Eight Gates Golden Lock: Ghost Valley Spring and Autumn

The Imperial Capital.

The Golden Palace.

At this time, the emperor was holding a court meeting with the civil and military officials of the empire, and the main topic of discussion was the escalating unrest in the north.

"The governor of Numa, a member of the Northern Randel Autonomous Region, was assassinated five days ago. According to the investigation by Zhu Tian Rakshasa of the Imperial Fist Temple, the assassin is suspected to be a Teigu who can control a pinkish-white poisonous mist!"

"Three days ago, the Volga City in the Northern Randel Autonomous Region fell."

"According to the investigation, the main reason was that the enemy's reinforcements arrived first, and their strength surged from nearly three thousand to nearly six thousand. In addition, a powerful figure appeared who seemed to be able to control high-temperature flames. Even with General Baiya and his mount 'Polar Tiger' joining forces, they were still no match for them and were killed in battle!"

"Yesterday, we received a letter from 'Oarburgh,' stating that their commander, Melard Oarburgh, infiltrated the enemy base alone and failed to return within the agreed time, leading to the assumption that he is either dead or captured!"

Najenda, the current head of the Secret Service, loudly recounted the important events that had occurred in the past few days.

But when the last point was mentioned, for some reason, the image of Melard, that perverted woman who stole his first kiss, inexplicably popped into his mind.

"My beloved ministers, please speak."

The emperor, seated on the dragon throne, waited for Najenda to return to the ranks, then his steady gaze swept over all the civil and military officials.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Minister Najenda, has the specific origin of the enemy forces been determined?"

The interior officer from Shao'er stepped forward and asked.

This forced Najenda, who had just returned to the group, to step forward again and answer, "Your Majesty, may we disclose the relevant information?"

After hesitating for a few moments, the emperor above finally nodded.

"Speak."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

With permission, Najenda turned to look at Minister Shao'er, but what she said next was actually meant for everyone present, only that its content was truly shocking.

But she shared the emperor's belief that sooner or later everyone would have to know.

"According to the 'confessions' of the three enemy intelligence agents we captured alive, this mysterious force that suddenly appeared in the northern snow mountains is actually the supreme regime from another world called the World Government!"

"They use a space-traveling ability called 'Star Gate' to frequently launch large-scale invasions of other worlds, then completely conquer and even enslave them!"

In fact, this information was not obtained through normal interrogation methods, but rather through the use of Teigu called 'Spectator Observer'.

This Teigu Arms takes the form of a 'green eye' that can be worn between the eyebrows.

Its normal ability is to grant the user the ability to Clairvoyance, see far, see through objects, and see into the future. The abilities of seeing far and seeing through objects are self-evident and are absolutely great.

"Clairvoyance" means to see through someone's thoughts by observing their facial expressions.

To put it bluntly, it's about mind reading. The principles sound reasonable, but it's all nonsense. You have to see the results.

As for futurism, despite the impressive-sounding word "future," the ability is actually to see the opponent's next reaction through subtle muscle movements.

Hmm. Although the principles Taiyi, it's essentially Observation Haki with a physical component.

That is, anticipating the opponent's next move.

Besides.

It also has a secret technique called Illusion, which allows the opponent to see illusions, such as seeing the person they care about most.

Considering the abilities of the 'Spectator Observer', the 'Sacred Emperor' had already distributed it to the Imperial Intelligence Corps six hundred years ago.

The current Teigu user is none other than Green.

For the next half hour, Najenda recounted all the intelligence she had gathered about the World Government, completely ignoring the increasingly eerie atmosphere in the room.

At first, most of the civil and military officials thought Najenda was talking nonsense, after all, the idea of a world invasion sounded very far-fetched.

But as she talked more and more, and the emperor made no attempt to stop her, she gradually realized that these things might all be true!

The entire Golden Palace fell silent for a long time.

Until the extremely honest and incorruptible administrator, Shao'er, spoke again.

"So, the Empire's current situation is that to the west lies the Alchemy Kingdom Alkemi, to the east is the Shenwa Island Country separated by a vast ocean, and to the north, an Otherworld World Government that has already conquered multiple worlds has emerged. So, what's the situation to the south?"

Najenda gave the other person a speechless look.

"No, the southern Klaydak Autonomous Region remains the Empire's largest granary, with no issues reported."

Administrator Shao'er chuckled, "Is that so? It seems the situation isn't too bad."

The words had barely left his mouth.

The somber and oppressive atmosphere in the main hall immediately eased, and smiles appeared on the faces of many officials and military officers.

Yes.

As long as the central and southern territories remain secure, the empire will have a continuous supply of resources, which is its greatest asset. From here on out, it can simply leave everything else to war.

So what if we fight? Has the empire ever been afraid of anyone in its thousand-year history?

"Hahaha, well said, Administrator Shao'er!"

At this moment, General Budo, who had remained silent but was covered in steel Air Force Admiral, took two steps forward, let out a hearty laugh, and then bowed to the emperor on the throne, loudly requesting permission to fight.

"Your Majesty, this humble general is willing to lead the Air Force to the north and give those invaders from Otherworld a resounding victory!"

"Good!"

The emperor was delighted to hear such inspiring words, but just as he was about to issue the order, an official stepped forward from the ranks of civil officials and urgently dissuaded him.

"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable!"

"As you've already heard, the other side also has an assassination squad comparable to that of Teigu user. If General Budo and the Air Force leave, how can your safety be guaranteed?"

"Instead of doing that, we should call back General Esdeath from the east to oversee the northern campaign, and at the same time postpone the war to unify the Shenwa Island Country!"

General Budo frowned upon hearing this, but he was not one to get angry over such things; instead, he pondered how to respond.

Because in his heart, the emperor's safety was more important than anything else.

In terms of loyalty to the empire, he was the most loyal of the three Admiral in the navy and Air Force.

"Indeed, the others are manageable, but those Logia Devil Fruit User are said to be only countered by Haki and a substance called Seastone; otherwise, no other means can cause them any harm."

Najenda said thoughtfully in a low voice.

"There is still a way."

Just then, Ezra, the treasurer, stepped forward and smiled, saying, "Since we don't have a way to confront them for the time being, let's just avoid them and make sure they can't find us."

"What you mean, my dear minister?"

The emperor seemed to understand his thoughts and quickly said, "Should we use the 'Eight Gates Golden Lock'?"

"Your Majesty is wise. My idea is to use the profound secret techniques of the Teigu 'Eight Gates Golden Lock. Ghost Valley Spring and Autumn' to make the entire Imperial Capital center exist in another dimension!"

The Eight Gates Golden Lock. The Ghost Valley Spring and Autumn.

It was designated as a "strategic" Teigu by the "Sacred Emperor" six hundred years ago.

It consists of eight flags of different colors. When the Teigu inserts the flag into the ground and then activates the power of the Teigu, the flag can become a door leading to the corresponding space.

The environments within each space are different, but the area is not very large, only about 10,000 square kilometers.

The key is that the power of the secret techniques is quite impressive.

By planting the eight flags in different locations, the user of the Teigu can activate the power of the Teigu, causing the real area contained within the Eight Gates to escape into another dimension, leaving only a phantom image of air in the original location.

At the same time.

The Gate of Life in the Eight Gates is the entrance and exit between the inner and outer spaces, but you have to find out which one is the Gate of Life yourself.