Four-Armed Divine Emperor

Before Ajiu ascended the throne, because his elder brother had children and he was young and strong, he normally would have to wait ten or eight years until his nephews stood up and the succession would have nothing to do with him. He intended to go to Sky City for intensive training.

However, after his brother's sudden death, the Grand Vizier, for various reasons, chose to support him, who was still alive, to succeed him, which is another story.

Osiris remained silent, could only sigh and close his eyes.

"Your Majesty is not a king who will destroy his country," he said.

"Haha."

The person behind him responded with a smile.

Soon, there was a sound like something falling or wind blowing, and then there was no movement behind him.

Chapter 14: Mortal Games

The altar enshrining the so-called "eternal holy fire" was still burning, and the dazzling flames illuminated the dark clouds in the sky.

Osiris stared at the pillar of fire before him. This was the sacred fire that fire worshippers had worshipped for generations. Just now, it had mercilessly devoured the last king of an imperial dynasty who had thrown himself into it.

All kinds of mortals are really...

It's hard to say.

Osiris has been in the palace of the Alan Empire, accepting offerings from the Azad royal family for several decades, and the relationship between the two sides has been generally harmonious.

He is not a very active person. In the past few decades, he may have taken action less times than those seventh-ring mages who have only been in the empire for a dozen years. However, the existence of Osiris itself is a deterrent to the enemies of the Alan Empire and those who covet the central imperial power.

But it was impossible for him to save the situation when the whole country was in rebellion and many heroes were fighting for supremacy.

No matter which side of this great rebellion finally entered the Iskhanfa and became the new master of the empire, they would be respectful to Osiris and do their best to

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He is a sincere worshiper. At his level, the change of secular dynasties cannot affect him in the slightest.

After all, strictly speaking, he did not come to the Mortal Empire to provide services simply to accept secular commissions.

.........

The rebels had already surrounded the altar, but under the strict control of their generals, no one dared to go beyond the line. They all stood at the bottom of the steps and lined up separately. They did not look like rebels forcing the emperor to abdicate, but rather like a guard of honor waiting for the king's inspection.

Such solemn treatment is only for one person.

The symbol of the highest wisdom and power of the Alan Empire, the unique Eight Rings of Shaping Energy.

It is also the highest level of transcendence that white-robed wizards reach in the mortal world after exploring the stars. Mortals are accustomed to using "legend" and "demigod" to describe those who have reached the seventh realm. Their bodies can be partially elementalized, so they no longer lack magic power. At the same time, they can also get rid of the weakness of the mortal body and do not have a short lifespan.

As for the levels higher than the seventh ring, the ninth ring mages have not been in the mortal world for a long time, and only occasionally active in the Sky City. Most people choose to follow the wonderful traces outlined by the white-robed mages to explore the mysteries between the stars. Therefore, the eighth ring is undoubtedly the pinnacle of power in the world of Il.

God among men.

Completely and absolutely, it deserves to be treated with the most solemn etiquette by mortals—worship.

The new regime will do everything to win over Osiris and continue to accept their "tributes", and it seems that the rebels who can only be said to have "temporarily" controlled Iskhanfa will also do everything they can to win over Osiris.

As long as we can successfully bind His Majesty the Grand Dharma King and Iskhanfa together, and obtain the other party's willingness to continue accepting offerings and to help the offering party at certain times, then this gamble will pave the way for the future prosperity and wealth of the new dynasty.

This time they instigated the rebellion by first inciting the people to revolt, then coercing the citizens of the imperial capital to cause chaos, opening the armory to distribute weapons and treasures, and bribing the people with huge profits to create chaos, just to create the biggest momentum possible, and it would be best if it looked like the entire imperial capital, Iskhanfa, was collectively opposing the Azad royal family.

The purpose is to restrict the great Dharma King Osiris as much as possible through the "general trend", or to "morally kidnap" him.

Mages are extraordinary beings. Strictly speaking, the power games of mortals have little impact on them. The higher the level of the mage, the less likely he is to intervene in the power struggles of mortals, because no matter who wins or loses, they are transcendent beings. On the contrary, if a fifth, sixth, or seventh-ring mage enters the game and busy himself for the secular power struggle, unless he has a blood bond or other reasons as a "legitimate excuse" to enter the game, he will not only be regarded strangely by his peers, but also attacked by secular enemies as a competitor and a rule-breaker, and even eliminated by various means.

For transcendent beings at the level of Osiris, the "symbolic meaning" of their existence often outweighs the actual role they can play. Uslif, Kronos, and Alan, the three empires in the north, west and east of the Tartarus continent, each have at least one eight-ringed mage. A "Grand Mage" level mage sits at the center of the court, playing the role of suppressing a country's "national destiny" and ensuring that wars between empires will not be fought to the point of life and death - the top transcendents on both sides will not fight to the death for worldly reasons, and in the end the war will be fought by mortals.

They are important weapons for the country, and their role is similar to that of nuclear weapons in another world. In most cases, they are basically lying on the launch pad and will never be actually fired.

However, "appropriately" showing the extraordinary power to mortals to destroy the world can play a very effective role in maintaining the deterrence and transcendent status of the White Tower, Sky City, and mages over mortals.

Mages will not intervene in the power struggles of mortals. Wars and workshops are their home turf. As for the former, Osiris's most recent battle record was nearly ten years ago, almost before Ajiu ascended the throne. He helped the border guards on the eastern border of the Alan Empire deal with the largest nomadic invasion in nearly thirty years. The great wizard of the Shaping Department turned the battlefield into a sea of ​​fire alone, and more than tens of thousands of nomadic enemies died directly or indirectly at his hands. However, in reality, this court Dharma King was a relatively gentle person. He had been receiving offerings from the Iskhan Fa for so long, and he had not even executed an apprentice or a slave. Compared with other court offerings and Dharma Kings, he could be said to be very approachable.

.........

This time, the rebellion of Iskhanfa was not based on the strategy of a single family. There were more than a dozen prominent families who joined in and directly sent troops. As for those who contributed to it, there were even more. Azad's house was about to collapse, and everyone was waiting for a new owner. Therefore, sending the former owner to abdicate as soon as possible would also help them gain a position in the new dynasty.

A rebellion of this scale naturally couldn't be completely concealed from the emperor on the throne. Although the imperial power was now shaky and his authority was no longer there, if he really wanted to suppress it, with the power in Ajiu's hands, it would be no problem. At least he could hold out for this round and give the Iskhanfa court a chance to survive for a while. If nothing else, he could concentrate the troops in the palace, then invite Osiris to stand on the palace city, and there was still a chance that the rebels would retreat...

But Jiu was already tired.

tired.

So be it.

Being forced to abdicate and be killed by the rebels who had been plotting for a long time, he did not want to be humiliated by the enemy, so he took his loyal servants and threw himself into the eternal fire that was revered by fire worshippers of all generations to "cleanse his soul and body".

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A very decent and heroic ending.

Osiris did not care about the emperor's governance or suppressing of rebellions. State affairs had nothing to do with him. He was an aloof arbitrator. However, he could vaguely sense that the rebellion was so successful because perhaps the mortal king who had touched him was actually "tacitly approving" or even "adding fuel to the flames" in this matter.

However, this is not a strategy to lure the snake out of its hole, but a kind of relief that comes from being tired of the disputes and actively accelerating to face the end.

While it's not too late and you still have control over the situation—at least the power to decide how you die—take the initiative to exit with dignity.

It's the end of the month, please take two days off

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15. Hitchhiking

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A young man in a white robe walked down from the altar step by step.

Three representatives from the rebel coalition were already standing respectfully at the bottom of the stairs, waiting to greet His Majesty the Dharma King.

Two of them were Alan Junjie who had been disciples of Osiris and had been taught by the Great Dharma King himself, so they were considered to have a master-disciple relationship.

One was from a prominent family, the other was just a minor noble, but very talented.

There was another mortal, but he was also a powerful nobleman of the current dynasty with a prominent bloodline and the title of "Grand Shah".

They came to pay homage to Osiris and apologize for disturbing the peace of the Great Dharma King. At the same time, they sincerely prayed to Osiris to stay for a while and promised that "all matters will be as before" and "the disputes will stop immediately."

The purpose was to test Osiris's attitude and whether this eight-ringed Shaper wizard wanted to stay in Iskhanfa.

If Osiris continued to stay in Iskhanfar, then they would have rebelled against other forces. No, after the emperor took the initiative to surrender and the Azad Dynasty was declared destroyed, there would no longer be any relationship between the central court and local rebels. Theoretically, now that the Alan Empire has perished, the independent forces in various places, no matter what their identities and names were before, can now officially move from being "rebels" to being "competing for supremacy."

When communicating with other princes, there is a very important card to play.

With the "support" of the Imperial Capital Iskhan Law and His Excellency the Grand Dharma King, no matter which party they cooperate with, they can bring huge benefits to the other party.

If they could join forces with the Northern Coalition, which is currently the most powerful force, they would almost have an overwhelming advantage over the remaining forces in the Alan Chicken Eating Contest. It would not be a problem at all to "rebuild the empire" and "proclaim the new dynasty of Zoroastrianism" in just a few years.

Osiris didn't care about the plans of mortals, nor did he need to care. He didn't even give them a chance to rack their brains or waste their words. During his short service period, which was shorter than his own lifespan, he witnessed as a high-ranking bystander how a huge mortal empire went from being able to maintain itself to rapidly collapsing. This moved the great wizard quite a bit. He witnessed the birth and death of the mortal kingdom, and his desire for the stars became even greater.

His mission was terminated prematurely due to the death of his subject, and now he can try to explore some more grand matters.

Before leaving, Osiris only left two words to the rebels - now, they were the new masters of Iskhanfa.

This sentence was only said to the three people nearby: "When this country chooses its own master, someone will come to Sky City."

The second sentence was purely driven by Osiris' personal thoughts. He released a huge amplification spell, allowing what he said next to be heard almost throughout the entire Iskhanfa.

"The King of Kings, Artasis IX, the nineteenth emperor of the Azad dynasty, has just thrown himself into the embrace of the Eternal Fire and burned himself to death. But Ardashir Zubutin Azad was not a king who lost his country. The situation was such that there was nothing human could do!"

The great wizard only left these last two sentences before disappearing from everyone's sight.

The three representatives of the rebels could only bow deeply to Osiris's departing back, and then look at the still burning sacred fire altar.

The emperor is dead.

Perhaps the ashes of Artasis IX are floating in the air right now.

The second sentence Osiris said before leaving was to use his prestige to endorse Ajiu and save his reputation. The Great Dharma King felt sorry for the end of Emperor Azad... but at the same time, it was also the final conclusion of the matter of "Ajiu is dead". The Great Dharma King said in person that Shafasha was dead, and no one could start a rebellion under the banner of Ajiu.

Iskhanfa is theirs...

They used a long-planned rebellion to deal a devastating blow to the empire, which was already struggling to hold on like a candle in the wind. It also brought an end to the Azad royal family, which had risen from the last chaotic times and established its rule, and passed down the dynasty for 19 generations.

By now, the rebels had almost come to their senses. The reason their plan went so smoothly was not only due to the circumstances, but also due to another important factor that could not be ignored and sounded quite blackly humorous:

Ajiu himself no longer wanted to live, so even though he knew their plan, he still deliberately "cooperated" and left the palace empty and surrounded by the rebels. He also did not ask Osiris for help, but let Osiris witness his last moment as a friend's farewell.

I'm tired and can't hold on any longer. Let's end it early.

It's a mess that's beyond redemption. Since you want to fight for it so much, I'll just leave it to you. It's going to be gone sooner or later anyway.

Over the past three years, the deteriorating situation has completely wiped out Ajiu's former ambitions.

When the ministers evaluated the emperor, they often used the words "poet" and "philosopher" to describe him. Ajiu had many wonderful ideas.

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They have a strong desire to think and are very active and enthusiastic in the practice stage. This is a common character among creators and artists, but it is not very common among rulers.

That's what Ah Jiu is like.

When he realized that things were completely beyond his control and that all he was doing was trying to drag his mortal body around in the dust, breathing the air painfully, and fighting for every minute and second of survival, the passionate and positive opposite of the artist's character naturally emerged.

Pessimism, decadence, and self-destructive tendencies.

He could not accept that he was stepping into that destined hopeless fate. Rather than "who will chop off his good head?" or becoming a prisoner and being held hostage by the traitor Shafasha to control the heroes, he would rather end his own life with his own hands.

When the rebels started their uprising in Iskhanfa, they suddenly discovered:

Before they started the rebellion, the emperor had already made various arrangements to send all the royal family members in Iskhanfa who were of the Azad bloodline to other places where they were capable and ambitious, or to flee abroad or to the Sky City.

When they searched, they found that they did not have any royal relatives with sufficient status and bloodline. Thus, their plan of supporting a puppet king of kings to come to power and maximize the benefits of the "famous weapon" in their hands fell through.

On the rebel side, there are many people who support imprisoning Ajiu or killing him, and then supporting a puppet emperor. This has the least risk and the greatest benefit, and they don't have to bear the crime of regicide directly. Although this is nothing to the Zoroastrians, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, no one cares about these things, but when the situation is neither good nor bad, or the opponent is stronger, it may become one of the factors for the destruction.

But Ah Jiu had obviously anticipated this situation. He didn't attach much importance to the "royal relatives" scattered across the empire, whose blood relations could only be considered through many generations. However, he certainly had feelings for his own immediate family and the name "Azad". The Grand Master's promise and his arrangements would protect the royal family to the greatest extent possible, and the royal family's posthumous reputation...

It’s best to let him break it off.

The rebels were helpless in this regard. They took a risk and seized Iskhanfa by chance. If Ajiu had not deliberately "helped" them to be more determined to die for him, their actions would most likely have failed. The emperor might not be able to save the situation, but it would not be difficult for him to suppress the situation with iron blood and purge the rebels of Iskhanfa while he was still sitting on the throne.

After a full-scale fight, they succeeded, forced the emperor to death, seized the thousand-year-old imperial capital, and the departure of the Dharma King. Iskhanfa lost its pillar of support. It is foreseeable that they will become the focus of the surrounding wolves. Before, the rebels were intimidated by the remaining authority and power of the central government, and at most they only "touched" on the edges and corners of Iskhanfa and made some tests. Now that the emperor is dead, the central government has collapsed, and the Dharma King has abandoned his position of worship and left. So, apart from its own special significance, Iskhanfa has no other special features. In essence, it is also a "larger piece" among the scattered fragments of the empire.

Temptation, coveting, and conspiracy will inevitably follow.

In the hall where the King of Kings of all ages held court, the rebels—the officials who should now be called "Iskanfar Governors"—gathered together to discuss the next steps.

"Contact the people up north and see what they can offer."

The decision to show goodwill to the North was approved by the majority.

Since most of them have no intention of relying on the small corner of Iskhanfa to dominate the world and rebuild the empire, why not join the most powerful and promising force and take advantage of the other party's bandwagon?

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Chapter 16: Continue the deduction

The situation in the Alan Empire will obviously undergo drastic changes due to the hasty ending of the orthodox King of Kings.

Although the descendants of Aiel did not intend to kill the emperor in one fell swoop with a rebellion they instigated behind the scenes, this outcome was not entirely beyond their control.

After all, human hearts are the most difficult things to guess.

Who could have imagined that a "Supreme Lord" who ruled such a vast empire would not respond to the rebellion against himself, and even let the rebels succeed, which in turn prompted him to choose to end it on his own initiative?

Because of the existence of the court wizards, the descendants did not risk trying to control the emperor and some nobles with special identities who had frequent contact with Sky City, so they could not decide the emperor's thoughts and could only use external forces to achieve their goals.

But that's enough.

In the coalition of rebel forces in Iskhanfa, more than a quarter are secretly controlled by them. The four-armed ones are natural weavers and manipulators. Even if they do not have the absolute loyalty given by their blood and the supremacy of their clan, they can control the mortal puppets very well by using the psychic power and the charm inherited in their blood to show the world scenes that are either wonderful or funny, with epic grandeur and the most shameful and despicable selfish desires, but everything is "reasonable and reasonable" in the mortal realm.

For example, at the "court meeting" held by the rebels without the emperor, some of those who opposed contacting the northerners first and tended to favor other forces actually had a pair of arms tucked under their arms, or had secretly erected statues of their fathers in the secret rooms of their mansions, and offered women from their tribe to the heretical gods from the north during the sacrifices.

People will suspect that there are some conspirators and conspiracy groups behind this, but the vested interests are the targets of their suspicion.

Who would have the whimsical idea of ​​"this

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Is there a thought behind this turmoil that a group of alien species with two arms growing out of their ribs are manipulating this? They are a group of beings with divine power but a hedonistic nature, possessing a hive mindset and possessing magical powers vastly different from those of the Il world.

There can't be any chance that lizard people really exist!