Crown of Evil

Chapter 1 Your Parents Are the Donkeys
Summer vacation in high school is a rare and relaxing time for students.

But not for Rocky.

Only he received the bad news before the start of his last summer in high school.

Parents died in the line of duty.

He was sitting on the orbital elevator at this time, preparing to go to the World Council on the top floor of the Tower of Babel to collect his parents' relics.

Luo Jun, who accompanied him, claimed to be the best colleague of his parents during their lifetime.

"Express regret and condolences for the death of your parents."

"They are very good theorists." Luo Jun looked even sadder than Rocky.

He clenched his right hand and beat his right leg with some anxiety.

Rocky pursed his lips. He hadn't seen his parents since he graduated from elementary school.

So facing the current situation, his thoughts were a little complicated for a while.

So far, he only knows that his parents are staff members of the World Council, and they eat at the public house.

"What's the theorem? What's their job title?"

Rocky wanted to know as much as possible about his parents.

But Luo Jun groaned and couldn't speak after hearing his words.

After holding back for a long time, only popped out "is it right".

It took more than 30 minutes for the track elevator to run through the four major areas from top to bottom.

It was already dark when the two reached the top floor.

Most of the buildings on the top floor look too rigid, and the typical function is greater than ornamental.

Luo Jun led Rocky around the office hall of the World Congress, and when the formalities were completed, the two of them were full of documents.

Beads of sweat slid down his cheeks into his neckline.

This made Rocky feel very uncomfortable.

He frowned and patted his chest with his hands, trying to suck the sweat away with his clothes.

In Luo Jun's eyes, this move turned into self-inflicted pain.

"I feel as uncomfortable as you. When I joined the company, it was your father who took me around."

"But people have to look forward and don't hurt themselves."

Rocky was a little helpless about this: "It's not that serious, but thank you very much."

Finally, Luo Jun brought him to an office with the words 'Director of the Executive Office' written on the door.

Then he knocked on the door and let Rocky in after someone responded.

The desk was full of documents and a buttoned photo frame, and an extremely burly man sat behind it.

The white shirt on his body was almost pulled apart by his muscles.

There is also a pair of out-of-fit gold-rimmed glasses on his face.

Seeing Rocky come in, the man put down the documents in his hand, smiled and began to introduce me.

"My name is Ethan, and I'm the leader of your parents." After finishing speaking, he adjusted his glasses, trying to take a closer look.

"Your eyebrows and eyes are like your mother's, and your face shape is exactly the same as your father's."

Ethan pulled Rocky for a while and said something common, and then his face gradually darkened.

"I'm sorry about what happened to your parents, it's my negligence."

Then he handed a file on the desktop to Rocky.

"Here's your parents' report."

Rocky took out the document inside, but he never thought that almost everything except the name on the document was blacked out.

'Luo Fengpo, male; Su He, female. '

This is the only information that can be known on the file.

Ethan also knew that reading this kind of document was meaningless, so he smiled awkwardly.

"The positions of the two of them are very special, and the content of their work is also confidential. This"

"It's just a process to show you these documents." After speaking, Ethan took out a tattered backpack from under the table.

"At this time, the people who traveled with them brought it back, and now give it to you."

The outer skin of the backpack was almost gone, and his father Luo Fengpo's name was crookedly stitched on the shoulder strap.

Rocky opened the backpack, and there were only three things in it.

A Rubik's Cube that has faded, and a diary that has been turned over.

And the keys to the house.

He was very pleased about this.

Although the couple haven't been home for so many years, at least they still pretend to be in their hearts, otherwise they wouldn't go out on missions and take the keys to the house.

But thinking of this Rocky felt a burst of anger.

The keys are always with me, why don't I know how to go home and have a look?

"Is there any process to go?"

When you are in a bad mood, even the words you say have thorns.

It seemed that this was not the first time Ethan comforted the family members, and he didn't have any special emotions about it, he just shook his head.

"No, all the procedures have been handed over, and the pension has been transferred to your account."

"Unfortunately, I have no way to return their remains to you. To be precise, too many people's remains were not brought back during this mission."

After listening to Ethan's words, Rocky got up and was about to leave, but was stopped again immediately.

"The process of handing over your parents' relics is over, now it's time to start the succession ceremony."

Rocky, whose buttocks hadn't been fully raised, was very different when he heard the words: "Succession? What succession?"

"The executive officer of the World Congress, that is, the position of your parents, is hereditary." Ethan saw Rocky's expression about to explode, and then added: "Forcibly hereditary, otherwise your family will not have an incumbent member of the World Congress. The residence is to be repossessed."

After the words fell, Rocky's face turned into a smile.

Ethan thought what he said had an effect.

But it never occurred to me that this was a sign of the approaching storm.

"Take it back? Kill the donkey, right?"

"My parents have tortured you for half a lifetime, leaving me alone for so many years. Is this how you treat employees' families?"

"Is it hereditary? Your council president is also hereditary?"

"Think this is Chenxi? Do you have a hereditary system?"

"I have to work for you before graduating from high school? I don't have any humanity at all, do I?"

Seeing that Rocky's words became more and more outrageous, veins gradually popped up on Ethan's forehead, and his hands that were crossed had already been clasped together at some point.

'Snapped'

Rocky's voice was interrupted.

It wasn't slapped, the voice came from Ethan.

Ethana's already rippable shirt had several seams.

He still had a smile on his face, but now he seemed a little more hostile.

Rocky put the bag on the table and sat back on the chair.

"Let's go, let's go through the process."

It was already late at night when Rocky walked out of the office.

In this office, he signed nearly two dozen thick documents.

He will read carefully the first few words, but there are too many words.

In the end, he simply signed without looking at it.After signing, Ethan gave him a long induction education.

Then Rocky was successfully hired.

Became an honorable executive officer (internship) under the Council of the World.

Luo Jun, who was guarding the door, saw him coming out and wanted to ask about the situation, but only saw a tired smiling face.

Luo Jun wanted to catch up and ask about the situation, but Ethan inside the house stopped him.

Ethan called him into the house, poured a glass of water and handed it to him.

"No need, this young man has a very strong mentality." Then he suddenly smiled, remembering what Rocky said before he left.

"Your parents are the donkeys pulling the mill."

After Luo Jun took the water, he didn't drink it, he just rubbed the rim of the cup lightly in his hand.

"Did he react when he saw the relic?"

Ethan shook his head: "There was no reaction. It seems that he doesn't know the whereabouts of that thing, but according to Luo Fengpo's last words, this kid should be an important clue."

"So I hired him as executive officer."

Hearing Ethan's words, Luo Jun almost spilled water on the ground: "You let a 17-year-old kid who doesn't even know what a theorem is to be the executive officer?"

"I'm eighteen this year."

Ethan opened the door of the office and looked in the direction of Rocky's departure.

"And he knows what a theoremist is, maybe. He's already standing in front of the door himself."

Luo Jun heard the words thoughtfully: "Then I'll find an opportunity to give him a push."

After Ethan watched Luo Jun leave, he set up the photo frame on the table.

Inside is a photo of him with a newlywed couple.

He stroked the two people in the photo frame, the warm smile on his face was incompatible with the rather fierce appearance.

"You two really left me with a lot of trouble."

Only a very few people can realize the essence of their soul and life, and at that moment they will see a tall door.

That was the moment the theoremist awakened.

This is part of the induction training that Ethan gave Rocky just now.

The rules of the whole world rely on the ubiquitous strange energy 'ether' to operate.

Only theorists can observe and manipulate the ether.

Rocky walked into the track elevator while cursing, still recalling Ethan's words in his mind.

"Isn't it just that the arms are a little thicker, who are you scaring?"

With the humming sound of machinery running, the orbital elevator descended rapidly.

But only ten minutes later, a loud noise was heard, and the elevator stopped.

The huge inertia caused the crowd to stagger, and many of them had already cursed.

The elevator stopped on the third floor, two floors away from the residential floor, and the emergency lights kept flashing.

Not long after, the door was forcibly opened from the outside.

Many workers in work uniforms rushed in with maintenance tools.

One of the workers with the armband shouted through the loudspeaker: "I'm sorry everyone, the elevator is out of order, and the maintenance time is about an hour. Please wait a little bit."

The nearest orbital elevator often breaks down, and many people have become accustomed to it. Colleagues who get off work together are discussing whether to go to this floor for a light meal first.

Rocky also followed the crowd out, also wanting to find something to eat first.

The third floor is a well-known gourmet area, but the roads here are complicated due to too many shops and unequal terrain.

Rocky was rarely afraid of getting lost, so he had to remember the signs clearly every time he passed an intersection.

There are also many breakfast shops in the food area, but most of them are closed at this time.

Some sections of the road that were poorly lit were now darker, as was the case at the intersection where Rocky was at this time.

But there was a shop with lights on at the end of the road, which aroused his interest.

'Moon Cat Curry Wonton Shop'

This quirky dish held a special appeal for Lodge.

So he walked over there without hesitation.

The dark stretch is not long.

But just as he walked to the middle of the road, there were bursts of strange rattling noises around him.

Rocky looked around but couldn't see anything clearly, suddenly a dark green light hit his face straight.

Looking along the light, there is only a weird puppet that is as tall as two people.

There is only a huge mouth full of metal fangs on the smooth face, which is where the green light comes from.

Seeing Rocky looking at him, the puppet let out a creepy scream, and the other arm turned mechanically to form a hand cannon as thick as a bowl.

"run!"

There was a loud shout from behind Rocky, and then the puppet swung its arms violently, and a beam of dazzling light exploded in front of its eyes.

Bang! ! !
Immediately after the loud noise, there were bursts of spinning.

Rocky struggled to get up from the rubble, only to see Luo Jun lying on top of him, his back was bloody.

"What the hell is this horror movie unfolding?"

After Luo Qi made a foul mouth, he quickly pulled Luo Jun up, and the other party was pale and almost fainted.

The puppet shook its arms up and down, and then pointed the muzzle at the two of them.

The muzzle light reappeared.

Suddenly, a burst of golden maple leaves floated from nowhere, and the seemingly weak leaves fell on the puppet, sparking bursts of sparks.

Rocky didn't let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He supported Luo Jun and ran away quickly, and didn't stop until the puppet disappeared from sight.

He leaned Luo Jun by his side, looked around and found that the two of them ran to an abandoned food processing factory.

And Luo Jun had already passed out due to excessive blood loss.

Rocky panted for a while, and just as he was about to lament his ill-fated fate, suddenly there was a loud noise in his ear.

He quickly hid behind a machine and looked through the gap.

The weird puppet that was chasing after was in tatters, sparks scattered all over its body, and it was unknown who broke it.

But the cannon in his hand was still intact.

This means that the crisis between him and Luo Jun has not been resolved, and Luo Jun has passed out now.
It also meant that he had to face the conundrum alone.

"What are you going to do now? Run?"

A clear female voice appeared in Rocky's mind, and he was taken aback.

Fortunately, he covered his mouth in time and did not scream.

Rocky looked at the puppet again through the gap, and the other party was limping looking for him, so he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

Then he began to ask the voice in his head: "What are you?"

"Why is your mouth so stinky at such a young age? I am your conscience."

The female voice replied angrily: "It's terrible, the students who only took pens were chased and killed by cyber dolls."

"What else can I do? I've only seen this thing in sci-fi movies, how do I know what to do?"

Rocky responded angrily: "Run, I really want to run."

Having said that, he recalled all kinds of encounters today, and suddenly became angry.

He wanted to rush up and fight that puppet to the death.

But after thinking about the frail body he created by studying hard at two o'clock and one line every day, he immediately became dumb.

But it's a puppet that can transform and shoot cannonballs
Usually, it only appears in anime novels and manga.

And when he thought that the other party had shot him involuntarily, the anger that Rocky had just suppressed revived again.

I just got the sad news from my parents today.

Forced to accept the job, and dragged me to do induction training
I have to go to cram school tomorrow. I'm already very tired.

Now I just want to have a meal, why does it hit me for no reason?
Why should I run?

This must not kill it?

With the emergence of this thought, it seemed that a frantic electric current colluded with his body for an instant.

An unprecedented sense of transparency arises spontaneously.

The refreshing feeling made him squint his eyes.

But he immediately realized the crisis situation, and immediately opened his eyes again.

Then, he saw a door to the sky.

(End of this chapter)