"Arrange trustworthy envoys to depart at once with the imperial decree."
"I will dispatch six thousand Imperial Elite Warriors to accompany them, to ensure that the will of the empire is fully carried out."
Six thousand Imperial Elite Warriors!
The hearts of William, Heimerdinger, Chuck, Gaia, and the other core ministers shuddered violently.
They knew all too well what those six words—Imperial Elite Warrior—meant.
That name alone evoked collapsing banners and smoking ruins: the force that had shattered the Holy Sword Alliance, crushed the Truva rebels, and sent rival powers trembling at the mere rumor of their approach.
What they could not fathom was how, after already deploying several thousand warriors to Truva, His Majesty could so casually mobilize another six thousand.
From what vast and inexhaustible reservoir did these impossibly powerful soldiers emerge?
This had become the greatest mystery gnawing at the edges of their thoughts.
