When it comes to the character of Cromwell Quesa, Shane VII, from the eyes of an outsider like Levi, he still has some appreciation and admiration.

Even in the various biographies and unofficial histories he had read about him during his trip to the south, there were far more derogations than praises for Shane VII.

Especially in "The Collection of Ramblings of the Seven Generations of Xia En", his life was ridiculed so much that he was labeled as the gravedigger of the Xia En Dynasty and the king of the country's subjugation.

He was evaluated as a complete tyrant, a madman who blatantly used the corpses of his own people to cast large-scale undead natural disasters to suppress slave uprisings.

But Livy had his own interpretation of the history of the Chronicles of Shane.

If you look at the history of the Xian Dynasty, you will find that in fact, when this decadent dynasty fell into the hands of Xian VII, it was already a mess full of holes.

At that time, Xia En was plagued by pasha separatism, factional strife, mages in power, slave uprisings, and other worries. Externally, Xia En had been adhering to Xia En's early policy of "grand unification," and the southern border had already crossed the Lake of Steam.

, and the border countries of Xiaya are at war with each other.

Multi-front battlefields, ultra-long supply lines, and constant internal aggression have made the ancient kingdom of Shane like a seriously ill beast that may fall down at any time and never be able to stand up again.

And at this time, Xia En VI suddenly died suddenly, and Xia En VII, who was only fourteen years old at the time, was helped up by a group of court mages to the throne that was about to collapse.

It just so happened that just when the entire empire was in danger, the blue dragon Ivyklasagran, who had accumulated power for nearly a hundred years, saw the opportunity to take the first step of her revenge.

She fell openly on the Quaisa Square in front of the Imperial Palace in Shannach and asked Cromwell to respond to her demands, and her threatening tone was palpable.

As everyone knew in the end, Xia En VII at that time had completely disgraced the Kuissa royal family and chose to become the first emperor to openly bow to the blue dragon.

And allowed the blue dragon to leave peacefully with a small part of the treasure house.

As a result, after having paid such a price, they suddenly turned against each other, blatantly tore up the compensation agreement, and launched three sharp-toothed wars against Ivicola Saglan that wasted people and money, and also laid the groundwork for the destruction of the Shane Dynasty.

Although Shah En VII was seriously injured and paralyzed in the final decisive battle with Ivicola Sagram, he was stabbed to death by his daughter Shah Ni and usurped the throne, allowing the Shah En dynasty to continue to survive for eighty-seven years.

However, later generations of scholars still unanimously identified Xia En VII as the last emperor of the Xia En Dynasty.

Because Shahani's usurpation of the throne was not unanimously recognized by all the pashas in the country, this 'filial' empress was not called Shaheen VIII in history, but was dubbed the 'Backstabber'

Titles such as 'The Patricide King'.

After the death of Shah En VII, the entire Shah En Dynasty seemed to have essentially fallen apart and fell into an era of disputes where pashas fought for control and conquered each other.

At that time, the Xia En Dynasty was already dead in name only.

So sometimes, Li Wei felt that Xia En VII was quite tragic.

He was obviously born in the most shitty era, but everyone placed the highest hopes on him, hoping that he could turn the tide when the building was about to collapse, but they still required him to be perfect in all aspects.

Li Wei thought about it for a moment, and suddenly felt that the complex situation when Xia En VII ascended the throne was probably not something that ordinary people could handle. It was like Corell's version of Chongzhen Hell level difficulty.

No, I'm afraid it's Tang Zhaozong's purgatory level difficulty.

It’s still the ‘Steel Soul Mode’ that must be cleared in one life.

And there are all kinds of magical 'superpowers' in this world, especially when you are targeted by a legendary blue dragon.

If this time traveler were to cross over to the Xia En VII at that time, it would probably be like "just close your eyes and betray the emperor" and die early and be reincarnated.

It is precisely because of this reverse thinking mode that Levi can clearly see through the curtain of history some of the deep meaning behind the seemingly "blind comparison" of Shane VII.

On the first day after he ascended the throne, Ivy Kelasagran came to ask for debts. If he chose to use hard steel at this time, no matter whether he won or lost, the Shane Dynasty would inevitably end up with a 'bad end'.

This is like the end game of chess. Once you get started, you will be 'checked'. If you don't move your leader first to avoid his edge, you won't be able to make the next move at all.

So he chose to compromise, exchanging treasure and dignity for precious time.

He needs time to 'grow', and he needs time to gradually regain his rights as an emperor from the court mages and pashas, ​​so that he can slowly use his will to 'save' his dynasty that is about to collapse.

After completing this strategy, in order to prevent the greedy blue dragon of Ivicola Sagran from lying on the empire and continuing to suck blood, it is natural to "turn his back" to solve this hidden danger.

It's a pity that he still underestimated the opponent's cunning and difficulty. He fought three times in a row. Not only did he fail to succeed, but he got himself involved.

All I can say is it's tragic.

But Li Wei was a little confused. With Shane VII Cromwell's high attainments in necromancy, he didn't actually arrange a back-up plan such as the 'Lich Transformation Ceremony'?

But this is the result in history. He was stabbed in the back by his daughter Shaani.

Then there is no more.

What a drama about a loving father and a filial daughter

Li Wei sighed with regret, but he thought about the ancient blue dragon Ivy Kolasagran mentioned by Iger and said with relief:

"However, although Ivy Kelasagran is powerful, there is no need to worry too much in the short term. When I went to Calinshan, I inquired about the ancient blue dragon. The last time it appeared was more than forty years ago, so

Theoretically, based on her sleep cycle, the next time she wakes up will be at least half a century later."

As the age of the dragon increases, the period of sleep required becomes longer, and by the age of the ancient dragon, sleeping for a hundred years has become the norm.

Although there are cases where the dragon wakes up midway due to emergencies, this is extremely rare and may even affect the dragon's health.

This is also the reason why all of their family members will never disturb Li Wei's sleep unless absolutely necessary.

"Half a century later?"

Ige felt relieved after hearing this. He thought about it and reminded:

"But we still have to be wary of her dependents who may interfere. Part of the strength of Ivicola Saglan lies in her accumulation as an ancient blue dragon, and on the other hand, it lies in her being a gravedigger of the Shaen Dynasty.

Or, there are too many benefits to be gained from Shane's wreckage.

"As a remnant of Netheril, Shane I is rumored to have in his hands at least Akabar's Glaive Ring, Desert Edge Gaze, Shakkrit's Fang Shield, and Demonic Shield Crotal

, the control of Omar V, the lens of Basaros, the scepter of Shane, etc.

"It was with these powerful magic tools that he founded the Shah En Dynasty in the south. Later, it was rumored that he put these magic tools in the treasury and used them as important weapons passed down to the country. They were killed by King Sean IV.

After defeating the Brilliant Rehm Nasar, he also obtained the artifact of the Silver Dragon Clan - the Scroll of Jian Hailuo.

"With the fall of the Xia En Dynasty, there is a high probability that these powerful magic tools will fall into her hands.

"If it were other giant dragons, they would probably treat these instruments as war trophies and keep them in their treasury forever.

"But the behavior of the blue dragon Ivy Kelasagran seems to be a little different."

Having said this, Iger looked at Fischer and asked:

"I heard that when you were pursuing His Majesty Tiberius in the Nelanthel Islands, you encountered two ogre magicians, and used two bottle-like magic instruments to summon two legendary elemental djinn?

"

Fisher walked over and said: "Yes, there is a giant spirit of wind element and a giant spirit of fire element. It seems that the posture is not an ordinary legend. It almost scared me to death at that time. If Xia Lanwei Luosi hadn't discovered the clues in advance,

And interrupted the summoning process of the two ogre magicians, I’m afraid Hotz and I won’t be able to see you now.”

"That's right. It was the control of Omar V, or part of it. It was one of the masterpieces of Grand Arcanist Connor back then. It is not actually an artifact, but because it can summon

There are four series of legendary elemental giant spirits, which have always been regarded as 'man-made artifacts' by ordinary professionals."

Ige nodded to confirm, then looked at Levi and said:

"Your Majesty Tiberius, since Avikolasagran can bestow this magical instrument on her dependents, it means that she may also give other magical instruments to her dependents to safeguard her interests in the southern country.

"So our next action plan for Kalishan must put this risk into consideration parameters."

Even though Li Wei had heard about this from Xia Lanweilosi, the nature of the dragon made his first reaction after hearing Ige's words not to be defensive, but his eyes to light up:

"Doesn't that mean that I can definitely get these inheritances that once belonged to Shaen's treasure house and our Netheril from the retinue of Ivicola Saglan?"

At this moment, he seemed to have assumed the role of the disciple of Karthus, the last chief consul of Netheril, and vowed to recover these treasures on the arcane crown in order to restore the glory of Netheril.

Faced with Li Wei's "righteous words", even Ige, who is used to thinking purely rationally, couldn't help but feel a little stuck.

On the side, Fisher was also instantly led astray by his own lord, and he was quite eager to seize these powerful magical creations.

But Ige poured a basin of cold water on them:

"Your Majesty Tiberius, although I am also very interested in these magical creations from Netheril's past, intellectually speaking, we are still not suitable to do so at the moment.

"Powerful magical creations can often be anchored by magic or even souls. With the dragon's habits and Ivicola Sagran's caution, it is even possible to impose mythical locks on these magical creations.

"Once it falls into our hands, she will most likely wake up early.

"That would be a disaster."

Hearing these words, Li Wei, who was originally smug and ambitious, instantly shrank like a punctured balloon, smashed it and said:

"Fine"

Even the original interest in patrolling the Zelandia Magic Research Institute has lost most of it.

Levi thought for a while and said to Iger:

"By the way, we also picked up a lich during our trip to Calishan. What's interesting is that she actually maintained biological activity after being 'resurrected' on the corpse of a half-elf."

"This is impossible!" Iger raised his head in disbelief.

Levi's words seemed to be beyond Iger's understanding.

The Lich Transformation Ceremony was originally a process of obtaining near-permanent life at the expense of part of the mind and perception. This has become the common sense and fear of almost all mages.

This is also the reason why so many great arcanists are willing to study other life-extending spells and do not advocate the use of lich transformation rituals unless absolutely necessary.

Unlike other people, they are not afraid of being spurned by the gods they believe in, but they feel that the gains outweigh the losses.

Arcanists pride themselves on their rationality. If rationality will gradually become chaotic over time, then what can they rely on to support their 'faith'.
To be continued...