Crimson Force

Many people found it hard to understand why Zhou Ming had rejected a marriage alliance with the Lucis Family, why he had allowed the situation to keep worsening until it erupted into a large-scale war.

The first reason was that he personally did not want to marry and did not want to be bound by marriage and family again.

The second reason was that the Noble Faction within the Empire was far too powerful and posed a major destabilizing factor. Zhou Ming had no choice but to find a way to weaken its strength.

Especially the strength of the Lucis Family.

Zhou Ming did not particularly want any force capable of challenging his authority to exist within the Orunian Empire. He wanted the whole world to bow before him, with no one daring to act arrogantly... That way, no matter what he wanted to do, no one would question him at his side or make annoying noises.

He wanted some peace and quiet.

After a series of moves, the Noble Faction's power had been cut in half. The Lucis Family had never recovered, its territory reduced to less than half of what it had once been. Without thirty to fifty years, it would have no hope of regaining its former strength.

But by then, Zhou Ming's attention had long since shifted elsewhere.

Most of his energy was focused on another matter.

Conan Cecil's circumstances.

He had been sent to the Azure Hand Guild Headquarters for over half a year. What had he encountered there?

Had some unspeakable conspiracy happened to him?

Through his exchanges with Conan, Zhou Ming knew that Conan was doing well and had not encountered any danger for the time being.

Yet based on various clues, Zhou Ming had more or less concluded that danger was approaching