Atlas Battle Song

The old governor, Lord Cagle Alevan Duvin, was an opportunist.Like most nobles, he believes that there are only two kinds of people in the world: those in power, and ants who have nothing.

When he was a child, he was fortunate enough to be taken to a palace dinner, and saw those shining dance steps, beauties wearing masks, feather folding fans, fragrances and music... everything was so elegant and noble, and every face in it was so elegant and noble. They all look like exquisite puppets.Since then, Du Wen has been deeply fascinated and vowed to join the aristocratic society.But unfortunately, he was an illegitimate child, and only a quarter of Sybyl blood.In the eyes of the Alai Yewen family, he was no different from a servant.

Fortunately, Du Wen is a person who is good at seizing opportunities.Through sophistication and bribery, he not only won the title of baron, but also sat on the governor's seat of the Western Plateau for five years.

But all this has been disrupted.

The baron was unhappy, because tomorrow he would have to hand over the position of governor to someone else, and hand it over to an upstart who was parachuted from the empire——

Trand Muawia.

It is said that this man is superb in martial arts, his skills are high, and at the same time, he is unfathomable and has made countless enemies.

The baron is unwilling to abdicate, but the emperor's imperial order has been issued, and the Alai Yewen family has also specially instructed: give the governor's seat to that man, and everything will be arranged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

This is very strange, why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince intervene secretly?

The baron had heard rumors before: It is said that Trand Muawia was so bold that he even robbed the crown prince's lover, so His Highness especially hated him.

At first, the baron did not believe this statement either.After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a noble status, while Trande Muawia is said to be just a lowly man... Even an ignorant beauty, can't she see the disparity in status between the two?Would you rather choose a man who was a slave than the future emperor?

However, just three days ago, the baron received a secret letter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked him to find a young man named Igor Swards Gorgon.

Hearing the name "Ego", the baron was convinced that the rumors were true, and he also remembered a scandal he had heard before.

The cause was that last winter, Trand Muawia was accused of murdering a nobleman.

The deceased had a special status and was a blood alliance of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.The crown prince was furious and vowed to put Trand to death.However, Trande was so scheming that he not only deceived the emperor, but also cleverly used the trial by combat to exonerate himself.

In a trial by combat, Trand defeated his opponent, Egg Swalders.

According to imperial tradition, the victor had the right to claim the spoils.But Trander shamelessly took away the title and fief of the Yi Ge family, and forcibly occupied Yi Ge.

Aristocratic society was in an uproar.

After all, these two people used to be in a master-servant relationship... As a young master of pure blood, Yi Ge was treated as a plaything by a humble man and humiliated in every possible way.

This incident has become a shocking scandal in the imperial capital.

"So that's the case, no wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must kill him... He is such a bold guy, he dares to touch even the Crown Prince's people..."

But the baron also smelled opportunity in it.If he can take the opportunity to curry favor with His Highness the Crown Prince, his official career will be smooth in the future.Therefore, the baron made up his mind. If he had to give up his position as the Governor of the Western Plateau, he must obtain greater benefits.

In the days that followed, the Baron tried to send for Egg Swalders.But there has been no progress, not even Trand Muawia.

There must be some deceit in this. The man Trand Muawiya is insidious and cunning, maybe he is plotting something.The baron planned to send spies to the imperial capital to investigate this man in detail.

However, at this very moment——

A thief broke into the governor's mansion at night, and sat in his study brazenly!

"Ah! Who! Guards—guards!!"

The baron was terrified.

"Good evening Baron. Tell me, His Royal Highness has something to tell me... Does he miss me?"

Magnetic voice, light and charming, but dangerous.

The young man sat under the shadow of the window in the moonlight, fingers crossed.The willow-shaped eyebrows and eyes are full of smiles, and a pair of razor-colored pupils make people feel chills behind.Like a leopard in the dark.

The young man smiled, looking very gentle.

In the dark background, the dark blue silk scarf and emerald buckle set off the pale and delicate face of the owner, like an ancient portrait in the castle.

Is this a demon?Or did the ruthless Moon God descend to the world to test him?The Baron was momentarily mesmerized, then sober with fear.

"who are you?"

"Egg Swalds Gorgon."

said the youth.

"What..." The baron was very hesitant, but after thinking about it, Iggy Swards was also a son of a former family after all, how could he suddenly break into the governor's mansion like a thief? "Impossible...you're nothing but a thief, a fake."

"I don't look like it?" Egg smiled.

The baron drew out his ornamental sword and pretended to be able to fight before the guards arrived, "How do you prove it? If you are really Egg Swards... why did you come to me on your own initiative? What are your plans? "

"you guess?"

Contemptuous and malicious, crescent moon smile.

The Baron said nothing.Judging from the young man's appearance and demeanor, this is definitely a genuine Sibyl nobleman, the kind of person he had seen at the banquet in the imperial capital back then.And this young man is really amazing.After serving as the governor for five years, the baron has seen all kinds of beauties and teenagers, but he has never seen such beauties.

The beauty of the young man is not the charm of jewels...it is more like a knife, which looks cold and thin under the moonlight, making people want to grasp it, but afraid that the silver blade will suddenly turn into a poisonous snake.

The Baron gasped.

He understood...why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is obsessed with Iggy Swards, and why does that arrogant Trande Muawia want to possess such a beauty even if he is an enemy of the future emperor.

"Your Excellency Governor!!"

The guards arrived, quickly protected the baron, drew their swords and pointed at the uninvited guest in the study.Egg looked out of it, as if what was hanging around his neck wasn't a blade at all. "Wait! This person might be..." The baron raised his hand nervously, and the guards were also at a loss.For a while, the atmosphere was very awkward.

"You always know this, right?" Egg took out a gold ring.

The baron squinted his eyes and saw that the amethyst ring was engraved with the Razer coat of arms - the crown prince's seal.

Two thunder snakes are engraved on the amethyst, entangled with a knight in full armor, and the knight shows a painful expression.Even someone who is not familiar with jewelry can tell at a glance that this ring cannot be fake.Only court craftsmen called the "Hand of Vulcan" in the entire continent can carve such complicated and vivid details on the fingernail-sized ring surface.

"This...His Royal Highness...!"

The baron did not expect that the crown prince would give such an important ring to Egg Swards.These two are really lovers, right?

The young man did not answer, but just stared at the baron indifferently.

"You really are..." The baron panicked, quickly changed his attitude, and respectfully invited the distinguished guest to his seat. "I'm very sorry, the hospitality was not good just now."

The guards also put away their swords and retreated one after another.

The baron clapped his hands again, "Then please take a look, these are gifts from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness has specifically ordered that they be handed over to you in person." The maid brought out several gold boxes respectfully, and the butler opened them ...I saw that the box was full of rare jewels, and the goldware was all the latest fashion workmanship. Even just one piece of jewelry was enough to arouse the jealousy of the noble ladies in the imperial capital.

The exquisite treasures are golden in the candlelight, reflecting the surrounding darkness.

But Egg just glanced at it casually, turned his back and fiddled with the crystal owls and other cheap bric-a-brac on the bookshelf.

"Your Highness, he really regards me as a woman. What do I need jewelry for?"

"Please be sure to accept it, this is a little care from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh."

Egg was bored and played with the crown prince's power ring on his fingertips.

"Your Highness...he used to be like this when he was studying in the Emerald Academy. He would give me a share of everything and come to talk to me about everything. He obviously has many partners. Why does he always come to provoke me?"

"Because you are beautiful and tall, and have excellent sword skills."

"That's it."

Egg fiddled with the nautilus chess pieces on the desk, and began to play chess with himself.

The baron could see that it was probably the beauty's indifferent attitude that aroused the crown prince's possessiveness... It's like the princes and nobles in the western plateau who didn't like hunting dogs, but preferred to domesticate the indifferent cheetahs.

"What's the matter with His Majesty the Crown Prince? If you don't say anything, I'm leaving." Yi Ge tapped the chessboard made of blue morpho butterfly wings with his fingertips, with a childish sense of lethargy on his face.

For your son, gold jewelry is far less interesting than a fresh story.

"No, no, please wait a moment!"

"Say, what does he want to do to Trand?" The young man absently inspected the study.

The baron looked left and right, but still couldn't see what kind of attitude Egg had towards Trand Muawia.

If Egg was the man being coerced, then he seemed too free and at ease; and if it was said that Egg and Trand had another affair...then the young man's performance was too indifferent.

The baron was uncertain, but decided to follow the original plan of the crown prince and tell Egg about it.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince requests you to participate in the assassination of Trande Muawia."

The baron took the candlestick, took out a letter from the locked drawer, and handed it to Egg, "I've arranged all the details, and I'll do it at the banquet tomorrow. The crime of murder is passed on to the lords of the western plateau. I am dissatisfied with the empire... just find an excuse and get some witnesses to prove that it is the governor they assassinated."

"Oh, good."

Egg turned, the moonlight in his hand like a thin transparent blade.

The Baron was still trying to fathom the frivolous demon, but to no avail.He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.

Egg smiled: "But I have one condition."

"please say."

"Let me kill him."

Walking to the window with a dignified attitude, the face of the young man appeared in the moonlight, as if it were a statue made of the evil thoughts and greed of the believers.

The high windows and the full moon are reflected in the razor-coloured pupils.

Egg smiled innocently, revealing his true killing intent: "Try it and see what happens if Trand dies."

The night wind blew the candles, and disturbing light and shadow swayed in the study.

The Baron suddenly realized what was wrong... Egg's lighthearted attitude, as if killing people was just an innocent joke.The baron has seen many killer assassins.Even a killer who is burdened with a blood debt will regard death as a special thing... a business, a desire, a game, or an ordinary job.

Egg Swalds, however, was different.

From this beautiful smile, the baron could not feel the slightest burden or pleasure in killing people.It seemed that to that young man, death and life were nothing more than insignificant things, and he just drew a meaningless card while playing cards.

"No wonder His Highness is obsessed with you." The baron couldn't help but said.

Egg glanced back, seemingly attracted by the Baron's hairstyle.

"Why do you have gray hair? Are you getting old?"

"Your Excellency, I am a half-Sybyl. Although my aging rate is much slower than that of ordinary humans...but I am incomparable to a pure-blooded Sybyl like you."

"So you can't live to be three hundred years old?"

"Probably, half-Sybyls don't have a stable lifespan." The baron felt a little strange, and Egg seemed to be very concerned about such trivial matters.

"Oh……"

Egg lowered his head, fiddled with the tassels on his sword belt, looking a little depressed.

"Then, sir, tonight—"

"I'm leaving, let's talk about it tomorrow." Egg looked a little tired, and he opened the window to let the night wind blow in.Under the baron's kindness, Egg still accepted the three golden boxes. "You tell the crown prince...Trand Muawia's life is mine, and only I can kill him."

"Tomorrow night's banquet, will you participate in the assassination?"

Egg didn't answer, just walked out the window like no one else, as nimbly as a cat.The young man jumped over the palace wall with ease, without being noticed by the guards of the watchtower... He almost came and left whenever he wanted.

The baron's back felt cold. If Egg was an assassin, no one would be able to guard against him.

"I see. The talent and value of Egg Swards is here... If anyone can take such a 'sword' for himself, then his enemies will be terrified and sleepless at night."

Under the moonlit night, the figure of the young man quickly disappeared in the shadows of many houses and the lights of the terrace.

Beautiful knife, loyal poison.

I am afraid that no king can resist this temptation.