a sudden dizziness.But a strong force suddenly surged out of the body that had been a little weak since waking up.

He vaguely knew that this force was unstable and might fade away at any time.But he only needed to grab two colored balls before his strength faded to win the round.

Leon, don't fight for others, but for the ideal in your heart, for the burning flame.

Leon shook his head, shaking the dizziness and Ian's deep and gentle voice from his mind.

go away!Don't get in my way!

With the firing of the command gun, Kent jumped into the water first and made a big splash.There was applause and applause on board.

"Leon?" Sang Xia looked worriedly at the slow-moving blond boy.

Leon took a deep breath, put on his diving goggles, and plunged headlong into the sea with white waves like a bird fishing in water.

"Pa-ta--" the teacup was knocked down by an elbow, and amber tea was spilled on the paper book.

Ian let out a low cry, and frantically tried to rescue him.These out-of-print books are the collections he has collected since he was a boy.

Unexpectedly, a mistake was made in the rush.Caught off guard by a sharp pain, his hand was scratched by the pages of the book, a not-so-short cut was pulled out at the knuckles, and bright red blood dripped out quickly.

Ian randomly pressed the wound with a tissue, and was about to return to the dormitory and treat it with a therapeutic device.

At this moment, his bracelet suddenly vibrated.

"I'm sorry to disturb you, Father." The old butler, who had always been moody and angry, had a rare look of helplessness in his eyes today, "Excuse me, is Master Leon with you?"

Ian suddenly said solemnly: "He's not here. He slipped out again? Isn't he in the awakening period?"

"Yes." The housekeeper was distressed, "but my people still couldn't keep an eye on him. He turned off his bracelet again, and we couldn't locate him."

"Where's the Duke?" Ian asked, grabbing his windbreaker and walking out quickly.

"The Duke went out before dawn. The Duchess was frightened by yesterday's fire alarm, so she took the children back to her mother's house to stay temporarily that night." The housekeeper sighed, "The doctor said that Master Leon is already in the final stage of awakening. But if If he doesn't rest well, his awakening will be affected, which may cause abnormalities in some of his future abilities..."

"Maybe I know where he is!" Ian had already walked out of the church to the garage, and jumped on a semi-old shuttle, "I will bring him back."

The shuttle skimmed over the accumulated water and fallen flowers on the road, galloped away, and plunged into the end of the dark cloud-covered road ahead.

The dull thunder became more and more low, and suddenly a bolt of lightning burst out from the clouds and hit the lightning rod on the top of the yacht, sparks crackled.

Before the teenagers could open their mouths to scream, a thunderbolt exploded above their heads. As if there was a mighty force, the god-like giant palm slapped down, suppressing the children's screams in their throats.

"The wind and waves are getting bigger and bigger." Someone was muttering, "Should we go back to the shore first?"

"Kent hasn't come up yet!"

"They've only been down for less than five minutes. Wait a minute! It's not too late."

"As long as that kid can't even stand still, maybe Kent can grab three goals this time."

"The picture is back!" The [-]D display, which had been working for a long time, finally received the signal, and played back the picture captured by the monitor that was placed in the sea before.

Sang Xia unceremoniously pushed Kevin who was standing in front of her away, and grabbed a good seat in the front row to watch the movie.

Leaving the turbulent and boiling sea, passing through the turbulent currents and panicked fish on the surface, the depths of the water are actually much calmer.

The "Sharktooth", as always, sleeps peacefully on the seabed, like a giant hibernating beast.

Time flies, and more than 100 years have passed by.The wreck is so covered in coral and various crustaceans that it is almost impossible to make out what it was originally.Only from its reclining body like a hill, it can be deduced that it once had a majestic and vigorous appearance.

Kent had arrived at the sunken ship first, got into the cabin, and began to search for the hidden colored balls.

Leon came after him, spat out the last breath of oxygen in his lungs, and then activated the oxygen tank.

The flowing power in the body became stronger after entering the water.The boy was pleasantly surprised to find that his five senses were sharpened like never before.

On a rainy day, the seabed was dark and dark, and it should have been difficult to recognize five fingers when reaching out, but the sunken ship could be seen clearly in his eyes.He wears earplugs, but he can still hear the sounds of the seabed and the sound waves of marine life.

His skin can keenly feel the direction of the water, and his nose can even smell the breath in the water.

Could this be... Alpha's awakening?

Leon was ecstatic.When he kicked his feet, he really burst out with strong strength, and flew out of the water like a fish.

"What is this kid doing?" Before the video, someone asked what everyone was thinking.

Kent was nervously searching for colored balls in the cabin, but Leon was happily swimming around the wreck.

The young man's figure is vigorous and graceful, with agility, blending with the turbulent undercurrent and the shadow of the reef, like a mermaid released into the sea.

He crossed arches of coral, swam across shell-covered decks, and down past rows of windows.

Kent was searching in an evacuated conference room on the first floor. The blond boy passed by the window and knocked on the window, which startled Kent.

Leon exhaled a string of happy bubbles, grabbed the mast tangled in seaweed and swung, then floated out with the current and reached the stern.

The seemingly light body leaned back in the water, bent an incredible arc, and then dived towards a cannon at the stern.

This is a cannon that can fire annihilation bombs. The diameter of the cannon body is nearly five meters. The wall of the cannon barrel is densely covered with coral and shells, leaving only a narrow passage.

And the boy's thin body can just swim in.

Leon took a deep breath, and walked carefully along the passage, avoiding the poisonous corals and the poisonous moray eels hiding among the corals, and entered the deepest part of the gun bore.

In the darkness, a small ball was shining.

At the same time, Kent finally smashed open the rusted hatch, and caught a glowing ball in his hand amidst a pile of fish bones.

"Kent grabbed the first ball!" Cheers erupted from the boat.

Immediately afterwards, Leon's lights also turned on.

"Good job, Leon!" Sang Xia cheered happily, "Hurry up and grab the third ball and come back. I don't want to stay on this rocking boat any longer."

"Shut up, bastard!" Luke gave Sang Xia a hard push on the shoulder.

Although Sangxia is the concubine daughter of General Hughes, she is still a beautiful Omega girl after all.The desire to protect Omega is written in Alpha's genes.As soon as Luke made a move, several Alphas present immediately roared.

"what to do?"

"Stop it, Luke!"

Sang Xia curled her mouth, lowered her head and sobbed, her thin shoulders twitched.

"I'm sorry, brother Luke. I don't dare to..."

Luke yelled angrily: "She's a liar! Don't believe her—"

"Do you know what you are doing?" A stern shout came from the stern of the ship, quelling the noise in the cabin.

Ian was drenched all over, his black hair was dripping water, he stood panting at the door, his face was livid, and his whole body was shaking with anger.

The always gentle and kind old priest showed such a ferocious expression that the children were a little terrified.

"What are you thinking?" Ian yelled angrily, "The wind and waves are already so big, the torrential rain has already fallen, and you haven't returned to Hong Kong. You don't even wear a life jacket? The current waves may happen at any time." If you overturn the boat, you may not be able to escape even if you have an assistant mechanical attendant. Where is the captain?"

The captain was employed by the Hughes family, and he complained as soon as he came out: "Father, I have already persuaded them to return, but Master Luke is determined not to allow it, and wants to wait for their game to end."

Ian was about to open his mouth to speak when the ship shook violently and almost capsized.

The children screamed and rolled from one end of the boat to the other with grunts. Enemies and friends all huddled together lovingly, kicking their noses on their faces.

"We can't wait any longer!" Ian made a decisive decision, "Depart for Hong Kong immediately!"

"Wait!" Sangxia got up and ran towards Ian, "Father, Leon is in the sunken ship at the bottom of the water and hasn't come back yet."

"Neither did Kent!"

"I'm here with a shuttle to pick them up, and the people from the manor will arrive soon." Ian glanced at the crowd like a scythe, and shouted, "You all go back first! Who has any objections?"

The children shrank their heads like wheat that had been cut off.The captain recited the name of the Holy Lord to the ceiling, and immediately set off for the return voyage.

And Ian jumped back onto the shuttle alone, hovering beside the buoy.

He watched the yacht sail towards Lambei Bay with full power, his eyes fell back on the luminous buoy sinking and sinking in the rolling waves, and his brows were tightly knit.