Just as the atmosphere in the palace was warm and harmonious,
Noah Lance suddenly frowned after receiving a message.
"Lance, what is it?"
Noah, the nation lord, noticed the change in his expression and spoke.
Noah Lance was an Eternal God whom he had spent endless years nurturing.
In terms of seniority, he was some unknown generation of Noah's great-grandson.
"Reporting to Nation Lord, Lord Ethan has arrived and will soon reach my palace."
Lance replied respectfully.
"Ethan? Then this must be about Tiel.
Go. Tell him the outcome. We've already done everything we could."
Nation Lord Noah said solemnly.
Ethan was Tiel's Eternal God-level maternal grandfather.
There had never been any results from the investigation into Tiel's death.
Unexpectedly, Ethan had come looking for them in person.
"Yes."
Lance nodded slightly, then withdrew from the Virtual Universe.
In reality, as the royal clan's overseer, he received an Eternal God over three meters tall.
A crimson flame mark sat between Ethan's brows, and endless flames seemed to burn around him.
Ethan, Eternal Tier 6.
The instant he stepped into the palace, the temperature throughout the entire palace surged sharply.
"Lord Ethan."
Seeing Ethan arrive, Lance gave a slight bow.
He was only Eternal Tier 4. Whether in rank or seniority, he had to show Ethan sufficient respect.
"How is the investigation into Tiel's death going?"
Ethan did not waste words and got straight to the point.
"We're still investigating, but we haven't found any valuable leads so far," Lance replied.
Tiel's death could be considered either a major matter or a minor one.
After all, although Tiel was a member of the Noah Imperial Clan,
even Nation Lord Noah himself had produced who knew how many descendants throughout the Noah Empire.
So, at first, they had gone to great lengths