Fourth Update.
The six court Mages were called into the room. Ojarvis closed his eyes and rested for a while. The Mages held their breath, waiting for Ojarvis to speak. They knew that what Ojarvis told Salin in private must be very important, and it could be shocking.
When one reached Level-10 in magic, even if they did not know prophecy, they would still have a strong premonition. It was instinct.
Ojarvis did not open his eyes. He said to the six court Mages, "Since the founding of the Qinyin Empire, no other force has been able to enter Holy Rock City. Holy Rock City was conquered in my hands. I am guilty."
None of the Mages replied. They would not listen to such words. They were loyal to the royal family, and they had royal blood in them. The Glücos royal family would live and die with them. Without the support of the royal family, they would not have such a high status. Because of their bloodline, they would even be ostracized and suppressed by Alchemy City.
"I have decided to pass the throne to my sister. Rex? Glücos. I know that before I made my decision, my sister was already the Emperor in your hearts. But to me, this is nothing. The moment I began to have my memories, I knew that I would not have long to live. It was you who used all sorts of magic potions to help me survive. "
None of the Mages replied. When Ojarvis was born, everyone thought that the empire would have a new Emperor and would continue to prosper. But Ojarvis's body was in a terrible state. The wealthiest royal family on the continent, the royal family with the most Mages, could not change Ojarvis's fate.
The sickly Ojarvis seemed to indicate that the empire was heading towards decline, but no one thought so at the beginning.
After all, Rex was still around. Even if Ojarvis died, the empire would not lose a successor. Moreover, Great Emperor Charnak was the most powerful Glücos in the past three hundred years. Everyone even thought that Great Emperor Charnak could live to a thousand years old.
But Emperor Charnak was dead. He had died in the prime of his life. If not for the Vatican's ambush, even if ten powerful Mages of the same level attacked him, Great Emperor Charnak would not have died.
But what about hundreds and thousands of powerful Mages? There was a limit to Great Emperor Charnak's power.
The Mages did not mind that Rex was not favored by the prince. The problem was that Master Merlin's prophecy concerned the rise and fall of the empire.
Now, they had no choice. They could only let Rex ascend the throne.
If Sephiroth were the Emperor, the Qinyin Empire's strongest secret technique would be lost forever. The existence of this secret technique was an important reason for the Golden Plains to recognize the royal family. Back when Great Emperor Qin Yin founded the kingdom, he chased all the powerhouses of the Glücos family to the Golden Plains to prevent internal strife within the family.
The Glücos of the Golden Plains was not allowed to interfere. Unless the bloodline of the royal family was no longer pure.
The people of the Golden Plains had curses flowing in their blood. If the royal bloodline was severed because of them, then the Golden Plains would also be destroyed. Emperor Qin Yin used forceful means to protect the royal family's position. But today, the people of the Golden Plains did not make a move. The bloodline of the Glücos royal family became thinner and thinner. In the end, only Rex was left.
Sephiroth's sons had been tested long ago, and it was impossible for them to learn the secret techniques of the royal family. This secret skill was now in Rex's hands, and it allowed her to form the seventh Demonic String.
Rex had every right to inherit the throne. On the other hand, Ojarvis didn't have any achievements, so the throne wasn't very legitimate. It wasn't that he didn't have an imperial concubine. It was just that his body would be injured if he used even the slightest bit of force. It was impossible for him to carry on the family line.
"However, everyone, I have made a decision that none of you can understand. I've decided to give the magic grid to Prince Salin, and all of you can assist Prince Salin in unifying the continent, "Ojarvis said seriously. The six mages looked at each other.
"Your Majesty, I don't think that's a good idea, right?"
"Why not? Salin is Rex's husband. He is also a powerful Wizard. He can lead you to glory. You should know that Rex's dream is to build a kingdom of mages, and not to let the nobles control the empire. The future world should also be like this. I don't need to explain the details. You all know that the nobles are losing their influence. In the future, it will be difficult for ordinary people to become nobles except for mages. "
"The Golden Plains," Isenberg said. He would support Salin, but he had to point out the crux of the problem.
"There's no need to worry about the Golden Plains. Salin has the floating city. He can guarantee that the magic grid won't fall into anyone's hands."
The old Wizard said, "Your Majesty, the mages in the palace will support you, but the royal mages outside the palace …"
The old Wizard's tone was weak. He had been tough with Salin at first, but it was just a gesture. The key was for the emperor. It seemed that the emperor had already discussed it with Salin, so there was no need for him to object. Of course, he knew about the floating city. All the mages in the room knew. Everyone dreamed of moving to the floating city to cultivate magic.
If Salin took away the magic grid, he wouldn't be able to chase everyone away.
Rex would be the emperor, and they would continue to be royal mages. Their status wouldn't change, and they could still cultivate on the floating city. It would be much safer in battle than underground.
Salin had a powerful alchemy factory and a strange magic net. The royal mages knew all of this very well. Following Salin was much better than following Sephiroth.
Sephiroth couldn't provide better treatment for everyone. What about Rex? Just as the emperor had said, he had wanted to build a kingdom of mages since he was young. If Rex's dream was achieved, everyone would have a high status and countless resources. It would be like another alchemy city. Rex and Salin were like his mother.
Ojarvis's heart ached at the thought. He hadn't killed his mother, but the emperor's position had killed the person who loved him the most in the world. To give birth to him, the pain his mother had endured flashed in the fragments of time.
Master Merlin had left a prophecy. This prophecy drove Rex out of the capital. All of this wasn't arranged by fate. It was manipulated by someone.
The Glücos royal family was too powerful. It was almost impossible to overthrow them directly. Even now, the passage to the Devil's Plane was connected to Holy Rock City, but the royal family hadn't been destroyed. Most of the royal mages were on standby in the magic grid, ready to launch a shocking counterattack at any time.
"Right, I'm still the emperor now. I can order you to do one thing, right?" Ojarvis suddenly said.
"Yes, Your Majesty," the old mage answered.
"Become Rex's follower. I'm not a professional, so I can't do that. But Rex is a level-10 mage and has the Shenluo Ring. He should be qualified, right?"
Isenberg looked at Salin. Seeing Salin nod, he and the other mages agreed.
This kind of thing required a contract. Without Salin's permission, his soul didn't have the slightest bit of freedom. He couldn't sign any contract. The problem was, even if he signed the contract, if Salin went back on his word, his contract wouldn't be valid. This was what Isenberg didn't know.
The rules on the broken jade were higher than the rules of a follower's contract.
"Huh? An enemy is coming. Everyone, look. " Ojarvis's pain had been borne by the Destiny Puppet. He was much more energetic now, and his ability to use secret spells was stronger.
A fragment of time from the future flashed before his eyes. He saw the invaders fighting against the large puppets.
"Your Majesty, please …" The old mage gestured.
"No need. I don't hurt anymore." Ojarvis blinked, indicating that he was very relaxed.
The mages bowed and left, leaving only Salin, Rex, and Nelis in Ojarvis's room. The female officials all left.
A magic array appeared in front of Ojarvis's bed. This magic array itself was a reflection, but it could transmit magic images from the outside.
At the last entrance of the underground city, the magic door guarded by Sephiroth, the large puppet was almost finished assembling. Outside the magic door, Sephiroth retreated into the magic door with his subordinates.
Blinding light shot out from both sides of the magic door. Twelve magic arrays overlapped and activated, closing the magic door with a loud bang.
Salin also paid attention to the situation. When he passed by Sephiroth, he already knew that Sephiroth's power was probably at the peak of level-10 True Martial. His longsword could increase his combat power by several times. Now that Sephiroth was in such a sorry state, his enemy seemed to be the leader of the Elemental Hand.
"I'm the emperor. If these people don't listen to my orders, I'll chase them away. Outsiders don't have the right to interfere in the affairs of the Glücos Family. "Rex was very supportive of Salin when there were outsiders. Even if what Salin did was wrong, she would stand by Salin's side.
This was also what Salin liked about Rex. Rex wasn't one to be pretentious. His man wasn't someone to be judged by others.
Ojarvis tacitly acknowledged Rex's words. He didn't like being the emperor, especially after seeing his past and the secrets contained in those unknown time fragments. Ojarvis didn't like the throne at all.
If it wasn't for his identity, he wouldn't have gotten sick from a young age. This wasn't an illness, but a curse. Although he couldn't see who the curse was, it was indeed related to the throne. Before he was born, someone had set up this trap to end the Glücos Royal Family's line.
Who was this curse placed on him?
Sephiroth was indeed in a sorry state. If it weren't for the Winged Skeleton protecting him, he would have been seriously injured. The enemy's skills might not be too strong, but they had never appeared on the Myers Continent. He lost hundreds of swordsmen because of a moment of carelessness. It was the undead of the Winged Skeleton who escorted him into the magic door.
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