In the Name of Empress-Chapter 649 - 371: All About Compromise

Roland was somewhat surprised that Lisa actually knew how to advance by retreating.

In the past, she would have been dead set on rushing through this door, even divine intervention wouldn't have stopped her.

Seeing Roland's surprised expression, Lisa glared at him a little discontentedly, her beautiful eyes seemed to be protesting, "People always grow, and I'm no exception!"

After the middle-aged mage was disciplined, Lisa and Roland quickly returned to the carriage.

They hadn't even returned to Eden when they saw a familiar figure.

Sura was waiting for them at the carriage door.

Roland felt something was amiss because there was a noticeable dullness in Sura's eyes, and his eye rims were even tinged with red.

Sensing that something was off with Sura, Roland gave Lisa a glance and went up to greet him first.

"Mr. Sura, long time no see."

Lisa and Sura were both disciples under Teacher Anthony, and if they ever fell out, there would be no room for reconciliation.

If conflict was inevitable, it was better for Roland to step in first.

Lisa didn't stop Roland; in critical moments, her trust in Roland even exceeded her trust in herself.

Sura hadn't even noticed that Roland was already nearby, and was so startled by Roland's words that he lowered his voice and said:

"This is not the place to talk, let's go."

"Senior Brother Sura, please get in the carriage."

Lisa finally showed herself and invited Sura.

Sura looked at the unicorns pulling the carriage, his expression somewhat complicated.

With the end of the Battle of White Mountain and the arrival of the fourth return day, many legendary creatures emerged from who knows where; the unicorn was certainly rare, but he had seen them before.

What surprised him was that these four unicorns were willing to pull the carriage for Lisa.

Unicorns are proud and holy beasts, they rarely serve humans, let alone perform such cumbersome labor that would hurt their dignity.

Without much time to think about it, Sura followed Roland onto the carriage.

Under Lisa's direction, the luxurious carriage pulled by unicorns raced toward the Lazio City West Gate.

This street had a dedicated carriage road, so there was no worry of running over pedestrians.

Inside the carriage, Sura's shock was palpable.

Although Lisa only showed him the first layer, and he couldn't really see Eden's true form, the carriage still showcased an incredible power.

"Is this a divine artifact?" Sura asked softly.

Lisa did not answer directly, instead she said softly, "Please keep it a secret for me."

Sura remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Lisa, you truly are the disciple the teacher values most, both in strength and fortune."

It would have been better not to say it, as the mention of it made Lisa somewhat unhappy.

"Really? But I can't even get through the door of the teacher's magic tower."

She recounted the incident of someone blocking the road earlier.

Sura's expression turned complicated, and he sighed softly, "Lisa, you haven't been here in the past few months, so you don't know what has happened recently, do you?"

Lisa looked at Sura somewhat nervously, her voice slightly unsteady, "Is the teacher okay?"

"He's fine, just a bit too fine."

Sura hesitated for a while before deciding to reveal the truth.

Lazio was once the capital of the Magic Empire, and the Talia Kingdom, being weak, decided to ally with the Magic Association.

The compromise reached was that Anthony and the Talia Imperial Family secretly united, made an agreement, and announced that the entire Talia Kingdom would join the Magic Association in preparation for rebuilding the Magic Empire.

After the secret alliance was formed, Anthony sensed the guidance of a mysterious force and ventured into the ruins of the old capital. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Initially, he didn't hold much hope, but he ended up finding a hidden passage to the Imperial Treasure Vault in the ruins of the old capital.

He obtained the Magic Empire's last treasure.

Anthony was ecstatic—this was the favor of the Goddess of Fortune!

He believed all this was the arrangement of fate, undeniable.

The Talia Imperial Family also wanted to latch onto a strong ally; they always lacked a sense of security and were adept at going with the flow. Since the Magic Empire had a hope of revival, they naturally supported it.

Publicly, they announced that they were merely collaborating for mutual benefit, but in truth, they were preparing for the empire's reconstruction.

"Those rude mages were expedited mages selected from the Talia Kingdom."

"I've never considered these people, who rely on magic patterns to cast spells, as mages."

Recalling this matter made Sura a bit indignant; training proper mages takes a very long time and rigorous selection, only exceptional geniuses like Lisa can skip those processes.

What are these expedited mages, they don't even have much talent in magic, they just forcefully injected themselves using the magic rune engraving technique Anthony found in the imperial ruins.

The magic rune engraving of magic stones had a limited quota, so it was prioritized for the royalty and nobility to enjoy first.

The middle-aged mage who was showing off in front of Roland and Lisa earlier was one such expedited mage.

This hedonistic playboy didn't even recognize Lisa and Roland, hence the funny situation.

"So, the teacher is fine, and has no issues with me either?"

Lisa let out a sigh of relief, the smile returning to her face.

Sura was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly remembered Lisa's identity, and for an instant, he regretted it. He had only considered Lisa as a core member of the Magic Association, subconsciously forgetting that her homeland was the Talia Kingdom.

In the choice between her nation and the tutelage she inherited, she probably still placed more importance on her homeland.

Suddenly, Sura felt a bit disheartened, not wanting to say anything further.

Perhaps only he still cares about the purity of the Magic Empire. To the teacher, rebuilding the empire is more important than anything; whether this empire is still the magic empire people recognize, the old master no longer cares.