Chapter 52: Noble Daughter of the Alien Planet

　　It was still morning when the floating island of Babylon faded into night and awoke to a brilliant sunshine. Millions of your people poured onto the streets, occupying all the major traffic arteries early on, so that when Alan sat in one of the extended version of the magical flying car that had been prepared for him, he was able to see through the window a recreation of the pomp and circumstance of the first arrival on the floating island at that time.

　　People cheered on both sides of the highway as the two steam blimps kept replaying the highlights of Alan's time in the Ring of Death above the city. Every time it played the Inferno Moon that Alan had unleashed when he had faced off against Anse, it drew a scream from a young girl.

　　Tens of thousands of white pigeons were released as the flying car pulled onto Gold Wing Street and headed towards Dawn Square. A flock of white flying birds rushed up into the blue sky and circled over the plaza before flying off to other parts of the floating island. Just as the flock of pigeons left, five escort flying ships trailing various colors of smoke swept through the sky, crisscrossing and rotating in the sky above the plaza, making various thrilling flying maneuvers before they formed a line and shot straight up into the sky, disappearing above the clouds!

　　Followed by the sound of the band playing music from the direction of the square, the stirring war songs made people echo. For a time, the music on Babylon was loud and the atmosphere was enthusiastic.

　　Alan was secretly staggered, he hadn't thought that the award ceremony for the winner of the death ring would be so grand. At that moment, Tonisoff, who was sitting next to him, shoved over several pages of paper, "Honey, you still have 10 minutes to memorize the lines on this. It's all crafted by me for you, and it's sure to win the audience's applause."

　　Tornisph said confidently, and Allen shook his head helplessly, picking up the lines and reading them. Fortunately, he had an amazing memory and basically could not forget it. Using less than 5 minutes, he had memorized the sayings.

　　Dawn Square is a public area on Babylon, and a landmark building built to commemorate the final victory of mankind in the Battle of Aurora. The Square of Dawn is the size of a gymnasium, and in its center stand nine bronze pillars, on which are engraved the war deeds of the nine heroes of the Battle of Dawn, which tell the epic story to the people of future generations in the form of bronze paintings.

　　There was also an opera house in the square, and the award ceremony was held on the open-air stage of the opera house. The magic car carried Alan and the two of them to the back of the theater, quietly entered the theater through the green channel, and then quietly came to the backstage of the open-air stage.

　　As the square's magical clock pointed to the quarter hour of eight, the orchestra stopped playing and a garishly costumed abbot ran onto the open-air stage, immediately earning cheers from the audience below.

　　"Ladies of Babylon, I love you! And of course, I respect every man in the room. So rest assured, that previous line was merely a joke, and the witty Baggins will never give you the chance to duel me." The host used a witty introductory line, causing the audience to let out a light chuckle before saying, "Gentlemen, I'm sure you're all as excited as I am at this moment. Just last night, the 211th Death Stage quietly came to an end, and the winner of this competition is a very outstanding teenager from the 13th Region of the Earth's surface."

　　"When it comes to this teenager, I'm sure we're all impressed. Just when he had just set foot in Babylon, his aristocratic temperament amazed us. And in the brutal match, he showed us even more courage and wisdom! That's right, he is Allen!" The host turned violently and waved his hand in the direction of the backstage, "Now, let's bring out the new winner of the Death Ring, Mr. Allen, with the most enthusiastic cheers!"

　　"Alan!"

　　"Alan!"

　　"Alan!"

　　The plaza rang with a unanimous roar from the crowd. Tornisph gave Allen a shove, "Go on, baby, get them in the mood to cheer for you!"

　　Alan took a deep breath and walked out of the backstage in a fighting mood, stepping onto the open-air stage. When looking out from the stage, his eyes were battlegrounded by the densely packed crowd, a shocking scene that left him speechless for a while. And there was a huge screen on each side of the square, in which Allen's figure clearly appeared. When the camera drew closer and gave Allen a close-up of his face, many girls screamed madly at him.

　　Listening to the screams coming from the square, Tornisph closed his eyes in ecstasy, as if it was he, not Alan, who was now receiving a warm welcome.

　　The host made a "quiet" gesture with his hand before calling Alan to his side and saying, "Alan, I heard you had a chance to leave without having to participate in this brutal competition?"

　　"Yes?"

　　"So can you tell me why you're standing here?"

　　"Because ... "The look in his mother's eyes as she made her decision flashed before Alan's eyes once more, "Because, I want the chance to change my destiny. So that I can have the strength to do something. Something, very important!"

　　"What amazing determination."

　　Next, the host threw out a few more questions, and Allen read from Tonyshv's lines. While reading the lines, Alan's mind had already gone elsewhere. This was just a show for him, and it even disgusted him. But now he had learned that sometimes a great performance could give him less resistance and more resources along the way.

　　So he didn't mind suppressing his own small disgust to play along with these people in the likeness they wanted to see.

　　After the audience on stage erupted into cheers after cheers, the award ceremony finally came to an end. Allen, who had won in the death ring, would receive a rich reward from the federal government. This included a set of magical energy martial arts equipment, a high-level physical enhancement potion, 200,000 federal coins, and the right to reside on a floating island. All the rewards were embodied in a small electronic magnetic card.

　　With this magnetic card, Alan can redeem his rewards at any time.

　　After the awards ceremony, there was the usual band performance with dancers accompanying the music, bringing the atmosphere to another climax. But by this time, there was nothing left for Alan on stage. He kept his redemption card close to his body, and as he followed host Baggins off the stage, the host, who seemed to have a reputation on Babylon, handed Allen a business card and told him to come to his company if he was interested, with Baggins pointing out that Allen had the potential to be a megastar, which was exactly the same as Tornisoff.

　　Only Alan wasn't interested in being any kind of silver-screen star, and put his business card away for less than five minutes before giving it to him to toss into the theater's trash can.

　　"Mr. Allen."

　　Just as he returned to the backstage, Alstair, who was saying something to Tornisph, called out to him. The Minister of Finance came over with a big belly and enthusiastically patted Allen's shoulder, "Come on, I'll take you to meet someone."

　　Alstair led him across the return stage and into the large theater. Opening the door to the theater, which was dark inside, the minister pushed Alan in with a push of his hands. He smiled and closed the door, so the darkness flooded Alan.

　　After a short period of darkness, a pillar of spotlight fell onto the stage of the theater, followed by a second, a third ... and a total of five beams of light falling onto the stage and finally converging together. Then a figure appeared in the light, and the slender and familiar back made Allen s heart pound.

　　"Lucy?" He called softly.

　　The man moved, then slowly turned around. The moment was like the twinkling of a river of stars, as if a magnificent nebula had blossomed into the most extreme beauty to Ellen. Lucy was dressed in full regalia, that golden long peace held high and bound in a crown embellished with many jewels. The white swan-like curve of her neck extended downward to her sexy and seductive collarbone.

　　A necklace of star and crescent shaped gems adorned the overly blank chest. The proudly raised bosom was half exposed, a shallow gully disappearing beneath the busty gown. The robe was finely crafted, outlining the beautiful curves of the young girl, and the large, gorgeous skirt was spread out behind her, like a peacock with an open screen.

　　Long skirt bottom color silver white, there is a light golden curve in the above outline the flamboyant complicated lines, forming a piece of esoteric pattern. Look at it like a starry Milky Way, on top of that, and dotted with large and small diamonds, in the light is like a star flickering with a little starlight!

　　Even if Alan was no longer knowledgeable, he knew that this long dress alone must have cost a fortune.

　　Lucy held the hem of her skirt and turned it gently. The skirt body of a thousand diamonds flashing, as if floating out of the thousands of starflies, waving and floating down. The young girl smiled lightly and said, "Does it look good?"

　　"Good looking, I hardly recognized you." Alan nodded.

　　"That is, I don't think it's my style either, but my teacher insisted I wear it, it's unbearable!" Lucy said grumpily, her instantly noble image collapsing, only to return to the look Ellen was familiar with.

　　Lucy jumped off the stage in a very unimaginative manner, when all the lights of the theater came on one by one, illuminating the room as bright as day. Lucy shook her head and reached up to remove the ornate crown, letting her blonde hair spill out like a stream of morning light. She shook the crownpiece in her hand and said, "You don't even know how heavy this thing is, it's unbearable to wear on your head."

　　Looking at her chagrined face, Alan finally couldn't help but laugh.

　　This was the Lucy he knew, soaring and leaping like a July fire!

　　Lucy casually tossed her precious crown aside and walked up towards Alan, suddenly giving him a strong hug. Alan's heart missed a beat for a moment before he closed his eyes and embraced the slender body back.

　　"Allen, actually ... I am not a human from your Earth." Lucy reached out, gently pulling at the long hair around her own ears, revealing ears that were more pointed and thinner than those of humans, like the elves in the legend, "I'm ... an Aidahuasian."

　　"It doesn't matter, all I need to know, anyway, is that you're Lucy." Ellen released her and took two steps back, seriously.

　　Lucy nodded vigorously, "So you don't think I'm weird Lo?"

　　"You are indeed strange." Alan laughed, "But that has nothing to do with who you are."

　　Lucy immediately exclaimed, "Then you mean my character!"

　　With that, she laughed herself. Lucy laughed before she whispered, "I'm leaving."

　　A sentence that instantly evoked a faint melancholy in Alan's heart.