Inside a secret chamber of the Thousand-Soldier Commandant's residence somewhere along the fortress-wall passageways of Flying Star Fort!
Lord An Ning's graceful, alluring figure could not be concealed even by her black armor. She held a Chaos Communication Stone in her hand.
The Chaos Communication Stone glimmered faintly. The image flickering upon it appeared to be a man clad in heavy military armor. His voice was deep and honest, authoritative without anger, low yet weighty.
The man spoke a few sentences, while An Ning said nothing. Her expression remained grave as she kept nodding.
"The Empire now faces a transformation unseen in a million years. Your father has told you everything that needed to be said. Do you have any thoughts of your own?" the heavily armored man asked.
An Ning fell silent for a moment before saying, "I know what I'm doing. You have to trust me."
The stern-faced man rarely smiled, but he did so now. "My daughter has grown up. Not simple at all."
"Enough sighing. Boring."
After saying that, An Ning did not even say goodbye. Clean and decisive, she simply ended the communication through the Chaos Communication Stone.
Afterward, she faced the dark wall, her delicate brows slightly furrowed and red lips parting as she murmured to herself, "Now this is interesting."
It was impossible to tell what she was referring to.
However, she turned around and returned to the lofty seat within the secret chamber. Taking out a golden Imperial Soldier token, she selected one of the black-dot stars and wrote a single message upon it: "Come back and find me."
Once she was done, one jade-like hand toyed with the Imperial Soldier token as she leaned against the chair back, crossed her legs, and closed her eyes to rest.
Within that dark, lightless