At the banquet, the Clown kept his head down and kept eating.
The virtuous wife and loving mother, Xiao Su, kept putting food on his plate.
Xiao Su felt that the teacher's judgment was wrong.
The Clown came alone.
Great Mage dressed in purple robes entered the scene.
The nobles surrounding the second prince immediately became like flies buzzing around the Great Mage.
Seeing this, the second prince gripped the cup in his hand tighter, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Happy birthday, sir.
"Over the years, you have devoted yourself tirelessly to the Empire, and everyone in the Empire will remember your contributions."
Happy Birthday!
"..."
The nobles all offered their blessings.
The Great Mage responded politely with a slight smile.
He stopped as he passed the Clown.
The Clown stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Old... senior, happy birthday!"
The Great Mage glanced around and saw that only the Clown was there.
He nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your blessing."
The Clown asked on the Local Area Network, "When are you coming? If you don't come soon, the party's over."
Qin Ze said calmly, "The main show is about to begin, don't rush."
The Great Mage sat down at the head of the table, his spiritual power spreading out in layers, covering the entire banquet hall.
However, he searched every corner of the venue but could not find the person he wanted to see.
The Great Mage glanced at the Clown and sighed silently.
The Clown muttered to himself, "This old man keeps glancing at me every now and then. Could he like me?"
The Dharma King chuckled and said, "Then you'd better be careful."
The Captain commented on the banquet's setup and atmosphere. "Aren't these diamond people being a bit stingy?"
"The chief Great Mage of the palace finally gets to celebrate his birthday, but the banquet he hosts isn't even as grand as the banquets held by ordinary nobles in the Sea of Glaze."
The Clown scoffed, "You're just being sour grapes."
The Captain retorted, "You think I can't have grapes? When I was eating grapes, you were probably somewhere in the Self-Destruct Squad, nowhere to be found."
The Clown said, "I belong to the cultivation clan!"
The Captain shrugged it off. "What's there to be proud of? We're all just cattle and horses."
While the two were exchanging insults on their Local Area Network, Qin Ze had already arrived at the scene and was standing next to the Clown.
The Clown instinctively looked to the side, and Qin Ze whispered, "Don't turn around, it's me."
The Clown touched his nose, then pretended to eat casually and continued eating.
But the Great Mage still caught his little trick.
The Great Mage concealed his inner surprise and looked in the direction the Clown had just been looking.
However, he found nothing.
Although the Shelter Space was subpar, its strength was significantly enhanced because it housed the Pretty God, making it impossible for a mere Great Mage to detect.
The Clown said, "He just looked this way."
Qin Ze: "He can't see anything."
The Dharma King couldn't help but sigh, "From our debut until now, we've always been playing in the highest level."
"The fish we missed in the early game are now all being caught and destroyed in the late game."
Thousand Faces also said, "Indeed, there are fishponds everywhere."
The Great Mage was also filled with inner turmoil and hesitation at this moment.
He wasn't sure if the person behind the Clown was actually there.
But things have come to this point, and there's no other way but to go down this dark path.
The Great Mage raised his wine cup. "Thank you all for giving me this opportunity."
"Now that the Emperor is seriously ill, the Empire will face a difficult period ahead."
"But as long as everyone unites as one, the empire will surely usher in a new era of glory."
The crowd applauded continuously.
Immediately afterwards, the fat, big-eared nobleman stepped forward and said, "His Highness's abilities are evident to all; there is absolutely no problem entrusting the country to him."
Qin Ze looked at the Second Prince.
This guy appears calm and collected on the surface, but the smile on his lips is impossible to hide.
The other nobles followed suit.
"I have faith in His Highness's abilities."
"We will remain loyal to His Highness as we were to the Emperor."
" The Amethyst Empire is only the beginning. With the Second Prince's ascension to the throne, it will surely take off!"
The banquet hall Soundlessness instantly, and everyone looked at the guy who had spoken the last sentence with strange expressions.
The Emperor isn't even dead yet, and you're already thinking about what will happen after the Second Prince ascends the throne? Are you just hoping for the Emperor's death?
Qin Ze found it amusing.
Indeed, no civilization can escape the struggle for power.
Qin Ze remained completely unmoved.
He now sees these nobles and kings fighting for power as if he were watching ants fighting.
The second prince drank silently, ignoring everything else.
The Great Mage remained silent.
The atmosphere inside the room became extremely tense.
Thump~
Realizing he had misspoke, the nobleman knelt on the ground and repeatedly slapped himself in the face.
"I drank too much and said the wrong thing, I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"
The Great Mage said calmly, "Since you've had too much to drink, go to the water dungeon to sober up."
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards entered and dragged him out.
The atmosphere, which was cheerful just a moment ago, has now plummeted to freezing point.
The second prince then spoke up, "Teacher, isn't your reaction a bit excessive?"
The royal disciples were almost all taught by the Great Mage, including the other two princes.
"What do you think, brother?"
The eldest prince, whose name was called, shuddered. "The punishment is a bit too harsh."
The Great Mage said coldly, "Heavy? I actually think it's light."
"According to Article 3 of the Emperor Faith Law, anyone who speaks ill of the Emperor behind his back shall be executed."
The eldest prince lowered his head, clearly not wanting to get involved in the conflict.
The second prince remained silent for a moment, then looked directly into the Great Mage's eyes.
"Teacher, what is your view on the current situation between the Emperor and the Abyss?"
The Great Mage replied, "The successor to the throne is appointed by the Emperor; I have no right to interfere."
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, the meaning was quite clear.
Second Prince, you want to declare yourself emperor? You are not worthy.
Upon hearing this, the Second Prince's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Qin Ze watched with great interest, sitting down next to the Clown to become a spectator.
The Clown's hand, hidden under the table, secretly slipped snacks into the Shelter Space.
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the Second Prince and the Great Mage, and no one noticed the Clown's little trick.
The Great Mage continued, " The Ancient Race have vanished, Strange God are resurrecting one after another."
"To date, no civilization has been able to stand alone against the Strange God."
"Although our world is thriving now, the sword of the Strange God will sooner or later fall upon our heads."
"Who will be able to withstand it then?"
"The emperor on his sickbed? Or me? Or you?"
The second prince sneered, "According to your logic, teacher, our fate was already sealed; we can simply wait to die."
The Great Mage said, "Even in dire straits, there is a glimmer of hope."
" The Myriad Races Alliance has successfully repelled more than one invasion by the Strange God."
" The Alliance includes Star God and several other powerful civilizations."
"Only by joining them can the Amethyst Clan escape this crisis."
The Great Mage looked at the Clown was about to stuff snacks into the Shelter Space: "What do you say, Lord Lin Zhiyuan?"