Skeleton Elf

Chapter 654 The Empress's Courage

Helena wore an expression of disbelief. "Master, are you kidding me? How could he, a human, possibly..."

Froienze smiled wryly. "He's already like this. Does his identity even matter?"

"His soul level and power are beyond what humans can reach," Shirada said. "But it's clear he cares deeply about being human and has been trying to maintain it."

Hermione nodded. "Yes, from our interactions, he seems very worried about not being human, and he cares about the people around him. But as Gaia said, he has a clear sense of gratitude and resentment. Master, what should we do?"

Someone who could awaken Ola, even someone who might be able to point the way, was already a threat to the Empire, and this matter couldn't even be known by outsiders.

Shirada smiled kindly. "It's not what we should do, it's what you want to do."

Helena also pursed her lips sensually. "I wonder who was clinging to him and didn't want to get up. Was it that comfortable? I want to try it next time. But this person's threat is still very real."

Hermione's fair face flushed instantly. Everyone present was her family, and they were teasing her mercilessly. Compared to the rigid gentlemanliness and cold detachment of Defatandis, Li Hao exuded authenticity and a different kind of novelty. This was her early impression. But when they commanded the Super God Weapon together, the soul contact allowed Hermione to experience Li Hao's world. Although she didn't know the specifics, it was incredibly magnificent and full of hellish dangers. But the core will was as firm as a rock, without the slightest movement. Soul communication was the ultimate form of life communication, but her abilities were limited, so she could only get a vague sense of it.

The situation at the time hadn't reached deep communication, and the soul wasn't open, but it was a coincidental resonance. Both sides didn't have much defense.

Everyone looked at Hermione, who took a deep breath. "I like him!"

After saying that, Hermione's mind was buzzing a little, and her heart was thumping. She didn't know why, but she had an impulse to say it, at least so that everyone wouldn't speculate in the wrong direction.

Everyone was stunned, then smiled knowingly. How could they not know Hermione's feelings for Li Hao? They just didn't expect her to be so direct. Was this the courage of someone about to become empress?

"Actually, I don't know what liking should be like, but since I met him, I feel very at ease, excited, and worried. But in any case, I don't think he will be our enemy, no, he will definitely be our friend." Hermione was a little incoherent, wanting to express herself but unable to. But her eyes showed a kind of joy. She felt relaxed when she mentioned him, and she didn't want to involve interests or anything else when she was truly moved.

Shirada smiled slightly, and everyone smiled knowingly and nodded. "Now that things have reached this point, there are some things I need to tell you. When my master followed the Great Emperor to the Pillar of Creation, he left a prophecy. The prophecy mentioned Li Hao's name, which is why Master Feronenzo went to learn about him first and allowed Her Highness to try to make contact. You are all particularly sensitive to souls, and your inclinations will determine whether this person is a salvation or a disaster for our Ozir. Now it seems to be the former, and he has indeed prevented the division of the Empire."

Hermione nodded. If the High Priest agreed, she could spend more time with Li Hao, instead of using Kasika's awkward identity. Being a fake Mech was actually troublesome. She envied the normal lives of others. Now that Ola had been awakened, she didn't need to hide her power anymore.

"Don't be too happy too soon. Li Hao must be hiding secrets we don't know. His power and knowledge are beyond what humans can possess. There's no doubt about that. The universe is vast, and even the Celestials can't be arrogant."

Shirada said, "Your Highness, I support your decision, but the problem is we may not be able to keep Li Hao."

Helena pouted. "Impossible. He comes from a place like humanity. How can he resist our invitation? And I don't believe anyone can resist this girl's charm. Even I, a woman, can't resist wanting to hold her to sleep."

Only Helena could say such tigerish words.

Shirada smiled helplessly. "I don't care about your affairs. We Ozir people repay kindness and vengeance. Helena, don't interfere in this matter. Let Her Highness talk to him directly. His greatest wish now is nothing more than humanity, and the Empire can provide support."

"You're right, I almost forgot. I promised to give him 800 pieces of Tian Wu," Helena said. "Now it doesn't seem like a loss."

"Don't mention such trivial matters. I'll handle the matter of establishing a Sanctuary in Kepler. We can have people start working on it first. Helena, you follow up on it."

"Yes, High Priest. It's a bargain for that kid. The Ozir Empire's Prince is such an honor. He's so lucky. If he dares to say half a no, I'll beat him flat!" Helena said provocatively.

"It hasn't reached that point. Let everything happen naturally. But keeping him is still very important to us," Shirada said with a slight smile.

Hermione couldn't compete with Helena's unrestrained behavior. In fact, they hadn't even started dating yet, but Hermione really wanted to understand Li Hao and do things together. Because of Cheng Konghai's relationship, Froienze also had a good impression of humans, and he could help with many things.

With the High Priest's approval, Hermione felt relieved. She could finally formally contact Li Hao.

Outside, there was chaos. Some of the brothers in the 207th Ring were tossing and turning, while others were already snoring loudly.

Kuta was sleeping soundly. He was a born nobleman, and his life was essentially free of worries. This nobility wasn't just a matter of birth. His fate was noble. When Kuta was born, it caused a sensation in the Golden Brilliance family. The Sea Clan's High Priest performed a special baptism for Kuta and predicted his future. The Sea Clan's language was quite obscure and complex, but the overall meaning was that whether he worked hard or not, his fate would be like having a cheat. He would always meet the right people and things at the right time, so the Golden Brilliance family shouldn't interfere too much and force him with the thinking of ordinary people.

This resulted in Kuta's life being extremely happy, except for Olivia always "bullying" him. When he needed an Imperial Armament, the legendary Imperial Armament appeared. And a Judgment met Li Hao. Olivia had watched Kuta grow up since she was a child, and she scoffed at any prophecies. She believed that there were powerful and unknown forces in the universe, but she didn't believe in human claims. Moreover, fate was uncertain. If you didn't take the initiative and fight for it, how could a good fate come to you?

But after experiencing so many things, Olivia was also confused. Robbie was also sleeping soundly. The days of Judgment were truly a good life. It was so awesome. Compared to being restrained and subservient in the Heavenly Dragon Sanctuary, here, you could just open your eyes and do whatever you wanted. If you didn't like it, just fight. You could even experience the Empire's rebellion. It was so exciting.

After having fun, he would sleep. He ate and drank well, had Tian Wu, and had face. This was Second Brother, sob, dear brother.

Robbie hugged his pillow and kissed it wildly.

Gasmi couldn't sleep a little. As a Gamma Worm, he had always believed that the difference between Worms and Celestials was only in the Celestial Armaments. However, after experiencing so much, he realized that what was missing was not only Celestial Armaments, but also the Celestials' order and rules, and even more powerful things. And everything today had given Gasmi his own understanding, which was that Worms could no longer learn from and imitate Celestials.

They were not the same species, nor were they the same evolutionary direction. Imitating and learning from Celestials would cause Worms and the Worm Race to deviate from their genetic direction and go further and further astray. In the Galaxy Head era, Worms were a race that could challenge Celestials. In the Star River era, Worms had degenerated into a second-rate civilization.

In the darkness, Gasmi's eyes blinked, and his two little braids kept shaking. After witnessing the power of Celestials, including Li Hao's, Gasmi wasn't thinking about learning, but about reflecting on what it meant to be a Worm and what the Worms' desire for survival was.

The current Worms were like they had been castrated.

Gaia was tossing and turning. He knew his fate had taken off. As an unvalued child of the Rastaya, he had almost been assigned to Judgment. This was Mogu's territory, and almost no one who had been sent here had ended well. He himself didn't have much expectation. He was just bragging, just wanting to leave the Sanctuary alive. But fate had turned around, and he hadn't done anything, just followed the right person.

As a noble child, getting the approval of the Princess and the High Priest, and knowing the heir of the Golden Brilliance family, would all determine his future status. And if Brother Li really became a Prince, he might really become the future helmsman of Rastaya.

Gaia was excited. So, he didn't have to become a son-in-law. Having a good big brother was the same.

In the following days, Li Hao and Hermione studied the Super God Weapon Ola together. Hermione understood the control method after the last use, but the awakening method still needed to be tried. And this required Li Hao's help. The secret of Li Hao's ability to awaken the Super God Weapon was also strictly forbidden to be spread by Shirada. In fact, it was just Defatandis and Ning Long. Defatandis and Ning Long wouldn't fall out with the Ozir Empire over this matter. The key was that there was no meaning or benefit, except to boost Li Hao's prestige.

Defatandis had been very low-key recently, and he didn't know what he was planning. His plans in Ozir had almost completely failed, but Defatandis had an advantage, which was that he could endure it.

The Princess didn't hide the secrets of Ola. In fact, at a certain level, this wasn't a secret. "The primitive civilizations of the Milky Way have been inspired by extraterrestrial civilizations. We have also discovered traces of interference in our evolutionary process. The expedition team finally found evidence at the Pillar of Creation, but no life forms were found. It was the remains of extraterrestrial civilizations."

"What did they look like?" During this period of time, Hermione didn't have the airs of a princess. With Kasika's groundwork, that sense of estrangement had completely disappeared. In his bones, Li Hao wasn't someone who cared about identity, unless... he was paid more.

"I don't know. Some say they had three heads and six arms. It has become a variety of things to this day. We Celestials call them Ancient Gods, the Dragon Race calls them Dragon Gods, and the Sea Race calls them Sea Gods," Hermione said. "After that, the Celestials' technology made great progress, and Celestial Armaments were also developed. Interstellar navigation technology also improved greatly. In fact, in the Post-Galaxy era, there hasn't been much technological development."

Or rather, Star River civilization had gradually developed to its limit.

Ancient Gods... It seems that no matter how much civilization develops, it can't be separated from superstition. Could this thing of mine be related to Ancient Gods? Was I chosen by the Ancient Gods, the Chosen One?

But thinking about how stingy Big B was, he was more like a God of Poverty than an Ancient God. He didn't even give me anything after completing such a difficult mission as the Empress's succession?

Seeing Li Hao thinking seriously and looking a little tangled, Hermione chuckled. Li Hao was a little embarrassed. "I was distracted."

"It seems I really don't have any charm." Hermione smiled slightly.

Li Hao quickly waved his hand. "Your Highness is the most... second most beautiful girl I've ever seen."

"Oh, really? Then who's the most beautiful? Is it Arthas Dariven?"

"You know?" Li Hao was stunned.

"It's not a secret. I really want to meet her if I have the chance," Hermione said. She knew that Li Hao's sense of distance was important because of that girl, but the more she was like this, the more interested Hermione became. She didn't believe that there was a girl in this world who was more beautiful and noble than herself. But this made Li Hao even more special. If it were Defatandis or someone else, they would have chosen her without hesitation.

Hermione didn't need to be humble about this.

"Li Hao, the High Priest's application for a new Sanctuary to the Star River Alliance's Sanctuary Committee has been approved. Congratulations to you. Humanity will have its own Sanctuary." Hermione didn't say it before, but waited until things had been settled before telling Li Hao. These days, Li Hao had been trying to help Hermione summon Ola. Hermione couldn't do what Li Hao did, and no one in the royal family's records had ever done what Li Hao did. She could only gradually become familiar with her control, which consumed a lot of soul power. Only Li Hao's replenishment was good, and it was very strange that the soul fluctuations between people were actually repulsive. Even if they were close, it was easy to produce a rejection reaction. The uniqueness of the soul was the consensus of the Celestials, but Li Hao's soul didn't have any repulsion with hers. It was very, very harmonious. And every night, she would really think of Li Hao hovering in the Super God Weapon's back. She had seen it in the ancient murals of the royal family, and it was exactly the same as the style of the Galaxy Emperor.

Hearing this, Li Hao showed a knowing smile. "Your Highness, kindness without thanks is the greatest gratitude!"

"Aren't you being polite? Compared to what you've done, this is nothing." Hermione tucked her long hair behind her ears, revealing her white and jade-like neck, which was still a little sweaty. She tied up her hair. She had already tried it twice today, and the summoning effect was obviously better, and she vaguely felt Ola's heartbeat, which was also a sign in the records.

"Then the fifty yuan doesn't need to be returned," Li Hao said with a smile, taking Hermione's hand, and pure power slowly entered. "Although this Super God Weapon is powerful, I feel that there are still ways to target it. Now it's an open secret, so we can't rely on it too much."

Hermione didn't resist, and had even gotten used to it, letting Li Hao do whatever he wanted. "One thing is one thing. Let's owe that fifty yuan for now. With you here, I'm not afraid at all."

Li Hao smiled wryly. "Once you inherit the throne, you can't be so casual. The deterrent effect of the Super God Weapon is greater than the actual combat effect."