"The continuation of the noble bloodline of the ancient Shane dynasty, the Queen of all the Kalimshan and Tethyr people, the Queen of the great West Coast Empire - Her Majesty Ayesha, and her daughter, the Imperial Crown Prince and Eldest Princess Anne, have arrived!"

As the waiter called out a series of titles in a clear and loud voice, a young mother and daughter dressed in fine clothes slowly walked in from the outside under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes.

Everyone present, including important ministers of the empire, great nobles and senior bureaucrats with real power, as well as wealthy businessmen who were invited to attend, envoys from other countries and city-states, and representatives of major temples, without exception, all bent down and bowed in greeting.

Obviously, according to Faerûn's long-standing tradition, two vast countries like the West Coast Empire are integrated through marriage. In fact, as husband and wife, the status of both parties should be equal, and even power should be shared.

Take Ayesha as an example. In addition to being the Queen of the Empire, she is also the Queen of the Karim Shanshan Dynasty. This title will not disappear due to marriage, and will even be passed on to her children in the future.

Many times, the various noble titles and titles in Faerûn are actually more of a property than a simple status symbol.

Zuo Si's full name is Emperor of the West Coast Empire, Lord of Amn, Conqueror of Luskan, Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate, Lord of Dragonspear Castle, Liberator of West Heartland and Dragon Coast, Northland

Guardian of the province of Araul and the lord of the Nelanthel Islands, etc.

Although in the eyes of modern people, these messy titles can be summarized by the original emperor of the West Coast Empire.

But in the eyes of people in Faerûn, not one of them is missing.

Because each title corresponds to a piece of land, if it is missing, it will result in the loss of the legal claim and right to rule the area.

This is the drawback of the typical feudal system.

Many times a nobleman is both a duke in one region and a baron or earl in another region. This is actually a very common thing.

Just understand that each title, no matter how high or low, is equivalent to proof of ownership of a piece of land.

This is why when attending important occasions, the waiters will read out the titles of the visiting nobles from beginning to end, without missing a single title.

As her first public appearance, little Annie undoubtedly attracted all the attention instantly.

Because normally she was only a few months old, but she looked a bit older than her normal age.

Only spellcasters can clearly feel that this little guy is like a black hole, and its mere appearance causes serious distortions in the surrounding magic network.

Non-legendary spellcasters who cannot get rid of the restrictions of the magic network and directly use raw energy are now a luxury to even cast spells normally. Even the protective spells blessed by them will automatically collapse and disintegrate as long as they get even slightly closer.

Suddenly, these people quickly recalled the previous rumors, and some even showed almost fanatical eyes.

the reason is simple!

For these spellcasters who are eager to obtain more forbidden knowledge and powerful power, there is nothing more valuable for research than a living juvenile divine power.

Even just a hair, a little bit of skin, a few drops of saliva and blood may help you open the way to eternity and immortality.

Of course, no one would dare to do something outrageous like kidnapping.

Because there is no difference between that and courting death.

Not to mention Zuo Si, a father, and the large number of divine allies behind him, the power possessed by little Annie alone is enough to scare away all legendary spellcasters.

But that doesn't mean you can't do something small.

For example, you can privately collect the cups she has used, the food she has bitten, the clothes and shoes she has worn, or you can first use some toys, magic items and the like to win her favor, and then find the right time to ask for a few drops of blood.

Others even hope to become believers, hug this thick and strong thigh in advance, and then obtain priest level, divine skills and special spell-like abilities.

But what they didn't know was that little Annie had a strong sense of malice. She had noticed all the guys who had intentions towards her the moment she came in, but she just didn't make any reaction.

After all, in her eyes, these spellcasters such as archmages, legendary mages, high-level warlocks, bishops and priests who are hardly invincible in the eyes of ordinary people are too weak and cannot really threaten her.

So naturally they don't care too much, just like humans don't care what insects or other small animals think.

Soon, with the lively music played by the band, this semi-public banquet specially held for the heirs of the empire finally officially began.

All the guests present came forward one by one to offer gifts and blessings, and swore allegiance to the current sole heir of the empire on behalf of themselves and their families.

In just about ten minutes, little Annie got more than two hundred various weapons, equipment, magic items, artworks, and crafts.

Even the cheapest among them is worth tens of thousands of gold coins, and the most expensive is an artifact from the Netherese era - the scepter of the Warlock King.

According to legend, this thing was jointly created by many great arcane masters headed by Glaeros Lyrim to eliminate the interference of the gods on the mortal world.

During the manufacturing period, countless gods sent their servants to interfere and cause trouble, and finally terminated the casting process when there was only one step left to complete.

One of the surviving Grand Arcanists ran away with the unfinished scepter, and the artifact passed through the hands of many mages and war lords over hundreds of years.

It wasn't until a magic item merchant used it to escape the pursuit of the red-robed wizard in Sembia more than ten years ago that the scepter appeared in people's sight again, triggering a series of open and covert battles.

[The Warlock King's Scepter] is made of a strange blue metal, with a hollow ring on one end and two curved horns protruding from the other end.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Generally speaking, its length and weight are similar to those of a mace and leaf hammer, and it is not a traditional staff.

The weapon imparts a constant spell effect, automatically reflecting any magical and psychic attacks (excluding area damage) against the wielder, and amplifying the damage and duration tenfold.

Yes, you read that right, ten times.

This also means that if a blind guy shoots a magic missile at the person holding the [Warlock King's Scepter], he will instantly bear the damage of ten magic missiles.

If replaced by high-level magic such as implosion and dissociation, which originally cause outrageous damage, then just one rebound damage can kill an unprepared opponent on the spot, even a legendary caster.

This alone shows how terrifying the power of this artifact is.

In addition, [The Warlock King's Scepter] can also grant the holder the "Summoning" effect nine times a day.

In other words, after the weapon touches the target, it can heal or cause damage according to the owner's wishes, and the damage ignores all resistances and saving throws, and the upper limit of HP caused is also permanently reduced.

Restoration can only be achieved by using a wish or miracle spell.

[The Warlock King's Scepter] can also be used to dispel magic once a day. The effect is equivalent to erasing the staff, and at the same time creates a permanent dead magic area equal to approximately 1.7 cubic meters.

Only artifacts can continue to function within this area.

If you think this is all the power that [Warlock King's Scepter] has, you are totally wrong.

As a weapon used to deal with gods, the most terrifying thing about it is that it randomly selects a god every ten days on average and banishes it from the world where the holder lives.

While in exile, the god cannot observe, control, contact or influence the creatures and events in the world. He also cannot enter the world in the form of clones, manifestations, illusions or possessions, and cannot be dispatched by other means.

None of the priests, druids, or rangers of this belief system can receive new divine spells from their outer plane servants or items.

Unless someone opens a portal to the kingdom of gods from this world, it is basically equivalent to shutting down a small dark room and completely cutting off contact.

Of course, this isolation is limited to a single plane.

In other words, the target selected by [Warlock King's Scepter] is Ogma, the God of Knowledge, and the holder happens to be in Faerûn, so the former has only cut off the connection with the planet Toril and is in other planes.

activities will not be affected.

Only special gods with magical vocations, such as Azuth, the Mage God, and Midnight, the Magic Goddess, are immune to the effects of [The Warlock King's Scepter].

This is one of the reasons why such a powerful artifact is presented as a gift.

Without him, holding this thing is equivalent to automatically standing on the opposite side of the gods.

Perhaps those gods from the good camp may not necessarily take any action if they are suddenly and inexplicably locked up in a dark room for ten days, but those gods from the evil camp will definitely let their electors and churches find the scepter holders and kill them to vent their anger.

So it was given to little Annie as an extremely precious gift.

On the one hand, this little guy is a quasi-divine power, so there is no need to fear revenge from other gods’ chosen people and believers;

On the other hand, her background is strong enough that basically no god will come to trouble her just because she was exiled for ten days.

She looked at her daughter who had at least two rings on each finger, and her neck was filled with gem pendants and various amulets. There was also a small magic crown inlaid with gems on her head, and she was holding it tightly in her hand.

The Scepter of the Warlock King] was looking around at everything around her with two big curious eyes. As a mother, Ayesha had a doting smile on her face and didn't care about the so-called royal etiquette at all.

And little Annie was like a fed hamster. She got a large dimensional bag from somewhere and stuffed all the gifts she received into it.

It seems that he plans to take them all away and use them as toys to pass the boring time on weekdays.

Especially when testing the effects of several of the magic rings, many precious plants in the garden outside were almost uprooted. Even two or three statues and fountains were broken, causing quite a commotion at the banquet site.

This scene made the Imperial Chancellor Shaud Talowen sigh slightly: "What an incredible talent and potential. If I remember correctly, ordinary children cannot activate high-level magic items so skillfully and easily, let alone

It’s been brought up for control.”

"Of course!

You don't even know whose heir this is.

And after tonight's banquet, all rumors will be disproven.

The most important thing is that the entire Faerûn continent will know that His Majesty Soth has an excellent daughter.

Any conspiracy against the imperial power structure will be rendered meaningless."

Finance Minister Vera raised her glass and took a sip of red wine, her eyes filled with unabashed joy.

Because a stable heir means many things, especially political aspects, and can also make the society as a whole become more and more stable.

Shaud Talovan nodded with deep understanding: "You are right.

Especially the forces like the Arcane Society and those under the personal control of His Majesty Soth, now there is no need to worry that they will suddenly lose control one day.

Princess Anne has enough ability to make these guys continue to obey.

The entire bureaucracy, nobles and businessmen will also continue to contribute their own strength under her intimidation.

You must know that the empire has developed to the extent it has today, and ordinary mortal monarchs are simply unable to control it.

Oh, I almost forgot, I heard that the regent of the Kingdom of Cormyr, Yalusel, is also about to give birth?"

"Yes." Vera replied in the affirmative without thinking. "According to the information sent back from there, the Iron Princess has entered a state of expectancy. If nothing else happens, she should also give birth to a child with divine power.
To be continued...