High Above

The Dark Moon turmoil decades ago caused a complete reshuffle of forces within the Setar Empire.

The late emperor, Black King Inaga II, and the first knight of the empire, Hilliard, were assassinated by mysterious forces in the palace of the imperial capital. Of course, the mysterious force is not mysterious, but it must be mysterious.

In short, on that night, the factions loyal to the emperor fought to the death with the mysterious forces. When the moon was obscured by clouds, the bright source of light illuminated the entire imperial capital like daylight.

As a result, the late emperor died, and all direct descendants of the royal family including the crown prince died... Buried with them were almost all the high-end combat power of the mysterious forces and half of the imperial capital.

When the current Majesty, the land-keeper Axel defeated many other brothers and sisters, ascended the throne in the imperial capital, and succeeded to the throne, he discovered a rather funny and sad fact.

That is...an empire that should have been weak, dilapidated, and completely in decline...

It's running better.

yes.

A group of ministers died, a group of nobles died, a group of high-level ascendants died, a large number of palace ministers who were too small to even count as a large group died, the emperor humerus died, as well as a large number of elite scholars, and God knows how to count them. , it is estimated that the big shot of Heapuan will be used.

There was a huge void in the core ruling class of the empire—the entire country should have been completely unable to function.

But when Axel, the defender of the land, thought he was going to inherit a mess... the new emperor was shocked to find that what was left to him was not a mess, but an empty ruins.

It is still unbelievable that the government orders are smooth, and it is a blank ruin that does whatever he says.

——The self-help organizations that have emerged in the imperial capital, as well as the low-level officials who are at a loss and can only try their best to maintain stability, are waiting for him, the emperor, to settle in and issue orders.

What kind of family of great ascendants, what kind of palace aristocratic group, what kind of aristocrats in the imperial capital, what kind of big chamber of commerce and their supporters, and God knows which local nobles supported their spokesmen in the imperial capital - all of these people died, even if there were a few left. The small fish and shrimp were also crushed by Axel himself.

After the government team he brought back from the Eastern Territory reluctantly took office, it was able to absorb many talents from the private sector...

For this we must also thank the late emperor for his popular education.

And these people became a new group of noble families, as well as officials and ministers.

yes. yes.

The empire lost its control over the local nobles in various places. The two grand dukes who had been suppressed by Inega II and were breathless once again regained their spirit, and many local nobles also faintly became local emperors entrenched in their own nests.

In these places, government orders are always followed and violated.

But so what? The area directly under the imperial capital is so vast that it is still larger than many countries on Terra.

The new emperor Axel used this ruin without any internal restrictions, almost no intrigues, and no one was holding back or causing internal strife in a short period of time...

Defended the empire's borders.

Even decades later, the power of the imperial capital can still reach all places, making all nobles convinced. At least outwardly surrendered.

It sounds ridiculous, and it's funny to say, but the meaning behind it still made the second prince shake his head slightly: [What kind of pressure grandpa was under back then is indeed unimaginable to us younger generations. Others may admire him, maybe You will laugh at it, and you may even secretly gnash your teeth and hate it... But only when you really get close to that seat do you know what it means to be an emperor]

[But you are right, whether the Grant family and the Cejalrovo family are grandpa’s secret hands or not, they are our strength now]

"Not yet. But it will be in the future."

The old general turned his head and looked at the moonlight outside the window. His expression was a little dazed: "And without me. Your Highness. I am still your Majesty's knight, but I know... the time is coming, and I have to choose one."

[I understand, I am not the eldest brother or sister, I am not that aggressive]

The second prince smiled: [My father has become more and more reclusive recently. Grandpa left too many legacies, and he is a little obsessed with it - we have to share his worries, right? 】

Marquis Barton did not reply. He was silent for a while, and then said: "The Ryan family has been eliminated. But the Ryan territory still exists, and the mountain people will have disagreements, but Nanling cannot be in chaos."

[Give them the sea of ​​flowers and let Manya clean up the mess. He has benefited, so he must give something in return. I want news about the Canaan Moore Labyrinth. Baisen Dragon God and Kalangulong, I will never let go]

The second prince also caught up with the topic, and his heart light body shrank: [As for other parts of the Ryan Territory, several knight territories can be divided, and half of them will be given to knights with mountain people blood, so that they can gag]

[As for the rest, I think we can leave a portion for our little knight]

"Him? It's too early."

Marquis Barton was a little surprised. His pupils flashed and focused, and he looked at Ian, who was following a knight in the armory while selecting suitable armor and swords: "Your Highness, you said you wanted him to be a patrol knight. It’s not a profession where one can stay in the territory forever, even if he becomes the second level.”

[But no one said it couldn’t be done, right? 】

The second prince's voice showed a trace of indifference: [In my opinion, this child's character is that of a bird that doesn't want to go back after going out... The nest in Harrison Port is not strong enough. He has to build his own nest before he can think about it. Returning home]

[You don’t want the geniuses from Nanling to go to other provinces. In that case, why not tie them up with a knight leader? 】

"He will definitely be able to reach the second level before he is twenty years old, or even before he is eighteen years old."

Marquis Barton narrowed his eyes, and the old general began to think about this possibility: "I just feel that he is too young and has no qualifications... This is too eye-catching."

[He will have qualifications]

The little bird that was about to disappear said firmly: [Don't worry about this, General...]

【He will have it】

At the same time, Ian did not know that his future had already been arranged...

Of course it's impossible.

With a water-colored halo flashing in his eyes, the young man looked around the armory, as if he was just checking the quality of the armor, and from time to time he touched it to confirm its quality.

But in fact, he looked towards the hall where Marquis Barton was.

"The fourth energy level...silver brilliance..."

Ian muttered to himself, his expression suddenly enlightened: "Originally, the wave was dead and silent. I thought it was a high-level sublimated rare object carried by Marquis Barton. I didn't expect it to be a mind-light body similar to Master Oak?"

"Which big shot paid attention to me again? Ha, no need to guess. Apart from Isengard and the influence brought by his royal bloodline, where else can the fourth person come from who can be related to the Marquis of Barton? energy level?"

——It’s just that I don’t know which prince or princess it is.

No. Ian thought about it and felt that he already knew who the other party was.

——The other party must be like Mrs. Ellen, the other half of the family has symbiotic parasitic blood.

The wife's bloodline is the 'Night Shadow', and her daughter also inherited the blood of the Night Shadow.

The second prince, Mikael Sertar.

Only he, who probably also knew about the Echo conspiracy of the Land Keeper Axel, would have the leisure to come over and pay attention to him, and even use the words of Marquis Barton to remind him!

——Among them, Master Gosei is probably helping to thread the needle.

This kind of attention is actually quite dangerous for me... but it also means huge benefits.

The spiritual light in his eyes slowly dimmed, and Ian smiled.

He raised his hand and pointed to a pair of armor in front of him: "That's it."

"That's exactly what I want."