Good grief!
The Sima 'Kingdom'!?
How many years had it been since anyone used that name?
And it had even been used by the founding king when he was still conquering the land?
They'd brought out something so ancient and given it away as a favor.
It was hard to tell whether the Old Emperor was generous or stingy.
Of course, they had no idea what was going on with this 'famous' Magic Wand.
That was why they'd reacted that way.
He couldn't use it himself.
But leaving it lying around felt like a waste.
So he might as well give it to this formidable double Title Holder and see if she could use it.
On the one hand, it would win her over.
On the other, if she could use it, it would bolster her strength.
It was the best of both worlds.
Of course,
in the eyes of the nobles, its main purpose was probably to win her allegiance.
After all, he had already granted her a title and bestowed a surname upon her.
There was no way his third gesture would be unrelated to the first two.
Actually, all three things the Old Emperor had done today were for the same purpose.
It was so obvious...
Fortunately, though, Lord Lan Qingyou was a researcher through and through.
She probably had no idea about all the schemes and machinations behind it.
So, as far as they were concerned,
all Lan Qingyou would do was thank the Old Emperor and go back to her research.
"They say this Magic Wand can greatly increase the power of its user's Magic, but nobody knows exactly how much."
"That's because nobody has ever been able to draw out its potential."
"So I'm giving it to you. I hope you'll be able to."