Today's King's Wharf seems to be a little different, with a cool breeze after nightfall, and much less laughter and drunken frenzy of adventurers throughout the city.
On top of that, the homeless people playing music on the streets are almost gone.
"The end is coming—" someone shouted: "The last age of madness."
Opal and Raymond roamed for one night, and the two fell asleep in the resort loft. There were three lavender crescents in the sky, and the two galactic light bands of the Lion Galaxy stretched across the sky. Opal rested on Raymond's strong arm, low Snoring.
Outside the attic is the bottomless abyss of destiny. Blue light flickers faintly at night, as if countless fireflies are flying out of this deep pit leading to another world. Raymond kept his eyes open, and glanced at Opal in the middle of the night.
Every night passed in this silence. Opal went to sleep, and Raymond watched Opal sleep. After a while, he got up, and Opal woke up immediately.
"Where?" Opal asked sleepily.
"Go down and have a look," Raymond said. "The bottom of the abyss."
Opal said: "Let's go together tomorrow."
Raymond said: "I'll check the environment first, and I don't need to sleep anyway. I'll come up to you when I can't go down."
Opal slept dizzy and said, "Take Phoenix with you." Then he fell on his head.
Raymond said, "No, I'll call you if I'm in trouble."
Opal said, "Then let E7 accompany you."
Raymond said, "Well, I'll go back and get it."
Opal answered without hesitation, and continued to sleep with his pillow in his arms. Raymond put on his coat and got up and went out. The Abyss of Destiny is not as dangerous as an alien planet. The mother planet has been turned upside down countless times, except for the alien species brought by the dark age, there are almost no unknown dangers.
Raymond returned to the apron and brought both E7 and Xiao Q out. He entered through the big crack in the south of the abyss, walked down the steps, and stood on a suspended stone slab. The necklace on his chest seemed to sense the magic blue fluorite at the bottom of the abyss. It melted, revealing his face.
The pubs outside were all closed, King's Wharf entered the middle of the night, and sixteen Royal Air Force warships entered the atmosphere and landed towards the ground with their tail fires.
Opal woke up suddenly from his sleep, opened his eyes, and his drowsiness disappeared.
It had been a long time since he had tried to be woken up like this, as if sensing something extremely important was going on.
"Raymond?" Opal asked, putting on his ear buckles.
"Awake?" Raymond asked.
Opal glanced at the time, one o'clock in the middle of the night.
Opal: "Where are you?"
Raymond: "Just arrived on the second floor. What happened?"
Opal always felt a little restless, and said after a while: "You continue, I will go to the association to see."
There was a sound from outside, and it seemed that many adventurers were awake. Opal didn't care about wearing clothes, he pushed the door out in only shorts, and found all the taverns on Maple Leaf Island, and the inn lights up again.
Many shirtless adventurers walked out of the room and stood on the balcony.
The night sky appeared red, thousands of imperial warships entered the atmosphere, the adventurers whispered, and Opal said, "What's the situation?"
Everyone looked at the night sky, and the man on the opposite balcony said, "The Empire has begun to take armed threats, and Douglas can't hold it."
"He must have a backer." Someone said: "The presidium can't be so stupid."
"The curfew is over!" The hotel owner shouted out: "I received a notice from the association that the whole city will be under curfew today, go back, don't make it difficult for us!"
"Your grandma's!" Someone scolded: "Don't make trouble!"
More and more warships are blocking the outer atmosphere of King's Wharf.
"I can't make a commission tomorrow!" Someone shouted helplessly: "Everyone, prepare for a vacation."
Everyone laughed and dispersed. Opal couldn't help laughing and crying. I just felt that these adventurers were really afraid that the world would not be chaotic. If Lie Xing was replaced, now all the mercenaries would be running towards the Battle Soul Building one after another, holding weapons to defend the territory. .
However, even so, Opal could not rest assured, Phoenix turned into a red sports car, Opal jumped into the car and drove to the association at a rapid speed.
There was a circle of large suspended warships outside the association. Opal got out of the car, and a guard immediately said: "Don't go in! If you don't go in, you may be under house arrest before the chairman settles the negotiation!"
"It's okay, I'm here with awareness, man!"
Opal ran into the association, slowed down and stood still.
Surrounded by high-level adventurers, the hall is lit with lights, and there are many people watching outside the association, no one speaks, like a solemn mourning meeting.
In the center of the hall stood Wen Li, the head of the Intelligence Department, and another man who could not tell his age. He was wearing white gloves and a military cap covering his face. There is an air of gloom and danger.
"Introduce yourself." The man said: "Commander-in-chief of the First Empire Army Corps, vice-principal of the Air Force Academy, and Bennings, head of security for the galaxies surrounding the Lion Galaxy. I believe everyone present has heard my name."
The adventurers did not speak, and Opal couldn't help but probe their thoughts with the power of belief, and got a common thought: [This person is very difficult to deal with.]There must be enough people who can hold him back in order for the peace talks to go smoothly.
Otherwise, the Big Astronautical Society will be in big trouble this time.
"Yesterday we learned that a murderer was hiding in the Big Astronautical Association." Bennings said casually: "The stakes are very important, we can only block the whole star and start the search from the association."
Douglas said: "General, King's Wharf has always been outside the laws of all countries. Only abiding by the Covenant Convention and entering the Large Astronautical Association is equivalent to..."
"Your Excellency," Bennings said, "I remember in the Horius era, the Greater Astronautics Association had another rule, that when a crime involved the safety of the community, the human army had the right to identify dangerous elements."
Douglas tapped the ground with his cane and remained silent.
Vice Chairman Sen took off his hat to Douglas and said: "But as far as I know, this rule only takes effect when all the members of the bureau are present, and it is necessary to supervise the military to conduct investigations in the presence of the members of the Bureau of the Greater Astronautics Association. In the year of 14270, Horius proposed this rule when he was assisting in the defense of King's Wharf."
Douglas said, "Thank you, Sen, I remember."
"Then recall the fourteen members of the Bureau to assist," Bennings said.
"Can I ask what's the specific situation?" said a young adventurer. "What kind of person do I need to find? What are the characteristics?"
"A murderer who is unknown," Bennings said.
"Who was killed." Another senior adventurer asked, "Identity of the deceased?"
"It must be kept secret for now." Bennings said, "I can't explain it until all the members of the presidium are here. Chairman Douglas, I'll give you an hour to recall everyone, including the big and small ace. After an hour, forgive me. I can't wait any longer, I will order a search of all stars. Don't use the excuse that the big and small trump cards are not equal, I am also acting according to the order."
"On whose orders?" Opal said.
Bennings glanced at him and didn't seem to have much interest in him, and Opal cut into his mind immediately and read one thing - Ledgerson is dead!
"On the order of Emperor Kartus." Bennings said.
There is no news more shocking than the news of Ledgerson's death. Opal turned subconsciously and walked towards Douglas. Bennings said: "Fifty-nine minutes and fifteen seconds. We are waiting here, I know more than J Adventurers have jump ships, and it is not difficult to return to the headquarters in an hour."
"No need." Douglas said thoughtfully: "The presidium is fully assembled, you can say it, General."
Bennings said: "The metabolism of King's Wharf is too fast. There are too many people I don't know. How about introducing myself first?"
With only twelve people beside Douglas, Opal couldn't help but wonder, where is the big and small ace? People are uneven.
"Diamond J Ares Rotman." Ares said lazily.
"Plum Blossom J Lil Andores." Another adventurer took off his hat and said, "I will serve you wholeheartedly, General."
The members of the presidium introduced one by one and showed the color card.
"Spades K Kana·Liubin." The middle-aged adventurer with the largest suit lit up with his suit card.
"Aces big and small," said Bennings. "You're a mixed bag, President."
"Little ace." Douglas showed the suit card: "Benjamin Douglas."
A familiar voice came from the revolving escalator leading to the second floor in the center of the hall.
"Big ace." A man held down his hat, holding his suit card.
In an instant, everyone took a step back, only Bennings was still standing there, with a sly smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Cololin Shax." Coroline said politely, walked down the escalator, stood beside everyone, and said, "Bennings, I heard that you are a softie who is afraid of wives, if I bombard you all together today. If you come out of the Big Astronautical Association, it will definitely cause you to go home and kneel down on the brain processor..."
In an instant, all the adventurers laughed, and more people were full of shock and suspicion.
Cororin calmed the audience with just one sentence. He politely took off his hat and said with a smile: "So, in line with the principles of peace and fraternity of the Great Astronautical Association, now, the big ace leads all the members of the presidium and serves you wholeheartedly. ."
Bannings said: "The Great Astronautical Association really colluded with Iszur."
Cororin said: "You must have mistaken the wrong person, Bannings, what is Iszur? This is a fake color card, what does it have to do with Iszur?"
Bennings snorted coldly and said, "There will always be a finding, Your Excellency, start the search now."
Douglas said: "General, please remove all your guards, or we will not be able to cooperate with the investigation."
Bannings was silent for a moment. The appearance of Corollin was unexpected, but it was also expected. This hand disrupted his arrangement, and he had to whisper a few words to Sally.
The battleships outside the association slowly withdrew and retreated out of the atmosphere.
When Opal was about to pass, Cororin moved his fingers slightly, and the voice sounded in his mind: "Go to assist Raymond immediately, and reach the last layer of the Abyss of Destiny as quickly as possible, remember, use your faith to break through all Obstacles. After completing the entrustment, go to assist the teacher. He has already sent you the spatial coordinates."
Opal stepped back a few steps, turned to leave the Great Astronautical Association, and left through the back door. The guards had all withdrawn. He sat on Phoenix, flew to the abyss of destiny, and slowly descended.
The first floor of the abyss of destiny: Ancient Ruins Investigation Center.
It has become a wasteland, and since 18013, King's Wharf has not been developed.
The second layer: Yanhuangxing ecological circle.
The third layer: Forest Star Ecosphere.
The fourth floor: the place where civilization tracks remain.
The red sports car descended in the air, and the searchlights illuminated the surrounding murals. At the end of the dark age, almost the entire universe was on the run, taking refuge towards King's Wharf and the Stars, Carina. Soldiers head to the Star, Cultists seek refuge in Glebney's glory, and civilians, with their families, flee to the Greater Astronautical Society.
At this moment, King's Wharf played a more powerful and inclusive role than Lie Xing. All refugees were treated equally. With the joint efforts of Horius and Recht, they were evacuated from the occupied hell. However, when they retreated into the abyss of destiny, they looked at the battlefield in the sky with apprehension and unease.
But saw the fall of Horius.
Raymond stood in front of a mural, the blue necklace on his chest glowed faintly, and E7 and Xiao Q were studying a marble at Raymond's feet.
"Here?" Raymond said. "How's it going?"
Opal said: "Cololin is here, he is actually a big ace."
Raymond nodded, and Opal said: "He told us to hurry up and go to the bottom. I guess there is a relic of Horius in it, which can help the teacher."
Raymond said, "Look at this."
On the fresco engraved by the laser, a ball of fire falls to the ground, and the year, month, and day are also below: [10, 12, 13790. Horius was killed.]
Opal said: "In the end, King's Wharf was held."
Raymond said: "He died with Kalb."
The two passed the stairs on the fifth and sixth floors. From this floor, it is already a fully enclosed area. No adventurer will come here to explore. First, the environment is too dangerous and not worth it. Second, Horliu This is where the generals of the dark age and the generals of the dark age are buried, and no one dares to disturb the heroes of mankind.
"What do you think his beliefs are?" Raymond said.
"Only ask him to know." As Opal walked down, E7 turned on the searchlight, illuminating a small area around him.