Chelsea gave a sly smile.
"The reason the minister is so frantically deploying his forces is because an armed uprising in Path of Peace is about to begin. If the uprising succeeds, the minister will try to bring all of Path of Peace's power under his control. Lin Feng, neither you nor I want that to happen."
"Having gone this far, you probably already have your plans in mind."
"Of course!"
Chelsea grinned mischievously and flashed a victory sign.
Lin Feng smiled helplessly and said nothing more.
Let's show him just how capable this little girl really is.
The next day, inside the royal palace in the Imperial Capital.
Almost all the brigadier generals and lieutenant generals carried letters of various sizes, fearing that they might make a mistake when meeting with the ministers as royal generals, and thus they were extremely respectful in their etiquette and attitude.
Lin Feng, however, went almost empty-handed, without preparing anything.
It was Lin Feng's first day meeting with the ministers, so his attitude naturally appeared somewhat arrogant, which caused many palace generals to cast puzzled glances at him.
"So that's a newcomer? Doesn't he know the rules... How could he come to the audience empty-handed!"
"It's understandable that a newcomer wouldn't have any tasks or prepare progress analyses for each matter, but to not even prepare a eulogy for the esteemed Minister Honest is truly laughable!"
Although these henchmen of Honest's side berated Lin Feng in every way, Lin Feng then passed through all the guards' checks almost without any hindrance.
Almost every guard reported to them that Lord Honest would not be meeting with the royal generals today, and all schedules were postponed. Except for the generals, all the civil and military officials could either wait in the rest area or return home.
"How could this happen... This is too much of a coincidence."
The lackeys looked at Lin Feng, who seemed to have expected this all along. They had just been hurling insults at him, but now their faces had turned pale.
"He must have won the favor of the ministers..."
However, Lin Feng was secretly pondering what Chelsea had said to him the night before.
" Chelsea's intelligence was accurate; Honest is indeed very busy today."
As he was thinking this, the surrounding officials had already dispersed, but a tall official walked up to Lin Feng and looked down at him.
"Stop pretending, Chelsea. What are you going to do next?"
Lin Feng was already used to Chelsea's demeanor and could tell at a glance that this man was Chelsea transformed using her Teigu.
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, the man scratched his head and smiled shyly, before transforming into Chelsea's appearance as a wisp of white mist dissipated.
"Hehe~ Is it that easy to tell?"
"It's just that you're too impolite, unlike those nobles."
"That's outrageous! I'm clearly of noble birth too!"
Let's get down to business.
"Uh--what was it again? I remember now! Next, I'll sneak into the council chamber, compile their detailed itinerary, and then report back to you!"
As Chelsea spoke, she transformed into something almost imperceptible to Lin Feng, vanishing into thin air.
"That's quite an impressive ability... though I have it too."
Lin Feng's ' Form Transformation ' skill, once maxed out, allows him to transform into anything he desires, a fact Lin Feng only gradually discovered as his level increased.
But today, Lin Feng wanted to see just how capable Chelsea really was.
Inside the royal council chamber.
Minister Honest glanced coldly at the departing man; this was probably the umpteenth spy for the Path of Peace.
On the eve of the uprising, it was best for Bolic not to act rashly, as this would easily arouse suspicion from the Path of Peace.
The placement of these informants was extremely important in order to ensure that communication with Bolic could be maintained smoothly and without error.
"Looks like I'm going to be busy today, haha..."
Honest turned his gaze to the doorway, where stood a girl with ice-blue hair, dressed in a white military uniform, exuding a chilling aura.
Imperial General Esdeath.
"Minister Honest, I still don't understand why you want to keep Lin Feng within the palace."
Esdeath's face was full of resentment; she was still brooding over what had happened not long ago.
Meanwhile, Chelsea had already transformed into a flying insect, sneaking into a corner of the conference room to eavesdrop.
When Esdeath entered, the sudden drop in temperature made her feel quite uncomfortable.
"It's so cold! Is this the Empire's Grand General...?"
"Don't think of Lin Feng like that, Esdeath."
Honest seemed uninterested in the topic of Esdeath and wanted to gloss over it.
"If you want Lin Feng so badly, would you be satisfied if you brought him under your command?"
"This... this isn't something that can't be considered..."
"Anyway, we're not here to discuss that today. You've taken care of everything I asked you about last time, haven't you?"
"That's natural."
When it comes to her job, Esdeath always appears more composed than anyone else.
"Come in."
Esdeath clapped her hands, and four Imperial warriors walked in from behind her.
"Who are these four people...?"
Using the compound eyes of flies, Chelsea tried to observe the person in front of her.
" Bols, Kurome, Ran, and... Wave."
Minister Honest counted the four people in front of him and was quite satisfied.
"Just as I expected! Wave, you'll join the Jaegers Unit for now; General Budo doesn't need you for the time being!"
"Uh... is that so...?"
"That's it! From today onwards, Wave, you're joining the Jaegers Unit, and this time you'll be operating alongside my ' Four Rakshasa Demons '!"
Minister Honest's face turned grim.
"The mission is to assist the Four Rakshasa Demons in protecting Bolic from harm, especially you, Wave. Your strength should be the strongest among the Jaegers right now. You won't disappoint me, will you?"
"This... Minister, please don't say that. The Jaegers Unit are all among the top experts in the Imperial Capital..."
You can't fool me. Do you think I don't know your capabilities?
Minister Honest spoke, his usual carefree expression returning.
"Meeting adjourned! Hurry up, don't wait for another day, let's set off now! Let's go!"
Esdeath watched all this in silence, a vague answer to some of the questions forming in her mind.
"Promoting me to lieutenant general before transferring my ' Jaegers' —is it to weaken my forces? Heh, whatever, I'll kill everyone who gets in my way, leaving no one alive..."
As Wave left, following the three Jaegers, he gradually felt a sense of unease.
"I really don't want to work for this beast anymore... and coincidentally, it's those damned Four Rakshasa Demons again this time..."