Happy Cultivator returned to the forgotten land with Ivis and a bunch of seafood.
Fortunately, he returned relatively quickly. In the ten or so minutes they were away, more fine lines had appeared in the colorful crystal in the sky. This stopped after they returned.
This also confirmed to Happy Cultivator that the NPCs guarding the forgotten land should have some connection with this barrier. The balance would be broken once someone left.
After that, he didn’t dare to take away the NPCs so easily anymore.
However, he had already proven to everyone that he truly had the ability to return to the Roland Empire at any time.
So could he bring more people over?
The moment Rosam asked this question, Happy Cultivator waved his hand and said confidently, “Just you wait, I’m going back to get reinforcements right now!”
“You guys enjoy the seafood first. I’ll bring you more delicious food when I get back.”
At this moment, the elementalists in the forgotten land were all enjoying the seafood dishes brought by Happy Cultivator. Upon hearing his words, they nodded repeatedly with delight.
Perhaps only Leopold remained pale and sickly. No amount of delicious food could bring him joy.
As a result, Happy Cultivator came back to find him again before leaving.
“Your Majesty, could you film a video with me? I need it to prove to His Majesty that I’m not lying.”
After all, these were mostly figures from a hundred years ago and His Majesty Snow might not recognize them.
Leopold turned his back in an expressionless manner. “Brenda, you go.”
Seeing his resistant expression, Happy Cultivator also sensed something was wrong. He was very excited and enthusiastic at the beginning. Why did he turn out like this?
Did he trigger some type of terrible plot?
Leopold refused to cooperate, so Happy Cultivator had to find Brenda to film a video proving his words.
The best solution was naturally to bring Ivis back with him. His silver hair and purple eyes were the most compelling proof.
However, Happy Cultivator didn’t dare to take risks with the barrier.
Carrying the expectations of his seniors, he used the home system to return to his seaside villa. Then he quickly took the teleportation circle to Roland’s Imperial City.
Originally, Happy Cultivator was very worried.
He was well aware of how difficult it was to get into the palace. He even planned to use his previous contributions from searching for ruins to pave the way if all else failed
Unexpectedly, after arriving in the capital, he traveled without hindrance and soon met the emperor.
F*K, this was the living His Majesty Snow!
Happy Cultivator was completely dumbfounded.
Throughout the entire Starry Sky Age, the most popular yet rarest NPCs were probably His Majesty Snow and Marshal Si Sheng. Crucially, this couple always appeared as a team so…
Looking at the blonde man standing beside His Majesty Snow with an indifferent expression, Happy Cultivator gulped hard.
He was a player and these two were NPCs, but he didn’t dare to look them in the eye.
However, he definitely recorded a video and he even started a live broadcast! He just didn’t explain the background, leaving the viewers completely confused.
So was there another plot development they were unaware of happening again?
[F*k, weren’t you just courting death in the sky? How did you end up in front of His Majesty Snow?]
[Is it too late for me to do something reckless now? I really want to see His Majesty Snow! His Majesty Snow, look at me. I like you so much!]
[Upstairs, Marshal Si Sheng is watching you.]
[What is going on here? Happy Cultivator, come out and explain!]
Seeing all the envy, jealousy and hatred in the comments, Happy Cultivator felt incredibly happy. He ignored them and planned to wait until the entire story was over before posting a thread to explain the cause and effect.
At this moment, the silver-haired youth sitting on the throne was reviewing the documents he had submitted.
Contrary to his expectations, His Majesty Snow didn’t show any particular emotion. This made Happy Cultivator somewhat uneasy.
Did His Majesty Snow not trust him?
“Your Majesty, the situation of the forgotten land is serious. They might be attacked by interstellar beast hordes at any moment. Time is of the essence and we urgently need reinforcements!”
“Yes, I understand.”
Before Happy Cultivator could say anything else, a message notification popped up in front of him.
[Ding~ Triggered the time-limited mission, Bring Reinforcements.]
[Mission description: You have reported the situation of the forgotten land to Snow Roland, and he believes your information. Please take him to the forgotten land immediately to find the trapped high-level elementalists.]
[Mission reward: Unknown.]
[Mission countdown: 23:59:58.]
[Note: This time-limited mission will affect the final rating of the ultimate main quest, Defend the Barrier of Escher Star. Please complete it as soon as possible.]
Happy Cultivator was stunned for a moment before his face lit up with joy. He excitedly said, “Your Majesty, I can take you to the forgotten land immediately. The former emperor is waiting for you there!”
His words caused an uproar in the live broadcast, but the silver-haired youth remained unmoved.
Xu Sili already knew the news, and his excitement had worn off. He had already made arrangements before Happy Cultivator arrived.
According to the information that Xiao Wu sent back, the situation of the forgotten land wasn’t as urgent as Happy Cultivator had said.
“Wait here a moment. I’ll go and make some preparations.” After saying this, Xu Sili got up and left with Si Sheng.
Happy Cultivator was left behind. He wished to take the emperor immediately to complete the mission, but he didn’t dare to use force and could only wait obediently.
Xu Sili arrived at Xenos’ palace. He left Si Sheng outside and went in alone.
Xenos was sitting in the garden practicing his skills when he arrived. Upon seeing Xu Sili, he smiled gently and immediately stood up to greet him.
“Your Majesty, what brings you here?”
Xu Sili nodded and said in a low voice, “Brother, please tidy yourself up a bit and come with me to a place.”
“Okay. Where are we going?”
“We are going to see the former emperor.” Xu Sili looked at him. “A brave has come to report that Father Emperor is still alive. I will take you to see him.”
Xenos was startled and stared blankly at Xu Sili. “You’re saying… Father… he is still alive?”
“That’s right.”
Xu Sili smiled and showed him the video that Xiao Wu had sent him.
Xenos stared blankly at the familiar figure on the screen, completely stunned by the news.
“He and Brenda are trapped in a place and their situation isn’t good. Let’s set off to find them as soon as possible.”
Xu Sili turned around, his eyes lowering slightly.
He had actually made preparations long ago. Once Roland was truly on the right track and all potential threats resolved, he would pass the throne to Xenos and then travel around with Si Sheng.
He never had any ambition to begin with. God knew how long it had been since he had a proper chance to relax and play his favorite music.
Now that plan seemed to have been disrupted.
If…
How should he explain it if the former emperor recognized him as not being Snow? Should he tell the truth or make up another reason?
Still, the truth would eventually come out. It would be impossible to keep it a secret forever once his family from his original world were able to come here.
It would be better to just self-destruct…
Xu Sili was also caught up in this situation without any choice. He had never intentionally harmed Snow. After entering Snow’s body, he took on the responsibility and shouldered the burden of the entire nation.
There was nothing he could do even if Xenos and the others couldn’t accept it. At most, he could just go far away with Si Sheng and never appear in front of them again.
“Your Majesty,” Xenos’ voice rang out. “No matter what happens, you will always be my brother. That will never change.”
Xu Sili was startled and turned around abruptly to look at him.
The silver-haired man standing under the tree had clear eyes as if he had seen through everything long ago, but the smile on his face was so gentle.
“Xenos…”
“You healed my crippled body and saved my loved ones. I will always be grateful to Your Majesty for rescuing everyone from the abyss of nightmares.”
“Having you is the greatest fortune of the Roland Empire.”
Xenos’ expression was serious and sincere. No one doubted the sincerity of his words.
Xu Sili stared at him blankly for a long time before smiling and saying, “Thank you.”
He said solemnly, “Thank you, Xenos.”
Xenos shook his head. “I should be the one saying that.”
Xu Sili thought for a while before saying,. “Since we are brothers, there is no need to say such things.”
“Let’s go and bring Father Emperor back together.”
He turned around again, but the loneliness and sadness on his body were swept away, replaced by clarity and openness.
He stepped out of the palace and saw Si Sheng standing at the door, waiting for him.
Xu Sili walked over, reached out and hugged him. He kissed Si Sheng on the cheek with a smile.
“So he knew all along.”
These words seemed to come out of nowhere, but Si Sheng understood them. He sensed the young man’s joy and reached out to rub the top of his head.
Xu Sili slapped his hand away, stood up straight and said, “Let’s go and see the former emperor.”
Later, they took Xenos back to the main hall and found the anxiously waiting Happy Cultivator.
“Your Majesty, are you okay?”
Brenda looked at Leopold cautiously and asked in a low voice.
Leopold glanced at him and then at the voice. The area that had been cleared by the golden light was empty, but as time went by, it was gradually filled with interstellar beasts again.
The interstellar beasts were gradually approaching.
Looking at the starry sky, Leopold finally remembered where the name interstellar beast came from.
It was the name given directly by the elemental elves, so when this type of beast was mentioned, everyone’s first reaction was that it was an interstellar beast.
Having been here for several years, he had never set foot outside this star system. He didn’t know if there was any way to eliminate the interstellar beasts at their source.
Leopold pondered on this thought that had been lingering in his mind, but he had never been able to make up his mind about it.
However, now…
He thought maybe he could give it a try?
The moment this thought crossed his mind, Brenda placed his hand on Leopold’s shoulder.
“Your Majesty, are you thinking about…”
“We always have to give it a try,” Leopold said seriously.
“I think you just don’t want to face His Majesty, right?”
“…Shut up.”
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