Successors of all mankind

Chapter 79 (4k views)

The nuns embarked on their pilgrimage to atone for their sins, leaving only visitors and this lonely church standing there.

Yu Le was standing with Princess Emerald on the ruins outside Site Zero.

Almost the entire mountainside was blown away by the explosion, but the Zero Relic itself remained unscathed, instead gleaming with a bronze-colored metallic luster, as if the explosion was merely a baptism of fire and lightning for it.

"For thousands of years, countless people have tried to destroy this miracle, but they have never succeeded, and this time will be no different."

Princess Emerald followed Yu Le's gaze to the ruins and said to him.

Yu Le nodded and asked, "Did you find anything?"

"Initial investigations suggest that the perpetrator was a colonel. He hacked the surveillance system and detonated a super-powerful explosive called 'Reset'."

"A major general in charge of investigating his background and all related matters, as well as a total of 321 people, have all been apprehended. Do you wish to interrogate them? If so, I can arrange for their immediate extradition."

"What do I know about interrogation?" Yu Le shook her head.

"No, no need. But even if we interrogate them, it probably won't be of much use, will it?"

"Yes, it's useless. But someone has to take responsibility for something this big."

That's true. Whether innocent or not, one has to take responsibility in that position.

It may be cruel to the individual, but it is necessary for the whole.

"Furthermore, the one who did it must have been my cousin, Bourbon II, who was exiled by my father."

"He was the only one who possessed that kind of explosives, and he never sold them to anyone because he was afraid of them being declassified. After his exile, his only source of pride was those explosives that he could use to attack the poor at will."

Your cousin? So he's your father's nephew? He's also of the Golden Bloodline?

"Another golden bloodline?"

"Yes. Although he is an exiled person, he is still of the Golden Bloodline, one of the descendants of the gods, possessing powerful psychic abilities and immeasurable influence."

"If he's determined to do something, he can unleash astonishing energy. But none of that matters. What matters is that since he dared to take action at this time, it means he must have found some kind of confidence."

"Moreover, I strongly suspect that in the capital, there must be one or more extremely powerful nobles who have pledged allegiance to him."

At this point, Princess Emerald turned around and looked intently at Yu Le:

"Then, Your Grace, can you answer me regarding the Robespierre family's attitude?"

Robespierre was also one of the great nobles of France, and they may have been the other side's 'confidence' or, in other words, the object of their struggle.

Especially when their reforms are destined to infringe upon their enormous interests.

Although this was the direction her father and she had hoped for.

Top-down revolutions are often rife with compromise and ineffectiveness.

She didn't want something that wasn't even a finished product.

So she waited for the other person to make the first move.

Yu Le shook his head again:

“We are not together, we just share the same surname, but I don’t think they have any intention of betraying the country.”

“Then we’d better go and see Robert Robespierre, the Duke. This often helps us capture many details and make a judgment.”

After speaking, Princess Emerald turned to the royal knights behind her and asked:

"How is Robert Robespierre?"

"Your Highness, Lord Robert remains unconscious."

Oh, that guy actually slept until now?

Yu Le saw the traveler faint from afar yesterday.

It seems he's in a very difficult situation, but he's really good at persevering.

But is it really that simple?

Yu Le subconsciously looked towards the ruins behind him.

"Your Highness, are you sure it is indeed this Bourbon II? There must be quite a few people eyeing this ruin, right?"

Yu Le felt it wasn't that simple, after all, this incident didn't seem to have dealt a substantial blow to France, and even had the implication of "stirring up trouble."

Princess Emerald was about to leave when she heard this and looked at Yu Le:

"Indeed, many people covet this place, but right now, the one with the strongest motive and who best fits all the clues is him."

Yu Le was neither an expert nor a wise man, so he stopped arguing, since he only intuitively felt that it wasn't that simple.

Just as Pandora was about to nod and follow the princess, she gave a hint:

"Dear Sir, I received an anonymous, encrypted message. The sender has concealed its source, but I noticed that the message must have originated from our vicinity, within an estimated range of no more than one kilometer."

Pandora may not be able to speak in public, but that doesn't mean she can't contact Yule.

After connecting with the Great Library, also known as the Third Divine Bridge, Pandora underwent a technological upgrade, enabling her to communicate with him secretly in a way that Yule could not comprehend at all.

However, at present, it can only output in one direction.

Yu Le attempted to learn this advanced knowledge from later generations, but the time was too short, and the knowledge was too ahead of its time...

Later generations even overturned many of the theories that were considered fundamental physical laws of the universe during this period of entertainment.

"Sir, they told us they've noticed some strange activity from the Lorraine family in the French capital."

Yu Le immediately looked at the Emerald Princess beside him.

She had just suspected that a powerful noble in the capital was colluding with Bourbon II, and now someone here has pointed out "who" to him.

But who is reminding them? Is it a genuine warning, or a trap set by the other side to deliberately mislead them with false information?

Who did it?

Strange things keep happening, and Yu Le is eager to find out who sent the encrypted message.

Just then, a bird flew straight to his side, stared at him for a moment, and then flapped its wings and flew away.

A bird? It's not afraid of people at all, and it flew all the way here?

Seemingly noticing Yu Le's gaze, the knight lady couldn't help but ask:

"Master, what are you looking at?"

She remained vigilant throughout, but noticed nothing amiss.

"I was watching that bird that just flew by. It's strange, despite all the noise, it flew over without any fear of people."

The knight lady was even more confused: "Master, I've been staring in the direction you're looking, but I haven't seen any birds."

"Didn't you see?"

Yu Le turned around in surprise.

The bird was so close, how could the heavily guarded knight and lady not have noticed it? Was I seeing things?

But after a moment, the knight whispered in his ear, "Or are you referring to Lord Maris's bird?"

Maris, the chief steward of Albion Palace, not only oversees the Albion Royal Palace but also serves as the eyes and ears of the King of Glory.

His spies, whom he called "Birds," were spread all over the world.

But all I saw was an ordinary, living bird...

So, am I seeing things, or is it some kind of psychic application?

After a moment's hesitation, Yu Le turned to the most authoritative person in the psychic realm beside him—the Emerald Princess.

As someone of the Golden Bloodline, if it involves psionic techniques, it is unlikely to escape her notice.

However, as soon as Yu Le looked over, Princess Emerald spoke first:

“I’m sorry, Duke, I didn’t spot any birds either, from any perspective. It seems you were the only one who saw them.”

There is none at any level, that is, not in terms of psychic energy.

"Your Highness, what do you think is the likelihood that a psionic technique could evade your senses? Or rather, who could do it?"

Princess Emerald smiled:

"At least in terms of the perception of psychic energy, even my father is not as good as me. So there is only one possibility for them to deceive me, and that is psychic energy itself."

So, am I seeing things?

Yu Le was somewhat taken aback, but instinctively felt that it couldn't be that simple.

However, he is not yet able to connect all the clues logically.

After a moment's thought, he told the princess the encrypted message he had just received.

However, it wasn't explicitly stated; it was just a half-reminder.

"Your Highness, do you think the Lorraine family could be the traitor you mentioned?"

"Lorraine? For many years they have served as my father's prime minister. Logically speaking, their loyalty should be questionable. Since you've mentioned it, Duke, do you have any evidence or have you found any clues?"

Yu Le hesitated, wondering whether he should reveal the encrypted message that had alerted him to the Lorraine family.

He suspected that the sender might be one of Maris's men, or even the very will of the King of Glory himself.

But our transaction has already ended, hasn't it?

However, the princess did not press further, but instead followed Yu Le's words to develop another line of reasoning:

"If it really is the Lorraine family, then to convince them to side with my cousin, we must prove one possibility to them!"

“That is the only way my cousin could defeat my father. If he couldn’t do that, based on my understanding of the Earl of Lorraine, he would never have come to the end. Although my reforms have dealt them the heaviest blow.”

The nobility are indeed willing to go to great lengths for certain things, and the sacrifices her reforms require of them are worth risking their lives for.

But the prerequisite is that there must be hope!

Upon hearing this, Yu Le subconsciously said:

"But if your cousin dares to show himself, then according to you, wouldn't that mean he's found the confidence to defeat you and your father?"

"Yes, Duke, that's why I asked you if you've discovered anything."

Looking at the princess staring straight at him, Yu Le didn't know how to answer.

Because he didn't know how a one-quarter divine descendant could defeat most of the "monsters" on par with the Glory King.

'They...resurrected...corpses'

Like that strange bird, Yu Le vaguely heard a broken, indistinct sound that seemed to come from nowhere.

It was as if whenever he felt confused or had questions, someone or some force would try to answer them.

Yu Le had experienced something similar before—at Robespierre Manor, when he said that Morpheus was also a member of the family, he vaguely heard a "thank you".

If this is something that only I can encounter, then why has it never happened before?

Or is it that it did originate from itself, but there was an extra variable in the middle that it never noticed?

Variable?

At that moment, Yu Le suddenly realized something.

"Your Highness, I need to go back; I've left some things behind."

After saying this, without waiting for Princess Emerald's reply, Yu Le quickly left, and the knight lady hurriedly followed.

After returning to the room that Pandora and Salamander had repeatedly checked, Yule closed the door and had the knight wait outside.

After doing all this, he incredulously took out the only variable he knew—the Roman laurel wreath!

As the laurel wreath was removed, a golden light never before seen on it began to shimmer.

After a brief gaze, Yu Le crowned himself with this laurel wreath, the purpose of which remains unknown to this day.

Finally, he heard it clearly—

'They want to resurrect a corpse, the corpse of Bourbon I!'

It really was speaking to me, and I really did receive some kind of revelation?!

The voice, whose origin is unknown, continues to repeat this phrase to Yule.