No Need to Call Off the Engagement?...

Outside the Imperial Treasury, within the palace...

It had been a full hour since Garin left and Wu Yan entered the Imperial Treasury...

Throughout that hour, Kate and Hilif had stood at the entrance to the Imperial Treasury, waiting for Wu Yan to emerge. Yet as time passed, both their brows gradually furrowed.

"Strange..." Kate murmured. "Logically speaking, it shouldn't have taken this long..."

Hearing that, Hilif slightly raised her head and asked in an icy voice, "Father, what exactly is our ancestor's relic?..."

"You don't know?..." Kate was stunned for a moment, then nodded in understanding. "That makes sense. You're a mage, so our ancestor's relic is of no use to you. It's only natural that no one told you..." Kate withdrew his gaze from the entrance to the Imperial Treasury, clasped his hands behind his back, and said, "Actually, our ancestor's relic is a battle technique he used in life!"

"A battle technique?..." Hilif turned to look at him, her tone pausing slightly. "A battle technique used by our ancestor?"

Kate nodded. Seeing that, Hilif hesitated. "Since it was a battle technique used by our ancestor, it must be incredibly powerful and precious. Is it really all right to give it to an outsider?..."

"That is also one of the reasons you were engaged to him..." Kate smiled helplessly. "The Ring of Authority was left behind by our ancestor. As something a god used in life, even if it is only a symbol, ordinary people would never easily let it go. After all, it bears the title of a god. Under these circumstances, aside from that battle technique also left behind by our ancestor, what else do we have to trade with him?..."

Compared to controlling the entire empire, paying the price of a battle technique was still