The First Store System

Chapter 788: Preparations(3)

The royal palace oozed majesty to whoever gazed at it, but today there was a different aura around it.

Every guard stationed around the palace had a worried face as they looked around and secured the parameter.

The royal palace was no less than a city when it came to size. The number of guards stationed around and inside the palace crossed the million mark, and each of them was talented.

Each guard stationed around the royal palace had gained this place after fighting a brutal competition, so their status was no less. These guards were titled Palace Guards, and each one of them earned an enormous amount of money from the Empire’s treasury.

Not a single guard had a cultivation level lower than Void Forging, while the top three guards were peak Immortals with the pseudo divine physique.

The Empire splurged a lot due to the substantial earnings it made every year.

The store played a considerable role in the Empire to have enough budget.

Since the store was in the capital city of the Empire, no other Kingdom or Empire attempted to conquer the Bisan Empire’s territory. At the same time, once a territory was assimilated into the Empire, there were no rebels in fear of the store owner blacklisting them from entering the store.

Since the Empire needed no money to spend on the protection of its territories or quash the rebellion, the Empire had more than enough revenue every year.

As for why the royal palace needed protection, it was less of protection and more of a status symbol.

“Do you think her majesty would be able to ascend successfully?” A guard asked his guard friend.

The communication was spiritual since the two guards were more than hundreds of miles away from each other.

“It’s her majesty we are talking about. If she can’t ascend, then none of us will be able to,” The friend responded right back.

Each guard stationed at the royal palace had the same question in their minds, irrespective of their cultivation levels.

It was just that none of them dared to ask this question out loud since no one knew what reaction the Emperor would have after learning about it. Only those who were close friends discussed the issue with each other.

“I don’t know. Didn’t we learn from the master that ascending to the Sacred dimension is harder than even reaching Immortality?” The first guard shared his worries.

The Empire was at its peak currently, and if something happened to the Emperor, no one knew what would happen to the stability of the Empire.

It was correct that as long as the store was there, the Empire’s safety was secure from the outside. But as for what happened in the royal family, the store hadn’t shown any indication of taking part in it.

If Brinda successfully ascended, then her nephew would sit on the throne since she had prepared him well. But if somehow something happened to Brinda, then a wave of chaos would start in the family.

If the store intervened, then everyone would happily accept the outcome. But if the store showed no interest in the next ruler of the Empire then there was going to be a bloodbath for the throne.

Since Brinda had no children of her own, there was no one to carry her direct line. But some several nephews and brothers still wanted to sit on the throne and had been vigorously competing with the chosen heir to sit upon it.

After Brinda, the person with the highest status in the royal family was Pento, Brinda’s younger brother. Pento was also the one with the most power, and citizens of the Empire also liked him.

Pento was the highest leveled adventurer in the royal family and also a ranker on the leaderboard, so he had many followers in the Empire.

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“Haha, these discussions are really funny,” Brinda couldn’t help but laugh as she heard the discussions going on in the mind of her subjects.

The badge given to her by Aakesh had the ability to make her listen to the thoughts of the people who were citizens of her territory.

“You are right, sister.”

A voice rang in response to Brinda, and unexpectedly it was none other than Pento.

Brinda and Pento weren’t alone, but she had all her siblings with her in her private room.

Before leaving, Brinda wanted to spend some time with her siblings.

Since she had become the Empire, a few differences had expectedly risen in her sibling’s hearts. Before leaving, Brinda wanted to sort them out.

It would be a lie if Brinda also didn’t think of the scenario where she failed her ascendance and died. But now that all her brothers and sisters were here, she could see that she was wrong from the start.

Outsiders thought that Brinda’s siblings also wanted the throne, but they were wrong.

Living in such close proximity to the store and seeing high-level figures respectfully treating the store owner, their worldview wasn’t the same as the citizens and the guards.

Each of them had a dream of becoming powerful, and Brinda was also included in it. If not for her aim of becoming stronger, she would have never decided to ascend.

Brinda could just wait until when her level in Panagea crossed 250, and then when the chances of failure were zero percent, she would ascend.

But Brinda instead worked hard on herself as she fully exploited the tower to her use, and now that she had already reached the peak of the cultivation in the Primal dimension, she would ascend.

As for the chances of success and failure, Brinda wasn’t afraid. Her talent may not be as world-defying as the heavens chosen warriors, but her hard work was second to none.

Brinda and her siblings then began discussing their childhood and how far they had come.

“I have been hiding a secret in my heart for a very long time,” Brinda’s face suddenly turned solemn as she stated.

“Long ago, I found father’s killer-“

“Do