Ember Skywalker

Chapter 8: A Different World with a Storm Coming
"Come in."

The visitor was an old man in his fifties. He was the former emperor’s most trusted court steward, the Marquis of Huntington.

The old steward bowed respectfully to the original emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and the Marshal have arrived at the Hidden Palace."

"Okay, got it. Has the teacher arrived?"

"Master Cosey hasn't come yet."

"Well, let's go there."

The so-called hidden hall is an old house with only a long table and a few chairs in it. The only decoration is a carpet that is who knows how many years old.

Unlike the magnificence of other palaces, the Yin Palace shows the vicissitudes of time everywhere.

This was Titus' study when he was a prince, and it was also the place where Queen Scarlett spent most of her time with him. It has now been preserved intact.

Outside the hidden palace, there are densely packed burning energy arrays.

These burning arrays are not only extremely powerful, but also have special functions, such as isolating sound, light and perception.

If you were to ask where the most mysterious place in the entire palace is, it would definitely be the Hidden Palace.

This is only used when something major happens in the original country.

At this moment, a group of old people were sitting quietly in the small house.

The old people were dressed very simply, with droopy eyelids and silent.

Due to the small space, the house seemed to be filled with a strong smell of old age.

At first glance, they were treated worse than an assembly of servants of a minor noble.

However, if there were nobles above the rank of Grand Duke present, they would be shocked to find that everyone here was the absolute master of a certain field of Dante, and stomping their feet would cause an earthquake.

When they heard that His Majesty was going to hold a meeting in the Hidden Hall, the elders voluntarily changed into this outfit.

Although their clothes are simple, they are what they wore when they followed the young Titus.

Outside, even a duke would be proud to wear such tattered clothes.

When Titus came in, the old men stood up and bowed.

The original emperor sat at one end of the table, looking at the old men on both sides, feeling a little emotional.

Back then, Dante's original country was just a kingdom, and he was just a prince. These people followed him at that time, and they also wore plain clothes like this.

The kingdom is not yet a strong one among all the other kingdoms, but as a prince, he has lofty ambitions and is determined to turn the kingdom into an original country.

At that time, Wang Guowen had a prime minister, Mayer, who was a man of great talent. No matter major policies or minor details, he was able to have a bird's-eye view and handle them with ease.

Wu Zetian had Marshal Gay-Lussac, who was an excellent man in both war strategy and charging into battle.

In terms of finance, there is Andre, who is meticulous in his work and manages the kingdom's finances to a thriving level.

In terms of government affairs, Harper managed everything in an orderly manner.

With so many talented people, he finally launched a war to establish a country that shocked the continent.

This battle lasted for twenty years.

The once powerful Kingdom of William vanished under his sword, and dozens of duchies were also annexed by him. From then on, Dante stood up and became the fourth original country.

But this also damaged the core interests of the three original countries, so they intervened openly or secretly, causing Dante to face the danger of national destruction several times.

Fortunately, he survived and managed to create a new world in the cracks.

Only he and these people know the hardships involved.

Some of the comrades-in-arms died on the battlefield, and those who survived have grown old.

Titus sighed inwardly.

Where's the time?

"Meyer, is your old cold leg better?"

He looked at an elegant old man on his left and asked.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a week to rest. I am much better now, but it still hurts a little when it rains. It's an old problem."

Titus nodded.

Meyer was seriously injured in the final battle and lost the ability to stand up. He had to endure severe pain every rainy day.

"Your Majesty, you summoned us here. Is something big happening?" another old man spoke.

The old man was tall, with a back as strong as a sword and a resolute face, but the sleeve of his right hand was empty.

Looking at the sleeves, Titus felt a pang of pain.

Gay-Lussac was a marshal in the army and Scarlett's brother, who lost his right hand in the final battle.

It was also in that battle that Scarlett blocked the attack like a moth to a flame in order to protect herself, and exploded into brilliant fireworks in front of her eyes.

"Let's talk when the teacher comes." Titus stopped talking.

Everyone waited quietly.

Not long after, an old man appeared outside the hidden hall and walked towards him leisurely.

He seemed leisurely, but with every step he took he would appear more than ten meters away and enter the hall in a few blinks of an eye.

This is an old man with a refined demeanor.

His eyes were as deep as the sea, he held a starry sky staff in his hand, and he exuded a faint sense of oppression. "Teacher."

Titus stood up and bowed respectfully to the old man.

"Master Cosey."

Everyone present stood up and saluted respectfully.

This old man is the most powerful apocalypse giant on the continent, Cosi, and the pillar of Dante's original country.

During the twenty-year war of national foundation, it was thanks to Cauchy that the Kingdom of Dante was able to withstand the attacks of other former countries.

"Your Majesty, is there anything important happening in this meeting of the Hidden Palace?" asked Cosi.

"That's right, Huntington, tell the teacher."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The court butler Huntington cleared his throat.

"This matter concerns the Gate of the World."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere became solemn.

The World Gate spans the void tides, connecting Qinglan and the Poincare preface. Anything involving it is a major event of the original country.

“In recent months, the burning tides near the World Gate have experienced large-scale abnormal movements.

Although it has not yet affected the transmission of the World Gate, the out-of-control tide of burning energy has already affected the legions stationed nearby.

Just yesterday, the Morgan Cavalry Regiment retreated another thirty miles, and a small team was swept into the tide and never returned."

"Has it come to this?" an old man was shocked.

"What is coming has finally come." Meyer sighed, as if he knew something.

"Mr. Prime Minister, what is supposed to come or what is coming?"

The prime minister shook his head and said nothing.

"Just yesterday, Prince Salon's envoy came out of the World Gate and brought bad news." The palace steward said in a deep voice.

"what news?"

Huntington's words made everyone feel anxious.

“In the past two months, the power of the Poincare natives has been growing.

This is true from ordinary warriors to the kings of major tribes.

Although the magnitude of the increase is not very large, the process is continuous and stable, and there is no sign of interruption. "

The old men's faces changed drastically.

This indicates a trend.

And trends are the most difficult to change.

"Has His Highness Salon verified this news personally?" the old marshal asked in a cold voice.

Huntington nodded.

“Yes, His Royal Highness has been trying to determine this matter, and now it has finally been concluded.

Because of this, our casualties in Poincare have continued to increase, and even the Titan Cavalry Regiment has begun to be lost."

Everyone fell silent. This message contained too much information for them to digest.

After a long time, Prime Minister Meyer asked:
"Since the power of the alien race has increased, there must be a reason. Has Your Highness provided any clues?"

“Since noticing the anomaly, Your Highness has sent out many forces to investigate, and even personally went deep into the heart of the alien race, but nothing was found.

During this period, he also had a hard fight with the King of Thunder Clan.

His Highness said that the power of the Thunder Clan King has obviously increased."

Now even Master Cosi's expression became serious, and he said slowly:

"In other words, the strength of everyone from an ordinary warrior to the King of Thunder Clan has been improved?"

"Yes, Master."

“Your Majesty, I have a very bad feeling that things may be very bad.

Something is happening in Poincare that we cannot imagine, something that may even shake the foundation of the country."

Cosey said with a grim look on his face.

Just now, he suddenly had a strange premonition, and several messy pictures flashed before his eyes.

Without exception, there is chaos and destruction.

Cities were burning in flames, headless corpses were rotting on stakes, and distorted faces were howling in blood.

This is definitely not a good sign.

Titus's face changed drastically.

He knew that the galactic ether that the teacher controlled was not only powerful, but also had the ability to predict.

"Teacher, what did you see?"

(End of this chapter)