Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

Chapter 226 - 226 - Infiltrating the Athanoviya Royal Palace

As I opened my eyes, I found myself in a secluded part of the royal palace gardens. This should be at the side nearest the family registry office which was always devoid of people. I placed a bunch of spells on myself so I won't be detected by guards and staff of the palace. I decided to levitate around using a spell since footsteps are a dead giveaway when you are spying. I went around the gardens a bit, mapping the area and looking for the best window or door to use to enter the palace.

The royal palace, as I see it, is just a residential compound. There was one main palace where they entertain guests, hold huge parties and have the daily court meetings. There were also several smaller palaces that were no less grand than the main palace. I went around the other buildings and it seems that the empress has her own palace. The other palaces were that of the royal consort, one for the rest of the harem, one where all the unmarried prince and princesses stay and then the other one looked like a dormitory for employees working here.

This palace grounds is literally one third of the whole of Hoffen City. It was complete and independent on it own. It has its own infirmary, government offices for healers and alchemist, re

We all sat inside the waiting room as the royal consort hurriedly asked for the maids to prepare snacks and refreshments and bring them to the waiting room as soon as possible. As for me, I kept quiet and simply observed my future in-laws. I greeted them with an amicable smile and introduced my self, "Good evening, empress and royal consort. I am Luna from the Rosenoir family of Eieneos." They both looked at me nervously and replied, "Good evening, your highness Luna. I am Eryll, the current empress of Athanoviya." The royal consort stuttered a bit but did his best to sound polite, "Good evening, your highness Luna. I am the closest consort to the current empress and my name is Argon." I nodded to them to acknowledge their introductions.

To ease the tension, I started the conversation first. I told them that I have just recently started to take over my duties and saw in the documents that Athanoviya is one of the territories that have allied to Eieneos. I told them that I have seen documents that prove that my kingdom has been providing them support previously so I wanted to ask more about the previous type of support that they have been receiving or any long-standing agreements between our families. I already know the answer to my questions but I wanted to test my future in-laws' honesty and greed now that they know who I am.

Surprisingly, they answered truthfully and was able to tell me everything in the agreement signed since the establishment of their empire that was passed down through generations. The agreement included monetary support, protection in both times of peace and war, knowledge exchanges and priority when it comes to marriage alliances. The last part was quite pleasing to hear since it makes my reason for coming here easier.

The empress called in her financial advisor and finance minister so that they will be present during the discussion of the monetary support. It was settled quite quickly and the finance minister looked like he was about to die of shock when I nonchalantly gave them the financial support that they have not received since Eieneos kingdom closed their communications to the outside world. Well, 400+ years worth of support is indeed not a small amount.

After all the monetary issues have been settles, the two attendants were dismissed as per my request to discuss the other details of the alliance agreement. I honestly told them that I have been answering unanswered questions from the magic tower to lead them into finishing their researches. I was hoping that this would result to technological breakthroughs and new types of medicine in the long run.

I gifted the royal couple the highest level attack and defense barrier, similar to the one I gave the academe before. This one doesn't have a concealing feature so that the whole world knows that the territory had a good backer. I gave them two of it wherein one was for the royal palace and the other one was big enough to encompass the whole empire which shocked the couple. It took a lot of convincing for them to accept the empire wide barrier since it was priceless in their opinion.

Since I have received the expected reaction, this is where I mentioned that the more expensive barrier is a gift meant as a dowry to marry one of their sons to fulfill the marriage alliance part of the agreement. I told them I already have one in mind but they said that I have to wait till the birthday ball of the said prince at the end of the month to proceed with the engagement. I told them that I could wait and I will definitely attend the ball to pick up my future husband. After my last statement, I bid my goodbye and teleported back to my personal suite in the Moonlight Inn.