Chapter1100:TheEmperor’sFury

Thinkingbacktothepast,heandtheformerkingofthekingdomwereactuallydistantcousins,havingstudiedtogetherinanacademy.

Inthosedays,therelationshipbetweenthetwocountrieswasinahoneymoonperiod,andintermarriagewasaverycommonoccurrence.

Hevividlyrememberedhowuncomfortableandrestlesshefeltwhenhefirstlaideyesonhiscousin,whowasthefirstprincessoftheSiaKingdomatthattime.

Thefirstcrownprinceoftheempire,thefirstprinceofthekingdom,andthefirstprincesswereactuallyverygoodfriendsinprivate.

Andhehadasecretcrushonhiscousin,andheplannedtoproposetoherafterhebecametheemperoroftheempire.

Hewastheemperoroftheempire,andshewastheprincessofthekingdom.Theywereconsideredcousinsaccordingtothefamilytree,andtheiridentitiesandstatusmatchedperfectly.Themostimportantthingwasthathefellinlovewithheratfirstsight.

Loveatfirstsightistrulyamazing.

Inordertobecomeanemperorworthyofher,hestudiedhardandofteninvitedhiscousinstohishouseasguests.Itwasabeautifultimethatisdeeplycherished.

Littledidheknow,beforehecouldpropose,thetwoofthemgotmarriedandlefthim,thefutureemperoroftheempire,feelinglostandconfused.

Butyoutwoareactuallyblood-relatedsiblings!

Whathappenedtothegoodoldbrother-in-law?Howdidhebecometheenemywhostolehisownbride?

Nowonder,fromthebeginninghefeltthatthispairofsiblingswerereallytooclose.Itturnsoutthatthispairisnotjustordinarychildhoodfriends,butsomethingmore!

Theemperor,whohaddogfoodsmearedonhisface,finallymadeuphismindtoforgetaboutthisfailedfirstloveandstartedstudyinghard.Heaspiredtobecomethegreatestemperorinthehistoryoftheempire.

Hemarriedtheempress,whocamefromapowerfulnoblefamily,andseveralotherconcubines.Heignoredtheobjectionsofthesenateandprovidedresourcestoalchemistsandscholarstodevelopaterrifyingkillingmachinecalledthemagicarmor.Thispavedthewayfortheempiretoexpandandconquer.

TheinvasionofSiaKingdomwasduetothefactthatintheirtreasury,therewereessentialresourcesformakingmagicarmorandtitledmachinecores,treasuresthatalchemistshadbeenlongingfor.

Whenheheardthenewsoftheformerkingandqueen’sdeathinbattle,hewasmomentarilylostandsaddened.However,astheemperor,hewasnolongertheyoungmanwhowouldlosehimselfinloveatfirstsight.

Theemperorcarriedthefutureoftheempire,thepowerofaneweracalled"science."

Hestartedthisera,createdpowerfulweaponslikeneverbefore,andisevenabouttochangethewholeworld.

FortheEmperorofLeviathanEmpire,theloveaffairsofhischildrenareathingofthepast.

Thecurrenthimisaccumulatingstrengthandevensacrificeshismostoutstandingdaughter,Roland,bysendingherasahostagetotheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderofthekingdom.

EventhoughAinhasmasteredthepowerofthenuclearexplosionforbiddenspell,theEmperorstillbelievesthatthedirectionofthetimeshasnotchanged.

Humanlifeisultimatelylimited.

Eventhegoldenancestorsonlylivedforthousandsofyears.EvenifAinpossessesthepowerofthenuclearexplosionforbiddenspell,howlongcanheprotectthekingdom?

AslongasAinisdealtwith,thekingdomwillstillbeaprizefortheempire.

EvenifthisgenerationcannotgetridofAin,thenextgeneration,andthegenerationafterthat,theEmperorwillultimatelyletthepowerofsciencetriumphovereverything.

Moreover,thepowerofanuclearexplosionisnotnecessarilysomethingexclusivetoAin.

Inthehistoricalrecords,thefirstmentionofnuclearexplosionswasduringtheendoftheDivineErabyanalchemywarlockcalledField.

Hedidn’tknowhowhisniece,Ain,masteredtheultimateforbiddenspellofnuclearexplosions,butsinceshecouldcontrolit,theLeviathanEmpire,withitsentirescientificsystem,mightalsobeabletomasterthispower.

Humans,afterall,haveshorterlifespansandarenotlikethemythicaldragons.

TheLeviathanEmpire,withitsscientificsystem,willdefinitelyhavethelastlaugh.Theemperorfirmlybelievedinthis.

UnlessAincansurpassthelimitsofbeingahero-rankedindividualandbecomeaneternalimmortallegend鈥搘hichisimpossible.

Thiseraofweakenedmagictidesisdestinedtobelongtotheageofscience!

Iftherewasevenaslightpossibility,themagesofthepastwouldnothavedespairedandendedtheirtraditions,becomingalchemywarlocksandscholarswhonolongerreliedonmagic.

WhowouldhavethoughtthattheSiaKingdomhadsuchahiddencard,andhislovelyniece,Ain,possessedthisability.

Howcouldsomethinglikegeneticinheritanceacrossgenerationsappearinthisera!

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槚)

Celestialbloodline,givingthisPrinceAsheonehundredyears,isheanotherdragonknight?

"CallAsmid,Poincar茅,comehere!"Rubbinghisforehead,LudwigXIIdecidestolistentohisadvisorsonceagain,thecoremembersoftheAcademyofSciences.

Asmid,themostoutstandingalchemicalwarlockofthisera,thespiritualleaderoftheancientmagicianguildArtisanFaction,inheritingthealchemicalresearchtechniquesofthedivineeramagicians,andthedirectorofthemagicarmorconstructionproject.

Poincar茅,themostoutstandingmathematicianofthisera,theleaderoftheancientmagicianguildTheoreticalFaction,inheritingthedivineeramagicians’understandingoftheworldandtheirdeconstructionspells,andtheinitiatorofthemagicarmorconstructionproject.

Thesetwopeoplearetheleadersofthealchemicalwarlocksandscholarsrespectively,andarealsotherightandlefthandsofLudwigXII.

Afterthecompleteendofthedivineera,whentheworldenteredtheperiodofmagictidedecline,themagicianswhowereonceonlyonestepawayfromreachingthestarsfelltotheground.

SomeofthemescapedintothesunlessUndergroundCemetery,attemptingtoenduretheperiodofmagicdeclinethroughself-sealing,waitingforthemagic-richperiodtoreappearinanunknownera.

Theothergrouplosttheirabilitytocastspellsbutremainedonthesurface,splittingintotwofactions.

Onefactionbecamealchemicalwarlocksthroughtheirresearchandmanufacturingofvarioussophisticatedmachinery,whiletheotherfactionbeganconductingpurelytheoreticalresearchthatdoesn’trequiremagicalsupport,becomingscholars.

Bothfactions,havinglosttheirmagicalpowers,wereoncepersecutedbytheknightswhostillpossessedgreatstrength.

Knights,whousedtobeservantsandprotectorsofthemages,unexpectedlybecamethemainprotagonistsinaneraofweakenedmagic,vyingfordominance.

Afewdivineerabloodlinewarlocks,whoreliedonthepoweroftheirbloodlinestocastspells,gatheredtogetherandchosetheonlywell-preserveddivineeratowerastheirholyland.TheyestablishedSiaKingdom.

Oncepowerfulwizardswhoheldhighpositions,theywerecompletelycastdownfromtheirloftystatusandcouldnolongerrelyonthepoweroftheirbloodlinetoperformmagic.Theyalsolosttheabilitytotapintotheforcesoftheworld.Theywerepersecutedtothepointwheretheirlineagewasalmostwipedout.

Intheend,itwasLudwigtheFirstwhotookinthesedesperatealchemistwarlocksandscholarsbecauseLudwighimselfwasarebel,notacceptingbeingthefirstknightoftheSiaKingdomwarlockbloodlinelineage.

LudwigIatthattimeprobablydidn’timaginethatthecurrentLeviathanEmpirewouldembarkonadevelopmentpathcalled"science".