Si Sheng looked into the eyes of the silver-haired young man. Seeing the soberness and seriousness in his eyes, he felt his heart beating wildly. For a moment, he couldn't tell where he was.
Si Li … Xu Sili …
God's real name …
Slowly, the man's eyes became brighter and brighter. The light in his grayish-blue eyes seemed to be brighter than the stars in the night sky.
"Xu Sili?"
He called out the name carefully.
Xu Sili heard him call out softly. For a moment, he felt a lump in his throat. In this strange world, Si Sheng was probably the only one who didn't think of him as Snow Roland from the beginning.
"Yes."
He nodded. "You can call me Ali, or … Brother Li is fine too."
Although Si Sheng was older than him, whether in reality or in the Star Age, he was 25 years old. No matter how you looked at it, he was older than him.
But who asked him to be a child when he first met him?
Xu Sili looked at Si Sheng. His eyes were full of anticipation.
Si Sheng didn't receive his signal.
"Ali," he called out softly.
This soft call seemed to have been repeated thousands of times in his mouth. In the end, he murmured it with affection.
Xu Sili's face turned slightly hot.
It was just a simple word, but he felt a strange numbness in his heart.
He snorted softly and didn't force him to call him brother.
After thinking about it, he still felt a little indignant. He opened his mouth and bit his Adam's apple.
Si Sheng looked at the mischievous young man. "You …"
He suddenly stopped and changed the way he addressed him. "Ah Li."
His tone was so serious, as if he wanted to firmly imprint this name in his heart and never forget it. And Si Sheng really did think so.
No one could understand his happiness at this moment.
He knew that from this moment on, he had truly entered the heart of God. He finally had a place in God's heart.
Satisfaction surrounded him. Finally, he couldn't help but open his arms and hug the young man.
"Ali."
He murmured this name again and again. Every time he said it, his arms tightened.
Xu Sili was a little breathless from the hug. He wanted to push him away, but he heard the man whisper in his ear, "Thank you … thank you for telling me …"
His restrained tone was full of excitement and joy, and there was even a hint of sobbing.
Xu Sili blinked. He felt as if his heart had melted into water and blended into the hot spring.
He obediently curled up in the man's arms.
After that, she kissed his chest and said, "I should be the one thanking you, Brother Sheng."
Si Sheng was stunned. Because of this intimate address, his heart, which had just calmed down a little, started to race again. However, he still felt a little puzzled.
He lowered his head and looked at the young man.
Xu Sili raised his head and looked at the man's red eyes. Once again, he felt that he was a jerk.
Just knowing his name made Si Sheng so happy? Previously, he even suspected that Si Sheng had an ulterior motive for getting close to him …
However, on the other hand, Si Sheng's respect for him made him feel a little guilty, and also …
He was a little scared.
He was just an ordinary person, not a god.
If Si Sheng knew about this, would he still love him as much as he did now?
"I …"
Xu Sili pursed his lips.
He looked at Si Sheng and said, "I'm younger than you. I'm only 23 years old."
If that was the case, Si Sheng should be able to guess what was going on, right?
Si Sheng frowned slightly, as if he was surprised by his young age. However, his eyebrows soon relaxed, and there was more love in his eyes when he gazed at him.
He held Xu Sili's hands and carefully kissed his fingertips.
"Yes." He curved his lips slightly and said in a gentle voice, "I … understand."
"…"
Xu Sili was speechless.
Why was he looking at him as if he was looking at a small animal?
"What do you understand?" he asked angrily.
Si Sheng did not answer immediately. He hugged him again and rested his chin on his head.
"I understand … why Ali is so cute."
All the actions of the deity that he had not expected were explained. He was so young …
He was not sure how the deity calculated time, but it did not matter. Since the deity said so, he would believe him.
The person he loved and wanted was the person in front of him. He now understood him better than before, which was a good sign.
Si Sheng was happy, but Xu Sili was a little sullen. He did not expect himself to be trapped.
Before he could complain, Si Sheng suddenly let go of him and stretched out his arm. He took out a small box from his clothes and handed it to Xu Sili.
"What is this?" Xu Sili looked at the box in front of him, took it, and looked at it in his hand. He asked curiously.
"Open it and take a look."
Si Sheng looked at him with a rare look of anxiety.
Xu Sili opened the box and saw a silver necklace with a blue gem at the bottom. It shone brightly under the starlight.
"For me?"
He took out the necklace.
Si Sheng nodded. After returning from Lan Yue City, he carefully made a necklace for the blue crystal and made it into a pendant. He had only finished it in the past two days.
"It's so beautiful."
Xu Sili played with the necklace and subconsciously looked at it with Insight.
[Blue Crystal Necklace]
Description: Crafted by Si Sheng, the Guardian of the Roland Empire. It is a gift to Snow Roland, the 15th Emperor of Roland.
Quality: Legendary
Equipment Effect:
1. Increase Maximum Mana by 1,000
2. Mana Regeneration: Active skill. Recovers 10 points of Mana per second for 10 minutes. Cooldown: 60 minutes.
Xu Sili was stunned when he saw the attributes. A bottle of Beginner Mana Regeneration Potion could recover 50 points of Mana per second, but it only lasted for 10 seconds.
The Mana Regeneration skill of this necklace lasted for 10 minutes. 600 points of Mana per minute was more than enough for him.
The most important thing was …
This necklace was crafted by Si Sheng himself!
He looked up and inadvertently saw the blue stone necklace that he had bought for Si Sheng on the street. Xu Sili paused and felt inexplicably guilty.
Si Sheng took the necklace from his hand and undid the clasp.
They had been to the Mercenary Town's weapon shop together. During this time, he had been there a lot to learn how to forge from the weapon master sent to the town. He had wasted a lot of materials to make the necklace.
However, he did not need to know this.
"Do you like it?" He asked.
"Of course, I like it very much." Xu Sili nodded.
"Shall I put it on for you?"
"Yes."
As soon as the necklace was put on, Xu Sili felt his Mana increase. His Mana had only been slightly more than 3000 points, but now it was more than 4000 points. It had increased by almost a third.
However, what made him happy was Si Sheng's sincerity.
He rubbed the blue crystal on the necklace and glanced at Si Sheng's ordinary blue stone.
He could not help but say, "I'll give you something better in the future."
Si Sheng shook his head and said with a smile, "I already have the best."
He played with the blue stone, his eyes full of love.
Xu Sili looked at his smile and could not help but hold his cheeks. He leaned forward and pressed his forehead against his, "Si Sheng, I really like you."
He gently kissed the man's lips as he was slightly startled.
The hot spring was surrounded by white mist, hiding their figures and blocking the view of the stars in the sky …
The next day, Xu Sili slept until the sun was high in the sky.
His body had not fully recovered, and he had indulged himself last night, so it was inevitable that he was tired.
However, today was not a good day to sleep in.
He had already given the order that the star rating restriction would be lifted today. It was a very important matter, and the reporters who received the news were already waiting for him.
Even Xiao Qiong did not go to the academy. When he heard the news in the morning, he immediately applied for leave from the academy and waited outside the emperor's bedroom.
Xu Sili got out of bed with difficulty.
With the help of the maids, he changed into exquisite clothes and put on the heavy crown. Then, he walked out of the bedroom surrounded by guards.
"Imperial Brother!"
When the young boy finally saw him, he hurriedly ran over. However, when he saw Xu Sili's expression, he could not help but stop.
"Is Imperial Brother not feeling well?" he asked.
Xu Sili lowered his eyebrows and looked at the young boy's concerned expression. He could not help but reach out and rub his black hair.
"No, Imperial Brother is fine. Don't worry."
Then his expression became stern, "Why haven't you gone to the academy? Did you skip class? "
Xiao Qiong hurriedly shook his head, "I applied for leave …"
"Imperial Brother, is what they said true? Are you really going to lift the star rating restriction today? Can the star rating restriction of Elementalists really be lifted? "
Looking at his eager eyes, it was clear that this was an explosive news for Elementalists. Even Xiao Qiong, who had always been obedient, would skip class because of this.
Xu Sili patted his head lightly, "It is true, but this is not a reason for you to skip class."
Seeing that the young boy lowered his head and did not dare to speak, he smiled slightly, "Well, since you have applied for leave, let's go together."
"Let us witness history together."
Hearing this, the young boy instantly raised his head. His bright purple eyes looked up at him, full of worship and admiration.
"Thank you, Imperial Brother!"
Xu Sili bent down and held his little hand, walking out together. In the end, they did not walk for long before they saw a figure waiting for them at the end of the corridor.
The man was dressed in a snow-white military uniform, looking very capable and strict. Coupled with the solemn and indifferent expression on his face, it was enough to make people flinch just by looking at his side profile.
Probably because he heard the sound, he looked over.
Xu Sili's heart skipped a beat, then he felt the little hand in his hand pull away.
He blinked and lowered his head to look at his younger brother beside him. The child stood nervously with his back straight, a proper military posture.
Was he that scary? He could not help but think.
"Your Majesty." Si Sheng's voice sounded.
Xu Sili looked up.
The man lifted his feet and walked towards him. His golden hair was blown by the breeze, looking so soft and very easy to rub.
The cold indifference on his face had long disappeared, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, tinged with a gentle smile.
It was not scary at all, okay?
Xu Sili grinned and lifted his feet to greet him. "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Si Sheng shook his head.
"I just came over after making the arrangements."
The Marshal was very attentive to today's ceremony. He had gone to supervise the layout of the venue and equipment at dawn.
Xu Sili nodded. "Okay, then let's go."
Just as Si Sheng was about to take a step back and fall behind him, the young man stretched out his hand and firmly grasped his hand. Then, he held his hand and walked forward with him.
His movements were so natural that Si Sheng was only stunned for a second, then lifted his feet and walked beside him, side by side.
The Emperor and the Marshal, the two most respected people in Roland, were now walking hand in hand.
There seemed to be an invisible aura between them. Although there was nothing wrong with them apart from holding hands, it made people feel like they could not blend in at all.
Xiao Qiong looked at their backs.
Even he had to admit that the scene of his Imperial Brother and the Marshal walking together was so beautiful that it was as if they had walked out of a painting. It was so pleasing to the eye.
His Imperial Brother must like the Marshal a lot, right?
When he saw the Marshal, the expression in his eyes changed.
He secretly clenched his fists as he looked at the man with a strong aura. He didn't dare to do anything that crossed the line with just one look from the man.
Although his Imperial Brother liked the Marshal, although the Marshal was very strong, and although his Imperial Brother was also very strong now, his thoughts of protecting his Imperial Brother would not change.
He had to work hard to cultivate and become as strong as the Marshal. That way, if the Marshal dared to bully his Imperial Brother in the future, he would be able to back up his Imperial Brother!
At this time, Li Zheyu came over and stretched out his hand. "Your Highness Qiong?"
Looking at his concerned expression, it seemed that he had misunderstood something.
Xiao Qiong looked at his hand and shook his head with a smile. Then he lifted his feet and followed behind Xu Sili.
As a man, he wanted to walk on his own!
After boarding the flying shuttle, Xu Sili opened the Future Forum again.
Although he had read it many times, he still wanted to confirm the strategy to upgrade the Imperial Palace.
After skimming through it a few times and confirming that there were no problems, he habitually opened his and Si Sheng's doujinshi post.
After a month of reading, the number of views of this post had squeezed into the top three trending posts of the month. The "Si Sheng x Snow Roland" couple's ranking had also successfully moved up ten places.
This result was very impressive, but Xu Sili wasn't satisfied with this.
As long as the "Si Sheng x Mu Xingzhou" couple was at the top of the rankings, he would feel uncomfortable.
Although in their timeline, when Mu Xingzhou would appear was still unknown, Xu Sili had already recorded it in his notebook.
This time, he would seize the opportunity and directly lock his and Si Sheng's names in the closed beta. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to take this lying down!
But now, the popularity of the post had clearly decreased.
It wasn't easy to maintain the popularity of the post for a long time, especially since the Starry Sky Forum was so active. There were dozens of new posts appearing almost every second.
Xu Sili looked at the noticeably slower data. Finally, when the flying shuttle landed, he gritted his teeth and posted a picture that he had hesitated to post for a long time.
Then, he quickly closed the forum and pretended that he hadn't posted it.
He didn't post it, his hand had a mind of its own!
The door of the military flying shuttle opened and the guards took the lead in alighting. Xu Sili slowly got up. His calm expression didn't reveal that he had just done something that crossed the line.
He walked to the cabin door and looked up at the crowd outside.
This was the resurrection point of the players, which was also the square where the summoning circle was engraved.
It was also the place where Xu Sili was going to perform the "ritual".
He didn't expect that the summoning circle of the players would trigger the main city's upgrade mechanism, so he had to admire the players' imagination. They had even discovered this point.
When he walked down the stairs, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
The young emperor's face was calm. He glanced at the crowd. Everyone's face was filled with excitement and joy.
Following the completion of the construction of the small town of Doha, the poor people around the inner city were moved to the small town. Their lives were reported truthfully on the television and the internet, and with Little Five's supervision, Xu Sili's current public support rate had reached 70%.
Compared to the 53% when he first transmigrated, this was much better.
Of course, it would be more difficult to upgrade later, but Xu Sili didn't particularly care. As long as everyone lived in harmony and didn't revolt, it was fine. He wasn't Ai Xuebi, so he didn't need everyone to like him.
The reporters below were already restless, but they were blocked by the guards and kept far away.
Xu Sili glanced at them and calmly retracted his gaze. His gaze fell on Si Sheng, who was looking up at him from the bottom of the stairs.
He thought for a moment, then walked down the stairs again.
Then, in front of everyone, he gently raised his hand to the man.
Although they couldn't go public yet, he didn't mind being a little closer to Si Sheng in front of the public.
Si Sheng looked at the hand that was extended to him. His eyes flashed with a hint of surprise. In the next moment, he raised his hand naturally so that the young man could put his hand on his palm. Then, he helped him down the stairs.
Standing beside him, Xu Sili didn't rush to let go. Instead, he looked up and smiled at him.
Under Si Sheng's gaze, he reached out with his other hand and helped him adjust his collar. Then, he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Brother Sheng, you're so handsome today."
Si Sheng's body stiffened. But before he could react, the young man had already withdrawn his hand. He turned around and walked towards the Summoning Hall in the square.
Si Sheng stared deeply at his back. The corners of his mouth curved into a smile.
Ali … was preparing for the public announcement.
He really did take this matter to heart. When he realized this, a warm feeling enveloped him. Even though it was early winter, it made his heart tremble.
Before the first closed beta test, Xu Sili had ordered people to surround the Summoning Array and build a palace. Now, it was convenient for him.
Although he wanted this matter to spread, he didn't want to expose too many details.
The reporters stood outside the palace and were blocked by a group of guards, but the cameras in their hands did not stop for a moment.
At this moment, when they saw Xu Sili walking over, they suddenly quieted down.
After all, this was His Majesty the Emperor, who held the power of life and death. He wasn't a small figure that they could take advantage of.
Before entering the Summoning Hall, Xu Sili accepted their interview. The interview script was arranged in advance, so there were no mistakes.
He was once most familiar with the camera, so he wasn't nervous at all. He appeared calm and collected. He showed appropriate friendliness, but he didn't lack the majesty of an Emperor.
In short, after meeting the previous Emperor, he was acting more and more like an Emperor — at least in the eyes of outsiders.
"As everyone knows, after the Empire's Elementalists break through to two-star, their strength can no longer increase. This is the so-called star level limit. This makes us very passive when facing Interstellar Beasts."
"According to historical records, the current concentration of elements in Roland is less than one-tenth of what it used to be. Every year, there are very few children with talent."
"I believe that I don't need to explain more about these things."
Xu Sili said in a deep voice.
"What I want to tell you today is that it shouldn't be like this. It's all because of the seal! Or rather, it's more appropriate to call it a curse. "
When His Majesty said this, the crowd quieted down. They held their breaths and listened attentively. The people watching the live broadcast were already in an uproar.
Seal? What was that?
"Currently, we don't know who's behind this, but I have found a way to deal with the seal."
"When Roland's national strength increases, this seal will loosen. After a special ceremony, this loose seal can be removed."
"And today, with the completion of the Mercenary Town and Doha Town, the time is ripe. I will try to remove this seal."
Xu Sili knew that his current actions would definitely cause a huge uproar in Roland. Many of the old fellows who could contact him directly were about to blow up his communication device with calls.
There were at least a hundred Elementalists who were stuck at two-star.
And these hundred or so two-star Elementalists were the pillars of Roland. If they could advance further, it would definitely be a major event that could change the current situation of the Empire.
At least, he, who knew how to remove the seal, would gain a large number of strong people who were originally on the fence.
Xu Sili knew that among the seventy percent of the people who supported him, the proportion of nobles and Elementalists should be very small. After today's incident, there should be some changes.
If he failed today, it would definitely be a huge joke, so he was still a little nervous.
He hoped that the strategy post on the Future Forum would not trick him.
"I know it's hard for you to believe this, but seeing is believing. Please wait and see!"
After dropping this bomb, Xu Sili swung his cloak and strode into the Summoning Hall.
Other than him, there was no one else in the hall.
Xu Sili lifted his feet and walked towards the center of the magic circle.
Apart from increasing the star level limit, leveling up a main city had many other benefits. For example, the concentration of elements increased, the number of Elementalist seedlings increased, and various blueprints and sub-professions appeared one after another.
Looking at the magic circle beneath his feet, he was actually more excited than nervous.
Xu Sili walked to the center of the magic circle, took out the three-star beast's star core, and then placed the star core into a groove in the center.
A system notification appeared in front of him.
[The condition has been met. You are about to consume a Level 3 Galactic Beast's star core to upgrade the Imperial City to Level 3. Confirm?]
Looking at the notification, Xu Sili slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
The strategy was correct!
He immediately chose to confirm.
Following his confirmation, a golden light lit up from the center of the magic circle and gradually spread to the surroundings, forming a huge light pillar that soared into the sky!
All the spectating citizens of the Empire saw this scene, and many of them fell to their knees.
Following the successful upgrade of the Imperial City, everyone felt the changes, especially the Elementalists who had been stuck at Level 2 for many years. It was as if a shackle had been released from their bodies.
The entire Empire fell into a frenzy.
Somewhere on the planet, at this very moment, a silver-haired woman crouched on a tree trunk and aimed at a Galactic Beast in the distance.
Her sharp purple eyes were filled with murderous intent. Just as she was about to attack, a sudden surge of magic power from her body stunned her for a moment.
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