txolops Chapter 2: Is Sister Yan planning to assassinate the king? Blow up the palace?
Chapter 2: Is Sister Yan planning to assassinate the king? Blow up the palace?
"Enemy attack!?"
The angels on the training field were almost simultaneously stunned, their faces filled with astonishment and disbelief.
How many years has it been since the alarm sounded in the Heavenly Court of Merlo?
Even Li Yao and Angel Chase suddenly stood up, looking up at the sky with solemn expressions.
"Sisters! Look up at the palace!"
An angel suddenly cried out, his finger trembling as he pointed to the sky.
All eyes turned to that direction.
A sword-shaped warship, over ten thousand meters tall, suddenly appeared directly above the palace. The ship was slightly tilted, and the energy patterns on its surface flickered erratically, as if it had lost control.
"That...that's...Skyblade No. 7?!"
"Sister Yan's Skyblade No. 7?! How did it end up there?!"
Amidst countless shocked gazes, the massive warship suddenly sank downwards.
it!
It is heading straight for Queen Keisha's palace!
"Oh my god! Is Sister Yan going to kill her husband?!"
A voice broke the silence, proclaiming a startling conjecture that had been lingering in everyone's minds.
The next second, Angel Chase suddenly came to his senses.
"Buzz—"
A pair of pure white wings instantly unfurled behind her, and without the slightest hesitation, she flew straight towards the palace at full speed.
She knew perfectly well that Yan Jie could not possibly betray Queen Keisha. There must be some malfunction in Tianren No. 7.
Just as the angel transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards the palace, the other angels on the training ground also reacted one after another. They spread their wings and anxiously followed in her direction.
However, amidst the surging crowd heading towards the palace, one figure abruptly flew off in the exact opposite direction at an extremely high speed.
When Li Yao saw Tianren No. 7 appear above the palace, his heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself:
"Oh no, we're doomed!"
Even a fool could tell that Angel Yan would never do something like regicide.
Even if she really wanted to, she wouldn't be foolish enough to use Skyblade No. 7.
As everyone knows, the highest authority over the Skyblade series is in Keisha's hands, and besides, that thing can't cause any real damage to a Divine Body at all.
Since Angel Yan has been ruled out, the problem is self-evident.
After all, besides him, who else has made any changes to the Skyblade 7 recently?
Given his illustrious criminal record, Keisha could quickly make connections to him.
Fortunately, he's already quite experienced in this kind of thing.
The only way out right now is to sneak away to Teacher Hexi's place as soon as possible.
As long as you hide in her research institute, even the biggest mess will have someone to help share the burden.
There's nothing we can do about it; after all, He Xi was the original creator of that unreliable quantum engine.
The master committed the sins, and the disciple caused the trouble. He can't be made to take the blame alone, can he?
On the other side, just as Skyblade No. 7 was about to crash into the spire of the royal palace, it was frozen in place by an invisible force and could not move.
Immediately afterwards, a majestic voice, devoid of emotion, resounded throughout the Heavenly City: "The crisis is over. All angels, return to your posts."
Meanwhile, Li Yao, who had already arrived at the entrance of the research institute, received Keisha's order: "Li Yao, come to the palace to see me immediately."
He decisively chose not to hear and rushed straight inside.
Unexpectedly, the air in front of the door fluctuated, and a wormhole suddenly opened out of thin air!
Li Yao couldn't stop in time and fell headfirst into the pit.
"Damn it, the teacher betrayed me!" That was his only thought before disappearing into the wormhole.
In a flash, Li Yao found himself standing in front of the palace gates.
He had just looked up when he saw the angels guarding the door.
When Angel Chase saw Li Yao suddenly appear, she was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her mouth curved up and she secretly gave him a thumbs up, her eyes revealing a hint of teasing.
They were just short of saying, "You're really something, kid."
Clearly, she already knew who was behind this "monarchy killing" incident.
Li Yao could only respond with an awkward yet polite smile. Well, now he couldn't escape.
He steeled himself and entered the empty hall, only to see Queen Keisha reclining on her throne.
She wore royal-grade silver armor, her long, slender legs completely covered by "long johns," and a red cloak casually draped over the edge of the armrest.
Directly below the throne, Angel Yan stood with her head slightly bowed, like a student who had done something wrong and was waiting for punishment.
Li Yao stepped forward, placed his right fist on his chest, and respectfully bowed, saying, "Your Majesty."
Keisha, seated on her throne, looked at him with a half-smile: "You've grown quite something, ignoring my orders now?"
"Your Majesty, Li Yao wouldn't dare. Just now... the signal outside wasn't very good." Li Yao lied without batting an eye.
"Hehe." Keisha chuckled lightly, too lazy to expose the kid's trick. After all, she raised him herself; who could possibly hide his little schemes from her?
She tapped the armrest lightly with her fingertips and said, "Li Yao, explain yourself?"
Li Yao scratched his head sheepishly: "Your Majesty, my quantum engine, you know... well... you know what I mean."
Upon hearing this, Keisha leaned forward slightly, the smile on her lips widening even more: "I understand? What do I understand? Are you going to try and shift the blame to quantum mechanics again?"
Li Yao immediately seized the opportunity and shouted:
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"The problem lies in its uncertainty! Think about it, it's like a cat in a box; before you open the box, nobody knows if it's dead or alive."
"My quantum engine works on the same principle; anything is possible before the final result is presented! This is just a small coordinate shift..."
His voice grew softer and softer under Keisha's calm gaze.
"Oh? Is that so?"
Keisha leaned back lazily on her throne, and with a flick of her finger, a light screen appeared in the air, displaying the structural diagram of Skyblade VII, with one of the marked areas standing out prominently in red.
"Then explain to me whether this extra self-destruct program, which has already entered a ten-minute countdown, is also part of the uncertainty?"
"Or are you planning to use Skyblade 7 and my palace as fireworks to liven things up?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yao's forehead instantly broke out in a sweat, and he hurriedly defended himself:
"Uh... well... Your Majesty, please let me explain... no, please let me clarify!"
"This is the deep defense mechanism I designed, the ultimate means to prevent technology leaks should the Skyblade-7 be captured by unforeseen circumstances!"
"It's just... the triggering conditions might have been slightly... optimized by the engine."
In all honesty, he designed this self-destruct device simply as a precaution.
Although it seems highly unlikely that Angel Yan will give Tianren 7 to Blue Star, or even that it will happen at all, there's always a chance.
Besides, it's not impossible that the Skyblade 7 could fall into enemy hands during a war.
Hearing this, Keisha was speechless: "Ha, just like your teacher."
She remembered that He Xi had also installed a self-destruct device in her own laboratory, using the exact same excuse.
This child has picked up quite a few bad habits from his teacher.
Keisha stopped looking at him and turned her gaze to Angel Yan, who was below her, pretending to be an ostrich with her head down.
"Yan."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Angel Yan immediately responded and raised her head slightly.
"As the commander of Tianren No. 7, you also bear responsibility for the commotion caused by Li Yao this time due to inadequate supervision."
Angel Yan bowed her head again: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"In that case, you shall also bear the punishment."
Keisha's gaze returned to Li Yao, carrying an undeniable air of authority:
"Li Yao, I'm giving you two choices now."