Power and status!
Strength and glory!
Being an Imperial Elder meant almost everything. The benefits one could receive even surpassed those of the former consuls. Just as His Majesty had said, this was the highest honor and treatment an emperor could bestow.
The Imperial senators stared fixedly at that row of Senator's Rings, their eyes red with envy. They wished they could snatch one over immediately and put it on their own hands.
The Soul Saint Wizards were also deeply moved.
Some of the things Rayne had mentioned appealed to certain Soul Saint Wizards because of the annual salary, some because of the Legendary Tier magic ring, and others because of the power. But there was only one thing every Soul Saint Wizard cared about—the Star Destroyer!
The Senator's Ring was excellent, but compared with the Star Destroyer, it was nothing.
The Star Destroyer had already replaced the Floating City as the greatest magical creation in the world!
Yet all the Star Destroyers belonged to Rayne.
It was the emperor's great invention, and he had used it to overthrow the High Council. It was the foundation of his rule over the Empire. No matter how much the Soul Saint Wizards coveted it, they did not dare reveal the slightest hint of it in front of Rayne. They could not even ask about it.
Everyone had assumed that the emperor would monopolize the Star Destroyers for at least several hundred years, or even forever.
No one had expected him to offer them an opportunity himself!
Serving as an Imperial Elder for five consecutive terms required a hundred years, which was not very long for a Soul Saint Wizard. If serving Rayne for a century could earn one a Star Destroyer, no one in the world could refuse.
Of course, Rayne had