At the far end of the Gale Kingdom, deep within the Rohl Family headquarters.
Inside a lavishly decorated room that exuded an icy chill.
Lola Rohl held a glass of crystalline drink as she stood before the enormous floor-to-ceiling window, gazing out at the dazzling river of stars in the night sky.
At this moment, she was in quite a light mood.
She had even begun planning how to develop the three medium-grade life planets once they were in her hands.
One could serve as the Lineage's new source of resources.
One could be used to cultivate a private army, constantly supplying the Rohl Family with fresh blood.
As for the last one... perhaps it could serve as leverage for an alliance with some major power.
Her slender fingers lightly tapped against the side of the glass, producing a crisp, pleasant sound.
Three fearless Dao Seeking Realm elites against a peak True Spirit Realm cultivator.
Though the other party was the legendary third place on the Latent Dragon Ranking.
The mission objective had merely been to inflict "a little damage."
In Lola's eyes, this had been practically a sure thing.
Of course, the price had been the lives of three elite assassins painstakingly trained by the Lineage.
But compared to the returns from three life planets, this deal was exceedingly worthwhile.
Buzz!
At that moment, a concealed communications array within the room lit up faintly, and a stream of encrypted information flowed in.
Lola casually read the message, her brows drawing together slightly.
The message was brief:
Fifteen minutes ago, the soul imprints of the three King-level assassins dispatched to the Gale Imperial Capital had all gone out. Their deaths were confirmed.
"So they were all lost after all..."
Lola murmured to herself, yet no great surprise appeared on her