Fenlai Kingdom, Royal Palace.
Clayde rose from a minister's wife, feeling refreshed. A servant immediately came in to help him wash and dress.
The Fenlai Kingdom was one of the most powerful nations in the Holy Union, making it an important place indeed.
And Clayde, as the king of the Fenlai Kingdom, wielded extraordinary power.
In most matters throughout the kingdom, Clayde had the final say.
Even when facing the Radiant Church's Red Archbishop, Clayde could maintain the dignity of a king.
That was not merely because he was the king of the Fenlai Kingdom.
More importantly, Clayde had made many contributions to the Radiant Church years ago.
In particular, he had handed over a woman with a pure soul. The Pope had personally intervened, raising Clayde's power to that of a Rank 9 Warrior and granting him a scroll capable of withstanding a Saint-level attack.
Though the price was that Clayde's power would never improve even a little from then on.
Clayde did not consider that a price.
Before, he had been only a Rank 7 Warrior. Breaking through to Rank 8 in his lifetime had been uncertain.
Now, he was a Rank 9 Warrior and could live another three to five hundred years without a problem.
The servant soon escorted the minister's wife out of the palace, while the minister waited outside the palace gates.
After relaxing, Clayde began handling official business.
His younger brother, Patterson, had gone missing some time ago, and Clayde had taken the opportunity to seize control of the kingdom's finances.
The ministers who had once gathered around Patterson and siphoned wealth from the kingdom had all begun returning to Clayde's side.
The minister who had just brought his wife to the palace was one such man.
When Patterson was around, he and Patterson