As Gloria III claimed, since that regular meeting of nobles, no one in the empire has seen Gloria III again.
No matter what happened, the only people responsible for handling it were the consuls temporarily arranged by the emperor. Even the many princes and princesses could no longer see the emperor.
As this situation continued, a large number of rumors that were difficult to distinguish between true and false suddenly began to circulate in private gatherings among nobles.
Some people say that Gloria III's abnormal behavior was due to some kind of injury he suffered in the sudden battle during the previous heads of state meeting, which required him to stay in seclusion for recuperation.
This is very fascinating. As a ninth-level powerhouse who stands at the pinnacle of the entire empire, what kind of injury could force Gloria III to retreat to recuperate?
Some people believed that the emperor was just pretending, using the excuse that he needed to recuperate, to deliberately avoid the conflicts between the four major families and the many marquises.
This theory seems to be tenable, after all, everyone saw the confrontation between Duke Karlas and many marquises at that time.
Although the outcome of the meeting was inconclusive due to the sudden announcement of Gloria III's recuperation, the conflict between the two camps was far from over.
The above two are the rumors that are privately recognized to be the most likely and the most widely circulated.
There are many other more sensational gossips, such as the current Gloria III is actually just a stand-in and the real emperor is dead; or the emperor is secretly trying to break through the legendary rank in the name of recuperation.
However, these news are only circulated in some secret clubs. As for the real truth, I am afraid only Gloria III himself knows.
During this period of time, Duke Carlot was in a difficult situation.
Many marquises joined forces in a rare move. Except for the two marquises who were originally closer to the Olivendi family and did not clearly choose their side this time, the other marquises, including the neutral faction, all sided with Draka this time.
But at this time, even if he didn't clearly stand on his side, Carrot didn't dare to fully trust him. What if the other party suddenly jumped back?
The seven ninth-level marquises are a huge force that no one can ignore.
Indeed, the total number of ninth-level members of the two major families, Olivendi and Alfred, would still exceed the number of seven marquises, but reality is never a pure comparison of numbers.
Unless the two major families plan to eliminate each other at all costs, the result will be that their own strength will be greatly damaged, and other foreign enemies will eventually take advantage of them.
During this period of time, Duke Carrot tried to test the Enoch family and the Aslade family privately on this matter, but received similar responses.
They can side with the Olivendi family, but the Olivendi family must share the true secret of the Star.
The four major families of the empire usually speak truth to the outside world, but this time it is purely a power struggle within the Gloria Empire. Moreover, it is far from enough to cause the demise of the Olivendi family, so the other two major duke families did not immediately
Reasons to help.
Moreover, Fiona, who is suspected of being a prophecy star, has just appeared, and now Avis is suspected to be related to a high-level prophecy. Is the Olivendi family trying to go to heaven?
If there is no clear response, then the Enoch family and the Aslade family would really like to see Olivendi weakened.
After hearing this response, Carlot knew that the other two major families probably couldn't count on him this time.
Although Carrot privately had some guesses about the object of the prophecy, there is no doubt that no matter which outcome it is, it is a top secret that is absolutely impossible to share, and neither will the Alfred family.
May agree.
As a result, without warning, some private frictions began to occur within the empire.
Different from the petty fight initiated by the Eternal Gold Club, the friction between the two duke families and many marquises, even if they still maintain a certain degree of restraint, still affects most of the Gloria Empire.
The empire's sudden changes were the first to be affected by the empire's many underground forces.
Any disturbance will be quickly amplified in the black world. A large number of seemingly independent organizations were wiped out overnight, and then evidence was found to be connected to a certain family or a certain marquis.
The organized branches of the chaotic camp such as the Thieves Guild and the Killer Organization in various places are filled with a large number of task lists, which cover all the subordinate forces of the several major marquises and the two major families.
With neither of the Ninth Orders on either side personally taking action, the situation in the Gloria Empire became a bit chaotic.
In such a situation, some small and medium-sized nobles and students from professional colleges in various places also took advantage of the chaos and began to develop their own power.
Gloria III ignored the government affairs, and the dukes and marquises were busy fighting among themselves. It was a good time to fish in troubled waters.
Affected by this situation, the students of Pamir Academy are no exception.
Among the friends Anvis knows, Prince Lanno has obviously become a little busy recently, and the descendants of several other major families are also taking advantage of the opportunity to run their own forces and eat into the interests that originally belonged to others and were inconvenient to touch during peacetime.
Even Anvis' own Secret Order and Eternal Gold Crown Merchant Guild have attracted a lot of spies recently, but because Anvis's previous achievements were too brilliant, most people didn't dare to try it easily.
After learning about the subsequent changes in the situation in the empire, Anvis, who was far away in the Iter Federation, could not help but feel a little silent.
He founded the Circle of Truth and destroyed the City in the Sky at a critical moment, causing the Stargazers of the Magic Council to be directly swallowed and fell into a deep sleep. The resistance organization that originally caused the chaos in the empire was also nipped in the bud and had to flee.
federal development,
All these changes resulted in the subsequent intervention of the Holy See and the Magic Council, and the Glory Alliance was directly established in the federation of the Kingdom of Iter. The supposedly turbulent situation in the Gloria Empire remained relatively stable.
But now, the fuse that started the chaos became himself.
Although it is unclear why Gloria III went into seclusion, the current fact is that many marquises did not know what support they had, and openly started to join forces to compete with the two major families. This was almost a rift.
Without the intervention of Gloria III, it is impossible for either party to take the initiative to surrender. And it is not convenient for the ninth level to take action personally, and there is a high probability that the situation will evolve into long-term turmoil.
He did change the empire, but fate changed it back from another angle.
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However, when Avis was studying the situation in the empire, an unexpected situation came to him.
Albins, who had been accepted as a student by [Ring of Time and Space] Vernica and went to the Continental Magic Council to study for a long time, suddenly and rarely heard from Anvis and made an appointment with him at [Light of Magic] in the capital of the empire.