Can't I develop my own character?

However, even if it was a clone, a level 35 Demon Lord was not so easy to deal with. 'Weine' summoned the Exile to test the waters, but Patton looked bloated but very fast. With one slash, the Exile lost half of his health.

"Fuck, is he so perverted?" Ryan cursed inwardly.

Although I thought the Exile would definitely not be my opponent, I didn't expect it to be solved with just two hits. This is an elite monster!

It hurts too much to hit someone, and it's impossible to rely on a meat shield to slowly wear them down. 'Weine' raised her hand and gave the Exile a reinforcement, then touched it with a claw to test the opponent's defensive ability.

puff~

The sound of sharp claws piercing flesh, good, only a layer of skin was peeled off.

'Vine' gathered all the exiles without a second thought, and then... turned around and ran!

“There’s absolutely no fighting.”

In the game, 'Vine' was running for her life. Fortunately, she hid far away when she summoned Patton. By the time Patton reacted and looked for the attacker, 'Vine' had already run out of the altar.

"Level 35...I wonder if Charlie can handle it?"

The Blood Knight is a numerical monster, with blessing and blood control stacked on top of each other, and this month there is also 888's 35% all-attribute bonus. The current attribute value is higher than that of a fourth-level transcendent.

Ryan was ready to give it a try. It would be too uncomfortable not to fight the boss when he saw him. Moreover, he always felt that there was something strange about the appearance of the otherworldly space in the Kyles Territory. Maybe the secret lay with that fat man.

Thinking of this, Ryan switched to the character interface of 'Charlie' and gave her the order to go to Kyles to meet up with 'Vine'.

It just so happened that 'Charlie' was in Nad City at the time and had just bought the title from Nick. Just as Ryan thought, Nick was indeed a hero. Although the latter's face turned pale when he heard that 'Charlie' was only going to pay 100 gold coins, he was still so moved that he cried and said thank you to 'Charlie' when he finally got the gold coins.

"It will arrive tomorrow."

We can still look forward to the Blood Knight. At present, she is completely at the T0 level and is worthy of being my most beloved wife.

Ryan turned off the game, stood up and stretched. It was time and he had rested enough. It was time for him to get off work and go home to continue resting.

Then the phone rang.

"It's Director Jonathan." said 'Ina' who answered the phone.

Ryan walked over.

"Ryan, hurry to the base. That's where I tested your magic talent."

Jonathan's tone seemed a little anxious.

Encountering another cultist operation? ... Confused, Ryan drove to the base.

Jonathan had come early and was waiting. He sat at the table with a black stone on it.

"Ryan, come here quickly." He turned around and waved, and waited until Ryan walked over before speaking: "Don't be afraid of what I'm going to tell you next."

Ryan was stunned: "I'm the mayor, what should I be afraid of?"

"This is useless... The Fire Covenant, the Imperial Capital contacted me not long ago." Jonathan tapped his fingers on the table, his expression somewhat anxious, which made Ryan very curious.

You know, Jonathan is the kind of ruthless guy who can still smile and smoke a cigarette even when he is beaten and bleeding all over.

"I'm looking for you." Jonathan added after a long time.

"Looking for me?" Ryan touched his chin. "Why are you looking for me? I'm just a second-level investigator."

"I don't know either... Anyway, be careful and don't talk nonsense."

"Oh? Is it some important person looking for me?"

Jonathan didn't explain. He drew a magic circle on the table with a special potion and placed the materials on it. After the circle was activated, the black stone placed on it immediately projected a curtain of light.

After doing this, Jonathan stood up and stood aside, waiting respectfully.

Ryan was wondering when he saw an old figure appear in the light curtain.

Jonathan fell to his knees.

Then, Ryan was stunned.

"His Majesty?!!"

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The second update is 6k words. I will have a meal and come back to continue writing. Oli Gei!!!

Chapter 84: Ryan: Your Majesty, I am loyal to the Empire! [8k5]

Ryan thought he must be dazzled. Hey Jonathan, tell me this must be fake!

Ryan had naturally seen the old emperor's appearance before. After all, he was a loyal minister of the empire. How could he not know what the old emperor looked like?

Look at this old man, he looks so miserable. He might die tomorrow if he can't catch his breath while eating.

"Ryan! Ryan!" Jonathan, kneeling on the ground, lowered his voice, "Don't just stand there, kneel down!"

The old boss was so anxious. "What are you doing standing there when you see the Emperor? Are you looking at this beautiful woman?" ... Ugh! He couldn't say that. It was too disrespectful.

"Don't do useless things."

The old emperor's aged voice sounded.

Before Jonathan could react to what was happening, he heard the old emperor say, "Jonathan, go out and guard first. I want to talk to Ryan alone."

"Yes."

Jonathan winked at Ryan and left the room.

Ryan stood still.

His brain was working like crazy and overloaded.

Who can tell him what is going on?

How could I, a commoner, be secretly summoned by the emperor of the empire?

I wouldn't say he was excited. After all, Old Deng wasn't a beautiful girl. What was he excited about? It would be better to look at the dwarf than the old man.

To be honest, he wasn't afraid. After all, the emperor was far away and the city of Berman was on the border. Even if the old emperor got angry and wanted to kill him, he could just run away on the train overnight.

It's just that I'm a little puzzled and can't figure it out. My brain isn't quite up to the task.

"Ryan...very good, you remain calm in this situation." A hint of approval flashed in the old emperor's cloudy eyes. "You are one of the few who can remain so calm when meeting me."

"what..."

Ryan came back to his senses and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, is it really you? I was a little excited just now and couldn't believe it so..."

"Heh~" The old emperor laughed. It was hard to tell whether it was a sneer or something else, but the next sentence made Ryan feel a chill. "Are you really excited, or do you not even think of me as the emperor?"

Ryan laughed dryly: "What do you mean?"

"West Territory, you put on a good show with Maganna. My foolish daughter naively thought you were doing it for her, but she didn't know that you had already been recruited by Maganna."

"!!!"

"Let me think about it. When Maganna recruited you, you were still in the Administrative Bureau, right? You took over Maganna's layout in Berman City from Adler and have come all the way to where you are today. Ryan, you are truly a talent."

"..."

Wuhu~

It's over.

Ryan wanted to say something, but then found that it seemed useless to say anything.

Less than three minutes into the meeting, his identity was revealed.

Keep the character card of the Silent Sister in hand, and run away if something goes wrong. Anyway, the old leader can't beat him, so at worst he won't hit him in the face, and the beating will be light.

"Don't you have anything to say?" the old emperor said calmly.

"Your Majesty is wise. I knew I couldn't hide it from you... Your Majesty, I am ashamed." Ryan sighed heavily. "You have no idea how tormented I am. The more I work for Maganna, the more guilty I feel. I feel I have betrayed the princess's trust and the empire. Maganna has occupied the western territories and declared herself king, defying the law. I have become an accomplice of such a person."

"Well...keep going."

"I blame myself for my youthful recklessness. I fell for Adler's trick and became a member of Maganna's faction. One wrong step led to another. I tried countless times to defect and clear my name, but unfortunately, I failed every time... I hate it!"

The old emperor was silent.

"Especially during this trip to the West. If I had known Maganna would be so audacious as to kill General Irwin, I would never have helped her! Honestly, I thought Maganna was dead this time, and I would be free from that. I could fulfill my duties for the Empire, burn myself, and light up every inch of the Empire. But unfortunately... I hate it!"

Ryan burst into tears!

Didn't he think about clearing his name? Yes, he did! But who can he blame if he ended up being tainted?

"You're...very talkative."

The old emperor held it in for a long time and finally said only this one sentence.

Then the room was quiet for a while, which made Ryan feel a little awkward.

"Your Majesty...you don't believe it?"

"Of course I believe you are loyal to the Empire."

Is that...? I can't see it at all.

"So, Your Majesty, why did you come to see me?"

"To punish your sins, do you believe it?"

"If Your Majesty wants, of course I can, but I don't think this little thing is worth Your Majesty meeting me specially, right?" Ryan lowered his head slightly.

"You are very smart. No wonder both Magna and Casradi trust you so much." The old emperor finally stated his purpose. "Lian, I admire talents like you. Come to my side, pledge your loyalty, and protect this empire."

Ryan was stunned: "Me? Pledge allegiance to His Majesty?"

"What, you don't want to?"

"That's not the case. I was thinking that I was loyal to His Majesty."

The old emperor: "..."

"The Will of Chasing Fire has been reminding me, Your Majesty. I have already made preparations. If I cannot escape Maganna's control, I will choose an appropriate time to tell Captain Jonathan everything. Then, I will use Maganna's trust in me to completely eradicate this cancer in the Western Territory!"

Ryan held his head high and spoke in a powerful voice.

"I'm glad you think this way. You can indeed do these things for me."

Ryan was actually a little confused by his own situation. He didn't realize how important he was to the empire now. It could be said that if he wanted to, he could easily kill Princess Casradi, and easily turn around and pick up Grand Duchess Maganna and throw her headfirst into the pit.

What is the self-cultivation of an insider?

This is!

No matter where you are, you are loyal.

However, the old emperor generally called this behavior "shameless".

It's shameless, but the old emperor likes such talents.

Being an emperor requires even more shamelessness, but one cannot do so openly. On the surface, one has to be a wise emperor, and the shameless things have to be left to his subordinates. No matter how shameless the things they do, the emperor himself is clean.

So, he needed Ryan.

"I have already promised the Janus Gate not to send troops to the West. Alvin is dead. He should have died long ago."

"But the West Territory cannot rebel, nor can it perish. The West Territory can only be in chaos. Ryan, do you know why?"

The old emperor stared at Ryan with his cloudy eyes.

It was clearly a calm and ordinary look, but Ryan felt as if he was being seen through.

"Ah? Your Majesty, why is this?" Ryan raised his head and said blankly, "Isn't it best if Magnana dies? She is the real culprit who brought disaster to the empire."

The old emperor stared at Ryan for a while, as if trying to confirm whether the latter really didn't know or was pretending to be stupid.

"The true culprit harming the empire? Maganna isn't it. If anything, her contribution to the empire is greater than that of over 90% of the nobles," the old emperor said calmly. "With her around, the Western Barbarians can't invade, and my empire is stable. But she can't be too complacent. Maganna is a demon, and only constant war can satisfy her. Otherwise, this demon will sooner or later turn its fangs on the empire."

So this is why you sent someone to lurk around her for three years? Ryan curled his lips. He didn't really care about these things. No matter what, it was still that chair, the Golden Throne. Whoever sat on it was the boss.

Compared to this, Ryan was thinking about how the old emperor knew his background. It was most likely that guy Creed. As long as it was not old leader Jonathan, it would be fine. From a personal standpoint, he was unwilling to deceive this old leader.

"Then...what does Your Majesty want me to do?"

After the old emperor finished speaking, Ryan asked.

"I want you to be loyal to me, take control of the southern border, and take control of the Iron Blood Legion when necessary." said the old emperor.

Here it comes, just as Ryan guessed.

The southern border is now a hodgepodge, and everyone is watching it. Given Ryan's current position, both Kasradi and Maganna have to rely on him.