Chapter 13: Talking and His Majesty the Emperor

"She, I like promising young people who are as 'hard-working' as her, if any of you can be better than her in any skill, maybe she will be able to look at her differently. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"I'm definitely better than her. Sephes was habitually poor, but soon became so nervous that he lost the mind to make jokes. "Damn...... Who will find a way to fix that guy and make him ugly, our flower of the imperial capital is going to be snatched away by others!"

"His Majesty the Emperor will be here soon, so if you get tired of it, you can go and fix it. ”

The teenagers nervously exchanged their heads with each other and talked about it, expressing great concern about this matter, but Rhodes had no interest in his sister's male companion and pulled down his friend's sleeve: "Hey, didn't you tell me a few tricks, this is just one trick." ”

"Alas...... Okay, I don't want you to steal underwear, you go back and blow the pillow wind on your sister...... Ahh ”

"Okay, it's a trivial matter, let's talk about it. ”

"Another way is to stop the fox man from deforming. Sepheus looked at the beautiful girl who was chatting happily with the prince of the attached prince, and said absentmindedly: "Transfiguration is a high-level magic, and those who can master this kind of magic are not the best mages, but orcs are different—they are born with a talent for transfiguration. The fox man is good at turning into a fox, and the tiger man is good at turning into a tiger...... But they are all born in human form, and they can not master the ability to transform until they are at least seven or eight years old. ”

Rod interrupted Sephes impatiently: "I asked you how to push her down, not for you to popularize science! I can't ask Roy any of these things you said, she will definitely be more complete than you say." ”

"What's the hurry, haven't you been able to trick that little fox into becoming a human, as long as you want to stop her from casting spells and turning back when she returns to human form, won't it be done!"

"Stop her from transfigurating...... That's right!" Roder hesitated a little, and immediately became excited, why didn't he think of it, the so-called book is less when it is used, it seems that he understands a little more, even if it is a mess of knowledge, it is useful, but: "How to stop it?"

"A rough approach, using potions or powerful magic to destroy her body's perception of magic, to put it simply, is to abolish her and make her lose her ability to shapeshift. But the kitsune who is done in this way is just a woman with a long tail, and is not worth sixty mild at all, and you will certainly not be willing to give it up. Then you can only rely on demonic suppression substances, anti-magic shackles, and handcuffs...... Or a necklace or something, didn't the boss who sold you an orc give it to you? But it's normal, the demon-suppressing substance is not cabbage, and gold is expensive. ”

"Anti-magic shackles......" Rhodes thought seriously and touched his chin: "So, where can I buy it?"

"It's up to you to figure out your own way, you don't think about the price, but the demon-suppressing substance is a controlled product, and only a mage above the Great Magus can buy it with the official purchase qualification certificate issued by the Empire. Sepheus gloated, "Maybe you can also go find a black market, but it is estimated that there is no one in the imperial capital, and even if there is, we will not find it." ”

"Dry. "There is such a thing as the black market everywhere, but the imperial capital Wenwei is a new city built ten years ago, and His Majesty the Emperor has always hated this thing - the rebellion that almost cost him his throne and his life eighteen years ago is said to have been negotiated in a black market.

"Stop talking, Your Majesty has arrived. Just as he was searching for a way, a middle-aged nobleman next to him stopped the discussion of these juniors.

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The noise around him was lowered for a moment, but it didn't take the nobleman to speak—the vibration of the ceremonial staff hitting the ground was so clear, and the sound of the professional attendant's announcement was so loud. Under this double reminder, the crowd in the auditorium was instantly silenced and bent down a little bit, like a wheat field blown by the wind, and then a procession walked in from the door of the auditorium, accompanied by the imperial guards and attendants, and the emperor of the Midland Empire walked in.

Under the background of the tall red-armored guards on both sides, the man in the middle looked thin and gentle. He wore a tight-fitting black gown, with little color other than a somewhat understated but delicate lace at the neck, a necklace around his neck that reflected the light of the room, and the slender design and delicate patterns allowed him to escape the nouveau riche air that "gold necklaces" usually carry. The emperor's face was clean and bearded, and even the stubble under his lips and chin was very clean, and he looked young and elegant, more like a scholar than one of the three most powerful people on the continent.

Rhodes immediately remembered his father's joke at the dinner table before, and couldn't help but secretly suspect that the emperor's appearance really wanted to soak his sister, while bending down to the emperor like everyone else around him, he couldn't help but look up and look at each other's eyes, the man smiled at him and nodded, but the friendly gesture made his inner suspicion even worse.

When the salute was over, everyone straightened up, and before that, the Imperial Monarch put away his smile early, passed through the crowd with a flat face and did not squint, and walked up to the high platform at the front of the Great Hall, looking down at the banquet participants below.

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[The reality is this: the majority of people are confused, the wicked do evil and oppress the good, the mediocre people are confused to listen to what they believe, and the few remaining sober and capable people are anxious...... The most perfect way for society to progress and make the country strong is to eliminate those "wicked" and then awaken those mediocre people, but the fastest and most efficient way is to improve the system and ensure that the right people have the right resources.

In layman's terms: let the lion lead the wolves.

And I am the lion. 】

These are the most talked-about remarks of the man in front of everyone at this moment, as he summoned the nobles to the capital at the end of the expansion war in the 5th year of the Sixth Age of Magic, issued this proclamation to the whole country, and reclaimed almost all the lords' fiefdoms, ending the kingdom era and putting Midland on the path of centralization.

The house, which was as noisy as a vegetable market just now, was silent at this time, and no one dared to lose awe because of the easy-going appearance and behavior of the men on the stage. The Sven man in front of him was Kyle Ross, the founder and first emperor of the Midland Empire. Ambitious and ruthless, the ruler of the empire is the image of the ruler of the empire, a legendary king who led the country to a series of feats, and an oath of allegiance to all officials and troops throughout the empire. Countless great nobles, lords, and even kings who once dominated one side are now just caged birds in the imperial capital by him, and life and death are all in his thoughts.

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