Chapter 641 The Situation Changed Back
Just as Gloria III claimed, since that regular noble meeting, no one in the empire's nobles had seen Gloria III again.
No matter what happened, the only person responsible for handling it was the consul temporarily appointed by the emperor. Even the many princes and princesses could no longer see the emperor.
As this situation continued, a large number of rumors that were difficult to distinguish between true and false began to circulate in private gatherings among the nobles.
Some people said that Gloria III's abnormal behavior was due to some injuries he suffered in the sudden battle in the previous heads of state meeting, which required him to retreat and recuperate.
This is very intriguing. As a ninth-rank warrior standing at the pinnacle of the entire empire, what kind of injury could force Gloria III to retreat into seclusion to recuperate?
Some people also believe that the emperor was just pretending, using the excuse that he needed to recuperate to deliberately avoid the conflicts between the four major families and the many marquises.
This theory seems to be tenable. After all, everyone saw the confrontation between Duke Karlas and many marquises at that time.
Although the meeting was aborted due to Gloria III's sudden announcement of recuperation, the conflict between the two camps was far from over.
The above two statements are the most widely circulated rumors that are privately recognized as the most likely.
There are many other more sensational rumors, such as that the current Gloria III is actually just a substitute and the real emperor is dead; or that the emperor is secretly trying to break through to the legendary level under the guise of recuperation.
However, this news is only circulated in some secret clubs. As for the real truth, I am afraid only Gloria III himself knows it.
During this period, Duke Carrot was in a difficult situation.
Many marquises formed a rare group. Except for two marquises who were originally close to the Olivendi family and did not take a clear stand this time, all the other marquises, including the neutral ones, stood on Draca's side this time.
But at this time, even if there is no clear team, Carrot dare not trust them completely. What if the other party suddenly turns against him? The seven ninth-rank marquises are a huge force that no one can ignore.
Indeed, even if the number of ninth-level people from the two major families of Olivendi and Alfred is added together, the number will still exceed seven marquises, but the reality is never a simple comparison of numbers.
Unless the two major families intend to eliminate each other at all costs, the result will be that they will also be seriously damaged and eventually be taken advantage of by other foreign enemies.
During this period, Duke Carrot tried to privately sound out the Enoch and Aslade families on this matter, but the responses he got were similar.
They can support the Olivendi family, but the Olivendi family must share the real secret of the "Star".
It is true that the four major families of the empire usually unite against the outside world, but this time it is a pure power struggle within the Gloria Empire. Moreover, it is far from enough to destroy the Olivendi family, so there is no reason for the other two ducal families to help immediately.
Moreover, Fiona, who is suspected to be the star of prophecy, has just appeared, and now Avis is suspected to be related to a high-level prophet. Does the Olivendi family want to go to heaven?
If there is no clear response, then the Enoch family and the Aslade family would really be happy to see Olivendi weakened.
After hearing this response, Carlot knew that he could not count on the other two families this time.
Although Carlot had privately guessed about the object of the prophecy, there was no doubt that no matter what the result was, it was a top secret that could never be shared, and the Alfred family would never agree to it.
Thus, without any warning, some private frictions began to occur within the empire.
Unlike the minor conflicts initiated by the Hengjin Club, the friction between the two ducal families and the numerous marquises, even though they are still maintaining a certain degree of restraint, still affects most of the Gloria Empire.
The first to be affected by the sudden change in the empire were the empire's many underground forces.
Any disturbance would be quickly magnified in the dark world. A large number of seemingly independent organizations were wiped out overnight, and then evidence of their connection with a certain family or a certain marquis was uncovered.
The various branches of the Chaos Faction's organizations, such as the Thieves Guild and the Killer Organization, were all hung with a large number of task lists, covering all the subordinate forces of the several marquises and the two major families. With neither side's ninth-level masters personally taking part, the situation in the Gloria Empire became somewhat chaotic.
In such a situation, some small and medium-sized nobles and students from professional academies in various places also took advantage of the chaos to develop their own forces.
Gloria III ignored state affairs, and the duke and marquis were busy fighting among themselves. It was a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
Under the influence of this situation, the students of Pamir College are no exception.
Among the friends Anvis knew, Prince Lanno had obviously become a little busy recently, and the descendants of the other major families were similar. They were all taking the opportunity to manage their own power and eroding the interests that originally belonged to others and were inconvenient to touch in peacetime.
Even Avis's own Mystical Ceremony Society and the Ever Gold Crown Chamber of Commerce have recently attracted a lot of prying eyes, but because Avis' previous record was too brilliant, most people dare not try it easily.
After learning about the subsequent changes in the situation in the empire, Anvis, who was far away in the Itel Federation, couldn't help but remain silent.
He created the Circle of Truth and destroyed the Sky City at a critical moment, causing the Stargazers of the Magic Council to be directly backfired and fall into a deep sleep. The resistance organization that originally caused the turmoil in the empire was also nipped in the bud and had to flee to the Federation for development.
All these changes prevented the Holy Light Church and the Magic Council from intervening, and the Alliance of Glory was directly established in the Federation of the Kingdom of Itel. The situation in the Gloria Empire, which should have been turbulent, remained relatively stable.
But now, he himself became the trigger for the unrest.
Although it is unclear why Gloria III is in seclusion, the fact is that many marquises, relying on unknown reasons, have openly begun to band together to fight against the two major families, which is almost a break-up.
Without Gloria III's intervention, neither side would be willing to surrender. And since it was inconvenient for the Ninth Order to take action personally, there was a high probability that the situation would turn into a long-term turmoil.
He did change the empire, but fate changed it from another angle. However , when Anvis was studying the situation of the empire, an unexpected situation came to him .
Albins, who was once accepted as a student by Vernika of the Ring of Time and Space and went to the Continental Magic Council for further studies and had no news for a long time, suddenly contacted Avis and made an appointment to meet him at the Magic Light Hotel in the imperial capital.
(End of this chapter)
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