Mage Veigar

Chapter 715 Coronation
Spring, 383th year of the Jialan calendar.

The ice and snow melted, and spring arrived in Saint Laurent as promised.

As the pansies bloomed in Saint Laurent, Vega's coronation day arrived as scheduled.

According to the prediction made by the Word Spirit Mage, today is a chosen day and there will be no better day than today in the year.

But when I woke up early in the morning, the sky was covered with dark clouds and heavy rain poured down. The whole city of Saint Laurent was shrouded in rain. Such heavy rain in this season was really too abnormal.

Even today.

The goddess of luck didn't seem to be favoring Vega either. As the heavy rain fell, there were bursts of thunder.

Spring thunder is rare, but it appeared so frequently today, which gave some people with ulterior motives the opportunity to incite civilians.

Because the coronation ceremony cannot be cancelled.

Vega glanced at the sky and walked towards the Royal Square without a care in the world.

He refused his subordinates' offer to hold an umbrella for him, and walked at the front of the team in his military uniform. Because he was covered with a thin layer of magic defense, the rain could not wet his clothes and hair at all, and could only flow down the sides to the ground.

Royal Square.

The envoys from various countries and the civilians of the Jialan Empire have been waiting here for a long time.

The Galan Empire is now a major country that attracts worldwide attention. Even the empire had to send envoys to congratulate Vega on his coronation ceremony. However, this congratulation could not be sincere. At this moment, the VIP area was already gloating.

"Such heavy rain, the coronation ceremony of the first emperor of the Jialan Empire? Hahaha!"

"What a farce."

"Even the heavens are not happy with that little devil."

"Some civilians have already started to leave the scene."

"..."

It is no wonder that countries would gloat over a rain.

Because of the existence of Word Spirit Mages, such mistakes are almost impossible to occur. High-level Word Spirit Mages can even make a very accurate prediction of the weather two months later.

Can be seen now.

Since the viewing area for civilians was open-air and umbrellas could not protect against such heavy rain, the time for the ceremony was getting closer and closer, but the number of civilians was decreasing, and no one wanted to watch Vega's coronation in the rain.

"Let's go first. I can't stand it anymore."

"This is damn weather! The Word Spirit Mage who predicted the weather should be executed!"

"This Word Spirit Master must be a traitor. He messed up the ceremony."

"..."

The civilians vented all their resentment on the Word Spirit Mage who predicted the weather, believing that all this was due to the Word Spirit Mage's wrong predictions, which led to such a farce.

It can indeed be described as a farce.

Heavy rain and lightning. No country in history has ever chosen such a day to hold a grand ceremony.

But at this moment, a team appeared in the rain.

Da da da--

As the sound of military boots echoed, some civilians who were preparing to leave stopped.

The footsteps were strong and powerful, reaching everyone's ears through the sound of rain, and every civilian knew it.

Their king has come.

Even the rain could not harm it at all. Under their gaze, the thin yet extremely tall figure stood on the high platform, overlooking the entire Royal Square from above.

"Ah, ummm!"

Veigar's somewhat lazy voice echoed through the magic speaker, and it was particularly obvious amid the sound of rain.

"Everyone... Oh, no! Citizens of the Jialan Empire!"

"I'm glad that you can attend this coronation ceremony that belongs to me, you, and the Jialan Empire today."

"Recalling our faith half a year ago, the last white flag with a golden crown fell here, and what greeted us was the darkness of eternal night. Our land fell into the hands of the enemy, and we suffered humiliation and oppression..." Everyone lowered their heads.

This was the darkest six months for them. They had seen flames of war burning down their homes and enemy soldiers killing their loved ones. They had also seen helpless children starving to death on the streets and they were powerless to do anything. The cruel war had made them lose so much.

This painful memory brought many people to tears.

During this period, they didn't know where to go or where hope lay.

"Everyone, may I ask why you are sad?"

"Everyone, may I ask why you are bowing your heads?"

"You are the people of the Jialan Empire, you are my people, Vega Saint Laurent!"

Vega drew out his sword and slammed it heavily on the ground. A crisp sound made the civilians raise their heads again. "We were indeed pushed to the edge of the cliff by the attack of powerful enemies. All nations united and wanted to completely destroy us. In such a crazy attack, we only had one important city left - the city of Dunbu."

"But I want to tell you!"

Veigar's voice, which was powerful yet not angry, echoed: "We are the victorious nation! We have taken back all our land. We once fought against the world and defeated it."

"Now."

Vega raised his sword high: "I, Vega Saint Laurent, am sworn in as the first king of the Jialan Empire. Our faith has never fallen. It has stood up again in another way. Please remember its current name - the Jialan Empire."

"It's not that we have abandoned our old beliefs."

"It's not like we've forgotten the glorious names of our ancestors."

"It's because we want to create a new era. Our new goal is to conquer the world!"

This was the first time that Vega openly declared war on the whole world in front of his subjects and envoys from various countries in the most formal occasion. No king had ever dared to make such an extremely crazy declaration from ancient times to the present.

Because anyone who dares to say this is either arrogant or stupid.

The civilians were also stunned by these words. They had never thought that their new king would dare to say such crazy words. Isn't their king afraid of the destruction of this newly grown country?
Doubt filled everyone's eyes.

Can they win? This is against the whole world.

"Why doubt? Why be confused?"

Veigar pointed his sword at the gloating VIP seats and said, "We are the victors. We have defeated those powers who thought they could destroy us. In the past, we dared to be enemies with the world. Why should we change our goals now that we have taken back our homeland? We have been cowardly for thousands of years. Now it is our turn to stand up and tell them that we have emerged from nowhere!"

"Arrogant! Extremely arrogant!"

"How dare you speak so brazenly in such a formal occasion."

"Just because you won by chance once, you really think you can conquer the world?"

"..."

The envoys from various countries sneered at Vega's arrogant words. At this time, it seemed that even the heavens were angry at Vega's arrogance. Thunder and lightning danced like silver snakes, and the increasingly violent rain swallowed up Vega's figure without leaving a trace.

"My people."

"Please remember, this is the Jialan Empire, and our goal is to conquer the world."

"Even God can't stop us from moving forward!"

"Now, in the name of the first king of the Jialan Empire, I grant you the most noble nationality of the Jialan Empire!"

Through the heavy rain curtain, the unwavering voice drowned out the thunder and suppressed the sound of rain, and once again echoed over the entire Saint Laurent City.

Then——

As the chant of Xia's star magic fell, a huge element exploded.

Beams of light pierced through the dark clouds like sharp arrows, and whether it was a rainstorm or lightning, it disappeared in an instant.

The first ray of sunshine after the rainstorm shone on the platform, making Vega look as sacred as a god.

At this moment, the civilians who had been lost for a long time found their faith, saw hope, and understood their mission.

Then there was a thunderous cheer of "Long live the king".

(End of this chapter)