After changing his clothes, Xu Sili held Si Sheng's hand and followed Sirene out of the door.
This was the second time he had walked out of the courtyard after entering the trial world. The first time was when he went to the underground slave market, and he never went out again after he came back.
Sirene walked in front, her tall silver ponytail swaying, lively and quick-witted.
She looked back from time to time, glancing at him and then at the blonde boy. Her eyes flashed, and he didn't know what she was thinking.
The five-year-old boy was short, but he insisted on walking by himself. Sirene didn't stop him, but secretly cast a light spell on him so that he could walk faster.
Then …
Her eyes fell on the little boy's hand that was holding the blonde boy's hand.
How many days have they known each other? Why are they so close? Before, little Snow would call her sister sweetly, but now not only was he not sweet, but he also didn't pay attention to her.
The girl was a little jealous, but when she saw her brother pull himself together again, she reluctantly withdrew her gaze.
It was good that he was happy.
This boy called Si Sheng looked thin and weak, but she could sense that he was dangerous.
If he could protect and take care of little Snow, she had no reason to target or drive him away.
Maybe she could send him to the academy to further his studies?
Xu Sili could also feel his body become lighter. Because of the System's prompt, he knew that Sirene had cast a light spell on him.
It seemed that this princess was a wind elementalist.
"Second sister, we are going to see the old …"
The words that were about to come out of his mouth suddenly turned around, "Father?"
Sirene shook her head and explained, "We will meet up with brother first, and then go to the square to welcome the victorious army. We will attend the banquet together in the evening."
"Did they win a battle recently?"
Xu Sili searched Snow Roland's memories.
The Roland Empire, before the beast tide three years ago, was actually not that difficult.
The strong defense line built in the northwest had blocked most of the interstellar beasts outside. Although there were still a few interstellar beasts inside the defense line, they were mostly weak ones with one star or no stars. The local guards could easily clean them up.
In addition to the five main cities that were struggling at death's door, there were other large and small towns scattered throughout the vast territory of the Roland Empire.
In addition to dealing with the threat of the Sky Beasts, the Roland Empire was recovering in an orderly manner before the Beast Tide.
Thirteen years ago, the Roland Empire was thriving and full of vitality.
At least, that was the case in Snow Roland's vague memories.
"Hehe, about two months ago, Marshal Joyce led the soldiers to clear out the interstellar beasts at the border and expanded the military barrier by more than twenty meters!"
As Sirene talked about this, her light purple eyes sparkled with excitement.
Xu Sili nodded. If the whole thing expanded by twenty meters, it would be quite amazing.
After all, the border was at least ten thousand meters long, right?
Roughly speaking, it was more than two hundred thousand square meters of land. Of course, this was not the reality, but seeing how excited Sirene was, they must have reclaimed a lot of land.
However, perhaps because she saw that he was young, Celine said to him earnestly, "Don't worry.
"Snow, don't underestimate these twenty meters."
"That is how we and our ancestors moved outward bit by bit, reclaimed our homeland bit by bit, and rebuilt the land we took back. That is how we built the empire that is growing stronger day by day."
"One day, I'll go to the front line and lead the army to chase away those damn interstellar beasts and take back all the land we lost!"
Xu Sili looked at the girl's passionate expression, but his heart was shrouded in a layer of haze.
If she knew that the defense line in the northwest was finally defeated by the beast tide ten years later, and that the huge Roland Empire only had five main cities left, how would she feel?
He pursed his lips, and his light eyelashes drooped down to hide the sadness in his purple eyes.
He said softly, "Yes, I will."
In the future, he would definitely reclaim the land lost by Roland and speed up the construction, so that the people of the empire would no longer suffer from the invasion of interstellar beasts, so that … all the people who sacrificed for this could rest in peace.
Sirene looked at the determined expression on her brother's young face and couldn't help but grin.
"You, stay in the palace."
She rubbed his head, "Grow up safely and happily."
After saying that, she continued to walk forward with a smile.
Looking at the girl's happy back, after a long time, Xu Sili reached out and smoothed his messy hair, but found that he couldn't calm the waves in his heart.
"Your Highness."
The boy's voice pulled him back from his thoughts. He looked sideways and met the blonde boy's gray-blue eyes. As if sensing his depressed mood, his eyes were gentle and comforting.
The boy suddenly stopped.
Under the boy's puzzled gaze, he stretched out his arms and said softly, "Hug."
The boy was stunned, and then he bent down decisively and took the boy into his arms.
His body was so thin, but he was so strong. He carried a five-year-old child without blushing or panting. When the boy buried his head in his neck, he gently touched his soft hair.
Sirene looked back at them, opened her mouth, then shook her head and looked away.
After all, her brother was only five years old, and he was an ordinary child. It was okay to be a little delicate.
Xu Sili felt that his body had become smaller, and his mind had become less mature.
But now he didn't want to face Sirene, and …
The original first heir, the Crown Prince of the Roland Empire — Senos · Roland.
The Crown Prince of Senos, who had just turned 18 this year, had silver hair and light purple eyes like his younger siblings.
He was tall and slender, and as a Water Elementalist, he had a gentle and elegant temperament.
Unlike his younger sister, who was lively and cheerful, he looked more gentle and refined. His spiritual power was strong, but his physique was weak. He was a typical Spirit Elementalist.
However, his gentleness was only on the surface. In Snow Roland's memory, this Crown Prince had a cold personality and was not close to her, even a little distant.
"Brother!"
Sirene ran in front of him and greeted him loudly.
Senos nodded slightly, and his gaze fell on the boy behind her, who was being carried by the blonde boy.
Xu Sili was still in Si Sheng's arms, but he had raised his head.
Looking at the Great Prince's calm expression, he softly greeted him. Seeing that he was as distant as Si Nuo remembered, he let out a sigh of relief.
Yes, this was good.
There would be no unnecessary restraints, and after the trial, he could forget them with a clear conscience.
"Let's go."
Senos told the guards and took the lead to walk to the flying shuttle.
Looking at his back, Xu Sili realized that among the four siblings, Xiao Qiong was the only one with black hair.
He carefully searched through his memories and found that Xiao Qiong did not have the same mother as them.
Snow died of an illness when she was three years old. As for Xiao Qiong's mother, Snow had never seen her, so the old Emperor must have harmed some girl …
Xu Sili was a little speechless, and his impression of the old Emperor worsened.
Fortunately, he had moved to another house, so he did not have to face this old pervert every day, and he did not have to pretend to be a filial father.
In two days, he and Si Sheng would be able to leave this trial world completely.
They boarded the flying shuttle and soon arrived at the square in the inner city.
Xu Sili found that this square was the one where the players' summoning circle was located. The square was already surrounded by a crowd, and everyone was cheering loudly. Everyone had a happy expression on their faces.
When Senos and Sirene walked off the flying shuttle, the crowd cheered. It was obvious that the royal siblings were very popular among the people.
Xu Sili did not want to go down, but since he was already here, it was not up to him to make a decision.
He slowly walked to the door of the flying shuttle, and just as he was about to slowly walk down the stairs, Sirene ran back with a smile, picked him up, and jogged back to Senos.
The blonde boy also walked down the stairs, and just as he was about to walk up, he was stopped by the guards.
"Wait here first," the guard said.
The boy frowned, his eyes cold.
The guard looked at him, paused, and explained, "Do you see the camera over there? This is a live broadcast, unauthorized people are not allowed to enter. "
The boy pursed his lips tightly, and looked past the guard. The little boy in his sister's arms was looking back at him.
He could only give him a reassuring smile, and when the little boy retracted his gaze, his face darkened again.
The boy did not rush over, and stood by the side to guard.
The two guards exchanged a look, and shrugged.
After walking to the center of the square, Xu Sili struggled to get off the ground.
On the flying shuttle, he had already changed into an elegant suit, and so did Sirene, but she was still in her capable attire, and only added some cute girly accessories.
They waited, and soon, the sound of orderly and powerful footsteps came from the direction of the city gate.
This was Xu Sili's first time participating in a military parade.
Tens of thousands of elite soldiers walked in orderly steps, and even raised a cloud of dust behind them.
When they arrived at the square, under the command of the commander, the soldiers quickly stopped and followed Marshal Joyce, who was at the front, to the three princes and princesses of the royal family who had come to greet them, and uniformly knelt on one knee.
The expressions on their faces were so firm, and their eyes showed fanatical excitement.
Senos stepped forward, representing the House of Roland to welcome the victorious soldiers.
"The glory of the Empire is with me!"
Under the leadership of Marshal Joyce, the soldiers' roars resounded through the sky.
Xu Sili couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this scene up close.
At this moment, Marshal Joyce, who was kneeling on one knee, put a sword in front of him, and presented it to Senos.
According to him, this sword was excavated from the ruins at the front line.
Xu Sili looked at it with a complicated expression.
Since they were back to report, shouldn't this sword be presented to the old emperor? Presenting it to Senos … Although he was the first heir, wouldn't it make the old emperor unhappy?
But on second thought, the old emperor asked his eldest son to preside, probably to build momentum for him, right? Maybe he was thinking too much.
Senos had just come of age, and in the face of such a scene, he naturally couldn't hide his joy.
He took the sword presented by Marshal Joyce and raised it high in the air.
But before he could say anything impassioned, there was a loud boom in the sky, and a huge bolt of lightning flashed.
What's going on?
Xu Sili frowned slightly and looked up at the sky.
The originally clear sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds, and the heavy pressure pressed down. He could faintly see a black dot on the horizon rapidly expanding.
Screams sounded everywhere, and the originally orderly square fell into chaos.
"It's an interstellar beast! Quick, organize the evacuation! "
While Xu Sili was still in a daze, Senos and the soldiers had already recovered and quickly organized the evacuation.
Now there were too many people in the square, and they had to evacuate immediately.
"Damn it!"
Senos's originally gentle and elegant facial features were now somewhat distorted. He looked at his younger brother and sister behind him.
"Sirene, take Snow back to the palace! Quick! "
Sirene didn't waste time. She carried Xu Sili and flew to the edge of the square, stuffed him into the arms of a guard, and said anxiously:
"Take him to a safe place."
After that, she rubbed the little boy's head, turned around, and rushed back to the square, ordering the orderly evacuation of the people and helping the elderly and the weak who were pushed to the ground.
She was a wind elementalist, and she was active in the palace guards every day, so many people were familiar with her and obediently followed her orders.
Xu Sili was carried by a guard and was about to run to the shuttle.
He didn't see Si Sheng and was forced to leave, so he couldn't help but ask anxiously: "The flying interstellar beasts are in the sky, aren't we afraid of being shot down if we use the shuttle now?"
Although Xu Sili knew that the main city didn't have a protective array and thus had to face the threat of the interstellar beasts in the sky, he didn't expect them to come during the military parade.
Or maybe this was part of the trial.
At this time, the guard explained to him: "No, Your Highness, the shuttle can fly at low altitude, as long as we reach the palace …"
"Boom —"
A bolt of lightning struck again and hit the shuttle, blasting the parts of the shuttle that was parked in the same place.
Xu Sili saw this scene and looked expressionlessly at the guard who was in a daze.
He struggled to get off the ground, but the guard who reacted quickly hugged him again and quickly ran to the low houses in the distance.
"Where are you taking me?"
"Your Highness, I'm taking you to a safe place, please don't move."
Xu Sili didn't move, lying on his shoulder, his eyes searching around the chaotic square.
The interstellar beasts were already in front of them, flapping their wings and facing the human elementalists head-on, a battle broke out.
There were ten thousand elite soldiers here, so their attacks weren't as effective as usual.
Skills flew all over the sky like special effects in movies, and Xu Sili's heart clenched as he watched.
"Si Sheng, Si Sheng!"
He shouted, trying to find that thin figure in the crowd that was running away.
Please don't let anything happen to her!
At this time, he saw from afar that Sirene was fighting with an interstellar beast!
The interstellar beast's body was the size of two adults, and its huge wings were whistling. It was about to use its claws to grab a woman holding a baby, but it was firmly blocked by the girl.
The girl's ponytail had already loosened, and she was on the verge of collapsing under the attack of the interstellar beast, but she refused to escape. She even diverted some of her attention to shout at the people below, "What are you standing there for? Run! "
The woman nodded at her gratefully, then cried as she held the child and ran to a safe place.
Xu Sili's heart was in his mouth as he watched.
Although he knew that this was only the trial world, and the people here weren't real, he still couldn't calm down when he saw Sirene spit out blood under the attack of the interstellar beast.
"Go save her! Go save my sister! "
He tried to order the guard who was carrying him to escape, but the guard didn't listen to him at all, and only cared about escaping in the chaotic crowd.
"Sirene!"
Xu Sili heard the voice of Senos.
He obviously also noticed the situation on Sirene's side, but he couldn't split himself up at the moment. Being entangled by the interstellar beast, he couldn't get away to help at all.
Sirene forced herself to put up a wind shield, but under the fierce attack of the interstellar beast, she couldn't hold on any longer.
She wasn't a warrior to begin with, and as a spirit-type elementalist, her physical fitness was only slightly stronger than ordinary people.
They had made sufficient preparations for today's welcoming ceremony, and had also monitored the movements of the flying interstellar beast in advance to ensure that there wouldn't be an attack today. That was why so many people were gathered to watch the ceremony.
However, no one expected that the interstellar beast would come, and so soon!
Sirene struggled to hold on, but soon reached her limit.
Seeing that the interstellar beast's huge claw had shattered her wind shield, another huge claw came towards her, and was about to pierce her chest.
Time passed very slowly at this moment.
Sirene turned her head to look.
She seemed to see her brother struggling in the arms of the guard, anxiously pointing in her direction and saying something, as if he was crying for her.
Idiot.
She smiled bitterly in her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes. What a pity, she couldn't go to the front line and was going to die here.
She said she wanted to reclaim all the land, but in the end …
"Pfft —"
Suddenly, a strange sound was heard, and Sirene was stunned. She realized that the interstellar beast's claw had stopped just before it was about to pierce her chest.
Her desire to survive made her subconsciously retreat, and when she retreated to a safe distance, she saw what happened in mid-air.
She saw that beside the interstellar beast, a blonde young man had appeared out of nowhere. He held a heavy sword in both hands and ruthlessly chopped off the head of the interstellar beast.
That strange sound was the sound of blood spurting out from the interstellar beast's neck.
But … how did he …
Sirene stared blankly at this scene.
However, the young man only glanced at her indifferently, with a hint of impatience in his eyes, and then his figure flashed and disappeared.
No, he didn't disappear, but his speed was too fast …
Sirene turned her head abruptly to look behind.
At this time, Xu Sili didn't realize that Sirene's crisis had been resolved, because …
An interstellar beast flew down from the sky and blocked their path. The guard who was carrying him only had time to roll to the side and avoid the attack of the interstellar beast.
"Boom —"
The interstellar beast's claws scratched the ground, and debris flew everywhere.
While rolling, Xu Sili only felt that the world was spinning.
When he calmed down, he saw that the huge and fierce bird's claw had stopped in front of him, and the guard under him had hit his head while rolling, and actually fainted with his eyes closed.
Xu Sili couldn't help but grit his teeth.
Although he knew that this was a trial, he didn't expect it to be so exciting.
The situation of certain death before was child's play, and this was the real deal. He now hoped that it would be like before, whether it was drowning, starving, or cold, or at least it wouldn't implicate others and make him feel some psychological burden.
Before the bird's claw came down, Xu Sili struggled to get up and ran into the alley with all his strength.
He didn't know whether it was lucky or not, but the interstellar beast ignored the unconscious guard and chased after him.
Xu Sili couldn't run fast with his pair of short legs.
Fortunately, the narrow alley was blocked by the interstellar beast, and it roared furiously at the entrance of the alley, making a sound that made people feel like their eardrums were about to burst.
The alley wasn't deep, and it was a dead end.
Xu Sili squatted on the ground, his small hands on his head, and stared at the crazy interstellar beast in front of him with some fear.
If this continued, the interstellar beast would either rush in and bite him to death, or the surrounding bricks would collapse and bury him alive. Either way, he would die.
Was he really going to die here?
Where's Si Sheng? Is he okay?
The shadow of death loomed over him, and he realized that the person he wanted to see the most at this time was actually Si Sheng.
Just as Xu Sili was about to lose all hope, he suddenly heard the interstellar beast roar even louder.
It wasn't excitement or violence, but …
Pain and unwillingness?
Xu Sili was very sensitive to sounds, and when he heard this different roar, he couldn't help but look up, and then he was pleasantly surprised to find — —
The interstellar beast was bleeding!
Blood was splattering behind it, like a blooming flower.
The hope of survival made Xu Sili's body stop trembling, and he stared at the interstellar beast blocking the entrance of the alley.
"Puchi — — Puchi — —"
In the noisy environment, he could distinguish the sound of a sharp blade piercing into flesh, and at the same time, he saw more and more blood flowing out of the interstellar beast.
However, the interstellar beast's body was too big, and he couldn't see what was happening behind it.
The interstellar beast wanted to fight back, but it seemed to be controlled, and it could only endure the attack from behind.
In the end, the huge interstellar beast unwillingly fell to the ground and died at the entrance of the alley.
The shadow it cast still shrouded Xu Sili's head, but at this moment, it was motionless, and there was no trace of its previous tyrannical madness.
Xu Sili's heart beat wildly, and he gasped heavily for breath.
Who saved him?
Guards? Sirene? Or …
Under his gaze, a figure covered in blood appeared on top of the Interstellar Beast's huge head.
He stood in the light, and he could clearly see the twisted and ferocious expression on his face that had not yet calmed down, and together with the blood on his face, he was like a bloodthirsty demon.
However, looking at such a young man, Xu Sili felt as if his heart had stopped beating.
He stared blankly at him, watching as he threw away the broken heavy sword in his hand, climbed onto the body of the interstellar beast, and nimbly jumped down.
"Your Highness!"
The moment he saw him, the ferocious expression on the young man's face disappeared, and like the melting winter snow or the morning sun, he rushed toward him.
"Are you okay?"
The young man nervously picked him up, and after checking his body, he hugged him tightly.
"Sorry, I'm late."
His voice was full of heartache and regret, just like that day when he rescued him from the underground slave market.
Xu Sili leaned in his arms, and it took a long time for him to recover his normal breathing.
He recalled the scene he had just seen, and all the details played in his mind. Finally, he looked up at the young man, thought for a moment, and asked:
"Si Sheng, did you recover your memory?"
Hugging his body, he couldn't help but stiffen.
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