Chapter 568: Calm Waves (I)
A vast ocean of Metaverse, it has been a year since Mu Shi and the Northern Night opened the passage.
And in another world far away, the time spent with Sui'an Continent is very long, and it has only been a month.
For a month, the catastrophe in Sui'an Continent seemed to have subsided, the blood-colored storm had completely subsided, and no trace of the demon clan had ever appeared again. The sunny days after the end of the day seem so precious.
The five countries began to help each other and slowly restore the damaged homeland. Perhaps it was the present life of the spirit of the continent, the land that had been eroded by the blood-colored storm, except for the loss of many living beings, but it did not appear completely depleted.
It's just that the huge blood-colored buds floating in the eastern sky remind people that this is just the calm before the high tide.
But life has to go on, and what human beings are best at is to be at peace with what happens. With the exception of the Imperial Empire, all other territories welcomed the returnees. The number of people who died under the storm was staggering, and less than one in 10 survived. But it also has the benefit that there are no resource allocation problems.
The worst thing is the Huangtu Empire, which already exists in name only, and the number of casualties among the people is also the largest. However, fortunately, the current crown prince has a deep relationship with the first-class forces of the other four countries, and with these people behind his back, he has not been troubled by the royal family of the four countries, but has given the greatest help.
Nowadays, the Huangtu people basically live in the least populated country, because of the unique and complex geographical location and religious atmosphere, even if the area is not smaller than that of other countries, not many people are willing to come. The Holy See of Light adheres to the heart of compassion for the people of the world and invites the Imperial Empire to temporarily move to the plateau to stabilize the people's hearts.
As the front line of resistance to the demons, the concept of the Li State subtly coincides, so the Li people have twelve sympathy for the Huangtu Empire that sacrificed their homes in order to fight the demons, and even regard the Huangtu people as heroes. Unlike other countries, Lebanon does not have an absolute concentration of power, so there will be no contradictions between the two peoples.
In St. Ann's City, in the magnificent and holy Holy See of Light, the beautiful and holy saintess sat on the rooftop with an elegant white cat in her arms, looked at the black and white chessboard in front of her, smiled faintly and picked up a white chess piece and fell, and then stroked the smooth body of the white cat, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, are your people used to living in St. Ann's City?" ”
The young man opposite the saint frowned, because the other party's fall became sad, but he still replied, "Everything is fine, thank you for the help of the saint, you come to keep it in mind." ”
The saint withdrew her hand, "It's not enough to worry about it, and it's all Xiao Sheng's dotting." This kid is doing well, and I am relieved to hand over the Holy See to him. ”
Su Junlai showed a hint of surprise, obviously a little caught off guard by what was inadvertently revealed in the Holy Maiden's words. But after such a big change, Su Junlai, who was forced to grow up, was no longer the simple young man he was at the beginning, and after a moment of silence, he understood what the saint meant, and smiled gently, "Xiao Sheng is smarter than me, I still need him to remind me." ”
"Your Highness has praised it." The smile in the saint's eyes became brighter, and she glanced at the chess game, "It's your turn, Your Highness." ”
Su Junlai's face suddenly fell, and after scratching his head for a long time, he was still deflated, and when he turned his head sideways to see the blood lotus bud in the eastern sky, he was even more annoyed, and he pushed the chess game up, "I lost!" ”
The saint was not annoyed, and picked up the chess pieces that were scattered on the ground, "Your Highness has a distraction, so naturally you can't win against me." Su Junlai stood up and walked to the edge of the rooftop, pressing the fence with both hands and looking at the giant blood lotus that could not be stopped by the mountain that day, and the blood lotus that stretched from it hung down until it was blocked by the mountain.
Although he couldn't see it, Su Junlai knew that those blood chains imprisoned his land, making him a ridiculous prince who couldn't return to his home.
"Your Highness, rest assured, it won't be long before the dust settles." The saint slowly arranged the chess pieces and soothed softly.
Su Jun came to hammer the fence and said hatefully, "I can't do anything!" I knew that waiting was so painful, I might as well go with Mu Shi at the beginning! ”
"That's a good thing to say, I regret it a long time ago." A clear voice came from the entrance of the rooftop, and Li Yuansheng, who had officially become the Holy Son, walked over in a pale golden robe, and glanced at the Holy Maiden with resentment, "If you know that someone throws everything to me for the sake of leisure, I won't stop you." ”
Su Junlai was angry when he heard this, "Then you were still stopping me with Si Li at that time!" We should go together! It's exciting to think about another world, and Mu Shi is only accompanied by that demon, so I'm not at ease at all! ”
Li Yuansheng rolled his eyes extremely ungracefully, "What are you yelling at me for?" Didn't you dare to leave yourself? ”
"Who said I wouldn't dare!" Su Junlai's face flushed, and he was immediately annoyed.
"Okay, okay, you two don't quarrel." The saint interrupted with a smile, shook her head and said helplessly, "Did you two have a blood feud in your previous life?" Why do you have to be noisy as soon as you meet. ”
The saint spoke, Su Junlai naturally would not lose face, snorted lightly and turned around and arched his hand, "Thank you for the hospitality, there are still a lot of things waiting for me to deal with on the Huangtu's side, so I won't accompany you first." After speaking, he grimaced at Li Yuansheng again, and then walked away.
Li Yuansheng was speechless at Su Junlai's childish behavior, and only after a moment did he hold back three words, "Neuropathy." ”
"You are a very beloved son outside, don't you just roll your eyes at him." The saintess laid out the chess pieces one by one, laughed and quipped, "If the people see it, I'm afraid they will be disillusioned." ”
"Uh......" Li Yuansheng touched his nose, sat down and held his cheeks stupidly and watched the saint set up a game alone. When it was almost done, the saint played with a white chess piece and said, "The people of the imperial map have all settled down, right?" ”
Li Yuansheng's spirit was shocked, and he nodded, "I scattered the people of Huangtu in the suburbs, where the local environment is good and the land is not expensive, and the people of Li are quite happy." ”
"You're doing a great job." The saint's eyes showed a look of approval, "I didn't dislike the people, but I also beat the people of the emperor not to be arrogant." ”
"It's just that the other three countries have vague doubts about our behavior and have tested my tone several times." Li Yuansheng frowned slightly, a little helpless, "These people in power are really overly vigilant. We are not satisfied with what they don't want to do. Before the danger is lifted, we can't wait for infighting. ”
The holy woman stroked the cat and dropped a sunspot, and after a moment of silence, she said lightly, "Actually, when I agreed to your request, I did have selfish intentions. ”
Li Yuansheng was stunned, raised his eyes to look at the saintess with a soft and quiet face, and saw the ambition hidden in her clear and beautiful sapphire-like eyes, and felt a little strange for a while.
Feeling Li Yuansheng's complicated gaze, the Holy Maiden Bai Yue raised her head and smiled lightly, "The Sui'an Continent has been divided for too many years. When this catastrophe is completely over, it will be the day of reshuffling and unification with the An'an Continent. Her words came to an abrupt end, but Li Yuansheng understood: Either the demon race will unify the continent, or the human race will win and the country with the least loss will take the opportunity to unify.
"Sister Yue......." Li Yuansheng was suddenly a little at a loss, although he and Su Junlai looked like enemies, in fact, the relationship was the best, and he didn't want to calculate Su Junlai.
The saint looked at Li Yuansheng seriously, and with a wave of her hand, she took out a white chess piece to play, and there was more sadness in her eyes, "Old Mr. Cangxi is dead, and Li Guo's actual combat ability is even more of a joke." Bringing in the most loyal external forces is the wisest choice. ”
The decision to accept the Imperial Empire is not something that the Holy Maiden can decide alone, and voting through the Council of Elders is also because the Holy See of Light has its own selfish intentions. Several empires have gradually grown, and the Li Kingdom, which has the Holy Fire and tens of millions of Light Elemental Monks but has almost zero army strength, has been a big fat piece for nearly a hundred years. Only by accepting the imperial map of the country's martial arts can we occupy a place in the future reshuffle.
Whether the demons win or the human race wins, this will not change.
"Do you want to absorb the Imperial Map, or do you plan to merge the Li Kingdom into the Imperial Map?" Li Yuansheng was a little incredulous.
"It doesn't matter what it's called anymore." The saint dropped the white characters, the whole chess game took on a new look, the black characters had been lured deep into the enemy, her tone was indifferent, and her expression was careless, "The icing on the cake, how can it be important to send charcoal in the snow." After speaking, she swept away the chess pieces, disrupted the entire chess game, and then looked up at Li Yuansheng's eyes, calm and ruthless.
"Xiao Sheng, I am telling you this today, I hope you understand that you are not only Li Yuansheng now, you are also the Holy Son of Li Guo, and the next Pope of the Holy See of Light."
Obviously the sun was shining, Li Yuansheng only felt chills all over his body, and after a while, he stood up, and the high rooftop almost included the entire St. Ann's City in his eyes. After looking at it for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "I know, I'll retire first." ”
"Go ahead." The saint nodded slightly, with a satisfied look when she was serious.
Walking to the door, Li Yuansheng suddenly stopped, "But I still want to say that if you really put me on the throne of the pope, I have my own principles of doing things." ”
The saint was stunned, stroked the cat, and Li Yuansheng opened the door and left.
"Heh~" After being stunned for a long time, the saint suddenly chuckled, touching the cat's eyes and showing interest, "That's it, the future is theirs, let them go~ Are you right?" ”
"Meow~" responded to her with a sticky cry of white meow.
After Li Yuansheng walked out of the Holy See, he unexpectedly found Su Junlai leaning on the pillar of the gate and looking at the Heavenly Fallen Mountain and Blood Lotus in the east in a daze, "You won't stay here forever, will you?" ”
Su Junlai was awakened, looked down at Li Yuansheng, and then continued to look at the Heavenly Fallen Mountain, muttering, "What did you say happened to Mu Shi?" There was no signal coming back. ”
"What? Worried about her? You don't like her too, do you? Li Yuansheng quipped.
"What are you talking about?" Su Junlai glanced at him and looked left and right, "This makes Si Li can't kill me when he hears this!" I only have sisterhood for Mu Shi! Phew, it's brotherhood! ”
"Haha, you still said that you are not afraid of Si Li! I was so panicked that the sisterhood came out. Li Yuansheng patted Su Junlai's shoulder and laughed, causing Su Junlai to gnash his teeth.
"Okay, okay, I don't know." Li Yuansheng accepted it when he saw it, looked at the Tianluo Mountain that had been covered by the heavy snow, and sighed a little, "But I believe that Mu Shi will succeed." What we have to do is try to maintain the status quo as best as possible until she returns. ”
"You're right...... It also makes sense. ”