It can detect all of these.
Then, a comprehensive score is given.
Originally, she was the sole heir.
Once the score reaches the standard threshold, one can smoothly inherit the throne.
But now, the Senate has raised objections.
She must defeat all the other contestants and get the highest score.
Shen Zhiyi pinched the bridge of her nose.
It's a tough battle that we have no choice but to fight...
*
Election ceremony.
Katerina sat at the head of the table, presiding over the ceremony with a graceful and dignified smile.
Shen Zhiyi glanced at Shen Xiya, who was always smiling, and a sense of unease rose in her heart.
Her expression... was very strange.
It's too peaceful.
Having had her talent stripped away by her own hands, and having disgraced the royal family in front of so many people, Shen Xiya should have wanted to kill her the moment she saw her again.
How could you not have any emotions at all?
Shen Zhiyi narrowed her cold eyes slightly.
Could it be that her emotions and consciousness were being manipulated?
"The testing ceremony—now begins!"
On the high platform.
A purple crystal ball slowly rose and hovered in the air, radiating a soft yet majestic light.
That is star measurement.
“Princess, according to the rules, you and the Second Princess must place your hands on the star-gazing instrument one after the other,” Herbert said. “Whoever gets the higher score will become the next ruler of the royal family.”
"Princess, please."
As Shen Zhiyi looked at the shimmering energy ball and was about to lift her foot, a loud voice suddenly rang out behind her.
"Princess, wait!"
Leo, dressed in a white military uniform and holding a treasure box, walked up to Shen Zhiyi and knelt on one knee. "Your Highness, before the ceremony begins, please accept the absolute loyalty of the Astoria family and Leo's sentiments."
He opened the treasure box in his hand.
Inside lay an ice-blue wreath, woven from eternal ice crystals and millennia-old snow roses, emitting a refreshing, cool fragrance.
"If you are willing to become engaged to Leo, please allow me to place a wreath on your head."
He gazed at her, and said clearly, word by word:
"I beg you, grant me the right to stand by your side."
"Astoria, and my army, will be the princess's strongest support, and will follow her forever."
He took an oath before the queen and the nobles.
That should be enough to express my sincerity, right?
Will the princess... agree?
Leo stared at her nervously.
Shen Zhiyi glanced sideways, her gaze passing over his shoulder and locking onto the figure on the outskirts of the crowd.
Samus seemed to have rushed over; he stood there, his breathing still unsteady, his fists clenched, his chest heaving.
His face was deathly pale, and his eyes were fixed on her.
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