The Star Knight - 103. Chapter One Hundred and Three

Another day passed, besides Raymond, Opal also remembered another thing-Jimmyson was still in prison.

How do you convince Cololin to let Jimison go? After all, Jimison had no threat to him.

He walked through the promenade, followed by E7 with the light on. When he came out, he heard the voice of Coralin in the hall. He was talking with someone, and Opal stopped and stood and listened.

“Pope Drummond is a wise elder.” Cololin pondered for a moment, and said: “I am very grateful for his selfless help in this matter. As a friendly expression, Iszul will send us Diplomat, go to the Carina…”

The man said: “Kolorin, the Pope has one more condition.”

Cololin said lightly: “No, I don’t think that condition is feasible.”

There was silence in the hall, and Opal saw that under the brilliant lights, an envoy wearing a pale yellow robe and black boots was talking with Cororin. Cololin was holding a wine glass with half a glass of orange-gold sun orange wine in it, and shaking the glass, the wine slurry stained the glass with a light orange.

The messenger smiled and stroked the brilliant blond hair. He looked laid-back and calm, and said lazily: “This is just a wish of the Pope. He heard that you recently accepted an apprentice called Opal. He hopes Mr. Opal came to study in the Kingdom of Arc of Light. At the same time, we will also send the Pope’s little disciple, the Pastor, to follow the King of Meteorites for two years.”

“The Pope proposed that the two sides communicate in this form, so that Iszul and the next heir of the Holy See of the Stars can understand each other’s kingdoms, understand our beliefs with our friends, and believe that this kind of friendship will strengthen our covenant.”

Cororin watched him quietly, and said after a long time: “Go back and tell the Pope that it really won’t work. My disciple is still too young, only ten years old.”

The messenger said: “Cololin…”

Coralin said: “No need to say any more, Opal, what’s the matter with you?”

Opal said: “You can talk first, teacher.”

Cololin had known that he was coming, but the messenger didn’t know, and the messenger turned his head in a little surprise and glanced at Opal.

Cololin said: “Ramos, he is my disciple, Opal. This is an envoy sent by Pope Drummond. He came to see Mr. Ramos.”

The messenger bowed slightly to Opal, and Opal bowed to him, and said to Cololin: “I’ll go see Jimmyson.”

Coralin said: “A mercenary? I executed it yesterday.”

Opal: “…”

“Why did you kill him!” Opal said in disbelief.

Cololin: “Suddenly remembered that it’s better to kill in advance, lest you come to intercede and make it difficult for me.”

Opal: “I won’t be so good if you don’t promise me to release him! Why do you want to do this!”

messenger:”……”

Cororin remained silent for a few seconds, and said to the messenger: “My little disciple is very ignorant.”

Opal understood and said: “You are lying, is he still there?”

Coralin said: “I released him and let him go.”

Opal looked at Korolin suspiciously. Korolin released the power of faith and made Opal directly read his thoughts. Opal confirmed this, he sighed in relief, and said, “Thank you, teacher.”

After a while, Cololin said, “You see, he is too young and impulsive, and he still needs experience. I believe this is not a wise proposal. Instead of exchanging disciples for a few days, the Kingdom of Light Arc will be smashed. It’s better to wait for a while. I don’t hope that the Pope’s friendly way of communication will eventually… cause the two countries to turn their faces into enmity.”

The messenger was too lazy to say anything, and replied: “Then I can only wait until later, I wish you all the best. The Pope protects you and your people.”

Coralin got up and personally sent the messenger out of the sky garden, Opal said: “Should I go to study?”

“Yeah.” Cololin said casually: “But you are going to leave soon. Instead of agreeing to the Pope and unable to send people, it is better to delay for a few more years and wait for me to find new suitable students.”

Opal’s expression was a little sad, and Collin said: “Old people will always leave, and new ones will come. Don’t be melancholy, Opal.”

The next morning, when Opal came out again, he saw Caesar in the hall, and Ithon brought several civil servants to report the government affairs to Cololin.

Caesar bowed politely to Opal, and Opal said to him, “Caesar, how are you doing?”

Several people interrupted the conversation briefly, and Cololin didn’t take any notice of his interruption. Caesar said: “It’s so busy.”

“Come here.” Cororin beckoned to Opal.

Opal went over, but didn’t get close to Cololin, sitting on the steps in front of the throne, and noticed that there was a small robot on the side table. It was given to Cololin by Nolan before, and it was the same style as the E7, but The small robot with a faulty chip was disassembled, and the mottled cover on the back was polished again, engraved with the model number: Q followed by a series of numbers.

There was a strange device in its belly, Opal took it over and looked at it, and Cololin continued to talk with his subordinates.

“…According to the envoy’s return.” Ithon turned on a projection device: “Tilgat can no longer restrain his members. Public opinion is divided into two factions. One party accuses Li Wei and asks Bordeaux to come out and bear the consequences of the war. The other faction asked Tilgart to re-establish the political line of the Republic and stabilize the situation. The target that you asked us to pay special attention to, Karens, has also left the fiery star and returned to the source of floodlight.”

Coralin narrowed his eyes and murmured, “I’m in danger?”

Caesar added: “It is possible that Li Wei has lost the battle, but investigations show that the army still has a reliable support rate for him…”

“That’s because of raising the wind.” Cololin noticed Opal’s movements and said: “Keep it down, its name is Xiao Q, don’t break it.”

Opal didn’t say a word, and tried to take out the control chip in Xiao Q’s belly to look at it. E7 was curiously taking pictures of it. Is the structure of this little robot the structure of E7? Opal is a little curious.

“There are also people in the Republican army that hate Levy’s forces.” A civilian said: “A small number of military public opinion supports revenge, and the Star Alliance Military Observation Organization has reassessed our military power with the Galactic Republic…”

Isoen laughed: “They are scared.”

Cololin nodded slowly and said: “Now is the most vulnerable time for the Republic, and the people’s sentiment is deviated. Let me take a look at the opinion polls.”

“The data show that Tiergat’s popularity is at the lowest point in history.” A civil official opened the thumbnail of the form: “Li Wei has not fluctuated too much…”

Caesar said: “Tilgat is eager to do something to restore the popularity, the next master plan or follow the old path?”

Cololin said: “There is no need to oust Tierrat now. Pope Drummond has established diplomacy with us. He represents a force that cannot be underestimated in the imperial regime, so Tiergart can be put down first. , So that he will be exhausted for a while.”

“Prepare for war at the same time.” Cororin said: “But without invading the Republic, we will show them our armed forces again and inform Andorei to prepare for this process. It can be a military exercise or a few neutral galaxies… ”

“How about Lie Xing?” Isoen laughed: “It’s time to clean up, Lie Xing’s complete submission can shock all countries.”

Opal raised his head to look at Colorin. Colorin pondered for a moment, and then said: “No, I don’t want to move Liexing again for the time being.”

“Why?” Opal tossed the toy robot that had been taken apart.

Cololin: “With the current strength of the wrench, it is enough to deal with Kyle Lei.”

Opal said: “Oh, on behalf of all Liexing mercenaries, thank you, thank your majesty for forgiveness, but I can also represent them, express Liexing’s firm position, no matter how kind you are, everyone will still come to kill you for revenge. of.”

Several people in the hall did not speak. Caesar and Isoen seemed to feel that the pair of masters and apprentices in front of them was wrong today. The atmosphere was very tense. Isoen laughed and said, “You are the prince of the grip of the light, and this is you. The mother star of Liexing. Why did you suddenly say something that represents Liexing?”

Caesar seemed to be aware of something, and turned the subject away: “Then please give instructions from your Majesty for the next action.”

“Kyle Lei will go to seize power.” Cololin stood up and said: “You can continue to pay attention to the situation on the fiery star, but you can try the Pegasus galaxy and use the aircraft carrier to approach here.”

“The Principality of Karama, which has been at war with the green Mercury for a long time.” Cololin made a note on the star map: “This was discussed in the military plan 120 years ago, and now I officially mention it. The agenda. At the same time, the relevant parties in the Parliament of the Republic are notified so that they can create anti-war and public opinion calling for peace.”

“Caesar, you go and talk to the lord of Shax and Sphinx in person.” Cololin said: “Let them put forward the idea of concluding a peace treaty with the Meteor Empire at the Star Covenant Conference.”

“Park the aircraft carrier outside the galaxy.” Cololin said again: “Pope Drummond, I will personally talk to ensure that the empire does not put pressure on the Republican Parliament, and then send envoys for peace talks. The ultimate goal is to truce with the Republic. .”

“Your Majesty.” The civil officer put away the chip and said: “I have to remind you that now is the time when the morale of the Republic is at its lowest. Li Wei is launching aggression. We have the banner of justice. Why don’t we pursue the victory?”

“No need.” Cololin said lightly: “It’s a fluke to win once, thanks to my apprentice who figured out a way to paralyze the opponent’s smart mecha team by radio from a long distance… ”

Opal said: “Don’t you want to really fight against the wind?”

Cololin smiled: “I’m not his opponent, can’t I be afraid of him?”

Opal: “…”

Cololin sighed and said, “So peace talks.”

Several people were silent for a moment, then Caesar nodded and said: “Peace with the Republic is the best means.”

Opal said: “Tilgart will not negotiate, and Li Wei will not let him negotiate.”

Cololin said: “He has no choice. The Holy See has acquiesced to the status of the Meteorite Empire, which is equivalent to a part of the empire supporting us in disguise. The anti-war lawmakers are all arguing. If Tiergat does not solve this problem, In the event, he can only be slammed down and let other MPs become the president of the parliament.”

Caesar shook his head and said, “Levy has no ability to influence the decision-making of the parliament.”

Coralin said: “He didn’t have this ability from the very beginning. The galaxy army is just a dog of the council, and now it is a bereaved dog.”

Opal: “The people will not allow him…”

“Where did the people come from?” Cololin showed great patience in dealing with this issue. He even spared his precious discussion time to enlighten Opal: “The people of the Republic? They didn’t die a few people at all. They are all soldiers. The only thing they know about fighting is that the government takes away taxes and burns them, reducing the benefits they can get.”

Opal: “But you have killed a lot of people, like a star.”

Cololin said: “It’s not the same. The Republic is not a scorching star. You have also seen that citizens of the Republic who are immersed in the galaxy internet every day care about the scenery and entertainment on their virtual planet. As long as there is internet and electricity, who lives outside? It doesn’t matter who dies, they can’t wait to get the whole person into the fiber.”

Opal: “People in the army will not be willing to negotiate.”

Ison was dumbfounded, and Cololin had a playful look in his eyes, and said, “Yes, the purpose of this time is to kill them. I suggest that everyone laugh and make grudges, and let Tiergat have another ball. Allen and Ithon personally went to the source of the floodlight, as my most loyal representatives, to express their importance to the peace talks. After the peace talks are over, the joint trade route and starry sky gate of the Punes Chamber of Commerce will be opened and a new route will be established. , To end our country’s seclusion since the founding of the country, and to accept immigrants and alien tourists from all over the universe. At the same time, Iszul reduced some tariffs on the Republic’s goods. Please contact the Ministry of Finance for details.”

“By the way, I will invite Bordeaux, Li Wei and the main congressmen to the Xuanguang Grip to do objective light. Then I will not stay in Iszul and let Andore be responsible for receiving him.”

Opal was speechless.

Isoen said, “Lee won’t come.”

Cololin nodded and said, “If he doesn’t come, he will be abandoned. My people dare to come to his land, but he dare not come to my house?”

Opal: “What’s the point of doing this? Even if a peace treaty is reached on the surface, he will not forget the relationship between the two sides…”

“Yesterday, I was still beating and fighting. Today, the relationship is so good that we can dance face-to-face dance.” Cololin said meaningfully: “Understood? This kind of contrast is what we want. We sank an aircraft carrier. Tens of thousands of people died in vain, and their comrades-in-arms will definitely go crazy. They demand revenge one after another, so the military and parliament of the Republic will always have a thorn in their hearts. This thorn will be very useful in the future.”

Several people at the scene laughed, only Opal did not laugh. He briefly used the power of faith to read the thoughts of several people, and they all had the same idea-your Majesty is in a good mood today.

The civil officer coughed and said: “Yes, my majesty. There are three benefits of peace talks. First: exchange buffer time for combat and consume opponents’ strength. Second: divide the relationship between the public opinion of the Republican army and the central government. Third: reopen forgetting. Road, establish new business cooperation, and promote the long-term development of both parties.”

Cololin nodded and said, “Li Wei is doomed to be finished from the day he lost the battle. He is already crumbling. After a while, I will take care of him by myself.”

Several people retired, and Cololin and Opal were left in the hall.

Cololin stretched out his hand and looked at Opal. Opal knew what he was thinking. In fact, from the day they returned to the Grip of Light, all of Cololin’s thoughts were completely open to Opal.

Cololin wanted Opal to put his hand in his hand, then pulled him, and pulled the Opal to hold him.

But Opal did not go to the throne to sit on Corallin, but put little Q in his hand.

Cololin didn’t say anything, and took over Xiao Q, and began to assemble a few parts back.

“I plan to fix it.” Cololin said: “You can use it in the future. It happens to be a pair with E7. Find a lover for it.”

Opal looked at Korolin’s actions and suddenly said: “The soldiers of the Republic are dead for nothing, and yours are dead for nothing.”

Corallin didn’t look at Opal, and immersed himself in pulling out a few threads in Little Q with his slender fingers, saying: “They didn’t die in vain. They entrusted their lives to me. Believing in me is like believing in their own beliefs, so I They will not betray their trust. The current peace talks are to take a farther road. Sooner or later, the Republic will be included in the dark alliance and will be directly within the sphere of influence of Iszul. As long as this ultimate goal can be achieved, my people will not have it. Dead in vain.”

Opal didn’t speak, and quietly looked at the small robot that Korolin repaired. This seemed to be a very complicated and vast project. Korolin was very attentive. His thoughts were full of dense energy channels and chip technology knowledge. Opal read a few times and didn’t have much interest, so he stopped to understand, just watched him in a daze, and sat like this all afternoon.

In the evening, Cololin said, “E7, solder this for me.”

E7 stretched out a small screwdriver from his abdomen, turned it curiously, and Coralin frowned and said, “Welding.”

E7 retrieved the voice-activated keyword, retracted the screwdriver, extended a welding tongs, and accidentally electrocuted him while helping Cololin welding. Cololin immediately said: “Hey!”

The skin of Cololin’s fingers was scalded to a small piece of ripeness, and Opal suspected that it smelled a little bit of roasted meat.

Cololin poked his head and asked, “Having been locked in a drawer for so long, have you become stupid?”

E7 doesn’t know if you understand it, but it makes a beep.

Opal said: “Who else has become stupid?”

Collin raised his eyebrows and saw that he didn’t speak, and they understood each other.

“Your wife will be resurrected in two days,” Cololin said.

“Yeah.” Opal said: “Actually I am my wife, thank you, teacher.”

Coralin said, “What do you plan to do after leaving? Hui Liexing?”

Opal didn’t want to go back. He had to admit that he was a total loser. Not only did he not avenge the comrades of the Lie Star, but also shamelessly succumbed to the enemy. Cororin stepped him into an abyss where he couldn’t look back. inside.

Opal said: “Look at Raymond.”

Cololin said: “People’s beliefs will always be strongly questioned from the bottom of their hearts, sometimes compromise, sometimes give up. Sometimes betrayal, this is your only way.”

Opal said: “I’m a coward, no, you are too strong. My belief is vulnerable in front of you. You know everything and grasp my weaknesses accurately. You know I will refuse to do this, so You resurrect him first, and then let me choose whether to destroy him…You are very powerful and cruel, teacher.”

Opal had to admit that he could not be an enemy of Kolorin at all. He always grasped the enemy’s most fatal weakness and used these weaknesses to completely disintegrate the opponent’s beliefs.

Opal looked at Cololin and said, “I admire you from the bottom of my heart.”

“I can admire my enemy.” Cololin raised his eyebrows: “You are not a coward, let go of these meaningless thoughts, go back to when we first met, relax, you might not have to bear so much being imposed on you. The shackles on myself.”

Cololin repaired Little Q and let it spin on the ground. Little Q seemed to be a little abnormal, easily hitting walls or pillars, but the basic commands could already be understood.

“What do you need Raymond to do?” Opal said: “As long as you don’t be too cruel, I’m willing to do it for you.”

Cololin opened the projected light screen on the armrest of the throne. Above it was a design drawing of a spaceship. About 80% of it had been completed. While selecting the route with his finger, Cololin replied casually: “You are not right. , My apprentice, your thoughts are always unreserved in front of me. You are afraid that I will let Raymond instigate rebellion and kill people, instead of really caring about your teacher and me, what needs help.”

Opal laughed and said, “Well, I am ashamed, but I do think so now.”

“Go investigate the wheel of time.” Corallin said: “Find your life experience by the way, it has something to do with Nolan’s account of me.”

Opal replied: “Okay. But where do you start?”

Coralin said: “There may be some information in the Great Astronautical Exploration Association of King’s Wharf. Originally, our next stop after leaving the source of floodlight is there. By the way, we will assassinate the emperor, or let the family of the imperial queen rebel against him.”

Opal frowned: “It’s impossible for me and Raymond to do it.”

Cololin grumbled and said, “The palace of Cultus is heavily guarded, but if you really want to do it, of course you can do it. That was just the original plan, and now the Pope is willing to talk to us, so I guess the imperial holy see There was a problem of principle with the emperor that should not be underestimated, so let Cartes live a few more years, and wait for the pope to take care of him.”

Opal said: “Under the guidance of Teacher Reckett, I am willing to do it for you…”

“Why do you think Raymond wouldn’t kill people casually?” Cololin said suddenly: “Do you remember when you were in a pirate ship?”

Opal frowned slightly, thinking of a scene where the corpses were piled up with pirate spaceships all over the corridor. Raymond never seemed to be merciless when he was killing people, the female Luoxing, Jixing, and the pirate ship.

“The copy of right and wrong is only you.” Cololin said indifferently: “You are his only comrade-in-arms, friend, brother, I once had such a belief, it is Recht, but as the years move, the belief is always It will change. It will be questioned continuously, and then reborn. One day, when I look back, I find that I was so far away that I was almost missing.”

Opal said: “You are right, teacher, people will always change slowly, but our lives are too short, not as long as you.”

Opal also thought of Raymond’s reaction when he learned that the Meteorite Legion had begun to attack his homeland on the planet Rembrandt.

At that time, he didn’t seem to matter. He just asked Opal. It’s okay to stay outside or go back to fight. What do you think? up to you.

When Opal chose, Raymond followed him back to defend his hometown.

“Yes.” Opal said: “Your character is actually a person, the difference is that he has me by his side.”

On the last day before Raymond’s resurrection, Opal woke up very early, and when he ran outside, he saw Cololin sitting on the throne meditating. He sat here all night last night.

“Can I go up to the 700th floor and have a look?” Opal asked.

Cololin didn’t answer. He went to the railing outside the hall and took a pile of dead leaves from the plate. A group of Bom immediately jumped onto the railing and looked expectantly at the dead leaves in his hand.

Cololin said: “It’s not time yet, wait patiently, Opal.”

He fed the leaves to a row of little Bom to eat, with a focused expression shrouded in the light of the rising sun. One little Bom happily chewed the fallen leaves, while the other Bom looked at it to eat, and occasionally looked up at Kolo with his bright eyes. Lin, waiting for my share.

Opal watched for a long, long time, until Cololin finished feeding the fallen leaves and turned around to take him up to the seven hundred floors.

Raymond has become intact. He closed his eyes and is naked and immersed in the solution of the sea of time. His short black hair is like a flame burning in the liquid. Cololin turned on a switch on the console, and his surroundings lit up. .

“He is charging,” Coralin said.

There was a strange feeling in Opal’s heart, as if both inside and outside were Cololin, no, both were Raymond.

The energy light on the console reaches 100%.

Opal raised a heart to his throat and asked: “Can it succeed?”

Cololin said: “Not necessarily, I tried my best.”

Before he could say anything, Raymond in the nutrition cabin moved his body and leaned back.

Opal: “!!!”

He understood in an instant that Raymond’s last memory was to control the mecha to lean back and avoid Cororin’s gunfire.

“The last memory before being destroyed.” Coralin murmured.

Raymond opened his eyes, let out a silent cry, exhaled a string of bubbles, and then froze, turned his head to look around, and then Cololin opened the nutrition cabin, Raymond fell out with water.

Opal: “Raymond!”

Raymond coughed suddenly, coughing out the water in his lungs.

Cololin said lightly: “It’s a success, congratulations, Opal.”

He turned and left, leaving Raymond and Opal in the laboratory.