Snowy Realm, Alchemy, Shenwa!

"An Ning Church, please explain the situation to everyone first."

Inside the Purple Dawn Hall, the emperor sat on the golden dragon throne and spoke in a deep voice to a man with waist-length silver hair and a face more handsome than any beautiful woman.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The An Ning Church bowed respectfully in response. After rising, he glanced at the six important high-ranking officials of the empire beside him.

General Budo, Admiral in the Imperial Air Force.

Responsible for guarding the Imperial Capital and being ready to provide air support to the Army and navy fighting on the east and west sides.

Gozuki.

The deputy commander of the "Oarburgh," the most powerful intelligence agency directly under the emperor.

As for why the commander himself didn't come, that's a bit complicated.

Najenda.

Minister of the Imperial Intelligence Corps.

This woman was in charge of everything related to intelligence.

However, they only have the authority to investigate; the specific actions must be left to the relevant departments.

Dr. Stylish.

The Minister of the Imperial Science Department, hailed as the most brilliant and versatile scientist in five hundred years.

As for the home steward of Shao'er and the treasurer of Ezra.

Their job titles say it all.

The entire operation of the empire's government was managed by the two of them.

Although several people were not yet present.

But the An Ning Church felt that this was sufficient to deal with any sudden threat from the north.

"As you all know, I possess the special ability to Future Sight through dreams for some reason. Two nights ago, I dreamt of a chilling scene."

He first spent ten minutes describing his dream.

Then he took out several sketches that he had specially drawn over the past two days and showed them to the six people.

Budo, Gozuki, and the other five were completely unsurprised, as if they had heard a fairy tale.

Despite their astonishment and disbelief, they still took the drawings and examined them one by one.

After reading it, the atmosphere inside the hall became unusually oppressive.

Although it was hard to believe, given the words and images of the An Ning Church, they had to accept that it was a fact.

Perhaps.

Just as they gathered here to discuss, the blue portal shown in the picture appeared in a snow-capped mountain in the north, and various strange figures emerged from it.

At this moment, the emperor on the platform spoke again, "My beloved ministers, speak your thoughts."

"Your Majesty, I believe that the most urgent task is to immediately dispatch secret agents to the northern snowy region to investigate, and then order Seiken of the Northern Ethnic Autonomous Region to prepare his troops for defense!"

The Shao'er Interior Minister was the first to step forward and speak in a deep voice, without hesitation.

Najenda and Gozuki exchanged a glance, then the former stepped forward and echoed:

"Your Majesty, upon your return, I will immediately dispatch a secret reconnaissance team. Considering the possibility of combat conflict, I propose that the 'Oarburgh' side also send personnel there!"

"Your Majesty, I suspect that these forces that have suddenly appeared in the north are likely from the Alchemy Kingdom in the west, because only their alchemy could possibly have developed a portal with the ability to teleport."

Gozuki respectfully addressed the emperor.

"Really!"

After hearing his explanation, the emperor suddenly felt Satori, and the An Ning Church below the stage nodded in agreement.

In their world, the only things associated with supernatural abilities, aside from the technological creations invented by the Dr. Stylish, are the things that are linked to extraordinary abilities.

Most of them are related to the magical creatures they call 'Danger Beasts'.

Alchemy can utilize these 'Danger Beasts' biological materials, combined with exquisite craftsmanship, to create items with extraordinary functions.

These items were also referred to by them as 'Teigu' and 'Shingu'.

The key point is that the most advanced countries in alchemy were not empires.

Instead, it was the Alchemi Kingdom, a foreign people from the West, also known as the 'Alchemy Kingdom'.

"If it really is them, then they are probably preparing to break into our territory from the north, or even directly occupy the northern snowy region, joining forces with our own troops in the west to encircle the Empire!"

General Budo exuded an imposing aura as he gazed northward and spoke in a deep voice.

"Najenda, Gozuki, time is of the essence. You two go first. It would be best to eliminate those who have trespassed before the war breaks out. Oh, and make sure to capture a few prisoners alive!"

The emperor looked at the two people below the stage and gave them his orders.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Najenda and Gozuki answered in unison, then turned and quickly left the Purple Dawn Hall without hesitation, both of them taking this matter very seriously.

Inside the hall.

The emperor's gaze shifted from their retreating figures to Budo's, and he asked, "So, General, do you have a plan?"

"Your Majesty, Seiken's strength far surpasses that of the Vice Admiral in the army, second only to myself and others. Furthermore, the Northern Autonomous Region still maintains a force of 300,000 troops, which should be sufficient to handle the small contingent sent by the enemy, but..."

General Budo hesitated at this point, but the emperor waved for him to continue. Seeing this, General Bude no longer held back and spoke boldly.

"However, I still have some doubts about Prince Seiken's and the northern barbarians' loyalty to the Empire!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor and the others became serious, while the Dr. Stylish seemed completely unconcerned, instead stroking his chin and examining the light gate in the picture.

General Budo ignored him and continued to express his thoughts.

"Over the years, in order to deal with the wars in the west and the east, the empire has conscripted soldiers from the northern autonomous regions far more often than from other regions. This is both because the snowy region is harsh and cold, resulting in soldiers of extremely high quality, and also to suppress their population and power."

"This has also caused discontent among the ethnic minorities in the Northern Autonomous Region, and their discontent is becoming increasingly apparent, which could very well be exploited by those who are 80% from the West."

He was ultimately more polite and didn't speak too bluntly, but the emperor and others naturally understood the deeper meaning behind his words.

"So what you mean is?"

"My idea is that we cannot completely hand over the northern part of the Imperial Capital to Prince Seiken and his forces. Instead, we should transfer an Army unit from the western battlefield to establish a second line of defense around Mount Famu in the north!"

General Budo said decisively, "With this coordination with my Air Force, we can hold out until other units arrive, no matter what happens!"

"Okay, then let's do it this way."

The emperor thought about it and agreed that this was the safest approach, but just as he finished speaking, a questioning voice from the Dr. Stylish rang out in the hall.

"How strange."

"Doctor, have you made any discoveries?"

The Dr. Stylish answered without looking up from the sketches in his hands.

"You all guess that this portal is a creation of the Alchemy Kingdom, but many of the people in these two pictures have black hair and black eyes, and their clothing is all short, coarse cloth in the Eastern style. The weapons they hold are also black daggers that I've never seen before."

"And the thing the black-clad soldiers are riding in this fourth picture, I think it's more of a technological creation than an alchemical construct. And the weapons they're carrying look like longswords, why aren't they firearms?"

At this moment, General Budo walked over and took another look, saying, "This shows that they believe the knife behind their back is more convenient than a rifle, which demonstrates their strong confidence in their Swordsmanship."

"From this perspective, it might not be the Alchemy Kingdom, but rather the Shenwa Island Country to the east. If that's the case, it means they're already struggling under General Esdeath's attacks, which is why they're trying to create trouble in the north to distract us."

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