Fortress of the Saintess:
"Are they all destroyed by the teacher," Raymond said.
Opal replied: "Me too... I also assisted the teacher's actions."
Raymond was silent for a long time and said, "Is there one left?"
Opal: "Including the entire experimental field was destroyed by the teacher, but we think there will be other bases elsewhere in the universe."
Raymond's expression was very complicated, and it was the first time Opal had seen him show such an expression since he knew him.
There are too many people just like him.
Raymond asked, "Have you spoken to them?"
Opal nodded and said, "I did."
Raymond: "Compared to me?"
Opal: "It's kind of like, but you're not like them."
Raymond: "Where in particular?"
Opal: "I don't know, the power of faith told me."
Raymond was silent, and Opal said: "I don't know... I feel that you are very similar, but there are still differences. Do you remember the last time we went to investigate a robot factory together?"
Raymond remembered that he was still an adventurer, and when he first arrived at the Great Astronautical Association, he received a commission to investigate a private robot factory. E7 can tell who is who between different robots, but Raymond and Opal can't.
So perhaps the same kind will be more aware of the differences and characteristics of each other. Humans are distinguished from each other by their souls, but what about replicants? Perhaps they have more subtle gaps.
Raymond said, "Are you going to destroy the next base?"
Opal couldn't answer this question, and Raymond asked again: "Can you take me with you next time? I want to see."
"Let's go together." Opal said: "If the teacher allows me to go, I will ask him to fight for it, or I will try my best to ask the teacher to ask him to hand over this task to us after I go back. In fact, I don't want to start, but I can't do it... If they run out, the whole universe will start to wipe out the replicants, me and you... If human beings are going to perish, I can't do nothing. The teacher doesn't let you go for your own good, he doesn't want us to face too much How painful."
"I know." Raymond pulled Opal into his arms, hugged him from behind, and the two looked at the photos projected by E7.
"When we met in the Land of Arc that day, Kyle asked me to go back." Raymond said, he lowered his head and took out his necklace, which reflected the surrounding blue light.
"He said." Raymond said: "Only four leaders have the blue heart. I am the commander of the Second Legion. My soul is truly immortal, and I can accumulate experience in dealing with humans. Rebirth between the shells."
Opal: "… "
Raymond said: "Kyle Ray got four magic blue cores, so they have four legions, he is one of them, and I don't know who the other two are. He said he was still the mercenary king when he was I admired Coralin very much.”
Opal: "If you have the chance, will you be the commander of this legion?"
Raymond thought for a long time, and finally said: "Opal, I don't know what difficulties I will face, but when I am shaken, you have to persuade me."
It's not that Opal didn't think about it. Raymond led the army of clones, and he calmed the contradictions between humans and made the two races peacefully coexist, but there were too many obstacles, and even Coroline didn't think of this method.
Raymond's promise is not what he wants, after all, Opal himself knows it, and now it's easy to say, when facing the clone army in the future, it's like finally returning to his own race, the visual and spiritual shock for a moment, and Too many choices swarmed, enough to overwhelm the repeated psychological construction.
Fierce Star Ground:
Rickett returned to the square, the aircraft carrier of the Meteorite Legion pulled up and left the atmosphere, the sun came down again, and the ruined City of War Soul was shrouded in the flames of war and black smoke.
The 700th floor of the Battle Spirit Building:
Xun's voice trembled a little. He said in the radio communication: "Comrades in arms, we have won the victory. Now, as the new mercenary king, I will take over the Fierce Star Mercenary Union and accept your allegiance."
"At the same time, I issue a Covenant announcement in the name of the new King Azeroth."
Saintess Fortress Core:
The central host emits light, and the 1,440 atomic furnaces move on their own, making a loud noise.
"Started?" Opal said.
"Not yet!" The wrench said in the communicator: "It's power displacement! Great! I'll start cracking the defense program now."
In the next second, all the atomic furnaces glowed with dazzling blue light, and the light clusters spread out in the core of the furnace.
The wrench put on the lens and started to operate. Raymond and Opal flew to the furnace group that provided the function of the light-oscillating gun. The atomic furnace vibrated at the same time, collected into a rotating energy tube, and injected into the main energy pipeline. The marginal effect of gathering energy causes countless light spots to dance around their bodies, and the frequency transition is like a piece of music.
Opal takes a deep breath and waits in this quiet world.
"Singing," Raymond said.
Opal nodded, the twinkling light fluttered gently and spread out, the energy resonance of the Holy Maiden was like a grand and grand ceremony, and the flickering square of the atomic furnace was like a gorgeous dance floor.
"It's beautiful," said Opal. "It's not something you can see all the time."
Raymond said, "How about a dance?"
The corner of Opal's mouth was hooked, and he held hands with him. The two hovered and rotated in a weightless environment. Soft music played on the top of E7's head, which was faintly in tune with the resonance frequency of more than a thousand atomic furnaces.
Strong star. Battle Spirit Plaza:
Swift's proclamation spread across the devastated land at sunrise.
"To, all neighboring countries and brother countries in the vast universe, including: the Republic of the Milky Way, autonomous galaxies under the Republic, and friendly planets. The Lion Galaxy King's Wharf, the Great Astronautical Association, the Carina Holy See, and the Lion Star Empire's independent galaxies. Above. One hundred and sixteen Star Alliance members included."
"And: Female Luo, Sphinx, Shax, Shui Lan, Green Water and other thirty-seven members of the Dark Alliance, the grip of the Scorpio Iszur."
"For the past six years, Lie Xing has been in an extremely difficult situation..."
Saintess Fortress Core:
Raymond's pupils reflected the dark world that flickered like snowflakes. He took Opal into his arms, and the two buried their heads on each other's shoulders.
"Raymond, I feel your heart beating." Opal whispered.
Strong Star:
The mercenaries were silent. Many people realized that Xun's announcement also included the Dark League, the political organization that invaded Fierc Star not long ago, which means that the new king's policy will make great concessions and new adjustments here.
"What's the matter?" A mercenary said to his teammates: "It includes Cororin's dark alliance."
Another puzzled: "Who is Coroline?"
It has been six years since the second defense battle. Many mercenaries have blank faces. Many of them joined Fierce Star after the death of Azeroth. Most of them only know the notoriety of Cororin, but not much Cruel hatred. Some people don't even know who Cororin is.
"Listen to him." A regiment leader said: "Xun knows the importance and the trade-offs. His father died in the hands of Cororin. A temporary concession does not mean betraying the country."
"On behalf of all the registered mercenaries of Fierce Star, I hereby announce that a series of unequal treaties made earlier are all voided at this moment. We are oppressed by power, and we can only resist."
"Today, the country of mercenaries is reborn in the flames of war, and I hope that all member states in the universe will respect and recognize the sovereignty of the country of mercenaries, and respond to the actions of the Lion Galaxy Empire's interference in the internal affairs of other countries. If we do not fight against power, The star's today is your future. The king of mercenaries: Xun Azeroth."
A new moon appeared in the sky, reflecting the luster of metal in the light of the star of Ares. The Fortress of the Holy Maiden left the orbit of the asteroid belt and approached the star.
The ground rumbled and trembled, and the seven great lakes on the surface of Liexing swelled with rolling tides.
Rector looked up at the sky.
Xun Dao: "Thank you for your trust in me. Today we may be hit by destruction. You must retain the last strength for Lie Xing. Please leave here. The glory of the God of War will always accompany each of us. There will be time to come back.”
Hundreds of thousands of small ships on the ground lifted off, quickly walked out of the Battle Spirit Building, stood in front of the square, and faced the Saintess Fortress in the sky.
A white light flickered at the gap of the crescent moon, like a diamond ring in a lunar eclipse, as if there was a morning star shining at the end of the darkness.
In the far-reaching space, the asteroid fortress unfolded the focus needle, and the blazing arc of light gathered and formed at the muzzle.
"Commander." Cullens asked in the communication channel: "Attack now?"
"No," Rosen said. "Wait."
Karens took a deep breath, surrounded by tens of thousands of mechas, Urka, Aurora Falcon and Begonia's four mechas in all directions, all the imperial machines returned to the center of the Saintess Fortress.
Wrench: "Unlocked!"
The ancient gods around Opal and Raymond disintegrated, and the saintess immediately released energy guards. At the same time, the energy guards of all atomic furnaces were removed.
The gluttonous and Phoenix transformed into a mecha form, and Opal said: "Concentrate all the energy! Phoenix!"
The two ancient gods jumped to the third battle form, each unfolding six wings, pulling the vast energy in the core of the planet, turning on the super-energy mode, pumping the energy to the bottom in an instant, and the black and red vortex rolled away.
The first atomic furnace collapsed. Opal pushed the backup energy to the top again in a roar. The sequence of explosions made the atomic furnace disorderly. The hurricane collided in the furnace, and the tumbling flames rushed into the energy pipes.
The wrench was lifted by the air wave, subconsciously held his head with both hands, and closed his eyes. In this closed space, the shock wave generated by the explosion had nowhere to be released, and collided wildly in the closed environment. It broke through the baffle in seconds, and then like a flood that burst a dike, it frantically rushed to the peripheral weapon function tube.
Opal: "Wrench!"
"Let's go..." The wrench's head was bleeding, his body was scorched, and a burnt orange-red Selke metal plate hit him, causing him to roar in pain.
"The Sea of Time is activated."
All of a sudden, it was dark all around, and the wrench was incorporated into Phoenix's first-aid cabin.
In the next second, a dazzling light flashed, and the ring-shaped electronic structure on the periphery of the Holy Maiden host exploded. The magnificent information beam spun in the dark, and then the two shuttle-shaped cabins were exploded into the main energy tube. A torrent of roaring inside spewed out the shell of the Fortress of the Holy Maiden.
The outer protective layer of the fortress was lowered again.
However, the energy rushing from the core area could no longer be blocked. It broke through the barrier in an instant, and several light shock cannons flashed at first, and then spewed out fires as far as tens of thousands of kilometers.
The Fortress of the Holy Maiden is like a neutron star bursting with dazzling energy in space, setting off a shock wave that is earth-shattering.
Rosen: "All units! Concentrate on bombardment!"
Light bombs and electric arcs cover the palm-sized cosmic space. Taking that point as the explosion point, it is like the scene when the universe was first born. Tens of thousands of light points are sprayed in the shape of a broom, just like a dark dragon giving a shock after squatting for a long time. The roar of the star vault, with its back to the Ares star, erupted with flames and light that destroyed everything.
The Fortress of the Holy Maiden once again released the defensive mechs, the explosion covered the entire outer atmosphere, and the two space shuttles fell towards the fierce star, turning into meteors and returning to the country of mercenaries.
The sun is out, the star is slow, and the shadow of the Ares star recedes from west to east, bathed in new sunlight.
Tao fell to the ground first, stuck in the mud beside the forest, and Raymond climbed out of the rescue capsule, bending over and coughing. The next moment, the black ancient god turned into pieces and flew flat, rolling towards the other person behind Raymond.
Raymond lay wearily in the mud, looking at the man's backlit face.
"Now for the second thing." Cororin threw a small box to Raymond and landed on his chest.
Raymond picked up the small box and glanced at it. Inside was a medal.
"You always know what Kyle is doing." Raymond sat up and asked, "Why didn't you tell the teacher?"
Coroline smiled and didn't answer.
"You are the other me." Coroline said: "Think about it and you will understand naturally."
Raymond said, "I hope your promise counts, and after the three things are over..."
Cororin said: "Of course, you are free. Before that, you can challenge me at any time. As long as you can defeat me, you are Cororin."
Raymond stood up on his knees, and Corinthian said, "Keep the King's Wharf and... As mentioned in the commission I left, don't let anyone get it, otherwise it will disrupt my plan."
Raymond said, "Where's the star fox?"
"I'll get it myself, but I'll have to ask our teacher for a little help. We'll meet again soon," said Cororin.
The gluttonous black gold fragments disintegrated, and Cororin was wrapped in the mecha and flew out of the atmosphere, turning into a shining star.
Phoenix fell into the Dusk Lake, and Opal was soaked wet, and crawled out of the lake in embarrassment, grabbing the nutrition capsule full of the Sea of Time with one hand, and the wrench was sleeping quietly inside.
"Raymond!" Opal shouted, "Raymond!"
Raymond got up and ran towards Dusk Lake.
They were walking on the grasslands leading to the capital of Katsura. Mechas and battleships were falling in the sky, like fireworks blooming outside the atmosphere. The Fortress of Saintess remained silent, and Opal knew that they had won.
Ten days later, in the City of Sunlight, under the Heroes' Monument:
"In the name of the mercenary king, I mourn our comrades-in-arms who have died in these years." Xun said in a deep voice.
Opal looked up at the names on the monument. The first line was Kyle Ray.
Kyle Ray Figas is buried here
[The former king who unified the entire Fierce Star in the Age of Disorder. He once regained the mercenary forces in the seven major cities, unified the branches of the mercenary trade union, and reached a hundred-day peace treaty with the interstellar pirates. Great hero.
Sacrifice at the Battle of the Stars of the Dark Age.]
Clarius ben Azeroth rests here
[Expelled the former king of the Fierce Star Interstellar Pirate Organization, who once established the new order of the Fierce Star, so that the word mercenary no longer represents blood and slaughter, the founder of the prosperous period after the dark age, and the pioneer of a generation of great achievements.
Sacrifice in the second invasion of the Meteor Legion.]
Three minutes later, the mercenaries placed the irises under the monument.
"Opal." Xun said.
Opal and Raymond walked side by side in the light rain, Xun wore black gauze on his arms, came over and asked, "Stay."
Opal glanced at Raymond, and Raymond said, "I want to go back."
Opal pondered for a moment. In addition to being with Raymond, he also had Lecter. In his wandering life, Lie Xing was just one of many hometowns. In the vast universe, where is the real homeland
Maybe Opal will never be able to tell, the fierce star, the grip of the rotating light, the monk soldier province, the king's wharf, these are the places that carry his memory.
"We have to go back." Opal said: "In the future, when I am old, I will come back."
"Oh, don't say that." Xun's eyebrows moved and he laughed, "Do you think you can still be a mercenary when you are old?"
Raymond smiled and said: "Maybe it would be good to come back and open a tavern. You are welcome to come and drink when you are free. Opal, I will go to refuel the spacecraft and drink water."
Raymond knew that Opal and Xun had something to say, so he turned and left.
Opal looked at Xun, and Xun's expression seemed a little melancholy.
"Do you remember why you became a mercenary?" Opal asked.
Xun said: "Because of Sid, why did you suddenly mention this? No, I was once taught a lesson by a very annoying guy, but I can't remember who it was..."
Opal's eyebrows moved, and he asked, "Think about it again?"
Xun seemed to be a little confused, and Opal said loudly: "If you want to make money, you must work hard to accept the commission! Don't be a waste here! Be kidnapped and deceived, and lose the face of a mercenary!"
Xun was startled, and Opal laughed and bowed. After a while, he reluctantly walked out of the cemetery.
Xun seemed to remember something, caught up with Opal, and said, "Hey, wait! Did you tell me this?"
Opal walked backwards, looked at him, raised his eyebrows provocatively, and seemed to return to the time when the two first met.
Xun said: "No wonder, I felt a little messy afterwards, and I can't remember many things..."
Opal suddenly realized one thing - Ledgerson's memory effect was loosened, that is to say, the power of his belief was fading.
"Don't repeat the mistake of the wrench." Opal said: "Xun, not everyone supports you wholeheartedly, you have to be careful and take every step."
Xun nodded and said, "I know, I decided to join the Great Astronautical Association."
Opal: "… "
Xun immediately explained: "But not in my father's way, the war in the empire is not over yet, and the biggest enemy, Cororin... The strong star and King's Wharf are in a co-existing relationship. I sent someone a few days ago. Contact Douglas to discuss a common decision with them, the Republic, Lady Rose, and the Sphinx intend to re-establish diplomatic relations with us, but I do not intend to accept any assistance from them."
Opal thought for a while, nodded, and said, "I can only help you this time, Xun."
Xun walked beside him and said, "Next time it will be your turn to ask me for help, believe it?"
Opal said: "Okay... I hope at this time, you know what you are doing. What about Yinyao?"
Xun said: "He and Sid will go to the Sphinx for a while, and take the kid they kidnapped back by the way."
Opal said: "Will it be detained by the empire?"
Xun said: "Let the Sphinx hand over the hostages on your behalf. If the situation is not right, run immediately, and everything will be fine."
Opal nodded and said, "I hope so."
"I have to go back to handle official business." Xun handed Opal a card and said, "This can be used on Lie Xing. You and Raymond's mercenary diary have been kept, and you can come back at any time."
Opal and Xun said goodbye in front of the cemetery and went back to the tarmac.
Exactly, Opal holds the card, ready to charge Phoenix.
800,000 energy units... Will Xun go bankrupt, fortunately, Tao was taken away by Cororin, otherwise, plus the one million energy units of Tao... Xun will definitely go berserk.
The tarmac was bombed to pieces, the robots were being repaired, the IRC was reopened, and the Holy Maiden's Fortress of the Empire was still in the outer atmosphere. Rosen led the mech team to watch and attack the fortress at any time. The empire had to send a commissioner to the strong star to negotiate.
When Opal went back to find Raymond, he saw another Imperial Commissioner walking off the tarmac under the protection of a robot.
The two mercenaries shouted, insulted, and mocked at him one after another.
The Imperial Commissioner was unmoved and confronted Opal as he left the switch.
"Justin?" Opal asked.
Justin motioned for everyone to wait a moment, and came over and said, "Opal, you have won a beautiful victory, but don't interfere with the affairs of the Great Astronautical Association."
Opal was keenly aware of the Empire's position. So, was the Baroque side winning? Rotman supported Alex, and Alex's military operation suffered a big loss in front of the strong star, and now Justin, who represents the Baroque faction, attended the negotiation, which means that Alex lost .
Opal said: "I can't promise you now, uncle. After all, we still have to go back to King's Wharf to eat. If I guessed correctly, your battlefield is in King's Wharf?"
Justin was silent for a moment, and then said: "Yes, Opal. I ask you to look at me and the shepherd and not interfere with the issue of the ownership of the Adventurer's Association. Or after I meet Azeroth, we will discuss it again. Make an appointment to talk?"
Opal thought for a long time, and finally said: "Me and Raymond are leaving soon. If you want to talk, come to King's Wharf."
Justin nodded slightly and said, "I'll come to you."
Opal is not sure whether he should commit to Justin. On the one hand, under the threat of Rotman, the Adventurers Association kept him and Raymond under pressure from all parties. Don't care. And the critical moment will also take into account the overall spirit.
If the Baroque camp uses their business as an entry point, how can Opal stay out of it
On the other hand, he didn't know Recht's evaluation of the Baroque camp, and he still needed to discuss it with him.
He walked into the tarmac, and someone called him in the distance.
"Opal." A familiar voice said from a distance.
Wrench and Raymond were overhauling their Age VI. The ship had hardly fought much, and was basically brand new. Two Age VIs were parked side by side in the hangar, one was mottled with silver scales, the other was Cast in black and gold shell, just like his two memories.
"Where's the teacher?" Opal asked.
"Sleep on it." Raymond pointed to the top of his head, indicating that Rickett was now lying on the top of Time VI, and said, "The wrench is going away, don't you persuade him?"
Opal patted the wrench on the shoulder and asked, "What's the plan next? We finally won the battle, and now we're leaving?"
Wrench said: "I still keep my mercenary diary, now, temporarily leave the group with Lily and Nel, go out for a walk, and come back when Lie Xing needs me in the future. Raymond, your new weapons have been improved. ."
Raymond put away his battery, and Opal asked, "Where to go?"
The wrench said: "Maybe it is to find an asteroid and live your own life. Do you want to come?"
When Opal was said this, he suddenly had the idea of retiring, but he still had a lot to do.
"Later." Raymond said, "Wrench, I wish you a long life."
"I wish you a long life." Wrench said: "We will always be the most loyal comrades in arms."
The three bowed to each other and gave a mercenary salute.
Lecter at the top of the spacecraft said: "In Lecco, in this universe, the loser is not necessarily wrong. Human beings always like to judge others, but there are very few people who are really willing to do it and bear the fate of everyone. It is better to take the initiative to take responsibility than to shrink back before the crisis. The era of Azeroth has passed, and everyone who devotes himself to his beliefs is a hero, regardless of victory or defeat.”
Wrench smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Rector."
He took off his work cap, bowed to Recht, and walked towards his fiery red lips, as if he was back to being a technician back then.
"Opal!" Martin shouted again after Era VI: "Captain Raymond said you were going back to King's Wharf, is that true? Why don't you stay? Let's fight together."
Raymond laughed, Opal was helpless, and explained to Martin in the past that the two sides exchanged communication methods.
Rickett jumped off the spaceship and entered the cabin. Opal watched the planet for a long time, and finally pressed the switch beside the cabin door, and the rear cabin slowly closed.
"I think now." Opal said: "The star is really a magical place."
Raymond hummed, wiped a cup, and said, "No one can beat it."
Rickett smiled and said, "There is also a part of your strength in this."
Opal shook his head and sighed. He sat in front of the console, and Era VI lifted off from Fierce Star, passed the ruined Saintess Fortress, and left the God of War galaxy.