Rain pattered endlessly outside the window. In the office, Su Xiao finished reviewing the necessary documents, glanced at the time, and decided it was time to head to the Soul Bell Tower.
He brought Bubu Wang, A'Mu, and Baja with him. The moment he stepped outside, he encountered Deputy Minister Tor Enta approaching, his expression anxious.
"Lord Byakuya, His Majesty the King wishes to see you. The meeting will be at eight tonight in the Royal Palace."
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Su Xiao halted. He did not believe this was a coincidence. He had only just reached a preliminary alliance with the three old undying monsters, and now the old king had summoned him.
Since entering this world and meeting the old king for the first time, Su Xiao had seen the king display ample goodwill. Yet in his eyes, although the old king was an ordinary man in the twilight of his life, his danger was in no way inferior to that of the three old undying monsters.
The Empire was merely a tool controlled by the three old undying monsters to control this world. The various benefits produced by the Empire came afterward.
The three had all once stood at the "peak of the supreme" in the First or Second Era. They had little need for the resources produced by this world. Their sole objective was to break the "Karmic Lock Ring." Once they did, it would not take long for them to return to the "peak of the supreme."
Against that backdrop, it was truly remarkable that the old king had created today's situation in less than fifty years after ascending the throne. In terms of a monarch's political schemes and ability to balance power, the old king ranked above the T0 tier throughout the Astral Realm, one of the