Chapter 13: Preparations

"Minister Moure Ren, see to it that there is nothing missing in the arrangements for the envoys and ambassadors' stay. The Everlasting Mansion located on the West of First Inner city has not been occupied in a long time. Make sure it is tidy before the first of the month, as we will be getting arrivals five days before the Empirial wedding."

"Yes, your majesty. I have already got the department of affairs working on it." Minister Ren replied. After learning how much importance the Regent Prince placed on this dowry marriage, the minister of rites did not dare to be negligent.

"Minister Ashe, the security of the borders will be in your hands. Thanks to the Crown Prince's recent accomplishment, there should not be any activity near the borders in the near future, but we can never let our guard down, especially during this period of time."

"Yes, your majesty. We will keep our guard up and remain alert until the end of the Empirial wedding." Lico Ashe, the great general of Amaya, replied seriously.

"The minister of war will assist the great general in any preparations he needs to make and the minister of foreign affairs will handle and take care of the guests, while the minister of state will assist the finance minister. The rest of the ministers, see to it that your duties are carried out to the best of your abilities without any mistakes. Understood?"

"Yes, your majesty." Chorused the remaining ministers.

"Than you are all excused." The Regent Prince said, with a wave of his hand.

As the group of ministers flowed out of the study room with their heads bowed, they failed to catch the gleam of dark light that flashed in the Regent's eyes.

"Soon, very soon..." He fervently whispered.

On a side room inside an aquamarine mansion, Lumos anxiously walked from one end of the room to the other.

"I did not come here to watch her marry someone else. I have to do something to stop her wedding." His gaze turned fierce, seemingly having decided on something.

Taking out the blue plaque given to him by Minister Ren at the time of their arrival into the first Inner city, he left the room and went out of the mansion, heading towards the west of the first inner city.

The west of the Empirial City was known as the city of wonders. As the center of business and trade in the Amayan Empire, merchants and businessmen from various corners of the realm gathered together here, selling new inventions or introducing new products and spices from recent ventures.

In the center of many azure shops stood a turquoise mushroom shop with natural red and green swirls adorning its surface.

The popularity of the store was evident by the number of Amayans enthusiastically entering and exiting the shop, carrying bags of various sizes in their hands with satisfied expressions on their faces. At the front of the mushroom mansion stood two guards in black uniforms with swords on their hips, requesting customers for their passes before entering.

Lumos arrived at the door of the mushroom shop, curiously looking at the weird plant that was built like an aristocrats mansion, before presenting his blue plaque. After confirmation of its authenticity, the guards let him through. Entering the shop, his sight was greeted with the hassle and bustle of customers picking and scrutinizing items on display tables before proceeding onwards, the intermittent sounds of customers and shop clerks bargaining on item prices resounding on the entire first floor.

As Lumos followed the crowd, his eyes roamed over the items on the display. After getting to the end of the display tables and not finding what he was looking for, he proceeded towards the stairs on the corner, intending to continue searching on the second floor.

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Before he could enter, a guard stretched out his hand, blocking his way.

"Sir, we need to see your pass before letting you enter." The guard said.

"Right, here you go." Lumos passed his blue plaque to the guard, with a composed smile.

"Sir, you need a turquoise or teal pass to enter the second floor." The guard replied.

"Turquoise or teal pass? I do not possess either one. Is there another way for me to enter?" He worriedly asked the guard.

"Well, you will have to pay 20 aquine stones to enter the second floor without a pass." The guard informed.

Remembering the blue stones he received from the minister, saying they were the currency of their Empire, Lumos searched the pockets of his pale blue robes before finding the stones in the small pouch. Taking 20 out of the 30, he handed them to the guard, as he cursed the minister for his stinginess. Receiving the stones, the guard stepped aside, letting him through.

The lighting on the second floor was dimmer, sea stones emitting soft green-blue hues as they rotated on the walls and roof. The crowd was lesser and the customers were in better quality clothing with more refined auras than the second. Additionally, the tables displaying items were fewer, but of greater quality and rarity.

Lumos found the item he was searching for on the fourth table, among a cluster of similar products with different qualities. Making his payment with 5 aquine stones, he left the shop.

On his way back, he encountered Prince Noore at the corner of the mansion. The two journeyed back together, conversing amicably.

"I hope you and your princesses did not have any problems settling down." Prince Noore said.

"Thank you for your concern, your highness. We did not have any issues settling. The environment here is a lot more comfortable than our kingdom and the food and sights are a wonder. Before arriving in the Empire, we did hear stories about its beauty and wealth, but as they say, seeing is believing. I only came to realize why the Amayan realm was referred to as a utopia after seeing it with my very own eyes."

"Haha...we did hear the stories spread out in the six realms about our realm, however, most of them are a little exaggerated. For instance, although the Amaya realm has a great mass of water, it only covers about 60% of the realm. It is not surrounded on all sides by a body of water, because there are a few places that are dry all year round." Prince Noore good-naturally replied.

"Well, the empire's beauty still stays true to its reputation even after the many exaggerated details. In fact, anyone who witnesses the beauty of the Empirial city would not care how many lies were mixed in the rumors." Lumos enviously said.

It was true. After entering the empire and seeing the Empirial city with his own eyes, he could not help thinking how wonderful it would have been if he had taken birth in such an empire. Would he still have to go through all this suffering just to get the girl he wanted if his father was the prime minister of the Amayan Empire rather than Jinn? No. Because if his father was the prime minister Amaya, no one would dare to covet his girl.

Unfortunately, Lumos was so lost in his envy and jealousy that he missed out on one fact. That is, even if his father was the prime minister of Amaya, if the royal family decreed, he would still have to bow down his head and accept his loss.

Like this, the two individuals reached and entered the aquamarine mansion together.

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