Chapter 257: A Never-Ending Journey
After entering the elevator, the maid operated on the control panel a few times, and then Xu Mu'an felt a tremble, and then returned to calm.
After about a few seconds, the door of the elevator slowly opened.
Xu Mu'an followed behind the maid, and glanced through the glass window next to the corridor, she had already come to the upper floor of the entire Tower of Babel, and the road she had walked before was so small, but she was even more amazed by the efficiency of the elevator.
Walking up a wide staircase, she finally arrived at her destination.
Two women wearing some kind of special combat uniforms were guarding the door with guns, and when they saw the two approaching, they reached out and stopped them.
"Hello, distinguished guest, as the Empress's personal bodyguard, I must conduct a security check on you, please hand over all your belongings first, don't worry, I will return it to you after the inspection."
"Okay." Xu Muxin tightened, but his face did not reveal anything abnormal, and he happily handed over everything on his body—two golden soul coins, a rolled-up map, and a pocket watch.
"Are the shafts of these things made of iron now?" The guard said something strange, then tried to pump it twice, and looked carefully to see if there was anything inside, but it didn't pull out, and it didn't look out of the ordinary.
「... Yes, it might be more durable, since the map was made from another continent." Xu Mubai said.
The guard didn't comment much on this, but just motioned for Xu Mubai to stand on the platform next to him: "Okay, please stand here."
Xu Mubai stood up obediently, and a light wave appeared from her feet, scanning her whole body from bottom to top, but when this light wave swept to her chest, it suddenly emitted a red light.
"Huh? Miss, do you have anything dangerous on you?" The two guards said with a slight vigilance.
Xu Mu'an instantly understood what they were talking about, so he made an excuse and said, "Oh, it was a wound I left when I was a child, when an iron piece was stabbed into my chest, and I couldn't take it out later, so I stayed there, are you talking about this?"
"Miss, with all due respect..."
One of the guards was about to say something, but the other interrupted her.
"With all due respect, this little bit of your injury is really not worth mentioning to us, and when we meet Your Majesty, I can find you a doctor to help you erase this stubborn disease."
With that, the guard smiled and handed her things back, opening the door for her again.
"You've passed the security check, and you're ready to enter."
"Okay, thank you." Xu Mu'an breathed a sigh of relief, and after putting away his things, he took the map and went in.
Seeing Xu Mu'an enter, the two guards closed the door, and the guard who wanted to stop talking couldn't help but say, "Sister, why did you let her in, this person can't be more obvious."
Another guard rubbed her head and said angrily, "You stupid, that's His Majesty's guest, how can we deal with it? Lord Nova is accompanying His Majesty inside, so we naturally don't need to worry about it if we report this to her, is it possible that there is still someone who can successfully assassinate in front of Lord Nova?"
「... It seems to be."
"You... It's just that the emotional intelligence is too low~"
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Entering the gate, Xu Mu'an still has to walk a long corridor, there are many works of art in this corridor, many of which are treasures of the original palace, and several maids are cleaning and maintaining here, and they don't pay attention to her, it seems that these are the people in Brier's mouth before.
At the end of the corridor is a staircase, along the stairs all the way up, the whole view suddenly opens up, and you are greeted by a transparent dome made of glass, at this height, it is like a city in the sky, and the bright starry sky is so clear here, as if you can hold the whole galaxy in your hand as soon as you stretch out your hand.
The furnishings of the whole house are simple, there are no divided rooms, a few bookshelves, a desk, a fireplace, a few sands
Hair, a coffee table, a large bed, and some gadgets full of technology, in addition, there is a garden outside the house, which seems to be very warm and quiet, perhaps the legendary city in the sky where the gods live is nothing more than that.
A young girl in a nightdress kneels on the carpet in front of the fireplace, holding a picture frame in her hand, gently wiping it, while behind her stands a ramenous young man who looks unkempt and unsane, dancing and giving a tirade of his own.
「... So, as long as we go to that continent and occupy those six fixed landmarks, in addition to obtaining enough resources to supply a fleet, we can also locate the coordinates of that world there, and if we can occupy that world, we will have an endless energy source to bring us into an unimaginable stage of terror."
"Your Majesty, Endless Energy, that's Endless Energy, if we can master this resource point, then we can build a powerful galactic empire! And what a great thing it is, as long as you keep a firm grip on it, no one will be able to interfere with or influence your will!"
「... So, Stetelman, the idea is good, can it be realized now? It will take at least another ten years to build our replica near-earth cruiser, and now we can't send a large force across that sea of death." The girl's silver-like crisp voice sounded, revealing a sense of helplessness.
"Sea of Death? By the way, Your Majesty, the big fish in there are all treasures, and the quality is quite good, if we can kill a few, maybe our construction process can be reduced to five to seven years?" Stetelman said excitedly.
「... You go down first, and I'll think about it later." The girl couldn't help but hold her forehead, she felt a little headache, big fish? It seems that it is as simple as fishing, which of the creatures in it is not inherited from ancient times, and the real strength of the living now is on the demigods, where is it so easy to hunt these demigods on the home of others.
However, these beasts are not close to human feelings, if they can communicate, wouldn't it be a beautiful thing for the two sides to develop harmoniously and mutually benefactorily?
Of course, if you have your first big boat, it's not difficult to catch fish.
But the problem is that now fishing is to speed up shipbuilding, and shipbuilding needs fishing, and this endless cycle is not solved at all.
"Obey the order~ Your Majesty." Stetelman had finished his words, so he didn't say anything more and turned away.
When passing by Xu Mu'an, Stateman glanced at her, and then showed a weird smile, Xu Mu'an looked creepy, but the other party didn't talk to her and left directly.
The girl didn't notice Xu Mu'an's arrival, but continued to wipe the photo frame in her hand, and Xu Mu'an didn't make a sound to disturb her contemplation.
After a while, the girl stood up from the ground, and at this time, she noticed Xu Mu'an's existence, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"Sister, when did you come up, why didn't you tell me to call me." Xu Binglan put the photo frame in her hand on the coffee table, and then eagerly stepped forward to hold Xu Muan's hand.
"Your Majesty, I see that you are busy, so I'm sorry to disturb." Xu Muan was very cramped, and subconsciously took a step back.
Xu Binglan saw Xu Mu'an's estrangement, after all, she hadn't seen her for many years, and it seemed to be normal.
"Come, sit down, let's catch up."
Xu Binglan pulled Xu Muan to sit down in the center of the sofa, and then went to prepare tea, but when he turned around, Xu Muan sat on an offset position about three or four meters apart.
In desperation, Xu Binglan didn't deliberately get into the relationship anymore, but said helplessly: "Sister, are you still worried about what happened to your sister back then?"
"No, I know, my sister's death has nothing to do with you... It's all the Queen Mother's fault."
"So, is it because you're unhappy with my actions against those old heroes?"
「... No, I know, you are right and have been on the right path."
Xu Binglan stared at Xu Mu'an for a few seconds, examined it carefully, and finally sighed: "I'm sorry for what happened back then, you know, I'm a
I was born with a disability and didn't have legs, so I couldn't do many things at the beginning, such as when I fled the palace, I couldn't take your sisters with me."
"Then the Queen Mother I know very well what kind of person she is, although she is my mother, but after I awakened the martial spirit, she wanted to eat me raw, it seems that I have embarrassed her, and this is still the case for my own daughter, not to mention... You two are out."
"Later, I heard that you died, and I even set up a tablet for the two of you sisters in this back garden to pay tribute to my few friends, but with the development of the empire and the expansion of the intelligence network, I also know that you were arranged by the Third Emperor Uncle to live in a remote town."
"I'm happy and worried, but I didn't bother you when I learned that you're doing well... It's just that the current form is not very stable, and I am worried about what will happen in the future, so I am anxious to summon you over just two days after you came back."
「... I understand that the old school of the soul master class is ready to move, and I have learned about it below."
Xu Binglan stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the bustling city under his feet through the floor-to-ceiling window: "This *** is difficult to affect me, but it also means that none of the old soul master class that can be relied on in the past can be trusted, but this seems to be a good thing, as you can see, there is no need for a privileged class in my empire."
"Yes, I envy this life, but unfortunately, I can't enjoy this peaceful and prosperous world that you have built."
Xu Binglan turned around and looked at Xu Mu'an with a calm face, the meaning of her words was actually obvious.
Xu Mu'an put the map in his hand on the table: "This is the map you want about another continent, however, the scroll in it has been transformed into a one-time instantaneous soul guide, and once it is fully deployed, it will release a burst of strong electricity."
"If it is a soul master like me, it may not die directly, but for ordinary people like you who have transformed limbs or do not have the blessing of soul power, it is extremely harmful, and the powerful electricity can directly pour into the heart, killing you instantly."
Xu Binglan didn't speak, just glanced at the corner not far away.
"In addition, I have also been planted with a miniature bomb, but this is not very powerful, as long as I am three meters away, it will definitely not be life-threatening."
Xu Binglan looked at the distance between herself and her on the sofa just now, almost exactly three meters.
「... He threatened me with my mother's family, my mother's family is not high, but they are all very nice and kind people, I don't want them to die for me, so I don't plan to go back alive, but I can't kill you, so... If you still recognize me as a friend, let me look like an assassination attempt after I die."
Xu Binglan's face sank like water, and after staring at Xu Mubai for a few seconds, she suddenly laughed: "I'm afraid I can't promise you, because it's too difficult for me."
"Why..."
"Get some good sleep."
As Xu Binglan's words fell, a woman with long blond hair and a special combat uniform appeared behind her out of thin air, and directly stunned her with a knife.
Xu Binglan looked at Xu Mu'an, who had passed out in a coma, and her originally extremely calm heart suddenly felt a little angry.
"Nova, this is already the case, do you have any good solutions to solve it?"
Nova didn't even think about it, and said directly: "Your Majesty, if you take revenge, I have nine plans here, which can kill him within ten minutes, and if you want to kill his entire family, I also have five plans that can be completed in ten minutes."
As she spoke, she took out a stack of cards and handed them to Xu Binglan, with various diagrams drawn on them, ranging from long-range headshots to close-range assassinations.
Obviously, from the time Xu Mu'an first came here, she had already anticipated the outcome of this matter and began to plan.
Of course, all plans are basically only three steps: stealth and infiltrate, kill in the designated way, and retreat. Even if you start now, you can do it in 10 minutes.
In addition to the usual assassination methods, there are several more violent ones, such as air strikes or sending a siege tank
Ke used to shoot it, which can be described as easy and freehand, as for the specific way to die, it depends on Xu Binglan's preference for this.
Xu Binglan browsed these cards in her hand, looked at one of them, and said thoughtfully, "Having said that, I remember that Uncle Sanhuang's manor seems to be on the outskirts of the city."
"Yes, so we can take some overreach, you choose, and I'll take care of it." Nova leaned against the wall, bubble gum blowing in her mouth, looking indifferent.
"That's right..."
Xu Binglan pulled out one of these cards and threw it on the table, revealing a weird smile: "Then, it's time to remind those people that I'm not a virgin anymore."
Nova leaned out to take a look, and then laughed too, "What a nostalgic way, it seems that this time I have to go for myself."
The card that was thrown on the coffee table had a mushroom cloud drawing on it, shining in the golden light.