The conversations continued, the night wore on, and when the clock struck two in the morning, some of the inquisitors in the hall finally announced that it was time for the nobles to present their gifts.When this information reached Desmond, he managed to move to the middle of the gift-presentation line, immediately after Ossy.Every minute, different, truly interesting and quite valuable gifts were presented to her from the foot of the stairs leading up to the Empress's throne.When it was Ossy's turn, the young man knelt down and immediately pulled a box out of the magic bag at his waist.As he opened the box, those around him smiled. This included the Empress.The thing inside the box was a single rose. A rose made of crystal. A crystal rose filled with red and gold colours.It was truly beautiful.Even Desmond couldn't help but smile at Ossy's innocence.The rose was a flower that signified both love and respect. No better flower could be chosen to flatter a woman at the pinnacle

Desmond woke up at one o'clock in the afternoon after a short nap. He got out of bed, suffering from severe insomnia, and left the room shortly after getting ready.He planned to go to one of the dining rooms in the Main Palace to eat, so he took Lisa with him and started walking down the corridors.He asked a few servants where the dining room was and, with their help, managed to reach the area in a short time.After sitting down at a table with Lisa, the palace servants brought several dishes and drinks to the table.Desmond then did something he would never normally do: he had a large bottle of champagne opened at the table and filled his glass, even if it was disrespectful.He hadn't expected his aunt to call him out like that the day before.Frankly, Desmond knew he missed his aunt with all his heart, but some things never changed. Especially when he thought his aunt truly hated him, things that would never change could become irreparable.He had a slightly bitter look in his eye

Nyx's image moved within the mirror, and suddenly, in a way Desmond hadn't expected, the image itself clung to the mirror's frame and burst out from inside the mirror.The goddess herself was standing before Desmond, very much alive.Desmond couldn't hear it, but the door to the room he was in was being pounded dozens of times per second. Estella realised where the energy was coming from and, within a matter of seconds, thinking that Desmond was in danger and that this sacred power was harming him, she began trying to break down the door."DESMOND! DES!!"Estella had shouted repeatedly, but no sound came from the other side of the door.The nobles in the palace, at least those with weak wills, had all fainted. Hundreds of servants lay scattered on the floor like snowflakes falling from the sky. Knights, wizards, and cultivators had also begun to faint.Only the members of the imperial family and, of course, the inquisitors themselves remained standing. And, of course, Lisa herself.“J

When Desmond found himself in front of the mirror where he had disappeared, there was no one around him. He didn't know how much time had passed, but he sprang to his feet immediately. He had to find his aunt.He left the enormous room he was in and began walking quickly down the corridors.There was no one around. At least, it would be accurate to say there was no one on this floor. It was as if the entire floor had been cleared out. The rooms were empty. The doors and windows of every room were open. It seemed contrary to the security of the Main Palace.When Desmond finally reached the stairs leading down to the lower floors, he quickly began descending the steps.When he reached the next floor, he finally saw someone around him.A few servants.After approaching the servants, he called out to them, saying, "Excuse me."When each servant immediately turned to him, the look on their faces changed. Each of them stared at Desmond with their mouths open, and one of the servants stammer

Desmond, like Evander, straightened himself up and began to speak:“First, I want to establish a simple system. I don’t need money, but I need information. I haven’t received an order, but there is something I have learned on my own. That is that this empire does not have a news system.” Desmond's words seemed to capture the attention of everyone in the room. Even Emperor Evander listened with his eyes wide open."You know who one of the people under my command is, Your Majesty. Her and those like her, I will be using them," said Desmond.He then reached into his inventory, took out a piece of paper and a pen, and began scribbling something."The system will consist of three parts: Information Retrieval, Information Transport, and Information Storage. Although the empire can quickly access a great deal of information through teleportation circles, this is quite problematic. Wizards, despite their mana support, are susceptible to mana poisoning. After all, even drawing a magic circle