Published at 25th of April 2020 04:30:05 AM
Chapter 999: 999
Lights were blazing in the Princess Royal’s palace and all the subordinates under the Princess Royal commanded the people to celebrate . The second prince was dead and the Princess Royal’s biggest rival was gone . Next was to wait quietly .
However, Merlin felt that the Princess Royal was getting ambitious . She no longer wanted to wait several years to become King .
“Authority…”
Merlin shook his head helplessly . He had no feelings for authority . In the Void Zone, he was even the person with the highest authority of a huge civilization but what use was that? The strong could destroy a huge civilization in an instant .
Authority was merely how the weak hoped to control the strong . Real strength did not have any interest in authority at all . For example, the elders in the royal family as well as Farron had no special preference for authority .
Even Doomsday had entrusted his subordinates some affairs to manage . When the strong stood at the peak, which one of them would lust after authority?
However, the Princess Royal was not strong . Even if she inherited the royal family’s top-tier almighty beast bloodline, reaching the fourth-form was her limit . It was impossible to make a breakthrough and become a full-shifter .
That included the current King . He was also a fourth-form shifter and could not reach the level of a full-shifter . After all, full-shifters who had top-tier almighty beast bloodlines were quite terrifying even if they just became a full-shifter . They would be second only to Farron, who had developed his Supreme Talent to the limit .
“Leon, tell me . Who else can stop us now?”
The Princess Royal’s lips were smeared in red . In the dim candlelight, it looked scarlet and alluring . However, Merlin saw the desire for power and authority in her eyes!
“Stop us?”
Merlin shook his head . Now, the only one who could pose a threat to the Princess Royal was Farron . Although Farron could not hurt Merlin, Merlin could not hurt Farron either .
“Lisa, I think you should calm down for now . At best, I can only be evenly matched with Farron and his prestige in Phantom is currently higher than mine . If we fight for real now, our chances of winning aren’t very good . ”
Merlin felt that it was necessary to burst the Princess Royal’s bubble .
The Princess Royal smiled thinly and calmly said, “Don’t worry, Leon . I’ve waited for so many years, so what’s a little longer? Farron has been Phantom’s Intelligence Team’s Minister for many years . Moreover, his potential has reached its peak and he can’t make any further progress . However, you’re different . You still have a lot of room for growth . Leon, tell me . What do you need to continue to grow in strength and completely suppress Farron?”
The Princess Royal seemed to have made up her mind . All her hopes were pinned on Merlin .
Merlin frowned . The Princess Royal seemed to trust him a little too much but when he thought of how the King had trusted Farron in the same way, he felt at ease .
“The royal family won’t worry about outsiders usurping power or threatening the royal family because they have great power themselves . Perhaps, those hidden elders are even stronger than Farron!”
Merlin was surprised . The royal family did not seem to be very strong on the surface but they still controlled the key departments and authority despite the current chaotic situation of the empire . This already demonstrated that the royal family was extraordinary .
Currently, there was no trouble in the Holy Dragon City . This was the manifestation of the royal family’s control .
Merlin pondered . Perhaps he could use the Princess Royal’s forces to obtain some almighty beasts’ will, especially the ones sealed in the royal family’s treasure vault as mentioned by the second prince .
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“I only need almighty beasts’ will now and a large number of them . If possible, I heard that there are a large amount of sealed almighty beasts’ will in the royal family’s treasure vault . ”
Merlin told the Princess Royal truthfully that he needed almighty beasts’ will to strengthen himself . Perhaps Farron had already guessed it . It would no longer be a secret in the near future .
“A large number of almighty beasts’ will? That’s somewhat difficult . I can’t enter the treasure vault even if I’m king in the future, much less now . It’s guarded by the elders of the royal family . No one in the royal family is allowed to enter until a special period . ”
Merlin was slightly disappointed although he already knew the answer . The Princess Royal could not enter the treasure vault even if she became king .
Seeing Merlin’s disappointment, the Princess Royal hesitated for a moment before saying, “Although I cannot take you into the treasure vault, I can order my men to look out for some almighty beasts’ will and inform you as soon as they find anything . ”
Merlin nodded . That was all they could do for now .
Then, Merlin bid farewell to the Princess Royal and left the palace .
Since the second prince’s death, the palace had been strangely quiet and calm . Nothing was happening but Merlin knew that under this peace, a terrible storm was brewing .
However, Merlin appeared to be very relaxed and was even happy . He would be married today with Count Altadin’s daughter, Lady Baratha as well as Lady Reese .
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This was a marvelous occasion in the entire manor . Many families who did not follow him from Boulder City even came from afar .
“Who would’ve thought that Leon would be a Marquis now . He even seems to have a high status in Holy Dragon City . ”
“If I had known, I would’ve followed Leon and the others to Holy Dragon City, so I didn’t have to suffer in Boulder City . ”
“It’s too late . We couldn’t leave our property in Boulder City…”
These people were full of remorse . In the beginning, they did not follow Count Stanwin to Holy Dragon City and chose to remain in Boulder City . Although Merlin later took Boulder City back, they were no longer people who could enjoy the core benefits of the clan . They had become the subfamily .
“Her Highness the Princess has arrived!”
Suddenly, someone recognized the Princess Royal from outside . Although the Hilderbrandt clan knew that Merlin was extraordinary, they did not expect that even the Princess Royal would personally come to congratulate Merlin on his marriage .
“Marquis Leon, congratulations!”
The Princess Royal’s attire today was very solemn and noble, making people feel inferior and afraid to approach her . However, when she looked at Merlin, she always seemed to adopt a “playful” look .
Merlin was somewhat helpless but bowed respectfully to express his gratitude . Then, he took Lady Baratha and Lady Resse and began the formal wedding ceremony .
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The ceremony was complicated but everything went smoothly . From then on, Merlin’s formal wives were Baratha and Reese .
After the ceremony was over, the Princess Royal met Merlin alone . A smile appeared on the Princess Royal’s lips as she said, “Marquis Leon, your two wives are very beautiful . You must cherish them well . Originally, I didn’t want to disturb you today but this item might be very important to you . You can consider it a big wedding present from me to you!”
Then, the Princess Royal took out an oval reddish stone .
“What’s this?”
Merlin frowned . He did not see anything special about this reddish stone but if the Princess Royal was so serious when giving it to him, it should be rather valuable .
“Use your almighty beast’s will! It’s rumored that only Hosts can know the secrets of this stone . ”
The Princess Royal shrugged . Even she did not know the specifics of the stone .
“Could there be a sealed almighty beast’s will inside?”
Merlin guessed upon seeing the mysterious smile on the Princess Royal’s face .
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