At this moment, the unique roar of the airship's engine sounded above everyone's heads. A small airship painted with the emblem of the Rose Empress circled above Gu Bao before slowly descending towards the open space. Adele had no intention of bickering with Regis. Her heart was beating so hard that she was even nervously pinching the corner of her skirt.
Allen had finally arrived!
The rumbling of the engine faded away, and the blue flames at the tail were completely extinguished. The cabin door of the airship made a soft "ka" sound as it moved outwards and hung down towards the ground, forming a deck. The figure in the slightly dim cabin shook, and then a figure drilled out first. The silver fragment bathed in the Babylonian sun, flowing with a dazzling luster.
Adele heard her heart beat heavily.
The first to get off the airship was naturally Allen. After not seeing him for two years, he had matured a lot. After experiencing the test of the flames of war, those ruby-like eyes would occasionally shine with a cold light, like a sharp blade that was unsheathed, causing all those who touched it to feel a chill in their bodies and minds. His figure had also grown a little taller. If it weren't for the faint childishness on his face, he would have been no different from a seventeen or eighteen year old youth.
Seeing the people in the open space, Allen's gaze softened, and the sharp blade-like sharpness faded. He strode off the airship and walked towards the crowd with his arms wide open, "I'm back."
Horn laughed and greeted, "Allen, you've grown taller, Grandpa …"
At the end of his sentence, he suddenly hugged Allen tightly. Horn was stunned. It had been a long time since he had felt such a powerful hug. Originally, he had a lot to say and was about to be hugged by Allen. In the end, he only spat out one sentence, "Welcome home, Allen."
Allen let go of Horn and knew that he had been impulsive just now. He immediately said awkwardly, "Sorry, Grandpa. I … "
"No, I like the hug just now. It's more direct than any words." Horn smiled faintly.
Allen nodded and gave the butler Helsing another strong hug. Helsing patted him on the shoulder and said, "Young Master has become stronger."
Then, he moved aside and gave Allen to the people behind him to welcome him.
"Allen! Let's duel, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. "Seeing Allen, Regis shouted.
Seeing him hugging his sword seriously, Alan smiled and said, "Not today. At that time, don't cry and beg for mercy. "
Regis replied, "It's hard to say who will cry when the time comes."
At this time, Jin Liancheng came out. This young master of the Eastern nobles was wearing a long robe with wide sleeves, looking quite ancient. He pulled Allen over and smiled, "It's good to see you back. I'm really afraid that you'll be killed by the Saber Demon."
"Is Leon back?" Allen asked.
Jin Liancheng shook his head and said, "You only go to Nether Domain Star for more than ten hours a day, so you have to come back earlier. The planet that Leon went to has a similar time flow as Earth, so it will also be two years, but he will only be able to return later. "
Seeing a trace of worry flashing through Jin Liancheng's eyes, Allen asked in a deep voice, "Is Leon in trouble?"
"It's hard to say. In the last call, he seemed to have broken up with Paul's brother. I don't know what the result will be, but now is not the time to talk about it. Have a good rest today. Tomorrow night, we'll have a good gathering in the twilight. " Jin Liancheng smiled faintly, waved his sleeves, and retreated with his hands behind his back, "Meet Adele. She misses you very much in the two years you haven't been here. It's just that I haven't read my ears out of calluses. "
"What did you say! Bastard … Damn it, I'll settle the score with you later. " Adele, who had already raised her voice by an octave, suddenly remembered that she was dressed as a lady today. She could only lower her voice and glare hatefully at Jin Liancheng before looking at Allen.
Allen's eyes lit up.
Adele wore a gorgeous black and white dress today. The dress designed by a famous artist was simple and noble. She was even more beautiful than she was two years ago. Her chest, which had already revealed an arc, became the most eye-catching focus of her entire body under the ingenious design of her dress. In particular, Adele's brown head was rolled up high, and she wore an exquisite necklace around her snow-white neck. The ruby on the necklace, called the "Tears of the Goblin", was falling in front of her white chest, making it difficult for people to shift their gazes away.
Allen revealed a row of snow-white teeth, as if he was carrying the sunlight in the sky, and revealed a warm smile, "Adele, are you alright?"
Adele blushed for the first time. She was usually eloquent, but at this moment, she stammered, "I'm fine. Ai, Allen … What about you?"
"I..."
A head suddenly popped out from behind Allen, and two golden ponytails immediately jumped into Adele's black and white eyes. She was dumbfounded as she watched a tall girl hold Allen's arm intimately. Then she smiled and said, "Is this also your friend, Allen? Introduce him to me. "
Adele immediately stood petrified on the spot.
A moment later, he suddenly roared, "Who is this? Allen, you bastard, didn't you go to Nether Domain Star? Why did you bring back a woman of unknown origin! "
A certain woman of "unknown origin" replied, "Who's unknown origin? You shorty!"
"Short … Shorty?!" Adele finally revealed her true colors, baring her fangs and brandishing her claws. "You're an old woman. Do you think you can pretend to be cute with two ponytails? I'm going to tear off your hypocritical face! "
"One … Age!" Obviously, these four words were extremely lethal to Lucy. The empress of Adahua Planet almost spat out flames from her mouth and burned the girl in front of her to death in one breath.
"Calm down!"
"Calm down!"
Allen and Jin Liancheng hurriedly pulled the two angry girls away, so a good welcome party became a little chaotic.
Horn and Helsing stood to the side with a smile, looking at these energetic young people.
Helsing called Lucy, Adele, and the others to rest in the castle. At noon, a small welcome banquet would be held in the castle, and the participants would be limited to a few members of the clan and Allen's friends. As for Allen and Horn, they went to the study.
Allen and Horn briefly recounted their experiences on Nether Domain Star over the past two years. When they heard that Russen had used almost detaining them to keep them in Shadow Stronghold, Horn snorted heavily. Obviously, he was extremely dissatisfied with Russen's actions. After Allen finished speaking, Horn sighed and said, "Many things have happened in Babylon in the past two years that you've been away."
There have indeed been a few major events in Babylon.
First, last year, several surface districts openly declared their rejection of the Federation's management. They formed an alliance called the Gate of Freedom. After many fruitless negotiations between the Federation and the Gate of Freedom, they declared war. This had a great impact on President Mobius. If he couldn't handle this matter in a short period of time, it would probably affect the next presidential election.
However, the Gate of Freedom was not that easy to deal with. The composition of their alliance was very vengeful. Apart from some officials from the original administrative district, there were also some declining nobles who joined them. Although these nobles no longer had strong strength, their talents in other areas had a profound impact on the Gate of Freedom.
After the Federation decided to use war to resolve the matter, the Gate of Freedom quickly responded. They said they would fight for it, but they also rejected war, which would bring even greater disaster to the people of other surfaces. This response was undoubtedly supported by the people of the other districts, and taking advantage of this momentum, the Gate of Freedom vigorously publicized, inciting more people to join their group.
In this way, if the Federation were to go to war forcefully, it would only push itself to the forefront of the storm and become the target of public criticism. From this, it could be seen that this wave would not calm down in a short period of time, and the conflict between the surface and the floating island had completely exploded with this sound wave.
The second was related to the overactive situation of the seven great races in the Yordon Domain in recent years. The constant attacks on the interstellar defense line by the Nelms and the Kidds forced the Federation to increase its military budget to meet the needs of the interstellar defense line. The war on the interstellar defense line not only affected the Federation government, but also affected the great clans. The most obvious point was that taxes had increased significantly in the past two years.
Under the pressure of the aliens, Mobius also began to try to smooth out the contradictions between the old and new parties, prompting them to cooperate. However, it was not Mobius who played a key role in this, but Windsor Bellow. After General Greed killed the Kidd expert Silver Spider Sidi in one fell swoop, General Capullo, who had been avoiding the cooperation between the old and new parties, finally responded.
His golden lion will send a portion of its troops to the interstellar defense line to help Sirius strengthen its defense. If that was all, it would be fine. The key was Capullo's statement that the legion heading to the interstellar defense line was under Windsor Bellow's command.
This was undoubtedly a signal.
With Capullo's obvious hint, the die-hard members of the old party changed. Among them, the one who benefited the most was Bescot's Magic Martial Factory. The volume of orders in the new quarter has increased several times. Moreover, the Flame Fighting Rifle and Honor Fortress designed by Allen will be officially promoted to the entire Federation army under Mobius's orders.
Under the pressure of the alien races and the trend of cooperation between the old and the new parties. Even though this order would affect the interests of many people, no one dared to object.
At least on the surface.
As for the Grant Clan, in the name of funding Sequence Master Lawrence, they had set up a magic martial factory, preparing to compete with Bescot for the delicious cake of magic energy weapons, or the wealthy Smith Clan, which had always been neutral, had recently said that they would let the bullets of the younger generation of the clan enter the chaotic battlefield to increase their experience, or Bescot's fame and strength had risen all the way in the past two years, and he had entered the rankings of the aristocratic families this year. This made the Alexandrian Clan feel like they were on the back. Recently, Patriarch Maine announced an alliance with the Grant Clan to deal with Bescot and so on, and let Horn briefly pass.
Allen took a deep breath after hearing this. The situation in Babylon had changed unpredictably, far more than he had imagined.
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