In the endless void, on the waterway from Mars to Earth.
A huge man-made object called Yanglu City was cruising along the route from Mars to Earth at a seemingly slow speed, but in fact, it was moving at an extremely fast speed.
Its destination was the cradle of humankind – Earth.
Kuluteo.
The Count of the Martian Weise Empire was carrying out an important mission.
The importance of this mission would undoubtedly determine the direction of the Weise Empire and Earth in the next ten years.
Therefore, Count Kuluteo, who had always been serious, strict, and rigorous, became even more serious when he left Mars for Earth. That look made the retainers and subordinates beside him subconsciously tense their nerves and put all their attention into this mission.
"Count Kuluteo. According to the current speed of Yanglu City, we will enter the Earth-Moon orbit in half an hour. "
Hearing his subordinate's report, Count Kuluteo, who had been keeping a straight face, slowly nodded.
"Mhmm. Proceed according to the original plan! "
Count Kuluteo pondered for a moment, then asked:
"What about Princess Ethelam? What is His Highness doing right now? "
"Yes! Count Kuluteo. Her Royal Highness Princess Ethelam is now following the schedule and learning about Earth. "
Although this was a natural answer, Count Kuluteo's eyes still revealed a trace of dissatisfaction.
This trace of dissatisfaction was not directed at the noble Princess of the Martian Weiser Empire, Princess Ethelam Weiser Elliosya, but at the fact that the noble Princess had to personally learn about Earth.
This made Count Kuluteo, who had a deep prejudice against Earthlings, extremely dissatisfied.
But Count Kuluteo was loyal.
He was loyal to the Weise Empire's royal family, loyal to the current emperor of the Weise Empire, and even more loyal to Princess Ethelam Weise Eleusia of the Martian Weise Empire.
"Time's up! Her Royal Highness should also rest. I'll leave this to you. "
Count Kuluteo turned the cane in his hand and ordered his henchmen.
"Yes! Count Kuruteo. "
After leaving the bridge of Yanglu City, Kuluteo strolled in the city that belonged to him. Step by step, he made his way to the place that Princess Iselam liked to stay in ever since she came to Yanglu City. It was a balcony with a view of the scenery outside the city.
"She is a princess who has lived in the palace for a long time and is very curious about the outside world."
This was the impression that Count Kuluteo had formed of Princess Ethelam during the escort.
But this didn't mean that Count Kuluteo would look down on Princess Ethelam. On the contrary, Kuluteo believed that this was the essence of a future wise ruler.
Only a king who was curious about the unknown but cautious would be able to lead the empire on a path of development and prosperity.
This was Count Kuluteo's hope for Princess Ethelam's future.
The footsteps stopped. Kuluteo stood in front of an automatic door.
Behind this door, Princess Iselam should be there, doing her daily homework — staying on the balcony and observing the distance between the Earth and the Earth with her naked eyes.
This might be Princess Ethelam's expectation for her trip to Earth.
"Whoosh!"
The automatic door opened.
Count Kuluteo looked up.
Sure enough.
In the middle of the balcony, there was a girl with blonde hair, wearing a light long dress, and a smile on her face. Beside her was a young man wearing a retainer uniform — a young man from Earth.
Kuluteo glanced at the young man from Earth, then said in his usual serious tone, "You're right, Sir.
"So Her Royal Highness is here!"
The blonde girl met Kuluteo's gaze and smiled.
"I'm Count Kuluteo. What's the matter? "
"Yes. It's already late at night! Please go back to your room and rest! "
Kuluteo didn't hesitate to remind him that it was time for Princess Ethelam to rest.
"Is that so? It's already this time? Then it's time for me to go back and rest. "
After that, the Martian princess turned to look at the young man from Earth.
"Slain, that's all for today. See you tomorrow! "
"Yes! Your Royal Highness Princess Ethelam. "
Suddenly,
Just as Ethelam walked to Kuluteo's side, a violent vibration without warning caused Yanglu City to tremble violently. Caught off guard, Ethelam almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Kuluteo was standing right next to her and caught her in time.
"Your Royal Highness, are you okay?"
Kuluteo had a trace of worry on his face, but he was mostly calm.
"No. I'm fine. Count Kuluteo, what's going on? "
Ethelam shook her head and steadied herself with Kuluteo's help.
"Your Royal Highness, please wait a moment."
Kuluteo shook his head and comforted Ethelam. He then turned to look at a corner of the room and asked loudly.
"What's going on?"
As Kuluteo's voice fell, a faint light fell from the top of the room and formed a projection screen in mid-air.
This was a direct connection from the bridge of Yanglu City.
"Count Kuluteo, Your Royal Highness Princess Ethelam. Yanglu City seems to be under attack by an unknown force! "
"What? Unknown force?! How is that possible? Earth definitely doesn't have the power to travel in deep space. Quick! Find out what's going on for me! I'm coming to the bridge now! "
The bridge's inability to provide an answer made Kuluteo a little more dissatisfied.
Regardless of whether it was out of concern for the safety of Yanglu City or the safety of Azeyram, the Earl still made the decision to head to the bridge of Yanglu City at the first possible moment.
"Your Royal Highness Princess Ethelam. I must go to the bridge immediately! Please forgive me for not being able to escort Your Royal Highness back to your room. "
"Okay! Count Kuluteo. The safety of Yanglu City and everyone else is in your hands. "
Ethelam was very sensible.
Although she didn't know what was going on, she still expressed her stance and let Kuluteo do what he was supposed to do.
"Yes! Your Royal Highness Ethelam! "
After respectfully responding to Ethelam, Kuluteo turned his head and stared at Srein.
"Srein. From now on, until this matter is resolved, you are in charge of Princess Ethelam's safety. If anything happens to Princess Iseyllam, you'll have to pay for it with your life! "
"Yes! Count Kuluteo! I will use my life to protect Her Highness Princess Iselam! "
"Hmph!"
After being forced to make a decision against his will, Kuluteo quickly returned to the bridge of Yanglu City.
Now.
The bridge was in chaos.
The attack that came out of nowhere left everyone scratching their heads, and at the same time, it increased their fear of death.
No one would be unafraid of an invisible attack!
"Calm down! The more panicked we are, the easier it is for the enemy to take advantage of the situation! "
Count Kuluteo knocked his cane on the cold floor a few times, trying to calm his subordinates down.
In the end, Kuluteo's action was useful.
The moment Kuluteo returned, the chaos on the bridge also disappeared.
"Is it an attack by the Earth Alliance Army?"
"No! Not at all. The earthlings can't break through our defense line and come here! "
The answer was obvious.
Everyone agreed with Kuluteo's question in an instant.
The earthlings, who were blocked by the Orbital Knight, had no way or ability to set foot in the deep space, which was almost the backyard of the Weise Empire.
Then, there was only one answer.
"Is it the Orbital Knight?"
Kuluteo did not ask this question.
Because he knew it was impossible.
Only a loyal Knight could have access to the core of Yanglu City, which was also the foundation of the Weise Empire on Mars – Aldnoah, an ancient relic technology with infinite possibilities.
And this access could only be obtained through loyalty to the royal family.
"If it's not the Orbital Knight's rebellion, then who could it be?"
Suddenly, an absurd possibility popped into Kuluteo's mind.
"Is it the original owner of Aldnoah? The ancient race that has disappeared in the long river of time? "
However,
Reality did not give Kuluteo any time to think about the truth behind this sudden attack.
The only thing he could do now was to instruct his retainers and subordinates to deal with this sudden attack as quickly as possible.
"Increase the search range of the radar! At the same time, prepare Tarsis! "
"Yes, sir!"
At this moment, in Kuluteo's eyes, the attack that came out of nowhere was still ongoing.
The only thing that Yanglu City knew was that the attack seemed to be from man-made objects.
Although the attack was sudden, a few of his subordinates still managed to capture an image in time.
From the familiar shape and weapon layout in the image, it was a killing weapon created by humans – missiles.
Like sharks in the deep sea, black shadows darted out of the darkness and surrounded the enormous Yang Lu City, which looked like a fat prey, in order to attack.
Again,
Again, and again,
Even though the space around Yanglu City was constantly flashing, the people on the bridge still could not determine the source of the attack. They could not even find the answer to where the attack came from.
Kuluteo's left hand clenched his cane tightly. His eyes were also fixed on the main screen in front of him. The area on Yanglu City was constantly changing from green to yellow, and even to a dazzling red in the next moment.
As time went by,
As the tremors in Yang Lu City grew more intense, he knew that if this continued, even if Yang Lu City had a strong defense, it would still be exhausted to death by this invisible enemy.
By then, not to mention Yanglu City, even Princess Ethelam would be buried in this deep space.
Where is the enemy?
Why can't even Yanglu City's radar detect the enemy?!
"Deploy Tarsis immediately! Quick! "
In the end, Kuluteo made a decision that was not a decision.
At this critical moment, as a Knight of Mars, he did not choose to escort Princess Ethelam to Mars. Instead, he chose to launch an attack with his beloved mech.
"Wait! Count Kuluteo! Let me try! "
At this moment, an unexpected voice suddenly sounded in the bridge.
As soon as they heard this voice, everyone froze.
Even Count Kuluteo, who had made up his mind to launch an attack with his beloved mech, was shocked.
Because at the entrance of the bridge, Princess Ethelam of Mars, who had changed into formal attire, was accompanied by a petite maid and the young man from Earth, Srein.
"Princess … Princess Ethelam, why, why are you here?!"
"Count Kuluteo. I'm sorry for coming here without permission at this critical moment. Also, please don't blame Srein for this, Count Kuluteo. This is my own decision! Because I have an intuition. This is not a malicious attack! "
The Martian princess named Etheilam Visser Eleusia had a look of determination in her eyes.
Kuluteo did not immediately respond to Ethelam's words. Instead, he stared fiercely at Srein, then regretted his foolish decision in a moment of desperation.
But even so, Kuluteo could not deny Ethelam's words.
For Aetherram Visser Eleusia was the royal family to whom he had pledged allegiance.
"Yes. Her Royal Highness Princess Ethelam. Your wish, this subject will definitely fulfill it for you. But for your safety, Tarsis must be ready to attack at any time. "
Kuluteo compromised, but he still insisted on his bottom line.
Ethelam nodded slightly and sincerely thanked him.
"Count Kuluteo. Thank you very much for your tolerance! Then, I'll leave everything to you! "
"I'm afraid!"
The violent tremors continued.
Even the roars from the outer walls of Yanglu City had penetrated the heavy defenses and reached the bridge, reaching everyone's ears.
The sound was so loud that some timid people could not help but swallow their saliva subconsciously.
But when their eyes landed on the white figure standing in the middle of the bridge, waiting for the communication to be completed, they miraculously calmed down.
This was the First Princess of the Martian Weiser Empire, Her Royal Highness Princess Aisilam Weiser Eliosya.
"I'm the First Princess of the Mars Visser Empire, Princess Ethelam Visser Eleusia! May I ask who is attacking our Yanglu City? If our journey has disturbed Your Excellency, I would like to offer you my sincerest apology in my name! But before that, I hope your excellency can be honest with us! It's not easy to meet a similar existence in this void of space. I, the Mars Visser Empire, hope to gain friendship under this starry sky, not war! "
"I'm the First Princess of the Mars Visser Empire, Princess Ethelam Visser Eleusia! The existence that is attacking us, please be honest with us! "
At this moment, the image of the Princess was pure and radiant.
But under this radiance, Kuluteo held his cane tightly, ready to turn around and rush to his beloved Tarsis at any time to open a path for the Princess to return to Mars.
"Will it work?"
The Princess's speech on the international public channel was pure and flawless, but Kuluteo did not believe it would have any effect.
But as soon as Ethelam's voice fell, the attack that came out of nowhere stopped.
The tremors in Yanglu City also stopped.
"It worked? The enemy did not continue to attack? "
Kuluteo looked at his relieved subordinates and looked at Ethelam in disbelief.
However, Kuluteo and even Ethelam did not know that the reason the attack stopped was not because of Ethelam's words, but because a silver-haired girl was tired of playing with Avalon.
"Well, Avalon's performance is beyond my imagination. And under such a large-scale attack, it can still maintain a fairly good stealth performance. What a good ship! But is it really okay for me to be the captain of this ship? "
The silver-haired girl looked at Euphemia sitting in the guest seat, and Ray Mingkai standing next to her.
"Talent must be used. This is His Majesty's principle. Teresa, this position belongs to you. "
Ray Mingkai shook his head slightly, indicating that Teresa did not need to worry.
Based on the method of teasing Yanglu City just now, there were probably not many people who were suitable to be the captain of Avalon.
"In that case, I'll accept your offer! Your Majesty! "
This was the first day Teresa followed Ray Mingkai and the others to this world called Aldnoahzero.
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