Imperial Palace

Old Walter had just finished presenting his report to the Supreme Council

“…” All the ministers stared at him in amazement

“Let me understand something...” Macron adjusted his glasses. “That boy spent the last days flogging others with a whip?.”

“Actually, he was only flogging one person, but yes...” Old Walter replied, he understood why they were shocked. He, too, had difficulty accepting the information sent by the agents assigned to protect Alexander

This boy was doing many strange things, such as flogging someone while forcing him to drag a giant rock

In addition, the strange man who was wearing only his underwear came out of Alexander's room and attacked the delivery man.

George sighed. “Let him do what he wants. We already have enough problems.”

Everyone's faces became serious as they waited to hear the important news that came from the southern border

George pointed to the screen behind him, which showed a video of a huge wall being attacked by an army of monsters

Those present took a breath as they watched this scene

Although they had heard about this news from some of their men implanted within the institutions of the empire, seeing what actually happened was even more shocking.

Monster attacks often came from the north through the Rubana Forest.

The southern border was relatively safe

Although there were some problems with the government of the southern region, the militias and mercenaries were doing a good job protecting the southern border from the monsters that might emerge from the forests located in the south.

Of course, they were not doing this out of love for the empire.

The southern region separated the empire's borders from Tiran forest. That is why the Southern Regional Government was forced to fight to defend its territory

This is what made this incident strange, because these monsters had left the forest and traveled hundreds of kilometers to reach the borders of the empire without anyone stopping them.

Where did the Southern Region forces go, and why did they not stop these monsters?

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Although it was a small attack and did not cause any deaths, it alerted the higher authorities of the empire that there was a problem occurring in the southern region.

“There's still more bad news...” George said in a calm voice. “Nearly eight people sneaked across the border.”

“How were they able to bypass the security barriers?” Macron asked in confusion

“They crept through the chaos caused by the tide of monsters.” Old Walter answered. “The border guards were busy fighting monsters and did not notice the presence of those intruders until it was too late.”

“Didn't you arrest them?” Ivar asked with a frown

Old Walter shook his head. “A few guards chased them, but they disappeared without a trace.”

“Is there any information about them?” Macron took out a small notebook while waiting for Walter's answer

“They were carrying a black coffin.” Walter replied

“A coffin?...” Macron’s hand, which was ready to write down any useful information, did not move

"They may just be contraband smugglers." Said a A middle-aged man with wheatish skin and brown-blonde hair said

Interest was drawn towards this man because of the logical possibility he presented

This man was Brian Luther, Minister of the Imperial Treasury, and the most important man to the Emperor after Walter

“It would be simple if they were…” George sighed, feeling strange because he wished they were really just contraband smugglers.

George continued. “But we have information that the Bloody Crescent Organization has the ability to control monsters.”

Everyone looked at George in disbelief

"We suspected it at first, and our suspicions were confirmed after the attack on the southern border." Old Walter gave more explanation

“What are we going to do?” Macron came out of his initial shock and quickly asked

Theodore coughed lightly, and after attracting everyone's attention, he opened his mouth. “The family will send some people to protect Alexander because we are worried that these intruders will try to kill or kidnap him.”

Everyone held their breath again

“This is a lot of shock...” An old minister placed his hand on his chest and looked around with a sweaty face. “I'm not sure my heart can take any more.”

The rest of the ministers knew how this old minister felt

The successive shocking news was beyond their strength to bear

The Ford family was isolated and rarely interfered in the affairs of the empire

The last time the Ford family intervened was in a war that occurred two hundred years ago

The current head of the family, Henry Ford, was just a young man in the position of heir

After the war, the world went through an era of turmoil, and Henry Ford helped the empire strengthen its foundations

The past was hidden from the public, but people who reached high positions knew about the massacres committed by Henry

All families that opposed the Ford and Xerjoff families were exterminated

Thus, the power of the imperial family was consolidated with the help of the Ford family

After those dark years, the Ford family returned to their seclusion and turned away from worldly affairs, but they followed a new method that included leaving an heir within the lands of the empire as their representative.

The person chosen as the representative of the Ford family was Theodore, because his relationship with George had been good since their youth

But now, the Ford family has decided to return once again to protect one of their heirs

This shows the seriousness of the situation, because the infiltration of members of the Bloody Crescent organization into the empire indicates that Alexander's life may be in danger.

Most of those present were relieved by the Ford family's intervention to support the empire

Old Walter may be the only one who had a complaint about the Ford family's interference, because their interference indicated that they did not trust the Secret Service's ability to protect Alexander, thus questioning his own ability.

But he could only muffle his complaints because this was not the right time to clash with the main Ford family

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“Huh...Huff...” Rustin's body fell to the ground as he gasped heavily

He tried to lift his body with his hands and looked at the mark left on the ground as a result of dragging the giant rock

He was able to drag the rock a distance of seven metres

He didn't know how, but he was sure that Alexander's potion was the reason he was able to achieve this feat

He spent several days dragging this rock for only three metres, but today he was able to drag it a full seven meters in just seven hours.

After he was able to control himself and suppress his happiness, he turned his gaze to Alexander, who was cooking something over a fire

There was a plastic table next to him with various food ingredients on it

Alexander carried a large plate and placed it in front of Rustin. "This is your breakfast..."

“What is this?...” Rustin looked at the large plate strangely

“This is a meal that includes fresh bread dipped in meat soup and seven cups of cooked rice sprinkled on it. And of course I have to mention the meat that was prepared in the soup. Heh heh, it's my own recipe.” Alexander laughed proudly

“...” It is an ideal fatty recipe for atherosclerosis