A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Garlan thought that more than 2000 years had passed, the stars moved, the times changed, and there might be ancient ruins left on the earth, but the entire Aaron Landis should no longer have the slightest resemblance to what he remembered.

However, when he looked down at the huge city with no end in sight, he was surprised to find that the city was similar to his time in terms of architectural style and the clothes of the people in the city.The difference at most is that the buildings are more majestic, gorgeous and fine, and the costumes are more varied.

Of course, this royal city is dozens of times larger than when he ruled.

Seen from a high altitude, the city presents a ring-shaped architectural form, surrounded by layers, from low to high, spreading outward from the center.

Wide roads lead to all the ring cities, and tall bridges span the rushing waters of the Enki.

There is a huge arched stone gate at the intersection of the ring city and the wide road at each level, and the stone pillars of the stone gate are carved with reliefs of many gods.

The ancient royal city that Garlan was familiar with was the central part of this gigantic city, and it was also the highest point of the entire city.

A wide ring-shaped canal separates the 2000-year-old Wangcheng from other ring-shaped urban areas that gradually developed in the later period.

The majestic and magnificent golden palace still stands at the highest point of the ancient royal city. Behind it is the endless blue ocean, and in front of it is a circular urban area that spreads out layer by layer with no end in sight.

The whole city is like the pinnacle of art.

……

That's all, what surprised Garlan the most was the vehicle he was riding on now.

Because the information I read in the world history books said that Aaron Landis was isolated from the world for hundreds of years and still maintained the ancient system and civilization, so Garlan always thought that compared to the outside world, Aaron Landis Sri Lanka's technological level is much worse.

But now he was standing on a spaceship, hovering above the entire city, slowly flying towards the palace.

It's not the kind of spaceship in science fiction, it's the shape of a pure sea ship, made of pure gold, flying in mid-air and shining golden when the sun shines, it's extremely gorgeous.

Huge wings are carved on the hull, emerald green peridot gemstones are embedded in them.

Standing on the golden spaceship, bathed in warm sunshine, Garlan felt as if he was in a myth.

He stood on the bow of the golden boat, opened his eyes and looked down for a long while, before he finally came back to his senses and turned to look at the people around him.

Kamos had been by the side the whole time, looking at the surprised look of the young man in a good mood. When Garlan finally recovered his senses and looked at him, before Garlan could speak, he held Garlan's hand and held a A golden bracelet was placed on Garlan's wrist.

"This spaceship will belong to you in the future."

he said with a smile.

"Huh? Wait a minute, why can this ship..."

"Stone of Shamash."

Kamos raised his hand, and on his wrist was a gold bracelet similar to Garlan's, only bigger.

A hexahedron cylinder-shaped crystal stone the size of a pigeon egg is embedded in the bracelet. Under the sunlight, the inner halo of the crystal stone flows, and at first glance it seems to have absorbed the sunlight.

Garlan raised his hand, and there was the same crystal stone on his golden bracelet.

"800 years ago, after the huge earthquake and tsunami, this kind of stone appeared on the continent of Aaron Landis."

Camos laughed and said,

"It has a very special power, it can absorb sunlight and convert it into energy, so it is called the Stone of Shamash."

For hundreds of years, Aaron Landis gradually researched the various abilities of this special stone, and with the power of the Shamash Stone, embarked on a path of civilization completely different from that of the outside world.

The floating spaceship that Garlan is currently riding on is one of the ways it is used.

But this kind of stone is only useful on the continent of Aaron Landis, and it will immediately become an ordinary crystal stone when taken out.

It is precisely because of this that the Aaron Landis people have always stayed quietly on their own continent, showing no interest in the outside world.

Of course, this does not mean that the civilization of Aaron Landis must be higher than that of the outside world. It can only be said that their civilizations develop in different directions.

Just when Garlan was listening to what Brother Kamos told him with great interest, the golden winged spaceship carried them across the bright sky and slowly headed towards the golden palace.

All Aaronlandis people know that this golden spaceship is His Majesty's royal spaceship, and everyone who sees it knows that their emperor has returned.

When he crossed the sky above the Enki River, Garlan's eyes could not help but fall on the huge valley across the river from the royal city.

Countless pure white palaces towered among them.

That is the mausoleum of the dead.

The boy looked there, a little lost in thought for a moment.

Over the past 2000 years, the times have changed, and the sea and land have changed.

It is said that in that earthquake, this part of the earth was cracked, and the ancient royal tombs in the past have sunk deep into the ground, and there is no trace of them anymore.

Only the new white royal tombs cover it.

…………

In the middle of the palace, a white jade platform stretched out, hanging high in the air.

The golden spaceship landed slowly on this platform, and dozens of people were waiting at the stone gate of the platform to welcome the spaceship's arrival.

When Garlan followed Kamos off the spaceship, dozens of maids came up to meet him immediately, ten surrounded Kamos, and the remaining six surrounded Garlan.

After entering the gate of the platform, Garlan was directly led into a side room by these maids.

The room was burning with faint incense, and there were more than a dozen maids waiting in the room, some holding warm water, some holding clothes, and some holding white towels, waiting for the young man to enter the door, and they would rush forward.

Garlan was just stunned for a moment at first, and then stood openly, allowing them to surround him and take off his clothes.

Walking inside from the room, there was a small bath. Soon, he was lying on the side of the bath with a comfortable expression, most of his body was immersed in the water. The temperature of the water was suitable, which made him feel extremely comfortable.

He was soaking here, and the maids waiting outside the room were whispering softly.

"I heard that the prince grew up in the outside world."

"Well, it is said that he is still an orphan."

"Sounds so pitiful."

"Yes, yes, he is obviously a noble prince, but don't say that he has no one to serve him since he was a child. I heard that he has to work to make a living and serve others."

"Ah, it's so pitiful. If I grew up here in Aaron Landis, I would definitely be spoiled and spoiled."

While several maids were talking in low voices, a maid's eyes flickered secretly.

She interrupted suddenly: "Isn't this just growing up as a commoner? After living as a commoner for so long, can he really be a good prince?"

"Hey? Why do you say that?"

"It's very worrying just about manners, let alone other aspects."

"It's a little bit..."

"Ah, I don't mean anything else." The maid lowered her head weakly, with a look of 'I didn't mean it', and said cautiously, "I just think that the prince who failed to receive royal education from an early age must be I don't understand a lot of things. I'm just worried about him, if I accidentally do something wrong at the banquet or somewhere, wouldn't it be a big shame?"

"Well, you're actually right."

"That's right, that His Royal Highness is honorable, but after all, the environment in which he grew up is really bad, and I'm afraid his tolerance..."

The sharp-eyed maid noticed that the door moved as if it was about to open, so she quickly winked at her companions to tell them to shut up.

So these maids quickly stood up and looked up at the open room.

The door opened and the boy came out.

The ends of the hair, like molten gold, were still a little wet, and fell down the cheeks.There is still a little water vapor on the milk-like white and tender skin, and there is a faint heat in the air, and the moist lips are like cherry blossoms that have just bloomed in early spring.

Ornate ornaments of pure gold wrapped around his neck, but were overshadowed by his bright golden eyes.

Although it was the first time for Aaron Landis to wear the royal costumes on him, it didn't feel awkward at all, instead it was very suitable, as if a teenager should be born this way.

He walked forward, the snow-white cloak fluttering behind him with his steps.

The sunlight from the skylight fell on him, embracing him tenderly.

The maids, who were talking a lot just now, looked at the young prince who seemed to be walking from the light, and then walked away stepping on the light, and they were silent for a long time.

…………

Because it was already late when he returned to the palace, Kamos, who felt sorry for his brother, didn't talk to Garlando, and sent him directly to the palace that had been prepared for him.

Anyway, Garlan has already returned, and he is not in a hurry, so let him have a good night's rest first.

In the gorgeous palace, the stone fountain of the star goddess Isdar stands quietly in the courtyard, and the spring water is sprinkled in the basin.

Garlan couldn't help opening his eyes wide at the all-too-familiar scene in front of him.

Although the location has not changed, after 2000 years, Aaron Landis has experienced several ups and downs. Even the palace has changed owners several times, and it was even burned down.

The current palace is very different from the palace in his memory, but the palace in front of him is exactly the same as the one he lived in before.

Kamos, who sent Garlan over, looked at Garlan's wide-open eyes, feeling extremely happy.

It was not in vain that he personally supervised the work, spent a year demolishing the previous buildings here, and building this palace, just to give Garlan a big surprise.

"Okay, you go to bed early, everything will be discussed tomorrow,"

Kamos patted his brother's head again, and left contentedly.

…………

Silent night.

The huge king city on the ground also fell into silence, only sporadic lights dotted the city.

The golden palace stands above the earth covered with the brilliance of the stars. Around the palace, more than a dozen huge hexahedral cylindrical crystal stone pillars stand up, emitting a soft light.

There is also one in Garlan's palace.

Standing by the window, he looked curiously at the crystal pillar of the Stone of Shamash, two people high and one wide.

According to Brother Kamos, this crystal stone pillar is the energy source of Aaron Landis.

The time of more than 2000 years is too long, enough to change the land and sea.

But now, he has returned to Aaron Landis. In this familiar yet unfamiliar place, there are still many things he needs to understand one by one.

However, he is in no hurry.

After this, he still has a long time.

The night wind blows into the courtyard, skimming over the clear water surface of Crescent Lake, shaking the green lotus leaves in the water.

It blows into the room, raising a soft veil.

Turning his gaze away from the crystal stone pillar outside the window, Garlan turned his head.

The floor-to-ceiling windows were open, and the translucent tulle fluttered gently in the night wind.Through the tulle, you can vaguely see the lotus in the crescent pool outside.

In a trance, time seems to go back to more than 2000 years ago.

Lifting the veil, Garlan walked outside to the spacious balcony, raised his head, and saw the stars all over the sky.

The bright moonlight fell on the white jade railing, dancing in the blond hair of the boy who raised his head, and the night wind brought the familiar sweetness of the lotus pond.

Until this moment, he finally had the real sense of returning to Aaron Landis.

Only in Aaron Landis can one see such a starry sky with thousands of stars shining.

Exhaling lightly, Garlan lowered his head, his eyes fell on the Crescent Lake in front of the balcony.

It's still winter, and although Aaron Landis's royal city is still warm, it's not the time for the lotus to bloom, and the lotus in the water only reveals a little green sharp corner.

He suddenly remembered that night.

It is also such a night, such a starlight.

The water surface of Crescent Lake is sparkling.

He was lying on the stone railing.

The man stood in the pool below and held up a half-bud lotus to his face.

The golden red eyes stared at him like a cluster of burning flames.

The man's eyes were full of anticipation.

At that time, he looked at him, smiled and said yes.

The moment he said yes, he saw those golden red eyes suddenly light up.

Even the thousands of stars in the sky can't compare to that person's eyes shining at that moment.

Stared at by those amazingly bright eyes, his chest inexplicably felt hot and became hot.

He stretched out his hand, trying to catch the lotus flower that hadn't yet bloomed.

He looked into that person's eyes, trying to see his own shadow in the other's eyes.

But in the end he couldn't do anything.

A black shadow suddenly enveloped his whole body, and he could feel his hand hanging down feebly, but he could no longer clearly see the expression on Heymos' face at that moment.

...the look on that person's face...

Suddenly, Garlan felt a dull pain in his chest.

The fingers pressing on the stone railing tightened a little bit, and he closed his eyes.

The night was quiet, without a sound, as if he was the only one under the starry sky.

The young man raised his head, letting the cool night wind brush his cheeks.

The wind made his slender eyelashes move slightly.

After a long time, he opened his eyes again.

The sound of the wind is getting stronger, passing over this silent courtyard, shaking the dense canopy of olive trees in the courtyard, and rustling in the night.

Taking one last look at the stars in the sky, Garlan turned around and wanted to go back to the room.

The moment he lowered his eyes and turned around——

Suddenly, a pair of arms stretched out from behind,

Over his shoulders, he hugged his whole body.

He was caught off guard and fell into the arms of the person behind him.

Those arms hugged him tightly, very hard.

The fingers clasped his shoulders and waist so hard that it even made him feel pain.

The fighting instinct cultivated over the years made Garlan raise his hand reflexively almost the moment he was hugged, his fingers dug into the fingers of the hand that tightened his waist, and he was about to resist——

The wind picked up.

Vigorously, violently.

The pitch-black hair flew forward in the wind, passing by the corners of Garlan's eyes.

Among them was a strand of snow-like white hair, which was extremely eye-catching.

Garlan's gaze paused for a moment.

His fingertips had dug into the fingers of the hand that was tightening his side.

He could feel the bumpy, scarred skin inside his fingers as he touched it.

so familiar.

The heart beat violently, almost bursting out of the chest——

Garlan turned his head sharply.

The violent wind lifted his forehead hair high and brushed the corners of his eyes.

Starlight shines from behind the tall figure behind him.

In the backlight, he couldn't see the faces of the people behind him hidden in the shadows.

But he saw those pupils that were as hot as flames.

His reflection was deeply reflected in those eyes, just like a thousand years ago, never changing.

Tens of thousands of years are fleeting, only the golden-red eyes staring at the young man in his arms are immortal.

Time seemed to stand still and become eternity at the moment when the two looked at each other.

…………

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed across the night, breaking the momentary stillness.

It is so fleeting that no one can catch it.

But snap.

That little flash of light fell gently on the boy's cheek.

Garlan's eyes suddenly widened.

The moonlight refracted a ray of water, and the water marks dripping on his face slowly slid down along his cheeks.

After a while, Garlan held out his hand.

Cupping Heymos' head with both hands, he raised his face.

Gently pressing his forehead against the opponent's forehead with a few strands of snow-white hair, Garlan closed his eyes.

He closed his eyes, didn't look at anything, and didn't say anything.

But he could feel the drops of liquid falling on his cheeks, hot and scorching, as if it could penetrate into the deepest part of his body, and finally merged with him.

The night was silent.

The man who seemed to be fused into the night, stronger and more terrifying than anyone else, opened his eyes.

He lowered his head and fixedly stared at the young man in front of him, like a child who has been wronged all the time.

He kept his eyes open, as if he dared not, and was reluctant to blink.

The thin lips were so tight that pain oozes out like a knife blade.

Big tears rolled down his red-gold eyes.

That was... the tears that finally fell after being late for 2000 years...