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Book 9, His Faratulatory Gift

The ihts could be seen everywhere, along with beautiful palace serving ladies Emperor Johann and Linley walked side by side, with Wharton slightly behind them Behind these threeladies All of the soldiers they encountered on the trip over bowed respectfully upon seeing Emperor Johann

“That is Master Linley” Many warriors, seeing Linley walking by Est themselves

Their eyes were filled with veneration and adoration towards Linley They were all young, andoal towards which they would strive

“The O’Brien E the most military powerful of the six major powers All of these warriors in the imperial palace are very powerful” On the way over, Linley noticed that not a single one of the warriors here eaker than the sixth rank

Most were of the sixth, and hth rank warriors could be seen

Even the ordinary patrolling guards were so powerful One could iine hoerful the Euards are lighting up when they see you I’m afraid that in their hearts, the veneration they feel towards you is greater than for Us” Ehed calmly

Ever since that duel in the Colosseuhout the O’Brien Ee He had already becoenius sculptor, but also a genius us and a Saint-level warrior In the hearts of ht not be as talented as Linley, as long as they worked hard, they ht be able to reach at least 10 of Linley’s accomplishments, and they would be happy with that

This had actually caused ly

The O’Brien Eenius appeared, the Eside the rumors of the common-folk The ie

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The iarden There was a banquet table filled with food, and the only people seated there were E ht plate after plate of delicacies forward, while the guards around them kept a solemn watch around them

“You can all leave now” Emperor Johann waved his hand

“Yes, your Iuards all dispersed Soon afterwards, only Emperor Johann, Linley, and Wharton were present

Elanced at Wharton Actually, on the entire trip over from the Martial Palace, his heart was filled with questions

Why did the War God wish to help Wharton?

In the Ehest power Wharton was nothing compared to him The War God and Wharton most likely didn’t have much of a relationship

“Could it be that our venerable ancestor, the War God, has soonblood Warrior clan? That shouldn’t be the case either Five thousand years ago, when the Eonblood Warrior, Baruch, was very fae Saint-level coap between them and the War God What sort of relationship could the two possibly have had?”

Emperor Johann didn’t believe it

The War God was soh Priest How much of a relationship could he possibly have had with Baruch? Even if he had one, could it have been a deep enough relationship that he would help out the descendants of Baruch, five thousand years later?

“Wharton” E, he said, “A while later, you and Nina will get engaged You need to take good care of Nina This child has the te towards her”

Wharton straightened his chest, hurriedly saying, “Your I at Eo, Caylan said that E to choose Blumer, but now…” Linley was puzzled about this

Linley asked directly, “Your Imperial Majesty, I wish to ask, why is it that you chose er brother Wharton?”

Emperor Johann was a bit startled

“Haha…” Ehed loudly “Linley, didn’t We already discuss this at the palace? We were considering things from Nina’s standpoint Nina likes Wharton, after all We are deeply gratified that We are able to bring Nina happiness”

Linley snickered secretly

If Es from Nina’s standpoint, then when Wharton had asked for her hand in e chain of events to occur before accepting

Emperor Johann saw the look on Linley’s face “What? You don’t believe it, Linley?”

“I don’t fully believe it, actually” Linley said bluntly

E, ould dare speak to him in such a way? But the one who said these words was Linley, a peak-stage Saint-level expert Emperor Johann let out tard chuckles “Actually, We ad Bluh that had been Linley’s first ti that Caylan was a trustworthy person

“Linley, you should know that in reality, it is Saint-level experts which deterhed “Saint-level experts can easily kill the ene surrounded by a i can utilize destructive forbidden-spells and destroy a million man army entirely It can be said that in the eyes of ordinary people, Saint-levels are absolutely invincible experts”

Linley nodded When he was young, Saint-levels were indeed the ultih We are the Emperor, We do not dare issue orders to Saint-levels If We were to offend theht leave the Empire We trust there are many places which would welcohed bitterly

Linley understood this

If a Saint-level expert were to flee, given their flying ability, that would be very simple

“Both Blumer and Wharton are likely to reach the Saint-level in the future But the critical issue is…Blue All of the experts of the Ee We do not wish to anger the War God’s College After all, there is an entire group of Saint-level experts there, not just one or two!”

An entire group of Saint-level experts Just hearing the words was enough to make people shiver

“Withto speak on his behalf, We didn’t have a choice” Ehed

“Then why did you choose er brother Wharton in the end?” Linley asked

He had been wondering about this the entire tiaze towards Linley and Wharton “Linley Does your Baruch clan have some sort of historical relationship with the War God?”

“The War God?”