The real fourth chapter …
Duke Platinum immediately said respectfully to Salin, "Master, I know what to do."
He had been calling Salin "Master" ever since, because he knew that Salin had given up his identity as a king and considered himself a powerful mage.
"It's good that you understand. I have a good relationship with the Ironblood Duke. Don't have any conflicts. I'll talk to him. "Salin's words made Duke Platinum overjoyed. He was afraid that the Ironblood Duke would bully him.
Salin comforted the duke, who had a strong background, and then told him his plan. Salin wanted to send a sufficient number of troops to temporarily block the door to the Holy Kingdom.
Within a month, he would announce the establishment of the Fourth Dynasty and gather soldiers from all places to participate in this battle to defend the throne.
Of course, the Druidic Church would also participate. In this battle, all those who died would receive the blessings of the Goddess of Nature. This meant that the souls of those who died would not dissipate and would be reborn. This was the doctrine of the Goddess of Nature, and everyone knew it.
Salin was not afraid that the Goddess of Nature would not agree to this promise. This was a way to increase the power of the Goddess of Nature.
Salin easily got Duke Platinum to contact his family and began to mobilize the real power of Cloud Flow. Salin would not be polite to the big families who would not act until they saw the rabbit. He would use magic to remember any forces that did not attack the Holy Kingdom. These families would have no place in the Fifth Dynasty.
What Salin had to do next was very simple. He returned to Sacred Rock City, brought his most powerful team of mages, and discussed with Rex. Then, he summoned the nobles of Qin Yin and held a grand banquet in the palace.
The messengers sent by Salin sent invitations to every noble. This banquet was not to be refused.
Families that did not participate would be kicked out of the circle of nobles forever.
Of course, Salin did not plan to keep the circle of nobles. In his plan, the Fifth Dynasty was a dynasty of mages. Families without mages would eventually be abandoned by history.
Salin himself was a little excited. What he planned was the process of creating history. He had never thought that the history of a plane would be changed because of him.
How many nobles were there in Holy Rock City? Salin did not count, but there should be tens of thousands. Of course, only about a hundred could inherit the title. The rest were honorary nobles.
No matter how tight Qin Yin's control over the nobles was, he couldn't solve some problems. After all, with the passage of time, there were too many people in a dynasty that needed to be rewarded. Honorary nobles were still nobles, so Salin did not give up. These were all people with status, money, and power.
To be able to climb to this position, at least he had a certain level of ability. In order to establish a dynasty, strong people were indispensable, but low-level people with organizational ability were equally important. Salin would give these nobles a chance.
The banquet was held in the garden of the palace. However, it was not held in the garden, but on a huge floating platform above the garden. In Salin's floating city, after several refinements, there were a lot of floating materials. These materials could be used to build flying machines, but Salin didn't do so. Instead, he kept them. Now, this floating platform only needed a Magic Furnace to fly and hover a few hundred meters above the ground.
Salin didn't let the floating platform fly that high. He only hovered at a height of about thirty meters. Then, he built twelve stairs. The stairs were wide enough for the nobles to walk up without crowding.
Rex and Salin sat side by side. Below Rex was a tall golden throne, while Salin sat on a wizard's chair.
Salin arrived half an hour early, but found that only half of the reserved seats were occupied. Another half hadn't arrived. These slippery fellows were probably still observing. What he was going to announce this time was very important. Many nobles had a premonition and went to the House of Lords or House of Commons.
There were a total of twenty-four elders in these two houses, but only six went to the palace.
In other words, only a quarter of the people in the House of Lords and House of Commons planned to support Rex. This was completely different from when Rex had just ascended to the throne. Back then, the House of Lords was completely under Rex's control.
However, Salin was not angry. At least, Prince Sephiroth was here.
This guy had advanced to level-twelve and could be considered a qualified expert. Salin no longer had any resentment toward Sephiroth. He just regarded him as Rex's senior.
Sephiroth's seat was on Rex's left. He was the first one.
He turned his head and looked at Salin, extremely puzzled. Salin had solemnly invited the nobles without explaining the reason, but for half of them to come was already giving Salin a lot of face.
So what if he was a prince? In the Qinyin Empire, the nobles had their own rights and couldn't be taken away.
"Time's up. Let's begin," Salin said and waved his hand. Immediately, a Metatlin wizard activated the magic furnace. There were a total of five backup magic furnaces on this floating platform. When all of them were activated, the flying speed was very fast.
The platform rose to a height of a thousand meters amidst screams. At this height, people who couldn't fly would be so scared that their legs would turn to jelly even if they stood on the edge and looked at it.
"Okay, let's start the banquet." Salin ignored the nobles' reactions. A spatial door opened beside him. It was the 12 Movements of Purgatory. Demon waiters walked out and began to arrange the food and wine on the banquet table.
The nobles found that the surroundings of this floating platform were sealed by an invisible energy shield. There was no strong wind or thick fog. Everything around them could be seen clearly. Looking down, it was a shrunken Holy Rock City.
There were many transparent places under their feet for people to look at the earth.
Salin had also prepared good wine, all of which had a low alcohol content that suited the taste of the Qinyin people. Even the concentration of the grain wine was just right. There was no need to mention the snacks and dishes. Although demons were a bloodthirsty race, they were also gourmets. If demons had no choice but to eat humans, they would add a lot of condiments when they had the time and money.
Salin had a lot of demon chefs by his side. Just because wizards didn't like good food didn't mean that soldiers didn't need it. Many military chefs were the most cost-effective way to gather morale. On many occasions, on cold nights, giving soldiers a bowl of delicious meat soup was more effective than giving gold coins.
The nobles were helpless. It was already impossible to leave at this time. Who would be willing to jump from a height of a thousand meters?
Salin's attitude was already very clear. These people coming was giving him face. Those who didn't come and were prepared to be late would never have the chance to step onto this platform again.
The layout of the platform was similar to the banquets in the palace on usual days, except that there were more tables. Salin's table was full of old hereditary nobles. Salin first raised his glass and toasted Sephiroth with Rex.
Then, Salin and Sephiroth started chatting. Of course, it was just chatting for the banquet, but for Sephiroth, it was very important.
Salin and Sephiroth were discussing the control of the Druidic Religion. Sephiroth was now in the empire and didn't have the power he used to have. He happened to be responsible for the management of religion.
That was Salin's intention. Sephiroth's territory had already built a port, and two fleets were stationed there, completely blocking the nearby sea routes. If the Cloud Flow people wanted to reach the East Coast of the Qinyin Empire, they would have to detour thousands of miles by sea.
Sephiroth had long been dissatisfied with the Druidic Religion, but he had to compromise with Salin to change the situation of the Golden Plains controlling Sacred Rock City. He thought that Salin would continue to develop the religion. The existence of the religion had actually shaken the foundation of the empire.
Now that Salin proposed to control the development of the religion, Sephiroth was a little excited.
However, what Salin said next almost made Sephiroth go berserk.
"Everyone, the reason I invited you to this banquet is to announce something. The Qinyin Empire will officially disappear in a month."
God knew how many mages used the Silence spell on the nobles to stop the noise. Salin looked at Sephiroth smilingly and said, "Of course, Qinyin will be the last to disappear among the four empires."
"Salin!" Sephiroth wasn't affected by the Silence spell, but he only gritted his teeth and called out. He didn't say anything else. He stared at Salin. If Salin wanted to annex the empire, he would die in front of Rex and let her see the true face of this man.
"Uncle, don't worry." Rex wasn't panicked at all. Although Salin didn't tell her everything, Salin told her that from now on, Salin didn't plan to let her be the emperor alone anymore.
"Rex will be the founding emperor of the Fifth Dynasty. There will be a huge change in the system of the dynasty. This change will last for a hundred years. After a hundred years, families without mages will no longer be nobles. "
Salin's words were cold, and the hearts of the nobles turned cold. It was good enough that there were low-level mages in their families. Although the Qinyin Empire was called the Mage Empire, how many of the young masters of the nobles were willing to study magic?
Fortunately, what Salin said next didn't make them despair.
Salin said, "Sacred Rock City will be the capital of the Fifth Dynasty. I will build a magic academy here to teach magic publicly. Everyone here today, I will send mages to your families to choose children who can become mages. Of course, you will also have to pay gold coins to build this magic academy. Now, you can speak according to your rank. "
There was still silence. Everyone was digesting the information in Salin's words.
Sacred Rock City was still the capital. Everyone here had the opportunity to let their families learn magic and maintain their status as nobles. In other words, Salin was still taking care of these people.
"I don't agree." An elder of the House of Commons stood up and stood in front of Salin.
"Tell me your reason."
"I am a noble of the Qinyin family. I will never accept the rule of the Fifth Dynasty." The elder looked at Salin arrogantly.
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