Chapter 1,367 The Mystery of the Feast (Seventeen)
"You mean, Queen Shia may have come to visit Charles? What did the two of them talk about?" Schiller narrowed his eyes and asked.
"I want to know too." The Eye of Agamotto in Strange's hand gradually lit up, and he said with a smile: "Even if the two of them had an old relationship, they probably wouldn't have sex on the first night of their reunion, so
There is probably nothing inappropriate for children, we can go see it with our own eyes."
After saying that, the light of the time stone enveloped several people. The time in Asgard changed from night to day, and then from day to night again. When Schiller landed, he looked out the window again and saw the Shi'ar Empire again.
The bright glow of the spacecraft's engines as it lands.
A group of people walked out of the spaceship and spread a carpet on the ground. Asgard's honor guard stopped on the opposite side of the carpet. Thor stepped forward and took the lead in lightly beating his chest with his fist, and walked out of the spaceship.
Lilandra came down, holding the feathers on her temples with her right hand and bending her knees slightly.
The two sides greeted each other with the etiquette of their own countries, and then entered the fairy palace side by side. Several shadows stood on the balcony. Strange blinked and said: "It seems that after the queen came to Asgard, she ended the official
The first thing I did after the meeting was to go find Charles."
"Okay, I know the two of them may be in true love, but even if Professor Charles is single, isn't the Queen already married?" Wanda frowned, her expression looking a little tangled.
Miss Witch's age means that she still believes in pursuing true love, but at the same time, her moral values also prevent her from accepting cheating within marriage, so she feels a little frightened, fearing that she may hear someone later.
Some words that break Professor Charles' filter.
But the expressions of Strange and Schiller were very calm. Not to mention that things might not be that simple. Even if the Queen really planned to rekindle her old relationship with Charles, they would not ask the aliens based on human morality.
Maybe other people’s views on marriage and relationships are completely different?
Soon, several ghost figures slipped to the balcony where they were before, which was a good place to listen to the wall.
Schiller understood that Charles would not randomly activate his mind-reading ability in Asgard. This was not because Professor
If you are not aware of it, you will be in big trouble if you are discovered. Professor X will not take such a risk.
Therefore, a few people were particularly confident. They all stretched their necks and looked into the window of the opposite room. Sure enough, not long after, a cluster of bright feathers appeared in everyone's field of vision.
"What are they talking about?" Rocket Raccoon, who was held in Schiller's arms, asked in confusion. He only saw the mouths of the two people in the opposite window moving, but could not hear any sounds.
"Queen Shia cast a sound-blocking magic and asked me to see if I can break it... It's not good. I can't make a big move here, otherwise I will be discovered. Otherwise, we pause time and go into the guest room to hide.
?”
"Get out of the way and let me do it." The Scarlet Witch shook her head, and Strange took a step back decisively. Wanda stepped forward, a red light flashed in her hand, and soon intermittent sounds reached where several people were.
"...I'm afraid I really need your help, Charles. You should understand me. If the situation hadn't been extremely critical, I wouldn't have been so anxious to come here and find you!"
"Of course, I understand, Leland, don't mention the past anymore. We were both young and had too many unnecessary quarrels, but now it seems that they are just making a fuss."
Charles sighed, showed a sad expression, and said: "Actually, I am also very worried about the situation of the Shi'a Empire. When I was still in the Mengyu Palace, I saw that those nobles were hiding their swords in their smiles. Once the Shi'a Empire is in chaos,
It will not be beneficial to the situation in the universe at all, and too many innocent beings will be killed, which is what we don’t want to see."
"That's why, Charles, you should help me." Lilandra walked closer to Charles. Charles, who was sitting on the chair, looked up at her. Lilandra's eyes were filled with tears.
"For so many years, I have no relatives in Mengyu Palace. My brother's remnant forces have been trying to shake my throne. The nobles are unwilling to make progress. They even think that my brother's decision back then was right. They think that as long as they can
Once the power of the M'Kraan Crystal is fully developed, they can remain at the top of the three empires forever."
Lilandra's tone became increasingly sad, and she continued: "The economic policies I proposed to improve national life and resist the invasion of the other two empires were all blocked by them and could not be implemented at all."
"Now, they have revived the idea of the M'Kraan crystal and want to use that big bomb that could destroy the universe again to create a second big portal."
"The gods are blinded by the possible power, and my stupid husband is also bewitched by power. Charles, besides you, I really can't think of anyone else who can help me."
Charles stretched out his hand and gently touched the feathers on the back of Lilandra's head. He looked into Lilandra's eyes and said, "I think you should understand that mutants can help you once or twice, but they can't help you."
You are forever."
"I hope you can come back, Charles." Lilandra's tone began to become trembling as she said, "The days we spent together in Feather Palace were the happiest time in my life."
"You have to calm down, Lilandra, now is not the time to talk about feelings, the Shi'ar Empire is still pointing at you." Charles retracted his hand, looked into Lilandra's eyes, and reassured.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Lilandra's eyes. She took a step back slightly, then turned around and walked to the chair opposite Charles to sit down.
She picked up the cup and took a sip of water and said: "Perhaps you also know that the M'Kraan crystal is not a Shi'a sacred object at all. It originally belonged to a race called M'Kraan and has nothing to do with the Shi'a twin gods and the Mengyu tribe.
relation."
"But generations of brainwashing have made the nobles of the Feather Clan really think that this is a sacred object given to Shia by the gods, so we should get great power from it."
"This group of people is more stupid than my brother. Mad King Deken knows that the so-called holy objects are just tools. The craziest thing he does is to use living creatures to conduct various experiments, but these nobles seem to be really
Reverend the M'Kraan Crystal as a god, and even want to offer sacrifices to the M'Kraan Crystal in exchange for the mercy of the great power."
"Do the two gods of Xi'an care about this?" Charles asked with a frown.
"This is the key point. There is nothing the Shia gods can do to get the M'Kraan crystal." Leland stretched out a hand to cover his eyes and said, "Our great gods seem to want the M'Kraan crystal even more.
With their power, without their connivance, the nobles would not have been able to reach this point."
"The magic that can create a spiritual connection with other things is my talent. When I was very young, I had a spiritual connection with the Shia gods and the M'Kraan crystal."
Lilandra showed a look of recollection and said in a serious tone: "So, when others worshiped God without knowing the truth, I knew that they were just more powerful creatures in the universe."
"When I had a spiritual connection with the M'Kraan crystal, I discovered that it was not a sacred object, but the first star at the birth of the universe. The center of the M'Kraan crystal hides the door to other universes.
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"But that is actually a trap." Lilandra shook her head with a painful look on her face and said, "Anyone who wants to use the power inside the M'Kraan crystal is destined to be destroyed. This is why I object to anyone touching it.
The reason for touching it is not that I don't want that kind of power, I just don't dare."
"Leland, I know you are afraid of the M'Kraan crystal, but if you want to solve the problems within the Shi'ar Empire, I'm afraid you really have to start with this crystal."
Lilandra raised her eyes and looked at Charles. Charles shook his head and said, "I'm not telling you to study the crystal and then use its power to deal with the nobles. But if this so-called Shi'ar holy object stays in the Shi'ar Empire for one day, then
There is no end to the greed of those in the know."
"I think you should destroy the M'Kraan Crystal." Charles said firmly.
Lilandra opened her mouth wide, and she stared at Charles blankly, as if she didn't believe he would say this, but suddenly, she seemed a little embarrassed again, because she found herself hesitating.
"But...but..."
"You're reluctant to let go, aren't you?" Charles looked at Lilandra with his usual gentle expression, but his tone became more aggressive.
"In fact, in your heart, you also regard the M'Kraan Crystal as a property of the Shi'ar Empire and as part of the power of the Shi'ar Empire. You also think that it may become a powerful weapon for the Shi'ar Empire, and in the fight against
The last resort when it comes to other empires.”
"Lilandra, this is the biggest reason why you are still friendless after so many years. You oppose some things, but you do not oppose them completely. You agree with some things, but you dare not fully agree. You avoid taking extreme measures.
Put off urgent matters as long as you can, and then wait until you can’t put them off any longer, then count on others.”
"Perhaps, being caught in the middle and being completely unpopular during your career as the second princess has made you develop the habit of being cautious in your words and deeds so as not to offend either party. It's okay as a princess, but not as an emperor."
Wanda outside the window was completely stunned. He had never seen such an aggressive Professor X, but Schiller shook his head and did not show surprise.
In fact, any good psychiatrist knows how to poke at other people's pain points and how to use words to break the other person's defenses. Professor
meeting.
"Charles!" Lilandra gritted her teeth and called out Charles' name in an angry and panic tone. She stood up from the table, looked at Charles with red eyes and said, "I thought you would understand me.
of!"
Lilandra took a deep breath and said as if she had lost her mind: "Yes, that's right, I am an unpopular second princess, but so what? Didn't I ascend the throne in the end?!
"
Lilandra blinked her eyes rapidly, her lips kept trembling, and she shook her head very slightly, and the feathers on the back of her head swayed slightly.
"What happened to the eldest princess who is famous all over the universe?" Lilandra gasped and sneered, "Did she defeat Odin?! Did she seize the throne? Wasn't she defeated by Odin in the end?
Imprisoned in the desolate country of death, she can only watch her brother ascend to the throne, but she is not even qualified to attend the wedding?!"
Lilandra closed her eyes tremblingly, and the scenes of defense kept replaying in her mind.
Every child born into the royal family has the ambition to achieve great status. Once upon a time, Lilandra was not the inconspicuous and cowardly second princess. She also had ambitions and had even taken action.
But the tragedy of Hela gave her a head-on blow. As the sole heir to Asgard, the legendary eldest princess who was famous for a while only ended up with a failed uprising and was imprisoned for life.
What about her? What about an ordinary princess who is neither the eldest son nor as favored as the youngest son?
Indeed, Lilandra had lived a cautious life for so many years. If it were not for saving her life, she would not have spoken out to her brother. However, this only rebellion allowed her to gain the throne.
Perhaps the throne came too easily. Without pain, there will be no growth. A country is easy to change, but a nature is hard to change. Lilandra herself also knows that her cautious words and deeds over the years have changed her personality. She is not
A tyrant who can be arbitrary and domineering, he does not even have the decisiveness that an ordinary king should have.
Being exposed so openly by her old lover, Lilandra's heart was filled with anger. She thought, if Hela wasn't so dazzling, how could she appear to be so cowardly?
She gritted her teeth and looked at Charles and said: "It would be great if the eldest princess could show up at the wedding banquet! I want to see how she can be so arrogant now that she has no throne and no army?!"
"So what if she has traversed the universe for many years? Wasn't she imprisoned by Odin in the end?" Lilandra said with a sneer: "I dare say that this is the most correct decision made by the father of the gods."
"It's over." Schiller said outside the window.
Everyone turned to look at him, but Schiller's eyes fell on the pine branches outside the window of Charles's guest room, the raven that had just taken off.