Duke Sartolan was a little relieved. He knew very well that this fat man was as loyal to the emperor as a hound. Since he was in such a good mood, it probably meant that the emperor was in good mental condition.
He walked directly to the outside of the dormitory with his cane. Before he could notify him, the door opened automatically.
The Duke didn't think much and went straight into the room.
Compared with the ornately decorated porches, entrance halls, halls and audience rooms of Longlin Palace, the emperor's private bedroom is relatively simple. Opening the door is a foyer of about 200 square meters, which is regarded as the living room where the emperor receives his ministers.
and its own private office, which can also occasionally be used as a small conference hall.
In the hall, except for a few personal works of art that the emperor particularly loved, there are no special decorations. Generally speaking, the overall style of the room is relatively simple and elegant, and it is quite tasteful. However, it is indeed too simple.
, even the office of a large corporate executive is more luxurious than this.
However, there is no doubt that this is the true supreme ruling core of the Galactic Empire, representing a more authoritative will than the Privy Council, the Prime Minister's Office and the Royal Council.
As the leader of the Astral Knights, the Marshal of the Galactic Empire, and the extraordinary boss of the Eight Rings, Duke Sartolan comes here often. Walk a few steps further inside and pass through a corridor planted with flowers and green plants.
, which is His Majesty the Emperor’s living room and bedroom.
But, again, ordinary rich people with a little bit of wealth can live more luxuriously than this.
At this time, there was no one in the living room. But even so, Duke Sadolan still did not dare to be presumptuous. He just stood at the door with his walking stick, lowered his head and waited for instructions.
"Old people, don't hold on. There is wine in the cupboard over there. Pour it yourself." A voice sounded, as if it was ringing directly in the Duke's ears.
Is this, is this too old and too dim? Thousands of emotions flashed through Duke Sadolan's heart for a moment, but he did not hesitate too much, or in other words, he did not dare to hesitate for too long, and walked towards the wine cabinet embedded in the wall.
At this time, he seemed to hear the emperor's voice again, but this time it was not resounding in his soul, but something he naturally caught with his extraordinary hearing.
"Get on the road, get on the road! I told you to cut it! You idiot, who asked you to turn it up! You are so stupid that you don't know how to die. Where is the breast? It was the wrong time! Oh! I'm so angry!"
...No matter what His Majesty the Great Emperor wants to do, he must have a deep meaning. Duke Sadolan did not dare to listen anymore, and quickly disguised himself as a dog that could not understand anything, and silently took a bottle of Holy
Respect red wine.
Well, the decoration of this living room is indeed simple, but the wine cabinet is full of various limited edition famous wines, each bottle of which is enough to buy a building. Look at the paintings hanging in the room, although ordinary people can't feel it.
A good person may find it slow and comfortable to watch at most, but in fact each picture is enough to replace a spaceship.
The real majesty and power are probably subtly reflected from these places that can only be felt by certain groups of people.
Now that His Majesty the Emperor was dead, the Duke did not dare to be polite anymore. He poured himself a glass of 300-year-old Holy Red Wine and sipped it slowly.
After nearly ten minutes, footsteps were heard in the corridor leading to the emperor's bedroom.
Duke Sadolan put down the red wine and stood up to greet him. Then he saw a muscular man who looked to be in his prime, sitting in front of him with a carefree attitude.
This man's hair has turned gray and wrinkles are inevitable on his face, but it can still be seen that he was definitely a charming and handsome man when he was young. Even so, he did not think like most old people, through various
Medical aesthetics can delay the aging of your appearance and allow you to show your current age naturally.
In fact, he does not need it. Because he is obviously more than a century older than the Duke of Sartolan, but just looking at his appearance, he is at least thirty years younger than the latter. His physique is even more tall and tall, with a body of nearly two meters.
With less than a trace of vicissitudes and old age, he possesses a sense of strength like a bear and a sense of speed like a leopard, like a young man in his twenties who is at the peak of his human body.
This man is the 42nd Supreme of the current Galactic Empire. He can even be regarded as the most powerful ruler in the entire known universe and the current owner of the Void Crown, Emperor Elansir.
...But it’s just a one-ring gap? Is it that big?
Duke Sartolan looked at His Majesty the Emperor's body and mental state as if he were in the prime of life, and inevitably felt a trace of fascination and a little bit of jealousy in his heart. When the Grand Master of the Astral Knights just joined the Knights,
The first time I saw His Majesty the Emperor's holy face with my own eyes, he looked like this. Now, a century has passed, and he still looks like this.
There is a legend that before the Nine Rings, no matter how extraordinary beings flew through the void, they were still just a group of mortals who had mastered powerful power. Only by seeing the scenery after the Nine Rings can we be on the side of truth, and we should be regarded as a matter of course.
He is the true God in this world.
In this world, among all the people who can reach the eighth level, who is not a person with great determination, great will and great wisdom? After reaching this realm, who doesn’t want to break through that limit and see the pinnacle of extraordinary power?
However, the barrier between the eighth and ninth rings is so insurmountable. Even with the ability of the Duke of Sadulan, he has almost given up this hope. His only goal in this life is to continue to fulfill his duties as an astral knight.
The duty of the leader is to think about gathering momentum and find the perfect opportunity for the final battle with the old enemy.
The gap between gods and mortals is right here! Duke Sadolan thought of this and looked at His Majesty the Emperor, who was obviously a century older than himself but looked more than a generation younger than himself, and all he could think of was
With reverence and fear, I dare not have the last trace of jealousy anymore.
But at this time, he heard the emperor's unscrupulous ridicule: "Hahahahahaha! Suomo, haven't you thought about it? Lan Jiufeng, you are three or four years older, but you still look better than you."
You are much more energetic, haven’t you ever thought about why?”
If I knew, I wouldn't have to worry so much. The world of extraordinary beings is full of unpredictable mysticism, who can figure it out?
"This is the biggest gap between you and Lan Jiufeng. He doesn't have so many unwavering goals, and he doesn't have so many means and thoughts. He just does things with a clear conscience. So, both in spirit and soul.
Much more pure than you. If you continue like this, no matter how much you expand your heroic army, or you have thoroughly understood the war classics of the great captains of the past, you will definitely lose in the next decisive battle. Even
Everything you spent so much effort to get back from those magicians will become his trophies!"
Duke Sartolan gave a wry smile. Now, His Majesty the Emperor is the only one in the universe who has the right to call him by his nickname "Somo", which somehow makes him quite friendly. However, considering his age, how much
Still a little uncomfortable with it.
"Is this point also directly reflected in their respective disciples?" The emperor smiled again.
Duke Sadolan said in a tone that was not too strong: "Rumil and Michael are not disciples of Wei Chen, they are just subordinates. It cannot be because they have listened to a few public classes and participated in the training camp organized by Chen.
Just treat it as a disciple!"
He paused and then said: "Moreover, the existing information can prove that Yu Lian is not a disciple of Lan Jiufeng. They have never met him at all. At most, they are just re-transmissions who have just joined the Spirit Research Society."
The emperor grinned, but still did not hide his sarcastic smile: "Okay, let's treat it like this... Then, what about Shameen? He should be your personal disciple after all, right?"
The Duke's face froze and he nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty. I regard him as hope. In the future, only he and Countess Giafel can become the pillars of the Knights. In comparison, Rumil and Michael,
It’s all just a matter of choice, just excelling in one field.”
"Oh, it turns out those two boys who died were just tools." The emperor nodded with a half-smile.
At least please call them "sharp swords", thought Duke Sadolan.
"It turns out that half of the so-called Star Knights, the Four Heavenly Kings among the young generation under the age of thirty, are tool men who are willing to sacrifice themselves!"
"There is no such title, Your Majesty." The Duke said helplessly. However, he did not deny that "it would not be a pity to sacrifice himself."
"But if Shameen falls in the jungle of Gumeia again, you won't be the only one who can't sit still." The emperor touched the hard stubble on his chin and said with a smile: "To be honest, Somo, in
When that kid was killing everyone, someone already told me that this was a naked provocation from the people of the earth against the empire. We should start another war against those traitors who claim to be one country and crush them completely. Forty years ago, the empire
Less than 10% of the power can be used in the third spiral arm, but now, we can use full power. Once a full-scale war starts and attacks from five directions at the same time, the people of the earth will have no hope."
"Your Majesty, please drive this person out of the imperial capital with his arrogant words to deceive the emperor," said Duke Sadolan.
"That's not necessary." The emperor smiled: "I have already sent that guy to the Extreme Star Territory to suppress the rebellion. If he can survive, I can still give him a chance."
Extreme Star Region? There are four Ancient Meiya settlements there, and the two Ancient Meiya women were also born there. Duke Sadolan's expression darkened: "Your Majesty, the Ancient Meiya..."
"It's not the ancient Meiya people, but the Razakai and Kuifei people. Who would have thought that the first thing that exploded would be a group of little Lamaids and little starfish?" Emperor Yiranser shrugged: "In addition, the Shengting Star
The Mon Carlo people in the area and the Sumi people in the Jiyuan star area all show signs of instability. Hahaha, can you think of it? A "Green Star Princess and the Seven Little Starfish", a "I Have a
"Dream", coupled with the actions of this Ares Festival, actually led to such a result. Isn't it particularly interesting? I seem to have seen a wonderful chess game, and all the careless layouts are for this."
"Wei Chen is ashamed." Duke Sadolan lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Although Yu Lian is young, he is already a serious problem for the empire. Wei Chen will find a way to inform Shameen and all those participating in the God of War Festival.
Imperial soldiers must kill him on the spot at all costs!"
"Two of the Four Heavenly Kings have died," the emperor said narrowly.
So there is no such title!
The emperor looked at the Duke with his head lowered and shook his head inaudibly.
"Somo, I have watched that battle three times. I also asked the boys from Tiangongyuan to use the Knights' simulation battle engine to recreate the situation at that time, and tried it myself. I came to a conclusion...
…”
Duke Sadolan immediately held his breath.
"If it were me at that time, of course I would have performed better. Hahahaha!"
The Duke breathed a sigh of relief.
"But if it were you, you would never be able to perform better than him! Oh hahahahahaha!"
Sadulan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He raised his head and said, "Then, Weichen..."
"You still don't understand! Somo, Somo, why have you been so not very smart since you were a child?" The emperor still did not hide his expression as if he was sizing up a retard: "If that little guy Shameen really runs away
If you go and fight that boy from Earth, then I will really be disappointed in you. I will also be disappointed in the future of the Astral Knights."
Seeing that the Duke still didn't seem to understand, the Emperor didn't bother to care whether he really understood or pretended not to understand, and directly explained: "If I were Shameen, I would avoid this head-on confrontation with the Earth boy.
, will definitely find a way to gather or even restrain all the imperial teams, especially the remaining dozen knights, to defend well and persist until the end of the God of War Festival. A successor worthy of being entrusted with the future should have this kind of
Determination to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens.”
Duke Sartolan breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, but said: "But running away without a fight...won't it damage the empire's prestige?"
"Hasn't the empire's prestige been ruined long ago by the other two Four Heavenly Kings, leaving little left?" the emperor said with a smile.
I have already said that there is no such title! Even though the Duke shouted in his heart, he could only keep silent and listen to the holy teachings with his head lowered.
At this time, he saw the emperor filling himself up with wine and saying: "Somo, if the empire's prestige was trampled on so easily, we wouldn't exist today. Even the so-called Four Heavenly Kings have all died.
, are not worthy of your being so depressed. Don’t deny it, I feel your depression... However, without these talented children who have high hopes for you, wouldn’t the empire have anyone else available? If you change your perspective
Come to think of it, does it mean that their death has given wider space to others who originally received no attention?"
Duke Sadolan could not even breathe after hearing this. He could already feel that there was a kind of condescending justice and cruelty hidden under the approachable, generous and open-minded appearance.
This is clearly a kind of divine justice. It is precisely because he can realize this that he respects the ruler of the empire even more.
At this time, the emperor suddenly drank the wine in one gulp and changed the topic: "Also, after all, Somo, who gave that boy from Earth so many stages to show himself?"
The Duke's heart suddenly tightened again: "...I am extremely ashamed!"
What he meant was that after this War God Festival, he would give an explanation to His Majesty the Emperor. However, everyone is smart, so there is no need to say this clearly.
The emperor nodded, neither expressing satisfaction nor dissatisfaction. He poured himself a glass of red wine, took a sip, and then said: "Somo, the direct lineage of Marquis Odegaard has been extinct, so according to the heraldry law.
Let’s do it.”
According to the heraldry law, the emperor has the right to completely take back the territory of the extinct princes and seal the title. Of course, the emperor can also generously let the descendants inherit the position, and many "generous" emperors are
In this way, most of the time, Emperor Elansel was indeed a "lenient" king, but such harsh examples were not unheard of.
But why should I be notified about this kind of thing? Duke Sadolan couldn't help but start thinking, and the more he thought about it, the more terrified he became.
"As for the current rebellion, there is no need to use the power of the central government. In the Shengting Star District and the Jiyuan Star District, just go to Duke Yarossang and Duke Mojiashijin respectively. They have both lost their beloved youngest son, so they should
There's a reason for them to go out and relax."
"Understood." Duke Sartolan felt as if he could smell the smell of blood permeating the two star regions.
"As for the Extreme Star Region..." The emperor paused, thought about it seriously, and said in a confused manner: "Speaking of which, the former fiefdom of Count Salvin is over there, right?"
The Duke was slightly startled. He didn't even know who Count Salvin was, and naturally he didn't know how to answer.
"Let Polly go. By the way, let her make some advance preparations for the joint military exercise in October. Once these tasks are successfully completed, she will be able to successfully serve as Minister of the Privy Council. In addition, let Valente
Be prepared. Tell him that I am very much looking forward to the results of his years of hard work. Whether everything that happens during this period can be calm depends on his performance. "
This topic creatively turned to the joint military exercise, but Duke Sadolan was not surprised. Emperor Elansir was such a person with extremely fast thinking.
However, the names given to the two elected emperors just now can easily reflect the degree of closeness they have in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor. Speaking of which, it seems that only King Sulyuka is the one whom the emperor can call by nicknames.
However, was this information revealed to me intentionally by His Majesty the Emperor?
Duke Sadolan was thinking about it and was about to retreat, but the emperor seemed to have just remembered something and stopped him.
"Oh, by the way, if you have a chance, tell that boy from Earth..."
He paused and showed an unusual smile: "Tell him that if he wants to change his job, the Knights or the military can choose whatever he wants. In addition, I can arrange for him to succeed the Marquis of Odegaard."
It's a pity that Duke Sartolan has no interest in this aspect, otherwise he would probably recognize that this smile is no different from those fat nerds who draw money for an SSR piece of paper.