Loyalty to the royal family, loyalty to the empire, and strict adherence to all commands issued by the emperor, these so-called oaths were actually already written into the imperial law, requiring all citizens to strictly abide by them.
However, compared to those so-called power clauses, the Imperial Scepter, currently placed before Astrid and constantly emitting magical light, clearly had a stronger binding effect than any written law.
"Like all spatial storage devices discovered to date, the Imperial Scepter originated from the Old World before the Cataclysm, forged by the ancient humans of that time."
Hibbort's voice was low, his rough palm gently caressing the metal shaft of the scepter.
"During the Lorraine Empire period, the seventh emperor once bestowed it upon a great noble with outstanding military achievements, who became the first king of the Valeria Kingdom."
