"Fake..."
Merlin fell silent. So it had all been fake. The so-called "Sky Lion Sacred Beast Head" they had been protecting was nothing but a joke.
After a long while, the eldest princess finally spoke slowly. "Ancestor, may I enter the Royal Treasury?"
The eldest princess knew Merlin had contributed greatly to their recent battle against the Three Kings of Kandora, the Doomsday Blood Butcher, and the others, but she had yet to reward him.
Titles and fiefs meant nothing to Merlin, but there was bound to be something in the Royal Treasury that would satisfy him.
Merlin's heart stirred, and he immediately understood her intention. At this point, the only thing that could still help him was the giant beast will in the Royal Treasury. With a thousand years of accumulated wealth, the Royal Family must have collected an unimaginable amount of giant beast will.
The ancestor glanced at the eldest princess, then shifted halfway aside and said calmly, "You will soon become king, Your Highness, so naturally you may enter the treasury. Marquis Leo, however, must remain outside."
This was the Royal Family's treasury. No matter how close someone was to the Royal Family, they would not be allowed inside. Even Feilong had never entered it.
Merlin nodded and watched the eldest princess enter the treasury behind the ancestor. Then its doors closed tightly, and the secret chamber fell silent once more.
"Marquis Leo, I heard you turned the tide, killing the Nine-Life Demon Wolf and the Doomsday Blood Butcher in succession. In the end, you even forced the Three Kings of Kandora to resort to their magic mirror to escape through space."
A glint flickered in the ancestor's eyes. Something this significant could hardly have escaped his notice.
Merlin nodded. "I was merely lucky."
"That was hardly