Chapter 1 The Man in Black Robes It's unbearably hot. Burke reached out and unbuttoned a few more buttons on his uniform, as if he wanted to expose his belly. The once heavily guarded Royal Palace now has only him standing guard at the gate. Burke was very unhappy with the transfer order
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Chapter 1
Chapter 1 The Man in Black Robes
It's unbearably hot.
Burke reached out and unbuttoned a few more buttons on his uniform, as if he wanted to expose his belly.
The once heavily guarded Royal Palace now has only him standing guard at the gate.
Burke was very unhappy with the transfer order and his work attitude was far from enthusiastic. There were hardly any able-bodied people left in the entire empire; even the bandits were trapped in nutrient tanks, living a life of decadence. They had no interest in raiding palaces.
Burke fanned himself with his uniform hood, trying to take a nap, but the moment he leaned against the metal wall in front of the palace gate, he was jolted awake by the heat, and all his sleepiness vanished instantly.
Damn it, when will it finally rain?
Burke cursed the climate of the capital planet again.
Before, with the intelligent weather layer on, it was fantastic. Now, everything controlled by the mainframe has come to a standstill, leaving only this planet's pitiful atmosphere struggling to hold on.
The sun's rays strike the ground almost without obstruction. If you were to accidentally fall to the ground, you'd probably be like meat on a grill, sizzling and crackling.
Burke pinched the fat on his belly and thought to himself, "Roasted fatty pork belly smells pretty good."
In short, Burke believed that even if there were living people, they wouldn't go out at this time.
Unless he is sick.
Before long, Burke felt like he was going to faint from the sun.
A black dot appeared in his field of vision, slowly approaching.
Burke narrowed his eyes and realized that it was a person walking towards him.
This man seemed to have the ultimate goal of dying from the heat. Not only did he go out in this weather, but he also wore all black clothes, with his hood pulled up tightly. Just looking at him made Burke want to faint for him.
He bet that this crazy guy would collapse from the heat before he could even take ten steps.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The newcomer walked steadily towards Burke.
Burke then realized that his mentally ill brother wasn't wearing black clothes, but rather a black robe.
"You're still alive and kicking??" Burke exclaimed. He suddenly realized the man looked familiar, and then asked, "What are you doing here again?"
The man in black robes wasn't deterred by Burke's death salutation. He raised his head and said, "I want to see Levy."
The voice was cold, as if it had been chilled to the bone, and its clarity was terrifying in this kind of weather.
His hood was pulled down so low that Burke couldn't see the man's features clearly. A normal person wearing that robe probably couldn't even see where they were going, let alone a face.
These robes are a product of a lost civilization in interstellar space. They offer no insulation against heat or cold; their sole function is to block mental attacks. However, they are extremely expensive to produce. These robes have long been obsolete, now only found on the black markets of various planets as a tool to swindle the wealthy.
The man in the black robe wasn't tall; even standing upright, he only reached Burke's chest. Usually, someone that height belonged to either a young boy who hadn't grown up yet or a hunched old man.
But judging from the glimpse of his fair chin peeking out from under his hood, and his walking posture, he was clearly the former.
Burke had seen the man in black once before.
About a week ago, when he was first transferred to guard the gate, this man was already standing far outside the gates of Roy Palace.
Burke remembers that scene very clearly.
The sky was dark, with faint rumbles of thunder in the clouds. The iron pine forest outside Roy Palace, lacking proper maintenance, had fallen its withered needles, carpeting the ground. A young man in a black robe stood amidst the fallen needles and asked him a question.
It just so happened to be an unusually overcast day, so Burke wasn't too surprised by his attire.
Although Burke didn't see his face clearly at the time, there aren't many people wandering around in such antique robes these days, so it must be the same person.
Burke was deeply impressed by him, not only because there were very few living people who could go out at that time, but also because the man in black asked him two questions.
The first question is: "Is Levy awake?"
Burke, who had just been given the important task of guarding the gate, was very impatient and shouted back, "Wake up my ass, I'm sleeping in the nutrient tank!"
Knowing that this suddenly appearing crown prince is named Levy is no simple matter. Although Burke appeared very impatient, he carefully told a little lie during this special period.
In fact, the crown prince had already woken up, but this was not announced to the public.
To Burke's surprise, the black-robed man, whose face was not even shown, did not linger. He nodded and turned to leave.
Before leaving, he looked back one last time.
Burke instinctively felt that the man in black wasn't looking at Roy Palace, but at him.
The man in black robes uttered a single word: "You..."
This was the second sentence. As soon as the subject appeared, the person shut his mouth, said nothing, and quickly disappeared into the dark sky.
Upon seeing this person reappear, still targeting the Crown Prince, Burke immediately became wary.
"Don't wake up so quickly. Most people in the Empire are asleep. Kid, you should go home and cool off too." He chuckled, but his hand was on the energy gun at his waist.
Upon hearing Burke's words, the man in the black robe seemed to look up at him.
He didn't utter a word in rebuttal, nor did he leave as swiftly as before; instead, he raised his hand.
Burke then noticed that the man was hiding a piece of paper under his oversized sleeves.
This was a classically styled paper notice, printed with intricate patterns representing the imperial family, and bearing the elegant cursive script: "To celebrate His Highness the Crown Prince's awakening, the Royal Palace of Roy is inviting now-awakened entertainers to perform..."
The lie was exposed on the spot, but thanks to his thick skin, Burke felt no discomfort.
"You brat, you already know, yet you still ask me? It's no use being awake; our Highness doesn't see outsiders."
The man in black robes remained taciturn, but Burke noticed that when the word "boy" slipped out, the man seemed to glance at him again.
Burke felt something was off. He was about to push harder to drive the person away when he heard footste
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Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
