The choice of the next emperor was quickly determined.

It was neither the eldest prince that many residents had hoped for, nor the second prince that a few had speculated.

Instead, it was the emperor's youngest daughter.

Aurelion Sol.

On the very day Victor regained his strength, Aubrey made this decision decisively.

On that day, he practically forced all the nobles to make a choice.

Led by Duke Rivière, the major noble groups almost unanimously agreed to support Aurelion.

Even the nobles who previously supported the Crown Prince saw their support base shaken by the downfall of the Raiser family.

They had no choice but to change their stance and support Aurelion.

But the most important thing is the opinion of the eldest prince himself.

The eldest prince, far away on the southern border of the empire, immediately gave his full support upon hearing that his father intended to pass the throne to Aurelian.

He immediately announced his withdrawal from the struggle for the throne.

This left the nobles who originally supported the eldest prince feeling extremely helpless.

We were ready to fight to the death, why did Your Highness surrender first?

How can we play this game? We might as well just switch sides.

As for the second prince?

Oh, sorry, but not many people support the Second Prince.

In everyone's eyes, the second prince was the most mediocre of Auberty's three children.

In terms of talent, he's just so-so.

Compared to Aurelion's talent, it's worlds apart.

In terms of popularity, he is far inferior to the eldest prince.

The eldest prince has been deep in the southern borderlands for more than a decade and has won the hearts of the people.

Otherwise, why would so many residents support him becoming emperor?

Without the demon of jealousy possessing him, the Second Prince is unmatched by anyone.

His presence was so low that almost no one remembered that Aubrey had a second son.

Therefore, after even the most formidable competitor, the eldest prince, gave up,

Aurelion naturally became the first choice for successor.

What else can they do? Do they expect Aubrey to have another child?

That's obviously not realistic.

In short, Aurelion's accession to the throne was set for a year later.

Since Victor was Aurelion's teacher, and he had regained his strength as a fifth-tier mage,

This attracted a constant stream of visitors to the Clevina mansion, with nobles and wealthy merchants coming and going.

But Viktor, having regained his strength, naturally had no interest in these opportunists.

He has more important things to do.

I need to find someone very important.

That was the day he failed to find Kokot in the garden.

Leah told him that that night, after Kokot said he had cured him, he announced that he was leaving.

Despite Leah and Gwen's repeated attempts to persuade him to stay, Kokot was unable to remain.

Based on their deduction, Kokot has returned to the Council of Mages.

Therefore, Victor took the initiative to go to the city of mages.

This mysterious, floating city may be full of unknowns to ordinary people, but to Victor, it is as familiar as his second home.

Finding the way to the city of mages was second nature to him.

With his vivid memory, he quickly found Haim Horn.

However, this congressman, who had collaborated with him many times and possessed superb acting skills, told him bluntly:

"Kokot has stepped down as a senator and returned to the Elf Forest."

When Haim Horn revealed this news, his expression was tinged with regret, and his tone conveyed a deep sense of nostalgia. He sighed.

"Before she left, she told me that if I came looking for her, I should let her hand over her seat as a member of parliament to you."

"She also told me that it should have been yours in the first place."

Indeed, in Heim Horn's view, Victor, as a fifth-tier mage, was naturally more valuable than Kokot, who was only good at resting.

However, value is not calculated in this way.

Even though the entire Mage Council believed that Victor was more suitable to serve as a councilor, no one forced anyone to resign from the position.

For some reason, Kokot voluntarily gave up her seat as a councilor, seemingly convinced that Viktor would come to the mage capital to find her.

Heim Horn didn't quite know what had happened.

But he did know that Victor had been cured by Kokot.

"Anyway, she told me that if I still wanted to go to the Elf Forest to find her, then I should wear this."

At this point, Haim Horn waved his hand.

Magic coalesced out of thin air, forming a badge that slowly flew to Victor's front.

Viktor reached out and took it, looking down to see three broken heads engraved on the front of the badge.

It was the familiar badge of a member of parliament.

And it belongs to Cocotte.

Without any hesitation, Viktor put it on.

They then left the city of mages.

However, as he left, Viktor's premonition grew stronger.

That was an inevitable ending that both he and Cocotte seemed to know.

Soon after, Victor arrived at the Elf Forest.

This is a place that is extremely mysterious to everyone.

However, in Viktor's eyes, it was just more complicated and harder to find.

Soon after he entered the Elf Forest, he encountered resistance from all the elves.

Countless elves emerged from the forest, their expressions serious, their eyes filled with vigilance and wariness.

They scrutinized the human who had suddenly intruded with curiosity and wariness, their words filled with caution.

"Where did you come from? How do you know the way into the Elf Forest?"

Some of the elves even appeared extremely panicked and terrified.

Could it be that the location of the Elf Forest has already been exposed?

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