Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1676 Great Power
"Do you often have strange dreams? If so, that's right. It means you are indeed exercising your divine authority."

"But..." A sense of fear welled up in Victoria's heart, "Could it be...could it be that a personality emerges while I'm sleeping?!"

“No, no, no, you’ve misunderstood.” Alexander raised his hand. “I don’t want you to misunderstand your father’s decision. But there’s a key element that needs to be emphasized—because you actually authorized all of this to happen.”

"When? When did I authorize this?"

"You authorized your father to be the co-ruling emperor, didn't you?"

"???"

“Alright.” Alexander raised his hand again. “To prevent you and your Roxana from misunderstanding this matter, please allow me to explain it to you in a situational way.”

He glanced at the ceiling: "Where should I begin? Let's start with a little girl. There was a girl who fell ill. Her father wanted to save her, but she had a disease that no one in the world could cure. So, the father gave his most precious treasure to the girl—his supreme power. Because power is the best medicine. However, although he could entrust great power to his daughter, he couldn't entrust her with her work. So he asked his daughter for a power of attorney, a copy of his own supreme power, to continue his work. This copy is the co-ruling emperor."

"Ah!" Hermanubis clapped his hands again. "I knew it! I wasn't wrong. The one I dealt with in the early years was indeed His Majesty Agathocles. My intuition was right. It's just that now it's her."

[So that clarifies things. Amun-Zeus's power did indeed reside in Victoria, but Victoria, through authorization, relinquished that power to her father. Therefore, while Victoria was indeed Amun-Zeus, our earlier assumption wasn't entirely wrong—her father was indeed exercising Amun-Zeus's authority.]

"So, everyone understands now, right?" Alexander spread his hands. "I'm telling you all this so the trial can continue—actually, I was even planning to interrupt it because this is just too outrageous. Victoria, do you know why the court summoned Amon Zeus for three trading days but not you?"

"Ahhh!!!" Victoria suddenly realized, "Because I'm not home! I'm at my home in Shangluo! And my father is the head of our household, so whether they're summoning my father or me, they're calling from the same doorway?"

“That’s how it is. Now that you’re here today, if I don’t explain, the whole thing will become even more outrageous. So, now that your identity is clear, please come to the defendant’s dock. And this Mr. Roxanne.”

"Huh?" Shang Luo was taken aback. "What, do I have to do with this?"

“Because he just delegated great power to you, didn’t he? So now you are also the agent of Amun-Zeus’s divine authority. And I saw with my own eyes that you have written documents, right? You even displayed the documents at the door of Agathocles. So this dock should have been yours. Victoria doesn’t have to come up, but you must stand here.”

"Big brother!" Han Xingzhi realized the situation had changed. "Big brother, what are you doing? Big brother! Don't go! Come back!"

Han Xingzhi grabbed his arm, but even though he had eaten his fill, he didn't have the strength to hold Shang Luo back.

Shangluo walked to the defendant's dock.

“See, what did I say the other day?” Alexander spread his hands. “Your problems are much bigger than mine. Now, how do you see this issue? As the defendant, you could simply admit defeat.”

"Yeah, big brother! You should just admit defeat."

"Why should I admit defeat?" Shang Luo sat down calmly. "The word 'defeat' doesn't exist in this person's dictionary."

"If your dictionary is faulty, go get a new one! I need to eat!"

“I think today’s opportunity is perfect for us to sort out the whole thing. What did I tell you before? Don’t eat random things! Don’t eat random things! Even if you’re spending money, don’t buy random things to eat! You just wouldn’t listen, and now you’re suffering because of your own fault.” “Huh?” Han Xingzhi was taken aback. “That’s not right, brother. You didn’t say that before. Weren’t you standing up for me?”

"That used to be an external issue, so I would definitely help you, since we should be on the same page. But now it's become an internal issue, so I'll have to have a serious talk with you. Your Excellency Alexander, can't we just agree on a solution together?"

“Yes, that’s fine,” Alexander nodded. “Because this is a civil case. In our last court hearing, we actually determined that this whole matter could be tried in court; the only issue was the power of attorney. Now that the power of attorney issue is resolved, you can come up with a result through discussion.”

"So my opinion is that you can eat."

"Thank you so much, brother! You are as great as the sun!"

"But! Listen carefully, there's a but!"

Ultimately, Han Xingzhi accepted Shangluo's proposal, and the two sides reached a consensus.

"Why are you doing this to me?" Han Xingzhi looked at the cat squatting beside him. This cat, which had appeared out of nowhere, had been squatting next to him while he was eating, staring intently at him.

This is the solution: Han Xingzhi can continue eating, but he must strictly adhere to the precepts set by Master Sa and is forbidden from stealing food. Originally, Shangluo was supervising him, but Shangluo couldn't follow him 24 hours a day. So, with the help of Yalu's power, he mobilized all the cats in the world. All cats whose ancestry can be traced back to Egyptian cats would watch him while he ate. The cats were everywhere, and so was the surveillance.

"I feel like I'm the only one who got hurt!" Han Xingzhi muttered. "Weren't we supposed to ambush Amun-Zeus? How did it end up with us ambushing me?"

"I think it's great, everything makes sense."

"Okay, okay. But more than that, brother, I feel like something's not quite right."

"It's good that you know." Shang Luo patted his shoulder. "You should go back first. I still have things to do here."

Victoria was having her meal in the dining room. What had just happened had a shock to her—but it wasn't entirely unacceptable.

What is certain about the whole affair is that Agassiz was a competent father.

"But if that's the case, Shangluo, we can now be certain that my father was behind all of this. If he were a bad father, I would feel much less pressure. But he... but he's been so good to me. I'm afraid he might do something to betray Zhen Dan."

"Then why don't we go and talk to him?"

How should we negotiate?

"Why don't you try taking a nap first?"

(End of this chapter)