“Gravity system magic guide book? This is quite rare.” Upon hearing Jacob state his magic attribute, Green immediately exclaimed in surprise, his voice carrying a hint of sourness.
Is this for real!? The girl is yours, and now you have a hidden prince identity, and to top it all off, you possess such a powerful magic guide book… Green could not accept that in the Casual Names Magic Guild, his status had suddenly plummeted once again.
The other numerous princes all revealed expressions of envy and jealousy. The magic guide book used by Jacob came from the third emperor of the Star Empire, that emperor also known as the “Heavy Sovereign”, the reason for that name being precisely because of his magic guide book’s attribute.
After his death, the magic guide book was passed down for twelve generations, and now to Jacob, it was the thirteenth generation. The size of this magic guide book was nearly half that of the Black Attendant’s, but it was unknown how many times larger than an ordinary person’s magic guide book.
Jacob had long since completely despaired on the day of his sixteenth naming ceremony, believing that he would be forever unconnected to magic mentors in this lifetime, but now a miracle had descended upon him. It turned out he had already been a magic mentor! He flipped through his magic guide book with reluctance to put it down.
As an inheritance magic mentor, there is a difference from ordinary magic mentors. Ordinary magic mentors’ spells are comprehended by themselves, but on the magic guide books of inheritance magic mentors, spells are already densely recorded. The low, medium, high level divisions of ordinary magic guide books are basically inapplicable to inheritance magic guide books. What inheritance magic mentors need to do is to comprehend the release methods of those spells.
Debbie immediately followed up with Jacob, saying: “Oh dear, Jacob, try casting a spell and see. It should be very easy.”
“Oh.” Jacob hurriedly nodded and began to cast the first spell of his life. He flipped through the contents of the magic guide book and soon selected one, “【Gravity Space】, this one!”
After summoning the magic guide book, Jacob seemed to already know how to use the power of this magic. With a thought, a layer of deep blue light suddenly pressed down from above everyone’s heads, and this 【Gravity Space】 spell descended upon the people in the council hall. Cries of alarm rose one after another, as every person felt their body instantly become countless times heavier.
Some elderly and frail ones, like that grand scholar, nearly fell flat on their backs to the ground. Debbie and Danni, standing closer to Jacob, instinctively swayed, nearly falling over. Ye Chui hurriedly supported Debbie, while the First Prince rushed to the old emperor’s side and steadied him. Posley was now just an ordinary little girl; her small face turned pale, almost unable to stand upright.
Archbishop Elisa in red hurriedly placed one hand on Posley’s shoulder, and under the envelopment of holy light, dispelled the magic from Posley’s body.
“Hey, what are you doing? Using this kind of spell for your first time casting magic, what are you planning?” Posley then shouted at Jacob, “Hurry up and stop it!”
“H-How… how do I stop it…” Jacob shouted back with a face full of panic.
Everyone: “…”
Alright then, for an ordinary person, comprehending a spell requires countless hours, and mastering the release of a spell requires even longer practice. Jacob had skipped the time for comprehending spells, but for him to fully master spell release, it would still take some time… Fortunately, Jacob’s face soon turned pale, which was the sign of magic power depletion.
He had cast this 【Gravity Space】 for merely a dozen seconds or so before completely exhausting his magic power. His body swayed, and with the disappearance of the magic guide book, the heaviness on everyone vanished. Jacob fainted and fell into Danni’s arms… Hmm, he must have chosen in advance where to faint.
Feeling their bodies lighten up again, everyone collectively breathed a sigh of relief, then glared angrily at Jacob.
“You idiot, casting such a powerful spell for your first time!” The Fourth Prince rebuked coldly, even baring his teeth in furious anger. Ye Chui expressed understanding towards this; the Fourth Prince was an earth system magic mentor, and gravity magic was an advanced form of earth system magic, superior by an unknown margin. The Fourth Prince had never given Jacob a proper glance before. Back when Jacob had eaten at the same table as the Fourth Prince, that incident had even been regarded by the Fourth Prince as a humiliation. Now, Jacob’s identity and magic were practically slapping him in the face outright.
The old emperor, however, did not show any annoyed expression. Confirming that Jacob had merely fainted, he chuckled, scanned the several princes and Elisa and the others, and said loudly: “Then, Jacob’s identity has been confirmed. Grand Scholar!” The elderly grand scholar hurriedly stepped forward. The old emperor continued, “My bloodline has returned to my side. Immediately announce it to the entire empire: he will become the Thirteenth Prince!”
“Your Majesty the Emperor, does this not require further discussion by the Privy Council…” The grand scholar tried to obstruct.
“No need. Since his bloodline has been fully proven, he rightfully deserves his due identity!” The old emperor said domineeringly, “That’s how it will be!”
“Yes, yes.” The grand scholar immediately ceased hesitating. Having served this emperor for decades, he knew very well that it was best not to go against the emperor when he was angry.
The old emperor looked at Jacob with some indulgence again and said to Prince Geller: “First, place him under your care. Assign more people to protect him!”
“The Black Armoured Guards will protect him around the clock. No one can harm him.” Prince Geller immediately said so, his eyes also sweeping over the other princes: he was warning these princes that now Jacob had formally obtained prince status, if they harboured ill intentions towards him, they would face his sanctions!
Subsequently, Prince Geller summoned the Black Armoured Guards to escort away Jacob, this Thirteenth Prince. In terms of status, Jacob was sufficient to rank second among the princes, and by age, he should rank seventh, but since he was the last confirmed prince, he was granted the title of Thirteenth Prince in chronological order.
When Jacob left, Hoyn and Danni also took their leave at the appropriate time. After Ye Chui and Debbie exchanged a glance, they too said to the old emperor: “Your Majesty the Emperor, we must also take our leave first. There are still some matters that need our attention.”
“Heh heh, go ahead.” The old emperor smiled and agreed, thinking that Ye Chui must be eager to go collect his betting gold.
“Little fatty, see you later!” Before leaving, Debbie happily waved at the old emperor.
The old emperor’s fat face immediately darkened…
After Ye Chui and his group left, the princes and members of the Privy Council also dispersed one after another.
The last to leave the council hall were Archbishop Elisa in red and Posley. After Jacob’s identity was confirmed, Elisa had remained silent, with no sign of frustration on his face. Now, leaving with Posley’s support, he seemed to suddenly think of something and smiled at the old emperor, saying: “Your Majesty, congratulations on recovering your bloodline. Then, it seems the participants in the Crown Battlefield will have one more. I hope this Thirteenth Prince can return from there in glory.”
These words immediately cast a trace of阴冷 on the old emperor’s face.
The Crown Battlefield!
This was the imperial throne inheritance ceremony created by the empire’s first emperor, that tyrannical monarch. All princes would be transported to a secret realm, which was owned by the Star Empire’s imperial family. The princes would slaughter each other inside, and the final victor would gain the right to inherit the throne.
Such a ceremony was extremely cruel, yet it could effectively select the strongest among the princes. This was also the foundation that initially led the Star Empire to prosperity, but after all, it was too savage and had been abolished several hundred years ago.
This time, whether influenced by the church or not, several important ministers in the Privy Council had successively proposed restarting the Crown Battlefield. Concerning the empire’s throne inheritance, the old emperor could not override the majority, and now the opening of the Crown Battlefield had long been confirmed.
Elisa, with a smile, left the council hall supported by Posley.
The council hall then held only the old emperor, Prince Geller, and an old guard who was almost inseparable from the old emperor on ordinary days.
“Damn old geezer, sooner or later I’ll take him down!” Once Elisa left, the old emperor roared lowly in fury. As the red archbishop who had controlled the Star Empire’s church forces for decades, Elisa had been in constant covert struggle with the old emperor these decades.
“Fourth Brother, the Crown War will commence in half a month. Perhaps we can still find a way to stop it.” Prince Geller said. In the past, every opening of the Crown Battlefield had seen several princes fall, and he did not want to see such a thing happen.
The old emperor, however, waved his hand: “Those fellows in the Privy Council will not agree. The Crown Battlefield may not necessarily be a bad thing; at least it has some benefits for our plan…” At this point, he seemed unwilling to continue and shook his head, saying, “This time, Ye Chui and his group have rendered great service. They will be of great use to our plan. Find a way to reward them.”
“They have made a fortune this time, probably richer than even I, this prince. Where is the need to reward them?” Prince Geller said with a smile, but after saying this, he did think of something, “By the way, Ye Chui and his group have a friend who was captured by the Skeleton Wanderer Magic Guild. From their manner, they seem to care a great deal about that friend. As a five-star guild, even my words may not carry weight. Why not have Fourth Brother step in and make them release Ye Chui’s friend?”
“This is a small matter. I’ll have someone handle it later.” The old emperor laughed, “They are quite loyal, not forgetting their friend.”
“I truly admire them for that. They even said they would go to the Skeleton Wanderer Magic Guild to demand the person right after the martial trial.” Prince Geller also said full of approval, then his expression suddenly froze.
“Just now they said they had matters to resolve… they wouldn’t be planning to go to the Skeleton Wanderer Guild to demand the person, would they?”
…
“This is the Skeleton Wanderer Magic Guild? The guild building is quite imposing.”
Ye Chui’s group had already arrived in front of a grand building in the west of the city. Looking at the guild’s tightly shut heavy iron gates, a cold smile appeared on Ye Chui’s face. He slowly walked over, his right arm rapidly thickening and turning green. Boom! He punched the iron gate, and the two gate leaves collapsed with a crash.
“No need for chit-chat. We are here to pick up our person!”
