Sanctuary, Tybors Star.

For the inhabitants of Tybols, the morning is a gentle gust of wind that pushes the clouds and spreads the beautiful glow across the land.

The clear wind slowly swept over the highest peak, washing over a towering tree embracing crystal greenstone, like a stream of water, so that the thick mist began to move slowly, and the white mist between the branches, peeling away layer by layer, revealed the canopy of crystalline greenstone and knotted branches, and also made a dry bird's nest of warm orange clear.

Around the nest are spiral-shaped wooden pillars, each with a brazier on top of the pillars, and the inside of the brazier burns with a golden light that is not extinguished all year round.

“......”

In the depths of the light, Prey squinted his eyes, gathered his four pairs of wings, fluffed up his feathers and sat in the center of the bird's nest, his blue pupils flickering and dimming, reminiscent of a large electrical appliance being charged.

Suddenly, he sensed a gust of wind blowing in his face, and subconsciously opened his eyes.

Right in front of the Heavenly Apostle, a thin trail of light just emerged from the void, and then expanded, forming an oval-shaped mirror.

The mirror connects to the ruins of Terra, and Herder's image quickly turns from blurry to clear, and Pry's gaze becomes sharp as he witnesses the figure of the Second Apostle.

The Second Apostle looked at the other party for a while, and asked with concern, "You seem to be in good shape, and you have recovered a lot from your injuries, right?"

"I'll be better off if you don't show up. Prey stared at the image in the mirror, and the fluffy cyan feathers on his body also converged instantly, returning to his usual tall and vigorous figure.

This attitude ...... Do you think of me as an enemy?" A smile tugged at the corner of Herder's mouth, rolling his eyes, and his expression became gentle and sincere: "The reality is that we are no enemies for a long time, we are natural allies, and you, me, and Karn will definitely gain more if they abandon their prejudices and join forces." ”

The fox's smile. ”

Prey narrowed his eyes, his expression revealing a deep disdain, as if he had already seen through her thoughts: "You want me to form an alliance with you and deal with Evan together? ”

"Don't let hatred dominate your mind, and don't believe in so-called friendship, only interests are eternal. Herder was not angry, he smiled, and he still looked calm: "You can also see that the maker is strong now, just like the pomp of the emperor of the universe, you and I will only become more and more marginalized after him." ”

Speaking of this, she stretched out her left hand, turned her palm into a knife, and lightly slashed at her white neck, making a neck wiping motion: "In the end, sooner or later, we people will become his hindrance, and then be erased." ”

"So to speak. Prey straightened up from the nest, his eyes showing a playful look: "You are really going to co-opt me against Evan...... You poisonous woman is really turning her face faster than turning a book, if I help you, will you have to deal with me sooner or later?"

"Don't you think your concerns are ridiculous?" said Herder, ignoring his sarcasm, "the biggest threat to us now is the maker, we are allies, and as for the future...... If you're not at ease, you can be completely neutral. ”

"Be neutral?" I think about it......" Prey nodded his head slightly, feigning intent and then asked suddenly, "Wait, you seem to be very confident in yourself from what you say, are you planning to unite with Karn against the Maker...... Can you really do it?"

"I have my way. ”

The smile on the corner of Herder's mouth quickly disappeared, his expression became cold and sharp, and there was a bit of chill in his voice:

"Prey, I don't demand much of you, I just want you to be neutral. As long as you remain neutral, the entire Far Eastern Alliance and its shelter will be your territory in the future. You don't have to worry about us targeting you when the Maker dies, because Caroso is still alive! We need not only your strength, but also your help us balance the other Apostles who will return in the future. ”

Looking into the eyes of the Second Apostle, after looking at her for a long time, Prey closed his eyes tiredly: "I really don't understand, why do you have to fight to the death, Yi Wenming has already planned to divide a part of your territory...... but behind your backs you are plotting to kill him. ”

"The Kashny Federation is mine! I have been planning behind the scenes for hundreds of years to make it grow and grow!"

Herder's beautiful face distorted in an instant, and his voice became hoarse and sharp, showing extreme anger: "It is my blood and wealth, more like my child, I cannot allow anyone to dismember it! To dismember my wealth into twelve parts, and then divide me into one of them, this is not generosity but an insult!"

"From the moment the maker rejected my friendly offer and insisted on carving up the Kashni Federation, the relationship between me and him has been one that has never ended! ”

"If we can't be friends, we're enemies, aren't we?"

Prey looked up at the sky, his expression became calm, and after a moment of silence, he squeezed out a sentence from the depths of his throat with difficulty: "Originally, I had no intention of intervening in the war between you...... But now I have to join you. ”

"Really?" Herder was overjoyed, and then asked suspiciously, "Why!?"

"Because I know...... Evan was badly injured, and he couldn't hold out for long. Prey's eyes became complicated, and he said regretfully: "Although he is really good to me, I don't need to follow a dying man. ”

Herder understood in his heart, but pretended to be confused, and said knowingly.

"What do you say!?"

"You don't know?" Prey immediately asked rhetorically, and his expression became suspicious: "If you don't notice that he is getting weaker and weaker, dare to have a different heart?"

"Of course I know that. Herder bowed his head happily and said very calmly: "But after all, I don't have a close relationship with him as you do, and you must know more than I do, if we are friends, you should confide in you, right?"

"Actually, he had already sought me before you found me, and he was determined to kill you!" replied Prey at once.

"As expected, what else?" asked Herder, his eyes flickering and he didn't move.

"In the near future, he will convene the provisional leaders of the countries of the Far Eastern Alliance to completely divide the Cash-You Federation. The purpose is to gather the mechanical legion and devote it to the Kashni home planet at one time, ready to concentrate on destroying the adventurers of Arad!"

"Destroy the adventurers?" Herder's pupils shrank slightly, revealing a little suspicion: "Isn't he trying to win over the adventurers? Why do you want to destroy them?"

"Wooing is nothing more than paralyzing them. Prey narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "To put it simply, it is to pull a batch and fight a batch, and use adventurers to deal with adventurers...... When the adventurer is destroyed, his army of machines will rush at you!"

"It's really his style. ”

Herder groaned and bowed his head slightly, and when he looked at Prey again, his eyes became kind again: "This may be your chance for me and ...... We can take advantage of this opportunity to kill him!"

......

The star of Hebolen, the palace of the king.

The sound of the hall was very noisy, and all the diplomats, temporary leaders, and escorts of the Far Eastern Alliance gathered here, and everyone had a smile on their faces, so they looked beaming. The reason why they are so happy is because this meeting is a feast to divide up the Kashni Federation, and all the countries participating in the conference will receive a considerable part of the territory.

Herder, who had been invited, stood on the scarlet carpet, looked up, and silently observed the frescoes on the vault.

On the surface of the vault, the eternal battle between the sun god Atum and the Void Serpent is depicted, and the gods and heroic spirits fight side by side to defeat the Void Serpent and usher in a new day.

Sacred greens occupy the main part of the mural, but evil reds are distributed at the core.

The hall is surrounded on three sides by elaborate arcades decorated with gold threads, and the delicate white marble columns support the roof of the gallope, which was previously stripped down and sold once due to financial problems, and later restored, so that it looks newer than the main hall.

On the surface, Herder was looking at the murals in the Hall of the Emperors, but he was actually thinking about his own business: "Prey is right, he really can't wait to get rid of the burden of stability maintenance and regroup the huge mechanical army." It's just that...... Is he really going to deal with the adventurers? Is that guy Pree lying to paralyze me?"

She had never trusted anyone, and naturally she wouldn't believe Prey, so even if Prey's words were verified, she wondered if it was a counter-plot.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

At this moment, with the shouts of the palace attendants, the palace of the king quickly fell silent.

Heard also withdrew his gaze, and cast his gaze on the Sun Throne, where the sunlight cast through the circular skylight at the end of the Imperial Palace, through the deliberately dim part of the throne, and the golden Sun Throne stood out from the darkness.

Bathed in the bright sunlight, the golden throne looks sacred and lofty, like a mirrored ground reflecting the overhanging sun, and the rainbow light reflected permeates the hall, which indeed has a kind of majesty that reigns over the world.

Ivan entered the palace of the king alone from the eastern arcade, and many temporary leaders and envoys stood up to watch him ascend to the throne of the sun.

In fact, from the perspective of equal diplomacy, they don't have to do this at all, but at this time, Evan is the leader of the alliance after all, and he is preparing a large piece of meat at this time, so it is necessary to be polite.

“......”

Walking up the steps, Evan sat on the wide throne, bathed in the golden sunlight, and an unstoppable majesty suddenly filled every inch of the hall.

From his position, it was clear that the temporary leaders and envoys of various countries were sitting in different areas.

"Keeping you waiting, we will now begin to sign a new covenant at once. Evan clapped his hands, and a pair of mechanical sappers immediately rushed in, handing the new covenant into the hands of the leaders of the countries.

Since the specific partition plan has already been discussed, they just went through the process this time, carefully reading the covenant to see if there are any loopholes, and if there are no loopholes, they will be done.

As the host, Ivan had already signed the covenant, so he seemed unusually leisurely, sitting there and observing everyone. When he saw that Herder and Karn had signed the contract happily, he immediately understood that they had set themselves on killing him.

“......”

At this moment, Herder, who had signed the contract, seemed to sense something, and looked up at Evan on the throne.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and everything was silent.

......

The royal court, the top of the White Tower.

On top of the round white tower, Evan and Herder stood side by side by the guardrail, the afterglow of the setting sun slanting over the top of the tower, dyeing the white ground a pale red.

The second apostle was still dressed in a blue-black robe with a cape, the soft fabric of which followed the curves, and his lake-blue hair danced in the wind.

Evan was dressed in a white eagle-winged suit, with his hands behind his back, and his dark eyes became deeper and darker under the golden sunlight.

After a long silence, Evan was the first to break the silence: "I asked you to stay after the meeting because I wanted to talk to you alone about some important matters. ”

"You are the overlord of the galaxy civilization, and you will listen carefully to every word you say. Herder replied with a smile.

"You and I don't need to do this. ”

Ivan glanced at her and redirected his gaze to the end of the horizon: "I only have one reason for looking for you, I want you to help me deal with that group of Arad adventurers, if you are willing to deal with it, I can transfer all the benefits of Kashni's home planet to you." ”

"......" Hearing his words, Herder's unwavering pupils trembled lightly without a trace.

"Why? you don't want to?" asked Ivan in a raised voice.

"No...... It's just a bit of a surprise. Herder covered his mouth and chuckled, and a cold chill flashed in his smiling eyes: "I didn't expect you to make a move on the adventurer, nor did I expect you to spend such a big price to ask me to make a move." ”

"Isn't it strange?" Ivan turned around indifferently and looked at her delicate side face: "In the battle against Caroso, almost everyone else lost half their lives, only you were the least injured, of course I will think of you at this time." ”

"As your loyal ally, of course I can help you with such a small matter. ”

Herder didn't look at him, first agreed, and then continued to increase the price: "But only one Kashni home planet is not enough, you have to give me ten additional planets with a suitable climate, plus 3 billion people from the original Federation." ”

"Huh. Evan chuckled and shook his head, turned around and walked to the exit of the White Tower, and said calmly: "I took this price, but if you still want to increase the price, then get out of my territory immediately." ”

"Thank you for your generous gifts. ”

Herder looked at his distant back, the smile on his face quickly disappeared, and his eyes became solemn.

At this time, the two of them can be said to have their own ghosts, one asks for a sky-high price, and the other doesn't want to give it at all, and they both have murderous intentions.