hunting light

After the ceremony, Ian left the Church of the Holy Spirit with the crowd.

Just as he was about to walk out of the White Tower, a mechanical hummingbird with blue wings suddenly flew in front of Ian and stopped him.

This hummingbird is only the size of an egg, dexterous, cute, and lifelike. It flaps its small wings and turns into two clouds of blue mist.

"Wow, so cute!" The Omega next to him whispered.

"Hey, Father Ian!" Hummingbird uttered a hoarse and smoky voice, with a retro-tongued voice full of cowboy flavor, "Sorry, it's too crowded here, I have to become a smaller mechanical beast. I I thought bats would be more suitable for me, but Leon said he didn't want me to be kicked to death by human soles, so..."

Ian: "... Asura?"

"It's me, Father." Asura smiled brightly, "That kid asked me to come to you. Please go to a place with me."

Ian followed Asura into the elevator.After Asura got into the elevator, he turned into a miniature black little person, hung on the wall, with a mechanical nerve belt protruding from his wrist, and knocked on the elevator button.

Ian looked at Asura for a long time, and asked tentatively, "Spider-Man?"

"Hey!" Asura smugly said, "The dark version, cool? I've been catching up on superhero movies lately. I gotta say, some ancient human imaginations are really inspiring. I'll be a real Spider-Man who can turn into a spider!"

As he said that, he immediately transformed into a black mechanical spider, and his two forefeet were happily waving to the beat of the elevator music.

"Look! Very cute, isn't it?"

Ian said with difficulty: "I guess...wouldn't...use this word."

The elevator stopped suddenly and the door opened.

A lady with a grand make-up was about to step into the elevator car, when she looked up, she saw a huge black spider lying on the wall, baring its teeth and claws at her.The lady rolled her eyes and fainted in the arms of her male companion behind her.

Asura hurriedly closed the elevator door, honestly transformed back into a hummingbird and landed on Ian's shoulder.

"Don't tell Leon!"

Ian: "..."

"By the way, Father." Asura said again, "When can I get to know your system?"

"You mean Guangji?" Ian was surprised, "Did Leon tell you?"

"Mitsuki is his name?" Asura said, "He woke me up on the field, do you remember? I felt him then. But his presence is very faint, you don't seem to wear him often by your side."

"He is not my system, nor is he a mech." Ian said, "Actually, I don't know what he is. For some special reason, he needs to be hidden. So generally there is nothing wrong, and I will not summon him. "

Asura said: "Then, the next time you call him out, please thank him for me."

Yi An couldn't help asking: "If Guangji didn't wake you up at that time, no matter how good Leon performed, you still wouldn't start it?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Asura said, "Actually, I had already felt Leon's bio-electromagnetic waves at the time, but it hadn't reached the point where I woke up from a dormant state. After all, Leon's life was not in danger at the time."

Ian was even more curious: "Is there an instruction in your program that binds your state to Leon's life safety?"

"Yes." Ashura said.

"But you and Leon... never knew each other before that?"

"Probably he is my destined master." Asura flapped his wings and flew in circles in the elevator car, and began to sing, "Oh~hoo~~Youaremydestiny.Youareeverythingtome..."

The elevator door opened, and Ian couldn't wait to escape from it.

They are now on the floor below the spire of the White Tower, which is the highest floor that visitors can reach.

Leon was wearing that gorgeous cavalry uniform, standing upright in front of a door, waiting for Ian's arrival.

Inside the door behind him was a small sanctuary.The walls and floors inside are white, and the lights are bright.Under the interweaving of light and shadow, the young man's blond hair was shining brightly, and his face was so handsome that it made one's heart tremble.

At this moment, Ian suddenly had an illusion.Leon is like a groom who is waiting for his bride.

"Have fun." Asura flew around Ian, flew back to Leon's chest, and turned back into a brooch.

Ian walked up to Leon.

"I know you've always wanted to come here to take a look." Leon smiled warmly, staring at Ian, "Over our heads is the golden dome of the holy light. This church here is usually closed, but I Leaving a little relationship, let it be temporarily open for us for a while. This is one of the benefits of being the emperor's confidant."

"This is a great honor, Leon!" Ian was greatly surprised, "This is a temple where only top clergy and emperors can come to pray."

"In my opinion, there should be no distinction between high and low in the church." Leon said, "And you are definitely worthy of such a high-level church, Ian. I can see that you have been worrying a lot recently, and you are always a little unhappy I just thought, maybe bring you here, such a special place, and pray to God, maybe you will feel better."

"I..." Ian was overwhelmed by emotions for a moment, and didn't know what to say.

"Don't explain to me, Ian." Leon said softly, "If you don't want to say it, I won't force you. Adults always have their own concerns. I just hope to help you and make you happy .”

"I'm very happy now." Ian said sincerely, looking into the young man's ice blue eyes.Such a pair of cold eyes can always bring a temperature that melts the heart.

"Thank you, Leon."

Leon smiled, stretched out his hand towards Ian, raised his eyebrows lightly.

Ian still didn't pass his hand over.He smiled at Leon and walked into the door.

The chapel is unexpectedly simple, the whole is white, and there are almost no extra decorations except for the necessary furnishings and the golden holy light frame.Even the tables and chairs are made of a kind of white wood, exuding a faint fragrance.

The three walls of the sanctuary are transparent, allowing you to overlook the entire imperial capital.

At this moment, the Baita Square was crowded with people participating in the celebration. Looking at both sides along the street, there was a sea of ​​joy everywhere.

However, the noisy sound and the high-altitude wind were blocked by the thick special glass wall.The church was so quiet that one could hear one's own breathing.

Ian stood in front of the Holy Light Stand, looked up, and said, "Ever since I was very young, I felt that I had a mission. I will do something different in the future. With my ability, I will go to Change the world, even if only a little bit."

"You have changed more than a little bit. Ian, you have changed my whole life." Leon stood behind Ian, with deep eyes, staring at his beautiful and handsome side face.

"Your success today is due to your own hard work." Ian turned his head and gave Leon a gentle glance, "And I will continue to pray for you, Leon. Much, but I'll keep begging the Holy Light to keep you going."

Ian knelt down in front of the altar, holding the holy light stand on his chest, and closed his eyes: "I have a lot of prospects for the future of the two of us. I can't wait to see you graduate, enter the army, and show your ambitions .You will become the most valiant fighter, make great achievements, and be loved by the people."

Leon's smile deepened, he looked at Ian's back and didn't speak.

"Your fathers will reconcile as before and be together happily. Your lord duke will get revenge and become the uncrowned king of this country."

"Fathers will thank you for your blessing." Leon laughed.But their father and son are not just satisfied with being an uncrowned king.

"And you will also be happy." Ian said, "You will find someone who truly loves you, settle down, get married and have children. And I will marry you and baptize your children..."

Leon's smile froze on his lips.

"I believe that your wife and children will be the most intelligent, kind, and lovely people in the world." Ian continued, "I will pray for your family, and I can even baptize your grandchildren. We will do A long time friend, right?"

Laughter has disappeared from the youth's face.Leon looked gloomy, staring at the priest's back, and gave a low "hmm".

If Ian turned his head at this moment, he would definitely be frightened by Leon's gaze.

The blue eyes of the young man who had originally melted into the ocean froze quickly, all tenderness and longing were sealed under the solid ice, while the sharp and sharp icicles stood tall, showing their sharpness.

Ian knew nothing about it.He is still immersed in wishful thinking, looking forward to the future that he thinks is the best for everyone.

"May God bless our bodies and souls, and let us not lose our hope for the beauty of the outside world and the power to pursue happiness." Ian said.

After Ian finished speaking, he recited silently in his heart.

You may not forgive me for my crimes, so let all the blame fall on me alone.I have no way to stop my steps.If I could go back to that day, I would still make the same decision, commit the same crime - as long as I can protect Leon.

God of light, I may not be able to love him like he loves me, but I will never stop protecting him until my last breath.

Ian opened his eyes, and the moment he stood up and turned around, Leon's face was full of frost, and his face was covered with a relaxed smile.

"Aren't you coming to say a prayer too?" Ian asked.

"You have said everything I want to say." Leon thought about it, "You are right, Ian. I will definitely be with the person I love in the future, have many children, and live a very happy life. And You will always be in my life. You will watch the children grow up, love and educate them, just like you took care of me."

"Yes..." Ian lowered his eyes and smiled faintly.

Ian is busy with official duties and cannot stay for long.Leon asked Asura to send Ian back to the monastery, and didn't even take the elevator downstairs with Ian.

After the elevator door closed, Leon stood quietly for a few seconds, then turned around neatly, and his cloak raised a beautiful arc.

He strode back into the sanctuary and went straight to the altar.

In the snow-white sanctuary filled with sunlight, the young man looked stern and hostile in his icy blue eyes, looking at the holy light stand high on the wall.

"I'm always reluctant to admit that you are a real thing. But indeed, your power is omnipresent, controlling and playing with human beings, trying to dominate our destiny. People regard you as a god, but they don't know that you Not worthy."

The young man's mellow and clear voice echoed in the silent chapel.

"You once sheltered him, brought him up, made him believe in you blindly, and dedicated his life to you. But I know your true face, you are not worthy of his love for you. And I will not Let him be fooled by you forever!"

"No matter what your purpose is, send him to me. I will never return him to you."

The young man's gaze was like a sharp knife: "I want Ian! He belongs to me!"

The golden holy light frame silently flickered in the sun, and the golden light was projected in Leon's blue eyes, like two clusters of beating flames.

"If you need to use all means to fight for him with violence, then come. If you have to destroy you so that he can belong to me, then come!"

The youth wrote the gauntlet.

"I will fulfill my mission, kill you, a hypocritical god, and defend the freedom of mankind. And, get my lover!"

Ian was heading towards the monastery in Asura.Asura was talking endlessly about the celebrity gossip he hacked from the social network, and his voice stopped abruptly.

At the same moment, Ian's wristband vibrated, reminding him of a special news.

Ian looked down, his expression changed drastically.

A silent wave swept away the politicians and heads of the entire imperial capital, and then rushed towards the ordinary people.

The wristbands vibrated, and people whispered to each other. The crowd who were still celebrating the coronation of the new emperor stopped and looked down at the news.

"So you're hiding here." Raphael had already changed out of his heavy dress and wore a light shirt, and walked into a smoking room.

The Duke of Oran was standing by the window, looking down at the photon board in his hand.

"Your Majesty, just right, there is one thing I need you to..."

Raphael pushed away the photon board handed over by the Duke, and squeezed his body into the man's arms.

"Kiss me!" he ordered.

The Duke of Oran frowned at him.

"Kiss me!" Raphael's eyes were blurred, and he pressed against the Duke's chest, his beautiful face was full of longing, "No one can hinder our union now. I am the emperor, and I can be with anyone I like." Alpha together. You don't have to hold back anymore, Anthony. I give you permission to kiss me, conquer me, tear my clothes off, want me all you want—in this room too..."

The Duke of Oran took half a step back politely, and reached out to support the emperor's body as soft as spring mud.

"I am grateful for your kindness, Your Majesty. But we have an urgent matter awaiting your attention."

He stuffed the photon board into the hands of Raphael I: "Your brother, Louis, has just released some evidence of your alleged 'murder', does not recognize the legitimacy of your throne, and refuses to show allegiance to you."

The blood color faded from Raphael's face.

"Louis declared the independence of Kruvia." The Duke dropped the last bomb, "The war has begun, Your Majesty."

Volume 80 The National War Chapter [-]

How much impact can a principality's rebellion have on the huge Byron Empire?

The answer is: pretty big!

Cruvia's position is very delicate.

If the star domain of the Byron Empire is reduced to a surface city, Kruvia is located not far from the city center on the third and fourth rings.

But since this city is not a regular circle, on the other side of Kruvia, it borders on the neighboring country Orson Empire.

The diplomatic relations between the Byron Empire and the Orson Empire were not good.The two countries have been arguing endlessly over the ownership of some mineral stars on the border for thousands of years, and there will be local exchanges of fire in severe cases.

But there are a lot of ore stars on the border between the two countries. Louis was assigned to Kruvia at the beginning because besides the main star, the other three satellites are all ore stars with extremely rich mineral deposits.

In order to ensure the safety of his son's territory, Felix, who was eccentric to his second son, also signed an imperial order allowing Louis to form a guard in the territory to assist the imperial army in guarding against Ossenstein.

This imperial order really made Raphael I miserable.

Because after Cruvia declared independence, all the imperial troops stationed there rebelled and joined Louis' own guard.This army should not be underestimated, well-equipped and well-trained.

Louis proclaimed Cruvia the Empire and himself Emperor Louis I.He declared that he was the orthodox heir of the Byron Empire, and he had the right to rule the entire Byron Empire.

The Byron Empire thus split into two states.

The Orson Empire next door was delighted to hear this, and almost didn't celebrate with a cannonball.The emperor of Orson immediately announced his support for Louis, thinking that Raphael I's throne was unknown, and because of his involvement in the murder of an emperor, he must accept the investigation of the International Court of Justice.

Not only does the Orson Empire have this attitude, many countries in the giant cetacea maintain a wait-and-see and neutral attitude on this matter, and did not support his rule of Cruvia as Raphael hoped.

This is because Louis's allegations against his brother include three:

First, Raphael's birth certificate.He was not the married child of the first emperor and his wife, and had no legal right to inherit the throne.

Second, he poisoned the late emperor to make him ill, and set up a trap by means of surgery, intending to force the late emperor to abdicate.

Third, when he discovered that the late Emperor had seen through his plot, he murdered him.

Louis released a video from the emperor's bedroom.In the video, Rafael kicked over the treatment equipment, threw the stool, and then rushed to pinch Felix's neck.His violence lasted for more than a minute.But the scene where Leon rushed over and knocked Raphael away was edited out.

"How did he get this video!" Rafael roared wildly.

The Duke of Oran's face was calm: "We suspect that one of the advisers next to Louis is the missing chief attendant of the late emperor. The things in Louis's hands were all prepared by his uncle long ago. Maybe he deliberately provoked you at the beginning and made you violence against him."

Rafael felt cold all over his body: "Why did father calculate me like this?"

"It doesn't make any sense to study the thoughts of a dead person now. What matters right now is how to deal with this crisis." The Duke sneered, "Please calm down, Your Majesty, things are not as bad as you think."

The royal family immediately responded to Louis' allegations, denying them all, and believed that all the evidence presented by Louis was false.

But the royal family's refutation of rumors did not really convince the public, and the rumors have been rampant.

Dr. Hassan and his team, who treated Felix, disappeared.The autopsy report produced by the royal family was accused of falsification, and the doctor who issued the report died unexpectedly.

The medical staff who delivered Raphael disappeared, and the Queen Mother Iris has not seen the public for a long time. Combined with the fact that she cried at Raphael's coronation and funeral, it is suspected that she was under house arrest because she knew about it.

Louis also shouted to the Duke of Oran from the air: "It was Raphael who insisted on using your son Leon as a donor. Then he exposed this to you to win your loyalty. Wake up, cousin. He's just a cold poisonous snake, he doesn't care about his family, he doesn't deserve your allegiance at all."

The Duke of Oran ignored Louis, acting as a slippery politician who chose to support the reigning emperor even if he knew the truth.

In the next three months, despite the opposition of the Duke of Oran, Rafael sent several special agent teams to try to assassinate or kidnap Louis to Glory.These actions not only ended in failure, but also added evidence to Louis against Raphael.

"I will not kill these poor agents. They are all government employees who have to obey the false emperor." Louis announced, "I will use them in exchange for my family members who are under house arrest by Rafael. In this way, whether it is these agents, It’s still my wife and children, and they can all be reunited with their relatives.”

The Duke of Oran and Raphael had another fierce conflict over whether to exchange hostages.

"We can replace one or two people appropriately." The Duke of Oran said, "Give him back his wife and some useless children, and keep his older sons. In this way, you can still gain the favor of the people. .”

And Raphael roared: "He wants to reunite with his relatives, so he should go back to the imperial capital by himself. I won't give him a single hair."

And soon, an accident made Raphael regret his decision.

After learning that the hostage exchange plan failed, Louis's wife and children under house arrest somehow got help from the outside world and tried to abscond.

They acted too hastily and rightfully failed.Not only that, but in the process of avoiding pursuit, a shuttle carrying Louis' wife, four sons and a family of five lost control and crashed into a building. Only the two-year-old grandson survived.

This bad news, like many other pieces of information, is like the fart in the quilt, no matter how hard you cover it, you can always smell it when you turn over inadvertently. In less than 72 hours, Cruvia received the news.

Louis, who lost his first wife and children and grandchildren, was devastated. When he reappeared in front of the media, he was ten years older.

Filled with pathos and anger, he declared that he would avenge the false emperor Raphael I who had murdered his family.

Four months after the accident, the words of the Duke of Oran were finally fulfilled: the war had begun.

The Cruvia Army captured the nearby Mineral Star and Habitat Star Ring with lightning speed.

Louis allowed soldiers to plunder local residents who refused to submit, in order to support war.The interstellar mercenaries who got the news came like flies smelling shit.Unemployed men in society also join the army, because at least they can earn a living money.

The Cruvia army grew rapidly, encroaching on Byron's territory.

In this battle, no matter how reluctant Rafael was, he had to hold his nose and start the fight.

When the Emperor announced that he would send troops to Kruvia, Ian was in front of the church, assisting volunteers from charity organizations to vaccinate children in Area 96.

"Are we going to war, Father?" Maureen brought his younger brother Casey over for vaccinations, and was stunned when he saw the news.

"It seems so." Ian said sadly, "It's a pity that even the Holy Lord can't save human beings from the invasion of war."

"Do you believe what Louis said?" Maureen asked again.

Ian thought about it, and said, "I don't have a trusted channel to verify, so I can't make a judgment."

The Holy See has always been on the sidelines to the rivalry between the two brothers.

Raphael has been crowned by the Pope, and Louis also sent envoys to visit Xilin with generous gifts, asking the Pope to crown him and recognize his imperial power.The pope neither refused nor agreed.

"We all feel that what Louis said is at least half true." Carroll said during a video call with Ian. "At least Raphael is not Felix's child in wedlock. But does the Pope admit that he did it?" Wrong? The Holy See does not interfere in secular wars. After the two brothers decide the winner, we will decide who will wear the crown."

War is like a huge meat grinder. Once activated, countless people who will not even leave their names will be buried in it and turned into dust in space.

"Every victory of great change in history is built by great sacrifices." Advi said to Ian.

Ian said: "We chose to participate in this risk. But more people are passively involved."

"Then we have to do our best to make their sacrifices not meaningless." Advi said.

The conscription advertisements in the media were played continuously, and conscription vehicles roamed the streets and alleys, haunting the downtown area all day long, publicizing the various benefits of joining the army.

Stable wages, benefits, subsidies for family members, job arrangements after retirement... not to mention that once you have made military achievements, you can change your social status and that of the entire family.

Every day, countless young people decide to end their idle lives, or give up a job with no future in hand, put on military uniforms, and go to the front line with guns.They decided to win a future for themselves with their lives.

Every day, there are countless mothers crying to death.

For these low-level men, joining the army is almost the most ready-made and the fastest way to change their destiny, and few people are willing to miss this opportunity.

During that time, the atmosphere in the entire Area 96 was particularly heavy and depressing.However, the summer in the imperial capital is particularly long, until October, the weather is still hot.There is a fire burning in everyone's heart, which makes them toss and turn in the night.

Ian was walking on the road, and he would often hear crying from the houses on the street.The young man in military uniform rushed out of the house regardless of dissuasion, and ran away amidst the cries of his mother and sisters and the scolding of his father.

Some of them will come back full of trauma; some will sleep in the depths of the starry sky and become part of the heaven and the earth.

The Cruvia army has received the secret support of the Orson Empire and other countries, and its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.The Imperial Army even lost two battles in a row at the beginning, which surprised everyone.

At night, Ian sat under the promenade of the monastery and looked at the starry sky. He couldn't help but think of those soldiers who went to war.I don't know if those flashing lights are starlight or exploding warships.

In the night, Ian suddenly felt something.He turned around, and at the other end of the corridor, the blond young man had just put away his light armor and was standing in the moonlight.

Over the past few months, Ian and Leon haven't had many chances to meet each other.

Leon not only has to be busy with his studies, but also studies with his father.After the school holiday, Leon worked as an intern in the Imperial Army.Interns are not as good as dogs, and it is common for Leon to work overtime until late at night.

Ian didn't dare to disturb him.Sometimes Leon would secretly come to the monastery to take a look at Ian after get off work late at night, say a few words, and then leave in a hurry.

He suddenly grew from a child who would pester Ian and act like a baby to a steady young gentleman.Especially when Leon realized that Ian was avoiding physical contact with him, he also began to pay attention to his words and deeds.

Textbooks do not lie.Ian felt his physical reaction to Leon lessening.When Leon is not in person, he no longer loses control.The dose of the inhibitor was reduced back to the standard dose.

However, tonight was different.

The young man in white clothes and black trousers was much thinner, with a bow tie hanging around his neck, and the neckline was open. Even at a distance, Ian could smell the faint smell of alcohol emanating from his body.

"Have you been drinking?"

"I'm almost 21 years old." Leon muttered, "I drink legally."

He took two steps, leaned against a porch pillar, did not move, and looked at Ian with his head tilted.A pair of blue eyes are pitiful, and the tail is wagging slightly.

Ian had no choice but to walk over.

"You can't drink enough, Earl Wellman."

"Accompanies the general to a reception and blocked a few drinks for him." Leon said.It can be seen that his hands and feet are a little weak, but his thinking is clear and he is not too drunk.

"Can I sleep in your room today?" Leon asked, "I can sleep on the floor."

"No." Ian rebuffed straight away, "You have your own Earl's Mansion now. It's such a big three-story house with a dozen rooms, why do you always like to come to my small dormitory to sleep on the floor."

"Because I had reasons to have to leave that house," Leon said.

Ian asked, "Is that house haunted?"

"It's worse than that," said Leon. "You know my dad lives with me and my dad visits him every night these days. They're so noisy I can't sleep. And I'm a working I have to get up before dawn to report to the military headquarters!"

Ian didn't understand for a moment: "Then can't you remind them to be quiet?"

Leon was expressionless: "Because of what the two of them are doing, I don't want to go near their room at all."

"What are they doing?" Ian still didn't respond.

Leon asked back: "What do you think an old couple who reunited after a long absence can do behind closed doors?"

Ian: "..."

"Yes." Leon nodded, his face numb. "They are doing what you think they are doing. They don't use sound wave blockers, and sometimes they last all night. One! All! Night!"

Ian: "...I don't know what to say."

Leon complained: "During breakfast today, my dad actually asked me, how about giving me another brother? I was so scared that I almost spilled oatmeal on my pants!"

"I really don't know what to say." Ian sympathized with Leon from the bottom of his heart.

"I really don't understand." Leon was indignant. "When I got this earl's mansion, no one told me that it came with a pair of parents like teddy dogs? I want a little independence, a little privacy Space, what's wrong? I just want to have a good sleep in a quiet environment, why is it so difficult?"

Ian was distressed: "Can't you stay at a friend's house?"

"Sangxia's place is inconvenient. She's a girl after all. Neil's place plays and sings every night. I don't listen to my parents. I listen to him. What's the difference? And most of my other friends still live with their parents."

"Then... stay in a hotel?"

"I can't sleep in that cold and impersonal place!" Leon said confidently.

Ian finally surrendered.

"You can play the floor with me today—tonight only!"

Leon succeeded in his trick, wagging his tail, followed behind Ian, and walked towards his dormitory.