Transcendent Dawn

Palace, treasury secret chamber.

“Trick Card——Black Fog!”

Su Lu looked at the card in his hand that still had a burning temperature: “Apart from being able to summon a black fog monster to serve me, it can also take the form of possession, allowing me to master the elemental incarnation body and comprehend some dark-type spell-like abilities…”

He glanced at the attribute column again.

Although his Flicker skill had improved, this battle had increased his experience instead of decreasing it, and it had now reached 7900.

“I’m one step closer to the legend.”

Su Lu left the secret chamber and found Messiah.

He found that the palace was in chaos.

Messiah, relying on her own knights, could only control a small area and was still fighting with the rogue troops.

The enemy outnumbered them by ten to one, but luckily they were in a state of panic due to the death of their leader.

Barging in, he killed several nobles who led the troops, forcing the Southern Army to withdraw from the palace in disarray.

Subsequently, reports from all sides came in.

“The Southern Army is retreating… no, they are fleeing in panic!”

“Silver Eye has control of Duke Bard now, and she’s leading the Western Region’s troops here to stabilize the situation in the capital…”

“In the Lord’s territory, Ruff and Yoen are traitors, they died due to curses…”

“In general, after today’s battle, most of the power-hungry and conspiring groups are almost wiped out, we can now start cleaning up the remains!”

Su Lu patted Messiah’s head on the side: “The rest is up to you, Your Majesty.”

“Master, I won’t let you down.”

Messiah went to the square and when she saw the large hole left by a terrifying explosion, she still felt a lingering fear: “Was the Duke of Black Castle…blown to death?”

“No… his death was even more humiliating!”

Su Lu scratched his chin.

Without thinking, it was certain that the head of the strongest school must have had some powerful Marvels or other secret techniques.

But Su Lu didn’t confront him directly, instead, after an explosion, he dragged his Mental Secret Realm into the Dream Spirit World and resolved the fight in his most familiar battlefield.

In the Dream Spirit World, Immon, who had transmuted into a beast, was in a state of frenzy. Not to mention that some Marvels couldn’t be brought into the Dream Spirit World, even if they could, he had probably completely forgotten about them.

It made it convenient for Su Lu to collect the spoils after the battle.

Ooo!

At this moment, a horn sounded from outside the city.

The Western Region troops controlled by the Silver Eye had finally arrived at Dragon City!

As most of the Southern defenders had deserted the city, they easily entered and began to maintain order.

“Just with several thousand people, it’s even hard to pacify the King’s territory, let alone avenge the north or sweep the Black Castle troops in the south…”

Su Lu felt that the path to becoming a queen for his student remained arduous.

A few days later.

Throne Hall.

Messiah, adorned in her finery and donning a tiny crown, gazed at the crowd below: “Everyone, thank you for all you have done for the kingdom. Your loyalty and valour will surely be rewarded!”

At her subtle signal, a scholar by her side immediately unfurled a scroll and loudly proclaimed formal appointments.

First came the rewards for meritorious knights.

Following suit, knights of the royal family received their original fiefs. Their allotments increased, and some wandering knights even became lords.

As for Su Lu, he was awarded the former Violet Territory of Edward, his title swiftly escalated to viscount.

In a rigidly hierarchical society of this kingdom, such a thing was rare. Only in times of war did such opportunities arise.

Being a viscount signified absolute power at the local level with the authority and wealth to form one’s own knight team, not to mention that his territory was so close to the King’s territory and located on the rich and fertile Golden Plains.

However, Su Lu had decided that upon returning, he would pass this title to Ham. He no longer cared for being the ‘Violet Viscount’.

After the rewards came the punishments.

A group of nobles who had sworn allegiance to the North and South were chastised and penalised, their territories reduced as a means to bestow sufficient fiefs to reward the meritorious.

The most unlucky was Duke Dreke. This young man, whose ambition utterly belied his age, was destined to remain a guest in Dragon City for a protracted period.

In his capacity as a captive, the entire Western Region would submit under the queen’s throne.

“However, it is really interesting…”

Su Lu stood behind a pillar on the second level, watching the medieval meeting taking place below him with interest.

“The kingdom can generally be divided into five parts. The queen only barely controls the King’s territory and the Western Region. Both North and South are her mortal enemies, while help from the Eastern Archipelago is hard to come by…”

“Soon, she will have her hands full pacifying the rebels in the South now that their leader is dead. There has been no significant reduction in their strength…”

“Moreover, if the queen wishes to exact revenge, she must drive thousands, if not tens of thousands of soldiers from warm regions to the icy and snowy landscapes of the North where they will have to brawl with formidable Northern people…”

“Tsk tsk… Without decades of preparation, putting an end to this chaos seems unlikely. Furthermore, the danger of potential attempts on her life always lingers…”

“Anyway, it’s none of my business. I am just her teacher, not her father!”

Several months later, unfortunate news poured in.

The North refused to acknowledge the queen. Frank’s second son, Grand Duke, and Gran’s brother, Cecil, had ascended the throne as the King of the North!

The numbers of Southern rebels were increasing, but they were more uncoordinated than ever. It seems after the death of Immon and Lucas, the Black Ring School had no successor. The inevitable split occurred as none of them could agree on a leader.

The result was that the rebels each claimed a piece of the territory and fought amongst themselves.

The Eastern Archipelago showed their submission to Her Majesty the queen. However, their envoys stated that their fleets had suffered severe losses. They were unable to provide support for the Queen and, instead, hoped for the Queen’s ‘relief’!

Violet Territory.

After passing the title to Ham for succession and choosing this location as another stronghold for the Arrogant School, Su Lu enjoyed a leisurely life in his castle coaching the windfall from the Black Ring School.

Sure enough, the school was the strongest amongst wizards. Their research was cutting edge, and by excavating relics and annexing other schools, they had acquired a lot of advanced knowledge.

Especially some experimental data to amplify constitution, which gave Su Lu a glimpse of hope to increase strength and constitution!

Underground laboratory.

The underground space was vast. After Su Lu’s modification, it had turned into a massive laboratory.

The thick smell of blood filled the space, with a giant blood pool in the absolute centre.

Dragon Crystals were placed at the centre of the ritual array at each of the four corners of the blood pool!

This was the total gains made by Su Lu after a trip southbound to ransack the Black Ring School’s lair, another venture eastward to the Eastern Archipelago, and courtesy visits to two other large-scale schools.

The losses made were not worth mentioning given this collection.