mechanical court

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Palace, Hall of Mirrors.

It’s been more than a year, and the decoration of the Hall of Mirrors has been simplified a lot, but it is still extremely exquisite. Eighteen beautifully carved columns are like giant trees of white marble, and all places that can be painted are covered with murals.Layers of mercury mirror windows are embedded in the dome, reflecting the scene in the hall into countless dense mirror images.

Still beside the coffee table by the west window, behind the dark curtain, Ellome sat gracefully with her legs crossed.She wore a white tight dress today, embroidered with golden papyrus, and put on a white shawl, pure like a saint.The sunlight projected her figure on the wall, and the beautiful curves carried a pure and coquettish texture.

A half-grown boy was sitting opposite the coffee table, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a pair of pure black eyes, magnificent like jewels in the dark, and his jet-black hair fluttering neatly between his turns.He was wearing a white dress, and the neckline was decorated with a pattern of light golden sun disks. Those pair of light golden sun disks meant that his status in Atum was second to none.

Holding a document in her hand, she looked calm, elegant and calm, and gently pushed it to the opposite side of the coffee table:

"That's what I want you to do."

"..."

Ivan took the document, read it carefully, and put it back on the desktop:

"I didn't expect the invaders who could easily destroy Heboren to ask us to help us deal with the fear beasts. It's really ironic. Judging by the arrogance of these people facing us, I'm afraid they are close to the end of the road."

"This is an unprecedented opportunity."

Elulomei put her hands flat on the table, leaned her upper body forward and approached him, her cherry lips parted in a charming arc: "As long as you can find that fear beast, you can bring infinite benefits to the empire."

"Of course I am willing to go through fire and water for Menis."

Ivan avoided her gaze, looked at the table with his eyes, and said with a chuckle: "But before that, I hope my cousin will fulfill your previous promise."

"..."

The temperature in Ai Luluomei's pupils gradually decreased, and there was a layer of cold light. After a moment of silence, she said calmly: "You should know how important you are to the empire. I can't let you go now."

"I'm not escaping, it's just that in a short time, I can't fight anymore."

Ivan shook his head, met her gaze, and sighed slightly: "The battle in Pushu Town had a much more serious impact on me than you imagined, and I paid a heavy price for it. I won't be able to fight for three years of."

"Even if you are paralyzed in a wheelchair, as long as you have those eyes, I will not allow you to leave." The princess' voice was like throwing stones into an ancient well, silent and cold.

"Then I refuse to take part in the operation."

Yiwen leaned back on the chair when he heard the words, tapped the document with his index finger, and gently bounced it back to the opposite side.

"Insanity!"

Ai Luluomei's eyes were full of murderous intent, and she stood up abruptly. Suddenly, there seemed to be a gust of air from below her body and rushed to the sky, rolling silver threads and flying upside down, showing a dangerous and brilliant color in the sun.

At the same time, Ivan felt an unstoppable invisible pressure, oppressing his spirit, and his consciousness seemed to become an overwhelmed glass, rattling, as if about to be crushed.

At the same time, her "arrogance" gave him a feeling of being exposed to the sun.

"This is our agreement."

Under the pressure, Ivan stood up with difficulty, and at the same time raised his eyelids, his dark pupils looked at the dome, and were reflected by layers of silver mirrors into tens of thousands of pairs, watching Elulome from all directions:

"There are few good things in the world that have the best of both worlds. If you choose one benefit, you must give up the other. Now that you find me to do this, it proves that no one in the empire can do it except the 'judge'. I have the right Ask for a paycheck - you have to deliver on what you promised a year and a half ago."

"..."

Ai Luluomei narrowed her eyes dangerously, her beautiful and flawless face became more and more murderous, like a gathering of dark clouds, after reaching the limit of gloom, it suddenly disappeared, and she let out a silver bell-like sound from her mouth Crispy smile:

"How could I not accept the promise? I have already done this for you. The condition is very simple. As long as you can find the fear beast, they will recommend you to study in the Federation."

"Thank you for everything you have done for me."

Ivan lowered his head, looked at the cheap cousin who was smiling and beautiful for no reason, and showed a pure smile.

"But in order to prevent things that neither you nor I want to see happen..."

While speaking, Elulome's smile became more coquettish, and she took out a thin-necked vase-shaped crystal bottle from the pocket of her gauze skirt, and placed it on the coffee table:

"You must accept this. It is the most vicious curse on Star Heberon. If you fail to come back after three years, you will live in purgatory forever. Remember, you only have three years. If you don't return after the time limit, Even I can't help you."

The crystal bottle was placed on the table, and there was a crisp sound when it was touched, and Ivan's eyelids raised slightly.

Chapter 92 Space Fortress

The reason for Yiwen's wavering is not the poison itself, but the question of whether the other party will keep his promise after he returns as promised.

If Ai Luluomei refuses to deliver the antidote at one time, or if there is no cure for this poison and can only be suppressed by taking medicine again and again, won't she be under the control of others for the rest of her life?

"It is not uncommon for children who grew up in the countryside to accidentally enter a big city and never set foot in their hometown again."

The princess' pupils reflected the dazzling sunlight, she pointed at the bottle cap with her fair and slender index finger, and looked at him with a smile:

"You can't have the best of both worlds, can you?"

"At least there's hope."

After Ivan answered the wrong question and said this sentence, he picked up the crystal bottle, unscrewed the cap and drank the weird liquid inside, and dropped the empty bottle on the ground, smashing it into countless shining crumbs.

……

As dusk fell, the earthy yellow earth was covered with a layer of reddish light.The humid north roared from the Mediterranean Sea, sweeping across the entire city in the lake, and the bronze space fortress stood on the top of the thick clouds, like the palace of the gods in the epic.

Ivan drove the sun chariot and looked down at the land below. He saw the fishing boats in Wangdu returning from all directions in the afterglow of the setting sun.This is the busiest time of the day. Fishermen who fish in Mirror Lake and the seaside have to go home, spend a tired night, and crowd around the pier and isolation pens waiting for inspection.

The space fortress seems to be a city in the sky, standing on top of the clouds stacked by countless clouds.Amidst the steed neighing loudly, the chariot burning with golden flames swept up into the sky, passing through the clouds, and there were slowly flowing white mist everywhere.

"..."

Holding the reins in his hand, Ivan controlled the Sun Steed to climb upwards, approaching the entrance to the highest point of the space fortress. The straight bronze tower raised the sky from the top of the clouds, forming a majestic scene.

Ka-!

Just as he was about to approach, a closed hatch at the top of the tower rotated and opened to the outside, revealing the inner space filled with lights.

"It's a lamp!"

Perhaps because of seeing things and thinking about things, Ivan actually had the urge to cry when he saw a row of bright lights inside the cabin door.

After the speeding solar chariot rushed into the interior of the space fortress, the hatch rotated and closed again in an instant, and at the same time, the purification equipment was activated to quickly filter the freshly inhaled air into a clean gas that was harmless to the fortress personnel.

Ivan continued along the rough one-way runway, and after passing through a closed hatch, the space in front of him became wider.This seems to be a cabin like a parking lot, where dozens of bullet-shaped spaceships with smooth lines are neatly parked.

In the very center of the space stood a row of 'aliens' wearing straight black uniforms. The middle-aged man at the head of them was Kean, the person in charge who had signed the treaty with Ivan back then.

But at this time, the person in charge was no longer the spirit of the day. His skin was loose, his eye sockets were sunken, his expression was gray, and he looked like he was overworked and prematurely aging. He stood there as if he might fall down and die suddenly at any time.

"Meet you again, Your Majesty Ivan."