Chapter 888: The New Emperor - Lloyd
"Recently... a large-scale protest broke out in the Kazambor system. They marched on the streets holding signs that read 'Softie Shane'..."
"...There are even a number of spaceships with funny paint jobs orbiting in the far sky..."
"... Many of the orders issued by the head of state, Xia En, recently have made the citizens of the Star Empire angry and unwilling..."
"...The Emperor's death was full of conspiracy, and His Highness Lloyd, the first heir to the Empire, disappeared without a trace..."
Bang!
The holographic projection closed into a flash of light and disappeared into the air.
"This Shane is determined to cling to the outside civilization." Lloyd looked grim. This was a base located somewhere unknown.
"So he is now the leader of Xingyao, and we can only hide here." Enius said indifferently.
"You mean, if you have the chance, you will betray the Empire?" Lloyd glanced at her.
Aeneus said nothing, looking at the screen that popped up on the smart terminal again with complicated eyes.
It was a figure dressed in luxurious clothes with a solemn expression. It was the current head of Xingyao Civilization - Xia En.
She also didn't expect that her younger brother would choose this path.
She couldn't judge whether it was right or wrong. After all, it was the other party who was in a high position, and it was the two of them who were being hunted.
"He is a disgrace to the empire."
The man in golden armor shouted coldly. His whole body was covered with wounds so deep that the bones could be seen, and there was an indelible alien energy lingering around, constantly corroding his body.
He was lying in the repair cabin with only his head exposed. The cabin was plugged with tubes of various colors, into which liquid was continuously injected, and waste liquid corroded by a kind of energy particles was processed out.
Ennius frowned slightly and said, "Don't be too excited, old man. You should rest here and gather your strength."
"You don't seem to agree with what I said." The man in golden armor stared at Ennius with a hoarse voice.
"Humph..." She just sneered, raised her head, and said: "If it weren't for Long Zun, would Xia En choose this path?"
"He suffered humiliation, but the Empire turned a blind eye and had an ambiguous attitude towards Dragon Lord. Is this any different from submitting to an outside civilization?"
"If the Empire had turned a blind eye, the Emperor would not have asked Li Yu to return him." Lloyd scolded: "Do you want to choose the same path as him?"
"I..." Enius turned his head away and said, "I am the princess of the Empire, not the princess of the Xingyao Civilization!"
The sharp look in the golden armor finally softened, and he said, "This is a dimensional world that does not exist in the records. It was created only a few years ago."
"This is also the retreat we chose. No one will find this place for the time being."
"And then, will you just hide here forever?" Ennius asked.
"After I recover from my injuries, I will find a chance to send you to the outside world. It is unlikely that you will find a chance to resist in this interstellar space."
Even though the Golden Armor was very arrogant, he had to admit that the gap between them and the outside world was too big.
"You want us to fight against the outside civilization? You can't do it, so how can we?" Enius sneered.
"If you can't do it, let the next generation inherit it. There will always be a chance." The Golden Armor said without hesitation.
"Regardless of whether I have offspring or not, I'm not interested in being entangled in such matters." Ennius shook her head. No one could predict her thoughts.
"The rise and fall of civilizations is common. Alessandro didn't care, so why should we bear the responsibility?"
Even Lloyd seemed a little hesitant.
With such a responsibility on his shoulders, it would be difficult for him to guarantee whether his descendants, countless generations later, would scold him in the dead of night for choosing such a path.
The Golden Armor also understood that this was a battle between Mi Li and Hao Yue, and there was almost no hope of success.
But it is also the reason why he has persisted until now. As the orthodox of the empire, these two people should inherit.
"This is your fate!" he said in a deep voice, "You were born noble, and you should bear this fate!"
"Old man, your ideas are too outdated. I don't want to talk to you any more." Enius would not choose to betray the Star Empire, but he also did not want to carry "fate" and resist anything, so he left immediately.
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the man in the golden armor, and he said, "Since you don't want to bear it, then there is no value in living."
"You want to attack me!?" Enius turned his head suddenly, his expression cold: "How much strength do you have now?"
Lloyd said nothing, he also had his own thoughts and considerations.
Both he and Aeneus were in a daze and were forcibly brought here by the golden armor.
I just found out what happened not long ago.
Ennius and Shane have a deep relationship, so even if they are found, their lives will not be in any danger.
But he is different, he belongs to the ironclad "Dragon Honor" faction, and Xia En will not show mercy to him just because they have the same father.
But he also didn't want to set out towards the goal of rebuilding the Star Empire.
He was caught in a dilemma and this gave him a headache.
Just as the three people were thinking different things, the base's alarm radar suddenly sounded.
"Someone is passing through the world barrier to enter this dimensional world!" Lloyd's face changed instantly after taking a glance.
"They are chasing us?" Ennius was not nervous and said, "It seems that we don't need to argue about fate anymore."
The golden armor looked grim: "Impossible, the coordinates here are confidential, only verbal data is available, and it is not recorded."
"It doesn't look like they are pursuing us..." Lloyd looked strange, pointing at the screen and said, as if he had discovered something strange.
"Energy particles are highly active and gathering, and the world barrier is opening up. This dimensional world seems to be welcoming this person."
"Welcome this person?" Both Enius and the Golden Armor were a little confused.
A moment later, a crack appeared in the sky, and a large amount of energy particles gathered in front of the crack.
The light and shadows flowed, and finally formed something like a rainbow staircase, which stunned everyone.
However, a figure that suddenly appeared shocked them even more.
"Dragon Lord!?" Lloyd was stunned, looking at the figure stepping on the rainbow stairs and fiddling with energy particles.
He would never forget the look of this guy.
"How could it be him?" The Golden Armor was also surprised.
Ennius's face flickered, he crossed his arms over his chest, and said coldly: "Things have been settled, and he showed up."
Li Yu on the screen suddenly turned his head, looked towards the base, and smiled.
Everyone was shocked and found that he had disappeared from the screen.
The next moment, a familiar voice sounded in the room: "Oh, you are all here. What a coincidence that you chose this dimension as your hiding place."
"It seems to have been born only a dozen years ago. It's still a child."
Li Yu was surrounded by light and shadow particles and various special effects, which shrouded his entire body in a hazy manner, making him look like a saint.
"What are you doing?" Lloyd opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, so he could only point at the special effects all over his body and asked.
"Oh, this kid is so happy..." Li Yu waved his hand to dispel the special effects around him, and said: "After all, I haven't been back since I opened it up."
“It was a little excited when it came back this time.”
Li Yu said casually, although this is what he said, in essence these dimensional worlds do not have any self-awareness.
Li Yu’s so-called “children” and “excitement” were just jokes.
Just as a pioneer, this dimensional world is naturally close to him.
"Did you create this dimensional world?" Lloyd was surprised but not shocked when he heard this.
After all, this guy has brought him too many shocks, although there is no trace of the dimensional world being opened up by humans.
But Li Yu always surprises people.
"Is that why you knew we were hiding here?" said the Golden Armor.
"I guess so..." Li Yu was vague. He actually used the [Data Positioning Computer] to find the few people.
Although he opened up this dimensional world, this dimensional world would not tip him off.
But he was too lazy to explain such a trivial matter.
"Respected Lord Longzun, what do you want from us now?" Enius said in a gloomy tone, "We are now homeless dogs, there is nothing we can do to help you."
"You're just kidding. You're the partners I care about the most. I know you're in trouble, so I come here specially to support you." Li Yu waved his hand, with an attitude that lived up to his nickname "Timely Rain".
"Haha, the Star Empire has become like this. If you keep saying that you are coming to support us, don't you think we are stupid?" Enius said directly: "What do you want to say? Just say it."
Lloyd also looked at Li Yu with suspicion.
He had a relatively deep understanding of this guy, and he was the type who would not do anything without benefits.
However, he couldn't imagine what value they still had now.
You can't expect to use them to pay the bounty, right?
Compared to the three of them, his own value seems to be higher.
"In that case, I'll be frank." Li Yu looked around and said, "I'm going to help you rebuild the Star Empire."
After hearing this, the three of them were stunned. They looked at each other for a few seconds, and then turned their eyes to Li Yu.
"Rebuild the Star Empire? Haha..." Enius laughed twice and shook his head, "Lord Longzun, please stop telling jokes. Will you help us rebuild the Star Empire?"
"I'm too relaxed, so I want to find something to do?"
The man in golden armor frowned and looked Li Yu up and down, unable to figure out his purpose.
Now, they have nothing to covet.
Why go through so much trouble when the other party can kill them with just one hand?
Only Lloyd looked hesitant and said, "Isn't this like when you killed Lehman without any reason?"
"Eh..." Li Yu's eyes lit up, and he looked at Lloyd and said, "As expected of my close partner, you really know me well."
Lloyd: “…”
I'd rather not know that.
There is no reason, no goal, no benefit... Such things are senseless and extremely risky.
You can tell from the last time Li Yu defeated Lehmann. It was so inexplicably broadcast live on the entire network. It was really too much.
"Can I quit?" Lloyd hesitated.
"Of course not, my new emperor." Li Yu said with a smile.
"The new emperor..." Lloyd felt that the name had a tendency to be short-lived. He looked at Ennius and said, "Would you... not consider this beautiful lady?"
"I don't like her, but you have been my partner for many years. This kind of good thing must be reserved for you." Li Yu glanced at Ennius and shook his head.
Lloyd smiled awkwardly.
Are you sure you're not being sarcastic?
"By the way, you still have to hire me as..." Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "Well... the... Regent of the Xingyao Empire... It's just a title, that's all..."
"Regent?" Lloyd looked even more confused.
Is he playing... house?
The more Enius saw this scene, the more confused he became. He even found it inexplicably funny. "In that case, Your Excellency the Regent, how are you going to rebuild the Star Empire?"
"First step..." Li Yu looked around.
Even though most people thought that Li Yu was just playing house, in this situation, they still hoped that he could come up with a specific set of rules.
To sum up, I have only one emotion in my heart - what if this guy really has a change of heart?
"Declare war on the five major civilizations and let them know that the empire is not dead yet!" Li Yu's words were sonorous and powerful, but the only response he got was silence.
Lloyd seemed to feel a "pop" sound in his ears, which was the sound of shattered fantasy.
Declare war on the five major civilizations?
As expected, you are afraid that it would be easier and more relaxing for me to die, Lloyd's eyes were dazed.
The golden armor was even more confused and felt that Li Yu was fooling around.
Declaring war on the five major civilizations, isn't that courting death?
If we really want to rebuild the Star Empire, we will definitely not choose this method.
As for Ennius, he snorted coldly, feeling even more ridiculous, and said, "I don't have time to fool around with you. I want to leave here. Following you will lead to death."
However, as soon as she finished her words, she felt an irresistible powerful force descending from the void, pressing down on her tightly, making her unable to move.
Li Yu smiled indifferently, looking down at the imprisoned Enius, his voice without any emotion: "You seem to have misunderstood. This is not a choice for you, but a path you must take."
"Or, you can choose to die now?"
Enius's face changed, and he looked at the indifferent Li Yu, unable to say a word.
Lloyd's throat moved. This sentence was clearly directed at him, not Ennius.
