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"My dearest Ian, I'm sorry it took so long to write back to you. Military school life is very busy, fraternity activities, club activities, all keep me busy.

Don't worry, I have received all your letters.Glad to see Fryer doing well.Our family is also very good in the imperial capital.

Fryer should be the spring when all the flowers are blooming, but the imperial capital has already entered winter, and now there is heavy snow falling outside!

Fryer Central City only needs to wear a thick coat even in winter.And in the imperial capital, my friend, it has become a city of ice and snow!

And even in the middle of winter, there are still birds in the courtyard of the home.The imperial capital is really a vibrant city.

Our family has been invited by the Empress and will go to the Champs Elysees Palace for a three-day New Year's Eve celebration.There will be a great masquerade on New Year's Eve.I was going to say that it would be great if you could participate too.But remember that you have never put an end to all entertainment activities.

You have really lost too many opportunities to be happy..."

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"Happy New Year, Ian, may the Lord bless you.

I'm going crazy at the New Year's dinner at the palace.There are so many interesting people and so many new things here.

Compared with the imperial capital, Fryer is indeed a large and backward village.Our whole family is delighted to be back at the Court and wish we never had to go back to Fryer.

Although I am an adult, all the elders still treat me as a child and gave me many New Year gifts. SQ007 shuttle, snow light armor, LaDee's latest multifunctional bracelet...

Of course, I will still pray devoutly every day, please rest assured..."

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"I'm sorry to hear that you failed to apply for a transfer order again, Ian.

Our whole family and Sang Xia are very much looking forward to your coming to the Imperial Capital as soon as possible.Of course, the positions of the Holy See in the imperial capital are indeed very tight.

The homework in the military school is very heavy, and I have a lot of training, so I don't have time to reply to you, please be considerate..."

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"Happy Homecoming to you too, Ian.

Let me show you a new pair of training mechs I got. It was given by Uncle Rafael—he was very generous to our family, and he and my father were even friends with wine and meat.

Please don't worry about my grades.There are a lot of talents in the military academy, but I will never be at the bottom of the list - there is still that kid Arthur, hahaha! "

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"Thank you for your blessing, Ian. It's a pity that you missed my 19th birthday again. I was so drunk yesterday that I didn't wake up until this hour today. Life in the imperial capital is so crazy, I really like it..."

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"The letter has been received. I am very glad that you are well. We are also fine in the imperial capital, and the flowers are still full of birds and flowers. Yours, Leon."

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"I received the letter, everything is well, don't read it, best wishes. Leon."

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The capital of the Byron Empire, Glori, means "glory" in the ancient Earth language.

More than 1 years ago, the first group of immigrants arrived in the constellation of Cetus, and they were pleasantly surprised to find that the stars here are densely covered, and there are quite a few planets with fresh water and oxygen for human survival, and there are no unhospitable intelligent natives. Go to war with humans.

Therefore, the first batch of immigrants chose several planets whose surface environment resembled the mother planet Earth to settle, and one of them was Glory Star.

The first immigrants to land set up their first settlements in the fertile valley plains at the foot of the mountains.Human beings finally ended their drifting and started a new colonization career.This is a glorious feat in human history.Therefore, this planet has a name in human history.

Later, with the gradual development of human society, human beings colonized more and more livable planets and established various regimes.Democracy and centralization systems are alternately staged along with the development of social productivity, and the regime is updated, just like the iteration of computer programs.

The only thing that remains the same is the eternal light, the god who bestows wisdom on mankind and saves mankind from suffering, and the power of the Holy See rooted in the depths of each country.

Fort Glory has a history far longer than the Coleman Dynasty, and she is the real historical witness of this empire.

The mountains where the glaciers do not melt all the year round watched the human spaceships land, watch them open up wasteland and cultivate, and establish city-states.Watch them fight, fight each other, watch them burn down the city and rebuild their homes.

She watched the birth and fall of generations of leaders, and the disintegration and re-establishment of human regimes in the past 1 years.She also watched the joys and sorrows, love and hatred of generations of people in the world.

The local people of Fort Glory regard Mount Glory as a sacred mountain, and believe that there is a goddess living on the mountain.Even if they believe in the only holy lord, they will always worship the mountain god in the new year and pray for peace in the coming year.

Seen from space, the entire imperial capital is very similar to the mother planet of the earth in historical materials, with blue and green intertwined to form a vibrant human homeland.

And the snow line of Glory Mountain is very obvious under the clear sky, it is in the shape of a ring, like a ring, or...

"A diamond crown," exclaimed the old woman, looking out of the window. "A crown of glory. No wonder every government has made Gloria their capital. Whoever has seen this crown from space will not choose another The city has its capital, do you think so, Father?"

The young and handsome priest sitting next to her nodded and smiled politely: "Yes, ma'am, this is a city blessed by God's holy light."

Tens of billions of years ago, a meteorite fell into the mountains, smashing out a huge basin.Inside and outside the valley are primeval forests, and the glaciers on the ring-shaped mountain tops do not melt all year round.In this way, this extremely famous and magnificent landscape is formed.

The interstellar civil aviation that Ian and the others took is slowly landing.After ten days of space voyage, the destination finally appeared underfoot.The airport of the imperial capital is like a huge steel lotus, blooming at the junction of land and sea.

From this height, the glacier on Mount Glory in the distance can be seen more clearly-it really looks like a crown made of ice and snow.

But now it was the end of the year, the imperial capital had only had a heavy snow yesterday, and the sky has cleared recently.Because of the frequent take-off and landing of spaceships in the airport, the jets and heat melted all the falling snow, and it was wet everywhere, filled with warm and humid air.

The huge airport is like a three-dimensional maze, but it has distinct layers.

The uppermost floor is for the private spaceships of the dignitaries to take off and land.These distinguished guests do not need to go downstairs, and leave directly by ground suspension vehicles or shuttles.The middle floor is dedicated to first-class and business-class passengers in civil aviation, and there are special cars waiting to pick them up.The lower floor, with the largest area, is used for the entry and exit of the largest number of economy class passengers.

Ian followed a large group of economy class passengers through the gate, and it took another half an hour to find the intercity rail transit on the sixth basement floor in a daze, and finally got on the empty rail.

The empty tracks were packed with people.They were all commoners of the imperial capital, with plain clothes and tired expressions, and they didn't have the respect that the residents of Fryer had for the priests.Ian was jostled around, and no one was being kind to him because he was wearing a robe.

The empty track was sweltering and hot, filled with the smell of bad sweat and bad perfume.People were making rough calls on the phone, loudly coughing and expectorating, and a young couple was making out in the corner of the carriage as if no one else was around.

Ian was squeezed by the car door and turned his attention to the window.The train is heading towards Central City at high speed.

Leon was right. The scenery of the imperial capital was completely different from that of Fryer and the Holy See of Xilin. This was a three-dimensional city and a huge tropical rainforest.

The high-rise buildings in the business district tower into the sky, like gorgeous monuments in the history of human architecture.At the foot of the tall building, there are densely populated houses like bamboo sticks.They are attached to each other, climbing and growing to high places like life, absorbing a little bit of sunlight and rain left from the buildings.

Different from the bright and clear light of the mansions, these low buildings are dark and cramped, like clumps of moss squeezed in the cracks.

The air rail train shuttled through the low-rise buildings, passing the dense holographic billboards, and the windows were dazzled.

After arriving at the destination, Ian stepped out of the station and finally stood on the land of the imperial capital.

How strange.thought Ian.

The place where he stood was dark and damp, all illuminated by dim street lamps and flashing neon signs.But looking up at the sky, it was clearly a clear noon, and the sun fell on the distant mansions, glowing with golden light.

People who live on the ground floor probably think every day, where does the light go?Why can't it shine on us?

Ian carried simple luggage and walked along the muddy road full of garbage, shivering from the cold.

The dark streets look desolate, but there are actually many pedestrians.People were dressed in dull clothes, looked indifferent, and moved in a hurry.Occasionally, when they look at each other, the eyes cast by the other party are full of a kind of wild vigilance.

"Hey, kind priest, where are you from?" There were a few gorgeous girls standing in an alley and greeting Ian.

"I've never seen your pretty face around here. You must be new here."

"Father, please save my tormented soul. It only takes ten pounds."

"I only need eight pounds."

"Hey, you little bitch!"

"Such a handsome priest, I can pay five pounds."

The girls were laughing and joking.In the cold weather, they still bare their breasts and thighs, and their skin turns purple from the cold.

"Go home." Ian knew that they were all wandering warblers, and also knew that his words were weak, but he still couldn't help persuading them.

"Bread doesn't fall from the ceiling at home, Father," jeered the girls.

Ian had no choice but to speed up his pace in embarrassment, and almost tripped over the garbage on the ground.

As he walked around the corner, another figure caught his attention.

It was a very handsome young boy, about sixteen or seventeen years old, standing on a street corner in dirty winter clothes, with a sign hanging around his neck.

"1 point = 279 pounds".

After a brief moment of astonishment, Ian realized that this was a child who was selling labor points.

On the face of it, the government prohibits the buying and selling of points, but it also allows relatives and friends to give points.As a result, private points trading has formed a black industry.

Once the poor need money for emergency, they sell points.And when encountering a serious disease, because the points are not enough, it is impossible to receive effective treatment.

"Father, do you want to buy points?" Because of Ian's gaze, the boy came over, "My price is several pounds cheaper than other districts. It costs 282 pounds to buy one point in the fourth district..."

"I don't need points, kid," Ian said as gently as possible.As a clergyman, he could have enjoyed good education and medical care. "I also think you should keep your points for future schooling or medical treatment..."

"I've dropped out of school, Father." The boy is pitiful, "My father is in trouble and needs money to file a lawsuit. Anyway, I am in good health, and the points are useless to our family. Father, don't you really want to buy some? You can Sell ​​it out."

"How is this possible?" Ian wondered, "The clergy are strictly forbidden to do such things."

"Of course I didn't ask you to sell it directly." The boy's brown eyes showed a touch of teasing, "You are new here, Father. Don't you know that our church here sells redemption points? Believers use donations to redeem themselves The way to buy points from the priests, and the priests can earn the price difference..."

Ian was dumbfounded.

Just when he thought he was well-informed, the reality threw him a taunt in the face.

"It's really not a loss to buy my points." The boy eagerly promoted himself, "I have more than 30 points in my hand. You can sell them for 350 pounds, and you can make a net profit of one or two thousand pounds! Compared with points dealers, People actually prefer to buy points from priests, even though your price is high, but you are reliable. You can definitely make money from this business!"

"No! I..." Ian was so horrified that he couldn't organize his words, "This is wrong. This is simply..."

"Molin! You son of a bitch!" Accompanied by a sudden scolding, several men rushed over ferociously.

"I said, let me see you on my territory again, I'll break your legs and throw you to the Red Pavilion to pick up guests! You only have an asshole but no brain?"

The boy jumped up like a frightened rabbit, and Sa Yazi ran to the other side of the street.Unexpectedly, two young men rushed out from the other side, blocking his way.

The boy turned around quickly, ran straight to the priest, and got behind him with a whoosh.

"Wait!" Ian reacted, protecting the boy behind him, "What are you guys doing?"

"Father, we have an agreement with you!" The leading man opened his mouth, showing yellow teeth, "You can only come to me to buy points. Now you want to trade with this kid, you are breaking the rules! "

Ian said angrily: "I don't want to buy any points at all. And your behavior is illegal..."

"Don't talk nonsense with this priest." The subordinate said, obviously showing no respect for Ian's robes, "Grab them both, and take Father Brandon Bishop to him, and let him discipline his people well."

The men surrounded them aggressively.

The boy grabbed Ian's robes in fright.

"This is simply ridiculous!" Once Yi'an Qingjun's face turned into a rage, he still had a deterrent aura, "You are not only engaging in illegal activities, but also blatantly threatening and intimidating the clergy. It's just..."

"Help—" the boy suddenly opened his throat, "They are going to rob Omega! Someone is going to rape Omega!"

Ian: "..."

"Father, are you an Omega?" The boy did not forget to ask in a low voice, sniffing.

"Yes..." Ian was dull, "but I..."

"Call the police! Someone here is going to rape Omega—" The boy's voice was clear and clear, and the whole street was instantly yelled.Many windows were open, and someone stuck his head out.

"Shut up!" Huang Banya yelled, he really didn't dare to take another step forward.

The empire's laws may have various loopholes and quirks, but the protection of the precious Omega is quite strict.Especially the male Omega, who is also a priest, is holy and inviolable no matter where he is.

Upstairs, a lot of heads stuck out one after another, and someone blew a frivolous whistle.

"It's going to be raped! It's going to—"

"I think you've heard enough, you can stop now, Maureen."

The deep, deep and majestic voice, although not high, easily suppressed the boy's croaking voice.

A tall man wearing a long black cloak appeared at the entrance of a narrow alley at some point.There is a flash on his neckline, which is a golden rice character.

The other party is also a priest.Ian unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

When Huang Banya and the boy saw this man, they were obviously in awe.

"I think you all have more important things to do." The man ended the dispute with a short sentence.

Huang Banya took two steps back resentfully, beckoning his companions to leave.

On the contrary, the young man named Mo Lin came over with a playful smile, his flattering expression was completely different from the cute and pitiful expression he had shown when he was showing his pain to Ian earlier.

"Then, Father Adway, my points..."

The man raised his hand, revealing a golden bracelet inlaid with orbs that should never have appeared on the wrist of a priest.He operated for a while, and Mo Lin also received the message with his bracelet and completed the transaction.

"Thank you, Father!" the boy laughed happily. "May the Lord bless you and make you rich!"

The boy whistled and ran away.

Ian took a deep breath, even though his throat was itching, he still held back what he wanted to say.

"Father Mitchell?" The man put away his Jin Bao watch, which can dazzle his eyes from a mile away, and looked up and down Ian.

"It's me." Ian said.

"Guess it's you too." The man came over and took off the hat of the cloak, revealing a chiseled face.