Half of the throne is for you [future]

Neville people are quite dependent on technology, but Li Zhuonan didn't feel particularly inconvenient after losing his portable optical brain.

The silver card used for consumption is still in the pocket, it is worthy of being produced by the Duke's Mansion, as long as it is presented when shopping, it can be paid first.

I bought new clothes and hats as quickly as possible, and then installed the disassembled pepper spray on the fire-fighting equipment on the bathroom ceiling... Neville's body density is very high, and various facilities are also built relatively strong, so that It is not a problem for people on earth to climb!

Probably this planet is full of martial arts... The number of weapons sold in the mall exceeds Li Zhuonan's imagination, but the purchase of thermal weapons above the particle lightsaber requires strict identification.It is more troublesome for human beings without identity, and a small thing like pepper spray does not need complicated procedures.

I just don't know, how long can I stop the attacker?

The structure of each floor of this comprehensive shopping mall is similar. After walking down a few floors, you have basically figured out the terrain. As long as you walk outside along the walking ladder, on the street with people coming and going, the enemy will have a lot of trouble whether it is to control or attack. .

Li Zhuonan, who was planning his next move while walking, still couldn't figure out some things.For example, why the other party attacked Garcia, but wanted to capture him alive.

"Could it be to arrest Aoyin and threaten Aoyin..." the puzzled human murmured in a low voice.

The result is obvious, after this happens, Ao Yin will only follow her to blast the enemy to nothing.

Her biggest impression of the gray-haired alien nobleman is "beautiful", followed by "not to provoke anger". When she is in danger, Ao Yin will probably save her for the sake of face, but there will be no deeper relationship. up.

Li Zhuonan's head is full of messy thoughts that he can't sort out, and he can only draw conclusions after seeing Ao Yin.

... I don't know how long Garcia can last?Neville Star has a warm climate all year round, but the temperature of the air conditioner in the building is enough to make the seriously injured feel cold.

Li Zhuonan, who covered most of her face with a baseball cap, was indistinguishable from Neville civilians, and finally reached the first floor of the complex. She was about to blend in with the crowd and go out through the main entrance with the most traffic, when the mall suddenly started a voice broadcast.

"Dear customers, here is an urgent message. There was a fire on the 17th floor of the mall, and it was initially determined that the attack was caused by terrorist forces. In order to avoid further damage during arrest, please cooperate with the staff to confirm the identity and leave in an orderly manner. Mall."

The broadcast was playing in a loop, and Li Zhuonan's face suddenly became very ugly.

It seems right that there is no option to ask the staff for help. They don't necessarily know the truth, but the attackers have infiltrated the entertainment department and successfully instructed the other party to do things.

If the enemy's identity is prominent, using reasons such as "chasing terrorists" is enough to deceive the other party to block the entire mall.

What kind of fire caused by a terrorist attack, she set the fire!

Li Zhuonan looked at the guarded staff at the exit. Ordinary customers were no strangers to such things as terrorist attacks, so they cooperated to ask the other party to verify the registration information of the optical computer on their wrists, confirm that they were ordinary citizens, and then let them go.

If Li Zhuannan went over, he would definitely reveal his secrets.

It is true that in the information age there are many things to be done secretly without an identity, but sometimes it is troublesome.

The gate leading to the way of life was right in front of him, Li Zhuonan stood in place for three seconds, then turned around resolutely and squeezed through the bustling crowd to go elsewhere.

This road is impassable, let's see if there are other exits... Usually there is no staff-only passage or something?

How to get in touch with Ao Yin is no longer important, the immediate problem is the one that must be solved.

Under the guidance of the mall staff, customers left quickly, and there were fewer and fewer people who could use them to avoid monitoring and searching.Li Zhuonan followed a man in a dark blue uniform from a distance, hoping to find the staff-only access through him.

There are fewer and fewer customers, and the surrounding area is much quieter. The back of the dark blue uniform disappeared behind the door with the sign of the lounge. Li Zhuonan looked around and found that the end of the corridor on the right hand side is the thick and thick sign of "employee safety exit". door!

It worked!

She quickened her pace and rushed in that direction, showing a relaxed smile the moment she touched the doorknob, but then became serious again—it was locked?

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) then why don't you come with us to a safer place?"

A naughty laugh came from behind, and Li Zhuonan turned around stiffly.

The corridor was completely blocked by six men dressed as ordinary tourists. The only thing they had in common was that they all wore strong black masks, and their voices were slightly dull.

It seems that the attackers didn't want to reveal their appearance, and their way of besieging once again confirmed Li Zhuonan's guess—the other party really didn't want her life, but planned to capture her alive.

During the time when she was empty-handed, this group of heavily armed men was enough to kill her empty-handed a dozen times.

With his left hand behind his back, he turned the doorknob repeatedly, but only the click of the lock could be heard.Li Zhuonan then gave up, looked directly at the enemy in front of him without saying a word, and did not ask such stupid questions as "who are you".

Since the opponent's goal is to capture them alive, there is a chance of escape... After all, Li Zhuonan intends to kill them.

I ate delicious food in the Duke's Mansion, and my physique has recovered very well. It's just that the agility has been honed repeatedly in the last days. I don't know if it has regressed now?

The man who accosted her first pulled out a sharp knife with a cold light from his waist and approached slowly. Li Zhuonan pretended to retreat into the corner in panic, but when the other party came into the attack range, he jumped high and slammed into his head!

The knife in his hand slashed at the opponent's right hand holding the sharp blade. Considering the bone density of the alien, Li Zhuonan used [-]% of his strength for that strike.

There seemed to be a dull sound of bone cracking in the air, and the man frowned in pain, and the short knife fell to the ground with a bang, but at the same time he drew out another sharp blade with his left hand, piercing his right shoulder and nailing it to the metal while Li Zhuonan paused. door panel!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... So the blood of aliens is the same as ours. Anyway, the order is to catch alive, it should be okay if you get a little injury, right? You can’t tell it’s so ferocious from the outside…” The man who talked a lot restrained himself Li Zhuonan turned his head back, the expression under the mask should be a smile, "Which one of you has taken the anesthetic? You can't take it away without getting dizzy. Uh...why are you looking at me like that?"

...it hurts.

Li Zhuonan, who was nailed to the door with a short knife, gasped in pain, his forehead was wet with cold sweat.

It's worse than losing everything and being kicked into the abyss...

The enemy's sharp blade did not touch the bone, but pierced the shoulder muscle, and the source of the pain was not there, but the heart.

To be precise, it was the sutured wound, the deep purple centipede was entrenched above the heart, Ao Yin seemed to be very concerned about it, and she had to ask Li Zhuonan for a physical examination every now and then.

With the blood dripping, the wound became hotter and hotter, and the heart beat faster and faster, almost jumping out of the chest!

I really want to cut open my heart, dig out that jumping thing and throw it away... Li Zhuonan raised his hand with difficulty, but instead of scratching the wound, he pulled out the short knife on his shoulder.

The chattering man in the mask just turned his head, and when he turned back again, the short knife had already penetrated his body bizarrely!

Li Zhuonan raised his head slightly, slowly wiped away the blood stains on his cheeks, stared at him with a cold smile with lost eyes.

……

"It seems that no matter how many people come to snatch food, they can easily handle it. Why are you so powerful?" Someone chirped and asked her deep in her memory.

Li Zhuonan got a headache from the quarrel: "I know a little physical skill, it's passed down in my family."

"It's definitely more than a little bit! Don't be humble, teach me, okay? No one wants to be robbed when they go out for food. Can I trade with you with eight-treasure rice?"

……

Li Zhuonan regained consciousness from that period of the past, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't actually eaten the eight-treasure meal promised by the other party.

Born in an ancient family that lives in groups, the relationship with each other is not as intense as imagined, and the relationship with her family is also lukewarm, so she left home early to work outside alone.

No matter where in the universe, Li Zhuonan is used to living alone.

Holding the snatched dagger in her hand with the last of her strength, she looked down at the blood splattered on her clothes, secretly calculating the chances of being stopped and questioned when she walked out in this state.

The memory of the moment before was very vague, Li Zhuonan only remembered that he gritted his teeth and pulled out the sharp blade on his shoulder.Now the six attackers have all fallen. Although they are not dead, they are also seriously injured. It is impossible to pursue them in a short time.

The wound on the chest was still burning, but there were signs of gradually subsiding.

"It was... I did it?" Li Zhuonan supported the wall to stabilize his body, accidentally left half a bloody palm print on the clean tiles, and when he was sorting out his clues, Ao Yin's face flashed in front of him.

Lord Duke's purpose of raising earthlings is probably the same as raising cats. When he has nothing to do, he rushes over and rubs his head fiercely. After the initial displeasure, Li Zhuonan has been able to be indifferent throughout the whole process.

But every time, Ao Yin would finish by caressing the wound carefully, and then stare at her with unclear eyes.

Li Zhuonan didn't understand it at first, but now he vaguely felt that it was a look wishing him to live.

Running all the way down from the [-]-storey high-rise building, coupled with the energy wasted in circling and fighting, she managed to maintain a standing position, and only after taking a deep breath did she feel her head cleared up a bit.

Li Zhuonan pinned the half-length black hair that was wet with sweat on his shoulders behind his ears, lowered his head weakly and moved forward slowly with willpower, a long bloodstain was rubbed on the wall, but the wound showed signs of healing .

Garcia once said that her injuries healed faster than ordinary Nevilles... By the way, Garcia is still waiting for rescue, and she must go back as soon as possible!

Avoiding the collapsed enemy, Li Zhuonan didn't advance very far, and was forced to stop again.

The reinforcements of the attackers came, and although there was only one person, they were even more difficult to deal with than the previous siege!

The woman in the optical camouflage combat uniform stood quietly at the end of the corridor, completely blending with the background color of the wall. Only the terrifying murderous look showed the sense of existence, and the surrounding space even distorted.

Li Zhuonan raised his eyes, sweat dripped from his eyelashes.

The purpose of the assailant before was not to kill her, so the human beings had the opportunity to settle in one fell swoop, but this kind of inference became uncertain for the enemy in front of him.

Li Zhuonan could only tell from her figure that it was a woman, she had a frightening aura, and she absolutely couldn't escape!

...It was as if, facing Ao Yin.

The two people's auras are very different, but they are the same kind of people. They both have a feeling that they will never be able to beat them without using their hands. Under such circumstances, do you still want to take a risk?

Li Zhuonan began to hesitate, she didn't intend to die because of resistance, but she also didn't want to be caught without a fight.

The enemy approached silently like a cheetah, trying to capture the motionless human.

"Go back to Aoyin and save Garcia." Li Zhuonan recited the target silently in his heart, and his fingers holding the dagger became more and more forceful.

When she held her breath in fear and waited for the other party to approach, she had already foreseen the end of the attack.

And the turning point appeared in the next second!

The locked security door behind him was completely destroyed from the outside, twisting and flying out, and the fresh air outside dilutes the bloody smell in the passage.

The guy who broke the door frowned and walked in, looking at the mess everywhere, his eyes finally fell on the woman with a bad aura.

Li Zhuonan felt that the enemy looked over him and landed on the comer, and then his movements froze.

According to the inference from the reflection, the enemy does not want to confront directly, so is it a rescue?

She didn't have the strength to look back, but her indented heart finally relaxed... The incident had grown beyond the expectations of the camouflage uniform, so she could only turn around and run away.

"Huh——" Li Zhuonan let out a long breath of relief, and slowly fell against the wall without strength, and the originally unclear scene in front of him became even more blurred.

When he lost consciousness, the back of his head did not hit the hard floor tiles, but was carefully caught by someone.

……

The Duke's Mansion was extraordinarily quiet tonight, shrouded in a strange atmosphere, not to mention the waiters on duty, even the sound of the robot's operation was much quieter.

Ao Yin sat on the light blue sofa with a gloomy face, and the news was playing on the TV.

"The largest comprehensive shopping mall in the imperial capital suffered a terrorist attack at [-]:[-] a.m., and the high-rise building caught fire. Although the staff at the scene evacuated in time, a Neville civilian unfortunately encountered the fleeing attacker and was seriously injured. The case was handed over to the military. The six masterminds involved in the attack have died, and the rest of the suspects are being captured..."

The announcer's demeanor and tone were impeccable, but Ao Yin, who knew the inside story, sneered.

"Fire? Terrorist attack?" She played with the slender wooden tobacco rod, raised her head and slowly exhaled white mist.

The person injured in the news is still recuperating in the mansion, and Garcia is still in a coma, but Ao Yin led people to search for traces and understood the situation when they saw the scene of the attack.

At the same time, he also noticed some details. For example, Garcia's injury was caused by a cold weapon.

On this planet, more lethal particle lightsabers can be bought everywhere, but in order to prevent improper use, corresponding identification needs to be submitted.As for other thermal weapons, once used to destroy, the current technology is enough to trace the traces and find the owner.

The enemy chose a more primitive blade and just didn't want to be recognized.

Ao Yin laughed softly under the moonlight: "Hahaha, since this is the case, can I infer that... the enemy must be someone I know? Feng Ji... I really can't underestimate you, you are still difficult to deal with after the change. ..."

"Your Highness, Garcia has woken up." The guard captain Hong Lie approached quietly, interrupting her talking to herself.

The electric wheelchair carried the seriously injured through the thick carpet. Garcia was pale and wrapped in the blanket, with a thin infusion needle stuck in her right hand.

Ao Yin sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, put the cigarette stick on the tea table and turned her head slightly: "If someone pokes you right through, just lie down on the bed, although the internal organs are slightly injured, if you don't pay attention, you will still be left behind." The sequelae."

"My lord, I'm injured, can I avoid saluting?" Garcia, who was seriously injured, said in a soft voice, as if she could be blown away by the night wind at any time, "After all, I graduated from Neville's top medical university. My own Physical condition is clear, mobility in a wheelchair is fine."

When sitting up, the injured viscera in her abdomen were tangled together, and she could barely bear it, but Hong Lie's murderous eyes really made her wound pain worse...

Ao Yin smiled and pointed to the floor-to-ceiling windows, and asked Hong Lie to close the windows completely.

The captain of the personal guard obeyed the order, but couldn't help but reprimanded when he came back: "At least call the Duke His Highness, I can't imagine you using such a casual name when other nobles are present."

The Neville people have a distinct hierarchy of titles for the titles of the Night Clan. The three highest-ranking princes are generally called "Your Majesty", and the seventh duke is "Your Highness".In comparison, although "adult" can also be used, it is mostly used to address the Marquis or Earl, which is more casual and intimate.

"It doesn't matter. Hong Lie, you can try calling me that too." Ao Yin waved her hand and didn't mind.

Hong Lie's determination never wavered, she bowed her head behind her: "Your Highness."

Garcia couldn't help but bend the corners of her mouth, but her whole face twisted because of the wound: "My lord... that human being..."

"I didn't find it." Ao Yin interrupted her bluntly, a little frustrated when she spoke, "The group of people hid their identities, and they really came for a foreign race."

Garcia recalled Li Zhuonan's promise before turning around, and wrinkled the blanket on her lap: "She said she would come back with rescue, and she will definitely come back."

Ao Yin thought for a while, and with human personality, she would indeed guarantee this, but the current situation has become a stalemate: "Most of the attackers fled, and the six people from the exit of the employees on the first floor of the shopping mall were seriously injured and died before being sent to the hospital... the same is cold. The weapons caused it, so we can’t deduce who did it, and we’re not sure if it’s a murder, and there’s no direct evidence to confront Feng Ji.”

If Li Zhuonan was successfully captured, then Feng Ji would not be guilty of silence.

But if the capture mission fails and the useless subordinates are disposed of, where can humans escape?

Garcia's withered face became worried: "There is one more thing to report. My lord, please replace all the servants in the mansion."

He was attacked as soon as he left the Duke's mansion, someone inside the waiter must have leaked the news!

Ao Yin stretched her body on the sofa, shaking her head mysteriously: "Not for now."

Garcia became a little excited: "But..."

"I understand what you want to say, but sometimes it's not a bad thing for the enemy's chess pieces to be installed, and maybe I can use them in turn." Ao Yin interrupted her, and turned her head to look out of the window into the depths of the night, "You guys Let's all go down."

The rustling sound of the electric wheelchair rolling over the carpet faded away, followed by inaudible footsteps, and soon the Duke was left staring at the moon alone.

The moonlight on Neville's star is so bright every night, and it will never change for thousands of years. It is subtly similar to the Night Race in some places. No matter how many times the generation changes every 300 years, it is always the same person.

Ao Yin seldom has such delicate emotions, but she just feels tired of looking at the unchanging moon above her head, and she becomes impatient when she dials a number with an encrypted communicator.

"Drip...drip..."

Endless busy tones echoed in the room, Ao Yin didn't wait for the other party to answer, so she continued to dial that number even more persistently.

"—Click."

Waiting patiently is rewarding. I don't know how long it took for the other end of the communicator to be connected.The other party vigilantly did not speak, only the sound of heavy breathing came over.

Ao Yin still warmly greeted the other party: "It's rare to find you with the status of a duke, so indifference is not enough. After all, he is also the number one expert around Feng Ji, Master Yaskawa Silk."

"...Aren't you determined to use your status as a duke to threaten me so I can get through?" An Chuansi's voice was deliberately lowered, sounding dull, "Your Majesty will know."

Ao Yin could already imagine the other party's stiff face, so she reminded with a smile: "Then do you want her to know that I contacted you today, or do you want her to know... about that? Let me tell you good news, what happened after Feng Ji's replacement?" I didn't even think about it. Although I can't understand the choice of being a servant who is strong enough to be a duke seat, but if nothing else happens, you can continue to play a loyal dog by Feng Ji's side until the end of your life."

"What on earth are you trying to do!" An Chuansi's uncontrollable anger surged out of the receiver.

Is this implying that if she doesn't cooperate... is there going to be an accident?

"Human beings." Ao Yin instantly restrained all her expressions, her eyes were frighteningly cold, "I know you also participated in the siege operation today, have human beings fallen into Feng Ji's hands now? Just answer my question."

Yaskawa silk was silent for a moment, and only said two words before hanging up: "No."

The effect of the threat was very significant, Ao Yin got a satisfactory answer, and smashed the small communicator with one hand: "So the enemy's chess pieces are powerful, it's really not a bad thing..."

……

Li Zhuonan rolled his dry eyes, and found himself lying on the bed, every inch of skin under the loose cotton material was wrapped in bandages like rice dumplings.

She obviously had the most serious injury in her shoulder, so why did she wake up as a serious patient with fractures all over her body?

Tried to move her body, Li Zhuonan made sure that she didn't have a more serious wound than her shoulder, but the white bandage wrapped her like a mummy, and even breathing became difficult!

It seems that if it wasn't for her shortness of breath, she wouldn't have woken up so soon...

"I... I'm going to suffocate to death!" Li Zhuonan struggled to tear off the bandage on his neck, breathed in fresh air and looked around.

One step away from the exit of the complex, the dangerous woman who was absolutely unbeatable retreated voluntarily. She should have been picked up by rescuers.

The place he is now is definitely not Ao Yin's mansion, but it doesn't seem to be dangerous either.

The size of the room is small, the decoration style is simple to plain, and there is an unexpected sense of toughness... Is the owner of the house a man?

"Are you awake? Do you feel any inconvenience?" A gentle male voice interrupted his contemplation, and someone put a glass of water on the bedside table.

Li Zhuonan followed the voice and suddenly felt that the other party looked familiar: "You are...on the airship..."

Lin Xiu, who was in a clean uniform, smiled and nodded: "Thank you for remembering, this is the assistant officer of the Marquis Gerlu. Ah, it is better to add some water to the injured, please use it."

Li Zhuonan took the glass from the other party with both hands, a little panicked: "Mr. Lin Xiu."

They also abide by etiquette, but the styles of Lin Xiu and Hong Lie are completely opposite.Compared with the captain of the personal guard who is only loyal to His Royal Highness, the assistant officer in front of him is obviously easier to get close to, well-bred and without any sense of distance.

However, the formation of this character should have something to do with the supporting Ye Clan.

Ao Yin is tactful, while Hong Lie is more rigid and steady.Lin Xiu has a gentle personality, so the Marquis Gerlu he mentioned is more...

"You have been in a coma all night." Came a serious voice as if giving an order. The woman standing upright at the door had a strong body and short mint-colored hair.

Compared with the last time I saw it, Gerlu's hair color seemed to be lighter.

I heard that the Night Clan does not receive enough light, and some features will appear on the outside...

Some irrelevant knowledge flashed through Li Zhuonan's mind first, then he put down his glass and tried to stand up: "Ah, that, Mr. Marquis, thank you very much!"

It is better to pay attention to etiquette in other people's territory, but why is it never considered in Ao Yin's place?

Probably the duke with the purple eyes was an existence that jumped out of the framework of the rules.

"Thank you... Me?" Geerlu, wearing a military uniform without epaulets, walked briskly to the bedside, observing her condescendingly, "What's your name?"

It was the first time I was asked her name on Nevill Star... Garcia has a good relationship with her, and most of the time she is called "Human" directly. As for Lord Aoyin, it seems that she has never been called her.

Li Zhuonan reported his name honestly, and bowed deeply after getting out of bed: "Whether it is in the airship or this time, thank you very much for your help."

"It's nothing." Geerlu shook her head. It seemed that she was born with introverted emotions. She found that she was a little nervous, so she patiently explained, "Life after early retirement from the Alliance Army has always been too boring, so I want to find something to do. I watched it yesterday. When there was news of a terrorist attack in the shopping mall, I rushed there immediately, followed the smell of blood and searched for a serious violent incident...but I didn't expect it to be you."

The former admiral, who was at home with free gifts, could live a leisurely life relying on the income from pensions and titles, but Gelu had long been accustomed to the orderly and tense life in the army, and this kind of stability made her uncomfortable.

How could she be calm in the face of a female general who once commanded a large-scale battle!Li Zhuonan held the bandage hanging by his hand to ease the tension: "I went shopping with Duke Aoyin's supervisor, but we got separated after the accident, and she was also injured."

At this time, I am not sure whether I should tell the truth, or it is safer to follow the other party's cognitive supplement.The female general seemed to regard yesterday's incident as a simple terrorist attack and didn't think much about it.

"I saw the follow-up news, your companion is fine." Gelu is a soldier who acts on orders, and is used to going straight, without asking but sighing, "I was very calm when I found out that you took care of the mob, and I couldn't see humans. They are so strong, their physical fitness is almost comparable to that of the Night Clan."

That memory has become increasingly unclear to Li Zhuonan, so he can only deal with it vaguely: "Maybe it was because of the impact I received too much, and some things I can't remember clearly... But, it was you who drove away the last person. "

What a sly answer, sounding very sincere, without actually saying anything useful.

The pets around Duke Aoyin should not be underestimated either... Lin Xiu stared at Li Zhuonan with a knowing smile.

That is to say, Master Gelu would be so kind to bring her back to recuperate her wounds. For any Night Clan, if he picked up something from a fellow clan with a tense relationship, it would be considered a great kindness if he didn't destroy it.

Lin Xiu's duty is to assist the general, and he will never allow other Yezu to offend Gelu's dignity.But the female general he followed was definitely not a bad person without principles!

If she really wanted to help Ao Yin, Geerlu would have sent the humans back a long time ago, why keep her here now?

Gelu always has an iceberg face that covers all emotions: "Let's eat something first, wait a minute, I have something to ask you."

People who have been in the army for a long time speak like giving orders, Li Zhuonan subconsciously stood upright: "Yes!"

Night folk are territorial animals, with homes spaced far apart from each other.The structure of Marquis Gerlu's mansion is simplified, and its appearance is more like an impenetrable trench than the mansion. There are not many staff members, but each of them is a soldier!

Li Zhuonan looked out of the window, a group of personal guards passed by in good order, the pure black military uniform set off the people very imposingly.

The style is completely different from that of the Duke's Mansion... The female general's previous sentence "I have something to ask you", made her think of Ao Yin when they met for the first time.

Why do both of them have something to ask?Does she look like she knows a lot?