Chapter 615

In the palace, the emperor's bedroom was one of the most luxurious buildings apart from the audience hall.

It had almost all the words that could be used to describe a building. It was a palace that was luxurious, spacious, grand, extravagant, and resplendent.

At this moment, inside and outside the palace, countless knights in heavy armor stood at various posts with solemn expressions, carrying out the task of guarding the emperor's bedroom tightly.

There were a few noble officials entering and exiting the palace, but every time they came in and out, they had to go through the strict checks of many knights. By the time they could enter the bedroom and see the emperor, it was already two to three hours later.

This caused many officials to involuntarily heave a huge sigh of relief when they left the emperor's bedroom. They looked at each other and whispered to each other.

"He actually mobilized a troop of ten thousand imperial knights to his bedroom to protect himself. Isn't His Majesty a little too cowardly?"

"There's no other way. Recently, there have been strange bandits infiltrating the palace. I don't know if they're planning to assassinate the emperor, but there's also a mysterious powerhouse who can summon a meteor shower and destroy the Lefferut family. It's not surprising that His Majesty is afraid."

"After all, the bandits have always targeted the nobles. It's very likely that they've targeted the royal family. Needless to say, that mysterious powerhouse directly destroyed the Lefferut family."

"His Majesty also happens to be from the Lefferut family. When he heard that the Lefferut family was destroyed by a mysterious powerhouse, he was so shocked that he almost fell off the throne."

"So, for the sake of his own life, His Majesty can't care so much anymore, right?"

"If it weren't for the fact that the bedroom can only accommodate these ten thousand knights, I think His Majesty would have mobilized the entire imperial knights to protect himself."

"He clearly has the imperial knights guarding him, and the imperial capital has been in troubled times recently. There are many places that need the imperial knights, but His Majesty still arranged so many knights around him …"

"What a waste …"

"Don't say that. No matter what, he's still the emperor."

"Hmph, he can only sit on the throne because the former imperial concubine doesn't want to be the regent. After sitting on the throne, that person has always been under the control of the Lefferut family. If it weren't for the Moro imperial concubine, with his cowardly appearance, how could he strut around like this?"

"Shh, don't be so loud."

"Yeah, it's fine if we talk about the emperor. After all, he's indeed useless. But the imperial concubine has the power of the imperial court. Who knows how many nobles are supporting her. If you don't want to lose your head, you'd better not talk too much."

The group of civil officials carried on this kind of whispering, and with their backs to the bedchamber, they left full of disdain.

From this, it could be seen how unpopular the current emperor was.

The Empire was like this. They only respected those who were truly capable. Those who were incompetent, even the Emperor, would receive such criticism in private.

If it wasn't for the support of the Lefferut family in the past and the support of the Imperial Concubine, this Emperor would have long caused a riot and been deposed.

Under such circumstances, no one noticed that a black shadow had appeared here as if it had teleported. With another teleportation, it had entered the emperor's bedchamber.

Not a single one of the ten thousand imperial knights noticed his presence, allowing him to sneak in without a sound.

…

At the same time, in a luxurious room, the current emperor was meeting with a few nobles.

However, facing these few nobles, the emperor was furious.

"Trash! You're all trash! "

A short, fat, middle-aged man dressed in luxurious clothes was cursing at the nobles. He didn't look dignified at all. Instead, he looked like a nouveau riche.

"You're just looking for a person. You didn't catch the strange thief before, and you didn't catch the mysterious expert this time either. Are you all useless?!"

The Emperor was like this, unable to restrain his anger, cursing and scolding until his saliva sprayed out.

The nobles couldn't hide the disgust in their eyes, but they had to put on a respectful attitude.

After all, the other party was the emperor. If they were too disrespectful, they would inevitably be put in a difficult position.

One of the nobles spoke.

"Please … please give us a little more time." The other person said in a low voice, "It's only been less than a day since that mysterious expert committed the crime. If we can have a little more time, then definitely …"

Before he could finish his sentence, the emperor flew into a rage again.

"Give you a little more time? Then who can give me a little more time?! " The Emperor shouted furiously, "Even the Leffelut Family was destroyed by that damn guy in one night, and the Imperial Palace was successfully invaded by rats a while ago. If that guy comes and plans to harm me, can you bear the consequences …?!"

That's right.

In the end, the emperor was just worried about his own safety.

The destruction of the Lefferut family was a headache for many of the empire's higher-ups, but for the emperor, who didn't have any foresight, it was something to be secretly happy about.

Because he was Direcis's biological brother. He had fought with Direcis for the position of the Lefferut family's head, but he wasn't Direcis's opponent at all. Direcis had always played him in the palm of his hand.

The family also regarded him, who had no talent, as worthless.

Even the servants had openly despised him.

In the end, he was used by Direcis as a bargaining chip in a political marriage. He was thrown to the royal family to be used as a bridge between the royal family and the Lefferut family, or rather, a puppet prop.

Because of this, the Emperor had always hated Direcis and the Lefferoot family.

If it wasn't for the former concubine's lack of interest in the regency and being deceived by his flowery words, he definitely wouldn't have been able to sit on the throne.

But after becoming the emperor, he didn't have any real power at all. He had been manipulated by the Lefferut family and was ignored and despised by everyone in the palace.

It wasn't until ten years ago when he met the current concubine that the emperor felt that he could finally stand up.

Under the secret guidance of the concubine, the emperor did all kinds of things that subverted his own situation. He overthrew the former concubine and taught the Lefferut family and the nobles who looked down on him a lesson, making them all choose to submit.

From then on, the emperor felt that he finally had control of the country.

Of course, the arrogant emperor didn't realize that the nobles and even the Lefferut family were not submitting to him, but to the concubine.

The poor emperor thought that the concubine had helped him and finally gave him real power. In fact, the nobles who used to be yes-men in front of him were only bowing to the poor emperor because of Mara.

In short, the emperor didn't care whether the Lefferut family disappeared or not.

Rather, he was glad and delighted that the house of Lefferoutte could disappear.

But a mysterious powerful man who could summon a meteor shower and destroy the entire Lefferut family in one night really put a lot of pressure on the emperor.

Since the mysterious man had destroyed the Lefferut family, would he, who was also a member of the Lefferut family, be targeted by the mysterious man?

It just so happened that a strange thief had managed to sneak into the palace not too long ago, causing the timid emperor to have all sorts of worries.

That was why the emperor was so excited.

"Go! Find him! Keep looking! "

The emperor roared.

"We have to catch that mysterious expert as soon as possible, and that strange bandit from before. We can't let any of them go. As long as someone can catch them … no, kill them, that would be considered the greatest contribution. Those who don't have a noble title can be conferred a noble title, and those who do will also be rewarded, or even promoted!"

In order to dispel the uneasiness in his heart, the emperor made a big promise.

Only then did the nobles become a little more spirited. They agreed and left in unison.

Now, only the emperor was left in the room.

"Ha …"

The emperor slumped on the chair as if he had lost all his strength.

"Where did the concubine go at this time …?"

The emperor felt very uneasy about this.

In the past ten years, he had gotten used to following Mara's instructions. Every time he did something, he would get a clear result. This made the emperor completely dependent on Mara.

This made the already useless emperor even more useless. Whenever something happened, he would make a fuss like this.

It was fine when Mara was here, and the emperor would quickly calm down.

But when Mara wasn't here, the emperor felt that nowhere was safe. He couldn't calm down no matter what, which made him anxious.

The emperor did not notice at all that a figure had appeared behind him at some point in time.

The mysterious man in a cloak stood behind the emperor, exuding a faint sense of danger. The emperor felt a chill on his back, and he subconsciously turned his head and looked behind him.

At this look, the emperor's eyes widened.

"—!?"

He wanted to scream in horror, but a hand covered his mouth.

"Wuuuuuu …!?"

A terrified struggle came from the emperor's covered mouth, but it was to no avail.

The mysterious man in a black robe easily dragged him away.

Not long after, a series of silent screams echoed in the room.

…

"Ugh … Ah …"

After an unknown period of time, in the room, the controlled screams turned into a faint moaning sound.

The emperor of the Ragnar Empire was tied up and hung upside down from the beam. His head hung down, and his mouth was stuffed with cloth. His face was bruised and swollen like a pig's head. Not a single part was intact.

The mysterious man in the cloak kept wandering around the room, flipping through the bookshelves one by one, looking for what he wanted.

It wasn't until a long time later that he found an ancient book from a bookshelf.

There was no writing on the cover of the ancient book, nor was there a title or signature. There was only a picture.

It was a painting of twigs that shone like willows.

"Found it."

Shien suddenly smiled.