Too dazzling.

The crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling cast its light generously, making the boy's golden hair sparkle. His eyes were also golden, like carefully carved topaz, making his skin look even whiter and more delicate. He looked only about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a slender figure, so beautiful that it was difficult to tell whether he was androgynous, but he did not look coquettish at all, and his face was full of innocence and flawlessness.

Li Yuebai took a second to react before pretending to be indifferent and looking away.

As the high priest of the Star Ring Cult, he had to be more careful with every move he made. Just at that moment, he focused too much attention on the boy, which would be noticed by the people around him, which was not good.

He looked around pretending to be indifferent. Fortunately, his gaffe was not discovered.

Because other people couldn't help but focus their eyes on the boy.

The young man found that he had inadvertently become the focus of everyone's attention. He couldn't help feeling shy and embarrassed. He gave an apologetic smile, bowed to Li Yuebai from a distance, then took a step back and hid in the darkness again.

In fact, the young man had been very low-key from the beginning. He wore a plain gray suit and stood quietly in the dark beside Richard. He did not speak and did not make any unnecessary movements. He only turned around politely when he heard the cheers of the crowd welcoming the high priest. Coincidentally, at this moment, the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling changed its angle under the control of the machine and shone the light on him.

Master Richard narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man. He felt annoyed and his face turned ugly. He lay back, put one leg on the footstool, and scolded the young man: "Cesare, don't be so useless. There are many important people in my family. Is a mere... worth your attentive treatment?"

Ever since his last failed courtship, Richard's love for the high priest had become somewhat distorted. The more he wanted, the more he insulted him verbally and acted as if he looked down on him. However, he was also afraid of being reprimanded by Lei again, so he only dared to speak in a weird and indirect way and did not dare to mention the high priest's name directly.

"I am sorry for the rudeness." The young man lowered his eyes and said in a low voice.

Although he was wearing civilian clothes, he wore a metal badge on his chest with his name and rank engraved on it - Caesar Persephone, corporal of the First Fleet of the Halo Church State.

Such a beautiful boy turned out to be a soldier, and his last name was very rare.

Li Yuebai was secretly surprised when he heard familiar footsteps behind him. It was Leares.

Seeing Li Yuebai standing not far from Richard, Lei couldn't help but frown, walked up unhappily, and took Li Yuebai away.

The two came to a clean area.

"Lei, the soldiers you recruit are getting younger and younger." Li Yuebai said with a smile: "The blond boy next to Richard, named Cecil, looks only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he is already a soldier of the First Fleet."

"The First Fleet is under the direct command of Marshal Augustan." Lei frowned and said, "I didn't recruit that young man."

It is true. Lei only recently decided to recruit soldiers on a large scale. Those young people he just recruited have not yet officially entered the fleet, nor do they have metal medals, let alone come here to attend the banquet.

"Does this mean that the Marshal is also willing to recruit more young forces into the army and has already done so?" Li Yuebai said.

Lei sneered and said disdainfully: "The one you just saw is not a real soldier."

His tone was full of contempt. Li Yuebai's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but look in the direction of Cizer again.

Master Richard was seen touching Caesar's waist brazenly.

"Not long ago, the Marshal invited me to help train the First Fleet." Lei said coldly, "I didn't see this young man there."

Having said that, the meaning is very clear.

There were always a few men in the First Fleet who were nominally soldiers but were in reality Sir Richard's personal guards.

As for what this private bodyguard means, it is a matter of mystery.

Sir Richard was a complete little tyrant. Whenever he saw a beautiful person, he wanted to possess her. Naturally, he would not let Caesar go. Therefore, Caesar probably never really fought in a war with the First Fleet.

Li Yuebai couldn't help but remain silent.

He searched his memory bank again.

The surname Persephone is very rare in the Star Ring Church state and belongs to another religious system.

The boy's hair and eye color are so unique, and his last name is Persephone... He is most likely a member of the Cult of the Underworld.

There are very few members of the Dark Cult, with very light hair and eye colors. They live in an island country on an inconspicuous asteroid, are self-sufficient, and rarely communicate with the outside world.

Fortunately, the Star Ring Cult's overall thinking is relatively tolerant, and they believe that minority sects like the Dark Cult should also be given freedom and respect, so they rarely disturb them, and they have lived in peace for thousands of years.

After Li Yuebai made this guess, Lei's face became even colder.

"Longyue, you know I don't have any good feelings towards the followers of the Dark Cult." Lei said disdainfully.

There has always been a conservative side to Lei's character. He is always hostile and wary of people from different ethnic groups and countries.

The subject of the insignificant young boy, Cecil, quickly passed by.

The two chatted about some other things, and soon the banquet began.

There was a long table in the banquet hall, which ran almost the entire length of the hall and was large enough to seat dozens of people. The table was carefully covered with a snow-white tablecloth and dozens of sets of silver tableware were neatly arranged. Everything was done in perfect detail without being overly luxurious.

After the exposure of the iridium mine, the upper echelons of the Star Ring Church State were filled with worries. Therefore, there was no singing and dancing at this banquet, and everything was kept simple.

Marshal Augustin presided over the banquet. After delivering a toast, he toasted everyone and left early.

This has always been the style of senior military officials. They are unwilling to waste their precious time on drinking and chatting.

At the other end of the long table, Master Richard and his young noblemen were in a completely different mood. They excitedly discussed the war, the heroes in myths and legends, the invincible warriors on the battlefield, smugly boasted about their ability to fly destroyers, and boasted that they would be able to travel across the stars and make great achievements in the future. It was a lively scene.

Li Yuebai was surrounded by a group of elderly noble ladies, who kept talking to him about the God of the Star Rings, worship and prayer, and seemed unwilling to let him go.

While responding with a smile, he glanced in Lei's direction.

Lei nodded to himself, then drank the wine in his glass and prepared to get up and leave.

Lei was busy with military affairs and had no time to stay here.

"I really envy my friend." Li Yuebai said to the system with a wry smile: "I want to leave too. It's too tiring here."

"Host, don't be too busy relaxing. Something is about to happen." The system said, "Please pay attention to Master Richard's movements."

"Hmm?" Li Yuebai frowned and looked in the direction of Young Master Richard.

Although Master Richard was still talking incessantly and gesticulating, his eyes were wandering towards several corners of the banquet hall.

If you follow his line of sight, you can see what he is doing.

Several of Master Richard's followers had already quietly ambushed in three different corners, holding high-powered water guns filled with green viscous liquid. Now, the muzzles of several water guns were all aimed at Lei who was about to leave.

Naughty kid!

Li Yuebai almost laughed out loud.

It must be because Lei taught Master Richard a lesson last time, and Master Richard still holds a grudge against him. So he took advantage of his father's absence to stage a prank and embarrass Lei.

"Host, aren't you worried?" the system said calmly.

"What should I worry about?" Li Yuebai smiled: "If Admiral Ares can't even avoid this, then it would be really weird."

His memory bank is full of memories of the original owner and Lei when he was a teenager. Which boy didn't play pranks when he was a child? When it comes to pranks and playing with water guns, Lei really reached the pinnacle in his youth. Compared with Lei, Master Richard is completely a clumsy junior.

Lei had also noticed it a long time ago, but he didn't take it to heart. He just shrugged and blinked his left eye at Li Yuebai, indicating: The marshal is not here anyway.

Li Yuebai raised the glass to cover his lips, then calmly changed into a comfortable position, ready to watch the show.

As a result, a few seconds later, the show happened in a way he had never expected.

Master Richard snapped his fingers, and several followers rushed to pull the triggers of their water guns.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuebai's eyes blurred and he saw a figure leaping out and blocking Lei.

Lei almost reflexively grabbed the man and threw him out, but fortunately he stopped after seeing clearly what was happening.

It was César, his pretty face was tightly bound, and he used his body to block the splashing green liquid. In fact, the green liquid was coming from three different directions, and it was impossible to block it all, but he just stood there with his arms outstretched, letting the sticky green liquid spray all over his head and body.

The guests couldn't help but burst into exclamations, some laughed, and some frowned and scolded.

Li Yuebai quickly stood up and walked towards Lei's direction.

Soon, the liquid in the water guns was used up. Several followers secretly threw away the water guns and ran out. The instigator blew a whistle and pretended that everything had nothing to do with him.

"Lei, are you okay?" Li Yuebai stepped forward with concern.

You don't need to look to know that there is no stain on Lei's straight black uniform, not even a drop of liquid.

But Cecil looked much more miserable. His gray clothes had turned completely green and were dripping with a strange-smelling liquid. His hair was not much better, and there was a large piece of green mucus on his cheek.

"Cesare." Li Yuebai turned to him and said, "Thank you, but you really don't have to do this."

“……” Perhaps because it was the first time that he had such close contact with the high priest, Cecil blushed, said nothing, and showed a lovely smile.

"Go and clean it up quickly. This won't happen again." Li Yuebai reached out and patted his shoulder.

The sticky green liquid stained his hands.

"Host, the system finds your behavior very disgusting." The system said dryly.

"Idiot, this way I can also take the opportunity to slip away." Li Yuebai said: "The noble ladies will not come forward to hold my hand and beg me for a blessing..."

"Cizel, get out of here right now." Seeing that his plan failed and that he had not been able to punish Admiral Ares, Master Richard could not help but vent all his anger on Cizel who did not obey his orders. His face was gloomy, and he growled a few words through his teeth: "Get out! Don't show up in front of me again today!"