The main hall of the palace is magnificent, and at this moment, the solemn hall is a little brighter than usual.

There were not many people in the main hall, the servants and guards were all pushed back, there were only a few people in the huge hall, and in the center of the luxurious soft collapse made of gold, precious stones and velvet sat a graceful and luxurious girl, she held the scepter of enlightenment, seemingly unfazed, but unconsciously overflowed a little joy, she was the emperor of the thousand-year-old empire, Queen Elsa.

To the left and right of Aisha stood two old men of extraordinary bearing, Marshal Lancelot and the Prince of Wales, and one step further on, the Prince of Tumen, their faces also filled with joy.

Charles stood under the main stage of the throne, closest to the emperor, according to convention, from the perspective of imperial thinking, this position is a great honor, and Charles can stand here as a first-order commoner, which can be called the first person in the history of the empire. However, Charlie didn't seem to know about this routine and didn't show much excitement.

Lancelot couldn't help but ask, "Charlie, is that elven warrior your contract creature? He is very strong! He can independently fight against the blood arbitration, and he has a lot of combat experience!"

The Prince of Wales smiled: "According to the calculation of the emerging Princeson level, such an elven warrior is at least a level 17 powerhouse, and a shield warrior, which is very suitable for your identity as a magician, and when you become a magic master, I am afraid that no one in the entire continent will want to be your opponent!"

Prince Tumen praised at the right time: "Yes! Throughout the ages, the summoner profession has had little say in the wizarding world, and now with Charlie as an example, I am afraid that there will be a wave of turning summoners in major magic academies." ”

"It's not my minions. Charlie shook his head, looked up at Lancelot, and said, "Didn't the marshal give me an eighth-order scroll before he went to battle?" ”

Lancelot couldn't help but wonder, it was his family's heirloom yes, but several generations have passed, and none of the heirs have unlocked the secret of this scroll, including many mages, Charlie's first-order archmage, how can they unlock the secret of this scroll in the shortest possible time?

In fact, Lancelot knew very well that Charlie was lying, because the maker of this scroll, the most outstanding genius of the Lancelot family, the creator of the glory of the family, and the magic swordsman Camus, was good at spells that were water magic, and they had nothing to do with summoning magic.

Aisha turned her puzzled gaze to Lancelot and asked, "Really?"

Lancelot glanced at Charlie with his spare eyes, and the latter looked indifferent, bowing his head and saying nothing, it seemed that lying had reached a certain level.

Lancelot responded with a smile: "Before I went to war, I did give Charlie a scroll, which is my family heirloom, the trophy of the family's ancestral demon swordsman Camus, all along, no one in the family has been able to crack the mystery, but I didn't expect it to be broken by Charlie, worthy of being the genius apprentice of the arcane ring!"

Wales smiled silently, he was an old friend of Lancelot, and he had seen this heirloom and knew the details of it, but Charlie was his pioneer knight, and since he didn't want to talk about it, he wouldn't break it.

Prince Tumen said: "Although the Marshal scroll is important, it cannot hide Charlie's contribution, he not only gave the Storm Knight the strength to confront the Knights of the Holy Blade head-on, but also single-handedly destroyed the Priesthood Order, and killed the commander of the Templar Order, Chrisma, to save the thousand-year-old empire from the kingdom in danger, this feat is really not small!

Your Majesty, I suggest that a certain percentage of improvement be made appropriately according to the calculation method of the imperial military merits, in addition, Charlie is young and young, it is the age when he has made meritorious contributions, His Majesty may wish to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, and it is also a signal from the royal family to the outside world: the younger army is a trend in the future, as long as you have the ability, Your Majesty will give more opportunities to young generals, let them go to more important positions, and show their talents!"

As the mouthpiece of the royal family, Prince Tumen's proposal for Charlie's praise was the most suitable, and he undoubtedly knew the psychology of the young queen.

Aisha affirmed: "I mean the same thing, I am grateful for what Charlie has done for the Empire, a heavy compliment is indispensable, and at the same time, I hope that you can enter the sequence of the Empire and share some of the heavy responsibilities for Uncle Wales and Uncle Lancelot." ”

As His Majesty the Emperor of the Millennium Empire, being able to say such clear words is enough to show the weight of Charlie in her heart.

Wales bowed his head and said: "What Your Majesty said is that Lance and I are already old, and now it is the world of you young people, Qianji, Leon, and you, I hope that you can replace us in the future and become the pillars of the empire." ”

Charlie took a deep breath, a hint of apology appeared on his face, and said, "Your Majesty, several princes, I ...... I may be disappointed that I just want to go back to running my little castle now, and I don't want to get any military position. ”

One sentence immediately chilled the pleasant atmosphere.

The corners of Elsa's mouth slowly curved, and a trace of sadness appeared on her fair and delicate face, which made people feel some sadness, and suddenly, she stood up from the throne, walked down the steps, and slowly walked to the opposite of Charlie, this sudden action moved several cardinal ministers, not knowing what the queen was thinking, and did not know what she was going to do next.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......" Prince Tumen opened his mouth, but finally did not say anything to dissuade him.

Aisha said in a sincere tone: "Charlie, I don't know if it was the incident with Haynes that made you disappointed me, if so, I am willing to apologize for my past behavior, I know that incident has had a very big impact on your life, I am very sorry for this, I'm sorry!"

As she spoke, Aisha bowed slightly and performed a standard apology etiquette.

Prince Tumen's face froze, and he said bitterly: "Your Majesty, you really don't have to be like this!"

Charlie hurriedly returned the salute and responded: "No, Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with that incident, it's my fault, you are not wrong, I repent of my past behavior, I want to apologize, and I should apologize to you." ”

Aisha said, "Well, let's take this matter as if it was over, and never mention it again, let's look forward."

A few months ago, I never thought that I would sit in this position, I was completely unprepared, so to speak, I was pushed up by you, and at the same time I knew that there was no choice, if I accepted, the thousand-year-old empire would be plunged into endless infighting and strife, and from then on, it would decline, collapse, and die.

At that time, I had no experience, and my father never considered training me in the direction of a king, I only knew that I could not back down, I had to learn to be a qualified king, fortunately, I had many loyal and wise elders to help me, and I also had young companions to share my worries, and I did not disgrace the reputation of the thousand-year-old royal family!

Until the Church launched this tentative war against us, this war exposed the weakness of the thousand-year-old empire, our armaments have not been updated for too long, the development of the magic field has been stagnant for decades, and the fall of the Arcane Ring not long ago was a heavy blow to the royal power, because magic is the weapon that balances the royal power and the divine power.

Lady Luck has once again favored the Millennial Empire, you have appeared with blasphemous weapons, elevated the Storm Knights to a level where they can fight against the newest and strongest Sacred Peak Knights of the Church, and not only that, but you have also destroyed most of the Priesthood Order, and even personally killed the Triumvirate of Judgment Town, the Scarlet Arbitrator Chrisma.

For the thousand-year-old empire, this achievement is tantamount to saving the country, and I don't even know what to reward you with. ”

Aisha said so much in one breath, so that several princes couldn't help but be moved, this is His Majesty the Emperor is taking the initiative to confide in outsiders, throughout history is a very rare phenomenon, of course, this matter is not so abrupt in a queen who has not been on the throne for a long time.

Aisha straightened the hair on her cheeks, her white face quietly smeared a layer of red, and she continued: "This September, I will turn 18 years old, I am already an adult, I will choose a spouse, according to the practice of the royal family, I can only look in the noble circle of Raphael City, but this time I will expand the scope to the whole country, not limited to nobles, regardless of origin." ”

With that, the meaning is clear, what reward could be more tempting for a young man than the throne?

Prince Tumen smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, it's best not to break this tradition, the bloodline of the royal family must remain orthodox and pure. ”

Aisha ignored Prince Tumen's persuasion and said, "Charlie, stay!

This is a very grand and seductive invitation!

Charlie took a deep breath and said: "I am grateful for Your Majesty's attention, in fact, I am not as important as you think: if this battle is not for the sacrifice of Lord Dawn, without the heroic Storm Knight, without the strategizing Marshal Lancelot, without the relentless efforts of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, I don't have many opportunities to play a role, without the foreshadowing ahead, I can't break Chrisma's body protection energy at all, that is the gap between rank and strength, which cannot be bridged, I think, my choice may disappoint you." ”

Aisha asked rhetorically, "Why don't you want to serve the Empire?!Isn't it better to command the Storm Knights than to command a Silver Knight?!Don't you know how much benefit it will bring to your family by mastering the important position of the Imperial Army?!In addition to these, you even have the possibility of climbing higher and bigger positions, why don't you give yourself a chance?!

I really can't understand your choice!Raise your eyes! Look at me! I want to know what you really think, you can at least give me a reason to convince me!"

Charlie raised her head, her eyes lit up, her eyes were clear and transparent, without any impurities, her confusion, her incomprehension, her anger, written in it, overflowing.

Charlie replied: "I just don't like this war. ”

"With whom is the war?Church?Didn't we already win?Do you mean Kritz......, the chief god of the Holy Peak Church? Are you awake?" Elsa asked.

Wales couldn't help but interject: "Charlie, what information do you know, and are they reliable?"

"It's a war with the devil, and we may not be able to win!"

Aisha snorted lightly and said, "I thought you knew some secrets of the church, but I didn't expect to worry about such a distant problem! The devil is indeed a difficult problem to solve, but I don't think it is a greater threat than the church, the devil is an alien creature, their number is limited, it can be said that the enemies of all living beings in the Vagland continent, do you think they can fight against all of us?!"

"Why not?"

Wales muttered, "Charlie, even if your concerns are correct, what is the point of running Haynes City and a small castle by yourself?

Your Majesty can provide you with a bigger stage, give you a performance, give you operation and maintenance, give you operations, let you show your talents to the fullest, and deal with the future war with the devil, wouldn't that have a better chance of winning?!"

If Charlie doesn't have a half-plane, doesn't have a magic furnace, and if Charlie doesn't want to go to the Lancang Kingdom to find out, this is indeed a more rational and reasonable choice.

Charlie was silent for a long time, and under the expectant gaze of the four people, he made his own decision: "His Royal Highness is very reasonable, but I still want to do it myself!"

In an instant, Aisha's face flashed with a layer of anger, and she blurted out, "You are really a stinky and hard stone!"

Aisha wanted to say more, and seemed to feel a hint of apology from Charlie, and she swallowed the more excessive words that followed, threw them away, and left angrily.

The Prince of Wales sighed: "Charlie, you may have given up a golden opportunity, for you, for your family. ”

Charlie smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness, I hope you can help me explain to Your Majesty that I am not refusing to serve the Empire, but I have chosen another method, you may as well understand it this way, you should send me to carry out a secret ark mission for the royal family, if the situation really reaches the point of no repair, my side will be your place!"

Wales spread his hands and said, "Then why didn't you just say it to your face?"