Lords of the Warp Beginning with Violet

After a while, the two came to Saint Jun Castle again after a long absence, and the weather was still sunny.

It seemed that except for the time when they followed Igor to overthrow the Hippogriff Empire, every time they came, it was in the best season of Ursus, and it was rare to encounter snow in the Castle of the Holy Eagle.

"Your Excellency Duke, Lord Li Sheng."

As soon as the two of them walked out of the station, No. 3, who had received the news and was sent by Ivan to wait for them, came to greet them.

"I've been out of contact for two months. Can you tell me what happened?"

Violet refused the carriage sent by No. 3 to greet her, and walked along the street, looking at the surrounding shops and asking casually.

Number Three, who was following behind her, had a flash of panic in his eyes and quickly raised his head to explain to her.

"On the eve of the coronation, His Highness Ivan led the army to directly surround our base. The shield guards and war sorcerers surrounded us. For the safety of my servants, I had to do this."

“I didn’t say anything. I was just asking. Why are you so flustered?” Violet didn’t even glance at him, her attention drawn to the flower shop on the side of the road.

"Ma'am, is there anything I can do for you?" The owner of the flower shop quickly stepped forward when he saw someone coming in, but he seemed to be aware of the visitor's identity and the strange atmosphere, and his body unconsciously bent slightly.

“What’s this white flower? I don’t remember it growing in Ursus.” Violet asked, holding up a pot of a plant with white pointed flowers and slender stems and leaves.

"You have a very good eye, sir. This is the pine lily from Casimir. Unfortunately, it is very easy to grow in Casimir, but in Ursus it can be planted in July and August, otherwise it must be carefully cared for." The flower shop owner explained.

"They are really delicate, but it won't be long before they can grow on the land of Ursus."

She reached out and pinched the pine lily in front of her, and white frost slowly wrapped around the branches.

"Pack up all these pine lilies." She applied gentle force with her fingers, and the lilies that had just stood gracefully in her hands turned into frost on the ground.

She turned her head and cast a glance at No. 3 who was standing beside her. Only when No. 3 was sweating profusely did she continue to speak: "Send these pine lilies to my residence later."

"clear."

After leaving the flower shop and feeling that he was almost out of No. 3's perception range, Li Sheng looked at Violet beside him.

"You suspect number three?"

“Number Three is a man who loves power and has a talent for leading troops. That’s why I chose to leave the attendants to him,” Violet discussed as they walked by the road.

"Perhaps it's because too much time has passed. A hundred years is enough to completely change a person's way of thinking, and he has stayed in the position of head chamberlain for three hundred years."

Li Sheng curled his lips and spread his hands and said, "So you think he betrayed you, but on the other hand you tell yourself he didn't betray you."

“…” There was no answer, but silence was the best answer.

"Do you remember those old servants who died or were eliminated one after another? I remember that one of the dead was his brother. When you chose him, didn't you..."

"You don't need to remind me!"

The slightly silent answer made Li Sheng raise his eyebrows slightly. As if she had thought of something, Violet stopped looking at Li Sheng and walked quickly towards the palace.

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Ballroom.

After handing over the invitation, the two walked into the hall, and people they hadn't met for hundreds of years appeared in their sight.

"Kosice? Why is this guy here?" Li Sheng was a little surprised when he noticed the man standing next to Ivan and chatting happily with him.

While he was still confused, Ivan noticed the arrival of his teacher.

"Excuse me, I believe we will have plenty of time to chat in the future." After raising a toast to express his apology to the famous Grand Duke of the empire, Ivan came to Li Sheng's side.

With the arrival of the main characters, the banquet was prepared and began.

"Duke Violet! After so many years, you are still as beautiful as when we first parted." Ivan walked towards them, putting down his wine glass and picking up two high-heeled glasses filled with wine and inlaid with exquisite gems from the banquet servants.

"Of course, Teacher Li Sheng is still as cool and handsome as before." After handing the wine glasses to the two people, Ivan did not forget to praise the other person next to him to ensure his inner feelings.

"I still remember the last time we met was when we parted. Now fifteen years have passed unknowingly." Ivan said in a low voice, as if mocking himself, and as if reminiscing.

As soon as he finished speaking, the banquet attendant next to him was very discerning and brought a glass of wine on a tray to Ivan.

“That being said, you were just a prince then, but now you have been crowned the emperor of Ursus.

You were able to steal three hundred of my men just by making a move. If you hadn't been baptized by the passage of time, how could you have made these changes?"

Violet lowered her head slightly, as if looking at the wine in the glass, but the words she spoke had already come out inadvertently.

Seeing this, Ivan looked at Li Sheng who was standing beside him. He still had his back straight, shaking his wine glass casually, and looking at the nobles around him unscrupulously, like a spectator in the audience.

Seeing that his poaching behavior was exposed and the teacher didn't respond, Ivan was a little confused for a moment. What happened to the agreement of not hitting a smiling person?

"Your Majesty, since everyone is here, shall we announce the start of the banquet? I think the nobles can't wait any longer."

As if realizing that the young emperor was in trouble, Kosice came to Ivan with a smile and guided the emperor, who had just entered middle age, down the stairs.

"Haha~ You're right, it's time to start the party."

After leaving Kosice, Ivan finally stood on the stage that belonged to him, and at this time he was just 29 years old. (913 in the Terra calendar.)

For the Ursus, this is an age at the beginning of prime age, and he will have the next 60 years to make his own choices.

"Do you like to meddle in other people's business?" Li Sheng looked nonchalant as he looked at Kosice who came to his side while shaking his wine glass.

"He is the ruler of a country after all. No matter how dissatisfied we are, we still have to give him the most basic respect. Moreover, compared to us immortals, he is just a passer-by in his life." Kosice explained with a wry smile.

"And it's not good to resent a child because of the mistakes of your subordinates, isn't it?" It seemed that he knew something about the situation.

After she finished speaking, she raised her glass to the two of them, took a sip, then turned and left.

“This old thing is really annoying.” Looking at the smiling female Duke of Kochie walking away, Li Sheng spoke to Violet beside him.

"Is the legend of the evil god, the undead black snake, which has been circulating in the eastern part of Ursus, passed down in this way?"

It seemed as if she was thinking of the figure of the Duke of Kosice that she had seen a hundred years ago. The overlap between the two and the change in gender between men and women made her a little stunned for a moment.

“It’s the embodiment of Ursus’ will, but it’s not just the embodiment of Ursus’ will. This old guy is very complicated.

If one day Ursus becomes the collective name for all Terran people, then he will be the embodiment of Terra's will, similar to the embodiment of a restrictive memetic infection."

Looking at Kosice going away, Li Sheng put down the shaking wine glass in his hand and patiently explained to Violet.

"But there is one thing I do agree with." He suddenly said at the end: "You really shouldn't blame all the mistakes of No. 3 on Ivan."

"Maybe you're right."

Standing next to the woman, he looked at the woman who was a little frustrated at the moment: "So what are you going to do with him?"

She raised her glass and drank up the rough Ursus wine. Then she put the glass down and looked at Ivan who was speaking on the podium. There was a struggle in her eyes, but she finally chose to give in.

"I will send him off on the battlefield of Casimir. Whether he continues to stay in Ursus to serve Ivan, or does something else, depends on his personal arrangement."

"As for the three hundred attendants? Just leave it to fate."