Victor's eyes seemed to be buried deep in the cold black sea of terror, bursting with a glimmer of indifference and questioning.
His appearance was like thunder in the banquet hall, making the eyes of everyone present as big as bells.
My heart was beating wildly, and I couldn't take my eyes away from him.
Similarly, the moment she saw Victor, Hernie's eyes were filled with admiration and obsession.
She looked at Victor longingly, with a faint love dancing in her eyes.
Beside her, Liya had a completely different mood.
He folded his arms and curled his lips slightly, seeming to be a little disdainful.
"Tch, you just know how to be cool."
Erica's eyes shifted from a noble who had just struck up a conversation to Victor.
"Sorry, I'm not interested in chatting."
After she declined the nobleman, her expression changed instantly, and there was a hint of surprise in the smile on her face.
And the rejected nobleman seemed to have forgotten the frustration of being rejected after seeing Victor.
Victor's appearance caused the entire banquet hall to fall silent.
Only Gwen stood at the edge of the banquet stairs, as cold as ice.
The long silver-gray hair hangs down her back, just like Gwen's current face, without any fluctuations.
He stared blankly ahead, not even noticing Victor's sudden arrival.
Seeing Victor, everyone suddenly reacted, and an extremely reliable guess suddenly arose in their hearts.
If Aurelion were to become Queen.
So who is the biggest supporter in the entire empire?
Obviously, it's Victor, it's the Cravenna family.
Nowadays, everyone knows how powerful the Cravenna family is.
It was clear that the family's strength lay not in their wealth or status.
But it's Victor.
Even the eldest prince and the second prince also want Victor's support. Why?
The reason is that Victor has truly become a very powerful terrifying mage in the entire empire.
Flashy means can never be as intuitive as force.
The opposing noble looked at Victor extremely nervously.
He felt an oncoming pressure, swallowed hard in his throat, and beads of sweat broke out on his forehead and back.
Looking at Victor holding a black scepter with a golden bird head, his legs trembled slightly.
After a difficult decision of courage, the nobleman still said to Victor with a trembling voice:
"V... Count Victor."
"I just feel that the decision regarding the heir to the empire seems a bit hasty..."
"Is it?"
Victor smiled softly and calmly put away the tense atmosphere around him.
The air seemed to be much lighter, and the nobleman's shoulders relaxed with relief.
Then, Victor held the staff and walked forward calmly.
The bustling crowd consciously avoided a path for him.
Finally, he stood under the high platform shining with golden light, and then slowly stopped.
Glancing up, his eyes collided with Aubrey's.
Behind him, all three members of the Mage Council gathered behind him.
The black suit on Victor's body seemed to be ignited with black flames, and the flames seemed to be attracted and swirled towards his chest.
When the flames converged to one point, a subtle crack seemed to appear in the surrounding space.
The black flames burned out quickly, as if dispersed by invisible hands, leaving no trace of burning.
And a three-headed man badge shining with mysterious light has appeared on Victor's chest at this moment.
Only then did everyone suddenly realize.
Victor was more than just a count in the empire.
He is also a heavyweight member of the Council of Mages.
Victor stood the staff beside him and bowed deeply to Oberly:
"Your Majesty, I think most people here have the same question."
"Why did you decide to let Her Royal Highness Aurelion inherit the throne?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the nobles became less calm. Doubts and expectations intertwined in an instant, and they all whispered in agreement.
Because that's what they think.
Victor helped them ask the questions they wanted to ask.
Before this, no one had ever wanted to support Aurelion's succession to the throne.
The reason why the nobles are so anxious now is because they are extremely eager for the emperor to revoke this thunderous announcement.
The reason is simple, if it is not withdrawn.
What are these old guys who support the second prince and the eldest prince playing?
At first, the two princes refused to give in to each other, and the boundaries were clear. The nobles who moved between them had already chosen sides.
Waiting to rush into the arms of the winner and enjoy the luck of rapid success.
Some people even pinned their family's prosperity on this huge gamble.
Take the Reiser family, for example.
Although due to the disagreement with Victor, they have rarely appeared in the royal capital.
But if the Lesser family knew that Aurelion was going to be the heir, I'm afraid they would not be the first to agree.
After all, their family fortune and destiny all depended on the eldest prince.
If Aurelion really succeeds as emperor, wouldn't all their efforts be in vain?
The Leiser family is like this, and other families are not much different. They basically lost all their investments.
In the end, they old guys might have to lose all their pants.
Even those who had been preparing at both ends had their brains shut down when they heard the sudden news.
Isn't this right?
Doesn't this mean sending them into a pit of fire?
Originally, both the eldest prince and the second prince were well prepared, and they would not lose if anyone ascended the throne.
Don't ask for the merit of being a follower of the dragon. Whoever becomes the emperor will be able to remember them.
As a result, the heir to the throne became Aurelion.
Now both ends are blocked.
In fact, these nobles did not really care who the new emperor would be.
They only care about their own interests.
They were even willing to invest in Aurelion if she had the right opportunity.
But unfortunately, the emperor did not give them such a chance.
The Empire had never had a queen in history, and Aurelion had been groomed like a vase over the years.
Although she progressed rapidly in her magical studies, she never achieved anything noteworthy.
It is only in recent months that it has begun to emerge.
How to convince the nobles?
Therefore, just as Victor asked Emperor Aubrey, Victor asked again:
"Your Highness Aurelion, why can you become the emperor?"
yes! Why, Your Highness Aurelion?
This is what the nobles can't bear the most.
The princess has not been raised since childhood, and she is only a teenager. How can she know how to govern a country?
Governing a country is no child's play!
Victor suddenly seemed so great in the eyes of these nobles, and they were extremely grateful.
It even felt at one point that Victor had become their comrade-in-arms, asking Oberly the questions they wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask.
He is simply their hero!
However, it is a pity.
They forgot one fact.
That is, Victor stood on Aurelion's side from beginning to end.
Therefore, Oberly did not answer everyone's questions.
Even Aurelion stood behind Oberly with a smile on her face.
She still looked dignified and didn't respond at all.
Only Victor, he suddenly turned around and looked at the countless nobles present.
"So, you want a reason?"
The nobles suddenly fell silent.
They knew that Oberly's move was undoubtedly a firm support for Aurelion.
The second prince and the eldest prince have probably lost their right to compete for the throne.
"Okay, I'll give you a reason."
Strong magic power instantly overflowed from Victor's feet, and a complex magic circle immediately appeared on the ground.
The lines of this formation wriggled dynamically like a living thing, and every rune shone brightly.
When the strong magical aura overflowed, it was like an abyss of darkness opened instantly, submerging everyone present in it.
The banquet hall seemed to be torn apart, and the surrounding area was completely transformed into an intense darkness.
But this darkness did not last long. It began to surge, and the surrounding darkness was like surging ink, gradually revealing the magnificence of the universe.
With boundless stars and swirling nebulae, in this vast universe, the nobles seemed to be in it.
The seats all around seemed to be floating in the starry sky.
Countless nobles watched in confusion as they were dragged into this illusory world, looking down at their surroundings.
Even looking at their own bodies, they feel whether the position they are in is real.
One of the nobles pointed to the sky in astonishment and shouted in shock.
"Then, what is that!?"
Everyone looked around after hearing the sound, but their heads suddenly froze.
The sky is also filled with starry spheres.
But the only difference is that there is a huge jet black scale swinging rapidly to both sides high in the sky.
It's like he's measuring something.
Seeing this, some well-informed noble mages suddenly exclaimed:
"Is this... the legendary scale of the goddess of justice?"
"What? Justice's scales?"
"The Council of Mages and the Lady of Justice... are they really related?"
But then, the scales slowly stopped swinging, suspended in balance in the dark depths.
Several rays of black light gradually gathered and burst out from the scales, like a divine light of judgment, shining on some nobles.
They seemed to be summoned by something and became extremely excited. Their eyes were bloodshot and their breathing was extremely rapid.
Suddenly, those nobles guided by the divine light began to behave strangely. Their bodies shriveled up quickly as if they had lost moisture, and their entire bodies were twisted to the limit.
His body began to tremble slightly, as if he could no longer suppress something.
The nobles who witnessed this scene were frightened and screamed:
"Baron Lisse, what's wrong with you?"
"Viscount Zuqi, your body..."
However, when seeing this scene.
Whether it's Aubrey on a golden dais.
Or the four MPs present.
There was no further reaction from either of them.
As if completely expected.
Put all this carefully designed in front of everyone else.
Duke Levi looked at this scene with a smile.
Likewise, he glanced at Gwen whose eyes were empty and still indifferent, as if nothing had happened.
He said calmly to Earl Baker, whose eyes had widened and his face was shocked.
"Look, I told you so."
"Wait slowly for a while, something will happen."
