Anyone with eyes can see that the unification of the Natural Alliance is an undoubted outcome.

Next, there are various worldly affairs.

These government affairs are not difficult, but they are extremely tedious and detailed, as vast as the vast ocean of stars.

If Rosen were left to do everything by himself, he would become a prisoner of power.

Then he would rather give up.

Fortunately, he can exploit Duke Rosen unscrupulously. Oh no, now he should be called Emperor Rosen.

Therefore, Rosen's own freedom was basically unaffected.

His main focus is still on the research of elf fruits.

He is obsessed with this thing and doesn't believe that he can't figure it out.

Time flies when you are focused on research.

About three months later, Zoya sent news that the Holy Elf Empire had been unusually peaceful recently and had stopped most of its harassment of the empire's borders.

The reason is currently unknown, but Shadow Guard is investigating.

This is good news for the entire mortal world, as it allows them to quietly accumulate strength.

But it is a little disadvantageous to the Natural Empire.

Because the Glorious Empire has the energy to cause trouble in the Natural Empire again.

This is certainly not Zhuoya's wish, but a small move by various interest groups within the empire.

Emperor Zhuoya was unable to handle this.

Because to the empire, the emperor is like the head of a big family.

There must be many naughty children in a large family who are not very obedient.

If you try to take care of every detail, you will not only be exhausted but also be criticized.

Therefore, the wisest way is to firmly grasp the general direction of family development and maintain the family's superficial harmony.

As long as the "naughty child" doesn't go too far and cause trouble, the parents will just pretend not to see it.

The two empires had a generations-long feud, and as a result, various minor frictions arose on the border.

Although annoying, it's not a big deal.

In addition, although conflicts with the Glorious Empire have increased, the economic exchanges between the Natural Empire and other Glorious Kingdoms are becoming increasingly close.

It is worth mentioning that most of the trade appears to be conducted with the Glorious Small Principalities, but in fact these small principalities are only secondary agents, and the final goods are shipped to the Glorious Empire.

Such as the luxury lightning car.

The nobles of the Glorious Empire loved it so much that they went on a buying spree even at double the price.

A typical case of 'cold politics but hot economics'.

Three months later, winter arrived and the temperature began to get colder.

However, there was some news coming from Nahuatl.

The news is mixed.

The good news is that with the help of the legendary crystal, the legendary power of the Republic of Nahuat has exploded.

The Republic began a counterattack against the demons and successfully recovered a large amount of lost land and even killed two demons.

One of them has a power level as high as Legendary 7!

There are two pieces of bad news.

The first one is about demons.

There is only one demon invader left in the Nawat plane.

Possessing the power of Gundam Legend 9, nicknamed 'Mistress of Joy'.

The death of her companion made her very cautious. She completely gave up the direct confrontation with Nawat and instead hid in the dark, taking advantage of people's desires to stir up trouble everywhere, becoming very difficult to deal with.

The second is earthly.

As the demonic threat has been significantly reduced, the differences between the major interest groups in the Republic have become increasingly apparent.

The once solid republic began to show very obvious signs of division.

There are currently three factions.

They are the Sky Faction where Naya belongs, and they advocate win-win cooperation.

As for the national faction, to which Sassmar belongs, they advocate that national interests are paramount and that any means can be used for the sake of national interests.

Finally, there is a group called the Holy Faction, which is composed of the remaining members of the royal family and aristocracy, and they are obsessed with restoration.

The last piece of news made Rosen feel emotional, but not pessimistic.

"If there are no external enemies, it's good to create your own enemies. Only by competing with each other can we make progress."

After all, it is a matter of another dimension. It is very difficult to do it through the magic ring or across the universe, so Rosen has no intention and temporarily no ability to interfere too much.

It is worth mentioning that the data obtained from the Star Observatory and the knowledge obtained from Nawat have allowed Rosen to confirm that the planes currently known to have life are all planets of the same star.

It's amazing, and really lively.

According to Rosen's calculations, the reason why it is so wide is largely due to the influence of the Creation Ring.

Back to the topic.

Based on their past friendship, Rosen continued to maintain exchanges and cooperation in the field of magic with the Sky Sect where Naya worked.

But his main focus is still on studying the elf fruit.

In a blink of an eye, three months passed and it was spring again.

There has been no breakthrough in the research on the elf fruit.

Counting the time, I have been working on it for nine months.

Rosen was also a little discouraged, so he connected with the puppet and found Queen Zhuoya, intending to exchange his results.

While Zhuoya was free, Rosen sent her a natural whisper: "Your Majesty, come to me, let's chat?"

'How come you have time to come to me today?'

Although she asked this, Zhuoya immediately came to the secret compartment.

'Click'

The door opened and then closed with a click.

Zoya comes in.

It was late spring, the weather was warm, even a little hot, and she was wearing a light golden dress similar to the silk cheongsam on Earth.

It shows off the figure very well, and you can clearly see a pair of long, straight and plump legs.

Rosen admired it unscrupulously and asked, "I heard that many people have proposed to you recently?"

Zhuoya sat down on the chair next to Rosen, crossed her legs and sat sideways so that Rosen could appreciate it better, because she knew that Rosen liked to watch this the most.

"Why, are you jealous?"

Rosen said half-truthfully: "Zhuoya, don't seduce me like this. I can't help it and will come to you tonight."

Zhuoya giggled, then shook her head seriously: "No, unless I get married, I will remain a virgin. This is the glorious royal tradition."

Rosen certainly knew this, and he also knew that the fundamental reason for this tradition was to maintain the complete purity of the 'spiritual blood' of future generations.

This is very important because the children born to dissolute royal women are far less talented in magic than those who remain chaste.

The same is true for Zigrailana and the Banshee in this regard.

The principle is unclear, just like the Elf Fruit, but it is a practical fact.

Rosen gave up his fantasy and placed his results on the desk.

"I just made this little thing. Show me your results."

Zhuo Ya was well prepared and quickly brought over all the results obtained by the Imperial Department of Magic.

Rosen flipped through it and was immediately disappointed.

"The data is much more than mine, and it is a bit innovative, but the results are not much, not even half of what I have."

"I lost money."

Zhuo Ya narrowed her eyes and smiled, but also sighed: "Your initial suspicion seems to be correct. The Elf Fruit seems to really exceed the limits of mortal wisdom."

Over the past six months, she has invested a lot of resources in it, and even intercepted a batch of elf fruits on the market as research samples.

Rosen didn't believe it: "Then let's continue."

Zhuo Ya immediately reminded: "I say, don't put all your energy into this matter and forget to develop the natural empire."

"I heard that you've been borrowing money everywhere lately, and the money has been borrowed until 20 years later. Don't be unable to pay it back by then."

Rosen knew she was talking about the Empire Citizens Bank's issuance of national debt, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

If the Empire Integration Plan is to get on track, two trillion kalena will be needed in the initial stage alone.

If such a large amount of money were to be taken out from the current imperial treasury, it would directly bankrupt the country.

Therefore, he asked the former Weilan Citizens Bank to be renamed the Imperial Citizens Bank, to issue medium- and long-term government bonds and borrow money from the private sector.

He borrowed 1.5 trillion kle in one go.

Zhuoya still felt that Rosen's move was too risky.

"If something unexpected happens in the middle of such a large national project, it will take decades to recover, and it may even plunge the country into chaos."

Once the Natural Empire falls into chaos, there is no hope for their engagement.

Seeing that Zhuo Ya's worry was genuine, Rosen consoled her earnestly, "The national debt is the citizens' confidence in me. The source of confidence is the ever-changing achievements of magic, so nothing will go wrong."

Zhuo Ya immediately said: "The development of magic will also encounter bottlenecks. If we can't break through, the people's confidence will be lost."

"You're right. But I still have a lot of magic achievements that I haven't invested in the civilian population. If I invest them, it will be enough for me to borrow another 3 trillion."

This comforted Zhuoya a little: "Well, I hope everything goes well."

Afterwards, Rosen took the detailed research data obtained from the Imperial Magic Department and returned to his laboratory to continue his research.

Another three months passed and it was autumn again.

Rosen used every method he could think of, and the number of mages in the Empire's medical laboratories increased to 5,000.

Through collective efforts, we have achieved some new results, but they are all peripheral results and the core problems remain unchanged.

His mind was like a mess, so he simply dropped everything and went to the Swan Lake outside the Neuschwanstein Castle, walking alone along the quiet lakeside path.

The lakeside path in early spring is full of vitality and the scenery is pleasant.

After walking for a while, Rosen felt refreshed, and the accumulated fatigue in his heart suddenly dissipated.

As he walked, he came to the green grass beside the lake and sat down. He thought to himself, "It's been seven months. I have even built a nuclear bomb, but I can't handle this fairy fruit. It's really strange."

The nuclear bomb was actually made, or to be more precise, about 300 kilograms of weapons-grade enriched uranium were produced.

For safety reasons, he stored these "goodies" in separate locations, and all the auxiliary equipment needed for the nuclear bomb was also built.

When needed, a nuclear bomb can be assembled in less than half an hour.

While I was daydreaming, I suddenly felt footsteps beside me.

Then, someone sat down next to him.

This person is very strange. He appeared after a breakthrough, and the power fluctuation when he appeared was very slight and almost imperceptible.

Rosen felt strange, but he didn't sense any hostility, so he didn't move, or even turn his head, but he felt that this unidentified man was coming for him.

After waiting for a while, a slightly teasing female voice came to my ears.

"Rosen Saxon, I have never met this apostle. You look so sad. Are you in trouble?"

His voice was mellow and soft, with a sense of inhuman indifference, yet also contained a lot of the agility of a living person.

For a moment, Rosen couldn't tell who this person was.

The content of the words shocked him slightly, and he immediately turned around to look. As a result, he saw a white-haired, frail old woman with wrinkles on her face that could even kill a gadfly.

"Are you disappointed with my appearance? Do you think I should be young and beautiful?"

Rosen ignored the other party's teasing: "The great Palomenas?"

"Yes, it's me."

Rosen connected the magic ring at a millisecond speed and then disconnected it quickly. As a result, he did not find any extraordinary void creatures in the void, nor did he find any power connection channels.

"Are you lying to me?"

The old woman smiled slightly, and suddenly raised a finger, with a little water-blue light condensing on her fingertips.

Before Rosen could react, the aqua-blue light suddenly spread out in all directions, and then Rosen found himself in a strange place shrouded in thick fog.

Here, apart from being able to sense the presence of the clone through ghost resonance, nothing else can be sensed.

So, he just sat there motionless and asked the strange witch who was still sitting next to him.

"What does this mean?"

The witch smiled: "This is a chaos barrier. It can prevent people from spying on you."

Then she said: "You borrowed my name to solve a problem, so you have to do me a favor, do you agree with this?"

Rosen nodded: "Fair enough."

The witch continued: "I know the troubles you have encountered recently. Coincidentally, the troubles you have encountered are also what I long for the most."

After a pause, she said, "To be more precise, what I long for is called the 'Branch of Life'. It has a very ordinary name, but it is one of the most wonderful things in the world. It is a true artifact!"

Rosen was surprised when he heard this: "Divine weapon?"

"Yes, a divine weapon."

"It is something that mortals cannot understand, destroy, or copy."

“No one knows where it came from, and no one knows how long it will last.”

"Dretan accidentally obtained the Branch of Life, and because of it, he called himself the Lord of Truth, and was proud of it for thousands of years."

"I just want to see what's so good about this thing? I also really want to see what kind of expression Druitan will show when he loses the Branch of Life, haha~~"

Having said this, the old woman couldn't help but smile.

Then he said, "I want you to disguise yourself as an elf, sneak into the Holy Elf Empire, and find a chance to steal the Branch of Life for me."

This news surprised Rosen: "This is a big favor. I have to take a huge risk, and you only helped me a small favor."

"So that's not fair."

The old woman smiled slightly, raised her hand and took out a spell book with a black cover. There was no title on it, just a naked, very delicate human brain.

She pointed to her forehead and said, "Guess, am I a void being or a mortal?"

Rosen looked at the other person carefully, and recalled his previous observations: "Are you a mortal?"

"Pah~"

The witch snapped her fingers and said, "Yes, I am a mortal, a remnant of a lost advanced civilization."

"And this book is a book on refining equipment. It is also a precious relic of my civilization. It is called "The Hat of the Legendary Archmage."

"I'm giving it to you as payment now. Do you think it's fair?"

Rosen didn't believe what the witch said and felt that she was most likely lying to him.

But because the other party has more knowledge and stronger power, he currently has no ability to expose it.

But no matter what, the book really attracted him.

At the same time, he and Druitan are indeed rivals.

He is also extremely interested in the so-called artifact 'Tree of Life'.

"That's fair, but I'm afraid I can't steal it by myself."

"Don't worry, I will help you at the critical moment."

"Okay, take this book back and study it, try to increase your legendary level as much as possible, and take care of everything in the Natural Empire, then set off for the Holy Elf Empire."

Quite humane.

Rosen nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll get ready."

"Finally, I want to remind you that the Lord of Truth is very perceptive. It is best for you to go to the Holy Elf Empire in person instead of using a puppet substitute."

After the words fell, the endless aqua-blue mist and the frail old woman all disappeared, leaving only a string of mellow and pleasant laughter in the air.

There is also a black-covered spell book in Rosen's arms.

Rosen flipped through the spell book and snorted in his heart: "I would be stupid to go there in person."

Not to mention that he was not sure whether the other party was a real witch. Even if she was, he would not take such a huge risk.

(End of this chapter)