Chapter 25
Ye Ling paused his fingers slightly and simply continued to turn the album backwards.
The entire album was full of sketches and portraits of him, from his sleeping face when he was lying on the table when he was a student, to his appearance when he was a military uniform when he was a Black Hawk Army, and his focused expressions during meetings were all drawn one by one by one by one by “L”.
From every stroke of those paintings, Ye Ling could clearly feel his attention and love for him.
Ye Ling restored the album to its folded shape and locked it in the cabinet, but his heart could not be calm for a long time.
Until the afternoon of the next day, Ye Ling still had those paintings in her mind.
"Dongdongdongdongdong."
There was a knock on the door outside the dormitory. When Ye Ling saw that the time he had agreed with Luos was still one hour, he finally remembered that he was going to the Red Fort dinner today.
Ye Ling opened the door of the dormitory, and outside the door was a young man in a pure black military uniform. He nodded to Ye Ling and introduced himself.
"Hello, Ye Ling, my name is Ivan, and His Highness Los sent me to pick you up."
Ye Ling had some impression of Ivan. He was the chief guard beside His Highness Los and the person he trusted the most.
Los said before that he sent someone to pick him up, but Ye Ling didn't expect that he would send Ivan to let the person he trusted the most leave at this time. Is there really no problem?
Ye Ling thought with some concern. Sure enough, no matter how long it took, Luo Si's personality was still the same willful.
Ye Ling didn't know whether Ros wanted to pick up Ye Ling himself, or after Ivan's persuasion, he changed to the commander of the guard to go.
"Hello Ivan," Ye Ling smiled slightly at the young man in front of him.
The hover car was already waiting outside the door, and the two got on the car together. Ye Ling sat in the co-pilot, Yifan started the autonomous driving, and the hover car slowly rose to the predetermined lane and rushed towards the Red Fort.
For a moment, Ye Ling and Yifan didn't say anything, and only the cautionary sound of energy machines remained in the car, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Those paintings still lingered in Ye Ling's mind, and Yifan was also quietly looking at Ye Ling. In his opinion, the young man in front of him seemed to have no similarities to General Ye Ling except for his name. Why can Your Highness determine that he is General Ye Ling?
Or is this person appearing as a long-planned conspiracy?
Given that His Highness Los had been deceived before, he had concealed his previous record of conducting the "Nirvana Plan" without telling him, Ivan decided to observe the young man named Ye Ling first.
Ye Ling thought for a long time that folded objects appeared in the arena laboratory, and the most likely person who could appear there was Los. In the interstellar era, only a few nobles could learn the technique of painting, and Los, who grew up in Red Castle, must have learned to sketch; the technology of folding space and the Moss code Ye Ling once taught Los...
Even if he doesn't want to admit it, based on all the conditions and the content in that album, this L is likely to be Los.
Ye Ling sighed and asked Ivan unwillingly: "Captain Ivan, what are His Highness Loss's interests and hobbies in daily life, such as painting?"
Sure enough! Now I’m starting to inquire about your Highness’s preferences!
"His Royal Highness Los loves painting, especially sketching."
Hearing Ye Ling say this, Ivan became even more alert. He knew that Los hated painting the most and replied deliberately with a serious look on his face.
really.
Ivan's answer was not beyond Ye Ling's expectations. His heart sank a little, but he thought of the first sketch he saw.
It was painted on it when Ye Ling was at the Royal Military Academy, and at that time, he had never known Ye Ling at all, unless-
Los had seen himself at a time when he didn't know it.
Ye Ling asked Ivan again: "When did His Highness Los meet with General Ye Ling?"
Ivan sneered in his heart.
Even if this is not investigated clearly, are you pretending to be General Ye Ling?
"A long time ago, when General Ye Ling was still in the Royal Military Academy, His Highness Los noticed the General."
Ivan said this. Actually, the two met when Ye Ling left the Royal Military Academy, but in order to make the person in front of him retreat, Ivan lied.
But what he didn't know was that his two small lies had caused huge waves in Ye Ling's heart.
Have Los...had he noticed himself long ago?
I heard Los talk about how he likes him before, but Ye Ling was less shocked than touched. He didn't believe that Los really liked him.
In Ye Ling's opinion, Luos's liking for him is more like his guilt and obsession after dying for him.
But when he saw the album and heard Yifan say this again, Ye Ling couldn't help but start to rethink this question.
But before Ye Ling could think about it, the hover car had arrived at the Red Fort.
A towering castle in front of Ye Ling appeared. The bricks of the castle were not red. The reason why it was made by the Red Fort was only because it was said that in the battle to capture the Red Fort three hundred years ago, the ground of the castle was almost dyed red by the blood of both sides.
After Ivan revealed his identity, the hover car entered the Red Fort, then got out and walked through the long corridor. Finally, Ivan finally stopped in front of a closed door.
“There is a banquet hall inside.”
At this time, Ye Ling also heard the quarrel coming from behind the door.
"Nonsense! Blue Star will definitely not give those bastards!"
"Blue Star belongs to the Empire!"
Then, Los' cold voice came: "I think it's all Duke, you want Blue Star."
The previous voice suddenly became angry and embarrassed: "Fart!"
Ye Ling: “…”
Is it really a dinner hall, not a debate scene?
Listening to the sound inside, Ye Ling looked embarrassed. It seemed that Yifan had been used to these things for a long time, and expressed his calm tone:
"Please come in."
Ivan said this, and before Ye Ling could speak, he opened the door in front of him.
The heavy and gorgeous things were slowly opened, and a scene appeared in front of Ye Ling in the banquet hall.
The old duke, who was still rich, sat on the right hand of the main seat, and his hand was clapping the table clanging in the air. Opposite him, Los in his dress looked extremely elegant. Lin Feiyu sat next to him and was silent. Ye Ran, Ye Ling's father, and the general of the Imperial Guard were sitting next to the old duke. The remaining three were the generals of the border guards, the military police, and the asteroid army.
Well, they are all Ye Ling’s former acquaintances.
Seeing Ye Ling suddenly appear, the banquet hall was silent for a moment, and the familiar faces clearly stated: Who is this person?
Even Ye Ran was very surprised, how could his eldest son appear here?
After all, the rematch has just passed. For these big names of the Imperial Capital Stars, the so-called Mecha League is just one of their means to achieve their goals. As for the final result of the game, they actually don’t care much, even Ye Ran.
Just when most of the people were still confused, Los had already stood up and said to Ye Ling:
"You're finally here, do you mind sitting next to me?"
As Ross said this, he personally pulled out the chair next to him and asked Ye Ling in an almost humble tone.
Everyone:!!???
Is this person really Los?
If it were the day before, Ye Ling would definitely choose a far away location from Loss, but when he saw Loss, those paintings could not help but appear in Ye Ling's mind...
Ye Ling nodded and replied, sitting down in Ross's somewhat surprised gaze.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
When Ye Ling sat down and took advantage of the dinner, everyone started the previous discussion again. The flavor became more and more intense. From their words, Ye Ling probably understood that this should be related to Blue Star.
Blue Star, once the earth, was born there, both the Empire and the Alliance civilization. There have always been rumors that there are a large amount of unexplored mecha energy in Blue Star.
It is precisely because of this that the issue of Blue Star's belonging has been constantly fighting for many years and has not been completely resolved yet.
The Duke, including his father Ye Ran, hoped to regain Blue Star through force, but the attitudes of others were different. Some advocated negotiation, while others advocated joint development with the alliance, but they had one thing in common-
Everyone hopes that Blue Star can control it in their own hands.
Because of Ye Ling's arrival, Luo Si did not join their discussion. He realized that Ye Ling's attitude was a little better to him. Luo Si whispered to Ye Ling to introduce everyone present.
"That is Duke Dalton, he is responsible for finance and economy, the father of His Majesty the Queen, the Admiral Dick of the Frontier Army...that is your father, so there should be no introduction."
In fact, Los knew Ye Ling knew these people, but he just wanted to use this as an excuse to talk to Ye Ling.
On the other hand, the discussion about Blue Star continues.
Just as the discussion was about to reach white heat, Duke Dalton had even picked up the tableware in his hand and threw it towards the opposite side, a low but very clear voice rang in the banquet hall.
"Have you had enough noise?"
Suddenly, everyone became quiet, and everyone, including Los, hurriedly stood up and paved the way to those who appeared in the banquet hall at this time.
"Your Majesty, peace every day."
Ye Ling couldn't help but look at His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire.
The banquet hall was not cold, but his body was wrapped in a thick white beard fur coat, his light golden hair was like the sunshine reflected in the snow, and his ice-blue eyes were like the purest sea water.
This is not the first time Ye Ling has seen His Majesty Charlie Aldington, but no matter which time, Ye Ling will be shocked by his Majesty's beauty.
His Majesty Charlie is also a genius. He succeeded to the throne at a young age and captured the border asteroid system from the Zerg at the age of 20. However, it was that battle that made him linger in his sickness from then on, and most of his power was controlled by the queen.
Although it was not written in the book, Ye Ling vaguely felt that this Majesty was not as harmless and simple as he seemed on the surface.
After looking around for a week, His Majesty Charlie set his eyes on Ye Ling, and he said, "You are Ye Ling."
There was no doubt about the Emperor's voice. He seemed to have seen Ye Ling a long time ago.
Ye Ling came to his senses and saluted His Majesty the Emperor.
"I've seen Your Majesty."
"Yeah." Charlie Aldington nodded, and he sat down and spoke lightly.
"My dear friends, I already know your concerns and considerations. The issue of Blue Star's ownership should be a final break. Before today's dinner begins, I want to announce something."
"In one month, the final will be held on Blue Star and the league will join."
"So, I have reached an agreement with the league. Whoever wins this game will be the new Duke of Blue Star. By the way, the one I invited tonight is the champion of the Mecha League rematch, Ye Ling."
His Majesty the Emperor said this, and he did not forget to bring the topic to Ye Ling.
With His Majesty the Emperor's words, almost everyone in the banquet hall focused on Ye Ling, as if the young man now represents the power and status of the Duke of Blue Star. Only Luos and Lin Feiyu's faces changed, with a little worried expression.
Feeling those extremely hot gazes, Ye Ling was in tears in her heart—
Chapter completed!