Return of the Class 8 Mage
29. royal palace (2)
Royal Palace (2)
“I want to visit the interior of the royal palace and illustrate it to my mother. To tell him about the grandeur of the royal palace and its beautiful interior.”
Following Ian's wishes, the crown prince also uttered a few words in support of Ian.
“Ian also visited the ruins of the old Ivory Tower. Ian is a curious boy. Please generously consider his wishes, Your Majesty. ”
On this day, the crown prince was a great help to Ian as he added appropriate comments in support of Ian. He'll be a great resource for Ian for some time.
“Hm.”
The Emperor pondered, that request is not a difficult request, even easy enough to grant. He will reward her anyway.
However, he only wanted to talk to Ian.
“Alright then.”
Following a simple answer, the Emperor took out something.
It was a hand-sized jewel jewelry.
“You will be granted access to most areas just by showing the jewelry it.”
It had the Emperor's emblem, which proved that Ian was the Emperor's guest.
“In addition, You can ask a guard to guide you and show you around the palace.”
Ian gripped the jewelry firmly.
“Is that all you want to receive?”
“I am very satisfied with this, Your Highness.”
“Then, I will give you the gift I have prepared before.”
“Follow me.”
At his command, a large door was opened. Two maids entered while holding heavy crates, followed by several maids.
They were the waiters who dressed Ian up.
“Show him.”
*click!*
The servants placed the big crate in front of Ian.
They then opened the chest to reveal to Ian the gift the Emperor had prepared for Ian.
“This is one of the gifts I present to you.”
As the Emperor said, it was indeed filled with the Emperor's gold coins.
“In addition to coins, this servant used to manage the partitioned palace. I'll send them to your house, so take a break.
Experienced coins and servants, it was indeed a very good gift.
‘Mother worries about cleaning the big house.’
Suddenly, Ian recalled his mother's unexpected response.
Since Ian had planned to hire a few servants, there was no reason to refuse such a welcome gift.
‘They will be able to support and serve the mother to allow her a luxurious life.’
“I appreciate your mercy and generosity, Your Excellency.”
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Ian finished the meeting with a slight obstacle.
Due to the tension with the meeting of the Emperor, his head was filled with sweat.
As he had experienced before in his past life, the Emperor was undoubtedly a great person.
The suspicion the Emperor felt towards Ian was very clear to him.
However, Ian never expected to receive such a beautiful gift or that he would carelessly believe it.
‘He must have been suspicious of everyone. Even Ragnar.’
‘Suspiciousness and shrewdness are the basis of politics.’
Ragnar used to read it.
He must have learned it from his father.
“I don't have much time left.”
The sun will soon set.
Before the sun goes down, Ian has to get what he's looking for today and the reason why he's asking for those trinkets.
Since this was only his first visit, he had set a small but important goal.
His first target was the royal catacombs, which contained the coffins of the previous Emperors and Empresses.
‘However, I still have to sneak in.’
A millennia-old tradition, the royal family buried the coffins of previous Emperors and Empresses in the royal catacombs.
People refer to the place as ‘Heaven royal family’.
“It will be easy enough to approach it.”
Since the heavens contained the previous Emperors and Empresses, they forbade those who were not from the royal family from entering. However, with the Emperor's trinkets, Ian would be able to get close to heaven. Even approaching it was enough for him to sneak into heaven.
‘Quick get what I need from there, and then move to the royal library.
From the library, there should be no problem.
As he promised Ledio, he wanted to lend him a copy of some royal herbs and alchemy records.
‘However, there will not be many useful records for Ledio.’
If the Randor flower is so easy to find in the records then it should not be considered a mysterious herb.
“But I have to show him that I'm trying.”
Ian needs to show him that he's trying.
So that he can earn Ledio's trust.
Thus that belief would lead him to research potions for Ian.
Furthermore, Douglas would trust Ian as well.
‘I'll take care of another destination later.’
This is enough for now. Simultaneously, he did not dare to steal any artifacts stored in the royal treasure vault, or any rare potions from the royal alchemy room.
‘For artifacts and herbs, I have to wait when I have the opportunity to ask for it.’
Opportunities will come sooner or later.
Hence, for now, he needed to pick up the items he needed at this moment.
Items that no one will realize that they were stolen or that he has stolen them.
That was the list Ian had to make today.
“Bapak. Magicians. What can I help you with?”
The guards asked Ian softly.
News had spread throughout the palace that a young witch had entered the palace and visited.
Thanks to that, there were guards who recognized Ian's face, or guards who guessed with their social wits.
“Your Majesty told me to show you this.”
Under the guise of an innocent child, Ian showed the Emperor trinkets.
“Paution!”
The jewels represent the full will of the Emperor.
Thus the soldiers showed their full respect for it.
“Hmmm, where's that big park? I saw it in the book.”
“Lewat here, please follow me.”
Thanks to the jewelry, he could move around the palace easily.
While receiving the tour guide, he remembered some of their faces.
‘Let's pretend that I'm an innocent tourist.’
Ian purposely visited places that people usually wanted to visit.
Like the council meeting room, the path of the great guardian where the statue of the previous Emperor was kept. After visiting several places where he was guided by books, Ian planned to move towards the royal family's paradise.
“I hope I didn't meet it.”
Facing Ragnar at the royal palace.
It was the worst-case scenario Ian could imagine.
What if his instincts led him to kill him?
Ian could end his life with just one wave of his hand.
‘Not yet. Not.’
While walking around the royal palace, Ian kept reminding himself to control his thoughts and be patient
“Fiuh.”
After a while and being relieved, Ian still had not met or seen Ragnar.
Ian met with most of the guards to let them recognize his face.
Then Ian began to approach the royal family's paradise slowly.
‘The Haven is right next to the princess' palace.’
The woman who inherits royal blood, as well as the princess manages the royal family's paradise.
It is a royal family tradition.
Daughters may often be considered disposable political tools, and that may cause them to hate that they were born female rather than male. So the royal family made a tradition for them, to let the princesses feel proud of themselves by managing the very sacred place where the previous Emperor and Empress had been buried.
“Zzzzz... *snort*... Zzzz...!”
Finally, Ian had arrived at the entrance of the royal family's paradise.
At the entrance of the stairs leading to the catacombs, the guards who were supposed to be guarding were napping.
‘Other guards nearby are quite serious and careful.’
Until he got to this place, Ian had to show the trinkets a few times.
But how ironic, the entrance of one of the holiest shrines was guarded very loosely.
Since it was heaven, they chose to be very calm, and it resulted in this.
“Zzz...!”
“Sleep.”
Even though he was already asleep, Ian made him fall asleep even deeper, just as a precaution.
Ian quickly infiltrated it.
The catacombs do not have a single lamp inside.
It is heaven in darkness.
“Light.”
With Ian's magic, he could see the catacombs very clearly.
On each side, there were many coffins arranged in pairs.
All of them were decorated with emerald gems representing the Greenriver Kingdom.
‘That's near the coffin of the first Emperor, isn't it?’
Ian went deeper into heaven to find the first Emperor's coffin.
Since the Empire definitely had a long history, there were many Emperors who had once ruled the empire.
Next, the first coffin should be at the farthest from the entrance.
“There must be somewhere near here.”
Ian finally arrived at the coffin of the first Emperor and Empress.
Ian was looking near the coffin.
What's he looking for?
‘Place where I might find unexpectedly ....’
Suddenly, Ian shone on the ceiling with a light.
Immediately, he smiled, satisfied that he had found what he had found.
‘Find it.’
Something stuck to the ceiling.
It's not an artifact at all.
‘Clean masonry.’
Generally, they have a misty gray color.
This mushroom is Ian's target and goal.
“Ice spear.”
Ian made a long ice that was longer than usual, then with that, he scratched the ceiling. The gray mushroom continued to fall to the floor.
‘ada more than what I thought would be here.’
This fungus is poisonous and unknown.
The person who eats the fungus will have his nervous system paralyzed, as if exposed to a crippling spell.
The only difference is, in the end it will stop their heart as well.
But with proper brewing, this will allow the consumer to be very calm in any situation and interrogation.
Thanks to this, the Greenriver Empire was able to completely overwhelm other countries in a spy war. Its existence is a great discovery, which shows a glimpse of the possibility of creating a continental Confederation by the kingdom of Greenriver.
‘For now, I need it the most.’
Soon, the ivory tower will start moving on Ian.
They will invite Ian, for a ‘simple’ interview.
‘Mr Tower might even join as well.’
He might have a chance if he was on the same level as his previous life. But for now, he would not be able to withstand the interrogation spells given by the tower lord and the other archmages. That's why Ian desperately needs this stone heart mushroom.
“Ledio will succeed without problems.”
Ian did not remember the details of the potion's recipe.
However, he remembered that it was an easy alchemy product, so it could be mass-produced.
‘It's enough ...’
Suddenly as Ian was picking up a fallen mushroom, the,
“S..pak! What brings you here tonight?”
The enhanced ears where Ian caught the sound.
A voice that came from outside heaven.
It must be the sound of a sleeping soldier.
It seems someone has woken him up.
‘Only there are some that can make the guard surprised like that.’
Entry to this place is only allowed for the royal family. So the person who stood out out there was most likely a noble.
It might be a Princess, a Crown Prince, or perhaps even an Emperor himself.
Perhaps, even one of the other Five princes.
‘Please do not Ragnar.’
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it really likes heaven.
Because he believed that he would become Emperor someday, and therefore he would be buried here.
“Cancel.”
Ian canceled the light spell.
Then he hid in a dark and dark corner.
However, he would be revealed easily by the light of the lamp.
In most cases, he may be able to make excuses under the guise of an innocent child.
But what if the visitor ?
‘Ragnar.’
Although he had calmed himself down earlier, his emotions started to sway.
His body continued to gather mana at his fingertips.
It could have easily killed Ragnar, who was still a child.
Even with magic, only a simple grasp of mana enchanted hands.
It wasn't a good situation for Ian at all.