"Click, click, click, click."

With the sound of slightly echoing footsteps, Brian followed the banshee Grace and walked through a secret passage deep underground.

"I don't understand, why do you believe in a god that just appeared out of nowhere?"

Brian was in a terrible mood.

He had just risked his life to escape from the hands of the Void God and wanted to join the Hare Society, but then he discovered that there was a god of unknown origin standing behind the Hare Society.

After his observations along the way, he discovered that this mysterious god named Makuen had a huge influence on the Hare Society, even more terrifying than Druitan.

His control over the Hare Society was so skillful that it made people not want to resist and even full of respect! Brian felt like he had walked into a trap.

The banshee Grace explained seriously, "Don't worry, Brian. Makuen, the God of Salvation, is not only a great god, but also a merciful god. He is completely different from Druitan or the new God of the Void."

Brian snorted coldly: "The essence of gods is the same, but some are good at disguise, and some are more straightforward."

If he had no choice, he would rather die than meet the human incarnation of the God of Salvation.

But there is no way, the influence of the God of Savior on the Hare Society is too great.

He either accepted the call or returned to the surface.

He thought with sorrow: "As mortals, do we have to accept the sovereignty of God?"

Grace could only sigh as she saw Brian was still so stubborn.

"Well, well, your soul is already filled with prejudice. No matter what I say, it will be in vain. Let the saint convince you himself."

As expected, she remained silent for the rest of the journey.

After walking for half an hour and reaching a depth of more than a thousand meters underground, Grace finally spoke again: "Do you see the pale golden rune barrier in front?"

"I'm not blind, of course I saw it."

"I'll take you here. Go over there, tell your name, and after you get permission, you can pass through the barrier and see the saint."

After a pause, Grace whispered a reminder: "Brian, I know you have extraordinary talents, but no matter what, you are still a mortal. In the face of great people, staying humble is the way to protect yourself."

Brian nodded gently: "Thank you for the reminder, I will remember it."

He also had to avenge the sun god Osyra and would never die easily, so he took a deep breath, suppressed his disgust for God, and made himself as humble as possible.

Walking up to the golden rune barrier, Brian said respectfully, "Great Savior, I am Brian Traudlins, and I have come here in response to your call."

After the words fell, the rune barrier lit up, and a young and gentle male voice came from inside: "Come in, Brian."

Brian's heart was slightly moved: "Why does this voice sound familiar?"

But he didn't think much about it, because he had met many people and often encountered people with similar voices.

He walked forward into the rune barrier. When he passed through the barrier, he felt that the texture of the barrier was very thick. It was actually ten meters thick.

The aura emitted by the barrier was also very powerful, far more powerful than his 8th ring of magic power, giving him the illusion of facing a towering mountain.

This made him feel a little shocked: 'This Makuen is very strong, much stronger than Druitan, and even stronger than the woman in armor! '

Of course, the Void God was also very powerful, so he had no intention of resisting him, but the God of Savior before him made him want to kneel down and worship him.

"No wonder they can easily control the Wild Rabbit Society. But in this case, I'm afraid my elf clan has no hope of escaping their control."

The sadness in my heart became more and more intense.

Finally, he passed through the barrier and felt a slight light in front of his eyes. A bright, elegant and exquisite study room appeared.

On one side of the study is a huge floor-to-ceiling glass window, and outside the window is the magnificent blue lake.

He was a little dazed for a moment: "I was in the underground secret room, how did I come to the lake?"

There was a large desk in the room, and behind it sat a man with black hair and black eyes.

The man was looking at him with a teasing look: "Brian, do you remember me?"

How could Brian not remember it? Although he only saw her for less than ten minutes that day, the impression she made was so deep in his soul that he would never forget it in his life.

He cried out in shock: "Your Majesty Rosen?!"

He couldn't understand why the emperor of the Natural Empire appeared in the underground of Atlasen, and why he was related to the so-called God of Salvation.

Rosen pointed to the chair in front.

"I know you must be confused. Don't worry, sit down first and let's talk."

Brian felt numb all over. He sat on the chair woodenly, took the wine handed to him by the wizard's hand woodenly, drank a sip woodenly, and then asked, "Am I in Swan Castle now?"

"No, you are still in Atlassen, but I don't like the dark underground world. I think it is too stuffy, so I used soul illusion to slightly transform the secret room."

"How is it, the transformation is pretty good, right?"

Brian nodded: "Almost flawless."

At least he didn't feel any holes.

But he immediately had another idea.

"No, you are not His Majesty Rosen. There is no way he could be in Atlasen. You must be Makuen in disguise to deceive me."

As the emperor of a great mortal country, how could Rosen be in the capital of a hostile country?

Furthermore, the emperor is just a mortal. Even if he is a legendary strong man, he is still a mortal. The aura exuded by the man in front of him is as unfathomable as the sea.

Although he currently only has the power of eight rings, he can vaguely feel that the man in front of him is much stronger than Beludandi, just like the difference between a hound and a tiger.

This is definitely not the power of mortals.

Rosen smiled slightly, picked up the bottle and poured himself a glass of newly brewed maple wine from the north of Weilan.

"My empire has entered the right track of development, and everything has established laws."

"My cabinet council is also functioning well and can handle most of the things for me."

“So, my days are becoming more and more free.”

This is the truth, I do have more and more free time.

But he always kept a tight grip on many key matters and did not delegate any authority, so there were still a large number of matters that needed to be handled personally by him.

The main reason for doing this is to ensure absolute control over the empire.

Therefore, the most important reason why he was able to hang out was because of Lai Fu's assistance, but of course he couldn't tell this to anyone.

As he spoke, Rosen gently turned the wine glass and looked at the clear and transparent amber wine in the glass.

"I know you still don't believe it, so next, I will let you experience the great power firsthand."

Brian was a little confused.

The next moment, Rosen suddenly raised his hand and grabbed Brian, and then a huge hand grabbed him, and then his body floated forward.

No, his body didn't move, it was his soul that left his body.

Because of this action, the legendary magic power bestowed upon him by Beeldandi lost its anchor point and began to evaporate rapidly.

After a few minutes, Brian felt the grip disappear and his soul returned to his body once again.

Before he could react, he saw the other party take out a jewel crown emitting a blue halo and threw it at him. The crown flew to the top of his head and then gently landed on his forehead.

The moment the crown and head were connected, Brian felt his soul become incredibly huge, and he had a wonderful feeling of flying into the sky and mastering great power.

Looking at the young man in front of him again, he found that although his strength was still extremely huge, it was not as unfathomable as before.

He could just about make out the other person's outline.

"Buzz~~"

He heard another soft sound in his ears, and the sapphire crown left him and flew back into the other person's hand.

Brian's wonderful feeling came to an abrupt end, and he fell back to earth from the sky again, which made him feel a huge sense of loss in his heart.

"The Azure Scholar's Crown is one of the most powerful magical creations in the Natural Empire.

The Erudite Artifact is a soul artifact. Its shape can change freely. It can be a forehead ornament or a crown, all depending on Rosen’s wishes.

Elves like to wear jeweled crowns, so he adapted to local conditions and changed it into an exquisite jeweled crown.

"If you are really the Emperor of the Natural Empire, why do you pretend to be the God of Salvation, and why do you control the Wild Rabbit Society?"

Rosen smiled: "The answer is obvious, isn't it?"

Brian took a deep breath and said, "You want to completely overthrow the Holy Elf Empire?"

Rosen shook his head: "That's half right."

"To be more precise, I want to conquer the Holy Elf Empire and make it a part of my Natural Empire."

"This is impossible!"

Brian was filled with shock and couldn't help but retort loudly.

"You can't cross the Glorious Empire and annex us. The Glorious Empire won't allow it."

Rosen smiled.

"The Queen of the Glorious Empire, Zoya, is my wife. The Lord of Gloriousness that the people of the Glorious Empire believe in is actually controlled by our Natural Empire, just like the God of Salvation, Makuen."

"Over the years, the Queen has been working with me to integrate the two countries. The economy, politics, magic, people's livelihood, and even battlefield weapons are increasingly relying on my Natural Empire."

"Today, although the Glorious Empire retains its independent name in name, it is essentially a part of my empire."

"So, the Glorious Empire will not only not stop me, but will also become my vanguard. In fact, they have already done so in the Dragon Islands."

Brian turned pale when he heard this: "How could this happen?!"

He didn't dare to believe it, nor did he want to believe it, but a voice in his heart told him that this might be true.

Then a new doubt arises: "Why are you telling me this?"

"Because I need you to help me with this last step."

Without waiting for Brian to refuse, Rosen immediately said, "You are a smart person. You have insight and foresight. You should know what Belldandy wants to do. And in this plane, the only force that can stop her is my Natural Empire."

"I once thought that elves were a different race from mortals. One reason was that I was weak at the time, and the other was that I was ignorant."

“Now, my mind has changed.”

"In my eyes, no matter what he looks like or what bloodline he has, he can become a member of my natural empire."

Brian was so excited after hearing this that his resistance was greatly reduced.

To this day, if he had to choose between the Void God and the Mortal Empire, he would definitely choose the latter without hesitation.

His only worry was: "Your Majesty, if we elves become part of the Natural Empire, how are you going to treat us?"

"Of course, they will be made citizens of the Empire and gradually integrated into the Empire."

Brian had no objection to this, and even thought it was the general trend of the world, but he felt that this matter might be difficult to handle.

"I'm afraid many of the Highborne would object to this."

Rosen waved his hand: "Then let the opposing elves follow the Void God and become consumables in their hands."

"I will be happy to destroy them on the battlefield. The warriors of my Natural Empire have always wanted to go to the battlefield to establish military merit."

Brian immediately thought of the terrifying power of the Glorious Legion on the Dragon Islands. The Natural Empire, which had been hiding behind the Glorious Empire, must be much more powerful than the Glorious Legion.

If the Nature Empire attacks with all its might, the lives of the elves will surely become cheaper than weeds.

Deep down, Brian completely agreed with Rosen's approach, but there was still one thing he couldn't figure out.

"Why is your majesty so determined to unify the entire plane?"

"Because I want to integrate the power of the entire plane, fully develop magic, perfect the magic circle of this world, and completely resolve the threat of the Void God to me, the mortal!"

"Now, the so-called Lord of Truth, Dritan, and the Crimson Lady, Belldandy, are my last obstacles."

"Perfect the World's Magic Circle?!"

Brian was so fascinated that he couldn't help asking, "Is this really something a mortal can do, Your Majesty?"

Rosen smiled faintly.

"The name mortal is a derogatory term used by the void demons to refer to my elemental life."

"The demons are most afraid of us perfecting the magic circle, so they try their best to belittle us and make us despise ourselves."

"But I want to tell you that we are not mortals, we are true gods in their infancy."

This was the first time Brian heard this and he was skeptical, but that didn't stop his blood from boiling.

"Your Majesty, why did you choose me?"

Rosen leaned back in the thick leather chair, staring into Brian's blue and gold-patterned eyes.

"Most elves are too weak to bear the weight of the truth, so I appear as the God of Savior."

"You are a rare spirit who has the courage to fight and independent thinking. I admire you, so I tell you the truth."

"Well, what do you say?"

Brian had actually agreed in his heart, but he couldn't change his mind for the sake of face since the two sides were once mortal enemies.

He asked back: "What if I don't want to?"

"Then I will have to keep you under house arrest until I unify the Wit Continent."

Brian was angry when he heard this: "Hey, wouldn't it be easier to just kill me?"

Rosen smiled and said in a calm tone of stating facts: "Elf, don't think of yourself as too unique."

"I govern over 1.5 billion lives and have seen countless amazing geniuses."

"Among geniuses, you are not that outstanding."

"I won't kill you, it's just that I don't like meaningless killing, not because you are really indispensable."

Brian's heart shook violently, and he woke up completely, and an idea popped into his mind.

'This natural emperor is actually a great man in the mortal world. He can decide the fate of countless mortals with just a few words.'

'It is my loss, not his, to refuse his favor.'

He had a very good brain. As soon as he figured this out, he took a step forward and knelt on one knee with a thump.

"Your Majesty Rosen, I am willing to serve you."

Rosen laughed and put the blue crown of scholarship back on Brian's head.

"You have the basic magic power of the eighth ring at such a young age. Your future achievements will definitely be great, so this magic weapon belongs to you."

"Wear it, return to the ground, lead the way to the Moon Goddess Dora, find those elven warriors who share the same aspirations as you, and form an army to resist the tyranny of the Void God."

Brian once again experienced the wonderful feeling of mastering great power, which completely dispelled the last bit of reluctance in his heart.

The name of Moon Goddess Dora also shocked him: "Does Her Majesty the Moon Goddess also serve His Majesty?"

"Dora has been in my service for a long time."

The arrogance in Brian's heart also completely disappeared.

He nodded humbly: "As you wish, my Lord."

After a pause, he continued, "Your Majesty, I have news to tell you."

"explain."

"The true form of the Void God Belldandi seems to be hidden within the trunk of the Great Tree of Life."

Rosen's heart moved: "Are you sure?"

"I'm not sure. Sissi told me the news."

Rosen listened with a thoughtful look on his face: "I understand, go ahead and do it."

(End of this chapter)