Under the clear moonlight, Xerxes seemed to be talking to a person, whose whole body was shrouded in a black robe, like a pure shadow.
What surprised Elena the most was that the other party's height looked almost the same as Xerxes!
And when they were talking, a wonderful, metallic sound echoed in the air, like two pieces of metal rubbing rhythmically.
Elena, who was observing her, suddenly saw that the man seemed to turn his head and look at her.
Then Xerxes shook his head, and the man in black robe immediately disappeared out of thin air.
Elena was hiding behind a flowerbed. She was worried that she didn't even wear boots and only had a veil on her body. The wind on the plateau at night was chilling, and she couldn't help but shivered when it came.
Xerxes stood there for more than ten seconds. Elena thought the matter was over, so she quietly stepped back and wanted to leave.
"What should I do if I get sick at night?"
Suddenly, Xerxes's voice sounded, and Elena knew that she had been discovered, so she walked out obediently.
"Your Majesty, I am just..."
She lowered her head, looked at her little feet that were red from the cold, with her hands behind her back, as if she had done something wrong.
Suddenly, she felt the world turn suddenly, and then she was hugged in a warm and spacious embrace.
"I'll explain to you when I go back."
After returning to the bedroom, Xerxes gently placed Elena on the soft bedding and sat beside her.
Xerxes seemed to be thinking about something, and never said a word. Elena leaned against his arm. She had never seen the god so hesitant and distressed.
"Your Majesty, if it is inconvenient... you don't need to tell me anything. I will always support any decision you make."
Xerxes shook his head.
"Nothing inconvenient, that person is just one of me...my friend, let's call him that for now."
"friend?"
"I met on an expedition. I entered a strange and ancient tomb. It was said that the tomb might not be appropriate. In short, there was a god who once caused the stars to fall. At that time, I was looking for a cure for Stadera. The man appeared there without any signs. It initially proposed to help me, but I refused out of caution... and then tried to find it but couldn't find it. It didn't appear until recently."
Elena recalled the tall figure of the other party and then asked carefully.
"Your Majesty, then he is like you..."
"He is definitely not the same as me, but he is undoubtedly very powerful... Well, I'm not sure, I actually don't know it. Our friendship only exists in some verbal communication. It is a very knowledgeable person, and even surprising me, including most of the intelligence of the Oak Empire. It also provides information that wanderers cannot provide, as well as some information from the distant Galaxy."
"Your Majesty, have you never seen what he looks like?"
"No, I can't see through the darkness that hangs over it. It might be a witchcraft or a technology, but I can at least be sure it's powerful."
Elena blinked.
"Your Majesty, some things should not be talkative, but my father once said that those who hide their heads and tails should not be trusted."
"I don't trust it, just...I need its help now."
"Can't it be found out at all?"
"I can't find out that I've tried many methods, and it seems to appear out of thin air. The only thing I know is that it told me in person - it used to be a ruler, but committed terrible crimes against its fellow countrymen, so it chose to exile itself and vowed not to speak for life."
"I will never speak for life... Then how do you communicate?"
"Ha, do you remember that strange metal sound? When it makes this sound, I can hear what it wants to say, but it is not transmitted from both ears. It seems to be a...encrypted brain wave communication method, and the other party's words will be directly transmitted to my mind."
"So that's it, but Your Majesty... If it always enters and leaves the palace at will, it will probably be a bit dangerous."
Xerxes smiled slightly and gently wrapped his palms around Elena's shoulders.
“It won’t be around again after today.”
"Is this...is it because of me?"
"No, it's because we've reached a certain agreement."
"protocol."
Hearing this word, Elena felt a little nervous.
"Will there be fraud inside?"
"Now I can't care about that much. The green-skinned fleet is coming soon. In some cases, it will take me to a place where there should be something that can save the world."
Elena didn't say anything, just nodded silently.
"By the way, I will meet the representative of the wanderer tomorrow, so come too."
"Yes, your Majesty."
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Woo woo woo woo woo ——
Accompanied by the first ray of sunshine in the early morning, at the entrance of the Emerald Palace, twenty guards raised their horns in their hands and roared sharp and harshly together.
As the harsh roar slowly disappeared into the quiet sky, sharp music followed, and the servants played a bright welcome music.
The huge holy hall is supported by thirty-two pillars as thick as two people. The middle of the stone pillar is carved with some kind of creature like an eagle or a beast. The walls and domes are colorful paintings, describing the great achievements of the ancient kings. The courtiers of the empire are arranged in sequence along the main road of the hall according to their status, with a total of more than 200 people.
At the end of the hall, Atalxes, dressed in full ritual armor, was as high as a god of gold and red color, while the empire's queen, Elena, was dressed in gorgeous clothes, sat on a smaller throne to his left, and his heir to his right hand, but now it was empty.
For this grand occasion, where the Emerald Palace is spread out the flag symbolizing the Holy Fire and Mazda.
The time is coming soon.
The loud trumpets were shaking the world, and then a group of people walked through the main road guarded by layers of guards and entered the holy hall.
Elena looked curiously and found that there were men and women, a total of 10 people, all wearing a weird gray one-piece suit. The head was a middle-aged man in his forties. In addition to his weird inch hair, the most eye was that his left eye seemed to be of some kind of mechanical, composed of metal and glass, and would emit a faint red light when he looked forward.
There was another person in the team who attracted Elena's attention. He was a man who should be in his thirties, very strong, the tallest among the 10 people - although it was still insignificant compared to Xerxes.
His outfit was different from the other nine people. His one-piece suit seemed to be black and covered with a layer of armor similar to armor, but the texture seemed to be not a metal shell.
Elena guessed that this might be a warrior. Although the other party was bare-handed, the scars on her face and the tight temperament on her body reminded her of the battle-hardened battlefield fighters who came to meet.
More importantly, there is something similar to the sharp teeth of a beast on the other party’s arms, waist and neck.
They were yellow and white, each of which was as long as Elena's palm, and she could not imagine what beast would have such terrible teeth-