Her Majesty the Queen of the Braden Kingdom, Margaret I, was standing on the balcony of the palace castle, looking at the crimson stars in the sky, silent for a long time.
As the monarch of the most powerful country in the world, the nineteen-year-old Queen Margaret is too young. Although she has exquisite facial features, long black hair and blue almond eyes inherited from the royal family, her temperament is still young.
At first glance, it seems that she is not a majestic queen, but a doll wearing a crown and gorgeous clothes, who is put on the stage for people to watch.
"Your Majesty, it's getting dark, be careful of catching a cold." Beside her, a maid said softly.
But the young queen still insisted on standing where she was.
Her eyes stayed on the crimson stars for a long time, unwilling to move away.
"Lila, what is that?" she asked.
Upon hearing this, the maid named Lila was stunned for a while.
"That is the destiny star of Mr. Merlins, the master of the mage tower," she replied. "Mr. Merlins was promoted to legend today, and his destiny star will also be transformed into a demiplane. Your Majesty, I thought that the Prime Minister
I have already told you about this."
But it didn't.
"That's it." Queen Margaret said calmly.
Her childish face remained expressionless, as if she had long been accustomed to the Prime Minister's similar behavior.
Then there was a brief silence.
A few minutes later, the Queen spoke again: "How did the cabinet handle this matter?"
It sounds very ridiculous for the queen to ask her maid about state affairs.
But the maid Lila replied with a normal expression: "They have rearranged the deployment of magic cannons within the capital."
"That's all?"
"That's right, Your Majesty."
The queen shook her head slightly.
"Lila, go tell the Prime Minister for me," she thought for a moment and then ordered, "I want to confer an honorary title on Lord Merlins."
"Hereditary system?"
"No, life-long title," the Queen replied, "the cabinet will definitely not agree to a hereditary title. But a life-long title has no territory and cannot be passed on to future generations. It is just an empty title.
"I believe the cabinet will not refuse this small request."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I'll be there right away."
The maid Lila bowed deeply and then left the castle terrace.
After Lila left, Queen Margaret still stood by the railing, looking into the distance for a long time.
The breeze blew over her slender neck, across her fair skin, caressed her slender body, and lifted up her gorgeous skirt, making her look like a fragile white rose, noble and elegant, yet delicate and charming.
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Papal Circle, Cathedral of Light.
The current Pope Paul II is a short and thin old man. He is wearing a divine robe and a high crown. He stands under the towering dome of the church, looking small and weak.
But the clergy all treated him with respect and would never look down upon him.
A priest came forward, bowed to the Pope and said, "Your Majesty, we have verified that the magician Merlins has indeed successfully been promoted to the legendary realm."
After hearing the news, the church was silent. Except for a few rapid breathing, no sound could be heard.
The Pope also remained silent. After a long time, he responded leisurely:
"I see."
His tone was extremely calm, as if the news that shocked the world was nothing more than a trivial matter to him.
"Then... Your Majesty, how should we deal with this matter?"
The fact that the Pope was not panicked did not mean that other clergy were not panicked. After hearing the Pope's answer, the priest couldn't help but ask one more question.
"You don't need to worry about this matter," the Pope said calmly, "You should complete your mission first and arrest those heretics who believe in the God of Darkness as soon as possible.
"Those people have crazy personalities and are good at tricks. As long as they live one more day in this world, they will cause us great losses."
Recently, believers of the God of Darkness have attacked two churches of light and successfully robbed the prisoners held inside.
They are well-planned, cunning and fearless in carrying out their missions, which has always been a headache for the Church of Light.
Whenever the clergy of the Church of Light mentioned them, they would gnash their teeth and call them "those cunning pagans" or "those damn lunatics".
"As you command, Your Majesty. I will go and find a way to deal with them."
After hearing the Pope's words, the priest kept them in mind and then bowed to leave.
He knew that although the Pope was always soft-spoken, there was no room for doubt.
After the priest left, the pope took off the heavy crown on his head and sighed silently.
Recent events, whether it is the large-scale activities of the followers of the Dark God or the promotion of Merlins to the legendary mage, have given the Pope a very headache.
To be honest, there are not many followers of the God of Darkness, so it is not difficult to deal with them.
However, in the Pope's impression, believers of the God of Darkness have always been good at forbearance and hiding. They will never take action easily without a trump card that guarantees victory.
Because of this, after the death of the God of Darkness, those pagans have been able to survive to this day.
So... what was the reason that prompted them to give up their forbearance and choose to stand up and fight against the Church of Light without fear of sacrifice?
Who gave them the courage to fear death?
Could it be that the God of Darkness has been resurrected?
The Pope shook his head.
He couldn't figure out the reason behind this. He felt it necessary to ask the goddess for instructions.
As for Merlins’ promotion to legend…
Perhaps this will cause a lot of trouble to the Church of Light in the coming period, but with the background of the Church of Light, the Pope believes that he can still deal with it.
Moreover, not long after, Merlins, like his legendary mage predecessors, will leave this plane to explore the sea of stars.
By then, the trouble will be solved naturally.
Thinking of this, the Pope smiled slightly and walked straight towards the prayer room of the Cathedral of Light.
He staggered and walked slowly, stopping several times to rest along the way.
Looking at his aging appearance, his thin body was like straw, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.
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After Merlins was promoted to Legend, he was not busy going to his demiplane. Instead, he crossed the void and teleported to the Mage Tower in the capital.
"Fetch Les Rose for me."
As soon as he returned to his office, Merlins ordered the colorful toucan by the window. At the same time, he picked up his staff and pointed it at the toucan as a threat.
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