Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Baby, put your brain...
The starship kept approaching.
The power of tyranny comes not only from the influence of pollution, but also from the last struggle of a crown family that has run out of steam.
As he got closer, the owner of the pair of scarlet eyes on the screen became clearer.
The black blood dyed the cheeks red, and the sharp claws of an unknown beast pierced the opponent's shoulders. It was a face that was familiar yet unfamiliar.
That's Morlo -
Various alarms on the starship were triggered one after another, starting with the partial destruction of the starship's hull and the failure of the pollution isolation device, and gradually the autopilot system, the auxiliary system, and the already shut down communication system were all destroyed, and the most basic signal source could not be sent out. Then the power system, and finally even the starship's power system was completely destroyed.
The images on the starship screen struggled for a moment, then disappeared and the alarm stopped.
The starship was already very quiet when it was moving, but when everything stopped - it became even quieter.
It was unsettlingly quiet.
Until the starship fell heavily into the dusty area not far away according to the predetermined trajectory.
By this moment, Hull had already felt his mental power slowly becoming restless under the influence of the pollution. The mental power that had been stabilized by the little cub before was now boiling over and began to damage his crown. He could no longer return - this should be the fate he expected.
There are always things that are beyond people's ability.
There was no way Hull could do everything well.
Hull opened the hatch of the starship, he staggered and climbed out, and the violent mental force instantly scratched his cheek.
Hull used the last of his mental strength to resist, and slowly walked towards the person in the center step by step.
The smiling Morlo, the Morlo who exchanged tokens with him, the Morlo who praised him, the Morlo who used his mental power with a determined look to push him out of the contaminated area completely, but who himself was completely trapped in the contaminated area due to the reaction force -
In the end, he overlapped with the blood-stained, dazed Morlo, who could not stand normally, with his wings twisted and his clothes unrecognizable.
How could this happen?
"Morlo——"
Hull's voice gradually choked up, and the scholar, who had always been stern and serious but also elegant and knowledgeable, trembled. Only when he and Morlo were alone did he burst into tears.
"Are you waiting for me?"
Hull held out his hand.
"I found you, don't be afraid, I'm here to accompany you——"
Hull unbuttoned his coat one by one, and he approached the dazed Morlo with difficulty. He took off his coat and spread it out, wanting to put it on Morlo.
But Morlo, who had been dazed just now, suddenly moved, almost instinctively retreating a few steps, resisting Hull's approach, and he stretched out his hand -
That action coincided with the one Morlo did a few years ago when he told him to live well - go, leave here... Hull, you have to live well.
In the end, they were all covered with bruises.
He gritted his teeth and watched the twisted wings behind Morlo tremble slightly, as if they were about to take off and move away from him.
Heer, who had lost his wings, seized the last chance. He pounced forward quickly, controlled Morlo and also controlled Morlo's wings.
"That's enough, Morlo, that's enough - don't fly anymore, it hurts, it hurts too much - that's enough -"
Hull's tears fell heavily. After several years of being a walking corpse, he finally hugged his scarred lover again.
He felt Morlo gradually losing strength and slowly sliding down his body. Only a small piece of halo that could be vaguely seen as the crown of the Crown Family remained on Morlo's head.
It was even more serious than the video from half a year ago - if he hadn't come -
His Morlo will eventually die in such a collapse and disappear in this star field once again.
He reached out and covered Morlo with his coat, lowered his head, and gently rubbed Morlo's forehead with his chin.
"It's always been quiet here. It's lonely, right? It's okay, Morlo - I'm here to keep you company."
Heer slowly closed his eyes.
If we could die together at this moment, it would be a kind of happiness, right?
At this moment, they were not the Crown Clan, and he was not the Imperial Master of the Crown Clan. They were just simply Hel and Morlo.
I’m sorry…Zao Zao.
The teacher spoke like that at the beginning, saying that you are a smart and brave little crown clan member. No matter which teacher it is, they will come to this evaluation. Only those bastards who have a weird attitude from the beginning, suppress you openly or secretly, and force you to ask the last question full of hope, and then tacitly destroy all your hopes are different. Don't listen to them.
The teacher believes that you can overcome it.
Because you are not only Amos's cub, you are Algae Algae, the Algae recognized by everyone.
So... it's okay, Zaozao, the teacher didn't dare to leave you a message. The teacher just went to a faraway place. Although the teacher failed in the fight against fate, you can do it. You are the miracle of the entire crown family. The teacher can see you at the end of his life - it's really... great.
so--
No need to cry...
Um?
Wait a moment.
Why did he seem to hear the cry of the little cub?
"Wuuuu, wuuuu, teacher, Teacher Hull - teacher, can you hear me, teacher? Pa Pa said you didn't even say goodbye to Zaozao, wuuuu, teacher is a bad teacher, teacher made Zaozao cry, Pa Pa said to help Zaozao teach the teacher a lesson - Zaozao said good things about the teacher, wuuuu - Teacher Hull, wuuuu -"
Hale: ...
I didn't dare to listen any further, hoping that I was just hallucinating.
“Wuwuwuwu ahhhh, teacher, if you don’t reply, Zao Zao will have brought Baba to see the teacher. This doesn’t count, wuwuwuwu, you bad guy, bad teacher, wuwuwu…the teacher is lying…”
Hull: …………
Following Morlo, Heer, who was already covered in wounds, realized it later -
Speaking of which, Zao Zao can speak directly in his mind. What is the principle behind this?
Oh - it seems that Zao Zao can see their spiritual power threads...
Wait, you're not saying that this thread of mental power is connected to his crown?
Ha ha--
After he had used up all his strength, not wanting to implicate others because of him and Morlo, and had tried his best and put in all his efforts, and finally had quietly left the starship under Amos's nose and found Morlo, and had prepared himself mentally for the crown to be completely shattered immediately - should he tell him that it was useless?
Boy, that's not funny.
Hale finally opened his eyes.
He looked back.
The interstellar space is quiet, not to mention the heavily polluted areas. It should have been very chaotic here, but probably because Morlo had been staying nearby and just went a little deeper into the polluted area, he killed countless strange beasts, so it was rare to be quiet. Several large starships were resisting the pollution and slowly arrived.
The emblem of the Saint Cass Empire above was also stained with blood during the process of cleaning the strange beasts.
This empire built on blood, his close friends and brothers who fought against fate together with him, appeared just when he had blocked all his retreat routes.
As if to say - hello.
Hale: ...
There was also the sound of a little cub crying until it was hoarse.
"Teacher Hull - wuwuwu - Teacher, are you still alive? Wuwuwu."
There were bloodstains and traces of tears on Hel's face. Morlo's mental power in his arms was still raging, blowing up the surroundings and even himself. His hands and feet would occasionally emit a small blood mist.
Such a sad, tragic scene, ready for a heroic sacrifice.
Because the little cub was sobbing in his mind, Hull was at a loss whether to laugh or cry for a moment.
He should have asked more clearly.
This is not a one-way communication, this is a thousands-mile tracking!
Hull was a smart man. He had calculated everything, but he didn't expect that the cub would watch his mental thread and guide Saint Cass's fleet to chase him all the way.
Then what is the point of his careful planning and careful consideration?
Is he thinking too much?
The starship was parked not far away.
The cub was still whimpering in his mind.
Crying so hard that I was out of breath.
A glimmer of light gradually flickered in Hull's dull eyes, and then they softened a little.
Why would you do such a dangerous thing? I am usually so fierce, but after class you are still afraid of me and hide from me.
There is no need for that...
A small starship sailed out from the large starship.
He drove carefully all the way and finally stopped slowly not far from him.
The man coming down was Amos.
The little cub particularly favors Amos's crown. He has seen several crowns of the Crown Clan broken into pieces. He had nightmares some time ago, and often dreamed that something unexpected happened to Amos's crown.
So the cub got up and asked Amos to release the halo. He wanted to compare it with the photo taken the day before to see if they looked the same.
Amos was almost numb from the little guy scratching his brain.
Hull had seen it several times, and he was thinking——
He is so tolerant, otherwise Amos is the Majesty of Saint Cass.
"Leaving without saying goodbye is not a good habit."
Amos could hardly move in the pollution and had to use his mental strength to resist it.
It can be seen that Amos's mental power is being polluted and affected step by step. The crown on his head suddenly emerged and began to flicker.
But Amos's expression remained calm and steady, and it was impossible to tell from the surface that the pollution had any effect on him.
"Hael, that's what you said about Job and Joshua in the beginning."
Hull hugged his lover and laughed softly, which sounded more like crying.
"Your Majesty Amos... I cannot bring such danger to you, the little prince, and the Crown Family. Zao Zao doesn't even have the ability to get close to Morlo. How can I ask you to give it a try? Maybe Morlo can still be saved?"
If it was really possible, he even wanted to ask Xiao Chuzao for help.
Save Morlo...save him...
But no, he couldn't do that.
"You didn't say goodbye to Zao Zao."
Amos continued talking to himself.
"He cried his throat out when he heard Finny say you were going to die."
In Hull's mind, the voice of the little cub whimpering and crying sounded again: "Teacher is a bad guy, teacher, teacher, wuwuwu, teacher, you lied to Zao Zao——"
The glimmer in Hull's eyes fluctuated violently.
Amos held out his hand.
"At least I can't sleep here."
Amos said softly.
"This is not Saint Cass, nor is it a normal star system. This is the polluted area that the Crown Clan hates the most. It is the culprit that destroyed our habitat and caused the extinction of our race."
"Morlo's mental power is exhausted. Dwight is there. We will try our best to suppress Morlo's mental power. Leave here. Even if Morlo can't hold on for a moment after leaving the contaminated area, I, as the emperor of Saint Cass, as a member of the royal family of the crown clan, and as your student, Mr. Hull, you must believe that I have the ability and confidence to give you the most peaceful rest when Uncle Morlo's mental power explodes and completely destroys everything around him."
To you... the most peaceful rest—
"There are too many strange beasts here, and it's too noisy, isn't it? Uncle Morlo had an accident on his way home, and he is still buried here. Heer, can you bear it?"
The emperor in front of him took over the Saint Cass Empire from his father and has been in charge of the empire for over a hundred years. He has grown from a little cub with a sloppy face to what he is now. He is so reliable no matter when and where.
His Majesty Clancy... His Majesty Amos is really, really excellent.
How lucky he was to be able to teach His Majesty Amos and several princes of Dwight, plus - Zao Zao.
Heer finally couldn't help it, lowered his head and choked out: "Okay——"
He looked at Morlo, who was suffering from pain with a dull expression and completely unconscious, and gentle tears fell on his face.
"Morlo, let's go home."
Morlo's crown halo was completely shattered.
As I said before, the reason he is still alive is because he has achieved a delicate balance under various harsh conditions.
If these conditions were changed even slightly, Morlo would return to the path of destruction he had taken a few years ago.
He had been exposed to pollution before, and his crown had been shattered to the point where only a small corner was left. Even getting on board the starship would be extremely difficult.
They thought about this and built a special cabin on the small starship to ease the isolation of contamination.
Including Xiao Chuzao, other members of the Crown Family were staying on this small starship.
When Amos approached with Hull and Morlo, Finny had already appeared at the door of the starship. Finny's mental power immediately suppressed them, followed by Feman, Frey and Anya.
Little Chuzao, whose face was red from crying, was protected by the adults behind him. He watched as Hull awkwardly supported a bloody man and staggered into the special cabin.
Amos walked onto the starship, and the starship door slowly closed behind him.
Little Chuzao heard Heer whisper to him - "I'm sorry, Zaozao, the teacher is a bad role model, don't learn from him."
Little Chuzao had been protected in a special isolation device when the starship door was opened. At this moment, the little cub crawled up, wiping his eyes, his little nose twitching, and he lay on the edge of the instrument.
"Things look bad—"
Frey said objectively.
"It's unlikely that we can leave the contaminated area."
"Well, when we first entered the starship, the five of us were a little out of control."
Finny was stroking his beard, leaning against the door with no discernible emotion.
“Whatever you do, it’s best to try before you leave a heavily polluted area.”
He raised his eyes and said, "I doubt Morlo can even leave the heavily polluted area. The fragments of the crown will collapse directly due to the imbalance of the environment."
This is the answer that everyone expected.
"Beep, beep—"
Little Chuzao clung to the equipment, put his little face against it, and tried hard to call Amos.
Amos looked over, reached out and took the little guy out.
He heard the little guy say, "Zao Zao wants to give it a try."
Very dangerous.
Amos had not really wanted the little guy to try it.
Morlo's situation is different from that of other crown clans that Xiao Chuzao has met.
But Amos had no resistance to this little cub.
He found that he was gradually giving in to the little guy on certain issues that he considered to be "principled" and began to believe in the little guy's miracles.
"Ba Ba, Zao Zao wants to give it a try - Ba Ba, you must have a way, right?"
Little Chuzao hugged Amos's neck.
"Baba has tried everything. If Zao Zao has never tried, she will have nightmares in the future. She will try very hard."
He finally found a teacher who was serious yet gentle in looking at him.
Zao Zao still wants Teacher Hull.
Xiao Chuzao has worked hard to do many things.
He has seen too many things, some of which have been achieved and some of which have not, but Xiao Chuzao knows that if he does nothing, he will achieve nothing.
Finally, the cub entered the special cabin under the protection of the mental power of Amos and others.
Hull seemed to have accepted the outcome and was wiping the blood off Morlo's face and body bit by bit with a wet towel.
Looking at the new and old wounds of varying sizes, he moved more and more gently until he heard a sound behind him.
Hull looked back.
He met a pair of big, round, bright, and watery amber eyes.
He spoke subconsciously: "Your Majesty, this is not rational behavior. You should take Zao Zao away from here immediately."
"Hull."
Amos was squatting next to Morlo, holding little Chuzao in his arms.
He looked at Hull.
"The person who is least qualified to talk to me about rationality right now is you."
Hull was speechless for a moment.
"If you feel bad, tell your dad."
Amos bowed his head.
The little cub in his arms had already stretched out his little hands anxiously, grabbing the small piece of crown halo floating above Morlo's head.
Morlo, who had been slow at first, suddenly perked up, his confused eyes revealing a hint of fear.
It can be seen that the fact that someone else held the crown was extremely shocking, even for the Crown Clan who had already lost their reason and self-awareness. Who? What happened? Why? What does this feel like?
The little cub tried hard to piece together Morlo's gradually broken crown bit by bit.
But it's too little.
Morlo had too few crowns left.
It can't even make a small circle.
The little cub grasped the remaining crown of Morlo with one hand in a daze, and tried to grab at the air with the other hand - but it was despairing that it could not grab anything.
No one spoke.
"Amos."
Frey at the door spoke.
"Time is up."
The cubs couldn't be exposed to such an environment - at least not for too long.
Amos stood up without any hesitation.
The last piece of Morlo's crown in Xiao Chuzao's hand also slipped out of his palm and began to destroy at an accelerated rate.
"Baba—let Zao Zao try again—"
The golden crown on Xiao Chuzao's head flickered and shook anxiously.
The little body was a little restless and wanted to get out of Amos' arms.
"It's all right, Zao Zao——"
Hale spoke, he looked up and looked at the little cub.
Having lost his wings, his lover, and finally almost everything, he now had an indescribable smile on his face.
It seems like relief, like gratitude, but also like reluctance and regret.
The Crown Family sacrificed for the race, for the empire—it was worth it.
It's just that they are still a little unwilling. They can obviously do more, but -
"Zao Zao, thank you so much, teacher. It's okay. Your grandpa Morlo is too tired. He needs a good sleep. So does the teacher. You did a great job."
Little cub of the Crown Clan, the future king of Saint Cass, you don’t need to feel guilty or blame yourself. No one will think that you haven’t worked hard. The Crown Clan will always be your strong backing, and you can continue to move forward in big strides.
Amos did not hesitate at all and was about to leave the special cabin with the cub in his arms. He would return soon to give Hel and Morlo the rest he had promised them.
Little Chuzao grabbed at things randomly, tears falling again.
His halo lit up, and he saw broken threads of spiritual power floating out from Morlo's crown.
He pulled it hard, wrapped it around his halo, and sobbed in a hoarse baby voice.
"Grandpa Morlo..."
The cub's halo suddenly became brighter, and the golden glow was the cub's unique mental power.
"Grandpa Morlo, can you hear me? I'm Zao Zao... Teacher Hull has found you, Teacher Hull, Teacher Hull is here to take you home—"
Zao Zao wanted to make everything better, but she failed to do it. If Grandpa Morlo could hear what Teacher Hull wanted to say - Teacher Hull came specially to take you back.
Hull didn't have time to speak, he just watched the scene in front of him.
Amos slowed down his pace slightly, and all the Crown Clan members watched the scene before them.
The branches that had grown on the crown of little Chuzao some time ago gradually turned into golden spots of light, following the thread of mental power connected to the crown of the cub, and jumped towards Morlo's halo with childlike fun.
The broken corner was slowly lifted up by the golden force, and the golden light spot continued to stretch and stretch, until it became a very thin circle of light that covered the broken crown.
Above Morlo's head, a halo made of extremely fine gold mixed with the normal silver-black crown of the Crown Clan appeared completely, and then under the gaze of all the Crown Clan members, it disappeared little by little - it did not dissipate, but it was the normal disappearance of the Crown Clan.
Morlo's slightly twitching body suddenly relaxed, and his breathing even calmed down at that moment.
what happened?
Finny responded the fastest.
"Teacher Hel!! Hurry up and take Morlo out of the special cabin!!!"
"Ah, that's right, hurry up!!"
Anya also reacted immediately.
He was very close to the cabin door and helped pull it open, then looked at Fei Man not far away.
"Sister Fei Man, hurry up, let's return to the starship flagship as soon as possible."
Fei Man immediately maneuvered the small starship and quickly caught up with the starship flagship that was slowly leading the way ahead.
When Hel and Morlo were pulled out of the special cabin, the protection was completely reopened, and all the crown clan members breathed a sigh of relief, with beads of sweat on everyone's head.
Fei Man quickly spoke: "We are leaving quickly as required, but it's a bit strange——"
"What?"
"It seems that the heavily polluted area we originally thought was not entirely a heavily polluted area. Going over there, the pollution is slightly reduced. There may be another passage. The pollution previously divided the universe. There may be another star field or... an unknown place over there."
Fei Man thought about it and decided to tell this information.
"Go back and fix it first, and we'll make a judgement on this later."
Amos made a quick decision, looking at the cub in his arms.
Little Chuzao looked a little dazed. He was a little dazed and confused for a moment. He hugged Amos's neck and stopped crying.
"Algae?"
Amos asked in a low voice.
"What's wrong with you?"
Little Chuzao came back to his senses in a daze.
The soft nasal voice was a little confused, as if it was hard to understand the meaning of other people's words: "Hmm?"
"Go back quickly and check everything - and -"
Amos looked at Xiao Chuzao's crown.
He was a little confused.
“Have the branches that grew before disappeared?”
"It seems so..."
Hiss...baby, did you give your brain to someone else?
Heer hadn't come to his senses yet. He held Morlo, who was still in a coma. Morlo's breathing gradually calmed down, and the mental power that was hurting him disappeared, revealing fresh flesh and blood - no new wounds would occur.
The cub was dazed at the moment, and even responded in Amos' arms, trying to look towards Hull. The dazed little expression looked obedient, and it lay on Amos' shoulder, soft and little, and spoke in a soft and baby voice, and the little wings behind it shook.
"Don't cry anymore..."
He looked up at Xiao Chuzao. There was no sound of crying and he was still covered in blood. He just looked at him and tears fell without warning.
How to describe all this?
Although he was in misery, he never feared his fate and was determined to be free after death. But in the end... he was defeated by gentleness.
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