Suddenly, he felt a surge of motivation!
That’s 3 points of Legendary Level status, which is as much as needed to destroy a small country; he merely needs to be more diligent at night, hoping for a miracle.
Unfortunately, after being busy for half a year, there was still no progress, treating it as exercising the body.
Now Duncan began governing the country, spending more time in Dimension Space, as he found that entrusted management was more efficient, while his direct involvement did not always make the best use of resources. He wondered if it was because, as a higher-dimensional being, he had an indifferent perception of time’s passage.
He even tried sleeping in Dimension Space, feeling as though time had pressed a fast-forward button.
When he opened the logs again, it was already densely packed with records.
——Mid-October 452 AD, Balton led the Imperial British Legion to reclaim the Pannonia Province, pushing the Huns back to Sarmatia, re-establishing the Danube defense line.
——Early November 452 AD, the Academy in London began compiling the "Imperial Code," due to judicial reform, local conservative forces initiated unrest, quickly suppressed by Galavin leading the foreign legion.
——Late November 452 AD, Pope Patrick I advanced ’religious reform,’ early Puritans began to emerge, and Protestant ideas gradually spread.
——Mid-December 452 AD, Crow Queen Triss was preparing for the next year’s Olympics, Avalon faith coalesced ’Livestock’ Divine Position, Guardian Fairy integrated into the Greek Polytheism, replacing concepts of agriculture, livestock, and reproduction.
——Early January 453 AD, the Empire issued the "School Establishment Act," began establishing school systems in provincial capitals, and universities in regional administrative districts.
(Due to the limitations of the era, one university in Britain and one in the Gaul Province, which is modern-day France, were established, mirroring the geographical scope of one university per country in later times. Local school systems were similar to Eastern private tutoring academies.)
——Late February 453 AD, the Empire’s Inspectorate was established.
——Mid-May 453 AD, religious reform sparked bloodshed, causing riots in the Gaul Province, quickly suppressed by Severus, with a new grand assembly scheduled regularly in July.
——Early July 453 AD, Pope Saint Patrick I refined Protestant thoughts within religious resolutions, proposing the core doctrine of ’justification by faith,’ launching large-scale Protestant spread, creating Puritan factions in the British Province. Monotheism’s missionary ability was greatly enhanced.
——Early August 453 AD, the Olympic Games, previously banned for decades, were reopened, reinforcing the influence of Greek Polytheism, greatly enhancing its missionary power.
Unknown how long had passed.
The cry of a newborn pulled Duncan back to the real plane.
Inside the palace.
Under the gaze of hopeful eyes, a midwife exited, excitedly announcing, "It’s born."
"It’s a boy!"
The Empire finally had a legitimate heir.
Outside the palace, Severus let out a sigh of relief, his steps becoming noticeably lighter upon departure.
News quickly spread throughout Rome, with celebrations everywhere. Before long, the Emperor ordered a grand horse race to celebrate the birth of the Imperial heir. The Colosseum had been abandoned for many years, too bloody and cruel. The Empire’s traditional program was horse racing.
Duncan slowly entered the room, gently caressing the weakened Anya, leaning down to kiss her forehead, softly saying, "You’ve worked hard."
Anya, though exhausted, gazed endlessly at her baby, fulfilling her dream of having an heir; she couldn’t believe miracles truly happened. Since the day of pregnancy, it felt like a dream, never officially seeking pleasure afterward for the fetus’s sake.
This young baby had newly opened icy blue eyes at birth, which gradually transformed into dark brown eyes over time.
This was Mana being suppressed by the reality’s law.
In other worlds, it might have been naturally born as a warlock, but in the Middle Ages, it only opened a Mana Pool.
"Prepare for the Queen’s coronation ceremony."
Duncan’s words made Anya tremble slightly, looking up with surprise, while the nearby Empress Lysiniya turned sullen, and Princess Eudocia and Princess Praxidica behind her showed equal dismay.
With unyielding wombs, there was nothing they could do.
Duncan did not produce three offspring at once; he needed to first elevate Anya to her position before subsequently conceiving other heirs.
In the same year.
In the Empire’s British Province, a secret cult composed of wizards, witches, and supernatural creatures was founded. They served the God of Witchcraft and Secret Arts, Crow Queen Triss.
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