Mage Manual-Chapter 608 - 492: Scallop Series

Watching the night sky above the dome shimmer with bright purple hues, Yvalin, veiled, held up an oyster and slurped it down, casually saying, "The ’Empress’s New Clothes’ are ready."

"Ah?" Anfeier, startled, swallowed the peony shrimp in her mouth.

"The celebration fireworks that are set off every fifty years, but it’s normal for you not to know since you didn’t handle this matter," Yvalin explained. "This is a joint project between Belladett, Salome, and Mercury; we have collectively planned a fireworks feast for the royal house of Yisu, started three years ago, codenamed ’Empress’s New Clothes.’ Before the official launch of the fireworks, a location test performance is required, and the bright purple halo in the night sky signifies that all units are prepared."

"Every fifty years? How many times has Belladett done this already?"

"If I remember correctly, Belladett has been the royal fireworks supplier since the second Empress Yisu."

"Doesn’t that extend a seven-hundred-year-old tradition?!" Anfeier thanked the Chef, took a peeled crab claw and ate it in one bite: "But why do the fireworks have to be made three years in advance, and why do our three families need to cooperate?"

"I don’t know the details; I’m not the one who does the work," the blue-haired capitalist said. "You just need to know two things: first, the person using the fireworks must at least be a Holy Sanctuary Mage; second, the fireworks must be visible to the entire Gospel."

Anfeier blinked, "You mean the fireworks are already prepared all over the country, waiting for the time to set them off together?"

"No, there are only fifty sets of fireworks, and they will only be activated in Nabistin," Yvalin said. "According to the product design, these fireworks incorporate materials from the Distant Realm like ’The Wood Unremembered,’ ’Blowing Water,’ and ’Palace Bead,’ which, when the fifty sets resonate closely, can produce an effect almost like a Space Miracle, allowing the fireworks to spread across the skies of the entire Gospel and everyone to celebrate the new Empress’s birth at the same time."

"This is also why the user must be a Holy Sanctuary Mage—those not proficient in the Space Faction cannot even qualify to set off the fireworks."

Anfeier scooped a spoonful of crab roe into her mouth and exclaimed in surprise as she ate, "So, there are fifty Holy Sanctuary Mages in Nabistin on standby just to set off the fireworks?!"

"What’s so strange about that?" Yvalin took a sip of a Ruby Haila Fat. "The vast majority of Holy Sanctuaries and all Legendary figures stay in Nabistin; the Yisu royal house has had Holy Sanctuaries setting off their fireworks for hundreds of years, so why not now?"

"Was it already so grand hundreds of years ago?" Anfeier was puzzled. "In my memory, the Yisu royal house wasn’t that showy... Could there be something special about these fireworks?"

"The only requirement is that the basic pattern cannot be altered; other than that, we were free to improvise," Yvalin shrugged. "Besides, the Yisu royal house provides the materials, and we three families just need to handle the processing. Considering the low requirements, high rewards, and technical support from the royal house, when I saw this business plan, I thought the Yisu royal house was doing charity."

"Because of its high quality, the effect of the fireworks is certainly magnificent and unforgettable." Yvalin winked at her sister, "You watch later and see if you like them. If you do, we specifically made extra batches during production; when I come over, I’ll find a few Holy Sanctuaries to help set them off at your wedding."

Eating the crab meat, Anfeier cocked her head, "Wedding?"

"The Weaving Festival ends tonight; could Hanna still keep a hold on Igula, Ash, and the others?" Yvalin rested her chin on her hand, "Once Igula returns to Mongfera, Belladett will surely organize a grand wedding for you!"

The ’Ghost Unseen Veil’ awarded by the ’Villain List’ was indeed useful; Yvalin had become more vivid by the day, thought Anfeier.

To resist ancestral bloodline control, each generation in the Belladett family divided into two people inheriting the family’s power. One served as a vessel for the Spiritual Sea of all living beings, whose self-consciousness was overwhelmed by the thoughts of millions and gradually turned into an empty shell of a hollow stone; the other’s soul was diluted by pure spiritual energy, so no intense emotion stirred within, turning oneself into a heartless, rational being.

The Belladetts were willing to pay such a high price not only to prolong life but also to rebel against that selfish, cruel ancestor—since Necromancy Angels considered descendants merely machines for resurrection, then don’t blame these gears for being heartless.

With the ’Ghost Unseen Veil,’ Yvalin no longer needed to commit suicide before the age of 40 to resist the increasingly intense call of her bloodline. More importantly, the veil perfectly protected her soul. Now, even if she had to use the family’s Spiritual Energy, her own soul would not be diluted, and those suppressed deep emotional corners of her soul were reviving.

Previously, Yvalin would have urged Anfeier to hurry up and get pregnant to birth the genius child Reya. Now, she unexpectedly showed concern about weddings—though projecting her own marital wishes onto her sister, this was a significant change for someone who recently only saw relatives as reproductive tools. Anfeier felt profoundly relieved by Yvalin’s change.

This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺