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‘I know~~I know~~~’

On a hot summer day, cicadas were roaring crazily in the trees, just a guitar away from Disneyland.

‘Wow~~Wow~~’

Under a giant tree, clear spring water was tinkling. In a huge spring pool, four people were enjoying the shade.

One is Queen Zoya, the other is General Zelaya of the Second Shadow Guard Corps, and the other is Rosen's old acquaintance, General Gadiya of the Sixth Shadow Guard Special Operations Regiment.

The last one is naturally Rosen.

Everyone has holidays, and so does the emperor.

In the summer of the Glorious Empire, if there are no major events in the country, as long as the royal diviners confirm that there will be extremely hot weather the next day, the Queen will issue a holiday decree and let the entire capital take a holiday to escape the heat.

At this moment, the three women in the spring pool were wearing thin silk water skirts specially designed for the royal family, similar in style to low-cut suspender skirts.

They sit, float, or swim, looking like three white hibiscus blooming in the water, which is very pleasing to the eye.

Rosen followed the locals and wore a pair of knee-high waders.

In this cool pool, which is more than 50 meters long and wide and resembles the Baotu Spring on Earth, he ate the iced melon, a specialty of the south, while admiring the beautiful scenery around him, feeling as comfortable as a living god.

But because there were many maids watching by the pool, except for the occasional glance with his eyes, he was otherwise well-behaved.

Zelaya and Gadiya were both generals. They couldn't stay idle in the pool. After chatting for a while, they went swimming one after another.

Zhuo Ya was sitting near Rosen, less than two meters away from him. After chatting for a while, she asked: "Have you figured out the spell of immortality?"

Rosen took a sip of the ice-cold sparkling ale.

"The content of the spell book is incomplete. In other words, it should not be called a spell book, but should be called 'Instructions for Taking the Highborne Fruit.'"

"Judging from the details after the autopsy, he has taken the Highborne Fruit and his body has begun to change."

This ‘he’ is naturally the Lord of Glory, Messiah.

It had already been buried, but due to the need for magic research, the body was dug out and dismembered.

A lot of discoveries were made, but because the soul collapsed, it didn't help much in the study of magic.

The last corpse didn't bother to bury it, so it was burned cleanly.

In addition, Rosen also dissected the corpses of the upper elf legendary mage and dragon, and obtained a lot of data.

But they all encountered the same problem, that is, there was no soul data.

Zoya is very curious about the art of immortality. Anyone would be curious. After all, everyone wants to live longer, and elves are particularly good at living.

"Do you think there is a way to allow mortals to have the lifespan of an upper elf without becoming a slave of the Lord of Truth?"

Elf is actually another name for ‘Apostle of Truth’.

Therefore, the fruit that can turn mortals into high-class elves is naturally a sweet fruit that hides poison.

It is precisely because of this that Zhuo Ya asked.

Rosen shook his head slowly: "It's very difficult. I don't even have a clue."

Seeing that Zhuo Ya didn't believe it, he explained seriously: "You know, I have three lower-level elves captives in Weilan."

Although he is a lower-class elf, his lifespan is one-third that of an upper-class elf. And because he was promoted to legend, he still has a high status in the elf clan and knows many secrets.

"While studying the spell book, I carefully studied the souls of these lower elves, and also learned a lot of information about elven fruits from their mouths."

"Then, I discovered that in this so-called elf fruit, there may be a power that mortals cannot understand."

"Can't understand?"

Zhuo Ya didn't understand.

Rosen's face showed great solemnity.

"A more accurate description is that there may be a kind of knowledge that greatly exceeds the limits of mortal intelligence."

"It's like wild beasts can never understand the spells of us mortals. Only this time, mortals have changed into the role of 'animals'."

Beasts have limits to their intelligence, and so do mortals.

For example, a mortal living in a three-dimensional space cannot intuitively imagine the situation in a four-dimensional, five-dimensional or even higher-dimensional space.

Zhuo Ya understood and frowned: "Is the wisdom of the Lord of Truth so terrifying?"

Rosen shook his head slowly: "I think this may not be the wisdom of the Lord of Truth, but the knowledge that the Lord of Truth gained unexpectedly."

"He can only use it and won't change it."

Just like the vast majority of people on earth think of mobile phones, everyone knows how to use them. If you want to build a mobile phone, then it’s up to Aba Aba.

Zhuo Ya didn't understand again: "If that's true, then it's great. Why do you think so?"

Rosen smiled and said: "I got a book from Nahuat called "Encyclopedia of Void Creatures"."

"The book describes the information of the 76 void gods and demons in as much detail as possible."

"From this information, as well as from my personal experience of dealing with demons, I can see that the intellectual breadth of void beings far exceeds that of mortals, but the depth is not essentially different from mortals."

"Facts have also verified this."

"If the intelligence level of the gods and demons reaches a level that we mortals cannot understand, then we mortals will have no way to fight against the gods and demons."

"What is more likely to happen is that we are all easily played by gods and demons, and we are not even aware that we are being played."

In other words, if the void life is really so terrifying, the Creator will match them with a stronger opponent, instead of entangled with mortals.

Therefore, Rosen suspected that the Lord of Truth had 'picked up' the treasure through good luck, a treasure made by a real 'god'.

As for what kind of existence this real 'god' is, Rosen has no way of knowing, and he is not worried, because there is no point in worrying.

Just like everyone will grow old and die. If you have to worry about this every day, then you don't have to live.

Zoya understood, but she was a little suspicious that Rosen was lying to her.

Rosen could naturally feel it and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I will not joke with you on such a major event that concerns the fate of mortals."

After finishing speaking, he added: "In addition, I learned a lot of information about elf fruits from the mouths of three lower-level legendary elves, as well as the mighty Heavenly Father. Do you want to hear it, Your Majesty?"

Zhuo Ya nodded repeatedly: "Of course."

Nowadays, elves live in the endless forest and are very mysterious. Few people know their situation.

Rosen continued:

"This so-called elf fruit should grow from a tree called the tree of life."

"The appearance and taste can be exactly the same as ordinary fruits, and it may be difficult to detect abnormalities in the fruits using all currently known techniques."

Zhuo Ya immediately thought of a possibility and was shocked: "Can't the elves secretly infiltrate important members of the empire?"

The fruit supply in the Glorious Empire is very abundant, and everyone from nobles to commoners can often eat various fruits.

If the elves mix some elven fruits into it, they can silently transform the imperial people into apostles of the Lord of Truth.

It's scary just thinking about it.

Rosen also thinks this move is quite powerful, but he has already thought of some countermeasures.

He analyzed carefully: "First of all, the cost of manufacturing elf fruits is not low. There are more elf fruits in the lower class, but the number should not exceed 10,000 a year."

"So the quantity imported into the empire will not be too large, and priority must be given to supplying important members of the empire."

"That's even scarier."

Zoya panics whenever she thinks that she has become an elf apostle inexplicably.

But the panic only lasted for a while, and she got much better because she immediately thought of several countermeasures.

For example, strictly control the source of fruits, use animals to test for poison before eating fruits, or simply not eat raw fruits and only eat cooked ones.

I can't believe that such a delicate thing is still effective after being cooked.

But there was no countermeasure for one thing, so he asked Rosen: "If someone has been transformed into an elf apostle, is there a way to tell it?"

Rosen nodded: "Yes, it does. It only requires a small radiance spell."

After speaking, he raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, do you mind if I show you this spell?"

Zhuo Ya asked for it: "Of course I don't mind."

"Then please stand up, Your Majesty."

Zhuo Ya stood up from the water as instructed.

Because of the dragging effect of the water flow, the thin silk water skirt almost clung to her body, which made Rosen's heart beat slightly faster.

Of course, there is nothing unusual about him.

He began to cast the spell and explained at the same time: "This is called the radiant insight spell. The original principle came from your radiant knowledge, and I later developed it."

Following his words, a faint white light appeared on his palm, flashed slightly towards Zhuoya's body, and followed closely.

A clear light and shadow appeared in the air in front of the two people, which turned out to be a translucent human body outline.

"Your Majesty, please see, the outer layer of the shadow is the skirt you are wearing, and the inner layer is your body skin."

Zhuo Ya had already sat back in the water, glanced at the shadow, her cheeks turned red, and scolded: "Rosen, you are such a bastard."

Rosen chuckled, but then returned to a serious look: "Your Majesty, don't be too busy scolding me. Look inside. You can see the bones inside your Majesty's body and the shadows of your internal organs."

In fact, it is a magical X-ray, but it is much clearer than the X-ray of the earth. Under Rosen's precise control, the effect is even close to that of MRI.

Zoya pursed her lips and took a closer look. Sure enough, she understood. Then she felt a little surprised: "Is this really a brilliant spell? Can it ignore my magic block?"

Rosen smiled and said: "I will share this spell with you later, but for now, please listen to me."

Of course, he would not share the nature of light, but only the details of specific spells, lest the Empire of Light be infiltrated by elves without knowing it.

He pointed at Zhuoya's internal organs and bones: "The body transformed by the elf fruit will undergo some subtle changes, which are slightly different from those of mortals."

"For example, here in the intestines, there is something that mortals have but elves don't have. There is also this white filament, which doesn't go around in a big circle."

"And the structure of the eyes is slightly different from that of ordinary people, so there will be no blind spots in vision."

"In short, there are always more than a dozen subtle differences, and through these anomalies, the elf apostles and mortals can be distinguished very accurately."

Zhuo Ya understood, but observing the details of her body with a man still made her feel uncomfortable.

She waved her hand to disperse the light and shadow: "I understand, I will promote this spell, especially use it on important occasions in the empire to accurately identify the infiltrated mortals."

After a pause, she asked: "But what if I am accidentally infiltrated, but I am a member who is difficult to give up. Or maybe it is me, and I accidentally eat the elf fruit, what should I do?"

Of course, Rosen also had a way: "First of all, Your Majesty, it is difficult for you to be targeted."

"Because you are a legendary wizard, when you eat the elf fruit and your body changes, you will feel it immediately."

"At this time, you spit out the fruit immediately, which should be enough to stop the change."

Zhuoya suddenly relaxed a lot: "Well, this is not difficult."

"But what if it is someone else?"

Rosen spread his hands: "The time is too short. I haven't found an effective way to reverse it for the time being. I will leave it to the Empire's magic department to find a solution."

He is still researching. Even if he can't figure out the principle of the elf fruit, he must find a way to use the elf fruit.

Seeing Zhuoya's puzzled expression, he explained: "At present, the faith puppet has been built and can respond to the prayers of one million believers at the same time."

"For the subsequent maintenance and upgrades, leave it to my puppet substitute. By the way, my puppet substitute has arrived in Meda Xilin and is currently waiting outside the Never Night Palace."

"And it's time for me to return to Weilan."

Zhuoya immediately looked reluctant.

This emotion is very complicated. Some of it may be the reluctance between lovers, some of it is the reluctance to part with the top talents, and finally there are many, but it is the reluctance to part with the guardian.

The fact that she can control the situation so quickly and become the true Lord of Glory has a lot to do with the huge deterrent power of the mysterious assassin Rosen.

He is leaving now, and she feels empty and a little uneasy.

"Are you leaving so soon?"

Rosen smiled: "Your Majesty, I am still in the Never Night Palace, just a different identity. If you don't believe it, you can summon my substitute now."

Zhuo Ya really wants to take a good look, so she summons it immediately.

About a quarter of an hour later, the puppet substitute arrived.

This is still a flesh and blood puppet, but it is the previous generation version.

There is no disguised mana breath, let alone a disguised soul. In terms of mana, a legendary crystal is used instead.

Zhuoya commented: "He looks like a living person, but he is a living person without a soul."

Rosen smiled and said: "He is a living person. In fact, he is a result of a magic I learned from the devil."

"Normally, he is just an ordinary puppet who will conscientiously help His Majesty maintain the credit puppet."

"When needed, His Majesty just needs to tell him my name, and I can directly control this puppet through the connection of faith power and have a real-time conversation with His Majesty."

While speaking, Rosen performed a demonstration.

Sure enough, the puppet that seemed a little dull and rigid a moment ago suddenly became vivid after being directly controlled by Rosen. Except for not being able to feel the soul power, it was completely the same as the real Rosen.

Zhuoya felt much better immediately.

She was also mentally prepared for Rosen's return. After all, the other party's Natural Alliance still had a lot of things to do, and it was impossible for him to stay by her side all the time.

After a few seconds of silence, she said, "I tried to sound out the issue of our marriage at the family meeting, but it was met with widespread opposition."

"Even Jadiya, who has always supported me, was opposed. The only one who supported it was probably Irene, but her support was not firm."

"Most people think that if you are a citizen of the Glorious Empire, you are fully qualified to be my husband, but you are the emperor of the Natural Empire, so it is not possible."

Hearing this, Rosen thought that Zhuoya was going to regret it, but he was not disappointed.

After all, Zhuoya must consider the ideas of her supporters, otherwise she will not be able to be a stable emperor.

"Your Majesty, if it really doesn't work, don't force it."

Zoya knew that Rosen had misunderstood, and said seriously, "I don't mean to give up."

"I mean, if you want this to succeed, the Natural Empire must show its strong national strength, at least not weaker than the Glorious Empire, and even better in some aspects."

"In this way, I am not marrying down, but marrying up, and there will be a lot less resistance."

This is also true.

Rosen finally confirmed: "Your Majesty, are you really going to marry me?"

Zhuoya nodded: "I will not regret what I have decided. Even if it takes ten or twenty years, I will insist on pushing forward."

"But you, don't get tired of me halfway through."

Rosen laughed: "It doesn't take ten or twenty years, five years at most will be enough."

The Natural Alliance actually has national strength, but the biggest problem is that it is loose. As long as it is united, it will not be much worse than the Glorious Empire.

And he has many ways to unite the Natural Alliance.

Zhuoya suddenly had a desire to win, and looked eager to try: "Rosen, I'm not that easy to defeat. Maybe in five years, the gap between our two countries will be even greater."

"Then we'll see."

After saying this, Rosen finally looked at the queen who was as delicate and gorgeous as a starlight rose in the pool. The latter blushed under his fiery gaze, but did not retreat, but straightened her trembling chest and looked at Rosen.

Rosen laughed, got up and left the pool.

"Well, goodbye for now, Your Majesty."