"You and Miss Noren can both go see His Majesty."
Hayden smiled and explained, "When His Majesty chose you, he had already taken into account the fact that you and Miss Norn are bound together. If your black magic cannot meet His Majesty's requirements, then His Majesty will still use you. At least she can get a powerful fourth-level warlock."
The Frostian family was once a famous magic family.
The metal-based composite magic inherited from their ancestors is simply a strategic military weapon.
That's metal manipulation, so you can imagine its destructive power on the battlefield.
For example, if Novia had advanced to level six half a year ago, the enemy's combat effectiveness in this border war would have been directly weakened by half, because at that time they could only use wooden weapons.
To exaggerate a little more, if Novia is promoted to the seventh level and then performs the final sublimation of the metal-based composite magic, then she alone can even rival an army.
"Good fellow! This is a politician, he never loses." Licinius exclaimed.
Norn didn't say anything about this, she just followed the young master anyway.
"Otherwise, why is Your Majesty the emperor?"
Hayden made way for him: "Please..."
Li Xini hummed and walked with his little wife to the room deepest in the base.
"come in… "
Before I knocked on the door, a lazy and majestic voice came from inside.
Li Xini pushed the door open and the first person he saw was indeed an old man with a white beard, who followed him with a smile.
"My name is Neil Bazel, I am the Vice-President of Trinity College and the Chief Chamberlain."
Old Neil smiled gently and said, "Lord Licinius, thank you for saving my life yesterday."
Li Xini was stunned, wondering if the old man had lost his mind.
He doesn't know what life-saving grace is.
Norn unexpectedly said, "Vice Principal Neil?"
"It's little Norn, I still remember you. When you were studying at Trinity College, there was often a little boy who came to pick you up. That was Lord Licinius, right
You two were living a hard life at that time, but I could see that you were very happy. I felt sorry for you when you dropped out of school. "
Old Neil said with emotion: "What shocked me the most was Lord Licinius. If you hadn't used black magic to forcibly stop the mental confrontation between me and the military advisor, I'm afraid my old bones would be in great danger..."
Unexpectedly, time flies so fast and the two little kids have grown up.
One of them even became the new captain of the Night's Watch.
Li Xini immediately understood that it was probably the influence of the ritual he performed to summon the evil god.
"Indeed, in less than a week, I don't know how to reward you."
The empress said calmly.
She sat at the end of the long table, wearing a moon-white tight military uniform and a white beret that covered her stunning face. It seemed that every time the Emperor saw her, she was dressed differently and was breathtakingly beautiful.
It can also meet different types of xp.
Licinius pulled a chair and sat down, smiling and saying, "Awards and such are not important. The most important thing is to serve His Majesty and the country, so that I can show my value."
The empress was in a good mood. This was the first time she defeated her uncle's forces in a secret battle. She said happily, "Don't worry. I will promise you both title and wealth. However, although we captured a member of Dawn this time, the information we got is not good news."
Licinius raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty, what did Tria ask?"
The empress casually pushed out a file and slid it across the table to him: "Take a look for yourself."
Licinius picked up the file, unsealed it, and glanced at it.
Based on the information pried out from Liz, I got a shocking news.
First, the military advisor does exist, and he has been active in secret as early as two years ago, helping the Grand Duke’s faction to secretly train black sorcerers.
And his purpose is in the ruins of the ancient city of Hera.
Licinius was startled; he had a strong premonition.
What the other party is looking for is the magic book in his hand!
He continued reading the second message.
General Cyrus fought against the general of the enemy country in the border war. It seemed that the battle ended in a draw, but in fact he was seriously injured and has not been able to recover until now.
As for the enemy general, he has now recovered.
"Shouldn't this be good news?"
Licinius muttered something and continued to look at the third one.
This sentence records Liz's original words: "General Cyrus asked the military advisor to heal him, so he prepared a large-scale holy magic, which seemed to cost a lot..."
Licinius was stunned. This was different from what he saw in the gray fog last time.
At the time, the leader of the Clown Gang said that the military advisor was preparing a large-scale holy-level magic to deal with the Empress.
But what Liz said was that she wanted to heal General Cyrus.
Licinius raised his head, frowned, and asked, "Your Majesty, why do you say this is bad news? If General Cyrus is seriously injured, isn't it a good opportunity to eliminate him?"
The Queen held her chin with her hand and said quietly, "Normally this is the case, but the problem is that we are in wartime now, and Cyrus is seriously injured and has lost his ability to fight. What will happen if the people of the Kingdom of Loen find out? The Blood Duke is an extreme warmonger. In another week, the two sides will have to negotiate..."
Licinius suddenly realized: "Oh, damn it."
Wait, isn’t the Empress also very powerful
The empress seemed to see through his thoughts and explained: "If I take action, there will be big problems..."
Chapter 40: Patriarch Valerius
Licinius hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean?"
The empress did not answer this question. She tapped the table with her slender fingers and shook her head, saying, "I can't tell you this question for now. You will know it after you return to the capital and take over the archives of the Night Watch."
Licinius couldn't help but fall into deep thought, recalling the last time the gray fog divination happened.
"For a person of the rank of the leader of the Joker gang, with the current scale of the matrix, everything about him can be divined.
As for Liz, we can only divine the general information and recent experiences. As for the Empress, we can only divine her basic body size and unimportant hobbies."
He thought secretly: "So, what is the true rank of the Empress?"
Judging from the current situation, it will at least not be weaker than the sixth level.
But for some reason I can't do anything. It's really weird.
Old Neil added, "So we are facing a very tricky situation. We have to deal with Cyrus, but we have to use him because he is the only one who can rival the Blood Duke at the moment."
The Bloody Duke, the most powerful force in the Loen Kingdom’s military.
It is also at the sixth level, mastering compound blood-related magic.
Licinius probably understood that there was a reason why the empress was forced into such a predicament.
The two giants of the empire stood together and were planning a rebellion.
You just can't eradicate them.
Because they work.
"So, Your Majesty, what do you think is the probability of war breaking out again?" Licinius asked.
Given his personality, once he knew that war might break out again, he would have to prepare in advance.
By then, we might be able to attack the city of Roma.
"The negotiations will begin in seven days. The diplomatic mission from the capital should have already set out."
The empress raised her beautiful dark golden eyes, and her voice was as cold and pleasant as ice cubes colliding: "But if the Kingdom of Loen finds out that Cyrus is still seriously injured, then all this cannot be solved by diplomacy. And with Cyrus's character, if he doesn't recover after seven days, he won't even appear in the ancient city of Hera."
The location of the negotiations was set at the ancient city of Hera, where both sides had already withdrawn their troops.
"So the problem now is that we only captured a member of Dawn, but the intelligence we got is very unfavorable to us. If the so-called military advisor really wants to help Cyrus heal his injuries, we can't even stop it. Instead, we have to promote it." Li Xini analyzed.
The empress had a stern face, which was also the reason why she felt unhappy.
"But the question is, is the intelligence really accurate?"
Li Xini leaned back in his chair, looked at the ceiling and said, "The information I got from Liz is that the military advisor wants to heal Cyrus's injuries, but from the result of my last divination magic, it turns out that the military advisor wants to use a large-scale holy magic to create trouble for your majesty."
The empress raised her long eyebrows and her eyes became sharp.
"Of course, the object of my divination was the dead clown thug, but in his and Liz's confessions, they both mentioned large-scale holy magic, which proves that this magic does exist."
Licinius said confidently: "And it is indeed being prepared."
The Queen also agreed with his statement and said softly: "So this is most likely fake news, to mislead us. Once we allow that magic to be completed, it is very likely to usher in a huge disaster."
Li Xini hummed: "This is simply an open conspiracy..."
When you cannot confirm the authenticity of the news, you dare not act rashly.
The empress had a gloomy look in her eyes, and her face showed how angry she was!
"But it's not that there is no other way."
Licinius shrugged. "Isn't it enough to just confirm what the magic is?"
The empress was stunned when she heard this, her beautiful eyes staring at him, her body leaning forward slightly, the full heart in her chest had completely fallen on the table, the scale was thrilling: "Do you have a solution?"
Old Neil also revealed a look of surprise. As a fifth-level psychic warlock, he was indeed helpless. But that didn't mean that the newly appointed captain of the Night's Watch couldn't do it!
"Of course, the power of dark divination magic is beyond your imagination, Your Majesty."
Licinius recalled the forbidden knowledge in the magic book, locked his eyes on the people at the table, and reminded them: "But black magic always comes at a price. Your Majesty, I need sacrifices, a lot of sacrifices."
The forbidden knowledge recorded in that magic book has more and more bizarre requirements.
For example, the alchemical matrix he currently used to summon the stupid Hundred-Eyed Evil God was the most basic.
Money can buy it.
But if you want to upgrade the alchemy matrix, it will be very difficult.
The empress showed her dominance as a ruler at this time and asked frankly: "What do you need?"
"As for the alchemical materials, it's not that hard to get them."
Licinius paused and said, "But I want one hundred and ninety-eight criminals as sacrifices."
Old Neil's pupils contracted violently.
Although most of the criminals imprisoned in the city of Roma were extremely vicious and many of them were originally destined to be executed, it was too horrifying to sacrifice them as sacrifices.
Moreover, nearly 200 people were executed without any trial.
If the Vatican knew about this, I don't know what kind of trouble would happen.
"no problem… "
The empress said calmly: "Just go ahead and do it. Leave this matter to me."
Old Neil hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, and Captain Licinius, although I have no objection to executing those criminals, once this matter is exposed..."
The empress snorted and said arrogantly, "It's just two hundred dead people. How many dead people have I seen on the battlefield of Hera? If I don't even have this much courage, what kind of emperor am I? As for the Church, I don't care what they think. Even if the truth is revealed one day, I will just kill them."
Dare to kill members of the Vatican to silence them, tut tut.
This is the emperor!
Licinius admired in his heart that he had indeed followed the right person.
Then he noticed that the old man had his eyes on him. He shrugged and said, "I am a user of black magic, Mr. Neil. Most heretics like me will be hanged by the Church."
In fact, he was hoping that this matter would be exposed as soon as possible.
"If anything goes wrong, I will take care of it. Just do your job."
The empress's eyes were indifferent, as if everything in front of her was just a piece of dirt and could not withstand a single blow.
Impeccable queen temperament.
Licinius smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. However, I have one more request."
The Empress raised her eyebrows: "Hmm?"
Licinius said seriously, "I would like to ask Your Majesty to help me check something about the Frostian family."