Throne of Radiance

On June 2025, 6, Yindu, the capital of stars.

The Central Museum, the largest museum in Yindu, recently acquired a batch of precious collections by accident. The news has been published on the "Morning Star Times" with the largest circulation for three consecutive days. There is also considerable topicality on the Internet, although no collection has been released There are pictures of the collections, but some simple introductions are still available, including the types and names of certain collections.

—and these happened to be on the lost and found list given by Joey.As long as he sees it, he can guess the origin of the collection.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, at the entrance of the Central Museum, which has not been opened to the public recently, a guest dressed in a different dress came.

He is about 22 years old in appearance, and his clothes are slightly retro. The flaxen shirt is neat, the pocket buttons shaped like a black Rubik's cube are pinned to the shoulders, and a classic short cloak is buttoned behind him. His long, silky black hair is smooth. The cloak is hanging down, and men's boots that few people wear now are on their feet.

People can't help but think of the mysterious mage in fantasy stories.

The eyes of the young man looking around are undoubtedly strange, just like every traveler who comes to this city for the first time.But he just glanced at the gate of the Central Museum from a distance, as if to confirm that he had found the right place, he walked straight towards the gate of the museum.

The surrounding crowd brushed past him like a parted ocean, and everyone ignored him in unison, but when they met him head-on, they subconsciously gave way to the side.

So he stepped on a straight line to the entrance of the Central Museum.

Joey looked up at the big characters of the Central Museum above the gate, nodded slightly, as if reconfirming that he had made the right mistake, his eyes moved down again, and looked at the closed gate.

"..." Mingming didn't say anything, but his calm and thinking eyes were clearly thinking about how to open the closed door.

My first impression is that...

Even if the door is blasted open in the next second, there is no violation of harmony.

Fortunately, someone appeared in time and saved the poor door.

"Mr. Joey, you are finally here!"

The sound of surprise suddenly sounded, and Joey turned around, and saw a figure jumping out from behind a tree not far from the gate, his tone was as excited as a dog that had been hungry for three days finally saw the meat bun.The man rushed in front of him with super-level speed, and almost reached out and grabbed Joey's hands tightly.

"Ah, is that you?"

Joey looked calmly at the person who appeared suddenly, and paused suspiciously for three seconds before realizing that the poor social animal with thick dark circles in front of him turned out to be someone he had met once before.

Asa now is indeed very different from before.

Slightly messy hair, thick dark circles under the eyes that come standard with 007, and many creases on the gray suit shirt that are difficult to smooth out... Joey's eyes swept across the hidden vehicles parked at the corner of the museum next to the big tree, and his eyes suddenly became more subtle up.

This guy, wouldn't he have squatted in the car guarding himself for several days?Thinking this way, the next moment, Asa blurted out his answer: "I have been waiting for you here for three days, but fortunately you finally showed up, I am worried that you did not see the news, or did not receive our message information."

... So, because you are not sure when and where you will appear, the management bureau sent soldiers to wait in several spots?And this Central Museum, which they specifically mentioned in the news, is indeed the place where Joey is most likely to go to the appointment, so he specially sent Asa, an "acquaintance" who had dealt with him?

It has to be said that the top management of the authority is really thoughtful.It's just pity for this social animal with dark circles comparable to a panda. Even if someone takes turns switching squatting for him, but with the task in hand, he will definitely not be able to rest well in these three days.And now the other party has to be attentive in front of himself, the chief culprit... Tsk.Is this an adult who has stepped into society?

Falsely sympathizing in his heart for three seconds, "Joy" silently raised the newspaper rolled into a long tube in his left hand, and calmly replied:

"I saw the news you published in the "Times". I didn't expect the "Times" to survive for so many years, and even developed into the number one newspaper in the empire. When I saw it in the newsstand, I was also surprised. "

Your tone doesn't sound like you're surprised at all... Asa complained silently, and at the same time instinctively began to analyze the information revealed in the other party's words.

... In the impression of the other party, or in other words, during the period when the other party was active, "Times" should be a relatively famous newspaper, but it has not yet reached the level of being one of the best.

… Then it was about 80 to 100 years ago, when The Times started to flourish.

...And in the intervening decades, the other party must have never paid attention to world affairs, so they don't know the development of "Times". Is it isolated from the world, or closed and sleeping?

Asa's eyebrows twitched heavily.

... Sure enough, this is indeed a mysterious existence from the old era!The administration did not think wrong before!

His attitude suddenly became more cautious, and he made a gesture to lead Joey in front: "Since you are here, please get in the car. The director has been looking forward to your arrival for a long time."

"Then I'm looking forward to it a little bit." Joey smiled, and followed him to the unremarkable car at the corner of the museum.

……

Half an hour later, the car turned around in the city and finally came to a very secret special club.

Bai Yi, who was wearing Joey's vest, watched Asa hand out a membership card, and after skillfully greeted the receptionist, the receptionist didn't even glance at him, and led the two of them through a secret corridor, All the way to the door of a certain room.

This is obviously not the headquarters of the Special Affairs Administration, nor does it belong to any branch of the Special Affairs Administration. It is more like the kind of secret place that politicians would choose when they exchanged tacit benefits, but it did not come out of nowhere expected.

how to say?On the contrary, he had a feeling that it was true.

——This shows that the other party does not represent the Morning Star Empire this time, but more in the name of a private person, or just as the director of the Special Affairs Bureau, and met with Joey before other senior officials of the Morning Star Empire knew about it.

——He wanted to show his favor to Joey in his own name, at most he would establish a relationship with Joey on behalf of the Special Affairs Administration, a separate agency, and he didn't want other forces to get involved to get a share of the profit.

After two light knocks, a middle-aged man's majestic voice came from the room: "Please come in." Asa opened the door in front and gestured to the young man behind him, "Mr. Joey, please."

The door slowly opened so that Joey's sight was completely unobstructed, and his gaze met a pair of blue-gray eyes.

Joey chuckled and walked in easily.

Asa didn't come in, but closed the door intimately outside.

Waiting in the room was a middle-aged man between 45 and 50 years old, but he didn't have the potbellied belly of most of his peers, but he had a vigor that his age didn't have.The collar was buttoned to the top, without any wrinkles. Even when sitting, his posture was straight, his fingers naturally fell to his sides, and he could vaguely see the thick calluses formed by holding the gun for many years on the inside of his palm... Many details fell into his eyes in an instant , let Joey realize in an instant—is he from the military, the head of the Morningstar Empire Special Affairs Bureau?

While Joey was observing as the Director of the Authority, Chandler was also observing him at the same time, matching the person in front of him with the content of the data analyzed by many experts of the Authority.

Retro clothing, mixed-race silhouette, subtly incompatible temperament with the times, elegant but not rigid in ritual behavior, never self-declared surname, and did not appear any family emblem seal on clothing or works... Suspected of being born in the last century A good middle-class intellectual family is not a nobleman, or a down-and-out nobleman who does not pay attention to honor and reputation. The latter is less likely. After meeting the real person, the second speculation can be ruled out.

——So, he was born in a middle-class family in the last century, well-educated, loves art, and has a high status in the mysterious and extraordinary organization called the Artists Association. For unknown reasons, he was isolated from the outside world for decades. By.

"Mr. Joey, I have been admiring you for a long time, and I finally have the opportunity to meet you today."

Thinking about it in my mind, it may have only been half a minute in reality. Chandler simply said hello, and the long-haired young man sitting opposite smiled and nodded: "Mr. Chandler."

He didn't say any polite social rhetoric, but just went straight to the point, and said simply and rudely: "——You actually dare to come to meet me in person. I am impressed by your courage."

After that live broadcast, who didn't know that the route he took was the spiritual system, which might be able to manipulate people's hearts like a cursed painting?As the leader of the Transcendent Organization, it is very courageous to meet him in person without worrying about his spiritual will being manipulated.

Chandler, who understood what he meant, just said frankly: "It would be too false to say that I am not worried at all. But when I think about it carefully, I have no enmity with Mr. Joey. Instead, I came here with the sincerity of fellowship. I believe You are definitely not a despicable person who tramples on sincerity."

As he said this, he suddenly reached out and pressed somewhere beside the table, and a side wall was suddenly opened, revealing the cabinet inside, on which were neatly placed a picture scroll, several pages of music with handwriting, and two Slightly worn musical instruments, and one piece of wood carving and stone carving——

"This is the item I found within the scope of the Morningstar Empire based on the list of lost items you provided. Because of the short time, I have only found these items so far, and they will be returned to their original owners."

Chandler readily made a gesture of letting you go.

With such a neat attitude, even Joey, who had guessed for a long time, was a little surprised: "Just let me take it away like this? Although it is indeed a lost property of the Artists Association, it will take a lot of effort to help find them. What do you need?" reward?"

Chandler seemed to have guessed that he would say this a long time ago, and now he just smiled: "No, the reward is unnecessary. The friendship of a powerful spirit casting master is better than any reward."

The meaning of his words is already very obvious.But this kind of straightforward solicitation and courtship is really hard to be annoying.After all, it is the result of the advice of many experts behind the scenes. His words and deeds today come from the common suggestions of many people.

Therefore, the long-haired young man was only slightly taken aback, and then showed a smile of understanding.Probably Chandler's frank behavior won his favor, so he didn't mind revealing some information about himself to let the other party know that the chips he paid were worth it: "Correct me, I'm the last one in this world, It is also the friendship of the only spirit casting master."

Chandler froze solidly.

——The news revealed by the other party was totally unexpected to them.

But after a daze, it was a huge surprise.

——The bet was won!Not only won the lottery, but also the first prize!

"The last and only spirit casting master?"

Chandler repeated it excitedly, surprised by this unexpected intelligence.

"Ah, but, I prefer to be called an artist. I'm not used to the old title of casting spirit master. As early as 200 years ago, when the Artists Association was established, the term casting spirit master was rarely mentioned. gone."

A faint nostalgia flashed across the face of the long-haired youth, and then turned into inexplicable anticipation.

There was an incomprehensible meaning in his dark eyes.

"People nowadays may not know what an artist represents, but it doesn't matter, I will let the world see the highest art that a true artist should pursue!"

……

One, two, three, four... In the corridor outside the room, Asa stood guard outside the door, staring boredly at the wallflowers on the opposite wall, counting repeatedly in his heart, his head gradually became dizzy .

Just when he was about to count to doze off, the closed door suddenly opened.He didn't know what the two people inside said, but judging from their expressions, it was obviously a good result.

Asa shook his head to get rid of the wallflowers floating around in his head. Seeing Joey and Chandler walking towards the door one after the other, he quickly took two steps, ready to die at any time.

At this moment, Asa heard the voice of his immediate boss from the room. It was a gentle voice he had never heard before, even mixed with a trace of respect, which made Asa almost suspect that he was dreaming or appeared hallucinations.

"Mr. Joey, please stay still."

Under Asa's ghost-like eyes, the immediate boss suddenly stopped Joey, who was about to leave, and took out an extremely exquisite invitation card from somewhere, and handed it to the other party.

"...This is an invitation letter for the annual festival from the Kingdom of Roland, the country of art. Please accept it, maybe you will like it."