Chapter 60
◎Pygmalion's Blade◎
Both of Prince Osset's weddings were extremely sensational.
Initially, it was thought that the second wedding with Gani was merely a continuation of the hype surrounding the first melodramatic wedding, a kind of unconventional crossover. However, the second wedding unexpectedly became a political event that reshaped the entire Silver Empire, causing a sensation throughout the universe. Its significance and impact far surpassed that of the wedding with Lan Ye, and it is historically known as the Kendula Palace Wedding Incident.
The third prince, Osei Gamondon, with the help of his marriage to Gani Subek and the military power of the North, attempted to launch a coup. He planned to assassinate His Highness Prince Regas Gamondon during the wedding, seize control of Emperor Leo VI, and eliminate his political enemies in the North and the prince's faction.
But the ambitions of the third prince, Ossa, were ultimately shattered and he failed to achieve his goal.
His Majesty the Emperor is seriously injured and unconscious, and is recuperating at the Vinoren Palace. All affairs are being handled by His Highness the Crown Prince.
The Third Prince's faction and the Northern Region's faction, led by Marquis Quinn Subeck, were all imprisoned on the capital planet. Control of the Northern Region Starfleet was reclaimed by the royal family, and after a major reshuffle, the fleet was incorporated into the Royal Starfleet.
The Third Prince, Ose, has fled, and the Silver Empire has issued an arrest warrant for him throughout the universe, charging him with "serious, grave, heinous, and horrific treason." He is accused of instigating the Subek family of the Northern Territory to invade the capital planet, leaking diplomatic and military secrets to the Galactic Federation, bribing the Speaker of the Galactic Federation House of Representatives, and instigating and aiding the Subek family against the Silver Empire's royal family.
Duke Subek committed suicide at the Northern Region Duke's Mansion. Due to the Subek family's involvement in a treason incident, their hereditary title was revoked, and the royal family appointed a governor of the Northern Region to handle administrative and judicial affairs, while military matters were directly controlled by the central military command.
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The StarNet, eagerly awaiting the dramatic juicy gossip surrounding the wedding of the Third Prince Ou Sai, Gani, and Lan Ye, was utterly stunned...
They were just looking for some gossip and excitement, but they inadvertently witnessed a major historical event...
"Just wondering, has this melon gone bad? Is it still edible?"
"You can't just eat this randomly, but I want to ask, what's the current situation? It's about the main characters in that love triangle incident. I won't comment on the others."
"The Third Prince has become a wanted criminal, and it seems that Gani is imprisoned on Tatu Star. There seems to be no news about Lan Ye. Does anyone know what his situation is now?" Tatu Star is a prison star, one of the most famous prison stars in the Silver Glow Empire, which is used to imprison high-ranking prisoners.
"The news upstairs needs an update. Gani has been released, and he really wasn't implicated in the treason case."
"I thought the Third Prince's first wedding would be the peak of the hype, so melodramatic it would be unrepeatable, but I didn't expect the second wedding to be the real highlight... I was too naive; my imagination couldn't keep up with reality..."
"Where is our Ye Ye Zi? Is she terrified? I heard there was a lot of bloodshed at the scene. Ye Ye Zi is such a delicate flower, only she has a sharp tongue, she must be terrified."
"I can no longer tell if the person upstairs is a genuine fan or a fake hater..."
"Is the Subec family completely finished? Will we ever see Gani again?"
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Logically speaking, the four regions are all interconnected and powerful local authorities. If the central government takes action against one of them, the other three regions will certainly receive the same treatment. Therefore, the other three regions cannot stand idly by in the face of the central government's actions.
However, the other three regions had no reason to interfere in the matter concerning the Northern Region, since it was indeed the Northern Region that had rebelled first...
Therefore, the central government directly appointed a governor to oversee affairs in the Northern Region, while the other three regions remained silent and took no further action.
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Capital Star Park Palace
Lan Hua had just finished showering and was comfortably lying on the bed in only a bathrobe. He hadn't seen Regas since leaving the Kendura Palace in Osei. But from the information he'd received, Regas had been very busy lately.
A rebellion in the Northern Region? Lan Hua smiled. It was the Subec family who couldn't resist the temptation and rushed in as soon as they saw an opportunity.
However, even if the Subec family manages to evade this temptation, when the bait gets bigger and bigger, there will always come a time when they can't resist.
The balance of power between the Four Domains and the Royal Family will one day be broken, and only one of them can survive. If the Gaimon royal family produces emperors like Leo VI, the Four Domains will gradually undermine the Royal Family and eventually split the Silver Empire. This is what the Subek family thinks, which is why they want to support Osei Gaimon.
However, the Gaimund royal family produced a ruler like Regas, who was virtually without weaknesses. Coupled with the support of the Gaimund family and the Sopedu family of the Eastern Region, almost no force could rival him. The Four Regions were gradually defeated and consolidated, ultimately becoming a historical term…
And the Rosicrucian Order...
After Lan Hua clarified everything, she could almost guess that Regas's decision to risk almost 50% failure to destroy the Philosopher's Stone in another universe was not out of any sense of responsibility.
Saving humanity? That's not the responsibility or obligation of an ambitious person.
Although Lan Hua didn't know the specific details, he was certain that if Regas succeeded, he would gain access to all the resources or control of this powerful and mysterious society. Only such a benefit would make the risk worthwhile for Regas.
Regas has now cleared almost all obstacles and achieved all his goals. If he announces a coronation ceremony tomorrow, Lan Hua wouldn't be surprised.
As he was lost in thought, he suddenly sensed a fluctuation in the spatial magnetic field. Lan Hua had only ever experienced a similar magnetic field fluctuation when he was near the Hella black hole.
His eyes were slightly narrowed. Although he was still lying down, his body was already in a state of alertness and defense.
In the next instant, even the battle-hardened Lan Hua was stunned.
He could sense the changing spatial dimensions. Once the particles and dust stabilized, he found himself in a space resembling the main hall of a temple. He was sitting on a white, square platform in the center.
He was only wearing a bathrobe, his bare legs exposed without even slippers. He tapped the ground with his toes and muttered to himself, "I wonder if the floor is clean?"
"It's very clean, without any dust." A voice rang out, soft as if a lover were whispering in your ear, but clear enough to hear clearly.
The scene seemed familiar, reminding Lan Hua of his past boastful act of using a megaphone to compensate for his lack of real ability. But this time, it really wasn't the megaphone's effect.
"Osei?" After the voice rang out, Lan Hua recognized the owner of the voice. After all, he had once had a fake love affair with this person.
Following the sound, Lan Hua saw "Ou Sai" approaching him.
"You're not Osai?" Lan Hua keenly sensed the difference in "Osai." Although, based on his visual assessment, this body was indeed Osai's, the aura and the oppressive force surrounding it were simply not something Osai could possess.
“You are still as beautiful as ever.” “Osei” walked up to Lan Hua, bent his knees and knelt in front of him, took Lan Hua’s hand and gently kissed the back of his hand.
"Oh?" Lan Hua grabbed "Ou Sai's" chin with her other hand. "Or? I don't understand what you mean."
He was now certain that the person he had been spying on when he first returned to the Southern Region was this very man. Lan Hua lifted "Osai's" chin and carefully examined his face. "Osai" allowed Lan Hua to scrutinize him, his seemingly cold purple eyes concealing a burning intensity that could scorch.
"Osei" laughed. It was still the same face, but the face that originally only resembled Regas by three points now had a resemblance of sixty or seventy percent.
"From the first moment I saw you, my heart was captivated by you." He looked at Lan Hua with sincere and passionate eyes. But Lan Hua was certain that he was looking at her, yet not at her.
“SG?” Lan Hua chuckled and asked, “Are you Sello Gaymonton?”
“You’re very smart.” Sello smiled slightly, tacitly acknowledging Lan Hua’s guess.
"I didn't expect you to actually use Osei's body." Lan Hua was still a little surprised by his boldness, after all, Osei had been receiving a lot of attention lately.
“My ideal body is Regas, but unfortunately…” Celoé chuckled softly. Regas was stronger than he had expected.
"It seems he didn't succeed." Lan Hua naturally understood the unspoken meaning in his words. "After all, he is... Regas."
"You want my body?" Although it was a question, Lan Hua's tone was quite certain. He wasn't stupid enough to really believe that Seloe Gamondon was head over heels for him and couldn't live without him. Back then, the love-hate relationship between this man and Lan Xuan was recorded in the Lan family's gossip notebooks for future generations to read in the toilet.
“I’ve tried other methods, but they all have flaws,” Sello sighed. While Lan Hua’s appearance was very similar to Lan Xuan’s, making her a good vessel, he preferred Lan Xuan’s new body to be complete and pure, belonging entirely to him. After all, Lan Hua had been intimate with Regas.
“Come with me.” Sello stood up and extended his hand to Lan Hua.
Lan Hua didn't take his hand; she simply walked beside Celoé. They stopped in front of a tall, carved stone door. Celoé patted the orchid relief on the lower left, and the door slowly opened.
Behind the stone door was a more spacious colonnaded room, filled with life-size marble sculptures. These sculptures had identical figures and faces.
Lan Hua felt a chill run down her spine. Anyone who saw themselves in a room full of images wouldn't have a good impression.
"Did you carve all of these?" Lan Hua asked as she walked past the sculptures that bore his face—or more accurately, Lan Xuan's face.
“Hmm.” Sello stopped in front of a statue, touching its face with a tender and affectionate gaze.
"You're a real freak," Lan Hua said bluntly, goosebumps rising on his skin. These statues were almost identical to real people. Speaking of which, he had praised Regas's eagle carving, saying he had great talent for sculpting, and Regas's claim that it was hereditary wasn't just empty talk.
What gave him goosebumps wasn't Séloë's morbid love, but rather these marble sculptures. Lan Hua could sense that these marble sculptures were different from ordinary sculptures.
His hand touched the sculpture's hand; he could feel the cold, hard, inorganic texture of the stone. But soon, he had the illusion of touching the smooth, warm texture of real skin. When he looked again, the illusion seemed to vanish...
All the statues gave him the feeling of alternating cold sculptures and sentient real people, a blend of reality and illusion. There's something wrong with these statues!
Lan Hua closed his eyes, using his spiritual power to sense rather than his physical eyes, and finally confirmed his answer. He felt that these sculptures were alive, not an illusion. If he guessed correctly, these sculptures were the bodies that Celoé had prepared for Lan Xuan.
"How did you do that?" Lan Hua was also amazed. Because the original material of these sculptures was indeed white stone, but it didn't seem to be the marble he had initially thought it was.
"The Philosopher's Stone, and Pygmalion's Blade."
A note from the author:
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