The Clown said on the Local Area Network, "The Second Prince is the most talented and has the best reputation among the three princes; his character is also quite good."
"It is said that he will inherit the throne after the emperor's death."
Qin Ze asked curiously, "Don't the other two princes have any objections?"
The Clown said calmly, "What objections could they possibly have? Their combined cultivation levels aren't even as high as the Second Prince's."
It's a foregone conclusion that the second prince will become the next emperor; there's no need for any underhanded tactics.
Qin Ze gazed at the emperor, whose life was nearing its end.
Could it be that he really issued the order?
Qin Ze left the bedchamber without making a sound.
The defense level around the Amethyst Tower is several levels higher than that of the Emperor's Palace.
The surrounding area was filled with various interconnected magical arrays.
Even Demigod wouldn't be able to enter easily.
However, Qin Ze is no ordinary Demigod.
He transformed into a black shadow, slipped through the gaps in the magic circle, and instantly disappeared into the tower.
Upon entering the tower, Qin Ze discovered that it was hollow, with oval-shaped amethyst crystals floating inside, and the entire interior space shimmering with purple light.
Qin Ze casually grabbed a piece of amethyst, and a voice immediately came from inside.
"With the Emperor, our lives are getting better and better. We hope the Emperor will live a long and healthy life."
The Dharma King asked curiously, "What is it? Is it magical?"
Qin Ze shook his head. "A lingering regret before death."
He released his grip, and the amethyst floated freely upwards.
Subsequently, Qin Ze grabbed other amethysts, and found that each of them contained similar lingering resentment.
"The Emperor led us to victory against the invasion of alien beasts!"
"Starting tomorrow, all children will be able to attend school for free. This is the Emperor's latest school law. Praise be to the Emperor."
"Under the Emperor's rule, our Amethyst Clan is truly thriving."
"Praise the Emperor! Praise the Emperor!"
"..."
The remnants left in these amethyst crystals clearly show that the amethyst people were filled with Fervor worship of the emperor.
The Dharma King asked, "What on earth are these things?"
"You gathered all those amethyst crystals just to hear a sound?"
Qin Ze looked at the hundreds of millions of amethyst stones that filled the entire tower, his expression solemn.
"What's inside these amethyst crystals is faith."
Faith is an existence that transcends rules.
Even if you are thousands of miles apart, or even in different worlds.
But as long as someone develops faith in you, the Fire of Faith will burn within you.
However, this tower was used to collect and suppress the faith of all the dead Amethyst people.
The benefits of amethyst are now readily apparent.
It's simply a device for temporarily storing the Power of Faith.
When living Amethyst people develop faith in the Emperor, the amethyst within them will gather the Power of Faith.
After his death, the amethyst crystals that represented his life's beliefs will be placed in this tower.
Qin Ze did not understand the emperor's purpose in doing this.
Why not just accept it directly?
The Clown said, "It's obvious that your protagonist aura is at work. These faiths are just sitting here, waiting for you to harvest them, aren't they?"
Qin Ze shook his head. "A person's faith belongs to them; no one else has the right to interfere."
Relic can be absorbed, but faith, which transcends rules, cannot be accepted by others.
In other words, no one except the dying emperor lying on his sickbed can use any of the Power of Faith within this tower.
Even if the emperor stored all these beliefs away, he would not use a single one, as if these Power of Faith were poisonous.
Qin Ze muttered, "That's really quite bizarre."
If the emperor had accepted these beliefs in the tower, he wouldn't be lying in bed awaiting death's judgment now.
A wisp of white light flashed and disappeared.
Where the glimmer of light disappeared, another amethyst was brought in.
The Dharma King said, "Could the Emperor have been possessed by a hamster? He just loves hoarding things."
Qin Ze thought of the Echo.
Could this tower be related to it?
Qin Ze left the Amethyst Tower a little later and took a short stroll around the palace, but didn't find anything else unusual.
"Let's go and see what's special here."
Based on the Clown's memories, Qin Ze arrived at the Magic Academy.
This Royal Capital Magic Academy is equivalent to the Haidu Academy.
However, the admission requirements are quite strict; the minimum requirement for admission is a first-tier mage, which is equivalent to a first-level martial artist.
Qin Ze strolled leisurely through the bustling campus, ignoring the students who passed by.
"I really miss that feeling."
He still vividly remembers the scene when he first enrolled at the Haidu Academy.
The innocent yet enthusiastic faces reminded Qin Ze of his own youthful school days.
"Yo~"
"Isn't that the Magic Young Married Woman Xiao Su?"
Qin Ze spotted a familiar figure at the entrance of a teaching building.
It turns out the Magic Young Married Woman is a teacher here.
Qin Ze walked past her, swaggering towards the sacred grounds of the academy.
Xiao Su, who was answering students' questions, seemed to sense something and looked up in the direction where Qin Ze had disappeared, but the place was empty.
"Is it just my imagination...?"
The Magic Young Married Woman shook her head and didn't take it to heart.
At the same time, Qin Ze arrived at the stream.
The stream originates underground, flows for hundreds of meters, and eventually returns underground.
Qin Ze looked at the stream, which was less than half a meter deep and crystal clear, but there wasn't a single fish in it.
You're telling me there are fish here?
The Clown replied, "You'll see when you jump in; it's amazing."
"By the way, you need to hurry."
"Older students will be coming here soon for practical lessons."
Qin Ze sat down in the stream as the Clown had instructed.
The stream water was icy cold; it was just ordinary water, nothing special.
Suddenly, shimmering orbs of light appeared in the clear stream.
The orbs of light kept approaching Qin Ze, and they turned out to be shimmering fish.
The Clown said, "These are the Sunlight Fish I told you about. They'll be helping you with your cultivation soon, and it'll be awesome!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Qin Ze was surrounded by a school of fish.
Sunlight Fish are only the size of a palm, and apart from their glowing bodies, they are no different from ordinary crucian carp.
Soon, the Sunlight Fish began to kiss Qin Ze's skin.
Each fish gives a kiss, and after kissing, it immediately sinks to the bottom of the stream and disappears, but new Sunlight Fish will soon swim in from afar.
One fish gets off work, and another fish comes to work.
And so, Qin Ze was showered with kisses by a group of fish.
After kissing each fish, Qin Ze felt something being taken out of his body.
Gradually, he felt lightheaded, as if he were floating on a cloud.
The Dharma King's exclamation woke Qin Ze: "Wait, how long has it been since you took a shower?"
Qin Ze opened his eyes and found that half of the stream had turned as black as ink.