The Medallion

Chapter 1821 Growing Vigilant

After their conversation, Rocky told Eunice to go ahead and get some rest first. Then, he also left the Ghost Palace and found a spot where he could enter the Magic Spiritual Space.

Inside it, he took some time to improve and enhance his Imperial Soul. Afterward, he remembered to take a look at the contents of Esteban's notebook. Upon reading them, he was extremely surprised at what he saw. It was just supposed to be a body dissecting course, but it actually listed all of the weaknesses of the Shura Race's royal family. Furthermore, it even mentioned something about the concept of making zombies that could then be manipulated.

However, it seemed that there was a lack of detailed information and knowledge about the technology to make the zombies. Hence, the concept was not finished.

But for Rocky, this was indeed interesting and worth a try. He found that it was feasible and might be useful for him.

Therefore, he wasted no time and began to study the idea of making zombies.

He spent the whole night just so he could grasp the concept further and make significant progress.

The following day, although Rocky did not even sleep for a minute the whole night, he was still energetic when left the Magic Spiritual Space. After all, upon reaching the Shura Realm, one did not really need to rest at all.

At this time, he went back to the Ghost Palace to collect some more materials in order to make zombies.

Then, at noon, a messenger arrived, saying that Gilbert was summoning Rocky to the meeting hall.

With that, Rocky had no choice but to halt his studies first and go to the meeting hall. Upon arriving, Rocky saw that all of the elders were there, and even some of the important figures of the Ghost Fief

were present. All of them had gloomy expressions on their faces, indicating that they were in the middle of some kind of dilemma.

"What's the matter, sir? Why am I summoned here?" Rocky asked straightforwardly.

"We'll get to it. Have a seat first," Gilbert said.

After Rocky finally sat down, Gilbert started to speak.

"I actually planned on letting you rest for a few more days. However, because of the sudden assassination attempt last night, I had to call you here. We need to discuss something of utmost importance," Gilbert uttered in a low voice.

"It's okay, sir. Please go ahead."

"Well, first and foremost, you must have already heard that the king is about to select his successor very soon." Gilbert came straight to the point.

"Yes, sir. I heard of it from my master." In fact, he had already heard it from Valeria even before Esteban told him about it.

"You should know that selecting the successor is a very big deal for the royal family. Hence, every fief puts great importance on this matter. After all, as long as we stand on the right side, it will have a good and lasting effect in the future." Gilbert tried to phrase it in an ambiguous way, but Rocky could already understand what he meant.

All fiefs were expected to pick a candidate that they would support, but they had to be very smart in this decision.

"Originally, the Ghost Fief planned on supporting Princess Layla. But obviously, someone targeted me last night because of this. Therefore, all of you are summoned here today because we need to discuss

this and arrive at the most logical decision." Gilbert knew that the attempt to attack him was just a warning. However, if they continued to support Princess Layla, they did not know what else might happen next.

"Sir, you wanted to ask for my advice?" Since he was only summoned at this point, Rocky assumed that they had already tackled this issue without him. But now, they wanted his insight since they still could not arrive at a decision.

"Yes. The selection for the throne also greatly affects the battle of the Godly Geniuses, so I thought that it will be appropriate to hear your thoughts," Gilbert confirmed.

"I see. Then, please lend me your ears for a while. For me, it doesn't really matter who we support. As long as we obtain enough strength, we could only focus on the battle of the Godly Geniuses. As for the royal family, I was informed that they also selected their own Godly Geniuses, right? Hence, even if we support a certain candidate to the throne, we will still have to fight against the other Godly Geniuses, including the Godly Geniuses of the royal family. Then, we shouldn't really focus on the right candidate to support." Rocky voiced out his thoughts without hesitation. This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

"What you said makes sense. However, it is still a bit lacking. We should still decide what to do from here on," Gilbert responded.

"Yes, of course. I said that it doesn't really matter who we choose to support. But considering the interests of our fief, it's better for us to choose the one we think has the biggest chances of winning. In fact, I can also speculate that the other fiefs have the same opinion. However, since not all fiefs have the same candidate in mind, we might be at a disadvantage." Rocky revealed a vague idea.

"So, what do you suggest then?" Gilbert narrowed his eyes, knowing that Rocky was implying something.

"To put it in simpler terms, we need more allies. For now, the Ghost Fief and the Flower Fief have formed an alliance. But just the two fiefs won't be enough to ensure the victory of the one we are going to support. We need to find more fiefs that will support the same candidate. With that, the chances of this certain candidate winning this selection will greatly increase. It's a win-win situation," Rocky declared with conviction.

After hearing what Rocky had to say, Gilbert and the elders nodded repeatedly. They all agreed that Rocky's analysis was comprehensible and reasonable. They had been focusing on which candidate to support when they should be focusing on how to make sure that their chosen candidate would win.

"You really deserve to be the Godly Genius of the Ghost Fief! Your boldness and wisdom are beyond what is expected of you," Gilbert and the elders praised.

"But of course, this is just my personal opinion. As for what we will actually do in the end, it will still be your call, sir," Rocky said politely.

"Well, I don't actually plan to change my original intention because I know that Princess Layla is better than all the other candidates. However, I also wanted to know what you think of this situation. Now that we agreed on what course of action to take, we could proceed with our plans. By the way, later on, I want you to accompany me to see Princess Layla. It's time for you to meet her," Gilbert said upon making up his mind.

At the same time, Rocky could not believe that he would meet Princess Layla soon. It was much quicker than he had expected it to happen, but it may also be a great opportunity for him.

Then, after some preparations, Rocky and Gilbert finally set out for the capital city of the Shura Race where the royal family was residing.

The capital city was actually located in the middle of the territory of the Shura Race. It was also the most prosperous area in the entire territory. The vast majority of the people living there were members

of the royal family, and only a small portion of them were civilians serving the royal family.

At the same time, the central part of the capital city was also called the Royal Land.

Its size was equivalent to a large town, which could easily accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Upon arriving at the capital city, Gilbert and Rocky went through all kinds of strict and thorough inspections before they could enter the Royal Land.

As expected, the infrastructures inside the Royal Land were even more magnificent than the major fiefs. Every building looked like a masterpiece.

As a descendant of the former queen, Princess Layla possessed her own palace within the Royal Land, which was located southwest of the land.

When they arrived at Princess Layla's palace, they were not able to see her yet. Her attendants said that she was currently out, taking care of some business. Thus, the two of them had no choice but to wait until she returned.

"Odin, stay here for a moment. I'm just going to visit an old friend nearby. It will not take too long. If ever Princess Layla comes back while I am still away, just tell her who you are. She is expecting us today." After saying that, Gilbert left right away.

However, just a few minutes after Gilbert left, Rocky already felt bored of waiting. Hence, he decided to leave the guest hall and went for a walk in the garden outside to let the time pass by.

But not long after he wandered into the garden, he suddenly saw a huge beast descended from the sky, landing into the depths of the garden. Curious as to what it was, Rocky followed it to take a closer look. Soon enough, he saw an even more spacious green field. At the same time, the beast that

descended from the sky was now standing at the center of the garden. It turned out to be a colorful phoenix.

The next moment, a delicate figure floated down from the phoenix. She was also clothed in a colorful dress, and her face appeared to be exceedingly beautiful.

However, the next moment, this lady instantly noticed Rocky. Seeing his face for the first time, she instantly became vigilant and asked in a stern tone, "Who are you?"

But even before Rocky could react, the petals that were scattered in the garden suddenly rushed towards him and trapped him to where he was standing. Although it was not actually that difficult for him to break free, he did not make any move, knowing that it might just cause more trouble.

Soon enough, the pretty lady approached Rocky and looked at him intently.

"I repeat. Who are you? What are you doing here?" she asked with her brows raised.

"Um. If I say that I am just a gardener, will you believe me?" Rocky asked with an awkward smile on his face.

"Not really. I have always taken care of this garden by myself, so there should be no gardener here," the beautiful lady answered in an annoyed tone, thinking that Rocky must be up to no good.

"I see. Then, I am just passing by." Rocky shrugged, not really nervous at what this lady might do to him.

"Do you take me for a fool? Who sent you here?" It seemed that the lady was not in the mood for jokes. At the same time, her charming eyes widened as she glared at Rocky.