To the outside world, the Premier of the State Council had always been a mysterious figure.
Every time the Premier of the State Council appeared, she wore a holographic mask. Outsiders could not know her true face and could only tell from the footage that she was a well-proportioned woman. As a member of an old American political dynasty, Stephanie Malick's identity as part of the Malik family was no secret to the think tanks of various nations. It could even be called conspicuous. To protect her and the Malik family, the Emperor was willing to pay a price. Regent Victor von Doom preferred to regard the Emperor's protection as a covert means of control.
Information on many members of the highest leadership of the Balkan Peninsula was not publicly available. Foreign intelligence agencies exhausted every means yet could find no information on the Emperor, the Premier of the State Council, the Praetorian Commander, and the others. There were only a few scattered tales of resistance left behind by Regent Victor von Doom in his early years, but legends passed between villages could provide no useful information at all. Beyond that, there was no intelligence to investigate—not even DNA or fingerprint records. To ensure information security, the Premier of the State Council never left the castle. The Sacred Guard and the Sisterhood had blocked every avenue through which outsiders could acquire the Premier's fingerprints, irises, genes, and other information. No foreign intelligence agency could obtain so much as a used drinking glass from there.
Poor Steve Rogers. This World War II veteran's lifelong wish was to slaughter every last Hydra. The victory he had tasted before going to sleep had become ashes on his tongue, while that false peace mocked every effort he had made in the past. Now, this