Eli lowered his voice slightly and made sure no one else could hear before continuing:
"Don't tell anyone else about the term I'm about to mention. In our Empire, Imperial law strictly forbids any discussion of other empires."
Lu Yuan nodded with a grave expression. He could roughly understand why Imperial law explicitly prohibited discussing other empires.
After letting out a soft sigh, Eli continued:
"To the northeast of our Empire lies another empire called the Visarion Empire." Eli's expression turned solemn as he spoke.
"An desolate range of snow-covered mountains stands between us, so nothing much has happened all this time. The Withered Land is one of our defenses against the Visarion Empire. Its purpose is not merely to guard the Empire's borders, but also to prevent an invasion by the Visarion Empire."
"Apparently, the Visarion Empire once sent an advance squad over those nearly impassable snow mountains to reach our Empire's border. It was only after that that we established the Withered Land and Withered City along the border."
However, Eli did not continue.
But Lu Yuan understood. For the Empire to take the initiative to come into contact with Taboo matters, even going so far as to sacrifice students at all costs for experiments, one could imagine just how dire the situation in the Withered Land had become. What did this even count for?
At that moment, Eli added,
"Now there's an Eerie riot over there, Withered City has come under attack, and other empires have begun moving frequently. I suspect the Empire may see some friction soon."
Lu Yuan furrowed his brows and silently pondered.
If that was true, could the friction already be approaching something substantial?
Otherwise, why send a Fourth Order knight like the Blue Knight over there?
Since Withered City had guarded the