In the middle of the night, a city gate in the south of New Rome City quietly rose. The inner and outer three-layer armored gates can resist the direct impact of missiles, which is due to the emphasis on defense in New Rome. There is a hollow environment between this underground city and the crustal rocks. It is connected by a large number of rectangular metal objects. These things are not only the supporting nodes between the city and the earth's crust, but also a powerful defense matrix.
When needed, these metal pillars as supporting nodes will generate a laser light curtain on four planes, and the light curtains will be connected face to face through the nodes, thus forming a defensive home field that wraps the entire city. In addition to being able to resist both physical and energy impacts, the light curtain itself has the characteristics of high temperature, and people or objects that enter the range of the light curtain rashly will be ignited or detonated.
This defensive home field originated from the concept of security pursued by the designers of the New Rome City back then, and after several updates and upgrades, it has the current scale. In the history of New Rome City, it had defended three times against the strong attacks of mutated creatures without losing the city, so it was called "God's Gift", or God's Grace for short.
However, the divine grace defense system has quietly changed after it fell into the hands of Sauron. As long as Sauron is willing, the defense matrix can not only resist external attacks, but also become a barrier between New Rome City and the outside world, thus turning the city into the largest city. prison.
Outside the quietly rising city gate, a figure walked in quickly. A group of knights stood on both sides of the city gate. The knights were dressed in silver armor and decorated with the coat of arms of the red cross. A raccoon cloak hangs down the back, completely different from the ordinary knights of the Holy Seal Knights. This team of knights is Sauron's personal guard, named "Silver Hands", and each team member is composed of ability users above the sixth level.
Their leader, Wessel, was kneeling on the ground, wearing the silver armor of the same series as the Silver Hand, except that the red cross coat of arms had a pattern of golden thorns wrapped around it. The tall commander kneeling on one knee was holding a golden cloak in both hands, and the man took the cloak and tied it on his body after entering the city. The cloak slid to the ground like a banner.
His eyes fell on the cloak on the ground, and Wessel said in a deep voice, "Welcome back, Lord Sauron!"
It was Sauron, the true master of New Rome, the chief commander of the Holy Seal Knights who returned in the middle of the night. His face was gloomy. Although this secret trip destroyed Istar, it was far from smooth because of the loss of King Arthur and the escape of Franklin. Feeling the oppressive atmosphere on Sauron's body, not only the other Silver Hand knights were all nervous, but even Wessel, who was his confidant, didn't dare to take a breath.
It wasn't until Sauron said: "Go back first." Everyone was relieved.
There was already a gorgeously decorated carriage waiting for Sauron, which continued the luxury symbol of medieval nobility, but it required a lot of wealth and resources to maintain it. Among other things, let's talk about the two tall white horses of the royal chariot without a trace of variegation. The resources and money they consume are enough to produce two third-generation Knights of the Round Table!
These two white horses are the product of genetic engineering in the laboratory of the Pope's Hall. After all, in this era, everything is mutating, and it is no longer possible to find such pure-blooded horses. These two horses belonged to genetic creations, but a lot of money was spent in exchange for Sauron's status symbol. This is not difficult to see the man's dictatorship from another aspect.
If not, these two horses alone could feed all the civilians on several colonial islands for decades or even longer.
The carriage set off, and Wessel and the other knights walked behind the carriage through the silent street and quietly returned to the Pope's Hall. After getting out of the car, Sauron strode towards the depths of the Pope's Hall. Dr. Jane, who received the news, waited early, and immediately greeted Sauron when he saw Sauron appearing: "Your Excellency, you are finally back, please forgive my presumptuousness, but I still have to report to you. The laboratory is simple and quickly becomes a mess." After the beast had escaped, we tried to wake up one or two of his hibernating brethren to continue the experiment."
"Unfortunately, their physiques don't seem to be as strong as wild beasts, and they don't adapt to our current living environment. After leaving the sterile environment of the hibernation chamber, the longest surviving of the two experimental subjects that were awakened did not exceed 24 hours. Hours, the shortest one showed gene collapse after 3 hours. Although we still have a lot of experimental subjects left, but in view of this situation, we dare not try to wake up other experimental subjects for the time being, so we have to wait for the adults to come back. Another determination." The doctor swallowed, and said: "Of course, it is best to be able to recover Ye Zeng. My lord, he is our key to the new kingdom."
Normally, Sauron in the Pope's Hall regarded Dr. Jane highly, after all, he was an authority on genetic engineering. Sulong wants to build an army of capable people, and even wants to break through the current level, all relying on the doctor's research. Therefore, in normal times, Sauron's conversation with the doctor can be called pleasant. However, tonight seemed to be an exception. Sauron impatiently grabbed the doctor by his collar and pushed him against the door, and said in a cold tone: "Listen, doctor, maybe before, the beast was indeed our gateway to the new kingdom." The key. But now he is no more! The true god has come, and he will open a new kingdom for us. But damn it, his key is lost. Now I'm bothered about it, so don't you go over some beast Trouble me again!"
Letting go of Dr. Jane, Sauron said again: "Compared to this, my King Arthur has been damaged, please build me another one."
"This is not a big problem. King Arthur's information has been recorded, and there is also a prototype in the warehouse. As long as it is modified and debugged, it will be put into use soon..." Before Dr. Jane could speak, Sauron But it has gone far. The authoritative expert in the Pope's Hall could only sigh heavily when he saw the figure going away.
Of course, Sauron was not in the mood to entangle with Dr. Jane. To him, losing Franklin was like missing an opportunity to advance. And because of this incident, I don't know what that person will do to him. Of course, Sauron was sure he wouldn't kill himself. He knew very well that the silver demon still had to rule the country through him.
This approach is just like when he pushed Paul, who was only 5 years old, into power more than ten years ago, while he monopolizes the power behind his back.
Thinking of this, Sauron's mouth was full of bitterness.
In a blink of an eye, he came to his palace. After waving Wessel and Silver Hand back, Sauron entered his palace alone. Before the demon named Gaia appeared, Sauron's palace was brightly lit all year round, and he would be surrounded by beautiful wives and concubines as soon as he came back, which never made Sauron feel lonely for a moment. But now, when the gate of the palace is opened, the world inside is dark and cold.
On that day, all the wives and concubines were killed by Gaia. In order to keep Gaia's secret, Sauron killed all the guards and servants. That night, the blood from these corpses accumulated a thin layer in Sauron's palace like a carpet. After the night known as the night of bloodshed, it took three days just to clean the palace. And the cleaning work is done by the noble Knight of the Silver Hand himself.
And even after washing the palace, Sauron would smell a faint smell of blood every time he returned to the palace. Even if the palace is sprinkled with fragrant flowers, it can't cover up the smell of blood. So Sauron knew that his palace had become a hell.
Because, the devil is here.
The light in the palace is dim, but the space is much more spacious than before. After all, those redundant decorations, even the famous paintings preserved from the old times have been cleaned up, and the space is naturally spacious. Only Sauron's luxurious Russian peach wood handmade animal skin chair remained, and this chair is also a relic of the old era. Today neither the material nor the manufacturing process exists anymore. Just this large chair, which is like a work of art, is already priceless.
In the past, Sauron liked to sit on this leather chair the most, admiring the various absurd performances his wives and concubines made to please him. And now, the leather chair has changed owners.
Gaia was sitting there, with the long black knife horizontally, and his hands flat on his knees, like a lifeless body.
Many times, Sauron even thought it was just a corpse. But Sauron didn't have the courage to find out. Hearing the sound of his footsteps, in a long breath, the corpse-like body seemed to be injected with soul. The invisible power slowly spread across the entire space like water, and the moment Sauron touched the power of Gaia, Sauron seemed to see the sky burning and the earth cracking. Countless fireballs shot down, the city and life withered in the flames, blood was the only theme, this place is already hell!
Even though it was only for a short moment, Sauron couldn't help panting violently. Even out of fear, his hands were trembling slightly. The palace was still the same palace, but when Sauron looked towards the leather chair, Gaia was no longer there.
"How about what I told you to do?"
A cold voice came from the right side, and Sauron saw that the black scabbard of the long and narrow saber hit the ground less than 5 cm away from his eyes at some point. The distance was so close that Sauron seemed to feel the sharpness and coldness of the sword in the sheath.
He couldn't help lowering his head, and said: "My lord, please forgive me. Everything went well, but at Roaring Bay, Franklin escaped."
"Run away?" Under the silver hair, on a face that resembled Zero, the golden pupil of the left eye reflected the firelight of the palace, as if there were flames jumping in the pupil: "Then why didn't you come back after finding him?"
"Because... because Roaring Bay is..." Sauron suddenly thought of something, and suddenly changed his words: "No, there is nothing there. Please don't worry, my lord, I will send an army immediately. Even if all the nearby The islands are turned upside down, and I will bring Franklin back for you!"
After speaking, Sauron waited for Gaia's instructions. After waiting for a while, there was no movement. Can't help but look to the right, the scabbard is gone. Then Gaia's voice came from the front, and he sat back on the leather chair at some point and said coldly: "Then hurry up, Sauron. My kindness is limited, when I wake up next time , I hope to see Franklin. Otherwise, I don’t mind changing to another servant. The young Pope is also a good choice.”
Sauron said repeatedly: "Please rest assured, my lord. I will bring Franklin back in a short time. Please rest at ease."
The power disappeared completely like an ebbing tide, and the body on the broken chair became lifeless again. Only then did Sauron dare to raise his head, and then hastily left the palace.
Not long after, Sauron's roar sounded in the strategic command room: "Call me those pigs from the war department! I want to see them within 5 minutes, and if anyone doesn't arrive, I'll shoot them immediately!"
In his roar, the Knight of the Silver Hand kept running, issuing Sauron's order. Weatherall stood beside Sauron, puzzled and asked, "My lord, is this?"
"We are going to war." Sauron called up a three-dimensional map near the Roaring Bay, pointed to the House of the Sea with one hand and said, "I declare war on the pirates. This time, no matter how much I pay, I will get them out of the Roaring Bay Shovel it completely!"
The scenery on the sea is very wonderful, the whole world was still pitch black a moment ago. But after a ray of skylight jumped out from the eastern sea level, the light quickly drove out the darkness, and dawn came quietly.
When the sky began to brighten, the Destiny also set sail and left Istar's east coast pier. Still in his sleep, Oran received the report that the Destiny had set sail. By the time she arrived at the pier, the strange silver ship had raised its four steel wings, spewing out blue flames and drifting further and further away. A shallow water wave was left on the sea surface, sailing from the inner bay of Crescent Moon Island to the natural tunnel.
Oran sighed, she knew she had missed an opportunity. A chance for Ishtar's swift resurgence. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, and Istar, which has not reached a consensus on future plans, is obviously not ready yet. Oran couldn't blame Zero for changing without saying goodbye, and she would do the same if she changed. Anyone who is a little more mature will not be willing to cooperate with an impulsive person like Jesse. After all, the relationship is not about one person or one place, but the situation of the entire continent.
Oran could understand Jessie's impulsiveness and irrationality at the loss of Ulson, but she didn't allow it to continue. Otherwise, what they will lose next time may not be as simple as a cooperation opportunity, but lose all the remaining strength of the rebel army. She had sworn to Ulson's sword, sworn to carry on his legacy. And it all started with changing Jesse. If he couldn't be changed, Oran decided to use all means to kick him out. She would never allow Jesse to drag everyone down.
The road ahead is full of thorns, and the watchman has already clenched the sword in his hand. Even if the blood is dripping, go straight to the end of the road.
For the Destiny, Istar is obviously not the end of its journey. When driving through the inner bay of Crescent Island and coming to the vast sea area through the natural tunnel in the island, the scene of suddenly jumping from the dark and narrow environment to the vast sea area will make people feel suddenly enlightened. Feel. Coupled with the golden sky shining on the sea, it is enough to make even melancholy people sweep away their sorrow.
What's more, Zero is not melancholy, so standing on the Destiny ship, he has a smile on his face.
"The captain seems to be in a good mood. I came outside early in the morning to watch the sunrise." Cinderella's voice sounded behind her, and the beautiful female captain took sonorous and powerful steps like a queen stepping on a red carpet. All the way to zero. Then he sat on the boat, intertwined a pair of slender legs, and exposed them generously to the golden morning light.
Ling Tanshou said: "Perhaps you don't understand that the continent we are on can't see such scenery. Whether it is the old era or the new era, the ocean is always a mysterious field that human beings yearn for. And now I am lucky to set foot in this field , is there any reason not to be happy?"
"The ocean is indeed beautiful, but sometimes it is also very violent. This is the terrible thing about the sea. And the place you are going now is far from being friendly." Cinderella sighed softly: "Zero, I am not I don’t doubt your ability. I also believe that you can defeat all the captains by yourself. But so what, those guys are rebellious people. Even if they surrender to you for a while, they can’t be used by you wholeheartedly .”
Zero nodded and said: "I know, Cinderella. I have already thought of this before. The reason why you are willing to be pirates is not only that you don't want to bow to Sauron. More importantly, you yearn for this kind of freedom at sea, right? "
Cinderella's eyes flashed with surprise: "Since you already know, you still..."
"But Cinderella, your era of freedom is coming to an end. The sea is no longer a paradise for you to roam freely. The Pope's Hall will use their army to block this sea area, and Sauron will use his methods to make you stand on my side. From the beginning, I have been following the trend. Using the Pope's Hall, I have turned the favorable situation to my side."
Turn around, back to the brilliant morning light. Zero's whole body seemed to be coated with a layer of light, and Cinderella was stunned. Zero stretched out his hand and made an inviting gesture: "Don't worry, my Cinderella. You just have to watch from the side and see how I use Sauron's hand to facilitate the situation, which in turn turns him into pushing him off the altar fire!"
Cinderella smiled back, stretched out her hand and let Zero lead her: "I believe in you!"
Three days later, at the same dawn, Queen of Destiny quietly arrived in the sea near the House of the Sea. Cinderella released a pink firework on the ship, and the firework exploded into the sky to form the pattern of the water demon. More than an hour later, the Nixie, which had been repaired, came from Sea House and parked near the Destiny. Zero and Cinderella boarded the boat and returned to the sea home.
At ten o'clock, Neptune Bar opens. X was still wiping his wine glass at the bar, and several waiters were sweeping the floor and cleaning up the debris left by the guests from last night. On this morning, no different from the previous ones, far before the official business hours, two figures came in from the newly replaced gate. X didn't raise his head, he was still wiping the wine glass intently, but said: "I'm sorry, we haven't started business yet, customers, please come back after noon."
However, there was an arrogant female voice laughing: "I'm afraid I can't do it today, Mr. X!"
X raised his eyebrows, finally raised his head, and landed on the stunning figure in front of the door: "Even if it's Cinderella, you must abide by my rules."
"I know, but today your rules have to change. Not for me, but for him..."