Chapter 1 Secret Talks in the Imperial Capital
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A sudden rain mixed with ice crystals fell from the sky, and the clouds obscured the starlight, enveloping the mountains and the earth. The pouring rain mixed with ice and snow filled the sky and the earth, so that the huge area as far as the eye could see, there was a gray rain and fog.
Between the thick dark clouds, purple-blue thunder flickered, and dull thunder came one after another, like a giant drum hammering.
- Suddenly, a great thunderclap rang out, and lightning burst through the sky, illuminating the surroundings like the sun of daytime.
Through this light, you can vaguely see a majestic giant city built between three mountain peaks under the shadow of rain and mist.
Starfall 831, December 21, 8:35 p.m., Northern Empire, Imperial Capital.
Three black peaks are like a barrier between heaven and earth, cutting off this side from the world on the other side, and behind this solid rock fortress is a huge city with white walls, it sits between the mountains, on the rocks, and around this huge city, on the top of each of the three peaks is a fortress and a mage tower, which towers into the sky, like the strongest horns through the sky, protecting the most important city of the human empire.
In the darkness of the night, white pyroxene lamps illuminate the streets, like fog and freezing rain falling, covering the streets with a thin layer of ice, and the pedestrians on the streets look hurried, as if they want to rush home as soon as possible, but they still have to walk carefully on the ice in order not to fall.
A tall man shrouded in a white hooded robe walked slowly down the street, his body was tall, his exposed hands were wearing three gemstone rings, and his skin was slightly wrinkled, showing that he was not young.
Noticing the plight of the pedestrians around him, this man shook his head and chuckled, and whispered to himself, "The road is really difficult to walk in this weather."
He recited a few words in his mouth, and then with a light touch towards the void, the magic power suddenly began to fluctuate, and the nameless spell bypassed the warning circle all over the city in an instant, covering the surrounding thousands of meters of the earth, dissolving the ice, and suddenly, all the pedestrians around were surprised to find that they no longer had to move forward with their hands and feet, but could move forward with peace of mind.
After solving the problem that had plagued many, the figure under the hood nodded slightly, and then he continued to walk towards the center of the huge city, a magnificent palace made of basalt.
It was the residence of the Emperor, the Palazzo Morlai.
The royal palace Morlay Palace is like a city within a city, surrounded by strong city walls, and there are countless black-armored knights patrolling back and forth at the entrance, and the armor and weapons on their bodies are all high-quality first-class, and they are carved with the [Five-Star Huanyang] coat of arms on behalf of the royal family, which is extremely powerful.
And whether it is the demeanor or demeanor of the guards, the physique or the momentum, all show that this is a division of a hundred battles, the elite of the elite.
The man in the white hooded robe came to the door of the palace, and the rain and ice and snow bypassed his body under the influence of an inexplicable force, and slipped to the ground.
A black-armored knight who took the lead, who seemed to be the leader of the squad, walked up to this person, and he said solemnly and politely to the man whose face was hidden behind the hood: "This gentleman, this is a royal important place, if there is nothing important, please avoid it." β
As he spoke, he also pointed in a direction: "And it's best not to use spells in the imperial capital, sir, if you want to avoid the rain, you can go to the street management center, where there are free umbrellas to give." β
Hearing this very polite exhortation, the man behind the hood seemed a little surprised, and he looked at the knight in front of him, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Islam's men are becoming more and more chivalrous...... It's really different from his father. β
A slightly old voice came from behind his hat, and as he spoke, he took off the hood from his head, revealing his full head of white hair and long beard, and smiled at the knights standing in front of him.
When the black-armored knight saw this man's face, he froze for two seconds, and the cold rain fell on his face, which woke him up - he retreated in a little panic, and the knight immediately bowed down respectfully and whispered, "I don't know if you came...... I'm so sorry! Master, please come in, His Majesty the Emperor is waiting for you in the study! β
When the other knights saw the old man's face again, their faces changed instantly, and they all bowed respectfully.
Patting the leading knight on the shoulder, the old man motioned for them to get up, and then continued to walk slowly into the palace.
After walking through the long corridors and gardens, past several imposing statues of the emperors, the white-haired old man, with respectful greetings from all who met him, finally reached the deepest part of the magnificent palace, a room with a golden door.
"Little Israel, I'm in."
Without knocking on the door, the old man was still talking, and he opened the door directly in his hand, and the whole person walked in directly.
In the room, several huge carved fluorites hang on the ceiling of the hall, shining like the sun, shining brightly throughout the room, the floor is made of pure white crystal marble, and the four walls are huge metal bookcases, in the center of this extravagant room, there is a desk carved from a whole flying cloud wood, and a man with dark gold shoulder-length hair is sitting on the chair behind the desk, silently flipping through an ancient book.
The man was tall and athletic, with no expression on his handsome and angular face, but it did not give a sense of indifference, and he wore a luxurious red animal skin robe, the edge of which was fur with a ring of mink, and the material of the animal skin and scales was taken from the center of a red dragon's chest, the strongest skin.
sighed, closed the ancient book in his hand, and the man who had long known that someone was coming outside the room looked up at the door, and said helplessly: "Teacher Nostradamus, you taught me the etiquette of knocking on the door before entering the room." β
As he spoke, his voice swelled with inexplicable strength, and a gust of wind blew and closed the golden door of the study.
"But I've taught you that you don't have to be too polite with each other."
Without taking the identity of the man in front of him seriously at all, the white-haired old man walked to the opposite side of the desk with a smile, and with a wave of his hand, he conjured out of thin air a chair with soft sheepskin cushions that looked very comfortable, and then sat straight up: "It's not a good thing to be too raw, my Imperial Majesty." β
Israel Delmond, the supreme ruler of the Northern Empire, shook his head with a wry smile, facing the old man in front of him, his mentor and guide for many years, he could not show any majesty of His Majesty the Emperor - this middle-aged man with dark blond hair swept the ancient books on the table aside, and then opened the door and said: "Okay, my Royal Mage Guild President, Your Excellency the Chief Archmage of the Empire, you informed me four hours ago that I had a big matter to tell me, and you only came to me now...... Don't feel the need for an explanation? β
The old man named Nostradamus frowned, and his expression looked a little strange: "Your Majesty, do you really not know? β
"I don't have time to care about other news lately."
Israel shook his head, he clapped his hands, and suddenly two magic circles appeared on the desk, and after a flash of light, two cups of hot tea appeared in front of him, and handed a cup of tea to the white-haired old man in front of him, His Majesty the Emperor took a sip of tea himself, and then sighed: "The three major legions surrounded the orc royal court but couldn't attack it for a long time, I even planned to drive the expedition in person, plus there were so many black tides suddenly set off in the territory, how could I have any energy to care about other things." β
"Your Majesty, you don't care about the Kuroshio."
Simply denying the words of the man in front of him, Nostradamus straightened his white hooded robe, and said solemnly: "The black dragon that set off the black tide arrived in the Northland, but you didn't pay attention to it, and you didn't even send a person to exterminate it. β
Being questioned about his decision-making, even if the other party is his own teacher, he will be angry, not to mention that Israel, as the emperor, originally didn't like others to question his will, so he said coldly: "Teacher, your accusation is completely wrong, as early as a few weeks ago, I ordered the censor Munster to bring a piece of the royal family's treasured dragon slayer stone to give to Radcliffe, with the help of this thing, with Radcliffe's strength, let alone the Kuroshio and the dragon that is only gold mid-level at most, Even a golden dragon would fall there. β
"If that thing is a dragon, it isβbut who told you it was a dragon?"
The white-haired old man shook his head, and out of nowhere, he took out a white report, which was densely written with a large string of formulas and words, and a bright red seal: "The research of the Mage Guild has proved that the recent madness in the Black Tide in the Empire is not just caused by the scale powder of that black dragon - among them, there is an obvious and extremely chaotic power!" β
At this point, Nostradamus said in a unmistakable tone, "That's a Chaos Monster!" Think about it, what did a Chaos monster go to the Northland for? β
Israel frowned, and His Majesty the Emperor tapped his fingers on the top of the Feiyunmu desk, making a rhythmic sound: "The land of the Seal, the gatekeeper Radcliffe...... It's going to attack Moldavia and open a space-time portal? β
"No, it's already opened a space-time portal."
Sneered, the white-haired old man looked helpless: "My Majesty, because of your father, you are too concerned about the war with the orcs, but in fact this is unnecessary, the orcs have not recovered from the last war, and we have been cultivating for many years, even if it is delayed, they will definitely lose!" β
"Only chaos, only chaos is the only enemy worthy of fear in all human worlds!"
ββ¦β¦ You're right, teacher, orcs aren't worth mentioning, I'm too persistent...... Wait, the space-time gate has been opened? β
His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire was not angry at these words, he knew that what his teacher said was the truth, but when he suddenly reacted to what his teacher had just said, Israel's expression immediately became serious.
He didn't doubt what his teacher said, but said angrily: "The space-time gate is open?!" Damn, the Shadows, and the censors, what the hell are they doing? How could I not know about such an important matter!? β
Even as the emperor of the empire, a legendary powerhouse, he can't keep an eye on everything in this empire all the time, so after Israel ascended the throne, he immediately formed the intelligence organization of Shadow, and immediately controlled the system of the noble court to collect intelligence for him...... Now, because of the incompetence and dereliction of duty of his subordinates, this kind emperor is really angry.
"No, there are only five Golden Rank among the four Northland Lords, and the one from the Wilson family has been slain by the young heir of the Radcliffe family - with their strength, they can't stop the tide of chaos at all!"
It's not when he's angry, thinking of this, His Majesty the Emperor with dark golden hair stood up, and the terrifying power of will surged out, and even turned into substance, all the objects in the entire study were all still in place, even the dust was as if it was frozen in amber, and he said in a deep voice: "The highest level of natural disasters at the level of catastrophe, I need to immediately mobilize elite troops to suppress it!" β
"You're wrong, Israel, there are always people in this world who are beyond the norm."
Not oppressed by the legendary powerhouse in front of him, the will of his own students, His Excellency Nostradamus, the chief archmage of the Imperial Royal Mage Association, stood up, and the white-haired old man said in a deep voice: "Just like when I led the mage group to defeat the three shaman legions of orcs in a row, just like when you slashed the orc emperor in the midst of ten thousand armies and successfully broke through the legend, there are always people who can do things that ordinary people can't do - the gate of time and space has been closed!" β
Under His Majesty the Emperor's questioning gaze, the white-haired old man sighed with emotion: "At ten twenty o'clock this morning, the space-time patrol instrument of the Mage Association detected that more than three hours ago, there was a huge space-time fluctuation centered on the Moldovan territory of the Northland, and almost forty minutes later, when I was about to inform you, the patriot said that the space-time fluctuation had stopped, and the space-time gate was completely closed. β
"Due to the occasional delay in the instrument, I thought it was a false alarm at first, but after many verifications, I was sure that the space-time door was really opened, and someone forcibly broke all the nodes and was forced to close."
ββ¦β¦ That's a big deal. β
Sitting back in his seat, Israel sighed, "The space-time gate was destroyed in the fourth hour after it opened...... What an amazing feat...... So teacher, what are you here for? β
"Someone must seal the Otherworldly Space-Time Gate."
When the old man replied, he showed a smile: "But I don't worry about who to send for this kind of big event, so I'm going to just go by myself." β
"Able to break into the Black Forest in the midst of a beast tide and forcibly close the space-time gate...... The little guy who does this kind of big thing, I can't wait to see it. β
(To be continued.) )