In the glorious palace of the Luoya Empire, a gorgeously dressed old man was standing by the window, looking down at the streets and houses of the imperial capital, a pair of cloudy eyes were a little distracted under the light of the fire, and he seemed to be in a daze. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Majesty. At this moment, a middle-aged man in armor walked in and knelt down towards the old man.

"General Link, you're here, what's going on with the Holy See. The old man came back to his senses and asked in a tired voice.

"Your Majesty, the Holy See has evacuated the imperial capital in the past two days, and they evacuated in a hurry, and they have not had too much contact with other forces, except for ・・・・・・. Link hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"Except for Prime Minister Charles's son Carter, he felt the scene for the first time after the change in the Holy See. Your Majesty, could it be that this matter was premeditated? ”

"The Holy See is powerful, and although Charles has the support of the elves behind him, he will not be stupid enough to stumble on the Holy See. This should only be caused by internal affairs of the Holy See, but although this is not premeditated, it saves a lot of effort for Charles, no matter what method he uses, the Holy See is at least temporarily withdrawn, and they should also step up their actions. ”

"Your Majesty, you mean Prime Minister Charles, he is going to ・・・・・ me immediately to organize the Praetorian Guard and strengthen the guards. Link said as he stood up, remembering that he was about to leave.

"Link, do you think it's still necessary to do this now?" said the old man without looking back.

Link was stunned when he heard this, and he fell silent, and a strong unwillingness and helplessness could be seen on his face. "But Your Majesty, are we just going to sit still?"

"Not exactly, you take this. As he spoke, the old man took out a letter from the spatial ring and handed it to Link.

"Here are some talented and talented little guys I counted, some of them are in the imperial capital, some are scattered in other regions, you can save as much as you can, they are the seeds of the future of the empire. ”

"Your Majesty, what should you do then?" Link took the letter, his eyes were already red, and he knew very well that this was already a support.

"I!" The old man's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, as if he had returned to his youth, he turned around and looked at the imperial capital outside the window again, looking at the land.

"I am Cross III, Emperor of the Roa Empire, and this is where I belong. ”

"Your Majesty, you can't do this. Link's voice was filled with grief and pleading.

"Link, this is my order, so ・・・・・ carry it out. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. A grief-stricken Link stood up and walked out.

The room was quiet, and at this time the old man was the only one left, and he was resolutely looking at the scenery of the imperial capital. The imperial capital is still so prosperous, even at night, the lights are still as bright as day.

But Cross knew that the city was rotten, and that the Roa Empire had gone through too long years, and that in addition to its glorious history, there had been a completely rigid and rotten system.

Under this bustling light, there are drunken nobles and hungry and cold, Cross knows the existence of these scenes, but his cloudy eyes have long been unable to see clearly, he is old!

He knew that this was only within the imperial capital, and in the vast territory of the empire, those things had happened, the internal strife of the nobility, foreign invasions, the erosion of the Holy See, and so on, and the empire was now like an old man like him, and the response to the problems was becoming more and more sluggish and powerless.

Boom! There was a sound and a violent fluctuation of magic power in the sky outside the window, and you could clearly hear the roars of dragons and lion kites.

"It's begun. Cross muttered to himself, withdrew his gaze, put on a coat, and walked out of the bedroom, where he walked slowly to the court.

Here he used to be young, swaggering, high-spirited, and ambitious with his brother Grand Duke Dragoon. But after so many years, the former brothers and blood have passed away, leaving only old wounds and dark diseases all over their bodies.

Instead of walking towards the throne, Cross looked at the murals on the walls, which recorded the history of the empire, and the scene of the founding emperor Halley I ascending to the throne.

There are also pictures of Elizabeth I bringing the empire to its peak, and finally flourishing and declining, and being destroyed by five generations of demon kings.

After that, there was the scene of the rise of the three generations of Clun I, II, and III, and through this inflection point, the empire prospered again.

Harris V, John II, George VIII, Cross I and other imperial lords swept through the eyes of Cross III, and it felt like walking step by step from the long river of history.

Speaking of which, Cross III actually didn't like the history of the empire from the founder Halle to Elizabeth I, it was true that the empire was extremely powerful, and its territory covered almost half of the continent, including all the papal suzerains in the middle of the continent today.

But at that time, humans were not the masters of the Roa Empire, the real masters of the Roa Empire were dragons, the dragons were powerful but lazy, wise but arrogant, and the weak humans were just agents selected by the dragons on the mainland.

It was the era when the dragon was strong, and then the five generations of demon kings hit the dragon clan hard, causing the dragon clan to decline.

And the rebuilt Luoya Empire, although the territory is much smaller, has gained the initiative from the hands of the dragons, and the dragons have really become companions from the superiors, and the real dragoon empire has appeared.

But the glory will pass, as the concentration of elements on the continent becomes lower and lower, the dragons become more and more closed, the mighty primeval dragons and ancient dragons have fallen into a deep sleep, and this country that dances with dragons has also declined.

And this country is too old, and the response is too slow, it has long been unable to keep pace with the times like the Holy See Sect and the Celestial Dragon Empire, and when it senses the crisis, it is already too difficult and too difficult to change.

Cross III withdrew his gaze and walked to the throne, a bone throne that looked like the skull of a dragon.

Cross finally sat down and gently stroked the throne, and Cross III seemed to fall into memory.

"Old man, you went before me back then, and now I can go with you soon. ”

At this moment, footsteps were heard, and a blonde man walked up, and beside him, there was the woman in the black robe.

"Why didn't your father come?" said Cross III, stroking the throne without looking up.

"Your Majesty, my father is taking over the Praetorian Guard, so let me come first. Carter said politely. ，

"Hmph, he's still so careful, or he's completely taken me for a useless old man. Cross III smiled self-deprecatingly and looked at the young man in front of him.

"I have a question that I am a little confused about, can you answer it for your father?"

"I'll be happy to answer your questions, Your Majesty. ”

"Although your father is ambitious, he has been cautious all his life, and I am not surprised that he has a heart of disobedience, but why would he ask the elves for power, and why does he think that the elves will let him control the empire. ”

"Your Majesty, you are wrong about one thing, it is not my father who controls the empire, but me. Carter said as he brushed away the long hair around his ears, revealing his pointed ears.

"You're a ・・・・・・ half-elf, how is that possible?" Cross III stared into Carter's ears, his cloudy eyes lit up at this point.

"Nothing is impossible, it is not difficult to suppress the bloodline with the secret method of the elven clan and hide it for more than twenty years. The elven woman in the black robe said.

"I see. Cross III nodded, his eyes brightening to reveal the woman's secrets.

"So the elves want to learn from the dragons they once were. ”

"The elven race and the dragon race do have a lot of similarities, they were once one of the strongest races in the continent, with a long lifespan and strong talents, and at the same time, there are few clansmen. Slow growth. It's just that unlike the increasingly closed dragons, we decided to get out of the forest, we decided to make contact with humans, the huge human population is what we lack, and humans and elves can completely make up for each other and form a strong empire. The elven woman said with an excited expression.

"Make up for each other, I'm afraid I want to treat humans as second-class people, and serve the elves forever, just like the former Roa Empire. Cross III said mockingly.

"You need to think about it, at least the Roa Empire won't become a sacrifice of the Sea Clan, right?" the elven woman asked rhetorically.