As for how Her Majesty the Queen intended to handle the aftermath, Fang Zheng could not be bothered to care. After dumping that pile of trash on her, he patted his backside and left.
After all, killing a mere King was effortless for him. What mattered most was fighting The Wave. After leaving the royal capital, Fang Zheng summoned the Mage Mansion with a wave of his hand, brought everyone inside, and held a meeting in the living room.
"All right, let's review the information we currently have."
Fang Zheng pressed his Personal Terminal, and an image soon appeared before everyone.
"Here's what we know. Only the Hourglass of the Dragon Engraving can tell us exactly when The Wave will arrive, and its arrival time is random. When The Wave comes, monsters descend from the sky... You all already knew that, right?"
Upon hearing this, Raphtalia, Rifana, Filo, Shana, and the others nodded.
"Next, there are several questions we need to address."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised one finger.
"First, why can the Hourglass of the Dragon Engraving predict The Wave's arrival so precisely? Of course, predicting a certain day is not impossible, but down to the exact minute and second... that is rather unbelievable."
Hearing this, everyone frowned and began to think, but... clearly, no one had any leads.
"Second, where exactly do the monsters in The Wave come from?"
Fang Zheng raised another finger.
"Based on the previous two battles, these monsters clearly are not native species of this world. Their movements also appear organized. Going by the last two Waves, a boss appears during each one, and only after the boss is killed does The Wave disappear. Therefore, there must be some connection between these monsters and The Wave."
"Third, the system of the Four Holy