"The great Emperor Abel has arrived!" Burbridge's voice was loud and clear. In the grand palace, all the guests stopped talking. It was a sign of respect for the host of the banquet, and also a sign of respect for the power and influence.
Abel smiled and nodded to the guests as he walked to the center of the hall. He reached out his hand and took a glass of water spirit fruit juice that was prepared for him from the tray in the hands of a servant. He raised the glass of juice in his hand.
None of the guests would say anything just because he wasn't holding a bottle of wine. Ever since Abel's status kept increasing, he no longer drank wine. Instead, he treated himself as a real wizard. At the same time, he didn't need to purposely suck up to anyone. To him, wine was just an item to be traded.
"Welcome to all the prestigious guests. Welcome to the great Emperor Aldous who has come from afar. You are still as handsome as ever. Every time I see you, I hope I can still be as handsome as you when I reach your age!" Abel's words made the guests laugh.
Emperor Aldous nodded with a smile. Even though he was already an old man, he still had a good upbringing and a natural temperament. One could still see the heroism of his youth in him. This was something he had always been proud of.
There was a smile on his face, and he was also extremely happy inside. This was because these words of praise came from the mouth of an emperor of an empire of equal or greater power. It made him feel especially happy to hear them.
Of course, he didn't think it was just a compliment. Abel knew all the details of his life, which meant the Kingdom of Saint Ellis's intelligence network had already infiltrated the Kingdom of St. Anwall.
However, Abel's kindness made Emperor Aldous more confident about the peace treaty negotiation.
Abel bowed slightly to Duke Chesterton, "Also, the prestigious Prime Minister, Duke Chesterton. I'm deeply sorry that Emperor Manfred couldn't make it. Please send my most sincere greetings to him!"
"The great Emperor Abel, I will definitely send your greetings!" Duke Chesterton bowed back.
He knew Abel was trying to show the human world and the Holy Continent that the 3 empires were living in peace.
The food shortage crisis made it harder for races with large populations. The most obvious ones were the human and orc empires. The human world had fallen into chaos, but as long as the three empires could be stabilized, no matter how big the chaos was, it was just a small matter. The impact on the strength of the entire human world was limited.
It was because of this that Duke Chesterton and Emperor Aldous had the confidence to invite Abel to sit down and discuss the peace treaty. Now, it seemed like Abel had the same intention.
"And my brother Bernie, you don't have to stand so far away!" Abel smiled and made an inviting gesture as he looked at Bernie standing far away.
Although Bernie had a prestigious status, the people standing closest to Abel were the most prestigious people in the Holy Continent.
However, Abel's invitation made it easier for him to become one of them. Even if he didn't speak, just standing in the middle of these prestigious people would be a great help to him. Bernie had no talent for training, so his status in the common world represented his status among the dwarves.
"The prestigious Grand Duke Edwina and Duke Albert of the elves, may you get used to the human food!" Abel bowed to Grand Duke Edwina and Duke Albert.
Grand Duke Edwina and Duke Albert also smiled and bowed back.
"Thank you to all the prestigious guests. Your arrival has brought more glory to the Kingdom of Saint Ellis!" Abel said loudly at the end. He then raised his crystal glass and continued, "let the party begin. Everyone, please enjoy!"
All the guests raised their glasses. After drinking the first mouthful of wine, the atmosphere of the banquet became warm all of a sudden.
The 3 rank 17 wizards under Abel's control were no longer as cold as before. Before, they had no choice but to follow Abel's orders.
But this month, after they received the first month's offerings, they were already full of hope for a bright future.
Let's take Wizard Dyna for example. He got 5000 credit points from the Liante City Wizard Union this month, which was a lot of credit points.
It was not impossible for Wizard Dyna to get 5000 credit points, but he would need to work at full capacity for a few months or participate in extremely dangerous missions.
Now that he could get 5000 credit points every month just by becoming a guardian wizard of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis, he was very excited.
What made Wizard Dyna even more surprised was that the Kingdom of Saint Ellis had also built him a 17 story magic tower in the royal city. This magic tower was the best equipment in the Liante City Wizard Union.
This magic tower was a few times more valuable than his old magic tower that was upgraded from floor to floor. Also, the effect of training in this environment would be a lot better, which was what he wanted the most.
The energy consumed by the magic tower would be provided by the royal palace. An energy transfer circle would continuously transfer powerful energy from the royal palace's large-sized protection circle to the magic towers of Abel and the other 2 elite wizards.
This allowed their three Magic Towers to operate almost all of their magic arrays all day long, and they didn't have to worry about energy sources.
Actually, Abel didn't have a choice. The gems in his hand had been synthesized by the Hradik Cube, and their purity was unparalleled. Anyone could see the difference in their hands, so he had to use this method to provide energy.
Fortunately, he now had enough credit points from Liante City, so he could distribute the offerings to the adepts in the form of credit points, allowing the adepts to freely exchange for the resources they needed.
Because of this, Wizard Dyna and the other rank 17 wizards had taken the initiative to attend this banquet. This meant that they were trying their best to integrate into the kingdom.
"Majesty Abel, for the peace and stability of the human world, the 3 kingdoms should work together to suppress those robbers who dare to rob us during the food shortage crisis!" Emperor Aldous smiled and said to Abel.
At that moment, there was a small circle around Abel. Everyone in this circle was the true ruler of the Holy Continent, including the 2 big kingdoms, the dwarfs, the elves, the wizard union, and that black cloak elite priest of the Orc Empire.
Emperor Aldous's words had attracted everyone's interest. If the 3 kingdoms were to work together, it would affect the relationship between the 3 kingdoms, and they would need to sign a contract.
"Majesty Aldous, the Kingdom of Saint Ellis has been trying their best to maintain the peace around the kingdom. The kingdom has sent out large amounts of Knights to the weaker kingdoms to deal with the robbers. I agree with your suggestion!" Abel nodded with a smile.
Abel didn't have any more ambitions. The Kingdom of Saint Ellis was already too much for him to manage, so he didn't have the heart to think about more territories.
If the Kingdom of Saint Ellis didn't provoke him, he wouldn't have taken the kingdom under his control. It was all for self-preservation.
"Majesty Abel, the Orc Empire hopes to maintain peace with you forever. I represent the Lion King of the Orc Empire to discuss a peace treaty with you!" The voice of that black cloak elite priest of the Orc Empire was like gravel rubbing against each other, but his tone was very sincere.
"Majesty Envoy, if the Orc Empire wants peace, it's not enough to sign a peace treaty with the Kingdom of Saint Ellis, right?" Abel looked at that black cloak elite priest and asked.
"Majesty Abel, the Orc Empire has had a peace treaty with the 3 human empires for a long time. The only difference is that you are now the Emperor of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. We need to sign a new peace treaty with you!" The black cloak elite priest bowed and explained.
Abel was shocked. He was suspicious about this black cloak elite priest coming to his celebration. This was the first time he found out that the 3 human empires had a peace treaty with the Orc Empire.
He looked at the people around him. Emperor Aldous and Duke Chesterton's faces confirmed it.
He then looked at the other guests' faces and realized that the Orc Empire and the human world didn't really have a death grudge.
Throughout history, only a small group of orcs with low combat power would appear in the various duchies. Most of them were there to train new recruits, but this had never happened in any of the empires.
Of course, the Kingdom of Saint Ellis had lost a griffin Knight, but that time, there was no large scale army. It was just a quick operation.
This kind of thing was more of a friction between the three empires. This kind of friction also happened from time to time between the three empires.
Think about it. The humans had won the war with the Orc Empire, but they didn't continue to expand. Instead, they kept the Miracle Wall as the border and the orc battlefield.
"Majesty Abel, it was too sudden for you to become the Emperor of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. There are a lot of things that no one has explained to you. The orc battlefield is a place where the humans and the Orc Empire train human wizards and orc priests. Without it, the Holy Continent would not be able to train so many experienced wizards and priests!" Emperor Aldous whispered to Abel.
"So you're saying that the Miracle Wall will not be a threat to the human world?" Abel asked. His mouth felt dry.
"No, Majesty Abel. If we lose the Miracle Wall, we will lose the upper hand in the war with the Orc Empire. With the help of the Miracle Spirit, the Orc Empire will gain the upper hand. By then, countless human wizards will die in front of the Miracle Wall, and the Orc Empire will gain more resources." Emperor Aldous continued to explain.
"Peace requires power!" Abel sighed.
"Yes, Majesty Abel. Peace requires power!" Emperor Aldous smiled and said to Abel.
The guests in the small circle did not intentionally listen in until Abel turned to the elite priest in the black cloak.
"Majesty Envoy, the Kingdom of Saint Ellis will live in peace with the Orc Empire. I will send someone to talk to you about the details!" Abel nodded and lowered his voice.
"Majesty Abel, may the light of peace shine on the land!" The elite priest in the black cloak suddenly relaxed. He bowed and said.
Hearing an advanced orc priest say something like this, Abel felt a little strange.
The elite priest in the black cloak was very happy. The Kingdom of Saint Ellis was much more powerful than the Orc Empire. Their military power had become a huge threat to the Orc Empire.
Most importantly, the Orc Empire was very weak. This was the weakest the Orc Empire had ever seen in thousands of years. The orc war had taken away too many powerful warriors, and Abel had reduced their elite priests to a dangerously low level.
The Orc Empire needed to sign a peace treaty with the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. This was the most important mission of the elite priest in the black cloak. If he could get Abel's approval, he would be halfway done.
The banquet was a chance for most of the guests to interact with each other, but for Abel, it was a chance for him to learn more about the Holy Continent.
From his conversation with Emperor Aldous and Duke Chesterton, he knew the Holy Continent was only a training ground. It was a place to provide fighters for this world.
There was a strict demarcation line between humans and orcs, and that was the Budapest Mountain Range. This was the demarcation line between the powerful humans and the powerful orcs. The Miracle Wall and the orc battlefield outside the Miracle Wall were the training grounds. Wizards and deities would fight and grow there.
Of course, this growth came with a price, and death was one of them.
From Abel's current position, he could understand how beneficial this rule was to human wizards. If the wizards in the duchies only knew how to train all day long, and most of their training resources were provided by the duchies, it was not hard to imagine how powerful a wizard would be.
He just couldn't understand what was wrong with this world. Why did it need so many powerful wizards? From what he heard, even the orc priests were the same. Those experienced wizards and priests would leave the Holy Continent once they reached the required level. But who was the enemy?
Emperor Aldous and Duke Chesterton couldn't answer Abel, and no one in the banquet could either. He knew Wizard Dunn knew for sure, but Wizard Dunn promised he would only tell him after he became an elite wizard.
Maybe the best thing to do was to quickly settle the affairs of the kingdom and focus on training. Becoming an elite wizard as soon as possible was the best choice.
After the banquet, a lot of changes happened in the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. The most obvious one was the parliament system proposed by Earl Bennett. With Abel's strong support, the nobles in the kingdom felt like their power had increased, so this parliament system was easily passed.
No one would have thought that there was a process in the parliamentary system that was the real way to control the empire.
The members of the parliament were elected by the nobles and important cities, and the president of the parliament was elected by all the members of the parliament.
The process was similar to the elves' parliament system, but once the members were elected, they would sign a contract of loyalty to the kingdom. This contract looked very normal, but it was a magic contract made by Bartoli.
Although each member of the parliament was still working for the nobles on the surface, they were still completely loyal to the royal family and Abel.
Of course, the power of the emperor was not weakened. He had all the power, and the parliament was only there to help him deal with the government.
The first president was appointed by Abel, and no nobles objected to it. He appointed Earl Bennett. Of course, Earl Bennett's title was also promoted to Duke after he was appointed.
Since then, Family Bennett had truly become one of the biggest nobles in the Holy Continent, and Earl Brook had become one of the three vice presidents. The power in his hands was also shocking.
June 1st. After the parliament of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis was established, the first thing they did was sign a peace contract with the two biggest human empires, the Orc Empire, the dwarfs, and the elves. This was something that all the big forces desperately wanted.
Ever since the parliament was established, Abel seemed to have disappeared. He only appeared when the peace contract was signed. After that, he was nowhere to be seen in the affairs of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis.
June 1st. After the peace contract signing ceremony, Abel did not return to his magic tower. He received an unexpected invitation, so he directly went to the dwarfs through the teleportation circle.
"The great King of the Dwarfs majesty, Emperor Abel of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis greets you!" Abel bowed to a dwarf in golden armor with a crown on his head.
This was the Holy Helmet City, the royal city of the dwarfs. Abel was not officially visiting. Instead, it was a private visit. The person he was visiting was King Dunba of the Dwarfs.
Abel had never seen King Dunba of the Dwarfs since he was in retreat. King Dunba of the Dwarfs was a powerful rank 18 wizard. He was one of the top 3 most powerful people in the Holy Continent.
"The great Emperor Abel majesty, my brother of the dwarfs, I have been waiting to see you!" King Dunba of the Dwarfs said with a sincere smile and made a hug.
Since this was a private visit, Dunba was also alone. He didn't have any followers with him.
Abel lowered his body and gave Dunba a hug. This was very rare among wizards. It was very dangerous to let go of one's defense and let someone get close to you.
Especially since Abel was a dual element head Knight and King Dunba of the Dwarfs was only a wizard. This showed how much King Dunba trusted Abel and treated him as a true brother.
"Dunba majesty, I have been looking forward to meeting you!" Abel said with a smile after the hug.
"Let's go in and talk!" King Dunba of the Dwarfs made an inviting gesture.
Abel and King Dunba of the Dwarfs walked side by side into a tall building. This building was very old. It was about 20 meters tall. It was a typical style of the dwarfs.
However, King Dunba of the Dwarfs did not stop at this building. Instead, he led Abel down a flight of stairs.
"Everything up there is a lie. The dwarfs would never welcome their brothers up there!" King Dunba of the Dwarfs laughed out loud.
On both sides of the stairs, countless illumination circles lit up the entire staircase. The style of this place was not quite the same as the one above. It was chiseled out of rocks and had a very rough style.
After walking for a while, Abel saw a huge underground city. There were shadows of dwarfs everywhere. It was completely different from the empty buildings up there.
"This is Helm City, the royal city of the dwarfs!" King Dunba of the Dwarfs proudly introduced.
The underground city was enveloped by a huge magic formation. Outside the transparent shield, one could see the carvings of the surrounding mountains. There was no need for an illuminating magic formation here. Whether it was the light emitted by the huge magic formation above the city or the fiery red earth fire everywhere in the city, it was enough to illuminate the underground city.
"Your Majesty Dunba, Guru Abel!" As they walked on the street, Abel's height was very eye-catching. The dwarfs that passed by all bowed down to greet the 2 Majesties.
There was a strange phenomenon. Abel was now more and more called Emperor Abel instead of Guru Abel in the human world.
However, the dwarfs still called Abel Guru Abel. This showed that the dwarfs worshipped a Grandmaster Blacksmith much more than an emperor.
Abel looked around curiously. There were shops that all the cities had. There were also countless blacksmiths that no city had. The sound of hammers hitting anvils could be heard everywhere.
King Dunba of the Dwarfs walked as he introduced the city to Abel. This was the holy city in the hearts of the dwarfs in the Helm Mountain.
The blacksmiths here were at least advanced blacksmiths. They had the most comprehensive blacksmith training process. Every blacksmith that could own their own blacksmith shop in this city was a Blacksmith Master or a future Blacksmith Master.
Abel finally understood the terrifying power of the dwarfs from King Dunba's introduction. There were so many Blacksmith Masters, and most of them would live here for their entire lives. They would never leave, and they would dedicate their lives to the dwarfs.
He had seen the dwarven blacksmiths in the Goff Family before, but he didn't know why the Goff Family was known as a business family of the dwarves.
This was the true Blacksmith City of the dwarfs. Compared to the business atmosphere of the Goff Family, this place could produce the best weapons and equipment in the world. This place also had the most advanced forging technology in the Holy Continent.
This was a city of blacksmiths, a city of blacksmiths. Everything here was for blacksmiths.
As they walked, Abel and King Dunba of the Dwarfs arrived at a stone castle. It was not very tall. In fact, it was a little short compared to Abel's 2 meters tall, but this was a building suitable for dwarfs.
In front of the castle gate, there were 2 war puppets that were around 10 meters tall standing on both sides. If it wasn't for the powerful energy surging from them, people would have thought they were statues.
"These are war puppets. Too bad the dwarfs could make them, but they could not support their huge energy consumption. Therefore, they only kept these 2 war puppets!" King Dunba of the Dwarfs helplessly explained when he saw Abel stop walking.
Abel's little war puppets were the smaller version of these war puppets. Just think about how scary those little war puppets were, and you could imagine how powerful these war puppets were.
However, Abel only took a few more glances. He already had enough power. Although these war puppets were good, there weren't many places he could use them. They were just too big.
As they walked into the castle, King Dunba of the Dwarfs brought Abel to a guest room. A servant brought a glass of water spirit fruit juice in front of Abel. It seemed like everyone in the Holy Continent knew about his love for water spirit fruit juice.
King Dunba of the Dwarfs had a glass of grandmaster wine in front of him. He took a deep breath of the grandmaster wine and tasted it. Afterward, he poured half the glass into his mouth.
"Phew!" He let out a long sigh of relief and said to Abel, "Your Majesty, ever since I came out of my retreat and drank your grandmaster wine, I can't drink any other wine. Compared to your grandmaster wine, other wines are like chewing wax!"
"Thank you for your compliment!" Abel took a sip of the juice and replied with a smile.
"But I heard that little guy Bernie said you are about to reduce the grandmaster wine and master wine supply by half. Is it because we dwarfs are giving you too little in exchange?" King Dunba of the Dwarfs looked at Abel and put down his glass. He then said with a firm tone, "Don't reduce the supply of wine. If you need anything, just say it. As long as the dwarfs can give it to you, I will give it to you!"
Abel finally understood why King Dunba of the Dwarfs invited him here. He had no choice but to reduce the supply of grandmaster wine and master wine. Now that he had the Kingdom of Saint Ellis, the amount of food he could support was starting to run out.
Making wine required too much food, and there was no way to buy raw wine in the entire Holy Continent. The price of food was too high, so most people stopped making wine in the Holy Continent.
Abel had given the dwarfs a lot of master wine and grandmaster wine. Master wine was made from normal wine, and it took 3 times the ratio to make double the amount, so it required even more food.
The grandmaster's wine required a lot more ingredients than the normal wine. The production of these two types of wine had seriously affected the food supply of the empire. Abel didn't think that the dwarves couldn't survive without wine, so he explained the situation to Bernie.
He didn't expect the dwarves to really be a race that couldn't live without wine. That was why he decided to reduce the supply. But now, even the Dwarf King Dunba had directly stepped in. This was like a checkmate, making it impossible for him to reject.
"Dunba majesty, the food supply of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis has dropped drastically. It is no longer enough to sustain the kingdom, so we have no choice but to reduce the supply of master wine and grandmaster wine!" Abel said helplessly with his hands up.
King Dunba of the Dwarfs knew about this as well. Even if the dwarfs took out their food to make wine, they would not be able to handle it either.
"King Abel majesty, is there no other way?" King Dunba of the Dwarfs asked.
Abel hesitated. If he rejected King Dunba of the Dwarfs, it would affect his friendship with the dwarfs. But if he didn't reject, how could he solve the food shortage?
Suddenly, he thought of that island in the ocean and the unlimited amount of fish around it. Maybe ….
"King Dunba majesty, if you can send people to the Titan temple to fish, I can exchange the master wine and grandmaster wine for fish!" Abel said with a smile.
"Fishing is not a problem, but can fish be eaten?" King Dunba of the Dwarfs hesitated.
There was no precedent of eating fish in the Holy Continent, so King Dunba of the Dwarfs couldn't understand Abel's idea.
"Of course it can be eaten. You can test the fish first. If it's edible, you can trade it!" Abel of course knew the fish could be eaten, so he promised.
"Ok King Abel majesty, if it works, then not only will the wine problem be solved, but the food supply of the dwarfs will also increase!" King Dunba of the Dwarfs laughed out loud.
Sometimes, food was right in front of you, but no one noticed it first. The dwarfs that could go to the Titan temple were all elites. No one would think the fish there could be eaten. No matter how much food there was, it would not affect the elite dwarfs, and the elite dwarfs would not think about food.
Suddenly, the food supply of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis was filled with fish that had never been seen before. There were so many of them that many people thought the kingdom had sent ships to the ocean.
These fish were all part of Abel's deal with the dwarfs. Ever since the dwarfs had a piece of land in the ocean, they began to develop the resources in the ocean. The minerals and spiritual beasts in the ocean were the main focus of the dwarfs' development.
The fish was just a side project. The dwarfs used large amounts of fish to exchange for master wine and grandmaster wine. With the dwarfs' ability, fishing tools were just a simple tool.
With the exchange rate Abel requested, the amount of fish the dwarfs provided was a shocking number.
In the entire ocean, the dwarfs were the only base to catch fish. Compared to the endless amount of fish in the ocean, this was just a drop in the ocean.
In the end, the amount of fish they exchanged was enough to make up for the food shortage of the kingdom. This made Abel very surprised. He never thought a mission to help the dwarfs would become the key to solving the food shortage of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis.
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