I, Lord of the End

2022-02-11

Chapter 39, Imperial Princess

The Emperor’s study, splendorous and majestic, is not so much a study as a luxurious lounge, A ten-meter long table encloses half of the room in an L-shape. Behind the large and soft sofa chairs is a portrait of the founding emperor of the Black Eagle Dynasty.

The girl who entered the study stopped for a while and took this opportunity to observe the father’s room.

The motto is “Even if the wings are broken, there will be a day to fly again”, which is the motto of the Black Eagle family.

The word is “national unification”, which is the ideal of the emperor’s life.

Not daring to read more, with a hint of excitement, a hint of caution, and a little bit of unexpressed expectation, the girl came to the desk and one-knee kneels: “Imperial Father.”

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“Here?” The Old Sovereign Emperor sitting on the sofa opened his eyes. He looked at his daughter, and displeasure flashed in his eyes. This displeasure was not aimed at the daughter in front of him, but It was for his dead wife, Queen Antonina.

Isaac has had a hard time having children since he ascended the throne. Until his fifth wife in his 120s, he still could not have children, but it is not his fault. It has become difficult for the thin Imperial Family to inherit the lineage. The emperor originally planned to adopt a son in the collateral line. Fortunately, at this time, he finally found a noble daughter Antonina with sufficient bloodline purity.

The emperor was one hundred and thirty years old that year, and Antonina was twenty years old. After marriage, Antonina finally gave birth to two sons and one daughter for the emperor.

Eldest Prince Mendax is forty-five years old and Second Prince Armand is twenty-five years old.

And then there is the Imperial Princess Celeste in front of her, seventeen years old.

The Imperial Princess inherits the amazing beauty of mother, the gorgeous red and black military uniform skirt and the thrilling peerless face complement each other, the silver hair and purple pupil symbolize the noble and inviolable Imperial Family bloodline, under the slender and slender figure , is the cold and glamorous face as cold as the silver sea ice and snow, the uniform of the Black Eagle Imperial Family exudes endless majesty on her body, and there is a kind of pressing heroic spirit exclusive to Dame.

Those who are familiar with the Imperial Princess always say that Her Royal Highness Celeste is as beautiful as the snowdrops on Julian’s mountain, but also as cold as the snowdrops.

Isaac always thinks of Queen Antonina whenever he sees her.

That’s a good woman, an excellent fertility machine, how could she just die like that?

The emperor has no feelings for his several queens and those female courtiers. In his view, they are just a bunch of toys. Only Queen Antonina, the queen who gave birth to her own children, really It gave him a sense of home and a husband. After she died, Isaac, who was already on the decline, simply rebooted completely.

“Imperial Father?” The snow lotus on the top of Julian Mountain saw that the emperor had not spoken for a long time, so he had to shout again.

“This time I will send you to the wolf, in addition to signing a contract, I will also thoroughly investigate the specific reasons for the defeat in the Battle of Friedland and what happened to Cogne Castle.” The emperor will five A file was placed in front of the Imperial Princess: “This matter concerns the majesty of my Holy Empire and the stability of the Imperial Family. We must find out the culprit, clean up the army, and appease the families of the fallen soldiers.”

“Yes.” Imperial Princess bowed her head should be.

The Emperor felt the faint excitement in the Imperial Princess’s voice. This was her first solo mission, compared to the Eldest Prince who already had her own independent court, independent Fiefdom independent army, or in the army. The Second Prince, who is very influential in the Unicorn Principality in the Church of Heaven, the Imperial Princess Celeste has no Fiefdom, no subordinates, and no real jobs. She is just an Imperial Princess.

He was always expressionless, the emperor until now was very distant from this daughter, because seeing her always brought back bad memories for him.

The emperor doesn’t hate this daughter either, her treatment is all rationed according to the highest Imperial Family standard, he just regrets the early death of his wife and hates his own aging, these two things are almost the same as his own. daughter related.

It’s just that the more distant she is, the more her daughter craves her own attention.

“Okay, then the matter is settled like this. I will supplement the manpower and guards for you, and send a supreme mentor to assist you. When you get there, remember to visit Gerhardt.”

“Yes! My daughter will also go to Schönbrunn Palace to greet the High Priest.” The Imperial Princess immediately added: “Send greetings from the Imperial Family.”

The emperor sneered in his heart, I know you want to go, I don’t need to say more.

Now Holy Empire, what does it mean if it is favored by the great priest?

He is old and unable to decide an heir for various reasons.

The Grand Priest has never been married or even had a boyfriend. The Eldest Prince and Second Prince have never stopped pursuing the Grand Priest. In all aspects, their competition is intensifying.

Thinking of this, and thinking of his dead wife, the emperor’s face finally got a little warmth: “When you arrive at the Principality of Evil Wolf, don’t rush to start, understand first, listen and see more, you are the empire. Imperial Princess, they will fear you and obey you, but they will also use your influence and leverage your momentum. You have to remember that those big nobles are not trustworthy. What they tell you and show you may be Fakes, especially everyone involved in this matter, are not trustworthy.”

“Understood! Many thanks to the teachings of the Imperial Father.” Seemingly feeling the change in father’s attitude, the voice of the Imperial Princess Also much brighter.

“Let go and do it, don’t forget, there is me behind you.” The emperor stretched out his hand to signal the Imperial Princess to go out: “Go back and prepare, and leave tomorrow.”

His daughter seemed to want to say a few more words to him, and the emperor had already leaned back on the sofa chair with his eyes closed.

The Imperial Princess was a little disappointed, she could only turn around and leave.

The sound of high-heeled boots pounding on the wooden floor faded away.

The emperor opened his eyes.

I gave you a chance, my daughter.

If you can’t handle this, then accept the marriage and make the final contribution to the father and the Holy Empire.

The daughter is accustomed to the father’s indifference, and the father’s reaction to her daughter is also calm.

After another period of time, William, the Prime Minister of the Empire, knocked on the door of the room: “Your Majesty?” The soft backrest sofa chair closes his eyes and rests.

William suddenly felt a little sad when he looked at the old man who ruled the Holy Empire for nearly 100 years.

As the Prime Minister of the Empire, over the years, he has really watched the emperor get older day by day, the wrinkles on his face are getting deeper and deeper, and his hair has gradually changed from a brilliant white to the current ash-gray. , The workaholic who originally only slept 5 hours a day for 007 work has slowly turned into a tired look who rarely orders himself to sit atop a mountain to watch the tigers fight all day.

During the first and second dynasties, the Imperial Family with dive blood was a group of peerless men. Even if they did nothing, their lifespans could reach 230-250 years old, and the Legendary-level lifespans were added to prolong their lives by 3. 400 years old is no problem.

But now the bloodline is declining more and more, and the lifespan of the Imperial Family is only slightly longer than that of normal people. The emperor is the Legendary powerhouse and bears the Imperial Family bloodline. Now he is not even 180 years old. .

What makes everyone even more afraid is that in three to five generations, as the bloodline becomes thinner, the advantages of the Nobilis of the great nobles will be further weakened, which is very likely to sound the influence of the Holy Empire’s existing system. death knell.

The people of insight in the great aristocracy have realized this problem.

Who will continue to lead such a Great Empire, which has a large number of political entities barely integrated? Is it the Eldest Prince or the Second Prince?

At present, no matter who you choose, the visible future of naked eye will usher in a huge upheaval.

Where is the future of Holy Empire heading?

“So what?” After a long time, the old man opened his mouth, and his eyes were slightly opened, which was like a coercion on the top of the mountains: “Do you think you should do as Michael said?”

“It’s a serious matter, and this matter needs to be decided carefully.” The Imperial Prime Minister said softly, “It’s up to me to decide.”

“I’m asking for your opinion. “

“My opinion is in line with Your Majesty’s.”

“Then how do you think this should be handled?”

The Reich Chancellor does not panic Don’t rush to put your hands down and keep your eyes down: “On behalf of all the cabinet members, I’m waiting for Your Majesty’s ruling.”

“Wait, wait, want? This is my cabinet?”

“The cabinet can make a collective speech at any time, Your Majesty, as long as you need it.”

“…wait for Schönbrunn Palace’s reply.” The emperor sighed: “It’s just that Michael’s attitude is firm. .”

“We have to be careful, Your Majesty, now that the army is newly defeated, morale is unstable, and the national inventory is reduced, so if you let it go… The economy will take a heavy hit.”

Although Archangel Chief Michael took things very seriously, neither the Emperor nor the Imperial Prime Minister took it too seriously.

First of all, the prophecy of the Seven Seals has been passed down for more than 4,000 years, and it would be annoying to call the wolf three times, let alone a prophecy that has been passed down for more than 4,000 years.

And as far as the empire knows, the crisis of extinction is not only predicted by the Seven Seals, but the crisis of extinction known by the emperor and the prime minister alone is not limited to: Dragon God Counterattack, Blood Moon Rising, Void Realm Tsunami , the advent of the outer gods, the Messiah of darkness.

Every one of these things has happened before, and it has forced Holy Empire to the most critical moment several times, but in the end, Holy Empire has survived the difficulties with the help of the gods in heaven and its own background.

The seven seals prophesy this.

If a person knows that a dump truck has the potential to kill himself, he must be very careful.

But what if there are many types of dump trucks? What if the person was hit many times by various dump trucks and didn’t die?

The Lord of Heaven will not look at us and ignore it~

“How serious this matter is we cannot just follow Michael’s judgment.” Prime Minister William continued. : “We all know that Michael has been planning to counterattack Hell for revenge, and he needs more resources.”

“The key to the Ripper incident is the attitude of His Majesty Cecilia.”

“The current situation of the Holy Empire is closely related to the thoughts of the High Priest.”

On the wet road of the Principality of the Wolf, Sid and Istvan are also chatting about the High Priest Sisi Leah’s topic.

“I’ve seen Her Majesty Cecilia at many events.” Istvan, wearing a rain-proof hood and leather coat over a warm cardigan, followed Sid’s lead. He walked on the muddy road with his feet deep and shallow, and when Sid asked about it, he said rather ostentatiously: “She is really a super beauty, almost all the noble children have no love for her, but she is very fond of Holy Empire. She is not very concerned about her affairs, she is still single, and spends most of the year in Schönbrunn Palace not knowing what she is doing, I think we have a right to know, but she doesn’t think so.”

“It is said that she doesn’t like to attend various conferences and activities frequently.” Sid knows this. As the only Holy Throne Supreme of Holy Empire, Holy Empire originally hoped that Cecilia could become the biggest ace in Holy Empire’s hands.

However, this great priest under one person above ten thousand people does not have a high degree of identification with Holy Empire. Of course, the great priest thinks that she is in the Holy Empire camp, but her self-identity is ” I’m a Rizlan from Holy Empire” rather than “I’m a Holy Empire.”

The difference is subtle and requires careful appreciation.

Many imperial nobles originally hoped that Cecilia could help them and be a thug for them.

It turns out they really think too much.

When the strength has reached the level of Holy Throne, every Holy Throne Supreme can establish a dynasty with no difficulty, Sovereign the fate of a region, but at this time Holy Throne Supremes are often not interested in ordinary affairs , whether it is title or wealth or power is no longer a necessity for Holy Throne Supreme, they often have higher pursuits.

Because of this, they have become objects that can be drawn. Mortal dynasties and forces generally do their best to meet the daily needs of Holy Throne Supreme, in exchange for their presence and occasional personal shots.

“Holy Empire has waited more than 500 years for this Holy Throne Supreme.” Istvan followed behind Sid with a cold breath, and said naturally: “500 years.”

“Do you think Her Majesty Cecilia will intervene in this rip-opening incident?” Sid asked a question of his own interest: “It seems that there is a lot of trouble.”

“Probably not. Her Majesty Cecilia is already tired of participating in these mundane affairs, unless other Holy Throne Supreme shoots or super-large Void Realm ruins appear.” Istvan thought for a while and added: ” But it’s not good, every time she is active, she is a big earthquake, very terrifying.”

“Very terrifying? Because of a completely fair ruling?” Sid wanted to inquire about more information.

“She likes to vent her anger on nobles.” Istvan seemed to think of something terrible: “Especially when Sivis and Seus have major grievances to talk to her, it means that a family will suffer, This kind of opportunity is very rare, but once it happens to be known to her, it will mean disaster, and no one will dare to oppose her, everyone can only treat it as invisible and count them unlucky.”

“ Even your family?” Sid became interested.

“Anyone is the same, Cecilia doesn’t care so much, she only looks at the scales at both ends of her Void Realm Divine Item sword ‘Justice’, and then adds weights until the scales are balanced.” Istvan shook his head again and again: “It’s too terrifying, how much crime can civilians commit? Can you compare with nobles? Dude, you’re from Rizlan, you should know something?”

Sid was silent.

Yes, not to mention other things, just say smuggling, slave, black market, flesh business, casinos.

Behind these things, which gray area is not supported by nobles? When the entire industrial chain is dug up, a large number of people will suffer. In the past, the big nobles could be punished with three drinks, find a scapegoat, or first sentenced and then found a way to reduce the sentence and seek reactivation, but now these things are not good for Cecilia. It’s useless.

Her Majesty Cecilia, who holds the supreme judicial power and part of the legislative power of the Holy Empire, will never forgive her.

“Since her return, both the nobles and the church have restrained a lot.” Istvan finally made a conclusion: “The father also repeatedly warned us not to cause trouble. If the high priest finds out that he can’t save us.”

After a series of conversations, Sid was a little confused It is clear that in the current Holy Empire, imperial power and religious power are a dynamic balance, and the great priest as the leader of the religious power cannot be classified as a part of the religious force. In the major event of the Holy Empire, Above, if she is on the side of the religious power, then the imperial power must give in, and if she is on the side of the imperial power, then the religious power must give in.

This fits perfectly with the Supreme status that Holy Throne Supreme deserves.

This is the case with every force in the world. Whether or not a Holy Throne Supreme sits in office completely determines whether this force is 1st Rate Influence, and from this point of view, it has suffered Holy Throne for more than 500 years before. The Holy Empire, which also claims to be the continent Number One Influence during the empty window period, is really in name only.

“In recent years, the competition between the Eldest Prince and the Second Prince has become extremely fierce.” Istvan sighed: “Everyone is eligible to inherit the throne. Originally, the Eldest Prince’s succession to the throne was an undisputed matter, but who Let that happen before?”

“What?” Sid had to ask, but there were patrols and a religious warrior in front of the Black Forest road!

The religious warrior headed by “Stop!” wears a full-body steel essence plate armor, a golden helmet with spires and wings, holds a long spear and wears a white cloak, in a world in a hazy gray world. He looked particularly prominent, and when he saw the silhouettes of Sid and Istvan, he immediately shouted to stop the two: “Stop!”

“What’s the matter?” Sid narrowed his eyes, and he The hand has already grasped the hand crossbow inside the cloak.

Still met these people!

Is it really impossible to escape?

“In the name of the Lord of Heaven, you have been temporarily requisitioned!”

Updated, begging for tickets

(end of this chapter)