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I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 88

temple of the mirage

“Now, it takes about a day to reach Harun, the capital.”

“Thank you for caring about me in many ways, too.”

"Isn't it natural that you're an honored guest? haha!"

In a way, Zamir, who had a friendly smile that seemed clumsy, did not look suspicious no matter how he looked at it.

'He's more cautious than I thought... Even if it were the capital city, it wouldn't be easy to avoid Hyeonwoljeon's surveillance from this close.'

In the meantime, the delegation party passed through several cities under Zamir's guidance and received a very luxurious welcome. Unfortunately, however, there is no significant progress in catching him behind.

Julius recalled the conversation he had with Zhuge Gun.

“Has the whereabouts of Zamir been investigated?”

“First of all, contact with suspicious people has been confirmed a few times in the city I have been through, but it does not give off demonic energy.”

“Somehow, they say that you can catch the tail in earnest only when you arrive at Harun, the capital city.”

“Actually, there have been some achievements in the capital. I often lose track of what method I use, but somehow it is relatively easy for my subordinates to follow me.”

Julius' eyes twinkled.

“That went well. Please report properly when you arrive in the capital later.”

Conversely, Jegalgeon's face was slightly gloomy. In fact, it has been almost half a year since I started investigating Zamir. However, it seems regrettable that we have not been able to dig out the specific background.

“But it is really hard to understand. He doesn't seem to have learned martial arts specializing in stealth or infiltration, but this is disrespectful to His Highness the Prince.”

“I have my own thoughts on that.”

'If they can't do it, I'll have to go catch it myself!'

In fact, no matter how many times Hyeonwoljeon flew and crawled, could anyone be as specialized in infiltration as Julius? Usually, in this case, the North has already fully realized that things work out when you take the lead (?).

With such thoughts in mind, Julius and the envoys came close to Harun, the capital of Parthia.

* * *

“It’s all here. That place is Harun.”

Julius also uttered honest words of admiration this time.

"indeed… It was not an empty word to call Harun the jewel of the desert.”

As the saying goes, Harun, the capital of the Parthian Kingdom, was considered the largest and most beautiful city in the southern desert.

It is spectacular to see buildings the size of a large city even by imperial standards lined up in the middle of a desolate desert, but the most striking thing is the splendor!

The cities I have visited in the meantime have been developed as tourist destinations, but they are good, but compared to the capital, they are few in terms of splendor and scale.

In particular, the royal palace, located in the center, did not seem to be far behind the imperial capital in terms of splendor.

“Actually, not too long ago, the atmosphere was more rustic than it is now, but I put a lot of effort into the exterior of the building.”

Zamir was listening to Julius' praise with a proud expression.

In fact, the reason why he was trusted by the archbishops was that he was good at work, but he was distributing a large part of the enormous income from urban development and tourism to the upper echelons of the church.

Naturally, no matter how secret organizations were, not all supplies fell from the sky.

'No matter what activity I do, there's no place where money doesn't go in!'

Karim and the elders of the tribe who followed him hated Zamir like a thorn in the eye because he was changing the traditions of the desert, and even within the church, there were many who were jealous of him, who was trusted by the archbishops like Gideon, but he was okay.

“The royal palace will already be ready to welcome the delegation.”

“Did you say the person in charge was the 2nd Prince Karim?”

“Yes, I have told you before, but my father is not in a state where he can move, so my older brother is in charge of state affairs.”

“Aren’t you going in with me?”

"haha… Actually, my second brother doesn't like me that much. Perhaps if you go in with me, there may be a disruption in negotiations.”

“Tsk! It would be good for brothers to get along well.”

It wasn't something a guy who had his brother cut his throat in a previous life would say, but anyway, Julius broke up with Zamir with empty words.

“His Highness, the first prince of the empire, has come in with an envoy.”

It is an envoy of the empire. Entering the palace itself was done quickly and without any problems. But the atmosphere was chilled out.

'Surprisingly, the welcome is simple, isn't it?'

Inside the palace, the atmosphere was surprisingly frugal. It was the exact opposite of Zamir's vision, which was full of luxury and pleasure, so Julius felt a little puzzled.

“I am the 2nd Prince Karim, who is currently in charge of state affairs on behalf of His Highness the King.”

“The first prince of the Empire, Julius von Sharnos.”

Unlike other kingdoms on the continent, the desert kingdoms were not countries that served the empire as suzerain.

Therefore, there was no need to honor him as the prince of the empire. Zamir's upbeat attitude is rather a special case. However, Julius rather liked this crude vision.

'Did you say Karim? I don't know why he's colluding with someone like Wallace when he's ambitious and talented.'

[Al Kareem]

Occupation: Prince, senior warrior

Muscular Strength: A Quickness: A Intellect: A Mental Strength: B+ Force Aptitude: B+ Force: A

Alignment: Ambitious, Brave, Dignified

Come to think of it, I had never heard of the name Karim in my previous life.

However, his stats are truly unparalleled! He was an outstanding warrior who had high intelligence and seemed to be at least a master class. There was only one possibility that such an outstanding person was not in his memory.

'That church must have done something.'

“For now, let me tell you my position regarding the alliance request… … .”

Karim expressed a clear refusal here.

“We are not dependents of the Empire. If you ask me to shed blood instead, I will refuse.”

'This far is as expected.'

“Then, is it possible if there are corresponding trade conditions?”

Julius tried to ask again with a sad expression, but Karim was as steady as a wooden stone.

“You know what a reckless request this is! I don't want to engage in pointless haggling.”

To be honest, considering Julius' status, the reaction was too much, but he didn't care too much.

On the contrary, Julius smiled and said his last words.

“But since I’m here too, I can’t go back without any income. I will stay longer and try to convince you.”

Karim did not let go of his expression in spite of his smirking response.

“It will be useless to try, but do as you please.”

The delegation had no choice but to enter the accommodation provided by the palace without earning any income.

“No matter how much this side came to ask for an alliance first, isn't it too rude to His Highness the Prince?”

All the knights were indignant, but Julius, the person in charge, didn't seem too upset.

“Doesn't that sound like a rude request to them? I'll try to convince you later."

To be honest, Julius didn't think alliances were that important. The reason he came all the way to this distant desert was because there was something else.

* * *

That night, Julius sneaked out of the palace at night. Arriving at the confluence, he receives clothes and a mask from Zhuge Gun and quickly changes.

“I thought it would be stuffy because it covers my face and the clothes stick to me, but it’s surprisingly okay.”

As usual, Julius spoke in a joking tone, but the expression on the face of the person accepting him was quite serious.

“Then, I will attach special express agents to your destination. But do you really have to go alone?”

“Aren't you good at hiding yourself? It can't be helped.”

Zhuge Geon seemed reluctant to let him go alone, but unfortunately he was an orthodox soldier, so it was difficult to follow through on such a task.

Even the special agents from Hyunwoljeon didn't show it, but they tilted their heads inwardly. Could the prince really follow their professionally trained movements?

“Then I will go. Did you say northwest of here?”

“… … !?”

With those words, as Julius' presence slowly disappeared, the two agents were quite surprised.

“What are you doing? Give me directions quickly.”

“… … .”

After saying that, the agents closed their mouths and started moving as quickly as possible.

As they moved, Julius was lost in thought for a moment.

'You're saying that even after following well, they suddenly lose track in the northwest?'

From what he reported, Zamir did not particularly hide his whereabouts. However, he said there was a place he visited regularly, and it was only there that his whereabouts became unclear as if he had been sunk to the ground.

'For the past few days, Zamir has been sticking by my side.'

If you have a base near the capital, why don't you go back right away since you've been away for a long time? Just at night, when he heard the information from Hyeonmoon that detected him moving, Julius came out himself.

The desert was so desolate that it had to be tracked at some distance. No matter how well you erase your presence, basically there are not many places to hide.

'I found it.'

It was a distance that was difficult to discern with the naked eye, but they finally found Zamir.

He was heading somewhere with a fairly busy pace, and his steps stopped at some point.

“… … .”

One of the agents winked at Julius. This means that this is the area where Zamir's whereabouts have always been missed.

slippery

Just like that signal, at some point, Zamir's body disappeared without leaving any traces behind.

"hmm… … .”

Julius began slowly approaching it. The agents who saw it were skeptical. They also searched several times, but they couldn't find any trace.

sreuk

“… … !?”

But soon the agents were greatly surprised. This is because the body of Julius also completely disappeared as soon as he approached it.

* * *

Tring!

[You have found the Shroud of Mirage.]

[Depending on the player's senses, they may not be seduced.]

'I guess there was a separate base for a temple to exist in such a remote place?'

As you might have guessed, the reason Zamir disappeared wasn't because he had moved to another place, but because he had a spell to dazzle those who approached him.

He is a superman and his senses are sharpened by raising the proficiency of the white tiger self-defense machine, but he can barely find the right path.

creak

Taking advantage of Zamir's opening of the temple door, Julius also quickly squeezed through it.

Carefully following the aisle, he thought.

'It's surprisingly quite wide. If it's a facility of this size, it might be more difficult than the raid on the capital.'

But as soon as Zamir's mouth opened, he had no choice but to stop thinking.

“Master, the target has arrived at the capital.”

'Master?'

Before they knew it, they were inside a room deep in the temple. The person Zamir greeted was an old man with wrinkles.

"Good work."

The old man's characteristic murky and gruff voice answered the words. However, Julius couldn't help but be stunned by the next words.

“By the way, why did you bring an uninvited guest?”

“… … !?”

Zamir looked back with a surprised expression. Julius is no fool either. As soon as he hears that, he immediately draws his sword and keeps an eye on the old man.

[Ismail]

Occupation: Archbishop (Heimdall Order)

Strength: C+ Quickness: B+ Intellect: A Spirit: A+ Dark Power: SS

Alignment: Evil, Cruel, Fanatic

[characteristic]

Dark Sorcery (Rank A): Power granted to the priests of Heimdall. Depending on your skill level, you can use a variety of techniques.

Heimdall's Iris (S Rank): Instead of losing sight, the ability to detect surrounding objects is greatly increased.

Hand of Decadence (S Rank): The highest priest's unique ability to dismantle everything it touches.

"It's going to cry... … .”

As soon as he checked his stats, Julius' mouth vomited for the first time in a long time. For the first time, he encountered a formidable adversary with a sensing ability that surpassed his anti-rebuttal.

To make matters worse, this place is in the middle of the enemy camp.

'I guess I'll have to throw a big punch and run away.'