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Chapter 569: I'm Begging You, Come With Me!
Just as the entire 'Imperial Arms World' was presenting a suffocating atmosphere, like a storm was brewing and dark clouds were pressing down on the cities, due to the actions of the Four Factions.
The Civilians in various cities had already felt a strong sense of unease. Some of the more courageous ones immediately chose to cut their losses and survive, directly abandoning their current homes, connections, and a portion of their wealth, dragging their Family along as they headed south for refuge.
They didn't care what the World Government was; they only wanted to live peacefully and stably with their Family.
But this was an extremely risky gamble. A slight misstep could lead to encountering strong bandits along the way, resulting in a tragic end where their Family is destroyed and lives are lost.
However, the life and suffering of the common people...
The Big Shots above had no interest in understanding, nor were they in the mood to care. Their Gaze was focused on the confrontation between the two armies.
White Horse Mountain.
Unbeknownst to them, this place had become the center of the vortex, attracting nearby Agent Personnel and Intelligence Personnel.
It turned out that
as the World Government captured more and more Captive, the Otherworld Strategy Committee had learned that White Horse Town was the front-line Lair of the Imperial Intelligence Division.
Its Leader was Sabatini, one of the four Captains of the Secret Police Force, and also an Imperial Arms User.
Crucially, his Imperial Arms, 'Thousand Mile Heavenly Eye', possessed Far Sight and X-ray Vision capabilities spanning a thousand kilometers, allowing him to constantly monitor every move within the Star Gate Base in the Snow Valley.
Therefore, the Otherworld Strategy Committee immediately issued an Order for the Sea Ninja and CIPHER POL Members near White Horse Mountain to quickly rush to White Horse Town, to Capture Alive Sabatini and bring back the 'Thousand Mile Heavenly Eye'.
After all, this was a High-ranking Executive of the Secret Police Force; he would surely know more internal Intelligence about The Empire.
As of today.
Im had long since discovered that the 'Imperial Arms World' before him had many differences compared to the 'Akame World' he knew.
Fortunately, he had only given the Five Elders Intelligence about Imperial Arms, Ministerial Arms, Danger Beasts, and a few key figures before, which avoided another instance of 'Prophecy Error'.
This also filled Im with curiosity about the 'Imperial Arms World'. What exactly caused such significant changes?
Soon.
As more and more Intelligence was extracted from the mouths, minds, and even Memory of numerous Captive, almost all clues pointed to one person.
The 'Holy Emperor' from six hundred years ago!
Im actually had some understanding of this Emperor of The Empire, because according to the 'Canon', those Ministerial Arms were created by him to imitate the Imperial Arms of the Founding Emperor of the Empire.
It was just that because the Strength of the two were vastly different and they also brought inexplicable Side Effects to the users, the Emperor from six hundred years ago was ashamed of them and named them 'Ministerial Arms'.
But the key point was that in this current 'Imperial Arms World', this 'Ministerial Arms Emperor', besides creating Ministerial Arms, also did many other things.
Firstly.
He did indeed, like in the 'Canon', order skilled craftsmen and Alchemists to create a batch of Ministerial Arms led by 'Kiriichimonji', 'Crushing King', and 'Water Dragon Sword'.
But unlike in the 'Canon' where only one of each was made, he directly mass-produced them, and even claimed that his Ministerial Arms far surpassed the Imperial Arms in this regard, as Imperial Arms could not be replicated and even required the Imperial Arms' recognition to be used, which was a Restriction.
However, despite being called mass-produced, the quantity wasn't actually that large, because even Ministerial Arms required Materials from corresponding Danger Beast Creatures and various rare Minerals.
So, up to now, there were only enough to equip the Elite members of various Departments and agencies.
Secondly.
He issued an Imperial Decree to legally classify all Imperial Arms as belonging to the Imperial Family. Any Imperial Arms found outside would result in the dispatch of the 'Imperial Guard' for Recovery. If the Imperial Arms already had a recognized Imperial Arms User, that person would be brought back.
If the Imperial Arms User refused to comply, or even attempted to escape or resist, the 'Imperial Guard' had the right to arrest or even directly kill them.
However, over these six hundred years, apart from such incidents occurring at the very beginning, all subsequent Imperial Arms Users encountered in the wilderness happily chose to join the 'Imperial Guard'.
This was because the Treatment after becoming an 'Imperial Guard' was simply too appealing, enough to quickly turn an impoverished Family into a wealthy one.
Therefore, throughout The Empire now, no matter which Department or Military branch, if someone is an Imperial Arms User, they are definitely also a Member of the 'Imperial Guard'.
Finally.
During his reign, he reformed the political and military systems, strengthening centralization of power.
He single-handedly established the Hospital system, School system, Science Unit, Police Force, Air Force Unit, Secret Police Force, and the Assassination Unit 'Oarberg', and completely conquered the Foreign Races in the south.
He also improved agricultural technology, invented various farming tools, and even selected some docile, trainable low-level Danger Beasts to help people reduce their labor burden.
This series of measures led to consecutive bumper harvests in various places throughout The Empire. Even if it wasn't a bumper harvest, basic yields were guaranteed, truly fulfilling the promise of ensuring most Citizens had Bread to eat and Milk to drink.
Therefore, for these six hundred years, The Empire, from top to bottom, still refers to him as the 'Holy Emperor'!
After reading all this, Im's mood at the time was complex, because this so-called 'Holy Emperor' was 100% a peer of his, or even someone from the same place.
This also made him apprehensive about the current 'Imperial Arms World'. Who knew if that 'Holy Emperor' had left The Empire with any strange trump cards?
So he was determined not to venture in and take risks before completely understanding the opponent's trump cards.
Therefore, obtaining Intelligence was the top priority for the current World Government!
As for The Empire's side.
Najenda of the Secret Police Force was also a Talent. Through a large amount of information gathered by sacrificing hundreds of Subordinates, she keenly noticed that the World Government's Personnel were gathering towards White Horse Mountain.
She immediately transmitted this Situation to Gozuchi, who had recently been promoted to Commander of 'Oarberg'.
Gozuchi didn't hesitate either, directly dispatching most of the assassination squad members, ordering them to use every Means possible to Intercept the opponent's Ninjas and other Agents.
He even had someone send his Imperial Arms, 'Murasame', into Akame's hands!
As a Commander, he certainly couldn't personally go into battle. If he were to die on the front line, the Inheritance of 'Oarberg' would basically be cut off.
But he also couldn't let 'Murasame' go to waste in his hands like this. It was better to give it to Akame, who was also recognized by 'Murasame', to use.
At the same time.
A massive Fleet composed of over a hundred 'modern' Warships, including Missile Destroyers, Cruisers, and Battleships, was docked in the Port of the Imperial Navy Headquarters.
It was just a pity that there seemed to be no sign of an Aircraft Carrier.
And the so-called Imperial Navy Headquarters was located on a large Island in the southeast corner of The Empire, only about a hundred kilometers from the Continent at most, but with an area of over 30,000 square kilometers.
Below it, there was also a Small Island hanging, with an area of less than 10,000 square kilometers.
However, its Environment was very strange; it was covered everywhere with thick Accumulated Snow, as if it were in the Snow Region of the North, yet the large Island above it was lush and green, with green hills and lush trees.
Inland on the Small Island, a snow-white Western-style Castle stood tall.
Meilard, who had vanished without a trace from the Star Gate Base earlier, was now standing in the Main Hall inside the Castle, clenching her fists. Despite the cold temperature, she was still wearing the purple dress with a large portion of her Chest exposed.
It was just that her Gaze was angrily glaring at the Blue-Haired Woman sitting on a Stone Chair in front of her with her legs crossed, who was unspeakably beautiful but also incredibly cold and arrogant.
Meilard seemed to be quite angered by the other party, but she was still trying her best to persuade her repeatedly.
"Don't be willful! Come with me and leave this place immediately, then find somewhere to hide!"
"The Empire... no, the Strength of our World is simply no match for that World Government. I'm begging you, okay?"
"Come with me!"
(End of Chapter)
Just as the entire 'Imperial Arms World' was presenting a suffocating atmosphere, like a storm was brewing and dark clouds were pressing down on the cities, due to the actions of the Four Factions.
The Civilians in various cities had already felt a strong sense of unease. Some of the more courageous ones immediately chose to cut their losses and survive, directly abandoning their current homes, connections, and a portion of their wealth, dragging their Family along as they headed south for refuge.
They didn't care what the World Government was; they only wanted to live peacefully and stably with their Family.
But this was an extremely risky gamble. A slight misstep could lead to encountering strong bandits along the way, resulting in a tragic end where their Family is destroyed and lives are lost.
However, the life and suffering of the common people...
The Big Shots above had no interest in understanding, nor were they in the mood to care. Their Gaze was focused on the confrontation between the two armies.
White Horse Mountain.
Unbeknownst to them, this place had become the center of the vortex, attracting nearby Agent Personnel and Intelligence Personnel.
It turned out that
as the World Government captured more and more Captive, the Otherworld Strategy Committee had learned that White Horse Town was the front-line Lair of the Imperial Intelligence Division.
Its Leader was Sabatini, one of the four Captains of the Secret Police Force, and also an Imperial Arms User.
Crucially, his Imperial Arms, 'Thousand Mile Heavenly Eye', possessed Far Sight and X-ray Vision capabilities spanning a thousand kilometers, allowing him to constantly monitor every move within the Star Gate Base in the Snow Valley.
Therefore, the Otherworld Strategy Committee immediately issued an Order for the Sea Ninja and CIPHER POL Members near White Horse Mountain to quickly rush to White Horse Town, to Capture Alive Sabatini and bring back the 'Thousand Mile Heavenly Eye'.
After all, this was a High-ranking Executive of the Secret Police Force; he would surely know more internal Intelligence about The Empire.
As of today.
Im had long since discovered that the 'Imperial Arms World' before him had many differences compared to the 'Akame World' he knew.
Fortunately, he had only given the Five Elders Intelligence about Imperial Arms, Ministerial Arms, Danger Beasts, and a few key figures before, which avoided another instance of 'Prophecy Error'.
This also filled Im with curiosity about the 'Imperial Arms World'. What exactly caused such significant changes?
Soon.
As more and more Intelligence was extracted from the mouths, minds, and even Memory of numerous Captive, almost all clues pointed to one person.
The 'Holy Emperor' from six hundred years ago!
Im actually had some understanding of this Emperor of The Empire, because according to the 'Canon', those Ministerial Arms were created by him to imitate the Imperial Arms of the Founding Emperor of the Empire.
It was just that because the Strength of the two were vastly different and they also brought inexplicable Side Effects to the users, the Emperor from six hundred years ago was ashamed of them and named them 'Ministerial Arms'.
But the key point was that in this current 'Imperial Arms World', this 'Ministerial Arms Emperor', besides creating Ministerial Arms, also did many other things.
Firstly.
He did indeed, like in the 'Canon', order skilled craftsmen and Alchemists to create a batch of Ministerial Arms led by 'Kiriichimonji', 'Crushing King', and 'Water Dragon Sword'.
But unlike in the 'Canon' where only one of each was made, he directly mass-produced them, and even claimed that his Ministerial Arms far surpassed the Imperial Arms in this regard, as Imperial Arms could not be replicated and even required the Imperial Arms' recognition to be used, which was a Restriction.
However, despite being called mass-produced, the quantity wasn't actually that large, because even Ministerial Arms required Materials from corresponding Danger Beast Creatures and various rare Minerals.
So, up to now, there were only enough to equip the Elite members of various Departments and agencies.
Secondly.
He issued an Imperial Decree to legally classify all Imperial Arms as belonging to the Imperial Family. Any Imperial Arms found outside would result in the dispatch of the 'Imperial Guard' for Recovery. If the Imperial Arms already had a recognized Imperial Arms User, that person would be brought back.
If the Imperial Arms User refused to comply, or even attempted to escape or resist, the 'Imperial Guard' had the right to arrest or even directly kill them.
However, over these six hundred years, apart from such incidents occurring at the very beginning, all subsequent Imperial Arms Users encountered in the wilderness happily chose to join the 'Imperial Guard'.
This was because the Treatment after becoming an 'Imperial Guard' was simply too appealing, enough to quickly turn an impoverished Family into a wealthy one.
Therefore, throughout The Empire now, no matter which Department or Military branch, if someone is an Imperial Arms User, they are definitely also a Member of the 'Imperial Guard'.
Finally.
During his reign, he reformed the political and military systems, strengthening centralization of power.
He single-handedly established the Hospital system, School system, Science Unit, Police Force, Air Force Unit, Secret Police Force, and the Assassination Unit 'Oarberg', and completely conquered the Foreign Races in the south.
He also improved agricultural technology, invented various farming tools, and even selected some docile, trainable low-level Danger Beasts to help people reduce their labor burden.
This series of measures led to consecutive bumper harvests in various places throughout The Empire. Even if it wasn't a bumper harvest, basic yields were guaranteed, truly fulfilling the promise of ensuring most Citizens had Bread to eat and Milk to drink.
Therefore, for these six hundred years, The Empire, from top to bottom, still refers to him as the 'Holy Emperor'!
After reading all this, Im's mood at the time was complex, because this so-called 'Holy Emperor' was 100% a peer of his, or even someone from the same place.
This also made him apprehensive about the current 'Imperial Arms World'. Who knew if that 'Holy Emperor' had left The Empire with any strange trump cards?
So he was determined not to venture in and take risks before completely understanding the opponent's trump cards.
Therefore, obtaining Intelligence was the top priority for the current World Government!
As for The Empire's side.
Najenda of the Secret Police Force was also a Talent. Through a large amount of information gathered by sacrificing hundreds of Subordinates, she keenly noticed that the World Government's Personnel were gathering towards White Horse Mountain.
She immediately transmitted this Situation to Gozuchi, who had recently been promoted to Commander of 'Oarberg'.
Gozuchi didn't hesitate either, directly dispatching most of the assassination squad members, ordering them to use every Means possible to Intercept the opponent's Ninjas and other Agents.
He even had someone send his Imperial Arms, 'Murasame', into Akame's hands!
As a Commander, he certainly couldn't personally go into battle. If he were to die on the front line, the Inheritance of 'Oarberg' would basically be cut off.
But he also couldn't let 'Murasame' go to waste in his hands like this. It was better to give it to Akame, who was also recognized by 'Murasame', to use.
At the same time.
A massive Fleet composed of over a hundred 'modern' Warships, including Missile Destroyers, Cruisers, and Battleships, was docked in the Port of the Imperial Navy Headquarters.
It was just a pity that there seemed to be no sign of an Aircraft Carrier.
And the so-called Imperial Navy Headquarters was located on a large Island in the southeast corner of The Empire, only about a hundred kilometers from the Continent at most, but with an area of over 30,000 square kilometers.
Below it, there was also a Small Island hanging, with an area of less than 10,000 square kilometers.
However, its Environment was very strange; it was covered everywhere with thick Accumulated Snow, as if it were in the Snow Region of the North, yet the large Island above it was lush and green, with green hills and lush trees.
Inland on the Small Island, a snow-white Western-style Castle stood tall.
Meilard, who had vanished without a trace from the Star Gate Base earlier, was now standing in the Main Hall inside the Castle, clenching her fists. Despite the cold temperature, she was still wearing the purple dress with a large portion of her Chest exposed.
It was just that her Gaze was angrily glaring at the Blue-Haired Woman sitting on a Stone Chair in front of her with her legs crossed, who was unspeakably beautiful but also incredibly cold and arrogant.
Meilard seemed to be quite angered by the other party, but she was still trying her best to persuade her repeatedly.
"Don't be willful! Come with me and leave this place immediately, then find somewhere to hide!"
"The Empire... no, the Strength of our World is simply no match for that World Government. I'm begging you, okay?"
"Come with me!"
(End of Chapter)
