Although he had various thoughts in his mind, when his grandfather was awake, all important news concerning the fate of the empire had to be reported personally as soon as possible.

This is the iron rule set by my grandfather.

So, Queen Zhuoya took the "Letter to the Human Fellows" passed by Weilan and hurried to the Shadowless Palace where her grandfather lived.

Grandfather has been busy lately, getting familiar with his newfound legendary powers.

At this moment, he should be practicing, and it would take at least half an hour before the end of his practice, so Zhuo Ya could only wait patiently at the gate of the Shadowless Palace.

This is also the iron rule set by my grandfather.

While he is training, no high-level wizard is allowed to enter the Shadowless Palace.

While waiting, Zhuo Ya sensed some power fluctuations coming from the Shadowless Palace, and many thoughts surged in her mind.

As far as she knew, legendary souls were much tougher than ten-ring souls and could exist longer. Therefore, her grandfather, who originally had more than 50 years of wakefulness, could live another 50 years.

This is a hundred years.

For an empire, this period of time is very long, even long enough to change the world.

Zhuoya couldn't help thinking:

"Duke Weilan, who has obtained legendary power, can unleash a force comparable to natural thunder and kill demons hidden in the void. How powerful he is!"

“The scenery of the legendary realm should be the most beautiful, magnificent and glorious scenery in the world.”

"I wish I could see it with my own eyes."

Originally, she had absolutely no such idea, but now someone has given her the opportunity to reach the pinnacle of magic.

Of course she knew that there was a provocative intention hidden in this, just like a cup of poison.

But this poisoned wine is too sweet.

And it may not necessarily poison her to death.

Of course, she didn't have to drink the poisoned wine, because there was another non-toxic wine she could drink.

'I wonder if Grandfather would be willing to give me this glass of wine.'

Her grandfather had been promoted to a legendary level, and as far as she knew, the secret method to help people break through the ring wall also existed in Nahuat.

With the resources of the Glorious Empire and its good relations with Nawat, it is not difficult to exchange the secret method of breaking the wall from Nawat.

So, her grandfather was able to help her.

While thinking, Zhuoya heard her grandfather's voice in her mind: "My granddaughter, what happened that is worth you coming here in person?"

Zhuo Ya immediately said, "Weilan has another important message, which is related to the Holy Elf Empire."

The Lord of Light snorted coldly: "Humph~ I knew that the elves would go to Weilan for cooperation. Duke Weilan agreed to cooperate, right?"

"No, Grandfather, Duke Weilan refused."

"Refuse? Is he stupid?"

"Come in and tell me face to face."

Zhuoya immediately entered the magnificent and gorgeous Shadowless Palace.

The Shadowless Palace was huge, and she couldn't help but think about it as she hurried on her way.

"Is Duke Weilan stupid? Grandfather doesn't see the horror of this announcement?"

Duke Weilan did give up some opportunities because of the announcement, but it greatly improved his reputation in the Natural Alliance and even among the people of the Glorious Empire.

It can be imagined that after this announcement spreads, even those who have prejudices against Duke Weilan will have to admit that he is a hero of the human race.

In this era of rapid awakening of people's wisdom, this reputation is extremely important and can even be regarded as the "destiny of mankind."

As long as we carry this destiny, we can greatly enhance the legitimacy of ruling the human nation and greatly reduce the cost of managing the country.

'Grandfather would have seen that, he probably just doesn't care.'

As she was thinking, she passed through a spacious artificial lake, walked across a suspended bridge across a sea of ​​flowers, and finally saw the Lord of Light in a glass sky bath.

He was lying lazily in the hot spring, and more than thirty naked beautiful girls were serving him attentively.

But there was no desire on the Lord of Light's face, only a slight sense of fatigue.

This was the exhaustion of practicing legend, and he had experienced too much of the trivial matters between men and women in his early years, so he no longer had much interest in them.

The reason why so many beautiful girls were gathered together was simply to look good.

He closed his eyes and asked, "Zhuoya, tell me the situation in detail."

Zhuoya told the details of Irene's report and emphasized the content of the announcement.

After retelling, she remained silent.

The Lord of Light felt a little tired, his mood was not very good, and his thinking was a little slow. After hearing these things, a hint of disdain subconsciously emerged on his face.

"This Duke is really stupid. If he really joins forces with the elves, it will really cause me some trouble. Now he refuses and even says that we should fight against the Elf Empire together. It's ridiculous."

"It's just a small principality with only 30 million people. How can he deserve it!"

Zhuoya didn't agree in her heart, but she didn't comment.

Because she knew that her grandfather didn't like anyone contradicting him, and especially didn't like anyone telling him what to do, even if she was his granddaughter.

After the Lord of Light vented his dissatisfaction, his tone softened a little.

"But his stupidity is still very beneficial. It gives us a lot of room to maneuver."

"Zhuoya, you should respond to him by saying that the Empire greatly appreciates his wisdom. The Empire agrees with his views on dealing with alien races, but we have differences with him on the matter of the Natural Alliance."

"After all, Weilan is Weilan, and the Natural Alliance is the Natural Alliance. The former is just a part of the latter, and the countries in the alliance have an equal relationship."

"If any kingdom or principality in the alliance is willing to befriend the Empire and seek assistance from the Empire, then there is no reason for the Empire not to respond."

After all, it is a national war, and since it is a war, it is impossible to be polite. Naturally, we must try every means to win.

So she nodded and said, "Yes, Grandfather, I'll do it right away."

Logically, she should have left by now, but she still didn't leave and said something extra.

"Grandfather, judging from Duke Weilan's speech at the academy, he seems to be planning to share the secrets of the legend with the magic geniuses in the country."

"If he really shared it, then there would be a large number of legendary wizards in the Principality of Weilan, which would probably pose a considerable threat to the empire."

The Lord of Light snorted coldly: "Don't listen to his lies, he is just talking."

He added: "If he really dares to share, then it will be a problem whether he can keep his position as Duke."

Zhuo Ya asked again, "It is obvious that Duke Weilan is such a fool. He just foolishly issued a notice refusing to cooperate with the elves. What if he does something stupid again?"

The Lord of Light sensed something was wrong with his granddaughter, opened his eyes and looked at her carefully, then asked, "Do you also want to be promoted to Legendary?"

Without waiting for Zhuo Ya to answer, he closed his eyes again: "I tell you the truth, the legendary realm is far from being as beautiful as imagined. Every time I practice soul burning, it is a chore."

"If you practice legend, you won't have the energy to deal with state affairs. It's enough to let grandfather do this kind of hard work."

After a pause, he seemed to feel that this was not convincing enough, and added: "You don't have to think about breaking through the ten rings."

"The difference in power between the Nine Rings and the Ten Rings is not that big, and there is no big difference in the life span of the soul. The Nine Rings are enough for you."

Zhuo Ya had been in charge of the empire for 40 years and was a nine-ring mage herself, so how could she not hear the perfunctory tone in these words? As soon as she heard it, she understood that her grandfather would never let her be promoted to a legendary level, not even to a ten-ring level.

He didn't intend to give this legendary wine to anyone else.

This made her feel depressed.

The determination she had honed in her role as the ruler of the empire allowed her to easily suppress the anger in her heart, making her appear as calm and submissive as usual.

"Yes, Grandfather, I understand."

The Lord of Light was indeed very tired and didn't want to talk any more: "Very good, then you can leave."

It seemed like this was just an ordinary conversation.

But when Zhuoya turned and left, the Lord of Light suddenly opened his eyes, and a hint of contemplation appeared in his brown-black eyes.

As one of the most powerful people in the Wit Continent, he does lack specific abilities in governing the country, but he is an expert in understanding people's hearts.

He vaguely felt that his granddaughter Zhuoya was gradually losing her awe of him.

So he also fell into deep thought.

"I can still be awake for hundreds of years. If you add the time I spent sleeping, it won't be difficult to live for another thousand years. I still have a lot of life to live."

"If the person you rely on the most has a change of heart, it would be a very bad thing."

"Replace Zhuoya?"

After careful consideration, the Lord of Light rejected this idea. In the Glorious Royal Family, no one was more suitable than Zhuoya to govern the empire.

Of course, it will have to be changed in the future, but not at this critical juncture now, otherwise it will inevitably cause severe shocks in the empire's political situation and delay many things.

After thinking it over, the Lord of Glory came up with an idea: "The scale of the Empire's First Shadow Guard must be expanded."

The Empire has ten shadow guards.

Among them, the 20,000 First Shadow Guards are directly commanded by the Lord of Light and only obey the orders of the Lord of Light. They are responsible for the defense of the entire Never Night Palace.

The remaining nine shadow guards, each with 2,000 people, are distributed throughout the empire according to their functions and are commanded by Zhuoya.

With 20,000 men against 18,000, and the convenience of controlling the imperial palace, the Lord of Light firmly grasped the imperial power in his hands.

Zoya was called the Queen, but in reality she was just the Prime Minister of his cabinet.

Now, the Prime Minister seems a little disobedient, and the Lord of Light feels that 20,000 shadow guards are not enough.

"Let's add another 10,000 people, and we have to step up our surveillance of Zhuoya."

The Lord of Light thought so.

On the other side, after Zhuoya left the Shadowless Palace, many thoughts were running through her mind.

"It seems that I am just a tool of my grandfather."

If she had mediocre talent, she would have no complaints even if she was just a tool.

But she started her education at the age of seven, became a master at the age of 14, broke through the sixth ring at the age of 25, and reached the ninth ring at the age of 50. During this period, she basically did not rely on any external force, but relied entirely on her own efforts.

At the age of 50, she was valued by her grandfather and was entrusted with the honorable position of Empress of the Empire.

She originally thought that this was the highest honor and that her grandfather valued her greatly, but now it seems that although he does value her, there must be a secret ulterior motive behind it.

That is to use the heavy imperial affairs to slow down her practice and prevent her from being promoted to the tenth ring.

In the past, she was not sure whether she could be promoted to the Ten Rings, so although she felt a little regretful, she had no complaints. However, after ruling the empire for 40 years and witnessing her grandfather's various actions with her own eyes, she completely understood her grandfather as a person.

"He is burning my life so that he can enjoy the glory of the Supreme Emperor of the Empire."

But even if she understood it, there was no way to break the impasse, because her every move was being watched closely.

"Forget it. Legendary scenery may be beautiful, but there are beautiful scenery everywhere in the world. There is no need to focus on one place. There is no need to let the empire fall into chaos because of my personal desires."

All the dissatisfaction and unwillingness turned into a soft sigh.

In the Never-Night Palace, the small ripples stirred up by Weilan seemed to have completely subsided on the surface.

But ten days later, another elf envoy in disguise came to the Never-Night Palace.

(End of this chapter)