I Like This Dream!

Caleb's half-open lips were frozen, and the unformed smile of the nobleman next to him was frozen on his face. The streamers flying above the heads of the court entertainers were stuck in the air. The wine glass that was accidentally knocked down stopped for a second before it hit the ground, and the wine was hanging. On top of the carpet. Everything else in the entire space faded away and turned into a pale background painting, leaving only the two gods' favored ones looking at each other from a distance.

who? An Xu thought, someone from the Sullivan family?

Another favored one laughed softly, as if he heard her heartbeat.

"Sullivan?" He smiled and shook his head, "The ones who create our mortal bodies are just craftsmen. The bloodline I am talking about is something greater."

Anxu found that Noah's lips did not move, and his voice seemed to enter his head directly. She wanted to stand up, but was unable to move at all, and Noah stood up like no one else, passing through the long table and the crowd between them, everything that was penetrated was illusory. He stood in front of An Xu, stretched out his hand, and stopped his fingers a few centimeters away from An Xu's chest.

Noah raised his eyebrows in surprise, moved his eyes upward, and looked at An Xu. An Xu looked at him eagerly, as if looking at a large roast duck, his eyes were full of appetite, without any fear or obedience.

Unlike the last time he subconsciously felt close to him, Anxu is no longer affected by him now.

"So that's it," Noah laughed, "Although it grows slower than expected, it's not hopelessly slow. In that case, I'll give you a big gift."

An Xu was not surprised at all by what he saw. It was normal for dreams to be illogical. She didn't care to listen to the guy in front of her chirping. She was focused on using willpower to make herself move so that she could pounce on him and tear off a piece of flesh from him. After some hard work, An Xu felt her fingers move. However, at this moment, the pale scrolls around her closed in on her, like a big cocoon, tightly enveloping her inside.

Everything in the hall returned to color, and the frozen sounds began to flow again. A silver cup fell to the ground, Gululu rolled away, and the bright red wine soaked the servant's skirt. At this time, the court poet sang a high vibrato, and was singing about the incarnation of God sacrificing himself to save the world. The artist wearing a long ribbon fell gracefully, and the backup dancers lifted him up to show that the hero was born from flesh and blood. . The smiles on the faces of the nobles kept coming and going, and their mouths that kept opening and closing looked like the vents of some sea creatures. Noah smiled at the noble next to him, and from the corner of his eye, he saw the girl opposite lying on the table.

Tomorrow night, accept that gift. The older god's favored person thought, as for whether you can digest this gift alive, it depends on your ability.

Caleb was startled by Miss Sullivan who suddenly fell asleep. He could not wake her up, so he had to leave the scene on the excuse of being drunk. The carriage took them to their destination in Urburg. Flora, the head maid, hurriedly came to take care of them, but found that Ann had not had a drop of wine. The girl who was fine when she went out closed her eyes tightly and fell into a dream that could not be woken up by slapping her.

"Tomorrow night is the investiture ceremony!" Flora said anxiously, "What should I do if I still can't wake up tomorrow night?"

"Crystal core," the ascetic monk Lydia, who had been standing silently beside her, suddenly said, "come and find the crystal core."

While Anxu's men were collecting crystal nuclei everywhere, Chris was busy delivering letters.

Chris did not go to the palace for the dinner on the second night. He needed to deliver some letters to Prince Ronald. He carefully passed through the area blocked by the royal guards and stuffed the letter into some secret place where no one could find it.

Because that is the clarion call to summon "rebels".

Prince Ronald did not tell Chris the contents of the letter, and Chris certainly did not open it and read it. But when he felt that a storm was coming, the branch leader of the Knights of the Wind tried to read his boss's heart several times. Those vague emotions and pictures were enough to tell Chris what kind of ambition was filled in the prince's heart.

He saw Prince Ronald wearing a crown, holding a scepter, and sitting on a golden throne.

Prince Ronald's purpose of bringing elite soldiers was not just for self-protection as he said. Regardless of whether the king's attempt to eradicate him was true or false, he planned to rebel at this grand ceremony. With the knights he brought, the noble supporters he contacted, and probably the power of the Holy See, the outcome was probably 50-50.

The prince is not a person who likes taking risks. Chris guesses that he still has a way to win, but he is not qualified to know it yet. No matter what, Chris will support him.

Although Richard II had the ambition to imitate Richard I who made the "Covenant" and had similar strong courage, he did not have the talent and tolerance of Richard I. Since he came to the throne, he has tried his best to restore the medieval style, respecting the blood of the nobles and the status of alpha. All his close ministers are noble alphas, and even the noble betas are not favored. This trend is spreading from Uburg to the entire Armenan as Richard II's position becomes increasingly stable.

Chris tightened his cloak and looked at the ragged people in the shadows, feeling pity for them.

Of course, it is impossible for there to be no poor people in Urburg. Even if all the wealthy nobles of Armenan settled here, they would not be able to fill this unnecessary large city. During the king's wedding, blocks that were unsightly and too late to be repaired were blocked, civilians who could not afford to wear fine clothes were ordered to stay in seclusion, and homeless people with no fixed abode were driven to the garbage dumps outside the city to fend for themselves. destroy.

Although Prince Ronald had many thoughts, was close to the church, and often said what he said, at least he was willing to reuse non-alphas and non-nobles in his territory, and he was much more merciful than Richard II. To this end, Chris is ready to become a rebel.

Because of this, he could not recognize An.

Chris thought of yesterday, when Ann swooped out from the crowd, knocked over a waiter carrying a tray, and almost tripped over an omega's skirt, which was quite eye-catching. She has grown a lot taller, stronger and healthier. In four years, a childish girl has grown into an eye-catching adult. This adult doesn't care about other people's eyes and just goes straight. to him.

Ann's scent is not as aggressive as most alphas. She smells like a lake, not a calm, mirror-like blue ornamental lake, but a lake that grows naturally in the wilderness. Countless waterbirds live there, lush aquatic plants and water lilies grow on the water, and a variety of fish swim underwater. These creatures stir the lake water, filling the air with the vibrant smell of water vapor, young and unrestrained.

Ann's hair has grown longer and is no longer a mess. The golden wool-like curls are braided on the back of her head. She looks a bit like the aristocratic girl in the Sullivan Manor when they first met. But her look was all "Ann," and it was clear even before she called Chris' name. What nobleman would pounce on a knight in the palace with his face full of surprise? For a moment, it was like yesterday reappearing. This was not the king's hall, but the grove outside Alinggu Theological Seminary. Ann would jump into his arms and he would catch her.

It took a tremendous amount of willpower for Chris to stop himself from opening his arms.

If Ann shows that she is close to Chris - with her completely unconcerned attitude - Prince Ronald will definitely find a way to involve her in the plan. As a favored person of God and the quasi-head of the Sullivan family, Anna Sullivan can return to Abori step by step to inherit the position of lord after the rebellion without taking sides, no matter which side is the winner. Once involved in rebellion, An will have to take huge risks.

Chris has heard many rumors about God's Favored Ones, but the rumors that spread throughout Yamenan are inevitably distorted, exaggerated and ridiculous to the point of no reference value. The memories of their many years together covered their first meeting, making him subconsciously feel that the killer who controlled the thunder was just an accident and could not be regarded as a constant factor in An's ability. Chris is more accustomed to treating Ann as the poor little girl wearing the chains of divine punishment in their relationship, and is worried that she will be injured or even die in the chaos of war.

This does not include the results after the failed rebellion. Once Prince Ronald and his side fail, Richard II, who suppressed the rebellion, will definitely begin to liquidate. Even if she had never joined the rebel side, being familiar with important people in the rebel side was enough to make An suspicious of the king, which obviously did her no good at all.

This is Chris's chosen battlefield, not Ann's. He didn't intend to drag Ann into trouble.

Chris was glad that he had never stopped paying attention to An. Thanks to knowing in advance that she would appear at the dinner, he could meet again in a shocking way (yes, even if he was fully mentally prepared, the joy of seeing "Ann" again was still there) Shocking), he controlled himself and didn’t let “not knowing each other” turn into an obvious lie.

It would be better to apologize to her after victory, Chris thought, than to drag her down. Even if he fails and dies, making An feel like he has recognized the wrong person, it is better than meeting a friend and then hearing about the other person's death.

Chris completed the task assigned by the prince on the evening of the third day and returned to the residence of the Knights of the Wind in Ulburg. The place where they lived was remote and deserted. The person in charge asked them to stay away from the knight area and stationed very far away from the palace on the grounds that there were omegas in the Knights of the Wind. For this reason, a few grumpy people in the group almost made sarcastic remarks to the people next to them. The Royal Knights clashed.

When the branch leader came back, almost all the members were gathered in the cleared small hotel, either hanging around playing cards or throwing arrows at the target with a bored expression, but everyone was fully armed.

"What's wrong?" Chris asked Hank.

"Stay where you are, just in case," Hank said, mouthing into the room, "Zelda said so."

Although Hank is the most tactful and sophisticated, his force value is really poor (even the youngest Adrian can hardly beat him), and he doesn't like to stand out, so An Xin became the accountant and dog-headed strategist of the Knights of the Wind. Zelda is the most capable person in the group besides Chris and the one with the most sense of responsibility and team honor. Therefore, although she is not the first group member and is sometimes too stubborn, she has become the adjutant of the Knights recognized by everyone. .

Chris nodded and said, "If Zelda asks about it later, tell her that I will go to the palace."

Hank nodded, and Cherry stuck her head out from the crowd and shouted: "Can you bring us something delicious?" Her head was immediately pushed back by Nicholas.

The members of the group started booing at the noise. One said he wanted to see the bride at the wedding for them, and the other said he wanted to see for them whether the conferred adults were smart. It would be best for someone to bring them back to the party. They opened their eyes; some people had a twitch in their minds and asked the invited guests if they could watch the King and Queen marking the scene. Before they even finished asking, they were beaten up and screamed by their colleagues. Gina laughed and slapped the guy in the face, waving to Chris and telling him to ignore these unbridled beasts.

Chris smiled, shook his head, waved and walked out.

He hadn't gone far when Zelda ran out and called to him. "Are you going to the palace?" Zelda said breathlessly, "It's better to stay in case His Highness the Prince needs us?"

"His Royal Highness is in the palace." Chris said, "Relax, you are too nervous."

The dinner on the third day was the investiture ceremony and wedding. Prince Ronald didn't let Chris come, but he didn't ban him either. For his own selfish reasons, Chris wanted to see Ann's investiture ceremony.

"Perhaps His Highness the Prince has big things to do?" Zelda was not convinced at all and continued to persuade, "Brother Chief, please stay here! Didn't we go there on the first day? There is nothing interesting to see..."

"Zelda, what happened?"

Chris looked at the adjutant's more tense face and felt something was wrong. When he asked, the other person's expression became stiffer.

"Do you know anything?" Chris asked seriously, "If there is any difficulty..."

"I will never harm you!" Zelda shouted out overreacting and bit her lip at Chris' surprised expression, with a look of struggle on her face.

"You can't go to the palace," she finally said, "there will be an outbreak of beasts there soon."

"What?!"

Zelda pursed her lips and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince gave me the anchor point of the teleportation array. I manipulated the teleportation room in the palace. All the teleportation arrays are now connected to the Wenjialuo Defense Line and will be activated tonight. . Now the beast tide in Wenjia Luo has not completely ended. Driven by them, strange beasts will continue to appear directly inside the palace."

Chris looked at her in shock, her eyes averted for a few times before becoming firm again. She risked her life and said: "Not only that, there are new teleportation arrays appearing in the southeast, northwest and northwest corners of Urburg. Do you remember the new teleportation array that the prince asked you to send? That is not a letter, it is a new type of teleportation array. Only we are safe here. ...What are you going to do!”

Zelda knelt down with a thud and grabbed Chris' leg tightly. Chris staggered under the inertia and said anxiously: "Gather everyone to destroy the teleportation array!"

"Then let His Highness the Prince fail and let the King destroy all the achievements of His Highness the Prince's reforms!" Zelda shouted, "A saint like you can't influence the devil at all. Only blood can wake up those who are stuck in their ways! Only when all those who oppress us die can we take back what originally belongs to us in an open and honest manner! Haven’t you seen enough misfortune!”

"Your method is to lure the alien beasts into the hinterland of Amenan and make innocent civilians bleed?" Chris asked through gritted teeth.

"That is a necessary sacrifice!" Zelda said enthusiastically, "Only through the pain of transition can we get a new world of equality!"

No, that's not it. Urburg lost its defensive function hundreds of years ago. The superpowers kept by the royal family are good at various tricks to please the royal family. Especially after the three-day ceremony, their power is probably consumed in beautifying the city. The king does have the Royal Knights, but Prince Ronald's Knights of Glory are also in the palace. I also know that what they will do is not work together to drive away the strange beasts.

Alien beasts are not tools that can be borrowed, but flames that cannot be controlled after being released. When they march straight in, the safe base and even civilization that mankind has worked hard to build for hundreds of years may be destroyed. and……

"Did the prince ask you not to tell anyone, including me, and to remember to destroy all evidence?" Chris closed his eyes forcefully, "Zelda, have you ever thought about why the prince only asked you and me to do this? , why was the Knights of the Wind left alone in a safe place, but the prince took the others to the palace?"

"That, that is to keep it secret, and you will definitely stop this plan if you know it. You are too kind..." Zelda's expression gradually became uneasy. Chris shook his head.

This is just one of the reasons.

Another reason is that Chris is much calmer than the extreme Zelda. Reading some incomprehensible fragments in my mind finally yielded results, which unfortunately pointed to a not-so-good answer.

"Don't you understand yet?" Chris smiled bitterly, "No matter whether the prince succeeds or not, we are the scapegoats. The Knights of the Wind were abandoned from the beginning."