Chapter 27: Sky Garden

In addition to its ornamental properties, the hardness of dragon diamonds is incomparable. It can be used not only as a landscaping material for ornamental purposes, but also as a raw material for weapons and building materials.

However, the price of the dragon diamond is too expensive, this is not affordable by ordinary blacksmiths or the people, and when it comes to national strength, I am afraid that only the Kingdom of Aynk can create such a spectacular dragon diamond ladder.

The staircase is covered with a bright red carpet printed with the coat of arms of the Eynke country, and a gorgeous escalator, the beauty of the staircase alone perfectly expresses the wealth of the Eink Kingdom.

As the little prince, he doesn't seem to be interested in this dreamlike staircase.

Tired, he now just wants to hurry to the destination in his heart to relax, and there is no leisure and leisure at all.

Walking down this long staircase, Wu inadvertently turned his curious eyes to the wall on the right—

On the right wall of this staircase are neatly hung portraits of the kings of the past, from the king who founded Eink hundreds of years ago to the current king - each one is so well preserved that it has not been damaged by time.

Wu just looked at the appearance of each king, and from time to time he would make fun of the appearance of the previous king.

"This man is too fat, isn't he? Sure enough, only kings have such blessings. ”

"This guy has too little hair, right? Anyway, this hairstyle seems to be called ...... 'Mediterranean', right? ”

"Ugh! This guy is very handsome! It looks young, too! ”

Walking on this staircase, which is like a fairy tale, the immature eyes are so roughly commenting on these great and wise ancestors.

Ages range from young to old, body sizes range from fat to thin, hairstyles range from nothing to disheveled – the kings of the past looked different.

However, behind these different faces, there is the same ambition to climb to a high position.

While laughing, Wu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no matter how many years this country has passed, there will always be fools who want to compete for this thankless job.

It's not even a worthwhile job, it's just a vanity masochism.

It's too boring, it's too boring to just end life like this, right?

A moment of negative thoughts, mischievously teasing Wu's cranial nerves.

Before I knew it, I was about to finish the long staircase, and the voices of people coming from the hall gradually became clear.

Wu is about to enter the main hall.

The palace hall is very large, with an estimated space that can accommodate nearly 100 people, and the decoration is even more magnificent.

Quartz gates leading to the palace on the left and right are on either side of the hall, and from the main entrance is the most famous attraction of Einck, the "Sky Garden".

This is the destination of Wu, the perfect place to relax and laze around.

The Sky Garden appears to be an open public place, but in fact there are strict entry restrictions – "you cannot enter or leave the Sky Garden without the rank of Cabinet Minister or higher."

As a little prince, Wu is naturally not restricted, and at the same time, there are only two or three cabinet ministers who can disturb his idle people.

After all, there were less than ten cabinet ministers in the palace, and it was impossible for these cabinet ministers to stay in the sky garden at the same time.

However, Wu is not clear, and there are other exceptions to the restriction of "rank".

On either side of the entrance to the Sky Garden are royal palaces of different natures.

The "Left Palace" is an important place for important ministers to discuss meetings and hold court meetings with Diesent, and for this reason, only the ministers of the Kingdom of Aynk and Emperor Diescent can enter this place.

The "Right Palace" is a conference hall for receiving foreign guests and a place for foreign guests to rest, and it is also a relatively open public place.

In addition to a few fixed guards in the hall, there are also many celebrities and nobles from all over the world, each carrying a full wine glass in his hand, chatting happily.

As the most powerful nation on the Staphen Plains, many of the most important councils were held within the city of King Einck.

Sometimes it is difficult to discuss major meetings in a day, so celebrities or ministers from various countries will also be arranged in rooms in the royal city for a short stay of one or two nights.

The main hall, which connects the various royal palaces, has naturally become a common place for exchanges between countries.

The royal palace with its circular design, with a diamond chandelier around the ceiling, is also carefully crafted with dragon diamonds.

Each of the four corners of the hall is set up with different obsidian statues supporting the building.

They are a wolf dog with a mouth full of fangs, a domineering tiger, a majestic brown bear and a wild boar full of needles, and the image is very terrifying.

And the most eye-catching thing should be standing in the center, an obsidian statue like a giant -

Holding a spear that pierces everything in his right hand, a round shield with no flaws in his left hand, and wearing indestructible heavy armor, his angry eyes are looking straight ahead, as if he is in a state of readiness for battle at any moment.

This statue is the statue of Wu's father, Disent.

The beasts in the four corners are the four fierce beasts that destroyed the Staphine Plains 12 years ago - "Gluttony", "Hanji", "Chaos" and "Poor Strange".

However, these are just statues pieced together from fragmented images in memory, and no one still remembers what the four fierce beasts that once razed the land to the ground were.

At that time, while sacrificing most of his life, he barely sealed part of the gluttonous power.

And the hero who created such a myth, Diesent, is the current monarch of Aynke.

Of course, Wu is not too interested in his father's great achievements.

Although some of it is due to his own indifference to politics, most of them, there is still a piece of mustard that has been sealed in Wu's heart.

This is a mustard that even Discent has no right to interfere with.

Because his mother, the only biological mother, died in this war when he was one year old.

Although I didn't know about life and death when I was one year old, the strange thing is that there are still some unknown pains in my heart that linger for a long time.

Although there is no memory of his mother's face in his mind, Wu still misses this fleeting family affection.

For this reason, everything about the war, as well as the glory of his father, will inadvertently remind Wu of this inexplicable pain

Even if it wasn't his father's fault, he was still afraid of facing his father, and he was afraid that this faint pain would attack again.

This may be the reason why Wu is unwilling to face his father and hates governing the country. Because these will inadvertently arouse the pain in Wu's heart.

The father had high hopes for himself, hoping that he would be independent and contribute to the country, and also tried to deepen the friendship between father and son.

Unexpectedly, this is just a behavior that widens the gap between the two sides.

Wu, who was already cold to national politics, felt more and more alienated from his father because of the pressure of his father. This is based on the pain of his mother's death, a great loneliness and helplessness.

But Wu didn't completely hate his father.

Even though he instinctively avoided his father, he still cared about his father's feelings out of filial piety and kindness.

For a long time, in order to escape the confidence and love given to him by his father, he constantly pretended to be crazy and stupid, and was discriminated against by many palace nobles.

Although he also avoided a lot of drudgery as he wished, this behavior only increased the pressure on his father.

Only the little prince's Wu didn't know how to make amends to his father, and under the pressure of double pressure, his incompetent self finally found that all he could do now was to remain silent and let the rest of the palace gossip about him.

I also hope that my father can forgive me.

Wu kept a light smile and walked into the hall in a spicy manner.

Many celebrities from other places have long heard of this legendary "waste wood prince", and it is also because of the upbringing of Death that he has such a status.

And Wu faced not only the cynicism that exchanged ears, but also the smile full of disdain attacking him, and every pair of dirty eyes on Wu's body was like watching a stray dog walking.

The previous cheerful conversations faded away, replaced by wind-cold laughter.

But Wu didn't get angry or cry because of this.

He still pretended to smile and waved to the dignitaries present, expertly ignoring the ridicule one after another.

Such a bitter act only made the ridicule present more and more excessive.

The ridicule and ridicule of the dignitaries continued to echo in the vast hall, and unfortunately attracted the attention of the guards at the main entrance.

The two guards were dressed in purple-trimmed cyan robes and equipped with standard Western swords at their waists, and their bodies were dignified and lean.

They are the "palace guards" subordinate to Jie Minglangke, and they are also the biggest threat to Wu's negligence.

The guards looked a little flustered as they put their suspicious gaze on the turnip. They all put away their guns and feet, and bowed respectfully to the oncoming Wu.

Before he could notice the bad meaning, he nodded lightly and responded to the guard's salute.

The guards saw that this time should not be the time for Wu to run around, not to mention that there was not half a person around him to protect the prince, which was really a little weird.

"Lord Prince, why are you here, does the emperor or Governor Luo Yi have something to look for you?"

The name of "Luo Yi" is like a key to activate a memory, and Wu suddenly recalled a crisis that he had neglected.

That's right, Jie Minglang is the commander-in-chief of the palace guards, that is, the boss of these people.

In other words, the entire palace is covered with the eyeliner of the street Minglang. If Bright Lane is his overseer, then if he wants to sneak out to play, he will have to avoid the thousands of guards in the palace.

It may be that the head stops after being in a daze for too long, and I am usually good at skipping classes will not commit this kind of negligence.

If you are caught now, it will not be easy to end up, not to mention that you haven't enjoyed the joy of being lazy.

Rolling his eyes, Wu who reacted quickly immediately made up a suitable reason.

"Oh...... That's right! I...... I have something...... Want...... I'm going to find my father! Right! My father has something to meet with me. ”

This reason is indeed very reasonable, if ordinary people will never be able to distinguish the truth of this sentence -

- However, Wu is really not good at making up lies to strangers, which will make Wu tremble unconsciously, and even start stuttering even when he speaks.

Wu who pretended to be calm squeezed out the reason from his mouth, and his acting skills were so bad that even the guards could easily see through it. However, due to the relationship between their positions, the guards had to pretend to believe in the "reason" of Wu.

"I see, Governor Luo Yi has mentioned that the temperature outside is up and down, and my body may not adapt to such changes, so I hope you can try not to step out of the palace hall on the second floor, and I hope you can understand."

"Yes, I know, I'll go back to the room as soon as I'm done, thank you."

Wu forced a smile, and the guards who led the order slightly pressed the handle of the bayonet, bowed deeply to Wu, and then turned to leave.

In fact, Wu knew that Jie Ming Langke would issue this kind of order, just hoping that he would not lose his father's face.

A bit excessive, but also correct. His own reputation will indeed ruin his father's reputation.

"Whew...... Escaped. ”

Looking at the figure of the guards gradually moving away, the relaxed Wu swept many strange eyes indifferently, and walked straight out of the open door and walked towards the sky garden outside.

"Uh-huh——————!"

Wu squealed in satisfaction. The breeze outside gently blew on Wu's white and tender cheeks, and the nerves in his face were numbed by this cool breeze, and the fatigue of the morning also took advantage of this wind to leave.

This place is just as good!

This is the famous attraction of Einck, the "Sky Garden".

Fountains are scattered in the vast garden meadows, the whole garden is full of greenery, flowers and flowers, brightly colored butterflies are flying, and there are chaise longues and stools nearby, and some ministers enjoy hot tea and talk leisurely about business.

The garden on the rooftop of the Intramuros is located on the edge of the plateau and is one of the passages from the Intramuros to the plains.

The view from the garden fence is impeccable, and it is undoubtedly the most relaxing place in the palace, whether it is the climate, the temperature or the view from above.

Fortunately, there are not half of the cabinet ministers here at the present time. In other words, this place has been completely enveloped by itself.

That's great!

I found a chaise longue and sat down lazily, lying on the back of the chair relaxed, looking at the slow and free white clouds and the blue sky like the sea.

He recalls his only memory of his mother, or the warmth that remains in his heart.

When I was a child, I played with my mother in this sky garden, although I no longer remember my mother's appearance, and I don't have the slightest impression of playing - but Wu still remembers that this sky is still blue and moving.

"This is life——!

After sighing softly, Wu's eyelids finally refused to obey the call and began to droop heavily.

Perhaps it was because of "waking up early" or the tired work in the morning, Wu suddenly felt tired, and soon fell asleep.

INTERVIEWER I wish I could stay at this beautiful moment.

In the vast grassy plains, the sound of explosions robbed the silence of the place, and the heavy trees were constantly shaken by the powerful shockwaves, and several innocent small animals fled the battlefield.

The culprit that caused the explosion came from the powerful water currents hovering over the plains.

The waves of water that should not appear in the dry grasslands are stirring in the air with a large amount of restlessness, accompanied by strong wind currents, forming a small typhoon with a diameter of about 15 meters.

The wind was so strong that even the thick straight trees were uprooted, and the solid rocks were inevitably cut into several pieces of gravel by the strong wind blades.

However, this catastrophic typhoon soon lost its peak power.

After less than a minute of devastation, the typhoon quickly weakened rapidly, and its rotation slowed down significantly.

After only five seconds of weakening, the typhoon exploded like a punctured balloon.

At the moment of the explosion, the sound of the bombardment echoed in the open grassland, causing a loud sound even more piercing than the explosion.

And the loud bang will eventually reverberate—the frenzied scene of the howling storm suddenly turns back to chaotic silence.

The water vapor of the explosion turned into a mist, dissipating minute by minute, and at the moment when the fog disappeared, a man with crimson curly hair was standing on his knees—

Judging from his trembling posture and the appearance of panting rapidly, the man seemed to be in great pain.

The man wears a dark blue wool coat with different colored gems on the cuffs, and a diamond ring carved with the symbol of the royal family of Aynke on his left index finger.

The violently undulating chest was still panting, the beads of sweat had already mixed with the burst of water vapor, and he was physically exhausted, holding the ground with one hand, kneeling on the ground, and constantly lowering his head and talking to himself.

"Even after nine years, still can't you perfectly perform the 'Mandate of Heaven'?"

From the tone, I know that the man is very lonely.

Soon after, a young female voice came from the empty air, and her tone was gentle and comforting to the lonely man.

"Congratulations! Prince Gil, you have successfully mastered the multiple elements of air and water at the same time, and I believe that the emperor will be extremely pleased if he knows. ”

A sudden female voice appeared next to the man, but there was no woman next to the man.

The slightly hoarse female voice had a respectful tone, and her voice was a little quiet, as if it was covered by a mask.

"Are you relieved......?"

"What's wrong? Master? ”

"That's not enough——! In order for my father to know that I am much better than that stupid brother, I have to work harder. ”

"And Prince Jill, do you still want to continue practicing?"

"Well...... There are still some things in the palace, you can go back first, and I will go back myself. ”

"But——! Prince, you are too dangerous to be alone, and it is my duty to be by your side as a guard. ”

"It's okay, I need to be alone for the rest of the matter, you can go back first."

"Since you have said so, the little one can only obey."

At Jill's command, the voice disappeared, and the shadow under Jill's feet shrank, returning to a figure equal to Jill's body.

It seems that the unknown woman's voice originated from the shadow at Jill's feet.

"Jill. "Ironke" - 16 years old, with a personality as fiery as crimson curls, freckles on the left side of his face as a distinctive personal feature, two emerald green eyes, and a fierce look that sometimes reveals a sense of arrogance.