Luo Tian put Rob's body on the flying car, started the car and drove towards the Ice Palace. Along the way, Luo Tian was thinking about what Rob had said to him, about his life experience and the responsibilities he had to bear.
The car landed in the Heavenly King Palace, and Sharp came to greet him with his guards. Luo Tian walked out of the car holding Luo Bo's body, with two lines of tears on his face.
"Prince, what happened to the emperor?" Sharp asked.
"My father... passed away due to illness!" Luo Tian said dejectedly.
Sharp and his guards knelt on the ground and prostrated themselves on the ground, which was the highest etiquette to express grief.
"Prince, please accept my condolences! The country cannot be without a king for a day. I implore you to succeed to the throne and preside over the country's affairs immediately!" Sharp said.
"Let's wait for the issue of succession. Ask Luo Lin to come to the Heavenly King Palace, and we will discuss the funeral arrangements for our father first." Luo Tian said.
"Yes, sir!" Sharp said and left with his guards.
Luo Tian carried Rob's body into the hall and put him back in the bedroom. Elaine and her three children had already left the Heavenly King Hall. Rob never expected that in the end, only his nephew Luo Tian would accompany him.
Shu Ya saw Luo Tian sitting in the bedroom blankly, so she went up to comfort him: "Don't be too sad, everyone will die sooner or later."
Luo Tian held his head in his hands and said, "He is the person closest to me in this world. It's a pity that I can't save him. There's nothing I can do."
Shu Ya stroked Luo Tian's head with her gentle hands, like a mother comforting her injured son: "Rober passed the throne to you, and he must also hope that you can do something to change the current predicament of Uranus City. You must cheer up and complete the mission that Robber has given you."
Luo Tian remained silent and said nothing.
Shu Ya continued, "I reported the situation in the Uranus region to the Joint Development Council. The latest news is that all the star cities have sent out fleets and are heading towards Uranus City. The situation is not optimistic."
When Luo Tian heard this information, he suddenly woke up: "What are they doing here? Why did they all come to Uranus City?"
"We don't know their intentions yet, but I personally guess that they are likely to take advantage of the unrest in Uranus City to rob and rip us off, just like what happened to Neptune City back then." Shu Ya said worriedly.
Of course Luo Tian knew about Neptune City. In the first Star City War, in order to compete for the Kaiyuan Space, Neptune City was destroyed by the other six star cities, leaving behind a desolate star tomb.
Now that Uranus City is about to repeat the mistakes of Neptune City, that means the career that Robert passed on to him is likely to be destroyed. This is something he cannot accept in any way, so he must cheer up now and stop this from happening.
"If it is really as you expected, how can Uranus City defeat the Star City Fleet on its own? You have to know that we are still in the early stages of civilization!" Luo Tian said.
Shu Ya shook her head helplessly. "The strong prey on the weak, and the fittest survive. It is precisely because you are weak that they will attack you first. I have applied to my superiors and sent an inquiry letter in the name of the Joint Development Association regarding the current actions of various star cities, asking them to explain their actions, but there has been no response, and their ships are still heading towards Uranus City."
Luo Tian was completely confused. Even the Communist Development Association was unable to stop the actions of the various star cities. This showed that the collective invasion of Uranus City by these fleets was premeditated.
"It will take some time for them to arrive. Let me arrange the funeral for my father first." Luo Tian said.
Sharp reported to Luo Tian: "Prince, Lord Lorraine has arrived."
"Let him in." Luo Tian ordered.
Luo Lin entered the house and knelt down in front of Luo Tian: "Prince, Sharp has told me the news of the emperor's death. You must mourn!"
"I'm fine, you can get up now." Luo Tian said, "I asked you to come here because I want to let you handle my father's funeral. You are my father's old servant and you have helped me before. Funerals are a big deal and you are someone that both father and son trust, so I'm letting you handle it."
"Thank you for your trust, Prince. Lorraine will do my best to do my best." Lorraine said with his head down.
"Just focus on this matter during this period. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me at any time and I will definitely clear the obstacles for you." Luo Tian said.
"Yes! Prince, can I take another look at the emperor?" Lorraine asked.
"Lord Luo Lin, please get up!" Luo Tian helped Luo Lin up and led him to the bed. "Father was poisoned by Roger's men, and the murderer has not been caught yet. Now except for Rubin, the other three nobles are supporting Roger's rebellion. Just now, Roger sent troops to besiege the Ice Palace and wanted to kill us. If it weren't for Sharp, Rubin and I fighting to the death, this Ice Palace would have belonged to Roger now."
"So what are you going to do now, Prince?" Lorraine asked.
"Roger's rebellion has been put down. But I just got the news that the star cities have sent warships to our Uranus City. They may want to take advantage of the chaos to attack us. This is what really worries me." Luo Tian said, "You are on good terms with the envoys of the star cities. I want to ask you if you know what they want to do by sending the warships."
Lorraine also shook his head: "Prince, I'm really not sure about this. No messenger has revealed this information to me! According to my analysis, the warships dispatched by the star cities now must have some purpose. The Mig family has always been in charge of diplomatic affairs, and they must know the reason. Just now you said that the three major families all supported Roger's rebellion, so I dare to guess that the dispatch of fleets by these star cities may also be related to Mig and Roger?"
Luo Tian couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after hearing what Luo Lin said. Could it be that Miguel contacted other star cities and tried to use external forces to push Roger to the throne? Recalling Roger and Miguel's performance at the meeting, this was very likely.
"Prince, do you need me to contact the envoys from various star cities?" Lorraine asked.
Luo Tian waved his hand: "No need. If it is really Miguel who did it, it is useless to ask. Let me take care of this matter. You should focus on the funeral first."
Luo Lin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Prince, I have a plan that may be able to help you."
"Tell me quickly!" Luo Tian looked at Luo Lin expectantly.
"Emperor Robert has passed away, and he has passed the throne to you. Currently, only the royal family and nobles in the Heavenly King District know this information, and other residents of Star City do not know it. Why not take this opportunity to announce your succession to the throne to the public, so that everyone can know you. At the same time, I can use the name of the funeral to ask Elaine and his children to return to the Ice Palace to attend the funeral. If they come back, they will be imprisoned immediately and await trial."
"What if they don't come back?" Luo Tian asked.
"If they don't come back, we can charge Roger with poisoning the emperor, starting a rebellion, and refusing to come back, and everyone can kill him. This way at least we can take the initiative, and then we can do some diplomatic work and try to get them to come home." Lorraine said.
Luo Tian thought about it and said, "That's a way, we can try it!"
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