Neuschwanstein Castle.

Dinner time.

Selena, who had been paying no attention to external affairs, suddenly asked, "Dear, what is the scenery of the eleventh ring like?"

Rosen was using his magician's hand to help her peel a large crystal lobster. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that your perception is sharper and your strength is stronger."

As he spoke, he removed the crystal white and tender shrimp meat from the cumbersome shrimp shell and gently placed it on the plate in front of Selena.

"To be more precise, it is far less peaceful than inside the ring, because it is many times more difficult than connecting to the ring normally, and it consumes a lot of energy when connecting."

"The risks are also many times greater. You might face malicious void beings head-on."

Selena's belly is showing again. Her body, which had just lost weight due to childbirth, has become plump and smooth again, and her appetite has become very good.

She savored the delicious food with a satisfied look on her face: "It sounds scary."

She was just asking casually, because Rosen would discuss magic with her from time to time and share his new achievements in magic, so she had a general understanding of her husband's progress in magical powers.

After hearing the news, she thought about it for a moment and roughly understood what was going on.

Evelyn, her younger sister, asked, "Brother, they all say you have a power greater than that of God."

In front of his closest family members, Rosen naturally wouldn't say anything nonsense.

He smiled and said, "Evelyn, the legendary wizard is still a mortal. As for the powerful strength, it does not come from the body of a mortal, but from the wisdom of a mortal."

Rosen tapped his forehead, then said to Selena, "Honey, do you want me to peel another one for you?"

Selena was tempted, but finally shook her head: "No, if I keep eating like this, I'll become an ugly fat girl."

She felt like she was about to develop a double chin.

Rosen thought she looked very beautiful now, but he respected his wife's opinion and said, "It seems that what I did in the college has had a huge impact."

Otherwise, the news wouldn’t have reached Selena’s ears that night.

Selena spread her hands and said, "It's not just huge, it's earth-shattering. It almost overturned my common sense of magic."

Even his wife, who knew him very well, said this, so the shock to others was naturally even deeper.

Shortly after dinner, Rosen received an encrypted call from his mentor: "Rosen, what happened? Why are you so high-profile all of a sudden?"

Rosen simply explained the situation: "Through some special channels, the Glorious Empire has learned my secret."

"So, there's no need to hide it anymore. I might as well make it public and gain some reputation for myself."

"Well, you know what's going on, but this is shocking."

"Nothing surprising. I'll tell you the process in detail when I have time."

He was talking to his tutor on the phone, and the Duke of Rosen, who was working as diligently as an ox in the lakeside study, also received an urgent request for an audience.

The one who requested an urgent audience was none other than Miss Irene, the special envoy of the Glorious Empire.

At this time, Duke Rosen was greatly improved by Rosen. Even his soul aura and magic power aura were carefully disguised, and his body was more finely strengthened, becoming a perfect peripheral of Rosen's body.

Of course he knew why Irene came, and he had key arrangements for this beautiful and glorious envoy.

Need to handle it properly.

So he focused most of his attention on Duke Rosen.

He immediately agreed to the audience.

"Click, click, click, click."

The sound of high heels hitting the terrazzo floor was as rapid as the raindrops before a storm.

After a while, Irene ignored the obstruction of the chief steward Alai and walked quickly to Rosen. After a hasty salute, she stared at him hatefully with her beautiful almond eyes.

Rosen waved his hand to dismiss the housekeeper Alai who followed in, and faced Irene's glare with a smile.

Alai had a vague idea of ​​the relationship between the two and tactfully closed the study door.

As the door closed, Irene finally spoke.

"The Duke is really good at tricks. He told lies with sweet words and deceived me for so long!"

Rosen spread his hands and said, "Ms. Irene, Queen Zoya already knew the news a long time ago. Didn't she tell you?"

Irene shook her head: "No."

Rosen sighed softly: "It seems that in the eyes of the Queen, Miss Irene is just a tool to extract information."

Irene frowned and said, "Duke, there is no need for you to sow discord between me and Zhuo Ya. My position is not high enough, so it is normal that I was not notified."

"But you lied to me again and again. I thought you really liked me."

“It turns out it’s all fake!”

She had originally planned to live in Weilan for a long time, and even planned to secretly give birth to one or two children for the Duke, but something like this happened.

Since the Queen already knew and the Duke had no intention of hiding his true power, it meant that both sides were planning to completely break up, and as the Glorious Envoy, there was naturally no need for her to stay in Veran.

She wasn't worried that Rosen would kill her, but her dream was shattered, which made her extremely angry and sad. She felt that all men in the world were bad!

If Irene at this moment was a ball of blazing fire, Rosen was the calm flowing water.

He immediately said, "I want to clarify something."

"I did lie to you about my personal power, but it was out of political necessity."

"But in private, emotional terms, I'm telling the truth."

"I really like beauties like Miss Ru. Every word we said when we were intimate came from my heart."

"Ms. Irene, are you approaching me because of the Queen's mission or your personal wish?"

Irene was speechless and her raging anger dimmed.

That’s right, her motives were not pure either, so she had no right to question the Duke.

The anger in my heart suddenly turned into melancholy and resentment.

She actually knew that her entanglement with the Duke was definitely not a good thing, and she should never have too high expectations of him.

But she still had a faint hope in her heart, hoping that she would have some weight in the other person's heart.

But the reality disappointed her greatly.

He took a deep breath and suppressed his resentment: "No matter what, I have to go back home. Or do you not intend to let me go back home, but instead want to throw me directly into prison?"

"Of course I will let you go. But I want to say that no matter when, I will always remember Miss Irene. As long as you are willing to accept me, my arms will always be open to you."

"Pfft."

Irene found a way to vent her resentment: "I will never betray the Queen."

Rosen raised his eyebrows: "Will you not betray the Queen? Or will you not betray the Lord of Glory?"

Irene was startled: "Is there a difference?"

Rosen said seriously: "Of course there is a difference."

"The Queen is the ruler of the Empire. She has been in power for forty years, and the Empire's national strength is growing day by day."

"It's true that the Lord of Glory is the founder of the Glorious Nations. The Empire is just one of them."

"To be honest, the Lord of Light's ability to govern is not that great. He is in a position of honor today, largely thanks to the Queen."

Irene remained silent because she knew Rosen was right.

When it comes to cultivation, the Lord of Light, who possesses the power of the Ten Rings, is naturally unrivaled. No, that's not right. He can't be called unrivaled, at least he is far inferior to the young Duke in front of him.

When it comes to the ability to govern an empire, she has never seen anyone more powerful than her cousin. The Lord of Light is several levels behind her cousin.

So, deep down in her heart, she admired and even worshipped her cousin.

In fact, they are afraid of the Lord of Light.

Irene nodded: "I know the general situation."

Rosen said seriously: "After experiencing the invasion of the Levender demons, I know very well that we mortal kingdoms can fight, but we must never consume each other."

"Because the demons in the void are our common enemy."

"I personally admire the Queen very much. If the Queen is willing to coexist peacefully with Weilan, then I am willing to help the Queen break through the Ten Rings and even become a Legend."

Irene's heart was shocked: "Duke, do you want to provoke civil strife in the empire?!"

Rosen immediately retorted: "Ms. Irene, if the Lord of Glory is a wise monarch, then why can't he tolerate the Queen's promotion to Legend?"

"If he is not, then he should just stand aside and watch, instead of coming out to give orders to an empire of 600 million people, or even occupying a huge amount of national resources and interfering with the true monarch's governance of the country."

Irene snorted coldly: "You just want to stir up civil unrest in the empire!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Rosen suddenly raised his hand, and the mage's hand driven by legendary magic power grabbed Irene directly to his side, and then let her sit on his lap.

Irene was shocked: "What are you doing? You want to force me?!"

"I'm telling you, if you do this, unless you kill me afterwards, I will definitely do everything I can to get revenge!"

Rosen raised his hand and gestured to his mouth: "Shh~ Let me help you advance to the fifth ring."

"I don't want it!"

"The scenery of the Fifth Ring Road is very beautiful, you really don't want it?"

As he spoke, Rosen poured the power of faith into Irene's body, raising her magic power to the peak of the fourth ring.

If it were before, he would need Irene to cooperate with the connecting magic ring to help her break through the ring wall, but after obtaining Naya's secret method, he no longer needed it.

"I'll ask again, you really don't need it?"

Irene's will was shaken and she remained silent.

During the moment of silence, Rosen broke through her magic power to the fifth level.

Irene said in a muffled voice: "You insisted on giving it to me, I don't owe you anything."

Rosen held her in his arms and said gently, "Of course you don't owe me anything. I owe you."

"After all, it was me who caused you to divorce your husband and forced you to return home."

"If I were not the Duke, and you were not the Imperial Envoy, and we were not bound by duty, then perhaps we could be together happily and have children together."

Irene's tense body softened a lot: "Don't say that, it's impossible."

"It's possible."

"You're talking nonsense! I don't believe it!"

Rosen whispered in Irene's ear: "Ms. Irene, you have a good talent for magic. I can improve your magic power step by step. I estimate that it can be improved to around the ninth ring."

"With the power of the Nine Rings, you can live for at least 500 years, and you will always remain young and beautiful."

"And I, too, will live about that long, maybe a little longer, but not much longer."

"As long as we work together, the Natural Alliance and the Glorious Empire will definitely be able to restore peace, and we will definitely be able to stay together in the future."

These words were like the most secretive and softest needle of the soul, which silently penetrated into the depths of Irene's soul.

"Duke, please stop talking. I won't believe you anymore!"

Irene shook her head repeatedly, as if trying to get Rosen's words out of her mind.

Rosen saw her hesitation and said, "Irene, I don't want to disrupt the empire, and I definitely don't want to see the capable queen abdicate."

"In fact, I hope she will take the throne completely, because she is a truly wise monarch, and I like dealing with such a monarch."

"Because there are actually no unsolvable contradictions between our two countries, we can definitely reach a consensus again through rational consultations."

"You know in your heart that since I am a legendary wizard, I will definitely find a way to unify the Natural Alliance. No one can stop me, right?"

Irene wanted to say that the Empire could do it, but a voice deep in her heart told her that the Empire might not be able to do it, after all, the man in front of her possessed unparalleled talent.

His magical powers are top-notch, and his governance of the country is also top-notch, and his reputation among the people is as high as that of a god.

As long as he raises his arm and calls out, countless people from the Natural Alliance will gather around him and be at his command.

Of course, the empire can try its best to stop it, and then the two countries will be plunged into a long war.

Perhaps the Empire will win in the end, but it will suffer heavy losses, allowing the Holy Elf Empire and even the Demon Kingdom across the sea to gain a huge advantage.

So she remained silent.

Rosen continued to whisper: "Erin, you don't have to leave."

"Welan and the Glorious Empire are far apart. Even if a war breaks out between the two sides, the intensity will be very limited and they will not become mortal enemies."

"I will also try my best to control the scale of the conflict and minimize the losses to our two countries."

"But it's difficult for me to do this alone. I also need the Queen's help. And between the Queen and I, we need a liaison that both of us trust."

"So, I hope you will continue to stay in Weilan and bring my words to the Queen. Tell her my thoughts and also tell me the Queen's thoughts."

"Let the Natural Alliance and the Glorious Empire coexist peacefully, support each other, and fight against alien races and demons together."

"After all, we are all human, aren't we?"

Irene pursed her lips slightly: "The Queen won't listen to me. She respects her grandfather very much."

"Erin~~How do you know if you don't try?"

"Like you and me, if we don't give it a try, how can we know that we can experience such blissful pleasure?"

"Um?"

Rosen was very familiar with Irene's body, so while he was talking, his hands were naturally busy teasing her secretly.

Irene suddenly remembered the endless wonderful experiences in the past and twisted her body uneasily: "Duke, you are the devil!"

"No, I just saw the most correct path and hope that our human race can take this path."

"You and I both know that the Glorious Empire is so huge that it is impossible for an external enemy to defeat it. However, if we take the wrong path, the empire may collapse from within."

"And the biggest reason why we went down the wrong path was the reckless command of incompetent people."

"So, the capable ones should be promoted and the incompetent ones should be kicked out!"

Irene was silent.

"Give it a try, okay?"

As he spoke, Rosen clearly felt that he had broken through Irene's mental defenses, just as his body had broken through her physical defenses.

Irene bit her lip tightly to prevent herself from losing composure and nodded slightly: "Okay, let's give it a try."

Seeing that she agreed, Rosen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he knew that this was just the beginning and he had to promise long-term benefits.

"Once your soul regains stability, I will continue to improve your magic power, about once a year, until you reach the ninth ring."

"Perhaps when you reach the ninth ring, I can find a new way to increase your strength and help you reach the tenth ring, or even the legendary level."

Irene was very moved, her eyes were like flowing water, and she looked deeply into Rosen's eyes: "You didn't lie to me?"

"Think about it, apart from hiding my true strength for self-protection, have I ever lied to you about anything else?"

"You know I don't make promises easily. But if I do, I will do everything I can to fulfill it."

That's true.

"Don't play here. It would be bad if someone finds out. Shall we go to the secret room behind the study?"

"Yes, ma'am~"

(End of this chapter)