Chapter 586: An Alternative Use for Teleportation?

Imperial Capital, Imperial Palace.

Unlike the Royal Palace, which was located on an island in the middle of a lake, the Imperial Palace was situated directly in the center of the city.

Although surrounded by luxurious buildings where nobles resided, the Imperial Palace was still surrounded by a vast plaza, standing alone like a pyramid, giving off an imposing and majestic feeling.

As for its appearance, the Imperial Palace was also different from the Royal Palace.

The Royal Palace was a traditional white chalk castle, filled with a medieval Western European feel, making one clearly feel like they were in a fantasy world.

In contrast, the Imperial Palace was somewhat similar to the imperial cities Shien knew from his previous life, resplendent and magnificent, with thick and imposing walls, conveying a sense of historical weight.

That being said, there was only one entrance to the Imperial Palace.

That was the main entrance, a wide tunnel corridor.

To enter the Imperial Palace, one had to pass through this tunnel corridor. There was no other way.

This was another difference from the Royal Palace.

Although the Royal Palace also had only one main gate, there was a plaza inside specifically for those riding flying mounts to land.

Shien had ridden Yulin directly into the Royal Palace from the sky and landed in the monster plaza more than once.

The Imperial Palace, however, didn’t have such considerations. Except for the front tunnel corridor, all sides were protected by the highest level barriers. Unless one rode a dragon and launched a frontal assault from the sky, using dragon breath to destroy the barrier and enter, the barrier would definitely stop all visitors from above, forcing them to enter through the main gate.

Because of this, the main gate of the Imperial Palace was often the busiest place in the plaza, with carriages and groups of knights constantly coming and going. The gatekeepers were a battalion from the Imperial Knight Order, a total of ten thousand heavily armored knights with warhorses. Ordinary people and suspicious individuals had no chance of entering.

Frankly speaking, seeing this situation, Shien wondered how Diere had managed to sneak into the Imperial Palace before.

“It was undoubtedly the enemy deliberately exposing a flaw to lure her in.”

Shien finally confirmed this.

The security of the Imperial Palace was extremely tight. Not only were there ten thousand heavily equipped knights from the Imperial Knight Order taking turns as gatekeepers, but the entrance tunnel corridor also seemed to be equipped with various magic tools that could detect disguises, stealth, magic interference, and various types of magic power, making it impossible for anyone to hide. ŕάɴǒ𝐛ÈṤ

If the Royal Palace of the Mitra Kingdom relied on the constant protection of the Royal Knights, then the Imperial Palace of the Ragna Empire eliminated all malicious intent from the source.

To enter the Imperial Palace and do something shady, one had to pass through layers of scrutiny.

Unfortunately…

“This method is useless against me now.”

Shien smiled.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Before, he wouldn’t have been confident in getting through here.

But now…

“Swoosh!”

Shien’s figure flickered, and he disappeared.

When Shien reappeared, he had already passed through the barrier of the Imperial Palace and entered.

“He… he actually got in?”

Tilly, whose shoulder was being held by Shien, looked at the somewhat familiar scenery around her, feeling shocked.

As a citizen of the Empire, a Knight Captain of the Imperial Knight Order, and the daughter of the Bigusler family, Tilly naturally knew how difficult it was to sneak into the Imperial Palace.

At least, since the establishment of the Ragna Empire, besides the time when the barrier was forcibly broken and the palace was invaded, there had never been a case of someone sneaking in successfully.

The fact that the phantom thief was able to infiltrate the Imperial Palace last time had shocked many nobles, but after learning that it was a trap set by the Imperial Consort and the Raifurut family, those nobles were relieved.

Presumably, they, like Shien, guessed that the Imperial Consort and the Raifurut family had deliberately exposed a flaw to Diere, allowing her to infiltrate successfully.

And today, Shien had infiltrated with ease.

Could that ability, resembling spatial transfer magic, actually achieve such a feat?

Tilly looked at Shien with apprehension.

Shien didn’t know what Tilly was thinking.

Even if he did, he wouldn’t care.

He had said it before, his past self wouldn’t have been able to sneak in like this. He would have had to forcibly break the barrier, turning infiltration into invasion.

But now, Shien’s [Outer Vision of Heaven’s Decree] not only integrated numerous movement skills, but it was also maxed out. Not to mention the Imperial Palace’s barrier, even the barrier of the Elven race, personally set up by the Goddess of Nature, he could freely enter and exit. He could also easily penetrate the isolation barrier set up by the Old Demon Faction’s Original Demon during the Demonic Refining Ritual. A mere barrier of a human nation’s Imperial Palace was naturally nothing to him.

“Alright.” Shien turned to Tilly and asked, “Where is the prince’s bedchamber?”

Tilly remained silent, then after a moment of hesitation, pointed in a direction.

“Prince Harvis has two bedchambers. One is not far from His Majesty and the former Imperial Consort’s bedchamber, but after the former Imperial Consort was dismissed by His Majesty, and Imperial Consort Mara took her place, Prince Harvis stopped living there and moved to another bedchamber.”

“That bedchamber is far from His Majesty and the current Imperial Consort’s bedchamber, even located in a remote area of the Imperial Palace, but Prince Harvis insisted on living there.”

“Now, Prince Harvis should be in that bedchamber, not the previous one.”

Tilly wasn’t entirely certain.

This was understandable.

Unlike Rockto, although Tilly was the daughter of the Bigusler family, she was only a Knight Captain in the Imperial Knight Order. She usually spent most of her time in the knight camp near the city walls and rarely came to the Imperial Palace.

Even when she did come, she wouldn’t go to the prince’s bedchamber.

Compared to Prince Harvis, Tilly had some dealings with the second princess, Capeline, the Valkyrie, but she wasn’t familiar with Harvis at all.

Therefore, she had been to Capeline’s bedchamber a few times, but never to Harvis’s, so she naturally wasn’t very sure.

Shien wasn’t very satisfied, but he could only nod.

“In that case, let’s go take a look.” Shien said nonchalantly, then asked Tilly, “Are you coming?”

Hearing this, Tilly actually wanted to say that she didn’t want to go.

During her time with Shien, Tilly had felt immense pressure. Coupled with being scolded by him once, she wasn’t very willing to continue staying with him.

She now felt like she was walking on thin ice, unsure if this mysterious expert, Shien, would suddenly do something shocking.

So, if possible, Tilly really wanted to slip away.

But there was nothing she could do. She hadn’t entered through official channels, but was brought in by Shien. After giving directions, she was no longer of any use.

If she wandered around the palace alone and was discovered by the patrolling knights, she wouldn’t be able to explain herself.

So, Tilly could only say reluctantly,

“I’ll go with you.”

These words were spoken very unwillingly.

“As if I really want you to come along.”

Shien raised an eyebrow and muttered.

“Wha…!?”

Tilly’s face froze, then she bit her lip, looking exasperated.

“Let’s go.”

Shien, as if he hadn’t seen any of this, walked forward on his own.

Seeing this, Tilly followed, grumbling as she walked.

“What’s so great about him?”

“Isn’t it just that he’s a bit mysterious, a bit powerful, has a young voice, and is a bit scary?”

“Is it so great that he defeated Saliro? Is it so impressive that he annihilated the Raifurut family?”

“I… I’ll become this strong sooner or later, damn it.”

Tilly grumbled, like a college student beaten down by society, her entire being exuding resentment.

Shien’s sharp hearing naturally caught these grumbles.

Shien stopped and suddenly turned around to face Tilly.

“Wha… what?”

Tilly quickly stopped, looking at him, feeling a little apprehensive.

Shien stared intently at the young lady.

A sense of unease gradually rose in Tilly’s heart.

After a while, Shien suddenly spoke.

“You know, my teleportation can also be used like this.”

Saying that, Shien’s hand shot out like lightning, giving Tilly’s chest a hard squeeze.

“Ah!”

Tilly screamed and jumped back, clutching her chest.

“You… you’re shameless…!”

Tilly finally couldn’t help but curse.

“Heh.”

Shien sneered.

Actually, he hadn’t touched anything just now.

Because Tilly was wearing armor, his hand only touched cold steel.

If it weren’t for that, Tilly might not have just cursed, but would have drawn her sword and attacked him.

However, Shien’s purpose wasn’t to cop a feel.

“Come on, feel carefully.” Shien said with a gentle smile, “Do you notice anything missing? Does it feel a little chilly?”

These words first stunned Tilly, then she seemed to realize something, her face rapidly turning red.

“You… you…”

Tilly covered her chest with one hand and pointed at Shien with the other, her face flushed with disbelief, as if she couldn’t believe what had just happened.

Shien was very satisfied with her reaction.

“How about it? My alternative use of teleportation is pretty cool, right?” Shien grinned, “You can just wander around here for a bit. With that armor on, you don’t have to worry about being seen.”

Leaving these words, Shien turned and disappeared.

Only Tilly remained, clutching her chest, roaring in shame and anger.

Soon after, someone came after hearing the noise, but found nothing.

Only a young girl could be seen fleeing in the shadows, clutching her chest, her whereabouts unknown.