In the martial arts performance hall, not only all the members of the Guards were kneeling on the ground, but also the officials and chamberlains who accompanied His Majesty the Emperor on a daily basis were also kneeling on the ground. These people formed a large circle with Cohen Keda as the center.
There was a magic scroll spread out in front of everyone. While wiping the blood from their fingers onto the writing on the scroll, they chanted loudly, "...with my blood, awaken my pious soul, without any impurities.
The hot blood will merge with His Majesty’s noble blood... From now on, my life and soul will be integrated with His Majesty’s. I will have the same blood as His Majesty, and the same courage and wisdom as His Majesty!”
Countless colorful six-star magic circles floated up, eventually forming a huge magic circle. Countless magic runes kept flying in the air. Cohen, standing in the center of the magic circle, picked up a knife and pricked his finger, smearing the blood on it.
On the scroll in the left hand. Immediately, the part of the scroll stained with Cohen's blood began to decompose, and small golden words flew out one by one, floating in the air, slowly approaching everyone kneeling on the ground. Finally, these small words
Small golden words were pasted on their foreheads, disappearing into the skin in a blink of an eye.
The magic circle began to change its shape, gradually condensing into a dazzling light belt, drifting around Cohen, slowly connecting end to end, covering Cohen's body, and absorbing all the magic light floating in the sky, as if in Cohen
It was as if a colorful outer robe was added to the imperial uniform... After a long time, the brilliant light gradually disappeared, and everything around him returned to silence.
"Congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor, and congratulations to all of you." A magician who presided over the magic ceremony took a few steps forward, "In future battles, Your Majesty, you can use range attack magic as you like without worrying about hurting the people around you.
Moreover, if Your Majesty is willing, the range attack magic will also enhance the capabilities of Your Majesty's entourage. If used on the battlefield, Your Majesty, the combat power of your Guards will far exceed that of any other army."
"I am very satisfied with all the results." His Majesty Cohen put the bleeding finger into his mouth and sucked it, but his face did not show any expression of "satisfaction", "But the words on the scroll are too disgusting! Who?
What’s written? Pull out twenty military sticks and beat them first!”
"This..." it took the magician a long time to react, "to answer your majesty, the entire magic was dictated by the two prisoners, and we improved it. Because the magic release process is extremely complicated, we don't dare to recite the sentences
Make changes..."
The two criminals the magician refers to are, of course, the former red-clothed left priest and the former red-clothed right priest in front of the Temple of Light. These two have been imprisoned in Cohen's dungeon for a long time, and everything they know has been explained. Among them,
It not only includes various secret books in the temple, but also many lost magic research materials, such as this scroll that was mass-produced by Cohen, which was improved from it, and there are also some other types of magic scrolls that magicians are in the process of
identification stage.
"They want to use these disgusting words to please me, can't you see? You can't believe anything. You have to make your own inquiries before you can give a satisfactory answer." His Majesty Cohen raised his hand and asked everyone to stand up.
, "However, being able to complete the copying of these magic scrolls in a short period of time shows that you have worked hard, scribe!"
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions." The secretary standing in the corner of the hall quickly stood up.
"An order was sent to commend the staff of the secret workshop and give them a banquet to express their gratitude." Cohen walked into the hall and smiled, "Let's give it a try!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the magic attached to the warrior uniform in the royal robe was activated by Cohen. A light cyan halo appeared outside Cohen's body. The halo trembled slightly at first, and then expanded violently, directly in the hundreds of people.
Passing through the body of the standing guard, he came to the audience in an instant - it was not that Cohen consciously wanted to expand the magic to this extent, but because Cohen had just used this magic for a short time and had not yet fully mastered it.
The spread of magic is not as fast as the pursuit of magic.
Before the magic halo came, the white shadow had already floated into the air. On the other side, a general who covered himself tightly with armor did not move. He just held up a white magic light curtain on the surface of his body.
.Except for these two who were not affected, several other magicians who did not participate in the magic ritual all fell to the ground the moment the halo came. Even the magician standing far away in the corner of the hall fell down as well.
Go down... They were not injured or unconscious, but were forced to sleep. Of course, no one can guarantee whether they were injured after falling to the ground. This is entirely a technical issue.
After Cohen said goodbye to the four gods at the dividing line between gods and demons, he discovered that the "Sleeping Clothes" and "Wind Binding" given to him by the eldest princess of the gods had awakened. This was something he had been looking forward to for a long time.
Ying went to experiment and hypnotized countless animals of all sizes in the forest... When he used it, the range and power increased again. He couldn't help but feel "overjoyed" and waved his hand to let the rock lead the others down, while he took the waist knife.
, smiled evilly and walked towards the general wearing full armor.
"Crow! Long time no see, let's give it a try!" Cohen stood in front of the crow, "Let me see if you have made any progress."
"Let me see if you have regressed!" Crow's answer came through the gap in the metal mask. It was cold, but it made Cohen feel very comfortable. "I don't care."
"After all, it's a competition, why do you have to look so lazy?" Cohen laughed, "Cheer up!"
"I've always been like this." Crow replied in his signature tone, "It's you who are not normal."
"Am I abnormal?" The smile on Cohen's face slowly disappeared, and the scabbard of his waist knife kept knocking on his knees. "Which of your eyes saw that I was abnormal?"
"Both eyes saw it." Someone shouted to Cohen at the hall door, "You are indeed very abnormal."
"Ah..." Cohen turned around and looked over, immediately threw away the knife and put on a smile on his face, "Mom, you're here..."
"You're capable! You went out to fight, and you almost forgot your own name, right?" Mrs. Keseling came over, smiled and nodded to Bai Ying and Crow, and then used her special "martial arts".
He pinched Emperor Sibia's ears and said, "Are you going to turn your head on? Tell me, who is the biggest here?"
"Of course Mom is the biggest, Mom is the biggest!" Poor Emperor Sibia tilted his head and replied painfully, "Be gentle, Mom, the ears are made of flesh..."
"Really? Am I the oldest? My ears are made of flesh, and my heart is made of stone, right?" Mrs. Catherling looked at her son's painful expression as he tried to muddle through, and she felt angry and funny in her heart. "
It's enough to be wild outside. When you return to the palace, you don't come to my place to say hello or to see Xiao Qinlun. How dare you say that I'm the biggest?"
"This..." Emperor Sibia rolled his eyes, "Mom, you have to know, as the saying goes, people can't help themselves in the world..."
"The emperor is so eloquent!" Mrs. Kasseling put more force on her hand and replied majesticly, "But I also have difficulties! I am on the verge of an arrow and have to shoot..."
"Mom, please forgive me! You can't say it, your ears will fall off if you say it again!"
"To paraphrase what the emperor often said - does that have anything to do with me?"
Just like that, the miserable Emperor Sibia was dragged out by his mother. Bai Ying quickly picked up the little princess Qinlun on his side and followed him, while the innocent and light Crow held his hands and followed slowly...
...Of course, as the top secret of the imperial family, no unrelated person will see this scene.
Not long after walking, His Majesty the Emperor, who was in distress, "encountered" Prince Visu Keda and the two princesses in a corridor. As soon as they saw Cohen's suffering state, the two princesses hurriedly came up and hugged each other.
Mrs. Catherling, with a smile on her face, talking irrelevant words, and the prince chatting with her, finally succeeded in "saving" His Majesty's ears... and also successfully made the atmosphere of the meeting with several people more normal.
Yu Mian, no matter how angry Cohen was, he couldn't possibly explode at this time, right?
"Madam! Just be patient for a moment!" The prince smiled and separated his wife and son. "We still have very important things to discuss with Cohen! They are all important state affairs. If it's a family matter, can you stay?"
Let’s talk about it after dinner?”
"Is there?" Mrs. Catherling looked unconvinced, "I can't see it."
"Really." The prince shook the official document in his hand, "This is the document I just received. Some governors and generals in various parts of the empire have recently acted inconsistently, which is very suspicious. We must discuss countermeasures with the emperor."
"In this case, let's discuss your national affairs! I'm going to prepare dinner." As she spoke, Mrs. Kasseling looked at the emperor who was still covering his ears with his hands, "Do you want to come over for dinner later?"
"
"If you want it, I will definitely come." Cohen replied with a smile, "I will definitely not sneak away this time."
"Why don't you go quickly? Dinner will be ready soon!"
Seeing Cohen walking into the next room accompanied by the prince, Mrs. Cathelling took the little princess from Bai Ying's hand and went to prepare the dinner for the family reunion. She was not worried about what happened to the prince and the princess who were left behind.
To save this matter, because, as Cohen's mother, Mrs. Cathelling has the ability to see through Cohen's psychology at a glance... Just now, Mrs. Catheling had already seen that although Cohen was in a heavy mood, it was not directed at the prince and the prince.
Princess.
"Just received it." After entering the room, the prince immediately handed over the document in his hand. "These governors who had surrendered before were already contacting their old departments everywhere, especially some military generals who had surrendered. They were the ones who tried their best to
Someone you want to win over."
"So quickly?" Cohen continued the official document, looking at the bright light from the window, "Did they make it obvious when they contacted each other?"
"No, the communication this time was very secretive. The intelligence system used all its capabilities to find out this information, and it is not first-hand information." The prince walked over and turned the official document to a certain page, "Here.
, our intelligence system used estimates and guesses for the first time, and some of the clues later did not allow us to infer anything of value."
"What they did is much better than usual!" After snorting, Cohen smiled again, "If we had known that these governors would rebel, we would have been fully prepared. Could it be that these people accidentally ate feces?
, that’s why you became so cowardly?”
"It's hard to say." The prince looked at his son with a rare solemn look. "The current situation, I'm afraid these governors know that we are prepared, but they still decided to resist."
"Father is right, they should know that we are prepared." Cohen nodded and turned to look at the two princesses, "Do you two have any opinions on this issue?"
Cohen asked like a normal person, and the two princesses couldn't help but feel even more worried. They didn't have Mrs. Catherling's special skills. Feline looked at Wensley, thought about it before replying: "This is a
It is a matter that concerns one's wealth and life. I think that without a strong commander, it is unlikely that the governors will be so determined to work together. But now that they are like this, we have to put this strong commander in place.
Only by finding out can we prescribe the right medicine."
"Your thinking is correct. Among these people, Governor Velen is the most ambitious and commanding." Cohen handed the document back to his father and shook his head gently, "But he alone is not enough.
To call on these surrendering governors to act together, there must be more powerful external factors at work, forcing them to follow suit. Otherwise, they will not trust Velen."
"To put it this way, the situation is already very serious. Where does the emperor think this powerful external factor comes from?" The prince said to Cohen with concern: "Our preparations need to be further strengthened."
"On the way back to the Holy Capital, I met many people and greeted them. If they insist on starting an uprising under such circumstances, the scale will not be too large. With the current strength of the empire, they cannot be extinguished in a short time.
What a difficult thing it is." Cohen replied: "The most important thing is the impact. Once the news of something like this happening in the empire spreads to our newly occupied lands, the situation will become uncontrollable. For the current plan, we can only wait until the rebellion occurs.
We will resolutely and decisively put it out as soon as possible!"
"But if the rebellion can be put out in the first place, what reason do they have to launch it? They are well aware of the emperor's strength." Prince Weisu sighed, "I'm afraid that the rebellion will mean surrender.
The scale and intensity of the governors' desperate madness will far exceed our imagination. Moreover, there are also external factors at play."
"I don't think so. In terms of scale, we can calculate how many troops, food and weapons they have; in terms of intensity, the territories of these governors are not connected together, which gives us the opportunity to defeat them individually. On the way back, I
Moya has been secretly ordered to return to the country by sea and preside over military suppression." Cohen replied softly, "But I am still not sure where the external factors come from, so... I have prepared a big gift for external forces in all directions."
"Preparing a...gift for all external forces?" Prince Weisu couldn't help but glance at the two princesses. He didn't know what the gift that Cohen was talking about was, because the current Sibia couldn't communicate with him in all directions.
It is an enemy of other forces in the world! From a military or political perspective, it is almost asking for death!
"I know your concerns and worries, but you have to believe me." Cohen looked at the three people with blank expressions in front of him and suddenly laughed, "I am not a general, I am an emperor. As an emperor, you have options to strike.
It’s very much.”
Before Prince Weisu and the Princess could ask questions, Cohen came up to them and whispered a few words. Then, the three of them all looked up at Cohen, with expressions of shock and disbelief on their faces.
"Is everyone clear? Anything can be used as a means to attack the enemy, especially as a defensive side. But this domestic aspect must be completely entrusted to you. I also need to find out the real starting point of external forces. No
Once we find this, we won't be able to completely destroy their conspiracy." Cohen chuckled, "I'll have to take a look at my new weapon in a while."
Although everyone was dubious about Cohen's words, looking at Cohen's confident expression, it was difficult to object immediately. So Princess Feline gently pulled Wensley's sleeve and said softly to Cohen: "Husband, please discuss it with your father.
!Sister Wensley and I are going to help my mother prepare dinner. My husband has worked hard in battle, so let’s all have a good gathering tonight!"
"Go!" Prince Weisu nodded. Although Cohen was the emperor, Weisu, the head of the family, had more say in matters such as dinner parties.
"Father, I will leave the palace right away and try to come back before dinner." After the two princesses left, Cohen said to Weisu: "For dinner, please delay for a while."
"Cohen! Wait a minute." Weisu called to Cohen who was about to leave, but hesitated, "About that matter..."
"That thing?" Cohen stopped and turned his back to his father and said, "Are you talking about the thing about Uncle Maize?"
"Since the emperor is still willing to call him uncle, please take care of the old relationship and forgive him! All things are actually my responsibility." After thinking about it, Wei Su decided to speak frankly, "As for me, the emperor wants to
Anything is fine!”
Cohen didn't answer, didn't turn around, and just stood there quietly.
"Although I had such considerations, although the matter had such and such causes, my behavior this time was too rash and reckless, and I did not think about the emperor's perspective." Wei Su smiled bitterly, "It's my fault, Your Majesty can
Don’t you punish others?”
"This matter has indeed caused me a lot of trouble." Cohen finally turned around, walked back to Wei Su step by step, and said softly to his father: "Please promise me, just this once."
"Of course, it makes me feel ashamed to have made such a mistake only once." Weisu originally thought that Cohen would have a small outburst or at least complain, so he prepared a lot of rhetoric and prepared to be emotional. Xiaozhi
Reason, but Cohen said flatly that none of those things were needed, "I'm going to ask for punishment..."
"Those things are meaningless. As long as you say this one time, everything will be over. No explanation, investigation, etc. are needed." Cohen finally showed a normal smile, "You are the person closest to me.
Although I am an emperor, my goal is not to become a lonely emperor."
"Just... like this?" A strange feeling surged in Wei Su's heart. Cohen in his eyes had transformed into two figures, one belonging to the sincere son and the other belonging to the wise king.
"That's it." Cohen nodded, "Uncle Maize and Moya are together." (To be continued)