In the capital of Steel Country, Blue Robe spent three days traveling through Nolan's Teleportation Array before arriving in the capital.
Given Sage Nolan's influence across the world, Blue Robe was invited to the royal palace almost on the very day he arrived in Steel Country's capital.
Blue Robe met the rumored Iron-Blooded Queen in a study deep within the palace.
She was wearing a pair of Wooden Frame Glasses and writing at her desk. Only when Blue Robe knocked and entered did she set down her pen.
"Please, have a seat, Blue Robe."
Seated behind the desk, Empress Yekana seemed much calmer. To Nolan's Sages, Empress Yekana was a student rather than a subordinate or outsider.
After all, she had graduated from Yellow Robe's Mage Tower, and Yellow Robe was like a mentor to her.
"Empress Yekana."
Blue Robe found a chair and sat down, then took out a Source Crystal Stone and placed it on the desk.
A faint gray mist was sealed within the Source Crystal Stone.
"I came to visit you this time to tell you... this plague wasn't naturally occurring. The Judges secretly released some kind of poison," Blue Robe said.
"I know. The young king of Frost Country told me about it," Empress Yekana replied.
"Then... then you should send people to investigate, Empress Yekana... Find those Judges lurking in the shadows, and the plague will naturally subside. If you give the order, I'm willing to assist throughout the entire process."
"If the Judges were the only culprits behind the plague, this matter wouldn't be so troublesome, Blue Robe."
Empress Yekana waved her hand, and a massive sand table floated before Blue Robe. The sand gradually formed a map of Steel Country.
"There are other accomplices? If they're in Steel Country, your authority should