Chapter 1845

Right Imperial Castle, inside the second-floor restaurant.

Su Xiao drank a mouthful of oatmeal that tasted somewhat bland. Wu Fu, who was less than 1.7 meters tall but had an unusually sturdy build, was standing behind him.

"My lord, I have already selected the people you want. Should I let them in now?"

Seeing Su Xiao put down the bowl, Wu Fu spoke at a very timely moment.

"Yes."

"Come in."

As soon as Wu Fu finished speaking, three people walked into the restaurant. Among these three, one was wearing full black armor, about 2.5 meters tall, and over 1.3 meters wide. That momentum was like a tank, making muffled thumping sounds when walking. Counting the weight of the armor, this guy's weight was at least over 800 catties.

On both sides of the black-armored biological tank stood a greasy little fatty and a thin, fair-faced boy. The boy had messy black hair, and except for his face, his exposed skin was full of black tattoos, most of which were mysterious array diagrams.

Wu Fu pointed to the black-armored biological tank and said:

"My lord, this is Number 10. The Empire once used the corpses of transcendents to conduct experiments. Number 10 is one of the successful ones of that experiment. Semi-mechanical structure, which makes him lose his ability to speak and have no pain. Counting the weight of the armor, his weight is 1165 catties. His brute force is enough to crash through an 80-centimeter-thick Misse armor plate."

As Wu Fu spoke, he took out a strangely shaped key from his bosom and inserted it into Number 10's arm.

Puchi~

Steam surged, and two red lights appeared under Number 10's head armor.

"Activated, my lord. As long as it is your order, even if it is to die, Number 10 will not hesitate."

Although Wu Fu had a smile on his face, he was dying of heartache. Number 10 was one of his troops' trump cards. If he wasn't in a hurry to show his loyalty, he wouldn't have brought him out at all.

Wu Fu turned his gaze to the slightly chubby man.

"This is Gray Mouse. He knows the Holy City very well and was once a scout in my army."

As soon as Wu Fu finished speaking, the slightly chubby Gray Mouse stepped forward.

"Hello, my lord. If there is anything you need, just order it. My subordinate will definitely..."

Before Gray Mouse finished speaking, Wu Fu glared at him, and Gray Mouse hurriedly smiled and retreated.

Wu Fu whispered: "My lord, this is my distant relative. For this kind of person, even Gray Mouse cannot be completely trusted. This is the most trustworthy person I can find. What do you think..."

"He'll do."

"Thank you, my lord."

Wu Fu glared at Gray Mouse again, meaning, you motherfucker, be honest.

Wu Fu tilted his head toward the boy covered in black tattoos and said:

"The last one is Zos. He is a transcendent, and his eternal power is dark-natured. His own combat ability is not strong, but he can manipulate animal-like servants."

Wu Fu gave Zos a look. Zos seemed somewhat reluctant. Black mist emerged in his hands, forming a vulture. The vulture flapped its wings and landed on his shoulder.

Wu Fu behind Su Xiao whispered:

"My lord, Zos is an alien, but he grew up in the Empire. This child is a bit rebellious, but his ability is unquestionable, only sometimes he will be more impulsive, putting himself in danger."

"Hmm, I can tell from the name."

Su Xiao felt that the name Zos was a bit strange; if read fast, it was 'zuo si' (courting death).

Seeing these three, Su Xiao couldn't help but think of the Eyeless Squad in the Ghoul World. In terms of combat power, of course, these three were stronger. As for appearance, Zos was definitely the representative of appearance, the kind that could fascinate thousands of girls. As for Number 10, it was not bad that he didn't scare civilians to the ground.

"These three, are you satisfied, my lord?"

"..."

Su Xiao's hand holding the water cup paused. Wu Fu's words sounded a bit strange.

"It's okay."

"Tch."

Zos sneered and turned his head. He didn't have much reaction, while Wu Fu was so shocked that his body stiffened.

"Childish temper, my lord, don't mind it."

As soon as Wu Fu finished speaking, the door was knocked. It was Wu Fu's adjutant.

"Duke, the Imperial Council has sent an envoy."

"What's the matter?"

Su Xiao of course knew the Imperial Council. It wasn't considered the Empire's regular power department, but its power was above the Senate and the royal family.

The Imperial Council was composed of four people: Senator Bloomer, Princess Sayeto, Duke Silver Feather, and that nine-year-old little duke.

Currently, the Empire had no king. If there were important matters, they would be decided after discussion by the Imperial Council. Because of the law set by the Black King, it couldn't become a regular power department, but its power was the greatest.

"The envoy came to invite Princess Pedera to join the Imperial Council."

The adjutant looked happy when speaking, but his superior, Wu Fu, had a gloomy face.

"My lord, this is definitely not..."

"I know."

Su Xiao didn't need to think to know who did this. After last night's assassination, Bloomer already knew that Princess Pedera's rise couldn't be stopped. Instead of waiting for Su Xiao to rapidly expand his influence in the dark, it was better to push Su Xiao directly to the stage.

In this way, Su Xiao's opponents would change from one to four. Those four people wouldn't allow a new opponent to rapidly expand. They couldn't do anything to each other, but none of them wanted to see the appearance of a new opponent.

If he didn't go, it would be even worse. If he didn't dare to join even when invited by the Imperial Council, ask, which of those powerful officials would lean toward Princess Pedera's side? This was almost equivalent to voluntarily giving up expansion.

"What time is the invitation?"

"Eight o'clock in the morning."

Hearing this, Wu Fu behind Su Xiao had an even uglier face. It was already 7:30.

This was the terrifying thing about a community of interests. Wu Fu wasn't that loyal to Su Xiao, but Su Xiao held Wu Fu's economic lifeline, which was why Wu Fu was so concerned about Su Xiao's affairs.

For most people in power, loyalty was only temporary, and mutual interests were a more reliable relationship.

"Understood. Wu Fu, leave the manor to you. You three, come with me."

Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the restaurant. At the same time, he contacted Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was indeed very busy; there were four targets it needed to monitor.

Su Xiao didn't take Princess Pedera, but called the Old Mystic to go to the Imperial Council together. With Princess Pedera's little white rabbit personality, when facing the four power-grabbers, she might be so nervous that she couldn't even speak. It was enough for her to be beautiful.

Holy City central area, inside a magnificent hall.

In the main hall, there was a circular metal council table. The council table was pitch black, and the sculpture of the Eye of Power in the center gave people a sense of majesty. There were twelve seats around the council table. At this time, four people were already sitting, and these four people were not sitting close to each other.

A little boy wearing black-red robes with long black hair had his feet on the council table. He seemed to be not awake, yawning from time to time. This was the little duke.

Duke Silver Feather beside him was about thirty years old, with a small mustache on his chin, and a smile on his face at all times.

Opposite the two was a woman wearing tight armor combining soft leather and red armor plates, with short silver hair. This woman had red eyes, and when looking at anyone, she first looked at vital parts such as the throat and heart.

As for the last person, it was the old fox Bloomer, who was wearing a suit and rubbing his temples lightly with both hands.

These four were the Empire's highest power system now, and now, they were about to join forces to get rid of one person. The other party had only used one day to seize 540,000 military power, plus the support of King's Fury Ken Rahan, and also got a princess as a puppet. Even more fatal was that the other party was also a royal.

"Bloomer, are you sure there's no problem doing this? I don't trust you."

The little duke spoke. Although he looked mature, in the eyes of the other three, this was childish. Without the remnants of his father, the little duke would have long since died in a stinking ditch.

"Oh."

Bloomer responded casually and continued to rub his temples lightly. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with this little brat.

Da, da, da...

Footsteps came from outside the hall. All four turned their gazes to the person coming. All four had a moment of surprise.

The person walking into the hall was Su Xiao. Blood stains could be seen on his clothes.

"Late. Met an assassin on the way. Fortunately, there was Ken Rahan's guard."

Su Xiao had indeed met an assassin, and it was on the street. What surprised him even more was that five groups of assassins came in a row.