There is a small royal estate behind the Morlay Palace, which has an artificial lake and exquisite gardens. Unlike other places in the Morlay Palace, only members of the royal family can come and go here, and even attendants are not allowed to enter.
Starting from Emperor Israel Diamond and his wives and concubines, there are actually not many members of the royal family, and there are only eight children in total. Among them, the eight princesses died at an early age due to bloodline problems. After Srel advanced to the legendary intermediate level, no descendants were born, so now the royal family only has the eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, the fifth prince, the sixth prince and the seventh prince.
This is also a pity for the extraordinary powerful people. Due to their excessive strength and life essence, it has been difficult for them to combine with ordinary life to produce descendants. In history, only the first generation leader of the Sky Knights has ever used the legendary mid-level strength and A humanoid golden dragon has a descendant, and the golden dragon lady is also at the peak of Jiyi's strength, otherwise she would not be able to give birth to their offspring.
Since his sister died at an early age due to defects in the nature of her life, the seventh prince is now the youngest among all the descendants of the emperor. At this time, this young man with dark blond hair and sky blue eyes was sitting in a room in the royal garden. In a remote corner, he practiced martial arts meticulously, practicing his breathing, and his posture was meticulous, without any laziness or slippage.
It is late winter now. The leaves and branches in the manor are all white, like ice sculptures. The surface of the artificial lake is also condensed like a mirror. The frost-like woods are very cold. If an ordinary person comes here to take a look, no matter how cold it is, Speaking of a cold, he would at least be shivering from the cold, but the Seventh Prince, who looked to be in his teens, felt nothing. Even his forehead was sweating from the exercise, and his whole body was steaming.
Breathing and movements were coordinated, mobilizing the energy in the body. The amazing heat turned into white steam rising from the top of his head like a column of smoke. Halfway through the exercise, he even felt a little overheated, so he impatiently opened his clothes. , revealing a strong and well-proportioned body under the clothes. There seemed to be a layer of vindictive light emerging from the flesh and blood inside the smooth muscle lines, blocking the surrounding cold.
"Duh-duh-dun-dun."
The seventh prince Alva originally wanted to continue to hone his breathing skills, but he saw a small shadow not far away running towards him at a high speed. The young man was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly and crouched down. He caught the little tree man who seemed to have failed to stop the car and wanted to hit him. He whispered to the tree man with a violet flower on his head: "Why, does your mother have any news for me?"
"Jigujigu..."
The little tree man made a cute mumbling sound, which seemed to be illogical, but Alva seemed to understand, and he frowned slightly: "Is that so? I understand, you really need to think more about it. "
The seventh prince's dark golden hair, appearance and excellent physical fitness were undoubtedly inherited from his emperor father, and the ability to communicate with tree people was inherited from his mother, but his sky-blue eyes were neither like Yis Rael is not like Queen Edna. It should be a blood mutation or a special ability acquired. After listening to everything the little tree man said, Alva patted the tree man's head and said, Then he put it back, having completed its mission, it returned to the garden and became a violet again.
"Earl Radcliffe..."
The royal manor became silent again, but the seventh prince who was alone had no interest in continuing to exercise. The young emperor's heir simply sat down on the snow, looked up at the sky, and spoke with a slightly envious tone. He murmured: "Another new legend..."
A few years ago, Alva, who accompanied his father Israel to work and received the news from Nostradamus, was extremely envious of the Northland man who had the inheritance of a sage and advanced from silver to ultimate in just one year. The Earl, who was still young at that time and still a little immature in mind, thought that if the inheritance was passed on to him, then he could do those things.
But a few years later, after experiencing some things, Alva clearly understood that his ability was not as high as he imagined, and the legendary warrior would never be a person who relied on luck. Anyone who can sublimate his or her life essence by luck can become an extraordinary and advanced being. Every strong person has his or her own unique strengths.
That is indeed a person who is more outstanding than himself.
It was precisely because he kept hearing about the deeds of the earl and other young masters in the palace that the seventh prince continued to study hard and practice hard. With the help of royal resources, profound inheritance and the best teachers, Alva is now He also has a silver realm, and with the arrival of the demonic tide, his strength has progressed by leaps and bounds. He can be regarded as an intermediate silver level and has honed his fighting spirit. And his silver realm is different from ordinary silver. His strength is so deep that he can win even if he fights with several knights of the same level.
But this is completely insufficient.
Not to mention comparing with that earl, even compared with that one - his royal brother whom he had never met before, the second prince Dimoore, he was still far behind.
Among the only seven emperors' descendants left today, only three are worthy of Avar's attention. Among them, the eldest prince is currently commanding a province in the east of the empire, training in government affairs, and his strength is to take advantage of the arrival of the demonic tide to break through the gold. Although his subordinates are outstanding in strength, There are also many nobles who support him, but in terms of personal strength, the Seventh Prince believes that he can completely surpass them in a few years.
The Fifth Princess is obsessed with painting and magic energy technology. She is currently studying at Guantian White Pagoda in the Eastern Plains. She is also a popular and well-known painter there. Her personal strength is rumored to be at the middle level of gold, or even high level. With her mother's The hidden power of this princess cannot be underestimated. In addition, the group of outstanding magician friends in the White Tower are even slightly superior to the eldest prince. Fortunately, the fifth princess does not seem to be planning to return to the country to compete at all. She is focusing on painting. Above the highest realm and truth. The throne? Don't disturb this princess from delving into the truth!
As for the other princes and princesses, some of them traveled with the powerful men from the royal sect, and some stayed in the imperial capital, but in general they were relatively mediocre.
As for Alva himself, in terms of potential power, with the support of Queen Edna and her family, he is actually no less powerful than his brothers and sisters, but his personal strength is really stretched a bit because of the age gap. Well, among the three noteworthy people, even the eldest prince who is not interested in martial arts actually has power above the level of his peers due to the excellent blood of the royal family, and the fifth prince who pays more attention to knowledge than pure power also has He has the strength of an intermediate gold level, not to mention the second prince who is rumored to have been training in the army and has peak gold strength since his return.
This is a world with extraordinary power. Sometimes, one's own power is far more important than the power behind it. Especially since this generation of emperors started their careers in war, Israel is particularly concerned about this.
The gap between the peak of silver and the peak of gold has become desperate. For two people with the same talent and the same hard work, time and luck determine the outcome between them. When it comes to luck, Alva only knew that he was not bad, but by no means good, and time was completely on Demoore's side.
Now that the father is in good health, his children do not need to fight yet, just like a young dragon will not compete with its brothers for territory before their parents leave. But Alva, as a smart person, always thinks more, for example, if one day, As the legendary strong man who suppressed everything, Israel suddenly no longer wanted to be the emperor and traveled around the world. So what should they, the heir reserve, do? No one will give up his position as emperor.
-A father loves all his children equally, so he loves no one.
Thinking of this, Avar shook his head gently. The young prince had already seen his father's plan, even more clearly than his mother. Israel had no intention of appointing an heir at all. He sent the eldest prince to study government affairs and sent the five princes who liked magic to go out to study. The other princes and princesses did what they wanted to do according to their own wishes. In this way, everyone Future achievements will naturally be distinguished, and the strongest among them will be the next generation of emperors.
However, the father was particularly harsh on the second emperor brother.
Thinking of this, Avar couldn't help clenching his fists. The young man closed his eyes and frowned.
Harsh treatment does not mean suppression in the royal family, but means higher and more expectations. It is precisely because of expectations and dissatisfaction that they will supervise and let them go through hardships. A legendary strongman is still the emperor's expectation. It would be okay if he cannot achieve it, but if Dimoore really completes the training of his father, can he really compare with him
Smart people will weigh the pros and cons, and Avar is naturally a smart person. If he is not in the royal family, but an ordinary wealthy family wants to compete for the position of head of the family, then Alva will naturally give up. He knows the limits of his abilities, so sometimes he retreats. One step will open up the world. But the royal family is different. The seventh prince knows that standing behind him are several great nobles, as well as his mother and queen. His fight for the next throne is related to the interests of all of them. This is not something he can give up just by saying so. .
"Becoming a disciple. Indeed, becoming a disciple of a legendary strong man is the only way for me to barely catch up with my brothers and sisters in terms of personal strength."
Thinking about the message from his mother, Alva pondered for a long time, then laughed dumbly and shook his head: "But why did the Earl of the North accept me as his disciple? Why, in addition to my status as a prince, I also have Is there any advantage? Mom really thinks too much... I'd better be myself first, and then think about the future."
After gathering his thoughts, the young seventh prince stood up again. He returned to the woods in the garden. Not long after, the sound of breathing with a wonderful rhythm and the sound of body-breaking exercises sounded in the garden again.
Time flies, and a month passes in an instant.
It is now the 20th day of April in the year 835 of Starfall.
In the Northland, in the lord's mansion, Joshua was preparing to leave for the imperial capital.
At this time, the spring thunder shook, and even the weather in the north began to gradually warm up, and the snow in the fields began to melt. In some places, farmers had begun to plow the fields in preparation for sowing, and workers in the expansion of the city were once again Not to mention the warmer other parts of the empire, they resume work more than half a month earlier than in the north.
The arrival of spring also means the arrival of the early spring celebration. As the beginning of the year in a substantial sense, every year's celebration needs to be presided over by His Majesty the Emperor himself. This is not a complicated ceremony, but an exciting one. The carnival of laughter, the most profound childhood memory of many children in the imperial capital is the annual early spring celebration. They can always live a very fulfilling and happy day on this day.
Of course, it might be different this time.
At this time, the scheduled date for the celebration was getting closer day by day, but the atmosphere in the imperial capital was still extremely dull and depressing. Many nobles did not allow their children to go out, but only cautiously stayed in the mansion and carefully observed surrounding situation.
Of course Joshua knew why. Although he was in the North, the news was not blocked. Israel and Nostradamus had been missing for several months without any reason. The soldier certainly knew about this, and when he knew it, In an instant, he already guessed where the other party was.
The mist of divine misfortune, and the void star observatory.
"If you think about it carefully, the reason is still mine."
Joshua stood in front of the mirror and asked Yingying to show off a set of dresses in cooperation. He didn't know what dressing up was, so he was happy to let the silver-haired girl worry about him. Anyway, it didn't matter what he wore. He was a legend. Even if a strong man wears armor, those nobles will naturally find a lot of plausible explanations for him. However, since he can wear something that looks better, it will naturally look better. After all, in addition to taking care of His Majesty the Emperor's face, He himself represents the Radcliffe family.
"What's the reason, Master?"
At this time, Hotaru was taking out various dresses from the wardrobe, and standing on tiptoes to make gestures on the warriors. This magical girl who once could not even change her costume has now been influenced by the maids. She became a master of clothing matching. She muttered, "This is too frivolous," "This color doesn't match," and "This is too thin." She took the time to curiously ask her master.
"When I described the true function of the Mists of God to them, I knew that Israel would definitely take Nostradamus to go around all the Mists of God in the empire to experience them."
Looking at the busy Yingying, Joshua chuckled, shrugged and said: "After all, he has probably mastered the mystery of divinity now. Observing the divinity of other gods is naturally a means for him to make progress. As for the void view, Hoshisuo, that should be related to Master Nostradamus."
After all, that is the place with the most obvious and fragile space-time trajectory, and it is also the place closest to the Great Demonic Tide in Mycroft's world.
Thinking of this, the warrior glanced at Yingying who was still struggling, shook his head, picked up a black dress and said, "That's it. I wear other colors that are too bright. This one suits me better."
"Hey, no, Master, you've worn this color too many times, it's not fresh at all!"
Seeing that Joshua directly rejected the combination that she had been thinking about for a long time, the girl couldn't help but wailed: "There is still a lot of time, we can continue to choose more. For example, this silver-gray style looks a bit like a battle armor. It’s suitable for you... You are a legendary powerhouse, so it’s okay to be a little later, right?”
"We don't have much time, my firefly. I have to go to the imperial capital early." Patting the other party's little head, Joshua reminded him kindly: "The celebration will start at noon, and it is already ten o'clock in the morning. Bran Deng and Virdani are waiting for me in the Imperial Capital now, and we must do what we promised, and being a legendary powerhouse is no excuse for being late.”
"But the big shot should have appeared as late as possible..." the girl murmured to herself, sounding very unwilling.
But Joshua nodded: "You are right." He raised his head and looked at the sky pointedly: "It is true that the later the big shot appears, the better."
But sometimes if you don’t go early, you won’t be able to watch a good show from beginning to end.
"I also need to go!"
But at this moment, there was a voice coming from the ceiling.
The magic projection of Miss No. 3 slowly fell from the air. The winged girl frowned, pinched the corner of the warrior's clothes, and said in a firm tone: "Joshua, I want to go too!"
"...Of course I won't refuse, but how can you go." Faced with No. 3's extremely rare request, or rather the only firm request since the encounter, the soldier naturally would not refuse. Archbishop Artanis of St. Laurent Cathedral could have taken him with him along with his apprentice, let alone just one more person, but he was a little strange: "Do you want me to take your body with you? This is not possible. a bit dangerious."
"It seems you forgot... Of course you don't need to bring it!" For some reason, No. 3's voice became a little muffled, and the delicate and real-life magic projection quickly dissipated, leaving only one sentence in the air: "I'll be here right away!"
Joshua and Yingying looked at each other. At this time, Rin, who heard the movement, also poked half of his face out of the study. The three of them were a little puzzled, and the black-haired boy said softly: "This... Miss No. 3 should have said it." It's 'be right back', right?"
No one knew whether the artificial intelligence had made a grammatical error just now, but then, there were heavy and dull footsteps, followed by the exclamations of the maids downstairs, and they approached the second floor step by step.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The roar of steel echoed with the wail of the obsidian floor. In the shocked eyes of the Shenji siblings and the warriors - a living metal construct weighing 2,255 kilograms of steel (with some other external devices attached). The girl appeared in front of everyone, and where she passed, the stone slabs were shattered, the stairs were cracked, and the entire Lord's Mansion was in a mess from the basement to the second floor.
"Joshua, this is your gift to me."
Smiling, the petite but powerful No. 3 controlled her steel body, folded her arms in front of her chest, and said with a smile: "I'm a little tired of seeing Northland, take me to the Imperial Capital you have been talking about. Go check it out!”
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Originally, the emperor would die in a few years, so the queen naturally had the confidence to support her son to ascend the throne... After all, Nostradamus was an outsider, how could he compare with the queen who was temporarily regent at that time... The world has changed, so she said that the situation changed.
(End of chapter)