The Star Knight - 111. Chapter One Hundred and Eleven

“The fierce star…” Reckett groaned slightly, and said, “It’s a very complicated place. I can’t define it. I believe that even the mercenary kings don’t know what this planet represents.”

Opal’s hair was messed up, and he yawned and followed Reckett through an alley. At two o’clock in the afternoon, he had just woke up, and he was still confused when he came to look for Reckett.

This is the most crowded place on Dandelion Square. Reckett took him to a simple lunch. The two squeezed through the crowd and finally left the noisy central area.

Reckett is wearing sunglasses, and today he is wearing a costume that looks a bit like a technician’s uniform, with the number plate “13” on his shoulder.

Opal said: “I think it has an extraordinary meaning to me and to Cololin.”

Reckett said: “The Fiery Star is a big dye tank. There is no justice or evil stand on this planet. The Kyle Reign was very crazy. When Azeroth succeeded to the throne, the mercenary union tended to be disordered and chaotic. Do you understand what the teacher said, Opal?”

Opal has known Reckett for so long, but from time to time he still finds his words a bit confusing. He said: “I can roughly understand, you mean, what mercenaries do is not always good or bad. of.”

Reek nodded and said: “Chaos, it is the middle ground between light and darkness. The strong gain wealth and prestige, while the weak die silently and become bones. Have you ever thought about what makes countless people ignore? Life is in danger, go to Liexing one after another to pursue their life value?”

Opal said: “I think it’s passionate, just like the mercenary charter says, living for fighting and dying for fighting, maybe.”

Rick nodded, took Opal into the hall, and said: “I didn’t approve of Kolorin going to the Stars at the beginning, because the test of a person there is too difficult, just like a kind and righteous organization. Everyone who is in it and feels its warmth will do their best to seek benefits for this organization spontaneously. No one can tell whether what they are doing is right or wrong… here it is.”

Opal followed up to a small bar, and Reckett said: “This is my little apprentice Opal, Nini, and all the expenses of Opal are credited to my account.”

Opal greeted the people next to him, and immediately when someone saw Reckett, they shouted and said: “What did you do to him! Reckett! I didn’t see that you are still interested in children!”

Opal’s face became unsightly. Reckett ignored them and took Opal into the basement. There were a few people in the basement who were manipulating the striker in front of a large virtual light screen. A man said: “Reckett, again Want to challenge?”

Reckett put on his special gloves and said: “Open a new game, alternating magnetic field, and come with one iron, one uranium, and one polonium.”

Several people sat back in their seats, and someone from above followed them down to watch the game. Reckett said casually: “It’s just teaching apprentices, practice games.”

“Reckett, do you want to take this kid to the court as a partner?” The man sitting across from him laughed.

Reckett smiled, as if uninspired, motioned for Opal to come over, and Opal sat down with a glass of drink, and whispered: “He is not your opponent, is he, teacher.”

“Of course not.” Reckett whispered: “As long as I want to win, the entire empire will not be my opponent.”

Opal lowered his voice excitedly: “Really? What about the Republic?”

Reckett put on the blue polarized monocular glasses and put another lens on Opal. He said: “Perhaps there are a few unknown masters, see clearly, first of all we have to arrange the formation. ”

Thousands of light balls corresponding to atoms rolled out with the music, and Opal said: “I will, I will! I have also played in game consoles!”

Every time Opal plays the atomic pool in the game console, the system automatically arranges and sends it up. Unexpectedly, this retro-style underground stadium actually requires players to line up by themselves. He noticed that there was a light screen beside the two of them. On the screen is a variety of formations, and when he was taking it over to watch, Reckett said: “You don’t need to watch it, just look at the teacher’s tricks.”

The moment Opal raised his head, Reckett exuded the power of faith, directly connected with his thoughts. It was an extremely peculiar experience. Reckett realized surface thinking from the subconscious, and all actions were completely open to Opal. Their thoughts and memories are completely compatible at this moment, just like the moment when Reckett ignited the fire of his faith on the B11 star, their souls were completely honest.

He saw a cloud of mist in the depths of Reckett’s consciousness, which was full of guilt, pain and regret, and all kinds of negative emotions gathered in one place. Opal directly felt Reckett’s debt and anxiety to him. He wanted to try Saying something, telling Reckett that it really didn’t matter, but before he could speak, he felt his consciousness turn into a light, dispelling the fog.

“Watch carefully, Opal.” Reckett’s expression remained the same, as if nothing had happened. Opal returned to his senses and followed Reckett’s consciousness to start arranging atomic pool formations.

The rules of this game are not complicated. The two sides first arrange a formation in a virtual quasi-static state, and use the micro-connection mode to launch part of their own atoms into the venue platform.

These atoms are displayed as many light spheres in the arena, and each light sphere corresponds to an atom, and the corresponding points can be obtained by hitting the scoring device. However, the atoms are in motion at all times. Under the influence of an energy device, they slowed down to the extent visible to the naked eye, but still maintained the movement characteristics of colliding with each other, bringing out an unpredictable trajectory.

The game field will also add a magnetic field to it, adding more fun.

Opal’s atom pool game is just a virtual scene created by a computer chip. Now when I encounter this kind of game using real atoms, I finally feel the reason why it is so attractive.

“Are you ready?” Reckett said: “Let’s get started, invest in…”

Opal held his breath, and Rektra opened the bar.

“…In the world of atomic pool.”

When the voice fell, Reckett let go of the bar, with a clatter, all the atoms were free! Like countless stars bursting out when the world was created, they shot into the center of the venue with flashes of light.

Opal couldn’t help but exclaimed. Reckett raised his eyebrows and smiled and began to rotate the manipulator. Two large rotating rods drove hundreds of small magnetic wheels to move. There were flashes of atomic light everywhere, leaving him on hand. The marbles entered the groove one after another and fired out one after another. The scoreboard quickly climbed. Opal was dazzled, sometimes staring nervously at Reckett’s points, and sometimes attracted by the flying billiard balls.

Every moment, crashed marbles were cleared out of the platform, and Reckett’s scoring slowly climbed, but he had more marbles than his opponents, and the gap was widening.

The opponent realized Reckett’s tactics and changed from head-on grab points to evasion. Reckett suddenly released the last batch of marbles on hand.

This batch of marbles was overwhelming and completely suppressed the opponent on the court.

However, the opponent has already formed an advantage in points. From the very beginning, Reckett was far behind. When the time passed, Opal almost thought that he was going to lose. After all, he was behind by more than 1.6 million points. The torrent of order seems to follow a certain strange law, a little bit following the established path, as if the previously dropped points are just preparing for the preliminary stage, they gradually become orderly from disorderly, until the last twelve seconds , Reckett’s points really exceeded!

The person on the opposite side looked at all this as if disbelieving, the system began to count down, three, two, one, the bright light flashed, illuminating the eyes of Reckett and his opponent. At the last moment, all the billiard balls were all Stopped, the scoreboard dinged, and the remaining marbles in the field were calculated for additional points. Rekert won with an advantage of 800,000 points.

“So handsome!” Opal couldn’t help yelling.

Reckett took the opal cup and took a sip of his drink, and said, “Now you understand?”

Opal said: “Let me try? I want to play this, it’s so exciting! Teacher, let’s fight.”

The loser said: “Even if you beat me, you can’t beat the master Alex invited.”

Reckett packed up his chips and said: “What wins or not, do you play this just to win? Rivado, what you lose is not your strength, but your realm.”

Opal couldn’t help laughing, the loser turned pale when Reckett choked and got up and left.

In the afternoon, Reckett first turned on the constant magnetic field and taught Opal a few basic tactics. Opal learned quite quickly when he first started, and spent an afternoon to figure out all the rules.

“Are you going to the game, teacher?” Opal said.

Reckett leaned on the edge of a table, drank coffee thoughtfully, and nodded.

Opal asked: “Do you still need a partner?”

Reckett said: “I need a partner, but I don’t think it’s you, Opal.”

Opal is like a frustrated ball. Reckett smiled and patted him on the head and said, “But you have learned very fast. Let’s put it this way, the teacher is proficient because he has played atom pool for thousands of years. If Learning with you may not be better than you.”

Opal grumbled, and Reckett said, “Your entry is about the same as that of Xiaoke. It took about three hours.”

Opal said: “Who taught you this? Also Nolan?”

Reckett fell into contemplation and said: “It’s been too long. I have forgotten that person’s appearance. He is an old man, very old and very old. The planet has also changed…”

Footsteps sounded upstairs, one person went directly into the private room, Opal said: “Raymond!”

Raymond said: “How are you playing?”

Opal said: “How do you know we are here?”

Recht threw Raymond a can of coffee, and Raymond said restrainedly, “Thank you.”

Reckett said, “You don’t need to be too polite, what are the tempers of those ladies?”

Opal understands that Reckett and Baroque know each other, and they should know Raymond’s work schedule.

Raymond smiled awkwardly, sat down in the corner, and said, “There is nothing too embarrassing, Opal, have you eaten? Are you hungry?”

Opal went to sit next to Raymond, and Raymond took him in his arms. Opal said, “Let’s have dinner together tonight. Do you want to go to the banquet?”

Leimen nodded, looked at the time, and said, “I’m going to Baihua Manor before 8 o’clock. Have you made any progress in your atomic billiards?”

It’s five o’clock, and Opal looks at his opponent and is excited, and said: “Let’s try a game? This is all real material.”

Raymond said: “I’m not really good at it, come. You can give us some pointers.”

Reckett went to find someone to start the game. Opal played a pool with Raymond. After studying with Reckett for an afternoon, he easily threw off Raymond’s more than 100,000 points. Raymond smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“His technique is better than you.” Reckett said: “But he didn’t form his own routine, Raymond, do you want to learn to play a formal game?”

Seeing that this was just an opportunity to promote the familiarity of the two, Opal hurriedly urged: “Follow and learn, hurry up.”

Raymond didn’t feel entangled. He sat down and Reckett stood behind him and said, “Have you played before?”

Raymond nodded and said: “Played with Opal several times.”

Reckett said: “I mean, you have an innate memory of it.”

Raymond thought for a while, and said, “Yes, it feels very familiar. I can play it when I get started, but I don’t know how to play it well.”

Opal hugged Raymond’s waist behind his back, resting his head on his shoulders to watch him hit, and Reckett pointed beside them. Opal had learned once, and he was surprised to find that Raymond had learned better than him. Faster!

what is this!

Opal Chuli was angry. He said, “Teacher! What you just said to comfort me is false!”

Raymond frowned and said, “What?”

[His genes carry the memory of Cololin’s body. 】Recht said directly in Opal’s mind: 【Cololin’s atomic pool is already a master class. 】

“Oh.” Opal said.

Raymond: “?”

Opal said: “Then what level are you? Teacher?”

Raymond: “???”

Reckett smiled and didn’t answer him.

Raymond had played for nearly ten games and wanted to play again, but Reckett said: “Let’s go to dinner, and talk about Opal’s commission by the way.”

Opal thought of his hidden mission, Raymond said: “It just so happens, I also have a few questions I want to ask you.”

Reckett took them out of the tavern and went to eat on the first floor of another restaurant. The environment here was very good. Ledgerson’s opera was playing. Opal sat down and began to prepare his message. No one is better than Ray. Kurt is more suitable to inquire about information, and it is strange to say that since he saw Reckett, he has eaten his, used his, and asked him to help. These trivial matters have not felt embarrassed at all.

On the contrary, Raymond was a little uncomfortable. At the beginning, he would thank Lecter over and over again, but gradually, he also let go.

The three ordered a meal, and Raymond said: “I want to first investigate the conflicts between the two princes of Carters.”

Reckett said: “It is nothing more than those contradictions. In the final analysis, human contradictions are always inseparable from interests. Everyone is pursuing their own interests, but in the process of pursuing these interests, it is inevitable that more people will be involved, such as the crown prince. The position is not like the common people. Whoever wins will have a profound impact on the empire. This includes the Republic, the Scorching Star, and even the Meteor Empire. All forces are paying attention to this.”

Opal said: “But the news hasn’t spread yet, hasn’t it?”

Reckett slowly nodded, and then said: “In fact, if it weren’t for you to say that, I wouldn’t have thought of this matter. After all, it would not be the first time that Kartes had heard of Li Chu in the past few hundred years. ”

Opal wondered: “But it didn’t stand up?”

Raymond put away the adventurer’s manual, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, “If it is true, then we may buy fake news.”

Reckett said: “Most of the rumors this time have considerable credibility. After all, the interstellar situation has once again become more unstable after Levy’s defeat. The Republic is declining year by year, and the increasing power of the empire is an indisputable fact. I used to think that a system like the empire would not last long, but…Forget it, let’s leave it aside for the time being, it’s too complicated and involves the empire’s own history, starry sky location, resources and other conditions.”

Raymond asked: “Who do you want to be the crown prince?”

Reckett said: “I am not involved in politics.”

Opal said: “Then change the way, teacher, who do you think will become the crown prince?”

“Many people think that Alex is more favored.” Reckert said: “But I think he lacks leadership skills, his artist temperament is too obvious, a painter, singer, creative genius can ignore others. As an emperor, I can’t do this. So I don’t think Alex is suitable for governing this planet, even in the current constitutional monarchy, all government affairs are handled by the Prime Minister…”

“What’s the prime minister’s task?” Opal asked puzzled.

Reckett said: “The emperor commands the army and formulates survival strategies. The prime minister is loyal to the people and exerts pressure on the royal family as a representative of the people. The House fights for the interests of the commoners and noble lords. This management method is very complicated. I don’t know, I’ll give you the chip when you go back and read it carefully.”

Opal said: “In other words, the emperor actually doesn’t care about things.”

Reckett said: “He is in charge, but some thankless things are left to the prime minister. If anything threatens his regime, Carters will definitely take action.”

Raymond said: “I have to go to work, you guys continue to talk.”

Reckett said: “You haven’t eaten yet.”

Raymond smiled and said: “I don’t have high requirements for food, just enough energy, opal, eat more, see you tonight.”

“Come on.” Opal took him by the hand, and Raymond thought of something, turned back, bowed his head and kissed Opal’s lips.

He was still a little embarrassed to do this in front of Reckett. He didn’t dare to look at him anymore, and went straight out of the restaurant.

Opal’s face was also a little red. He said, “Uh… Teacher, let’s continue.”

Reckett couldn’t help but smiled and said, “You are a happy child.”

Opal nodded and said: “Raymond is very good. Nothing to eat, no money, has been working hard to make money.”

Reckett fell into a long period of contemplation. After a long, long time, he opened his mouth and said: “Cartus didn’t make a statement, maybe he was testing his two sons. Ledgerson and Alex have a really good relationship. It is better to say that he is inclined to the empire. It is better to say that he is inclined to his student. At that time, Carters admired him after listening to his opera. He had intentionally hired Ledgerson as Alex’s court teacher, and Ledgerson was also I like Alex very much. I have the idea to train Alex to be his student…”

“Which kind of students?” Opal asked curiously: “Singfox students or singing students?”

Reckett said: “Perhaps both, but his performance desire is not strong, so Ledgerson chose Jasmine who also likes the stage. She is the daughter of a pirate and ran away from home because she was obsessed with his singing.”

Opal suddenly realized that following Reckett is also very good. At least there are a lot of gossips. Reckett always knows things he has never heard of. When he was thinking about this, when he thought about it, Reckett noticed it. , Said: “Now it’s my turn to ask you. You have to satisfy the teacher’s curiosity occasionally. Has Cololin ever commented on this matter in front of you?”

Opal thought for a while, shook his head, and said: “It doesn’t seem to be, let me think about it…”

The robot waiter served it. Rick’s characteristics are things that Opal hasn’t eaten before, but it smells very tender, like a steak with meat mixed with fish. Opal cuts the steak with a knife and said: ” He said that the pope and the emperor had a little principled problem. I think it might be about this… wait, teacher.”

Reckett also realized that the two were relatively silent for a long time, and their thoughts were directly connected. Reckett read the fragments in Opal’s memory, and the knife and fork in his hand trembled slightly.

“According to the news he got.” Opal said: “The Pope doesn’t want Alex to be the crown prince. He, the emperor and the Rotman family have disagreements, right? So that means…”

Reckett said in a deep voice: “According to your inference, it is true. No wonder I always feel that the Pope is watching out for Ledgerson. That kid has been lying to me. So Drummond has already reached an agreement with Cololin. NS.”