txolops Chapter 138 Cosmic Chaos
Chapter 138 Cosmic Chaos
"Could you please stop pulling my hair?"
"What? You don't want to?"
"Yan, you bitch! Why are you wearing the same hairstyle as me?"
"I'm doing it my way, it's none of your business!"
"Hmph... Where's Zhixin?"
"Look, it's broken."
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Three days had passed since the coronation ceremony ended, and it wasn't until this morning that Li Yao finally left his bedchamber and stepped into the royal palace.
At this moment, he leaned back on the wide throne, his right fist supporting his face, and closed his eyes to rest. Clearly, the battles of the past few days had left him somewhat physically and mentally exhausted.
The hall was silent; Li Yao had already ordered all the guarding angels to be withdrawn.
After all, it wouldn't be good if his subordinates saw him in such a disheveled state.
Just as he was about to doze off, a clear voice rang in his ears.
"Your Majesty, if you are too tired, why don't you go back and rest? I can keep an eye on things here."
"Um?"
Li Yao opened his eyes and looked down. What came into view was a beautiful and charming face with a touch of heroism.
He saw Angel Chase standing at the bottom of the steps, looking at him with a mischievous smile in his eyes.
Li Yao sat up straight, glared at her feigned anger, and deliberately put on a stern face, saying, "Well, Sister Zhui, now even you dare to tease me?"
"How could I dare?"
Angel Zhui Mingmei said, "You are now a king, so just call me A-Zhui from now on. Calling me Sister Zhui is inappropriate."
"Okay, Ah Zhui."
Li Yao smiled and shook his head, then asked, "What are you doing here?"
Angel Chase blinked, her tone tinged with ambiguity: "It's all because our King has such extraordinary talent that Sister Leng has been unwell these past few days, so I've had to fill in for her."
Li Yao touched his nose a little embarrassedly. He had forgotten about this; it seemed that he himself had given the order.
He asked without changing his expression, "And what about Lingxi?"
"Moy is showing her around the daily routines of the right wing guards."
As Angel finished speaking, she gave Li Yao a mischievous smile and said, "Originally, Zhixin was in charge of this matter, but... well, you know what I mean."
Li Yao blushed. He had originally wanted to change the subject, but he hadn't expected to get back into it.
However, these past few days have indeed gone a bit too far.
Yan and Leng, those two sworn enemies, are never willing to admit defeat to each other, even in this kind of matter, they have to compete to see who is better, and they've even dragged Zhixin into it.
He was caught in the middle, left with no choice but to accept it, experiencing both pain and pleasure.
Li Yao cleared his throat and said seriously, "Let's get down to business. How's the situation in space these past few days?"
When the topic turned to business, Angel Chase's smile vanished instantly, and her expression turned serious: "Not good, you could even say it's a complete mess."
"Since you announced at your coronation ceremony that you would no longer forcibly impose a just order, in just three days, hundreds of advanced civilizations in the known universe have launched wars against lower civilizations."
"The invaded civilizations sent distress signals to the angels, but these civilizations are not under the rule of justice, so according to the new rules, we... did not respond."
Li Yao noticed that when Angel Chase said this, although his tone remained calm, a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes.
He didn't say much about it.
Those who uphold justice and order will naturally find it hard to bear such things.
But this is a necessary growing pain, and it's a psychological hurdle they need to overcome; otherwise, they will ultimately suffer the consequences.
"Furthermore, many civilizations that were originally under the banner of justice have declared independence."
At this point, Angel Chase's voice lowered slightly: "Some of them were protected by angels when they were young. We have helped them solve major natural disasters and defended them against external enemies. Some of our sisters even sacrificed themselves to protect their home planet."
Her brow furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with sadness, disappointment, and a hint of anger: "Now that they've grown up, they turn on us faster than flipping through a book, as if we angels owe them something."
Li Yao remained silent for a moment, then stood up from his throne, walked to her, and patted her on the shoulder.
"Ah-Zhui, I know you're sad, and I know you're angry, and so am I."
"But when angels protect these civilizations, it's not to earn their gratitude; when justice and order are enforced, it's not to gain anyone's loyalty. We do what we should do because it is justice."
"Now that they have chosen to leave, that is their freedom. We gave them the right to choose, so they should accept the outcome."
Li Yao withdrew his hand, his gaze profound, and said, "As for those fallen warriors, their sacrifice was never for anyone's gratitude, but for the justice in their hearts. This will not change because of the betrayal of those civilizations."
"We are consolidating our power not to abandon justice, but to make justice purer."
Angel Chase raised her head, gazed into Li Yao's eyes, and remained silent for a long while.
Then the gloom in her eyes gradually dissipated, and a smile returned to her lips. She nodded and said, "I understand, Your Majesty. You are right. Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together."
"By the way, Wang."
The angel continued to report: "There's been no word from the demons for the time being. I suspect that Karl's Great Clock is blocking their tracks."
After Li Yao returned to his throne, he thought for a moment and said directly, "Send out the order to focus on civilizations with remote territories, far from the battlegrounds of major powers, with large local populations and people with unique innate genetic and physical characteristics."
Angel Chase said thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, do you believe Morgana will target these civilizations, converting them on-site and mass-producing demon warriors?"
Li Yao nodded slightly: "During the last Galactic War, I severely damaged her demon army, and a large number of demons, along with dark data, were completely wiped out."
"Her current forces have suffered heavy losses, and to restore her combat strength, she will inevitably need to find new sources of conversion. Remote civilizations are not easily detected by us, and their large populations are just right to allow her to expand her legions again."
"Yes."
Angel nodded and continued, "Furthermore, recently a lot of celestial debris has been moving from various parts of the universe toward the Styx Galaxy. Therefore, we speculate that Hua Ye is likely hiding with Karl."
Li Yao asked, "How many celestial scum are there?"
The angel added, "Based on the observed data, there are probably around ten to twenty thousand, but the number hidden is still unknown."
Li Yao frowned slightly: "Only ten or twenty thousand on the surface? That's a bit slow."
The angel hesitated for a moment: "Wait? Your Majesty, there are countless Fallen Angels. If they were all gathered together..."
Li Yao did not speak immediately, but pondered for a moment.
It seems that Karl is close to developing the black hole engine, or has already developed it, otherwise Hua Ye wouldn't dare to so openly summon the Fallen Ones.
But this action was still a bit too slow; he needed to add fuel to the fire for Hua Ye.
Thinking of this, he grinned wickedly and ordered, "Throw the Tiangong ship out."
"As for where to throw it, just find any interstellar junkyard that's far from the Angel Nebula."
Upon hearing this, Angel Chase blinked, seemingly understanding something.
A slight smile played on her lips as she placed her hand on her chest and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."