I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

After Lis agreed to the old king's request, the old king seemed to finally settle a matter on his mind and leaned wearily on the sofa.

Silence had waved his hand, and a figure appeared behind Morton.

Lis immediately recognized him as one of the two guards who had appeared suddenly to protect Morton during the celebration—apparently a member of the Royal Shadow Guards.

The Shadow Guard understood Morton's intent, stepped forward, and unceremoniously picked up the kneeling Yatean.

Yatean remained silent, seemingly lifeless as he was forcefully pulled up, his entire spirit seemed to have completely collapsed.

But as the Shadow Guard was about to take him out of the room, Yatean lifted his head and looked at Lis, who sat on the sofa.

Lis naturally noticed Yatean's action, but oddly enough, there was no resentment or hatred in his eyes, rather a sense of relief.

After Morton announced his punishment, Yatean didn't think much of it.

At this point, there was no need for more words.

No matter the punishment, Yatean was ready to accept it, merely facing the consequences for the decisions he had previously made.

"Sorry."

As Yatean passed by Lis, Lis heard the Second Prince's soft words.

Lis was surprised, never having expected Yatean to show this attitude.

As for Yatean's expressed apology, Lis didn't feel much of anything.

If apologies were useful, then could the nobles who died at the hands of Blood Blade be resurrected?

Lis certainly wouldn't forget that in the previous life's game, he, Viscount Kane, had his blood spilt on the spot, with his soul utterly extinguished, leaving no possibility for resurrection.

This was indeed why Lis had worked tirelessly over the past months, so that he could now watch Yatean's sorry end with a smile.

After Yatean was taken away by the Shadow Guard, Morton Fis also seemed weary and gestured for his attendant to help him leave for rest.

However, before leaving, Morton still glanced at Fusis, who had been sitting quietly to the side.

Fusis naturally understood, and it was also the reason why Morton had kept him behind.

After Morton had left, the atmosphere in the room relaxed considerably.

Fusis picked up his tea and took a sip before saying,

"This Sacrificial Festival, we really owe you one, Lis!"

Both of them tacitly avoided mentioning anything about Yatean.

"Just lucky, that was the matter I mentioned to you before."

Lis picked up a pastry and replied with a smile.

Old man, don't act like you've noticed nothing; after all, I had subtly reminded Duke Hade through Arsen.

"Haha, I'm old, really didn't catch all these twists and turns."

Fusis remained unfazed, insinuating that it had nothing to do with him.

Lis laughed and said nothing. To pursue this matter further was meaningless; it was better to wait and see what compensation Lord Morton would offer.

Indeed, since Lis had accepted King Morton's request, it was only logical that Morton would offer compensation in some other form.

This was also why Fusis had stayed, as most matters could be decided by Duke Hade himself.

"Your contribution as well. That gentleman must be exchanging words with Avin at this moment. You've secured a significant achievement today, Lis. What reward would you like?"

Fusis's words were very direct. Since Lis had a legendary strongman elder backing him, the presence of the legendary monk in the palace naturally didn't need to be concealed from Lis.

Or rather, there was no way to hide it.

A Legendary Assassin appeared in Bright City, and as a Legendary Strongman of the Royal Family, Avin Dern naturally had to come forward and probe into Joyce's background.

Lis also knew that just before he had come over, Joyce had already secretly communicated with him about this matter.

But then again, this Legendary Monk truly was loyal to the Feis Kingdom, wasn't he? Wasn't he a Legendary Strongman cultivated by the Royal Family from a young age?

However, this might not necessarily be good for Avin.

The Feis Royal Family kept Avin Dern's existence hidden, indeed treating him as a trump card, but this also limited him to within the Royal Palace.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

This also meant that Avin Dern had not made much progress after becoming a Legendary Strongman, and his strength among Legendary Strongmen was only considered average.

Joyce, although in a similar situation to Avin's, having resided in Bright City for a long time, did have a special skill.

[Shadow Avatar]!

As a Legendary Shadow Dancer, Joyce's connection to the Shadow Plane was incredibly strong, and he could use the power of the Shadow Plane to form an incarnation.

This incarnation was different from the common clone skills because most of Joyce's abilities were concentrated on using the power of the Shadow Plane. Thus, this Shadow Avatar could do the same things as Joyce himself.

Therefore, the Shadow Avatar could possess seven to eight tenths of Joyce's own strength, and the collapse of the incarnation had no effect on Joyce himself, who could re-form it at any time.

Joyce usually could focus his mind on the Shadow Avatar to adventure and train, so his strength improved at a rate that never fell behind. Now his strength was even greater than Avin, who had already become a Legend.

This special skill was the reason Fran envied him so much.

When Joyce was instructing Lis before, he had passed on all the details of this skill to Lis.

But it might have been that the skill required a high tier, or that Lis's affinity with the Shadow Plane was not enough, so he did not learn it. Your next chapter is on empire

"Of course I can do anything, I wouldn't dare make any demands."

Lis smiled and kicked the ball back to Fusis.

To tell the truth, Lis really hadn't thought of what he needed.

Lis had been to the Royal Palace Treasure Vault before, and except for the last [Trial Card], there was nothing else that could attract his interest; gold coins and wealth meant nothing to him.

It might be better to see what the Kingdom could offer.

Fusis's expression didn't change, he said with a smile:

"After all, Lis, your title has just been promoted, and it's still too early to think about advancing it."

"As for other matters..."

"Are you interested in the Radiant United Commerce?"

"Hmm?"

At the mention of this, Lis perked up, considering that the Radiant United Commerce, as the second-largest guild in the Feis Kingdom, was quite a substantial foundation.

Seeing Lis's interest, Fusis felt somewhat relieved.

"The Radiant United Commerce is nominally under the control of the Court Nobles, but in reality, it is still under the control of the Royal Family, only that all profits are distributed according to shares."

"Lis, since you are now a Court Marquis and have established such great merit, it is natural that you should have a share in the Radiant United Commerce."

"Of course, Lis, if you work hard, even shares in the Feis Guild are not an impossibility."

Lis smiled and did not take the hint in Fusis's words seriously.

After a friendly negotiation, a 10% stake in the Radiant United Commerce went into Lis's pocket.