mechanical court

Looking at the golden sunshine spreading from the edge of the city, Xia Li asked listlessly.

"His Majesty Ivan is back,"

the voice replied.

"Really!?"

The priest girl turned her head in surprise, glanced at the officer Reni behind her, and when she got her nod of confirmation, she immediately ran to the exit of the stairs happily.

She ran to the door in a hurry, and her figure suddenly froze, like a tape played backwards, and she retreated back the same way.

"Lead, lead the way!"

……

Palace, Hall of Mirrors.

This palace named after "Mirror" is the most famous hall in the imperial court, and it is an architectural masterpiece of Menesian craftsmen.The dome of the hall is elliptical, raised in steps, and gradually becomes smaller from the third floor upwards. When you look up, you can see layers of images of yourself.

There are six gold-plated chandeliers hanging under the dome. Each chandelier weighs [-] tons. The surrounding walls are painted with giant murals of various battles won by the imperial army for dozens of centuries.

There are eighteen columns on the front of the hall, and the tops of the columns are all molded with statues symbolizing victory.Today, the Hall of Mirrors is a traditional venue for royal ceremonies.

Beside the tea table by the window on the west side, bathed in the magnificent golden light from the dome of the mirror gallery, the Sun King and his wife sat facing each other. After a moment of silence, they decisively pulled down the light-proof curtain.

Feeling the coolness brought by the shadow of the curtain, Ivan sighed in satisfaction:

"It feels better now."

Ai Luluomei poured a cup of tea, took a small sip and said with a smile:

"This is a good place to practice the Sun Sutra. It has the same effect as the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss you stayed in before...but it's really not suitable for living."

At this time, she was wearing a long silver-white dress, with long gloves of the same color extending from her fingertips to her arms. The soft silk outlined her elegant figure, and the snow-white inner skirt hung on the scarlet carpet, as soft as moonlight .

Under the dim light, her complexion was very fair, like the luster of porcelain. In contrast, her cherry-colored lips were particularly conspicuous, and her slender and beautiful eyes were extremely bright and clean.

"I want to take Xiali away. She has the real power of the underworld. Compared with me, she is closer to Hades." Ivan said straight to the point.

"Don't worry."

Ellerome opened the fragrant feather fan with one hand.Picking up the glass cup containing the tea in one hand, he raised his eyes with a smile:

"In fact, I have no intention of keeping Xia Li here. I receive her every day just to let her see my true face, so as to dispel the hostility that Ozymandis has instilled for a long time."

"It's still my cousin who cares."

He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile:

"The traitor said something similar to me before. He thought you would kill me, let me die with all the stigma on my shoulders, and then enjoy the benefits."

"So he's a failed traitor at best."

Elulomei raised her face, her silver eyes lingered on the opponent's face, and the corners of her cherry-colored lips curled up slightly:

"I will show generosity and kindness to any capable royal family, even if they misunderstand me or even have resentment."

"..."

Ivan took another sip of tea, pretended not to understand her words, and said calmly:

"The royal family is the foundation of the empire's rule. Of course, the more prosperous the better. Your kindness and patience with Xia Li is undoubtedly the wisest thing to do. I am also very grateful for that."

"Since you are in a hurry to take Xiali away..."

She closed her white and tender hands and looked at him expectantly:

"Then you must have been approved by the guardian, enter the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and adapt to the breath of the underworld of the dead country."

"Not to mention recognition, the underworld demons are good at destroying, and they are not qualified to control the dead country."

He put down the glass, looked at the other party's bright eyes that couldn't stop looking at him, and said calmly: "If there will be a Pluto in the temple in the future, then this person must be Xia Li, and I... just a temporary manager. .”

"What about the prophecy?"

Elulome lowered her gaze, and her eyes were covered by thick eyelashes, making it impossible to see what she was thinking at the moment.

Chapter 37 Collision

"prophecy……"

Ivan picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp, showing a questioning look:

"Those guardians who haven't seen the sun all year round don't know as much about the outside world as we do. How credible are the so-called prophecies in their mouths?"

He almost lost his position just now, and mistakenly thought that he had spent this period of time in the whole process of tracking and monitoring. After calming his mind a little with tea, he quickly realized that there must be more than one guardian in a country like Menis. It is not surprising that other channels know about the prophecy.

"In a way, they're just as ignorant as the housekeeper."

Ellome looked down at the table, her eyes gradually blurred:

"However, mastering the information does not mean mastering the truth. Some laws can be calculated through formulas, just like the regular flooding of holy rivers."

"So, the end of the world can still be calculated!?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Ivan's eyes, as if it was the water ripples that accidentally swayed on the calm lake, and did not cause any waves, and quickly returned to calm.

At this moment, he thought of the doomsday prophecies of the Mayans in his previous life. They seemed to use calculation methods to calculate that the world would come to an end on the day of 2012.At the beginning, many people were frightened, but later facts proved that all this was just a joke.

She noticed the look in the other person's eyes, she didn't answer, tapped her face with her soft and slender fingertips, and suddenly asked:

"Evan, don't you believe in God?"

"..."

Ivan fell silent under the intriguing eyes of the other party.

At this time, his heart was full of confusion. In the past, as a staunch materialist, he would confidently shake his head in denial, and secretly despise those stupid idealists.

However, the Sutra of the Sun, the Holy Scriptures of the Underworld, the guardians of the temple, and the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, these are all things that have been witnessed and confirmed by one's own hands—how can one deny it?

Materialism is not a simple negation of God, its most critical one is "starting from reality and seeking truth from facts"!In other words, if there is a God in the world, materialists will definitely accept it, but they will not obey what the believers say.

"I believe in the existence of gods, and I also respect ancestors." After careful consideration, he replied with a pun - as a descendant of the sun god Atum, respecting ancestors is respecting gods, and there is nothing wrong with that.

"What an unexpected answer."

Elulomei pursed her lips and smiled lightly, neither affirming nor denying, and then continued his previous words: