Chapter 614

On the other side, Shien had already returned to the imperial capital.

As if nothing had happened, Shien quietly returned to Bigusler's house, only to find that La Xia and Lilith had yet to return.

Lockett had also gone out, and so had Tilly. The entire Bigusler house was empty apart from the servants, and it made one feel rather uncomfortable.

There might be another reason for this uncomfortable atmosphere.

After returning to Bigusler's house, Shien discovered that more people seemed to have their eyes on this place than the day before, and were secretly monitoring the mansion.

"Is it really that lively?"

Shien found it funny, but he was not surprised.

The higher-ups of the empire must have already guessed that this mysterious expert who had destroyed the Lefferut family might be related to the Bigusler family. They might even be in the Bigusler family, but because of their fear of his strength, they did not dare to attack the Bigusler family rashly. However, it was inevitable that they would monitor the Bigusler family.

Not to mention knowing Shien's whereabouts, just being able to know Lockett's whereabouts at any time and place, and find out what Lockett was planning to hide from his actions, was a gain for the higher-ups of the empire.

In addition, the nobles who were on tenterhooks were also worried about whether they would become the next Bigusler family. They could not ignore what this mysterious expert who suddenly appeared in the imperial capital was planning to do. Right now, the Bigusler family was definitely surrounded by all kinds of spies. There was no doubt about this.

Even the ordinary servants seemed to have been targeted and monitored.

One could imagine that the Bigusler family had become an important target that the empire had to pay attention to at all times.

Shien believed that even what Lockett and Tilly were planning to do today was being monitored by the empire.

However, it was unknown whether they would take any action because of this.

As for La Xia and Lilith, if the magical tools Lésia made for La Xia were powerful enough, they should not be discovered by the higher-ups of the empire.

There was no need to mention Shien himself. With the teleportation ability of [Outward Sight of Destiny] and the superb concealment ability of [Inner Sense of Destiny], it would be strange if he was discovered by these spies.

"That's true, but it's not good to be careless."

When entering the secret base in the wilderness, Shien had also felt that as long as he used teleportation to pass through the boundary without triggering the alarm, the people inside would not be able to discover him.

Who would have thought that there was a necromancer inside who could use magic to sense a person's life force, and Shien had almost been exposed?

This meant that there were still many unimaginable things in this world.

Who knew if there was someone in the Imperial Capital who knew how to use a special spell similar to [Death Corridor] or a unique skill that could see through [Inner Destiny]'s concealment?

There was always a chance, and he could not be careless just because he had a great improvement.

"Speaking of which, I've destroyed so many Knights and Undead on this trip, as well as two Legendary-level enemies. My level has increased again."

Now, Shien's level had risen to 79, and he was only one step away from 80.

If others were to know about this, they would probably be extremely shocked, right?

After all, Shien had only been in this world for about half a year, but he had risen all the way from level 1 to level 79. He was only one step away from level 80, which was really unprecedented.

Compared to the Brave Ones of the past, this speed of growth was undoubtedly at the level of foul.

Perhaps, it would not take long for Shien to reach the Legendary Level, the Extreme Level, or even the Transcendent Level.

[Providence] and [Numerology] …

These two unique skills that could increase the speed of growth were of great help to Shien.

Of course, for the current Shien, a mere increase of one or two levels was not worth too much attention.

Compared to his own level, Shien was more concerned about the rewards of this trip.

"Lustrous Branch …"

Shien was deep in thought.

"The treasure that even the Brave Ones who established the Ragnar Empire are looking for, but can't find …?"

Shien was a little interested in this so-called treasure.

"Hmm, let's go to the palace."

Shien decided.

There was no other way.

According to Capeline, the legend of the Lustrous Branch was now only known to the royal family.

In this case, he might be able to find information about this legend in the palace.

Thinking of this, Shien directly set off and went to the palace.

With the teleportation of [Seeing Destiny Outside] and the concealment of [Perceiving Destiny Inside], Shien could come and go freely in the palace even in broad daylight.

So, Shien first went to find Javis and met him.

…

"Lustrous Branch?"

In the bedroom, Javis listened to Shien's question, and showed a surprised and thoughtful expression.

"Indeed, there is such a legend circulating within the royal family, and I have heard Mother talk about it in the past." Javis hesitated for a moment, and then said, "But it's just a legend, and even the people in the royal family don't believe it. Even Mother used to tell it as a story to make us happy. So, it should be fictional, right?"

Obviously, Javis did not think this legend was true.

"On the other hand, Capeline has liked this legend since she was a child. When she was a child, she was always clamoring to fulfill her ancestor's dream and find this treasure."

Javis simply betrayed his sister and told Shien why Her Royal Highness would associate the legend of the Lustrous Branch so quickly from the actions of the high priest and others.

Her Royal Highness should have taken this legend seriously when she was young, right?

Shien laughed in his heart.

But now it seemed that this legend might really be true.

Shien did not specifically explain and directly asked Javis.

"How much do you know about this legend?"

Shien did not hide his desire to investigate carefully.

Javis also saw it and guessed the reason behind it.

At that moment, Javis furrowed his brows and thought carefully for a long time before speaking with some uncertainty.

"I actually don't know much. I only remember that Mother once said that in order to make the Lustrous Branch appear on this land, some conditions must be met. For this, there was even a poem, but unfortunately, I don't remember the content of the poem."

Javis racked his brains to come up with such information.

Shien, on the other hand, was convinced in his heart.

(Her Royal Highness remembers it clearly, and even now, it is possible that she still regards this so-called legend as true.)

The second princess of the empire, the existence known as the Valkyrie, seems to be a childish chuunibyou …?

Well, this is a bit too much information.

On the contrary, Javis seemed to be really not too concerned about this matter. His memories of the past were all blurred, and even if he racked his brains, it seemed that he could not provide any useful information.

After thinking about it, Shien asked Javis, "Then where is your mother now?"

Shien kind of wanted to meet the former Imperial Concubine of the empire and see if she knew anything.

However, Harvey's expression turned gloomy.

"Mother is under house arrest in the depths of the palace." Javis said with some hatred, "And, she has not woken up."

"Not woken up?" Shien was slightly startled.

"Yes." Javis adjusted his emotions and said in a low voice, "After being ousted by Mara and abolished by that fatuous emperor, Mother suffered a great blow and collapsed in front of us. She has not woken up for a whole ten years."

Shien suddenly did not know what to say.

How should he put it?

Although he was a bit sympathetic, this Imperial Concubine of the direct line of the imperial family seemed to be a bit fragile.

From Javis and Capeline's description of the former Imperial Concubine, Shien could roughly imagine what kind of character she had.

(She should be a very gentle and virtuous person who did not like power struggles, and was very fresh and bland.)

Such a person would not want to be in power, so she pushed her husband to the throne and focused on educating her children.

So, whether it was Javis or Capeline, when mentioning this Imperial Concubine, they all had a kind of nostalgia and love.

Unfortunately, it was also because of this that the Imperial Concubine was framed, betrayed by her husband, and had her throne taken away, falling into such a situation.

But this was a bit troublesome.

"None of you know the specific content of the legend, and the only one who might know is the former Imperial Concubine, and she is in a coma. This means that the trail is broken again."

Shien was not very satisfied with this result.

Fortunately, Javis seemed to remember something and told Shien one thing.

"I suddenly remembered that when Mother told us this story, she was holding an ancient book in her hand." Javis said so, "Maybe, that ancient book recorded this legend."

"Oh?" Shien's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Then, what about that book?"

"It should be in the emperor's bedroom." Javis thought for a moment and said, "That ancient book is something handed down by the royal family, so although Mother sometimes goes to borrow it to read, she never brings it back to her bedroom."

In this case, the possibility of the book being left in the emperor's bedroom was very high.

"That muddle-headed emperor is also not a person who reads books. That book has probably been covered in dust for many years, right?"

There was inevitably some sarcasm in Javis's tone.

It seemed that both Javis and Capeline hated the emperor very much.

Even if the other party was their biological father, they still looked down on him extremely.

Not to mention Javis, even Shien, a bystander, after hearing so many "heroic deeds" of the emperor, felt that the other party would sooner or later become a disgrace in the history of the imperial family of the Empire.

For the dignified number one military empire in the human world to have its highest ruler be like this was the misfortune of the Ragnar Empire, a country with a long history of prosperity and decline that had experienced various disasters.

"Then I'll go to the emperor's bedroom."

As Shien said this, he looked at Javis and suddenly smiled.

"Do you want me to help you fix him?"

Hearing this, Javis's eyes lit up.