A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 463 Revisiting Caesar's City

Caesar City, the capital of the empire.

The past riots seem to have had no impact on the prosperity of this place. The scenes of bloodshed and demons everywhere have vanished like a dream.

"Time's almost up, is that guy Weiss coming or not?"

Rosemary was extremely agitated.

Although the wedding was hers, Rosemary, as the bride, showed no signs of shyness.

If it were two ordinary people getting married, it would just be a simple happy occasion.

However, if the emperor of an empire marries someone else, it becomes a nationwide political event.

This means that a successor to the throne is about to be chosen.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. His Highness should arrive on time."

"The soon-to-be emperor consort said from the side."

"I hope so."

Rosemary had no feelings for this royal consort.

After all, sometimes, the emperor's choice of a spouse wasn't so free.

Moreover, Rosemary was a woman.

This makes her even less free. First, her family's influence can't be too small, because if it's too small, they're not a good match for her. At the same time, they can't be too powerful, because only one side of the couple can be powerful. If both sides are powerful, life becomes unbearable.

The remaining conditions are that one cannot be too powerful, and the harem members cannot interfere in politics or hold official positions.

To put it bluntly, this whole thing is about marrying a baby-making machine.

There was no romance involved; after all, Rosemary was a woman of great ambition. Although the empire was inevitably heading towards decline, Rosemary was trying her best to slow down the pace of that decline.

However, sometimes it's better to be a mediocre ruler than a foolish one. After all, if Rosemary hadn't made those blunders, the empire might have survived for hundreds more years.

Now, Rosemary has the audacity to reform the land tax, streamline the bureaucracy, standardize tax rates, and attract talented individuals.

That's clearly overthinking it.

Jiang Shuzhou dared to do this because the true ruling class of the Mage Alliance, the mages, either didn't care or supported him, and there were very few opponents.

That's why his policies were able to be implemented; after all, a person's power is measured by how many people they can command.

Jiang Shuzhou, for example, was able to command almost half of the alliance, except for the elves whom he had deliberately indulged.

Rosemary's actions were tantamount to courting her own destruction.

After all, she couldn't possibly kill all her opponents with her limited abilities.

After all, the legendary power she inherited was just ordinary legendary power, far from reaching the level of Jiang Shuzhou's power, which is comparable to a weak divine power.

If we disregard the Floating City, Jiang Shuzhou is now the strongest mage in the alliance besides Roland.

Of course, if we include the floating city, then Jiang Shuzhou might still be lacking.

However, it's not a big problem. Once Jiang Shuzhou's floating city is completed, he will be able to sweep across the entire alliance.

Time passed slowly, and the legendary electors arrived one after another, preparing to welcome the joyous occasion.

However, Jiang Shuzhou still did not arrive.

Rosemary's expression grew increasingly grim. Even though her professional role as the emperor required her to remain calm, she began to feel anxious at this moment.

This is a good opportunity to establish prestige. If too few legendary figures come, or if they are invited but do not come, it will be a blow to her prestige.

Soon, all the legends began to take their seats.

"Your Majesty, where is the monk you mentioned? Why hasn't he come?"

"Haha, I think you've been too busy with your research to come."

"Hey, what are you saying? Maybe there's something more important to do than this, so you've gone to take care of those things."

The legendary electors joked.

However, there was a hint of sarcasm in it.

These people are not entirely satisfied with Rosemary because of her recent performance.

They simply dared not truly rebel, out of consideration for face or perhaps due to the alliance.

However, it goes without saying that Rosemary received very little kindness from him.

But they quickly fell silent.

Because Jiang Shuzhou has arrived.

The once clear sky instantly turned into a kaleidoscope of colors, and an endless pressure emanated from it, almost suffocating these legends.

Countless dreamlike bubbles filled the entire city of Caesar, and for a moment, everyone in Caesar fell into a dream.

Immediately afterwards, to the astonishment of the legends, countless dreamlike butterflies suddenly appeared from the sky, fluttering in one group after another, before coalescing into human form.

"It's time to wake up."

With a snap of the fingers, everyone snapped back to reality.

At this moment, everyone regained their senses and looked at that spot.

What came into view was one man and two women.

Jiang Shuzhou, with Grace and Denozzi on his left and right, sat in his seats as if he had been there for a long time.

Previously in the Mage Alliance, everyone was a mage, so Jiang Shuzhou didn't want to make too much of a show. After all, they were all buddies, so a low-key entrance was fine. Therefore, Jiang Shuzhou didn't use too much power, but simply showed his extraordinary abilities.

It makes a simple and unpretentious entrance with just a butterfly.

It's different in the Empire now. If we don't give these guys a taste of their own medicine, they might really look down on Jiang Shuzhou.

So naturally, Jiang Shuzhou went all out, putting everyone to sleep before making a stunning entrance, essentially telling everyone that he could easily kill them.

Of course, the alliance did try to stop it, but Jiang Shuzhou used the Law of Chaos to temporarily plunge it into chaos, preventing it from intervening immediately.

Otherwise, this wedding banquet might have turned into a bloody one, with Jiang Shuzhou killing indiscriminately.

It's a pity we can't kill him.

"have not seen you for a long time."

Looking at Jiang Shuzhou, Rosemary felt a pang of emotion.

Unexpectedly, she thought she had risen fast enough, but Jiang Shuzhou was even more outrageous.

It became a legend in just a few years.

However, she may not know that although he has only been in the main plane for ten years, if you include the years in the dream world, Jiang Shuzhou is a full 350,000 years old.

Unfortunately, it doesn't count.

"Time really flies."

Looking at Rosemary, Jiang Shuzhou felt a pang of emotion. He never imagined that the once-unpopular princess could become the ruler of a country through her own efforts.

Although the country was somewhat chaotic under her rule.

However, theoretically speaking, although the empire is currently in turmoil, if it can hold on, the road ahead will be much easier.

The empire now resembles a terminally ill patient, desperately in need of medical treatment.

Rosemary was the doctor who did not suggest conservative treatment but instead chose the most radical approach.

This will cause many problems.

Rosemary was gambling, gambling that she could cure the empire.

It's either life or death.