Just when the two legendary mages were as excited as children because of their discovery, their faces turned red.

Just as Joshua continued to take the Black Dragon and the Fire Demon to search for targets across the Great Plains of the Abyss and the Black Sea.

Emperor Israel Delmond, the ruler of the Northern Empire, took his two sons to a vast plain in the eastern part of the empire, dressed in an inconspicuous black ordinary garment.

At this time, it was late at night, the three of them rode horses, slowly moving forward in the dark, even if the emperor was as restrained as possible, but also revealed a majestic majesty like a mountain, it was precisely because of this that the beasts, monsters and even some horse bandits wandering in the grassland along the way all dispelled the idea of making a move, obediently retracted their nest, and behind him, the second prince Dimore looked indifferent and the somewhat cautious seventh prince Alva, riding a horse behind his father.

Located on the southeast side of the Northern Empire, this steppe has a rather resounding name in the distant past - the Plains of No Return, because this vast land is simply boundless from the perspective of ordinary people, and there are no mountains around it as a reference, plus legend has it that a meteorite once fell here, making the compass unable to operate, so if people who are not familiar with this place rush into it, there is no doubt that they will be lost in this grassland that blurs the direction and the world, and will not return.

But not now.

Because of the second frontier order three hundred years ago, countless knights and declining nobles brought their ambitions and desires to this land with countless homeless people or adventurers who were unwilling to live an ordinary life, and they used their life's work to build villages and towns, expanding the long borders of the empire little by little, and turning the once plain of no return into the 'green sea grassland' in the mouths of local residents.

As vast as the ocean, this is the best description of this grassland, but even in such a plain, there are concave and convex places, and now in front of His Majesty the Emperor and his party is an abrupt and raised hill, under which is said to be a meteorite that fell in the past, and there are nearly a thousand similar hills in the entire grassland, but Israel obviously did not care, so he drove his horse and took his sons to the top of the hill.

At the other end of the hill, there is a calm, crescent-shaped lake, a ribbon-like river that shimmers silver in the light of the stars and the moon, and at one end of the river and the lake, a quiet village sits with its twinkling lights.

Father and son rode their horses and stood at the top of the hill, and Israel did not speak, but watched the little village quietly, his dark golden hair dancing in the wind. His Majesty the Emperor was meditating, and his two sons were also thinking about it.

The Seventh Prince, Alva, a young man with long dark blonde hair and sky-blue eyes like his father, sighed a little tiredly, until now, he felt that his experience in the last few days was a little absurd.

Three days ago, when the spring celebration was over, his father, who had been missing for several months, found him with his second brother, and Israel calmly asked the two to accompany him to 'take a turn', whether it was Dymore or the boy, of course, he would not refuse his father's long-lost cordial request, so he simply agreed, but what neither of them expected was that this 'turn', a turn would be three days.

In three days, he accompanied the ruler of the empire to many places, such as the city of Black Rock, which is full of mages and scholars, not far from the emperor, such as the prosperous capital of shining gold located in the western border of the empire, in addition to the southern fortress, the uninhabited desert, the northern tundra and the coastal ports, under the power of legendary powerhouses and teleportation spells, they crossed the long distance that ordinary people could not walk in a lifetime in a few days, and set foot on the most conspicuous land of the entire empire.

Until now. They came to this vast plain of the green sea, beside this humble and quiet fishing village.

No one knew what Israel was thinking, the majestic Emperor did not say a word for three days, he just calmly took his two sons through all the lands under his control, leaving the two noble princes at a loss, and could only silently guess his thoughts in his heart.

I can't guess. Thinking of this, the still young Seventh Prince couldn't help but sigh softly again, what kind of person is his father? It was a legendary powerhouse that made their sons feel awe-inspiring, the contemporary emperor who swept away the orc clan that had accumulated disasters for five hundred years, and if he didn't say it himself, who could guess what it was except Master Nostradamus? Who would dare to guess the other person's mind?

On the contrary, his brother's thoughts can be easily guessed. Thinking so in his heart, the young man quietly glanced at the indifferent young man who was smoothly driving the war horse under him, and it just so happened that the other party also glanced at his younger brother coldly, and the two of them touched each other, and then turned their heads together.

He hated himself. Alva thought so, and the implication of the indifference as ice, as if it was not looking at a living thing, was obvious. He wanted to kill himself.

This is simply too normal, thought the Seven Princes, because his mother died at the hands of his own mother.

Israel Delmond is the lord of the empire, whether it is because of his position or because of his strength, he can't have only one pillow person, the emperor succeeded to the throne when it was a cruel war period, in order to win over the great nobles to help, he did not hesitate to respond to many marriages, this is the responsibility of an emperor, and the harem battle is also a problem that any royal family can't avoid, everything has nothing to do with right or wrong, because everything is a matter of interest.

If anyone really made a mistake, then it was probably his brother's mother's family that fell because of a big defeat, but his mother just gave birth to him. And his mother has no children because of physical problems, one side is weak but the heir is noble, and the other side is strong but urgent because there is no queen, everything happens so naturally.

For Israel, this is also unavoidable, how can he always care about such a 'small matter' when he has been fighting abroad all the year round and shouldering the fate of hundreds of millions of people in the empire.

Therefore, it is natural for the second emperor brother to look at him with such indifferent eyes, because of his mother's hatred, because of the competition for the throne, because of all these reasons, Alva can understand this, but he can't accept it.

The young boy was already a little tired, he was not tired of this brother who wanted to kill him, he was tired of this relationship that was obviously a brother and sister but had to calculate each other, tired of the oppressive and cold environment of the royal family, tired of the hatred imposed on him because of his elders, tired of the mother who had to be the emperor herself—of course, the most tired was his father, who had never said a word, and did not know what he wanted to do.

He didn't want to be bound, he just wanted to live his own life, a life that belonged to Alvar Delmond, not the second prince of the empire.

At the same time, after glancing at his younger brother, the second prince closed his eyes.

The warrior at the peak of the gold, who is enough to be called a strong man, can of course see the depression and boredom in the other party's eyes, but in fact, his heart is different from what the other party guessed, and the heart of the second prince is unexpectedly calm, without the slightest hatred.

Yes, the child's mother persecuted his mother to the point of desperation and had no choice but to commit suicide by taking poison, but so what? What do you get by competing with a teenage child and entangled with your younger brother? Nothing can be gained, nothing can be changed, because the royal family is like that, and it has been for thousands of years.

His mother's last words before her death did not have the slightest resentment, but she peacefully asked him to forget all this and live well, but Dimore could not forget, he can still recall the appearance of his mother stopping to breathe, it was a nightmare deep in his heart, and it was also the pressure and motivation that urged him to fight hard, because he was robbed of his mother, so Dimore swore that he would never become a weak person who was plundered by others in this life.

He wants to be strong, so strong that no one can take away what he values, strong enough to change all this—he becomes emperor, he changes the ignorant system of royalty and even empire, and corrects the source of sorrow from the bottom. All those who stand in the way of this goal are his enemies, and Dimore will not show mercy to his enemies.

Of course, before he could do all this, he would have to collect some interest from the 'queen' on high above.

And Israel just stared at the small fishing village in front of him.

Fishing villages have no names, in fact, most of the small villages in the green sea steppe do not have names, and the simple locals will only refer to each other in general terms as 'the fishing village in the crescent lake' and 'the sheep village grazing in the east'.

The village by the Crescent Lake is not large, there are only about 200 households, the stone and wood huts are scattered on the gentle and solid land by the lake, and there is a thick and low earth wall made of mud around it as a barrier, after all, the green sea grassland is vast, and there are indeed many undestroyed demonic beasts that need to be guarded against in the center that few people explore, there is a simple small dock at the edge of the Crescent Lake, surrounded by small fishing boats with simple workmanship, and in the center of the village there is a stone chapel with equally simple workmanship, and the wall is engraved with the emblem of the seven gods.

At this time, a group of people were arguing in front of the brightly lit church, and His Majesty the Emperor was watching this scene as well as his two sons.

They are not the same. His Majesty the Emperor calmly recalled his other heirs, and then nodded slightly.

It's not at all.

The eldest prince Abel wants to become emperor. His life and struggles were all aimed at this goal, whether it was asking to go to the eastern provinces to govern, or other secret schemes and conspiracies, all in order to become his heir.

The Third Empress Nadia, a cheerful little guy who was a little too lively, she wanted to become the second empress in the history of the empire, not because of anything else, but because she thought it was cool and extraordinary, so she did it, and she worked so hard, and her younger brother Adrian, the sixth prince, a somewhat feminine teenager, had always unconditionally supported everything her sister did.

The seemingly stupid fourth prince Elvis is actually deep in thought, but he doesn't want to be the emperor at all, the purpose of this clumsy little guy Israel can be seen at a glance, he doesn't want to be bound by the strife for the throne, so he simply pretends to be a non-threatening appearance, ready to find an opportunity to travel the world, see those landscapes that have never been seen, the five princesses Afra who has been hiding in the Eastern Plains through the sky and never come back, has a clear and simple desire - she likes magic, likes art, and likes beautiful and lovely young men, She had no interest in the murky feuds of the royal family, so she would never get involved, and she would never even come back to see his father.

Israel knew well the ambitions, desires, and desires of all his children, so he knew that none of them were fit to be emperors, at least not to be emperors in his mind, who could inherit the new era he had created.

Only Dimore and Alva, the only two people have the desire to transcend the position of 'Emperor' in their hearts.

One wants not to be dominated by anything, the other wants to change the world that is becoming fixed.

It's great. So Israel likes them very much, he likes young people who are arrogant and don't know the height of the sky, because it is precisely because of this unwilling heart that people can constantly step on a higher ladder, and young people should be arrogant - how many years have they lived to fight for power, and the Delmond family does not need such vulgar descendants.

"Dimore, Alva."

A deep and majestic voice interrupted the contemplation of the two princes, and Israel opened his mouth to call out the name of his heir, this was the first time he had spoken in three days, so both the second prince and the seventh prince hurriedly raised their heads and looked at their father's back, waiting for his follow-up.

His Majesty the Emperor didn't say much, he just raised his hand, stood at the top of the hill and pointed to the small fishing village not far away, and said in a low voice: "Look at this village." ”

"What do you guys think?"

Dimore and Alvazizi raised their heads and looked into the distance, the two princes solemnly observed the fishing village not far away, their strength allowed them to see every detail of this small village, and with the secret help of Israel, they could even hear the quarrel between the two groups in the center of the village, in front of the church.

The reason for the quarrel is simple and unpretentious. There are two groups of fishermen in this small fishing village, and the leaders of both sides compete with each other for the leadership of the village, and secretly play a lot of black hands on each other, and not long ago, the leader of one side accidentally drowned in the lake because of a few days ago, the leader of the other side will naturally not let go of this opportunity, under many straightforward threats and persecution, this gang wants to drive the family of the former competitor who died unexpectedly out of the village, and completely eliminate this invisible threat.

Intrigues and strife at the village level, not to mention the two princes who grew up in the royal family, even the ruffians and tramps in the big city will not have any thoughts about such sparse and ordinary trivial things - it is too normal, do people still sigh because the sun rises and the moon sets every day?

But on the contrary, both princes frowned.

"I don't think that's right." The young Alva said, his face unhappy, and not afraid that the questioner was his father, and directly said his thoughts: "Competition is normal, but it is too much to kill everything, and I want to stop this." ”

"Stupid infighting."

Dimore's answer was cold and crisp: "I don't see any point in making more money by working together." ”

Israel nodded nondeniably, he didn't comment on whether his child's idea was right or wrong, naïve or simple, he just turned his head and continued to look at the center of the village, the group of fishermen who were still arguing over trivial matters, and said calmly: "For ordinary people, it is indeed a meaningless act, but for the emperor, all this is my responsibility and fault. ”

"Why are they arguing? Why compete? Why should one side be wiped out when the other side has failed? ”

He didn't care about the strange expressions of Dimore and Alva, there was not the slightest condescension in the eyes of the ruler of the empire, he just looked at the fishing village like an ordinary person, and said softly: "Because of interests." I don't need to say anything about this little thing, and you can understand it, but in the end, it's because people's desires can't be satisfied. ”

"And as an emperor and a ruler, you should satisfy the desires of the people, let him be full if he wants to eat, let him have clothes if he wants to wear, destroy the enemy for him if he wants peace, and provide him with a ladder if he wants to go further. The emperor rules over thousands of people and has the greatest power in the world, so the emperor should also have the greatest responsibility in this world. ”

Speaking words that were completely contrary to the thoughts of all the kings and rulers of the world, the ruler of the Northern Empire had a flat face: "In this fishing village, the ordinary and boring battles are a microcosm of the whole world, and the same things happen everywhere under the sky, how to solve them and make them never happen again, is the question that Nostradamus and I have spent half our lives thinking about. ”

"Alva, there are thousands of things that are wrong in this world, and you can solve this one thing, but you can't solve all of them. Demoor, selfishness is the cause of all cooperation and brokenness, and it is one of human natures, not all of us are sages. ”

Looking at the two sons, who still didn't quite understand, Israel shook his head, he knew that the next words might be a little too early for them, but His Majesty the Emperor always felt that he didn't have enough time and couldn't help but want to tell them.

It just so happened that Dimore couldn't help but speak.

"So what should you do as an emperor? What can be done to change all this? The young man asked urgently, and after finishing speaking, he realized that his tone was wrong, but at this time, the second prince did not bother to correct his tone, but stared at his father seriously, he had a feeling that he had never really understood his father.

"As an emperor, what you need to think about should not be superficial right or wrong, stupid or not, but should look at the essence through the phenomenon."

Hearing this, Israel chuckled, and he said flatly: "Since everything is because of interests, as long as the national strength is developed, as long as the productive forces are extremely abundant, and everyone can satisfy the most basic desires, then most of the struggles in the world will cease to exist because of this." ”

"If you want to stop it, you must enact laws, and if you want to eradicate it, you must develop national strength."

"That's the way kings think."

Looking at his two thoughtful sons, Israel was a little relieved, but also a little helpless, he knew that it might take a long time for these two little ones to really understand their ideals, and besides, they had neglected another thing.

That is, in this world, not only the king and the people, but also the great power belongs to himself, and one person is equivalent to a 'strong man' in an army, a city or even a world.

It's useless to just be an emperor, but he doesn't have the strength, in addition to the way of the king, they also need to learn more things about the 'strong', but those he is not familiar with, because before the legendary strong, he was first the emperor of the empire, his strength is not pure enough, and he does not understand enough about certain concepts.

And in the entire Mycrof Continent, there is probably only one person whose strength is pure and free of impurities.

Thinking of the man who should be in the abyss now, Israel couldn't help but smile, he knew that there was no one more suitable to be the teacher of his sons and daughters of the 'strong'.