Under the clear moonlight, Xerxes seemed to be talking to a person. The person's whole body was shrouded in a black robe, like a pure shadow.
What surprised Elena the most was that the height of the other party looked almost the same as Xerxes!
While they were talking, a strange, metallic sound reverberated in the air, like two pieces of metal rubbing rhythmically.
Elena, who was observing intently, suddenly saw that the man seemed to turn his head and look at her.
Then Xerxes shook his head, and the man in black robes immediately disappeared out of thin air.
Elena was hiding behind a flower garden. She was so anxious that she didn't even wear boots. She only had a light veil on her body. The wind from the plateau at night was chilly, and she couldn't help but shiver when it blew.
Xerxes stood there for more than ten seconds. Elena thought the matter was over, so she quietly backed away and wanted to leave.
"It's so cold at night, what should I do if I get sick?"
Suddenly, Xerxes's voice sounded, and Elena knew that she had been discovered, so she walked out obediently.
"Your Majesty, I am just..."
She lowered her head, looking at her little feet that were red from the cold, with her hands behind her back, like a child who had done something wrong.
Suddenly, she felt the world turn suddenly, and then she was held in a warm and spacious embrace.
"I'll explain it to you when I get back."
After returning to the palace, Xerxes gently placed Elena on the soft quilt, and then sat next to her.
Xerxes seemed to be thinking about something and remained silent. Elena leaned on his arm. She had never seen this god so hesitant and distressed.
"Your Majesty, if it is inconvenient...there is no need to tell me anything. I will always support any decision you make."
Xerxes shook his head.
"It's no inconvenience. That person is just a... friend of mine, let's call him that."
"friend?"
"I met her during an expedition. I entered a strange and ancient tomb. It may not be appropriate to say a tomb. In short, a god who once made the stars fall was worshiped there. At that time, I was looking for a way to cure Statela.
Method, that person appeared there without any warning. It initially offered to help me, but I refused out of caution at the time... Then I tried to look for it but couldn't find it, and it wasn't until recently that it appeared.
"
Elena recalled the other party's tall figure, and then asked carefully.
"Your Majesty, then he is the same as you..."
"He is absolutely different from me, but there is no doubt that he is very powerful... Well, actually I am not sure. I actually don't know much about it. Our friendship only exists in some verbal exchanges. It is a very
Erudite people, even so erudite that it surprised me, including most of the information about the Orc Empire, which included some information that the Wanderers could not provide, as well as some news from far away in the galaxy."
"Your Majesty, have you never seen what he looks like?"
"No, I can't see through the darkness that surrounds it. It may be a kind of witchcraft or a kind of technology, but I can at least be sure that it is very powerful."
Elena blinked.
"Your Majesty, there are things that ministers and concubines should not talk about, but my father once said that those who hide their heads and show their tails should not be credulous."
"I don't trust it, it's just... now I need its help."
"Can't we find out its details at all?"
"I can't find it. I have tried many methods. It seems to have appeared out of thin air. The only thing I know is what it told me personally - it was also a ruler in the past, but it committed terrible crimes against its compatriots.
It was a crime, so it chose self-exile and swore never to speak again for the rest of its life."
"No more words for life... Then how do you communicate?"
"Ha, do you still remember that strange metallic sound? When it makes this sound, I can hear what it has to say, but it is not coming from both ears. It seems to be a...
Using encrypted brainwave communication, the other party’s words will be transmitted directly to my brain.”
"I see, but Your Majesty...if it always comes in and out of the palace at will, I'm afraid it's still a bit dangerous."
Xerxes smiled slightly and gently held Elena's shoulders with his hands.
"It won't show up again after today."
"Is this... is it because of me?"
"No, it's because we have reached an agreement."
"protocol."
Hearing this word, Elena felt a little nervous for no reason.
"Is there any fraud in it?"
"I can't worry about so much now. The green-skinned fleet will be coming soon. In a while, it will take me to a place where there should be something that can save the world."
Elena didn't say anything, just nodded silently.
"By the way, I will meet with the representatives of the Rangers tomorrow. You can come too."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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Wuwuwu————
With the first ray of sunshine in the morning, at the entrance of the Jade Palace, twenty guards raised their horns and let out a sharp and hoarse roar.
When the hoarse roar slowly disappeared in the clear sky, sharp music followed, and the servants played bright welcome music.
The huge holy hall is supported by thirty-two pillars two people thick. The middle of the stone pillars are carved with some kind of creature like an eagle or a beast. There are colorful paintings on the walls and dome, describing the great achievements of the ancient kings.
The imperial courtiers were arranged along the main road of the hall according to their status, and there were more than two hundred people in total.
At the end of the hall, Atharxerxes, dressed in full ceremonial armor, was sitting on his throne like a gold and red god, while Elena, the queen of the empire, was dressed in gorgeous clothes and sat on the throne.
To his left was a smaller throne, and to his right his heir should have been sitting, but it was empty now.
For this grand occasion, flags symbolizing the Holy Fire and Mazda were spread throughout the Emerald Palace.
The time is coming soon.
The blaring of the trumpets shocked all directions, and then a group of people passed through the main road guarded by layers of guards and entered the holy hall.
Elena looked curiously and found that there were 10 of them, both men and women, all wearing weird gray jumpsuits. The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties. Apart from his weird one-inch hair
Outside, the most eye-catching thing is that the left eye seems to be some kind of machine, made of metal and glass, and emits a faint red light when looking forward.
There was another person in the team who attracted Elena's attention. He was a man who must have been in his thirties. He was very strong and the tallest among the 10 people - although he was still insignificant compared to Xerxes.
His clothes were different from the other nine people. The jumpsuit seemed to be black and covered with a layer of armor-like carapace, but the texture did not seem to be a metal carapace.
Elena guessed that this might be a samurai. Although the opponent was bare-handed, the scars on his face and the tight temperament on his body reminded her of those battle-hardened warriors who came to see him.
What's more important is that on the opponent's arms, waist and neck, there are things that look like the teeth of beasts.
They were yellow-white in color, and each one was as long as Elena's hand. She could not imagine what kind of beast could have such terrifying teeth——
And that man had at least thirty pieces hanging on him!