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Chapter 1814 Dialogue (It started snowing again today)

Unlike Duanmu Huai, Mary and others found the clock in the warehouse without much effort—the reason was simple, because Mary could see.

"That's it."

Mary held the cane in one hand and held Alicia in the other, staring at the golden clock in front of her. In Mary's eyes, she could see the clock emitting a dazzling golden glow, and it was this glow that penetrated the wreckage of the warship that made it so easy for them to find this place.

But that was the end of it. Duanmu Huai didn't destroy it, which only meant that it didn't pose a threat to him. But Mary also knew that since Duanmu Huai didn't take it away, it meant that it wasn't a good thing to him. If it was a good thing, he wouldn't have left it here.

"He wanted me to go up there and touch this."

As the only person who could talk to the other party here at the moment, Alicia was very obedient and conveyed the news she heard to others.

"No."

Mary took another step forward and signaled Lorena and Naruse Mio to prepare for battle. The only thing that made Mary feel relieved was that Menme Satori was still following them with a bored look, strolling and yawning, instead of smiling and drawing his sword to chop at the thing - which meant that the thing had no hostility towards them at least for now.

But after that it’s hard to say.

"Who are you? What do you want us to do? Answer me right now."

Mary stared at the clock and spoke, and the clock was silent for a moment, then...

"clang-----!"

A deafening roar emerged from the bell, so loud that the girls could not help but feel their brains were being hit by a hammer and began to become confused. However, the next moment, a cold and cruel aura of destruction burst out from the badges they wore, offsetting the subsequent sonic attack.

"Everyone stand back and prepare for battle!"

Mary raised her cane. A "torrent of soul" had already condensed at the tip of the cane, ready to burst out with a roar at any time and blast the broken clock in front of her into pieces.

And at this moment, a figure finally emerged from the clock.

He looked like a phantom, a muscular man with long black hair, he looked so tall and handsome. Just by looking at him, you knew who he was, where he came from, and where he was going.

However, Mary's golden eyes caught more things. She glanced at Alicia beside her, then took another step forward and blocked her behind her. At the same time, Mary made a slight gesture with her left hand, and then Lorena and Naruse Mio stood on both sides of Alicia.

As for Alicia herself, she was looking at the man in front of her curiously.

"It's really strange. I've never seen you before, but I always feel a sense of closeness."

"Because we are of the same kind, young lady."

The man smiled.

"I never thought that I would encounter such a surprise... If it were in the past, maybe I would kneel down on one knee and propose to you."

After hearing these words, the girls all had strange expressions. After all, it was really uncomfortable for such a... ghost to suddenly say such words.

However, if Duanmu Huai were here, he might mock him back by saying, "They are pure natural and pollution-free. They are totally different from those things of yours that have been injected with hormones and taken from Sanlu."

"who are you?"

Mary raised her cane and stared at the man again. Although the latter did give them a strong sense of oppression when he appeared, it was just a small accident. In fact, the girls have quickly adapted to this kind of pressure. After all, compared with Duanmu Huai, the man in front of them did not give them that much oppression.

"I am the Emperor, Lord of the Imperium of Man."

The man was not annoyed by Mary's question. On the contrary, he nodded at Mary with a friendly attitude as if he was looking at his own child.

Of course, it was very awkward for Mary to be stared at like that.

"Lord of Mankind?"

"Emperor?"

The girls were whispering to each other, and then Lorena suddenly realized.

"Ah, that old bacon that the Knight was talking about..."

"ah……………"

"Oh…………"

After hearing what Lorena said, the girls immediately understood the identity of the person in front of them. It must be pointed out here that Duanmu Huai's court is the court of the empire, the court of mankind, but not the court of the emperor. The evidence is that when he is fighting, he always shouts "in the name of the court" or "in the name of mankind", and sometimes "in the name of the empire", but he has never shouted "in the name of the emperor".

The girls had heard of the Emperor when Duanmu Huai told the story of the Empire, but it was obvious that Duanmu Huai never mentioned the Emperor in a serious or respectful manner. For Duanmu Huai, most of the pronouns he used were "old pickled meat", "dried meat", "toilet man" and other unrefined names.

So when the girls were listening to the emperor, they didn't react for a moment to who Duanmu Huai was talking about, but when Lorena said "old pickled meat", they immediately understood.

"………………………"

The man's expression stiffened slightly, and at the same time, Mary lowered her head.

"We are very sorry to disturb your rest. We will leave now."

After knowing the other party's identity, Mary immediately understood why Duanmu Huai didn't kill him or take him away. It was obvious that Duanmu Huai had no interest in the emperor. Maybe the two of them had a big quarrel, and then Duanmu Huai turned around and left, leaving the Lord of Humanity who didn't know why he was here alone.

"???"

It must be said that when the Emperor watched Mary lead the others to evacuate in a neat and tidy manner, he was confused. Although he did not like being treated as a god, as the Lord of the Human Empire, the Emperor was used to being respected. Even when he was sitting on the golden toilet and suffering from constipation for tens of thousands of years, those who felt his will would greet him with the most respectful praise and cheers.

Even a few words of his would be regarded by the other party as the truth of the universe.

Although the Emperor didn't like this very much, he was somewhat hurt when he saw Mary's cold attitude of "Sorry, we went to the wrong room".

Even if you don't bow down when you hear my name, at least you should maintain a certain degree of courtesy. My heart is made of flesh - oh, I have no heart now.

"You seem to be in some trouble."

The man had to change the subject because the girls' reactions were beyond his expectations. Of course, considering that they were subordinates of that annoying guy, it was conceivable that they obviously didn't have a good impression of him - or that the Inquisition had always been like this.

I don't hate it, but I don't respect it much either.

"I think something happened to that rude fellow."

“That’s what we’re here for.”

Mary did not deny it. When she saw the other party, Mary knew that hiding it was not a good trick. Because if Duanmu Huai was here, he would never let himself and others come to see the emperor. This was not because he was worried that the emperor would lead them astray, but because Duanmu Huai thought it was a waste of time.

So it was not surprising that the emperor could guess this when he saw them appear here and Duanmu Huai was not there.

"Mr. Duanmu has had some minor problems, and we are here to investigate."

"This is normal."

Feeling that the conversation situation seemed to be back under his control, the man returned to his previous calm and contented appearance.

"After all, this is inside the Eye of Terror. Even for him, it would be difficult to avoid any mistakes here..."

"Sorry to excuse me."

After hearing this, Mary knew there was no need to listen any further. Everyone knew the Inquisition's final plan for the Eye of Terror. If Mary was unclear about what Duanmu Huai intended to do on this planet before, now, except for Menmu Sanatori who had no interest in their conversation at all, almost everyone else understood what Duanmu Huai was trying to do.

"It doesn't seem to be in good etiquette to leave while someone is talking."

Even the emperor was speechless at this moment.

"But... the Knight said..."

Lorena next to her responded respectfully.

"He said there's no need to listen to Old Xian... the Emperor, because you have nothing else to do except the Riddler and making trouble."

Having said this, Lorena paused.

"And your plans all ultimately fail."

"…………………"

If he had not lost his physical body, the man felt that he might have fainted from lack of breath at this moment.

“It’s just that we look at things from a different perspective.”

The man gnashed his teeth and wished he could grab Duanmu Huai and beat him up right now. He wasn't that angry when he heard someone call him old bacon just now.

If Duanmu Huai were here, he would definitely say that lies don't deceive people, and the truth is the sharpest knife. How many times have your plans failed? Don't you have any idea at all?

"So you admit that you have failed?"

It must be said that Mary and other girls were also a little surprised to hear the man's answer. They had all heard Duanmu Huai narrate the emperor's failure history with mockery. However, Duanmu Huai's clear-cut attitude of love and hate made the girls occasionally doubt whether he was exaggerating, such as the emperor never succeeded, and all his big plans ended up failing. This... You have at least succeeded once or twice, right?

But he didn't refute it?

So it really all failed?

"…The evil and cunningness of the Warp is far beyond your imagination. This is a game based on a time scale of thousands of years…"

The man explained to everyone almost with gritted teeth - the astonished looks they gave made him feel as if an invisible blade had pierced his heart.

"But Mr. Duanmu believes that doing every step well is the key to success."

Mary now understood why Duanmu Huai and the Emperor disliked each other. Compared to the Emperor, Duanmu Huai was very "short-sighted". He didn't care about the situation thousands of years later. He only cared whether the current problem was solved. As for future problems, Duanmu Huai thought "let's talk about it later".

But it was obvious that the emperor seemed to be planning to play a game of Go...but Duanmu Huai only wanted to play Gobang.

"I'm sorry, I think Mr. Duanmu's approach is more suitable for our course of action."

It's not a bad thing to have a long-term vision, but if the long-term vision is to take a thousand years as the standard, it is beyond Mary's understanding. She bowed respectfully to the man again, and then planned to leave with everyone. Seeing this, the emperor finally couldn't help but speak.

"Okay, but before you leave, I want you to listen to my advice."

As he spoke, the man pointed at Alicia.

"She is very important to humans. I hope you can protect her. Once those guys in the subspace discover her existence, they will definitely want to get her at all costs. I hope you can be mentally prepared. She is not an ordinary girl..."

"Of course, I'm a cute pink fairy girl."

However, before the man could finish his words, he was interrupted by Alicia with a smile. The latter blinked and stared at the emperor.

"I don't think I'm that different from other people. I have my own story, and other people have their own stories. Maybe my story will end, maybe not. But I think that even if my story ends, those who come after me will write their stories."

Having said that, Alicia smiled and waved to the man, then turned around and left with the others. The man just helplessly watched their backs as they went away, and after a moment his figure gradually dissipated and disappeared into the big clock again.