"I heard you have a sword? And you can use it to control my Star Constellation Barrier, is that right?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Inside the Starfall City Royal Palace, the surrounding walls, furnishings, and sculptures all gleamed with a smooth, radiant silver-white luster, while above, through the transparent patterned skylight in the dome, the brilliant starry sky was visible.
"Since your sword can control my starlight, then it must also originate from the stars."
The Child of the Stars gazed at Leike and spoke slowly.
"Uh, I thought so too, after all, its name is Starbane Sword."
Leike was a little puzzled, but still nodded, "And it also told me that it came from the blessing of the stars."
"In that case, this sword should belong to me. Give it to me."
Who knew that the next moment, the Child of the Stars actually spoke.
"What?"
Leike was stunned for a moment. She had not expected that the Starfall City Prince in front of her would use such a matter-of-course tone to say such a thing. "Why? I mean, why should the Starbane Sword belong to you?"
"Because it comes from the stars, and I am the Child of the Stars. All the legacies given by the stars should belong to me!"
The Child of the Stars replied again in a matter-of-course tone.
"But the Starbane Sword has its own will, and it acknowledges me." Leike frowned and retorted.
"No, the stars have only one child, and that is me. Everything from the stars naturally belongs to me, so if I ask for it, you should give it to me."
"Your Highness, what you said is wrong. The stars should be inclusive. Everyone has the right to bask in the starlight when they look up at the sky at night!"
Hearing this, Leike couldn't help but step forward and raise her voice a little, "Moreover, the Starbane Sword once told me that as long as you have good intentions, anyone will be blessed by the stars!"
Hearing Leike's words, a trace of confusion flashed in the eyes of the Child of the Stars, but soon, it became a little gloomy.
After a few seconds of silence, he spoke again:
"You are now in Starfall City, and I saved you."
"What do you mean?"
"You should repay me and be grateful."
"Hmm?"
Leike's eyebrows rose slightly. The anger in her heart had faded a little for some reason. Through this conversation, the powerful halo on the "Child of the Stars" in front of her had cracks in her eyes.
The personality of this "Child of the Stars" was somewhat uncoordinated with the power he displayed.
Perhaps the connection between power itself and the mind is not very close.
"Your Highness, it was your father who issued the order, using the token as proof, to allow the special envoy to seek more allies for Starfall City to fight against the Srui Kingdom together."
Leike shook her head and said calmly, "Our mission came as promised, crossing the blockade to reach here.
And this is not us seeking shelter from you."
The Child of the Stars' face became a little ugly when he heard this, perhaps because no one had refuted him like this for a long time.
His expression finally became a little angry:
"I am the Child of the Stars, the ruler of Starfall City. My power can easily fulfill wishes that you could never fulfill in your lifetime. For someone like me to ask you for an item—you should feel honored!"
"But the stars will never teach you to plunder and seize like this, right?"
Leike refused again, took a deep breath, and made her voice calm, "My Starbane Sword doesn't like you."
"You said I was plundering and seizing?"
Hearing this, the chest of the Child of the Stars rose and fell violently. Leike keenly felt that, from this moment on, a certain energy around them seemed to be gripped by an invisible giant hand. Every inch of air was solidified by the heavy pressure from the Child of the Stars!
But after that, the clenched fist of the Child of the Stars slowly loosened, and he leaned back on the throne again in a relaxed manner. The pressure just now disappeared, as if it had never existed:
"Sorry, I was just a little curious... I wanted to take a look."
The Child of the Stars let out a sigh of relief, and relaxed his face again, turning it back into the majestic look he had at the beginning.
His eyes were fixed on Leike's hand, which was already on the hilt of the sword, "Miss, can you satisfy my curiosity? I just want to take a look."
"Just take a look?"
Leike thought for a while, and breathed a slight sigh of relief in her heart. Before coming here, she had never thought of becoming an enemy of the Child of the Stars, this powerful prince, for such a strange reason.
Perhaps it was because the will of the Starbane Sword was in front, which made her feel that the morality of people who can be blessed by the stars would not be too bad.
Therefore, there was some misjudgment of this Child of the Stars.
"Okay, if you're just taking a look, then the Starbane Sword is not much different from those divine weapons held by your subordinates."
As she spoke, Leike drew the Starbane Sword from her waist.
When there are no enemies, the starlight contained in the Starbane Sword is still dim and restrained, only showing a mirror-like appearance.
"This is the sword?"
The Child of the Stars narrowed his eyes and looked at the Starbane Sword in Leike's hand with some doubt.
At this moment, before Leike could react, the Child of the Stars suddenly raised his hand and made a false grab in Leike's direction. After that, the starlight in the entire palace suddenly brightened.
The next moment, the Starbane Sword, which was still in Leike's hand, appeared in the hand of the Child of the Stars!
"You—"
Leike widened her eyes, but still suppressed her anger and said, "Please return the Starbane Sword to me."
The Child of the Stars on the throne did not answer. He only looked at the Starbane Sword in front of him, frowning slightly. A silver light radiated from his hand and intertwined with the Starbane Sword.
The Starbane Sword also overflowed with similar starlight, but it flickered, opposing the light on the Child of the Stars.
It didn't seem like resonance, but more like... struggle and resistance?
"Please return the Starbane Sword to me. I didn't agree to you taking it away to look at."
Leike said again.
This time, the Child of the Stars finally moved his gaze back to Leike, his tone a little cold:
"After facing my starlight, everyone bows down to me. Few mortals dare to speak to me like this."
"I have always been polite."
Leike's gaze remained unwavering, even though the Starbane Sword was not in her hand, she herself was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.
"What if I don't give it to you?"
"Then I can only be offensive, Prince—the Starbane Sword is my partner, unless it tells me personally, I will not give it up."
As she spoke, Leike took another step forward under the pressure of the Child of the Stars, and took out the silver dagger from her waist with her other hand, which she had not needed to use.
She didn't say any more sharp words, but her expression and movements already represented Leike's attitude.
Behind Leike, the slightly dim shadow also seemed to become deeper at this moment.
The Child of the Stars looked at the girl in the red cloak below. For some reason, he felt a chill in his heart for no reason. This was something he had never experienced before, which made him a little irritable.
But neither the dagger nor the girl who looked like an ordinary person—
should be able to threaten him.
"I am the prince guarding Xingluo City, the only chance to resist the Srui Kingdom, God's legacy, the darling of the stars. Even so, do you want to be my enemy?"
"If you have a valid reason to borrow the Star Killer Sword, you can talk to me directly, but if you only want to plunder—then you are no different from the King of Srui!"
Leike took a deep breath, "I don't want to be your enemy, Your Highness."
Hearing this, the stars surrounding the Child of the Stars suddenly froze. His eyes no longer looked at the Star Killer Sword, but sized up Leike.
"Heh."
After that, he sneered.
Just when Leike thought the worst was about to happen, the Child of the Stars threw the Star Killer Sword in his hand back to Leike.
"I can create countless of these things in a day. If you want it, keep it for yourself!"
Leike took the Star Killer Sword, carefully inserted it back into the scabbard at her waist, and then looked up and bowed:
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"Now that everything is fine, please leave the palace now."
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The Child of the Stars did not respond, but said expressionlessly.
"About the alliance…"
"My High Priest has already told you, right?"
The Child of the Stars said, "With me in Xingluo City, that's enough. We don't need any allies or reinforcements, whether it's mortal armies or messy magic—it's all meaningless!"
"You don't need to do anything, just wait quietly in the city."
"As for those Srui people… on my birthday."
"It will be their death date!"
…
"So, I still couldn't persuade this prince to form an alliance with us…"
On the streets of Xingluo City, Leike looked a little lost. She stroked the hilt of the sword at her waist and said in a low voice, "They are not even willing to reveal more information about the Srui Kingdom to us."
"It would be nice if we could defeat the Srui Kingdom without doing anything."
Poro had already emerged from the shadows and said as he walked.
"Poro, do you think I was… a little reckless just now?"
Leike sighed and finally asked, "Offending the prince who should have been an ally."
"No, of course not. I think what you said makes sense."
Poro said, "If he wants to steal your Star Killer Sword, then he cannot be our companion."
"Yeah, that's what I think too. After all, if he is really the Child of the Stars, he wouldn't do anything too evil."
Leike nodded, "It seems that the result is not bad?"
"At least, that prince didn't try to snatch it, did he?"
"Do we really just need to wait—is that all we need to do?"
"I don't know, but I always feel that the Srui Kingdom will not fail so easily. The preparations they have made for this war are definitely more than what we have seen."
Poro shook his head and looked up at the starry sky that would not dissipate with the passage of time. From his communication with the guards of Xingluo City, he knew that all the miracles of Xingluo City actually originated from the Child of the Stars.
Whether it is these mercury-colored houses or the starry sky above.
Or… the Xingluo City garrison that can be reborn.
And the scene of the King of Srui destroying the army with one sword also emerged from Poro's memory. What kind of power was that?
What kind of magic can achieve that kind of intensity?
"At least, we should understand more about this war."
"But neither the Prince of Xingluo City nor the priests under the prince are willing to tell us more, and the soldiers or civilians know very little."
"No, there should be one more person who knows more and should be happy to tell us."
"Who is it?"
"The King of Xingluo City, the king who gave Oz the token, the father of the Child of the Stars… Uh, of course, I'm not talking about the stars, but his human father."
As Poro spoke, he suddenly looked up into the distance. Oz walked out of a roadside tavern on one side and waved to the two of them:
"I have already contacted the old king. Do you want to come and see?"
Leike was stunned and looked at Poro:
"Did you have this plan long ago?"
"Oz is the one who knows that king best."
Poro smiled, "Or rather, he was originally going to report to that king first."
"So, he was first an envoy of the king?"
"A mortal who can pretend to be a great magician in a magical kingdom for several years without being exposed, it should not be difficult for him to persuade a king and become an envoy."
Oz naturally did not hear the conversation between the two in their hearts. He led Leike and Poro through a small alley in Xingluo City.
The location where the old King of Xingluo City lived did not seem luxurious, hidden among the bungalows.
But Leike and Poro, relying on their keen senses, still found that there were many soldiers disguised as civilians around them.
"After the King of Srui began to invade, this old king left his position to his child."
Oz took out the token he had previously taken out and showed it to a guard in front of a courtyard, and then led the two of them in.
"Maybe sometimes, power and authority are always one."
"What kind of person is that old king?"
"A… good king."
Oz thought for a while and then said, "At least better than someone like me. Among the kings of his age, there are very few people who have not been lost because of power and their own pain."
"Or rather, if there had been no invasion from the Srui Kingdom, or his own illness, he should have been the most virtuous king in the entire kingdom."
"Illness?"
Leike noticed a word Oz said.
"Yes, illness, leprosy."
Oz nodded, "If there was no Child of the Stars, this king would not have had much time left."
Crossing a slightly ordinary garden, Oz opened the door to a study.
"You're back, Oz. I heard about what happened at the barrier. Sorry…"
On the other side of the study, a middle-aged man wearing a silver mask raised his head. After seeing the others, he was not surprised, but gently put down the book in his hand and said with a smile.
"It's okay, Your Majesty, at least we survived, didn't we?"
Oz shook his head and responded in the same way.
(End of this chapter)
