Beginning Of Multiverse Saga-Chapter 471: You Will Be Respected As Empress Dowager

Soon afterward, their group arrived at the Ocean races’ residence. This time, it was different from the Little Golden Peng King’s reception, and they were quickly invited inside.

Chi Wen ran all the way over to greet them, but of course, he ignored Sharky, the only man. His eyes were completely focused on Alina and the Second Empress. However, when he recalled the strength of Sharky’s fist, he still tactfully shifted his eyes away from Alina’s body.

Hmph, the Medusa Queen is your woman, but I can look at the Second Empress all I want, right?

In the past, he could only admire the Second Empress from a distance. Now that she was up close, his eyes were wide open and extremely enthusiastic. He was at her every beck and call, introducing everything and trying to get closer.

The Second Empress responded respectfully. She experienced such things often and didn’t find dealing with it too hard at all. In contrast, Sharky giving her the cold shoulder was what left her feeling awkward.

They quickly arrived at the guest hall. There was a familiar, beautiful figure in the room, filling the area with a sense of peace.

Today, Shang Liuyu was representing all the Ocean races, which was why she was dressed in a luxurious and wide-sleeved dress rather than her usual white silk dress.

Her outfit’s material was made from extremely precious Black Glimmer Beast scales, as well as the silk of the Rainbow Frost Silkworm. It was also decorated with beautiful coral pieces that had sparkling pearls embedded inside.

Meanwhile, the guest hall wasn’t illuminated by fire the way it would be in other clans, but rather a massive luminescent pearl. The gentle light it cast over her body made her seem even more alluring.

In contrast, Shang Liuyu seemed to have seen it coming. She replied, "Your highness, to be honest, if not for Sharky, I wouldn’t have even opened the door for you today."

The Second Empress was shocked. She hadn’t expected Shang Liuyu to be so ruthless. She laughed inwardly in self-ridicule. She had been the glorious Fiend Empress, and yet now that the Fiend Emperor had died, she had nothing left.

Of course, that was just a thought. She quickly recognized the reality of the situation and didn’t continue to throw around her weight as the empress. After all, she was the one who had come to ask for help today. Furthermore, Shang Liuyu’s willingness to meet them because of Sharky was already a good start.

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Shang Liuyu and the Second Empress’ negotiation eventually reached a conclusion. The Second Empress granted the Ocean races all sorts of favorable conditions in return for the Ocean races’ support of the youngest prince ascending to the throne.

Shang Liuyu was very satisfied. She had obtained many benefits that would normally be impossible for the Ocean races to gain.

Meanwhile, the Second Empress was also satisfied. Even though the Ocean races’ forces in the Fiend King Court weren’t too powerful, their strength among the Fiend races overall couldn’t be overlooked. Things would become much less difficult now that she had their support.

As for all the things she had to give up, it was just an empty check for now. After all, her son still hadn’t obtained the throne yet, and none of those things were theirs to begin with.

They couldn’t consider public assets their own property, could they? If she could gain the imperial throne, she felt the price would be worth it.

Then, Shang Liuyu expressed her sincerity and had Chi Wen gather the Ocean races’ forces in the Fiend King Court so they could lend the Second Empress a helping hand.

As for herself, she wouldn’t personally make an appearance. The first reason was that she had always preferred peace and quiet. She didn’t like to participate in such matters.

The second reason was to ensure her own safety. If the youngest prince’s side lost tonight, she could still push the blame onto Chi Wen.

After all, he was known to be a famous hedonistic son and it wouldn’t be strange for him to do something like that. That way, if another prince rose to the throne, it couldn’t be blamed on the Ocean races.

Of course, Chi Wen had absolutely no idea that he was being used as a scapegoat like that. When he heard that he was tasked to help the Second Empress, he happily left to gather their men.

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Sharky then took the Second Empress and Alina to the Demon race’s residence. With Princess Suolun as their mediator, they were able to smoothly meet with the Demon race’s representative in the Fiend King Court. Similar to the Ocean race encounter, the Second Empress and the Demon race’s people haggled back and forth.

It was clear that the Demon race wasn’t willing to join their side, and they didn’t want to support the youngest prince. However, they really couldn’t withstand the sheer amount of benefits the Second Empress was offering them...

In the end, after giving them a ton of benefits, the Second Empress was able to successfully recruit them. Just like the Ocean races, the agreement was only to allow Princess Suolun to bring some of her subordinates with her.

That way, even if something happened, the blame would just fall on Princess Suolun, and they could claim it was because she and Sharky had a deep personal friendship. That would be her own personal action, unrelated to the Demon race.

The Second Empress cursed them for being wily old foxes, but she knew that the fact that they could reach such an agreement was already quite good.

When they emerged from the Demon race’s residence, the Second Empress looked at Sharky with a smile, asking, "Are there any other little sisters you are close to? Should we make another trip?"

Sharky’s expression darkened. He replied, "What in the world are you saying? There aren’t that many of them."

The Second Empress said, "I am not teasing you. I am being serious. I realized that as long as there is a woman you are close to, that faction will basically agree." She then gave Alina a look.

Alina thought, What are you looking at me for?

The Second Empress said with a smile, "Little sister Alina, we were in such a rush that I have not had time to talk to you yet. I am grateful for your support in this situation too. If we succeed, I will definitely help you restore the Snake race to its former glory."

In the past, the Snake race had been a powerful clan among the Fiend races. Unfortunately, after the Medusa Queen disappeared, the entire Snake race had ended up in a poor situation.

Alina’s eyes lit up. Even though she knew the Second Empress was just trying to buy her good intentions, she still couldn’t help but feel happy. After all, the Snake race’s power among the King races was already negligible. She was the only one who could pull weight. The Second Empress’ promise was already extremely generous.

Even though she knew the empress was only doing it to rope in Sharky, she still expressed her thanks. The two of them immediately started acting more familiar. They even began to chat while holding hands as if they had already been close friends for many years.

Sharky clicked his tongue distastefully. Women always became friends quickly, but didn’t they also leave each other quickly?

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Then, the group joined up with other forces. The Elf King had also gathered his forces, but the ones who led the troops were Qiao Xueying and Qiao Heng, whom Sharky was close to. The Great Elf King didn’t show himself.

After they returned and talked things over, the Elf race’s elders hadn’t agreed to that risk. Their line of thinking was similar to that of the Ocean races. The Demon race was the same and adopted similar plans of action.

The Second Empress couldn’t help but feel slightly disappointed when she saw that the Great Elf King hadn’t arrived.

After all, this was a crucial moment. Having someone powerful on their side could be the deciding factor between victory and defeat.

When he saw her concern, Sharky consoled her, saying, "Don’t worry, I’m here."

The Second Empress forced a smile. She was confused about why he had so much confidence; he was just a master rank cultivator. He wouldn’t necessarily be able to affect the situation much.

The Second Empress’ White clan had also rushed over when they received the news.

Together with the Demon race and Ocean races’ troops, as well as the Golden Crow Guards led by Ingim and Leander, they marched straight toward the Imperial Palace.

Regardless of the dynasty, the Imperial Palace would always be a powerful symbol of political significance. As long as one controlled the Imperial Palace, one would practically have won half the war already.

With the Second Empress’ identity, they had a justification to carry out their plan. Thus, the group slaughtered their way up to the Imperial Palace’s gates.

However, they were quickly stopped by a group of soldiers. The Imperial Palace was the crown prince’s territory. How could they let others defile this place?

The Second Empress walked forward and called out, "Am I not allowed to return to the Imperial Palace either?"

"The crown prince has ordered that no individuals without assigned tasks are to enter the palace," a soldier refused in a robotic tone.

"What crown prince? You need to call him his majesty now," a loud and clear voice called out. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Sharky frowned. The voice was a bit familiar.

A tall and sturdy figure appeared at the top of the wall, and behind him were some familiar people.

The ones behind him were the Lion race’s princes, Mason, Liam, and Jaden; the man in front was naturally the Lion King Shera.

A large group of Lion race warriors followed behind them, aiming their crossbows at the group and the Golden Crow Guards outside.

The Second Empress’ expression changed. She exclaimed, "Shera, are you rebelling against the nation?"

"The one who is rebelling is you!" Shera sneered. "The new Fiend Emperor has already nominated and appointed me to the Imperial Palace defenses. Did you lead all these people here to start a rebellion?"

As they looked at Sharky, Mason and the other princes’ eyes were filled with cold smiles. Who cares if you win in the beginning? Aren’t we the ones who will have the last laugh? Just wait and see how we’ll deal with you!

"New Fiend Emperor?" the Second Empress replied, glowering. "There is only one Fiend Emperor in this world; where did this ’new Fiend Emperor’ come from?!"

Even though she had already learned of the Fiend Emperor’s death from Sharky, her legitimacy and authority all came from the Fiend Emperor, so she was naturally unwilling to admit that he had died.

The soldiers of the various forces under their command were all a bit shaken up when they heard that the Fiend Emperor had already died. After all, the Fiend Emperor was the spiritual backbone of the Fiend races.

Those normal soldiers only calmed down after hearing the Second Empress’ refutation. After all, regardless of which side they were on. All ordinary soldiers needed something to believe in.

The Crown Prince’s faction naturally supported the royal family. If other people were starting a rebellion, they had to follow the Crown Prince in quelling the disaster.

Meanwhile, the Second Empress’ side believed that the Crown Prince was conspiring to do evil, so they had to deal with the matter for the Fiend Emperor and the Second Empress. Both sides believed they were standing on the side of righteousness. That was how they maintained morale.

Shera said coldly, "Your highness, everything was going quite well for you. Once the morning court begins tomorrow and the Crown Prince officially ascends to the throne, you will be respected as the Empress Dowager."