"Three escaped?" The Kingdom Welfare Officer's gaze sharpened.
"I'm sorry, my lord." The soldier reporting the matter hurriedly lowered his head. "We were careless. We never expected those three children not to eat the food we sent over... When they were being brought out, they slipped away while no one was paying attention."
"I see." The Kingdom Welfare Officer nodded indifferently. "Bring the remaining children here."
The soldier raised his head in confusion, only to see Lord Phoenix taking one black ball after another, each about the size of a goose egg, from a box and arranging them on the table.
"I'll handle it at once." He quickly lowered his head, answered, and hurriedly turned to leave. Those black balls were Ghost Eggs, used to hatch Ogre Titans.
After the soldier left, a small, round disk on the table suddenly projected a palm-sized image. It was a three-dimensional hologram, showing another young man dressed in a white military uniform.
The third Ogre Knight of the Ghost Kingdom.
"Phoenix, according to our detection, one of the Rebel Army's leaders, Clear Sky, is driving the fifth Dawn Battle Armor and advancing deep into the Kingdom. They will soon arrive at the fourth ruins site. His Majesty has ordered us to intercept Clear Sky at all costs."
Phoenix calmly fiddled with the Ghost Eggs one after another, as if he had not heard.
"Phoenix! Answer me!"
"You three Ogre Knights went out with a large number of high-level Titans and still couldn't keep him there. What do you expect me to do?" Phoenix finally stopped. "I'm only a welfare officer now, and I've brought just a few guards with me. What am I supposed to use to intercept him?"
"I don't care how you do it! This is His Majesty's order!" The third