I see emperor stats-Chapter 135
arrive?
'I have to go to the top of the blue dragon.'
After leaving the imperial palace, Julius rode his horse day and night to the confluence.
The people he had promised in advance were already waiting there. Jegal Hwa-young, who greeted him, expressed a little concern.
“My lord, what can I say, but are you really allowed to leave the imperial palace?”
“This is one of the most important things to me.”
Julius said it clearly, but in fact, it was common sense that it was an act that would not be tolerated for the crown prince to leave without permission like this.
But there was a reason why he was able to go out like this. He has no enemies within the Empire, so he is confident that even if he leaves his post for a while, there is no way that a big problem will arise.
'Anyway, there is no one who can interrogate me. If you make excuses like this for a few months, you can come back without notifying me that I'm gone.'
The reason he cleaned up the nobles who had other feelings in advance was to buy time to return to the East.
[Main Quest-Dark Clouds Over the Imperial Family]
[Content: Investigate the power behind the imperial family of the Hwan Empire.]
[The main quest is a quest related to the player's 'clearing'.]
[Clear: The player's final goal. For more detailed information, you must increase your achievements to view it.]
According to the quest obtained in the Northern Mountains in the past, you will be able to find a clue to answer your questions about the player in the East.
'And the timing of the disappearance of the last head of the White House, who left this quest, and the timing of the Eastern delegation being cut off overlap exquisitely.'
The Eastern delegation stopped sending envoys from the Hwan Empire of the East first about thirty years ago, and since then, there have been no such people coming from the East except for traders.
In other words, it is very likely that the imperial family of the Hwan Empire, to which Leonhard was dispatched as an envoy, was already a tiger's den.
'It might be better to prepare thoroughly outside and then rush in.'
The key was held by Jegal Sega. No matter how much Julius was sitting in the seat of universal recognition in the Western Continent, he was of little use in the Eastern Continent.
“Is there any news from your family yet?”
“I heard that the damage was great due to the close battle with the Demonic Cult, but regular contact is still coming.”
“That's good. This time, as it is on another continent, you should benefit from it.”
“I will keep in mind the words of my lord.”
To Jegal Hwa-young, who answered in a serious tone, in fact, Julius' addition was a considerable help.
First of all, they are the most reliable allies at this point in time, where even one master is regrettable because they are all unusual people.
She shifted her gaze to examine the people Julius had brought.
“Rize, this trip to the east is dangerous, so please be careful.”
"All right."
First of all, it was Beatrice. She listens to her, so there won't be any trouble.
However, from the second time on, he was a person who was a little far from common sense, so Julius had no choice but to tell him firmly.
“Noah! When you arrive in the east, even if there are things you don't like, follow Jegal's instructions carefully.”
"I can't help it if my friend says that. But they can't treat me like an underling. I don’t know if it’s the senior who defeated me.”
He didn't like it, but at first he agreed.
And the last one wasn't originally planned, but this time he was recognized for his skills and was brought in.
“You, Keynes, don’t know too much about the East, do you?”
“Yes, but… … .”
Seeing him scratching his head, Julius continued with a determined tone.
“If you are going to slow down, I want you to return to the West Continent and do it. I'm not kidding, the place we're going this time is really dangerous.”
Seeing that serious expression, Keynes also instinctively realized that this time Julius had no intention of deceiving him.
“I will keep this in mind, Your Highness!”
"hmm?"
Julius, who warned the three of them, turned his head away, realizing that they were looking at him with strange eyes.
“… … .”
The identity of that gaze was Jegal Hwayoung. She was staring at Julius with an indescribably subtle expression.
“Do you have anything to say to me?”
"that is… no."
She was about to say something, but stopped. There was something troubling her, but she decided it was no big deal.
'If I help you well, you'll probably be able to get over safely.'
She decided that and opened her mouth.
“Then the boat is ready.”
Julius and the others boarded a boat prepared by Jegal Sega. It was also the first time for Julius to board a ship, so he looked around the inside of the ship with an expression of interest.
“Did you say it would take about ten days to reach the eastern continent?”
“Probably, if there are no other extreme weather events.”
* * *
Shaaa
The voyage was quite smooth. One day before his arrival, Julius was standing on the boat watching the sea in the pouring rain.
Jegal Hwa-young, who had been watching him, opened his mouth.
“The captain said he would arrive safely on land tomorrow morning.”
Julius turned his head and made a puzzled expression.
“It’s been raining hard for three days now, isn’t it earlier than planned?”
“The route to the East Continent is reputed to be safe. I know of no ship that has gone missing in recent decades.”
“Then why don’t you check or redo the plan? Have them all come inside.”
“… … .”
“Why?”
“Should I ask Nuada-nim to come in too?”
“Uweeeeeek!”
At the same time, a rumbling sound was heard from the bow, and Julius smiled bitterly.
"I'm going to leave him alone for now. I will deliver it later.”
“… … .”
Nuada, stretched out as if dead on the boat, was maddening. For him, who has never ridden a horse and has lived all his life in the mountains, moving by boat was quite embarrassing.
'It was fine until a few days ago, damn... … .'
The problem is that as the weather deteriorated recently, a storm arose and the boat rocked violently. No one could have predicted that a superhuman would get seasick, but by the third day he had lost his strength and was completely limp.
His hope is that the voyage will now be over in half a day.
“Tomorrow morning, you will be freed from this hell. Woo!”
Enduring the rush of nausea, Nuada stood up.
'Did your friend ask you to come inside?'
After calming down to some extent, Nuada tried to move from the bow. But then! He heard something unusual.
Shoot Aaaaaa!
The raindrops were several times thicker than before. In addition, Nuada's expression turned white because of motion sickness when he turned around because he felt a chill in the back of his head.
"crazy!"
A huge wave that seemed to be several tens of meters high was crashing into the boat.
slam!
The ship held out once. Masts were broken and her hull was shaken, but it was a strong ship and it held up.
However, Nuada, standing defenseless on the prow, could not do that.
“Aaaaaaa!”
His body was swallowed up by the raging waves and sucked into the swirling sea.
Meanwhile, in the cabin, a conversation was going on.
“Did you say Murim before?”
"yes. That's right. Unlike the West Continent, the East Continent does not belong to a royal family, but there are groups that work by creating separate forces. Our Sega is also one of the groups that belong to that group.”
To be honest, since Julius was from the West Continent, he didn't understand exactly, but he nodded his head.
"So you're saying you're joining the Jegal Sega?"
“As for the detailed plans, I guess I'll have to think about it after hearing the news about Sega. And some people, including the lord, will have to cover their faces for the time being.”
"hmm? Is my face known in the East Continent?”
The people of the West Continent indoors, including Julius, tilted their heads. However, Zhuge Hwa-young shook his head.
“It is not like that… … .”
“Aaaaaaa!”
“… … !?”
slam!
At that moment, water poured into the cabin and the boat shook greatly.
Julius was the first to balance and jumped out to the bow. It was because the scream from earlier was a familiar voice.
“Who are you?”
But it was an extremely risky move. Jegal Hwa-young, who had judged the situation for an instant, hurriedly shouted.
“Lord! It's dangerous to go out now... … .”
“… … !?”
Shoot Aaaaa!
Before she could be torn to dry, Julius was swept away by the strong waves.
Everyone in the cabin could only watch the scene with pale expressions.
And the ship also has no way of enduring several tens of meters of waves.
Shoot Aaaaa!
The third wave came over and overturned the boat. It was a route they prided themselves on being so safe, but a sudden storm tore the ship apart.
* * *
Shaaaaa
A quiet beach with only the sound of waves crashing.
“… … .”
Julius stared at the distant horizon with a dejected expression. Although he is not normally allowed to go out alone, he was standing alone on the beach.
He muttered with a puzzled expression.
'How the hell did this happen?'
[Head, over, tempest.]
'No, I know that.'
He was thrown onto this beach with nothing but a drenched body and a yellow dragon sword clinging to his waist.
Being a superman by name, he came to his senses in the sea and desperately gave himself over to the current to arrive at this beach.
But in the meantime, the ship's personnel were scattered and he, too, drifted to this remote beach.
“… … .”
Julius had no choice but to stare at the horizon with a blank expression on his face for a while, feeling dejected and embarrassed.
'Beatrice, Nuada, Keynes... And even the people of the Jegal family... … .'
Last night's sea was a really terrible memory for him too. Somehow his life was saved, but could someone else do the same?
There were people on board who were not very good at martial arts, and Nuada was exhausted from three days of seasickness.
Ugh.
[Idiot, survival, possibility, high.]
'hmm?'
As the yellow dragon sword trembled, Julius, who had reached a hopeless home, came to his senses slightly.
'First of all, understanding the situation is the priority.'
Even with a devastated expression, Julius tried to organize his thoughts for a moment.
The first was to confirm whether others were alive or dead.
'Once we arrived at this beach after half a day of drifting, it's not too far from land. The possibility that the superhumans Beatrice and Nuada are still alive is quite high!'
Julius also arrived at the beach after being swept away by the waves, so there was a possibility that they too could have drifted to a beach somewhere.
Once this assumption was reached, Julius was a little relieved about the life and death of Beatrice, the one he was most worried about.
The second was the direction to move in this situation.
After thinking it through, Julius came to a conclusion.
'I can't stay like this for now. Somehow, if you go to a place where people live, you will find a way.'
Fortunately, people in the Eastern Continent usually had black hair and dark eyes. A look like Julius is sure to catch the eye.
'All of them are capable enough to protect themselves, so if they survived safely, they'll surely be able to find them if they inquire.'
For now, Julius decided to find out where people live. It seems that his bright personality has returned to some extent, perhaps because his hopes are full.
'It's all surrounded by mountains, right? If I had to do this, I would have to run for several days.'
You had to get to town as soon as possible to join or search for them. He kicked off the ground and began to run in a straight line through the mountains.
* * *
“Um… … .”
Zhuge Hwa-yeong barely woke up and looked around. She was one of the weakest in martial arts, and she had to suffer more than anyone else last night.
“You are awake.”
Jegal Hwa-yeong, who looked around with a helpless expression, suddenly came to her senses and turned her head in the direction she heard the voice.
“Sir Beatrice?”
“You have been asleep for half a day. It's been about a day since I was pushed here.”
Jegal Hwa-young, who vaguely recalled the memory of last night, hurriedly got up and threw a fist.
“Thank you for the life preserver.”
Last night, the reason she was able to save her life because of her weak martial arts was because Beatrice, who was in the same cabin, desperately swam while holding on to her.
“I just did what I was supposed to do.”
“… … .”
Beatrice was basically expressionless, but her tone tended to be strangely cold to her. Jegal Hwa-young, who could roughly guess the reason, smiled bitterly.
“Are there any others?”
“It’s just the two of us here.”
Seeing Beatrice respond briefly as expected, Jegal Hwa-young was lost in thought. It's because my head is still in a daze and my head hasn't turned properly.
'First of all, joining Sega is a priority. And the life of the master... He's probably still alive.'
Her thoughts finally reached the whereabouts of Julius. Judging soberly, she thought that the possibility that Julius was still alive was quite high, since Beatrice, who was relatively weak, was able to carry her burden of being her and wash up on the beach.
'Come to think of it, the lord must have drifted apart... I tried to guide them to Sega as inconspicuously as possible, but things went wrong. So far, there has been no word that a ship was wrecked on this route, but I will have to correct the information.'
Although Zhuge Hwa-yeong and other characters from the Sega have traveled to and from the continent through this route several times, questions have been raised since they have never been swept away by a storm that would have split the ship.
'If we don't find him quickly, the lord might catch the attention of the Murim people. If so... … .'
Thinking that far, Jegal Hwa-yeong suddenly came to her senses as if she had been splashed with cold water.
'oh!'
At the moment of that realization, her complexion turned pale as a sheet of paper. Seeing that, Beatrice tilted her head.
“Anything?”
“My lord… We must find them quickly!”
Jegal Hwa-yeong shouted urgently, but Beatrice did not show any change in expression. He opened his mouth as if he didn't know anything.
“If I have to tell you, you are not the kind of person who will never go back just because you were swept away by a storm like this. I'm fine too... … .”
“That's not the problem!”
“… … !?”
* * *
At that time, Julius was running through the mountains at the speed of the wind. He had already been running for half a day, but he was getting nervous because he didn't even look like a human being.
'Unexpectedly, it seems to be quite a distance to where people live. When it gets dark, it doesn't seem like a good place to sleep. … .'
"hmm?"
However, at that moment, Julius' senses caught a weak impression. He sighed in delight and moved his steps toward it.
rustling
The true identity of the people he felt was four young people. Consisting of three men and one woman, they were galloping through the woods at a fairly fast pace.
“Namgung Sohyup! Are your wounds okay?”
“Honestly, I am not okay. However, until we reach the branch of Meng, there is no time to be rude... … .”
“Did you stop the bleeding properly?”
"haha! This preamble is always worrying me. You don't have to worry too much.”
They were walking through the woods, exchanging kindly conversations in their own way, wearing clothes of different colors, but all had the same letter embroidered on their left sleeves.
The only bright spot in the group, a young woman, suddenly sighed.
"phew… Somehow, he also saved his life. I'm glad the tracking didn't reach this far.”
“Gangnam is the territory of the Namgung family, and no matter how strong the Demonic Cult is, there is no way they can invade it carelessly.”
The moment the young man called Namgung Sohyup answered with a proud expression, a gust of wind suddenly passed in front of them.
Wheein!
“… … !?”
“I finally met someone.”
The true identity of the wind was Julius, who ran like a darting in search of a human presence. As he stops, a cloud of dust rises and obscures his view.
"omg!"
“Who are you!”
The four young people couldn't help but be very nervous. They were being pursued by the Demonic Cult just a short while ago, so they instantly felt gloomy.
'It's good!'
Not only did they not notice until they approached this close, as promising later exponents in their own way, and the amazing new method that just passed in front of them, the opponent who appeared now was not an ordinary master.
They watched nervously as the man walked out of the dust. Julius slowly opened his mouth. Fortunately, even though it was the East Continent, his words worked.
“I’m sorry about you guys. If there is a nearby city, can you take me there?”
He asked with a humble expression on his face. I couldn't seem to find a place where people lived by myself.
Sureureung!
"hmm?"
But before he could hear an answer, the four young men each drew their weapons. As soon as he saw Julius, he thought that there was nothing to talk about.
"I can't believe they sent a pursuer all the way here... … .”
"Aren't you afraid of the sky? The devil of the Demonic Cult!"
"what?"
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