Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 423 The Gift from the Crown Prince of Trabzon

Inside the palace, in the hall where guests were received, it was still quite simple because it was a temporary palace.

The maids could only do their best to place some flowers, such as tulips, in the rooms of this white house to enhance the room's luxurious feel.

However, the Trabzon despotism is actually quite similar; it is essentially just a fragment and survivor of the Eastern human empire.

Su Nan looked at the Crown Prince sitting opposite him.

The person in front of me was a middle-aged man dressed in gilded aristocratic clothing and wearing gold-rimmed glasses. His eyes seemed to be injured, with a knife wound at the corner of his left eye.

Moreover, it wasn't an ordinary knife wound; it contained lingering cursed magic.

It seems to be the curse of depriving one of sight.

Antoninus Komnen was also sizing up Su Nan. The pure-blooded Komnen family possessed the most powerful superhuman intuition; even many second- and third-circle wizards from various schools of prophecy could not match them in the field of short-term future prediction.

Su Nan smiled. "By the way, Antoninus, have you ever heard of a person named Rachel Komnenos?"

Reading at %! 【6*9*S*H*UBA.CX】

Before arriving here, Su Nan had privately inquired with Mr. David, an old nobleman from Nicomedia. He knew that envoys from Trabzon were generally not very respectful when they came here, and sometimes they would deliberately cause trouble.

Su Nan glanced at him and nodded slightly. "It's nothing."

Inside the iron cage was a bizarre rabbit, the size of an adult, with a completely black body and purple teeth.

With my current magical power and 400ml of pure Komnenos blood, I could probably create about six Arcane Intuition Rings.

"I just hoped this guy would be arrogant and do something wrong in front of me. If he did, I'd have a reason to take him down immediately. Unfortunately, Komnen's bloodline gives him powerful superhuman intuition; he must have sensed something, because he's incredibly respectful in my presence."

Antoninus looked at Su Nan and swallowed hard. Although he was not a wizard, he vaguely sensed the magical power of Su Nan in the secret realm.

Antoninus said, "Your Majesty, it is my honor to complete the transaction with you."

Antoninus stood up. Ever since he learned that Sunan was a chosen one, he had become much more friendly towards him. "Indeed. Rachel Komnenos's father was a commoner, and her mother was my aunt."

Antoninus Komnenos paused for a moment, then used his supernatural intuition to determine that if he completed the deal, he would not only be safe, but would also benefit greatly.

Conversely, ruling the Nicomedia Empire with a feudal system that enhanced the monarchy would not only reduce his workload but also ensure the empire's continued existence even when he was not in the prime material plane.

Su Nan had only asked casually, but to her surprise, Antoninus actually knew. "I remember Rachel Komnenos was just a mixed-race Komnenos."

Antoninus was caught off guard. When he was sent on his mission, the emperor of Nicomedia was Michael VIII, but when he arrived in the Nicomedia capital, he suddenly discovered that even the emperor had changed.

Antoninus became even more respectful towards Sunan. "Great Chosen One, I know, your existence is the best response from the Lord of the Law to our nation."

Antoninus rose to his feet and bowed to Sunan. "Your Majesty the Emperor, you and your empire have been revitalized. I believe the future will only get better."

Su Nan felt frustrated. "Although I could easily take him down, his actions this time were upright and courteous. I can't act directly."

The panicked and bewildered rabbit's forehead wasn't bleeding; instead, it was spewing out a black energy.

Su Nan released the evil rabbit's mouth. The rabbit seemed terrified; it no longer bared its teeth and claws, nor roared, but huddled in a corner of the iron cage, looking at Su Nan with fear. The evil rabbit occasionally cried out to Su Nan in terror, "You have killed the High Lords!"

"You'd better be prepared. There will only be more and more monsters like this in the future, and weak countries have no chance of survival in the chaos to come."

"Rachel, on the other hand, disappeared. She was nine years old before she disappeared."

The Chosen One! The new emperor of the Nicomedia Empire is actually the Chosen One! Antoninus Komnenos bowed to Su Nan again, but this time, he knelt on one knee.

"Su Nan, didn't you recently acquire a lot of new magical techniques from that pervert Caspian? I think it's a good time to upgrade your Arcane Intuition Ring."

'If I anger this young man…' Antoninus thought, 'I will die!'

Antoninus Komnenos said somewhat anxiously, "Your Majesty, it's not just the land creatures that are mutating, but also the sea creatures."

"The people of our Eastern Human Empire have a tradition of watching gladiatorial combats, chariot battles, and naval warfare. Therefore, we wish to present you with a ferocious beast..."

"Your Majesty, this monster can even speak human language."

Therefore, the Komnen family is also very pragmatic.

Mylcar said to Su Nan, "Look at that Komnenos, his bloodline is pure enough. If we could capture him, we could forge so many Arcane Intuition Rings!"

Antoninus said to Sunan, "This is a strange beast that our despot recently captured. To be honest, there are more and more of these beasts in Trabzon."

Su Nan walked around the iron cage, examining the rabbit.

"Your Excellency, the Chosen One, if I return this time and persuade my father, could Trabzon be allowed to return to the Empire as a member kingdom?"

"Therefore, it has some characteristics of life from the prime material plane, but also characteristics of life from the energy world. Moreover, the energy world has a particularly high degree of energy aggression, so this evil entity is extremely hostile to life."

That's just a matter of how much they're willing to pay.

The rabbit was eating a carrot and seemed harmless, but the moment Su Nan approached the iron cage, it suddenly opened its large mouth full of barbs and lunged at Su Nan, barking and roaring.

"In the future, such monsters will appear more and more frequently in this world."

While I was speaking, Warwick and Vasilyan were conquering the remaining small part of Asia Minor in the east, aiming to reclaim all the territory that Nicomedia had lost in recent years.

"Antoninus Komnenos".

"It is said that before she disappeared, she told her housekeeper in her bedroom one night that she made a wish to the night, and some being outside the night actually responded to her."

"Hurry up and do it!"

Su Nan knew that it meant that he had personally killed a high-ranking lord of the energy world.

The messengers removed the red cloth covering the iron cage.

After learning that Su Nan was a chosen one, Antoninus acted on his supernatural intuition and did what was most appropriate for the situation at that moment.

Beneath the sun and moon, in a chaotic abyss as terrifying as a demon god, lies Su Nan's true form in the secret realm.

Trabzon is a small country, and it would be good if they could return voluntarily.

He clapped his hands, summoning the delegation he had brought to deliver the gifts to Su Nan.

Antoninus Komnenos himself was a believer of the Lord of the Law and a member of the Lord of the Law's divine family, so how could he oppose his own church?

"This rabbit's basic combat strength is almost approaching that of a knight."

He needs to gather the resources he needs to build a comprehensive wizard tower covering the werewolf plane through these two wars.

Antoninus felt inexplicably flustered and immediately bowed respectfully to Sunan, explaining, "Your Majesty, this is a monster that Trabzon captured alive at the cost of many soldiers' lives. Although dangerous, it is indeed noble."

"When she returns, she will take revenge on the world and make it pay the price it deserves."

"That would make me look like a bad person."

"This is an evil entity formed from the evil energy that invaded our world's energy world."

"Recently, the coastlines of both our countries have been attacked by numerous monsters."

But to his surprise, today Crown Prince Antoninus Komnenos showed him exceptional respect.

"Half of it is a creature of flesh and blood, and the other half is a creature of energy."

"If we don't cooperate, how can we prevent these monsters from harming our people?"

Su Nan leaned closer to the rabbit in the iron cage, suddenly reached in, grabbed the rabbit's large mouth full of fangs, pulled it down, and then used his right hand to gather magic power, turning it into a blade, and cut open the rabbit's forehead.

The problem is that the Law Church is a universal church and has a strong influence over the local area of ​​Trabzon.

It can only be said that the pure-blooded Komnenos always manage to make judgments that best suit the situation and their own interests, relying on their superhuman intuition.

"I guess you mean that woman."

"The reason I have come here to see you is that both I and the despotic prince of my country have an important matter to discuss with you."

Su Nan nodded slightly to him, but was somewhat puzzled and was talking to the serpent god illusion that Antoninus could not see.

At this moment, when he met the new emperor, he discovered that the emperor seemed to have no intention of cooperating with Trabzon at all.

"That is why it must be presented to His Majesty."

Su Nan pondered. The fact that he could see such a thing in the prime material plane proved that the energy world's invasion of the prime material plane had taken another step forward.

"No wonder you were able to seize power in just a few days."

Meanwhile, in the Rye Underground, the war against the Middle Underground, led by Jinx, is also in full swing.

"Things are different now. The Komnen family has reflected on this incident, and after my father took over the Komnen family, he became much more lenient about it."

The core area of ​​Trabzon, located on the northeastern coast of Asia Minor, resembles a long, narrow snake on the overall map.

Upon hearing the noise, the guards in the reception room rushed in, raised their swords and shields, and tried to protect Su Nan and separate him from the rabbit.

Moreover, these rabbits possess a distinct aura of an energy world.

"The Komnen family also needs your rule."

The high-quality cage, made of refined iron, was slightly bent as a result.

"Your Majesty, have you seen my cousin? I truly feel sorry for her."

As expected, it is the world power that brings fear and countless invasions to the void and the heavens.

Throughout Nicomedia, many places were ablaze with fire and ruins.

Antoninus felt that Sunan seemed to be expecting something, which increased his pressure. "This is a beast that our despot of Trabzon presented to the new emperor."

"And this thing can't really be called a living thing."

Su Nan examined it with great interest. "The evil energy in the energy world can actually make ordinary animals speak and bring them wisdom."

Su Nan turned around, and a golden-white glow of the Codex Law appeared on his forehead.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers and envoys in the reception room all felt a chill, as if the rabbit were some kind of ferocious beast.

Therefore, at most, I can only occupy Asia Minor and the Storm Kingdom as outposts to collect resources from the Prime Material Plane, and then decide what to do next.

"We've come here to discuss with the Nicomedia Empire how to deal with the increasing number of strange monsters appearing on the land recently..."

Su Nan glanced sideways at the huge iron cage that the Trabzon delegation had carried into the room. "What is this, Prince Antoninus?"

The Seven Kings have been plotting for over two thousand years. If I were to disrupt their plans too much, they might very well take matters into their own hands and eliminate me.

Apart from that idiot Michael VIII.

"Back then, because Komnin was a family of gods, her bloodline could not intermarry with commoners; at the very least, they had to intermarry with nobles who were also families of gods. As a result, her parents died tragically."

Antoninus Komnenos was stunned.

However, as a mere second-ring wizard, I am not capable of intervening in such matters for the time being.

The scale of the war was beyond his imagination.

Conversely, if he refuses, he will be in considerable danger.

Antoninus looked thoughtful, and cautiously replied, "There are many people in this world with the same name, but few with the surname Komnen..."

Su Nan nodded.

I don't want the empire to become a centralized system for the time being, as that would greatly increase my administrative workload. And right now, I'm likely to be away from the prime material plane for a long time.

Su Nan looked at Antoninus Komnenos and said, "Go back. Cooperating with you to fight these monsters will not benefit me at all."

The rabbit crashed into the iron bars, nearly tipping the cage over.

If Sunan were merely the emperor of the Nicomedia Empire, then as the crown prince of a separate autocratic state, he would indeed not need to treat Sunan with the respect due to a subordinate.

Anyway, the Empire's health bar will be thicker.

Su Nan looked at Antoninus Komnenos and finally couldn't hold back any longer, saying, "Antoninus, let's make a deal. I'll cure your blindness, and you give me some blood. 400ml will do."

The guard leader, a native of Nicomedia, glared angrily at Antoninus. "People of Trabzon, how dare you present such a gift to His Majesty? What are you trying to do?"

Antoninus said to Sunan, "Your Majesty, if you are able to see my cousin, you can tell her that the Komnen family is not the same as before. If she returns, she will be treated as family."

Su Nan shook her head slightly and glanced at him.

I'm afraid it's already too late.

Su Nan suddenly recalled the words of a warlock who had once died at his hands: "It was never the energy world that actively invaded the material plane; rather, it was the suffering mortals of the material plane who summoned the energy world."

(End of this chapter)