“Huh? Herms? Who is that? I have never heard that name before.”
Nux questioned with a surprised look on his face and suddenly, Armando’s face turned solemn.
“Herms Lyzander, the Grandfather of Alexious Lyzander, the current King of the Solid Earth Kingdom, he is also known as the Strongest man inside the Solid Earth Kingdom.”
Armando informed and Nux raised his eyebrow in amazement.
“Is he…
An Emperor Stage Cultivator?”
Nux questioned.
“Y-Yes.”
Armando answered and at the same time, he was shocked.
Emperor Stage, not many people knew about this stage.
It was a National Level secret.
‘Does this Mysterious organization know about the Emperor Stage as well?’
Armando questioned inwardly, then, he thought a little more about it and realized,
‘This man knew about other generals’ origin, he knew that they didn’t belong to the Kingdom. Knowing about the Emperor Stage Cultivators wasn’t shocking. The real shocking thing is,
His Expression.’
The General thought inwardly as he looked at Nux’s calm face.
He couldn’t believe that Nux was so calm even after hearing about the Emperor.
‘Wait…’
Suddenly, the General thought of something, and the more he thought about it, the stronger his doubt got.
‘Does this mysterious organization also has an Emperor Stage Cultivator backing them up?’
The General’s eyes widened in surprise.
Just how is this organization so strong?
And… and why are they hiding even though they are so strong?
What are they planning?
Armando’s body shivered in fear.
“I understand it now.”
Suddenly, Nux spoke as if he was enlightened.
“The reason why the Duke’s Family didn’t take any actions even though their head was killed, the reason why everything went so smoothly, the reason why the King was able to take such a strong stance and the reason why Wandering Cultivators, the Sect Masters of different Sects and strongest of the Adventurers decided to join the Solid Earth Army.
Now I understand everything.
The reason why everything happened and proceeded so smoothly was because of that Herms Lyzander, an Emperor Stage Cultivator.
He must be the one behind everything, am I right?”
Nux questioned and Armando nodded in agreement.
Then, Nux frowned.
“Why is he doing this though?” he questioned.
“From what I have heard, according to a treaty signed between the 4 strongest powers, Emperor Stage Cultivators aren’t allowed to participate in any events happening around the world, not until the fate of their Kingdom depends on it of course. Isn’t that correct?”
‘He even knows about the Treaty…’
The General just gave up on being surprised.
Actually, Nux didn’t know about this, even Amaya didn’t know about a Treaty like this existing between the 4 Kingdoms. It was Ember who told him about this.
“Yes, that is correct.
An Emperor Stage Cultivator cannot take part in worldly events, especially the events related to the war between two Kingdoms, if they do, the other 3 Kingdoms would join hands to destroy that country, this is called the Treaty of Eternal Peace, which was signed in order to maintain the peace of the world.”
Armando explained and Nux frowned,
“Then isn’t Herms breaking this treaty by recruiting all these people and affecting the War between the two Kingdoms? Is he not scared about being surrounded by the other Three Kingdoms and his Kingdom being destroyed?”
Nux questioned.
Hearing this question, a small smile appeared on the General’s face.
“Committing a Crime is wrong, getting caught is.”
“So you are betting on that fact that the other Kingdoms won’t know about it?”
“That is correct. You see, when it comes to matters like this, coming up with a decision is much more complicated than you think.
Even if you take me to another Kingdom and make me admit that Lord Herms is making his move and breaking the treaty, all the Solid Earth Kingdom has to do is deny those claims and there is nothing you or I can do about it.”
Nux frowned.
He didn’t have much knowledge on matters like these, however, even he could understand one thing.
The Solid Earth Kingdom’s actions are too bold.
Making a case isn’t hard.
They can state that the General is lying and deny his claims, however, the sudden changes inside their Kingdom cannot be explained in any other way.
Actually, the other 3 Kingdoms don’t even need to ‘prove’ that the Solid Earth Kingdom is guilty.
All they need is a ‘reason’.
A reason to work together and destroy 1 Kingdom.
No Kingdom would step out of this since everyone would want a piece of pie for themselves.
Nux was no expert, however, even he can feel it.
Something else, something much more different was going on right now.
It is as if everything is a scheme, a scheme where, this war between the Solid Earth Kingdom and Woods Dynasty is just a small event that would give birth to another, bigger event.
Nux didn’t like this.
Also, for some reason, he didn’t feel safe inside the Solid Earth Kingdom anymore.
Therefore, he decided to return.
He already got what he wanted inside this Kingdom, now, it was time to return.
Nux then turned towards his new Slaves and ordered,
“Alright, this is enough for now. If I need anything else in the future, I will contact you. For now, you two can go and live your normal life.
Of course, don’t forget to inform me if something major happens, alright?”
‘He is planting us as his spies.’
Armando understood Nux’s intentions.
However, there was nothing he could do about it.
He knew that Lord Herms might have a way to undo this strange magic, however, even if he thinks about that possibility, that agonizing pain returns and tortures him, therefore, he had already given up on this thought.
For now, he would do as this man says.
“Yes, Master.”
Nux then turned around, however, just as Nux was about to turn around, Ansel questioned,
“Master, h-how are we going to return? What will we say to someone who asks us where we went? How do we explain the General’s injuries? How do we explain the marks of a big fight here? What if they doubt us?”
Nux paused.
Then, he turned around and looked at Ansel.
“You need a reason huh…”
A small smile appeared on his face.