Successors of all mankind

Yu Le shook his head and prepared to leave, but before he did, he turned back to the large library and said:

"And you, you absolutely, positively must not try to do anything yourself! This isn't a request, it's an order, okay?"

He was genuinely afraid that if he left, this super AI would cause a huge mess.

Who knows, the AI ​​we encountered before might have already done something...

Yu Le felt a bit of a stomachache.

When he encountered the judge and his identity was confirmed, he genuinely believed that he was there because he didn't eat beef.

But now, he feels like he has seven or eight huskies at home, and after not walking them for three days, he's taking them all out by himself on leashes...

The intense feeling of being pushed back and the sense of powerlessness are truly indescribable!

"Your will, sir!"

But just before Yu Le completely left the Great Library, Rubik's Cube looked at him and asked one more question:

"But sir, what if your safety is threatened with death?"

The Rubik's Cube keeps turning, waiting for Yu Le's final instructions.

The excited huskies stopped at the entrance, bathed in light, making it impossible to see their faces.

Only one person could be seen standing under the halo.

After a brief silence, Yu Le turned to look at the Rubik's Cube and asked:

"If that's the case, can I ask you to fight alongside me? Even if we might not win?"

At this moment, Yule represents not himself, but humanity itself!

A soft female voice followed:

"Sir, I am humanity's tombstone, and I can also be humanity's shield!"

Yu Le smiled and then lowered his head slightly, saying:

"Thank you!"

"You don't need to thank us, it's what we should do."

At the very end, the Rubik's Cube looked earnestly at Yu Le and admonished him:

"Sir, please always believe that, no matter when or what, we will always be loyal."

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In the princess's bedroom, she buried herself in piles of books.

These books are half Roman, from that era of humankind, and half Byzantine, from her own time.

Although the former are numerous, they are filled with phrases like "it is said," "possibly," and "someone claims."

It can be said that the author himself has publicly stated that this is just a rumor and is mostly untrue.

The latter, however, was piled up all over the table, so detailed that it could almost be called a record.

Justinian himself probably never imagined that his empire and everything he owned would be so meticulously dissected, examined, and recorded after its demise.

She turned the pages one by one, her fingertips constantly tracing the unfamiliar place names, titles, and years.

She was searching for the name "Constantine," wanting to confirm its origin and find a way to get closer to that person.

Such a special person, such a special name.

The princess naturally began to doubt the short-lived Byzantine Empire.

But the more she turned the pages, the more uneasy she became.

It wasn't because of the discovery of Constantine's problem, or the Byzantine conspiracy...

She didn't care about any of that, and Albion was even less afraid!

What troubled her was that the more she tried to find more about her knight, the more she realized that her knight was not by her side.

With each page she turned, she would look up at the door, but each time, the door remained still.

At first, she was able to control herself.

She focused her attention on the pages, forcing herself to continue reading.

But as time passed, and Yu Le was gone for longer and longer, those things she thought had disappeared:

The omnipresent stench, the ever-present glare, and the subtle fear she had been unable to shake off since childhood—are surging back tenfold!

She put down the book and pressed her fingers on the edge of the table.

'I'm going to find him!'

The idea popped up almost uncontrollably.

Just like when she was a child, she tried to find her father.

She had even stood up, and the chair swayed slightly behind her.

But she stopped in the end.

She remembered what she had said: she said she wasn't going anywhere and would just wait for him here.

She didn't think deeply when she said that to him; she just felt that's how it should be said.

But now those words have become a promise she must keep:

Because if she doesn't comply, he'll see an empty chair when he comes back, and she doesn't want him to see an empty chair.

She sat back down.

He placed his hands on the table, then put them down, his gaze returning to the pages of the book, then wandering elsewhere.

She grew increasingly uneasy, but she did not get up and leave.

Pandora's judgment was correct; she was extremely uneasy because of Yule's departure.

Those who have had someone to rely on and then lost that person understand this best, and are most afraid of losing that person.

This reminded her of her father, the king.

When she was little, she desperately wanted to stay by her father's side.

She felt calm and safe when she was with her father.

But her father pushed her away time and time again.

Say to her:

"I need to handle government affairs!"

"I'm too busy!"

"You are the heir to this country, you must learn to be independent!"

"You can't always rely on me!"

...

This has always been the case, so she no longer tries to rely on her father.

She also felt that she would have no one to rely on anymore, and that her future was destined to be bleak and unbearable.

But will things be different this time?

The princess looked at the tightly closed gate once again, thinking that this time it would also end in nothing.

But when she looked up at the door, it opened as she wished.

The knight walked into the gray world in the warm light.

"Your Highness, I'm back. I'm so sorry for the long delay."

Looking at Yule in the warm light, the princess's world became bright and full of hope for the first time!

The princess suddenly stood up without restraint and quickly moved towards her knight.

Halfway there, noticing Yu Le's strange gaze, she stopped again.

Then, pointing to his seat, he said happily:

"Look, Sir, I've been waiting for you here!"

Chapter 29 Marty

Have I been here all along?

Do I need to be told this specifically?

Yu Le didn't quite understand a little girl's fear and pride.

But he probably knows how to deal with golden retrievers, although one shouldn't associate princesses with golden retrievers.

I can't help but enjoy myself.

After all, it really does feel like a scene from a movie...

"Thank you, Your Highness, you did a very good job?"

"Yes, I did very well!"

The knight returned, the unease vanished, and the girl became a princess again.

She let Yu Le sit next to her.

She told him about some interesting things she had heard that day, wanting to share them with Yu Le like a regular friend.

She had tried before, but only a few times, and that was with her only friend—François Emerald!

Those were her most precious, and also her most pitiful, memories.

Because she was her friend, and because she could never see her.

“You know what, Sir? Just last night, the eldest son of the Malty family, Delis Malty, the guy I froze to death yesterday.”

"He actually tried to propose to Serena Windsor after your party?!"

Propose to Miss Serena?

This was truly unexpected for Yu Le, as he still didn't know who Maltai was.

I remember hearing the name yesterday, but I don't quite remember which of those ministers was Marty.

"This is truly unexpected, but who is Marty?"

The princess was also taken aback for a moment, then laughed:

"Ah, that's true. You don't even know who Marty is, but that doesn't matter."

"After all, he's not someone worth remembering. It's just that after Serena Windsor publicly rejected him, he not only didn't give up, but he also brought up his own brother, who was also one of the guys who wanted to compete with you yesterday."

"He was sent to the Great Ruins to hunt down the pureblood dragon that attacked Serena Windsor."

"What a pitiful fellow. Although I don't think he's worthy of being my knight, let alone comparable to you, he actually needs to bring along the Marty family's army to hunt a dragon that isn't even a first-generation species."

The princess, looking somewhat melancholy, gazed at the throne and said:

“Perhaps I should go and talk to my father. The excellent knight in his eyes may not be excellent at all. He has neither the spirit of a knight nor the corresponding bravery.”

Is that monster, which literally burns mountains and boils seas, really deserving such a rating?

Well, Yu Le finally understands why Miss Windsor, who can fight dragons, is looked down upon so much.

Judging by the strength of this group, Miss Windsor, who hadn't even managed to lightly injure the dragon seed, seemed unlikely to catch their eye.

But was this really just to please Miss Windsor?

It's a bit of a coincidence, after all!

"Your Highness, do you really think Lord Marty's actions are solely for these reasons?"

Seeing that her knight had taken the initiative to ask, the princess thought for a moment, then said with great boredom:

"It's only half true. He was indeed after Windsor, but his ultimate goal wasn't Serena Windsor herself, but rather the killing machine that the Windsor family had passed down through generations: Salamander!"

"That mech is one of humanity's legacies, and its performance is quite outstanding. The other members of the Four Pillars have always coveted it, but they have never succeeded because of my father."

"Is this probably another roundabout attempt?"