Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

My name is Pedra, I am fifteen years old, and I am the most inconspicuous among the many princesses in the empire.

This morning, I whispered a prayer in the Rose Pavilion of the Royal Garden as usual. The morning dew had not yet dissipated, and the air was filled with the cool fragrance of flowers.

Suddenly, three strange men rushed in. One of them was holding a sharp knife and beat the three guards around me to death without saying a word.

The blood splattered on the white marble floor, so dazzling that it made people dizzy.

Just as I was trembling and thinking that this was an assassin sent by some royal sister, ready to end my insignificant life, another man in a priest's robe stepped in to stop the atrocity.

What was even more shocking was that the Black King's right-hand man, Lord Ken Lahan, showed up at this time and said that I should be the king of the entire empire.

Me? Pedra? A marginalized princess who was rarely invited to the royal banquet? A name almost forgotten in the royal family list?
This was even more bizarre than the absurd legends told by the court teachers, and it even made me wonder if I was still dreaming and had not woken up.

“Your Highness, when your father was alive, he once controlled nearly half of the empire’s elite troops. But later…” The old charlatan paused and glanced at Su Xiao and Lin Yi beside him, “Some people used despicable means to disperse and silence these loyal troops.”

“But, but…” Pedela clutched the hem of her skirt, her knuckles turning slightly white. “I have nothing, no army, no supporters, even the maids in the palace dare to treat me coldly…”

Her voice became smaller and smaller, as if she couldn't even convince herself.

The old charlatan smiled, as kindly as if he was coaxing a child to eat candy.

He patted Pedra's shoulder, his strength so light that it was almost gentle: "Your Highness, you only need to show up at today's meeting, and the rest... leave it to us."

Lin Yi stared at Pedra's eyes which were confused but with a hint of innocence, and sighed silently in his heart.

If this girl was not from a royal family, even the swindlers selling fake medicine on the street would have been able to defraud her of all her money and leave her with nothing left.

He glanced at the old charlatan Ken Lahan, who was patting Pedela's shoulder kindly, muttering nonsense like "God's will" and "the people's expectation". He looked like a charlatan who was trying to trick old country ladies into buying health products. His acting skills were superb.

What’s even more outrageous is that Pedela actually... believed it.

Not only did she believe it, she also clenched her fists, her eyes gradually became firm, and she even raised her chin slightly, as if she was really thinking about how she would enact new policies, rectify the government, and save the empire from danger after she ascended the throne.

Lin Yi couldn't help but hold his forehead.

——It’s over. This naive guy probably doesn’t even know how he died.

Lin Yi's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but lower his voice and said to Su Xiao: "Are you sure this plan will work? She looks like she can't even remember what she had for breakfast."

As he spoke, he glanced at Pedra, who was being hyped up by the old charlatan. The girl's eyes were shining with innocence and determination, like a little lamb that was about to be thrown into a pack of wolves without realizing it.

Su Xiao leaned against the wall with his arms folded. Hearing this, he just glanced at Pedra coldly and said, "It doesn't matter. She just needs to be a puppet."

"But a puppet should have some basic intelligence, right?" Lin Yi held his forehead with his hand. "I'm afraid that when she goes to the parliament tomorrow, those old foxes will just scare her with a few words and she will run back crying. It will be a very ugly scene then."

"Then let her not have a chance to run." Su Xiao said calmly, his fingers gently stroking the hilt of the knife, "As long as the situation is chaotic enough, she won't even have room to think."

Lin Yi: "..."

He suddenly felt a little sympathy for the little princess. Looking at Pedra's eager look, Lin Yi seemed to have seen her standing in the center of the parliament hall, being torn apart by various forces and at a loss as to what to do.

Pedra herself seemed unaware of this. She even raised her head and asked timidly, "Um...do I need to prepare anything?"

The wrinkles on the old charlatan's face smoothed out, revealing a amiable smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, you just need to keep smiling, and leave the rest to us."

Lin Yi stood aside and added silently in his heart: Yes, just keep smiling, and then watch us get rid of your troublesome brothers and sisters one by one.

The group acted quickly, taking Pedela and four maids who were supporting each other and still a little frightened, and headed straight towards the Senate.

At the same time, on the street on the west side of the holy city, a girl in a dark green robe with a hood covering half of her face was quietly walking among the crowd.

She held a straw in her mouth and sipped her yogurt leisurely, as if she was just strolling around, but her eyes were always alert to her surroundings - to keep up her strength so as to deal with any trouble that might arise at any time.

Altria took a look at the small map and prepared to follow the signs on the map to find Lin Yi and Su Xiao to reunite. She hoped that the hunter she met this time would not be too difficult to talk to.

The group left the Royal Garden. Obviously, compared with the other four forces, Su Xiao's lineup seemed particularly shabby - there was neither strong financial support nor a large team of followers. The only advantage was that each of these people was more capable than the other.

Although Pedela is the nominal heir to the throne, she is actually just a puppet.

But those who surround her are all tough guys.

The most frightening person is Lin Yi, the seemingly gentle nanny.

As long as he is given enough room to maneuver and recover the power of the abyss, Su Xiao and Ken Lahan will be able to gain nearly unlimited combat endurance.

After waking up, the old charlatan was dressed in a white robe and at first glance looked like a devout believer in holy light.

But Su Xiao knew very well that there was a power dormant in this old guy's body that even he was afraid of - it was the purest dark energy, with a terrifying power to annihilate everything.

Once eroded by this force, vitality will be drained in an instant.

What's even more bizarre is that even such a terrifying dark power pales in comparison to Lin Yi's abyss power.

Along the way, Ken Lahan frequently looked back at Lin Yi, because the eternal power in his body was actually afraid of the energy of this young man.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation in his long life.

According to the old charlatan, it is not easy to become a supernatural being in this world.

The first condition is to be born with strong mental strength, only in this way can one withstand the infusion of eternal power.

In the initial stage, the Eternal Power will infinitely amplify the host's emotions.

If you can't survive this level, you will become the walking corpse of the Dead City, and be a resident of that cursed city in some special way.

For those who successfully survive this disaster, the eternal power in their bodies will undergo a qualitative change - as to what kind of ability it will be transformed into, it all depends on the user's mentality.

Most of the abilities of the lawful camp are biased towards light, such as healing, purification, scorching sun, holy sacrificial knights, etc. Most of them do not directly use light energy. The so-called light is a major category.

As for the darkness that is opposed to light, it is very difficult to count. There are thousands of known classifications. After all, everyone has selfish desires. More than 90% of people, after absorbing the eternal power, will transform into a dark nature. However, this does not mean that people with a dark nature are necessarily bad people. But one thing is certain, the extraordinary people of the light type must be in the good camp or stubborn donkeys, this is absolute.

As we headed towards the center of the holy city, the surrounding buildings became noticeably taller. After walking for about half an hour, a dome-shaped building came into view. To be precise, it was a complex of buildings. We had arrived at the Senate.

Two guards stood on the stone steps. They were at least two meters and five centimeters tall, with shoulders more than one meter and two centimeters wide. They were wearing full body armor that was a finger thick.

The sight of these two giant iron towers is enough to scare away ordinary people.

Ironically, this is supposed to be a public place responsible for administration, appointments, and elections, and is theoretically open to all civilians.

At this moment, the area in front of the Senate was eerily deserted.

If common people want to enter, they can only pay a huge bribe to get in through the back door - these powerful people are too lazy to even do the superficial work.

"stop!"

As Lin Yi and his group stepped onto the steps, a guard in front of the door shouted with great force.

"roll!"

Lin Yi raised his head, and in an instant, a creepy and dangerous aura emanated from him.

After sensing Lin Yi's aura, Su Xiao showed a playful expression on his face, while Ken Lahan showed an expression of "as expected".

Only Pedela stood there at a loss, like a frightened rabbit.

The two guards were about to open their mouths to scold him, but Lin Yi had already lost his patience.

He knew that with old Ken Lahan in charge, there would be people to clean up the mess even if he went too far.

Lin Yi flicked his fingertips and two jets of ink-black sword energy shot out from the air, accurately piercing the hearts of the two guards.

Since the purpose of this trip is to seize power, it is natural that he must establish his authority with thundering means.

With two clangs, two guards weighing at least 300 kilograms fell to the ground.

"Assemble! The main gate has been invaded!"

Roars came from the Senate. Perhaps because they had done too many bad things, a certain number of troops were actually stationed in the Senate.

The sound of armor colliding rang out one after another, and in just a dozen seconds, hundreds of fully armed soldiers poured out of the main hall.

Further away, one could faintly hear the sound of tens of thousands of reinforcements gathering.

Faced with such a scene, Su Xiao and Lin Yi didn't even raise their eyelids.

As a contractor who has experienced countless war worlds, this kind of scene is already commonplace.

But Princess Pedela of the Dawn and her four maids were not so calm. Their faces were pale, and it was obvious that they had never seen such a tense scene.

"Old man, it seems like they have already considered you. How long have you been targeted?"

Lin Yi looked back at Ken Lahan. Both Lin Yi and Su Xiao had just arrived in the Holy City today, so it was obvious that these soldiers who had been ambushed in advance were not prepared for them.

As for Dai Deila, Lin Yi said that this little rabbit was not worthy of such a big fuss, so in the team, only Ken Lahan was worthy of the Senate's mobilization of such a large number of troops.

"..."

The old charlatan was speechless. The current situation was definitely not a coincidence. The Senate was much more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

"How are you going to solve it now?"

Although he already had a plan in mind, he still wanted to see the abilities of these two temporary teammates.

After all, in this holy city full of dangers, what he needs is not a reckless man with courage but no strategy.

"Do you want them alive or dead?" Lin Yi adjusted his cuffs carelessly. "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey, or just kill them all?"

The nonchalant tone made Dai Dela, who was standing beside him, forget to tremble. He stared at the seemingly lazy young man with wide eyes.

"Kill them all. These people have betrayed the Senate and become private soldiers of those guys. They haven't been back for a long time. They really have forgotten the king's methods."

When the old charlatan said this, the black aura on his body began to slowly dissipate, giving people a super dangerous feeling.

"understood."

Lin Yi snapped his fingers, canceling the healing marks on everyone in the team.

Almost at the same time, the sound of metal boots hitting the ground came from all directions.

Hundreds of fully armed soldiers surrounded them like a tide, the sharp tips of their guns reflecting a cold halo in the sun, trapping the four people in an encirclement with a diameter of less than ten meters.

"Then, let's invite everyone inside to watch a grand fireworks show."

As soon as he finished speaking, a white staff appeared in Lin Yi's hand. A black ripple spread out from Lin Yi's side, surrounding hundreds of soldiers around him.

"Ugh...ah...!" The knight captain, who was hit first, suddenly fell to his knees, and his steel greaves left spider-web-like cracks on the stone slabs.

What spurted out from the gaps in the mask was no longer blood, but sticky foam mixed with fragments of internal organs.

Even more terrifying was that his breastplate, which was forged by a master, was making a teeth-grinding sound of metal twisting. The hard steel plate seemed to be kneaded by invisible hands, and bulged strangely. The bronze rivets used to fix it ejected one after another, carving deep dents in the surrounding stone walls.

"Help." The second soldier's plea was cut short - his helmet was suddenly inflated into a perfect sphere.

Through the facial grille, one could see the eyeballs swelling in the skull like swollen soybeans, and finally popping out of the eye sockets.

The soldiers' bodies reached their limits one after another. The flesh and blood under their skin surged like boiling mud, and their bones made creaking sounds under the heavy burden.

Finally—bang bang bang!

There was a series of muffled explosions, and their bodies burst under the intense internal pressure like balloons filled with plasma.

Broken meat, bone fragments and internal organs splattered everywhere, and the strong smell of blood instantly filled the air.

Lin Yi had already set up the Hercules Shield around him, so the exploding flesh and blood did not contaminate the few people.

However, Dai Deila, who was standing nearby, was not so lucky.

She was just an ordinary girl, how could she have seen such a horrifying scene? The strong smell of rust rushed into her nose, and before her eyes were the wriggling pieces of meat and the still twitching limbs all over the ground.

Her stomach churned violently and her face turned pale as paper. With the help of four maids, she staggered to the railing, bent down and vomited with a "wow". She continued to retch until all the bile was vomited out.

In the Senate, everyone who was waiting to see the joke was now silent.

They mobilized a large number of troops, intending to give Ken Lahan a warning, but they did not expect that just one man could turn the entire elite force into a pile of bloody debris in an instant.

"Ken Lahan, are you here to reminisce about the past? Or are you here to cause trouble?"

The old man in gray, Bloomer, slowly walked down the steps inside the main hall.

He was thin, with a beardless face under his hooked nose, and his gray hair was cut very short, making him look cold, hard and powerful.

As the most powerful senator in the Senate, his influence was terrifying - among the sixteen senators, fifteen of them followed his lead, which was almost an incredible miracle in the power-struggling Senate.

"I'm here to take back what doesn't belong to you."

The old charlatan walked into the main hall and looked into Bloomer's eyes.

"Do you think you are still the Wang Youyu of the past? Based on what you just did, I have every right to order you to be killed on the spot."

Bloomer's eyes swept across the Senate gate that had become a purgatory, and his brows frowned slightly.

Cleaning up those broken limbs would cost a lot of gold coins, and as for the dead soldiers? He thought indifferently that it was their supreme honor to sacrifice their lives for the Senate.

Bloomer stood on a high place, almost looking down at the old charlatan.

"Oh? You like playing with the law?"

Under Bloomer's gaze, Lin Yi walked to the front of the team.

Lin Yi clenched his right hand, and the shadow of a coin appeared in his hand.

"That's all you are."

Seeing Lin Yi's performance, Kenlahan knew what Lin Yi was going to do.

"Traitor! Get away! Who dared you to get close to me?"

A silver-armored knight shouted loudly, and drew his sword with a clang, trying to force Lin Yi back.

However, before he could finish his words, a sword energy suddenly pierced through his chest.

The knight staggered back two steps, looked down at the blood gushing out of his chest, with a look of disbelief still in his eyes, and then he fell to the ground with a bang.

Bloomer slowly turned his head, his eyes swept over the knight's gradually cooling body, his face as gloomy as water.

Lin Yi did not conceal the murderous intent surging in his body - this madman really dared to massacre the Senate here.

"I'll give you one last chance. Hand over the stuff. Otherwise, I don't mind letting these guys come after you."

As he uttered the last word, something strange happened.

The stone pavement surrounding the Senate was cracking and rotting at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a sticky black mist was seeping out from the cracks between the bricks.

In Bloomer's suddenly contracting pupils, the entire glorious city was rapidly decaying - the exquisite reliefs were covered with mildew, the stained glass was covered with blood stains, and in the once prosperous streets, countless ragged monsters were crawling out of the shadows.

Their bony fingers pried open the rotten doors and windows, and ghostly green fires flickered in their sunken eye sockets.

When the first breath of a living person drifted past, all the monsters suddenly froze in unison, and then let out a crazy roar:

"A stranger! I smell a stranger!"

"Where! Where is he?!"

"Find him! Tear him apart!"

Bloomer's blood froze instantly. He saw thousands of distorted faces turning towards him at the same time, and their rotten vocal cords vibrated with creepy cheers.

At this moment, even breathing became a luxury, as if countless ice cones were slowly piercing along the spine.

But in the next second, Lin Yi put away the coin shadow in his hand, and the surrounding environment returned to its original state again.

Bloomer was breathing heavily. At this moment, even the pile of bloody body parts in front of the door seemed more comforting to him than the most beautiful roses.

"Also, keep your secrets well hidden." Lin Yi walked forward slowly, stretched out his hand and gently patted Bloomer's pale cheek. "Although it is hidden well, this little trick... is really not good enough."

Under Bloomer's resentful gaze, Lin Yi even took the time to straighten his messy collar before turning around and leaving.

This time, Lin Yi used the power of Death Silence to briefly pull the phantom of Death Silence City to descend on the Holy City.

Although doing so would speed up the recovery of Dead City, for an old fox like Bloomer, nothing would be a more direct threat than letting him witness hell with his own eyes.

However, Bloomer did not notice that the team of eight people and one dog came, but there was one person missing when they left.

At this moment, Bubu Wang was squatting lazily in the shadow of the Senate. The micro camera on his head turned slightly, taking in everything.

It yawned and its furry tail wagged gently, as if it was just a harmless pet.

In the distance, Lin Yi and Su Xiao stood side by side, each holding a tablet in their hands.

On the screen, Bloomer's carriage was galloping on the streets of the holy city, and the sound of the wheels rolling over the cobblestone roads could be clearly heard.

Inside the carriage, Bubu Wang tilted his head and observed Bloomer's changeable profile with great interest.

"Do you think this old fox will take the bait?" Su Xiao asked with a raised eyebrow.

Lin Yi raised his lips slightly: "This is an open conspiracy. There is only one way to crack it - unless he has enough power to suppress us. Otherwise, he will definitely check the things he cares about most."

On the screen, Bloomer's fingers tapped unconsciously on the armrest of the seat, and his eyes flickered.

"Look, he can't even be sure whether what we said is true or false." Lin Yi chuckled, "People with guilty consciences always live in doubt."

Soon, Bloomer stopped at a house and Bubuwang followed him in.

Click.

With the sound of a mechanism being triggered, the floor suddenly cracked, revealing a deep staircase.

Three rotting hounds immediately leaped out of the darkness, their exposed gums dripping with slime, but they lay down meekly on the ground the moment they smelled Bloomer's scent.

Going down the stairs, the scene in the basement was even more horrifying.

In addition to the three rotting hounds at the door, deep in the dim space, a huge glass box occupied the entire wall.

This transparent container, about ten meters long and six meters high, is filled with yellowish liquid, and suspicious flocs are floating on the water surface.

The most shocking thing was that there was a strange humanoid creature floating in the box - the upper body was a beautiful human female, but the lower body was connected to a fish tail that had faded to light red.

The mermaid floated sideways in the water like a dead object, her long golden hair spread out like seaweed.

Her empty eyes were wide open, but there was no trace of life in them.

The fullness of her breasts was lifelessly exposed, and her skin was an unhealthy grayish white.

A metal catheter as thick as a finger was deeply inserted into her lower abdomen. Dark red liquid slowly flowed out of the catheter from time to time, spreading in the yellow water.

"? Bloomer is okay with this?" Lin Yi stared at Bloomer's extremely gloomy face on the screen and couldn't help feeling confused.

He rubbed his eyes and moved closer in disbelief. "This guy usually looks quite serious, but I didn't expect that he is a heavy taste enthusiast? His aesthetic taste is too..."

"Moon, Moon Queen?"

The old charlatan's lips trembled and the expression on his face gradually distorted.

"Boo, Loomer!!"

The old charlatan suddenly let out a heart-wrenching roar, and in an instant, thick black smoke as thick as ink gushed out from his seven orifices, wrapping his entire body into a wriggling black cocoon.

When the black smoke dissipated a little, the old charlatan standing there had become a completely different person - there was no trace of white in his dark eyes, and a suffocating evil aura emanated from his whole body.

"Be quiet."

Lin Yi pressed the old charlatan's shoulder, and the flame of the soul extended from Lin Yi's hand to the old charlatan's body, purifying the old charlatan's spiritual pollution.

The black smoke on the old charlatan's body gradually dissipated, but his hands still couldn't stop shaking.

"Tell me, what's so special about this Moon Queen?"

Su Xiao is now certain that this is Bloomer's most unspeakable secret, and the imprisoned mermaid in front of him is Bloomer's most unspeakable secret.

Although this scandal would not lead to Bloomer's immediate downfall, it would definitely destroy the image he had worked so hard to build - especially for those members of the aristocratic parliament who were still waiting and watching, this would become the most powerful weapon to prevent Bloomer from ascending to the throne.

"Queen Yue was married to His Majesty in his later years. She is also the youngest queen. His Majesty had five women in his life. Except for Queen Yue, the other queens have passed away."

"That is to say, she knows many of His Majesty's secrets?"

"That's understandable, but the Moon Queen is clearly dead. I personally attended her funeral and watched her being buried in the royal cemetery. And..."

"What the eyes see is not necessarily true." (End of this chapter)