After the army marched south for two days, the temperature gradually increased.
It is autumn in the empire, and the weather in early autumn does not feel hot. The cool breeze that blows from time to time makes people energetic.
The current location has penetrated deep into the empire, and the imperial capital is right in front of us.
Finally arrived, the imperial capital is the main battlefield,
As we gradually approached the imperial capital, we would occasionally meet merchants on the main road. When these merchants saw the army, they immediately drove their carriages to give way, with their heads lowered, not daring to look directly at the army.
But after seeing the blue-haired female general at the head of the team, the merchants were obviously a little surprised.
"General Esdeath is back. Didn't she rush to the battlefield in the far north?"
"not……"
A businessman did not dare to say any more.
"Don't talk nonsense. Look at the momentum of the army. Is this what it looks like after a defeat? They are clearly returning in triumph."
"But a battle of that scale would take at least a year and a half."
The merchants whispered, and the fear and resentment they had before had disappeared.
If the emperor had an army supported by the common people, it must be the current one.
The army's direction of march was not within the imperial capital, but to the military camps outside the imperial capital. News of the great victory in the far north had been sent back. There were three generals in front of the military camp waiting for Esdeath's return. The three of them were Esdeath's confidants.
The three of them are Imperial Gear Users and are collectively known as the Three Beast Warriors.
Among the three people, there is an old man, a strong man, and a cute girl?
Dressed as an old butler, his name is Liva. He is a former general of the empire. He was imprisoned for offending a powerful man. He was later rescued by Esdeath. He is extremely loyal. His imperial weapon is 'Water Dragon Pony Black Marin', and he is a ring-shaped emperor.
Tool, capable of manipulating any liquid.
The strong man's name is Daidas, a fighting madman, and his imperial weapon is called "Two Great Axes Belvak". The two large axes are usually one and can be disassembled from the middle. After throwing the ax, as long as the ax is returned,
If you have the strength, you will track the enemy.
The last 'girl' dressed as a cute girl is named Niwu. Although this guy looks like a cute girl, he is actually a **cute girl, which means a man wearing women's clothing.
Niu's Teigu is the "Military Dream Scream". This Teigu is a flute. It can control the enemy's emotions and physical state by playing different music, assisting other Teigu.
The three of them were standing straight in front of the military camp. After seeing Esdeath's figure, the three of them immediately stepped forward to greet him.
"General, you have worked hard all the way, and my subordinates have prepared a banquet for you."
The old man Liwa spoke, and as he spoke, he leaned forward and put one hand on his chest. The white gloves on his hands and his clothes looked like a butler. He was the captain of the Three Beastmen.
"There's no need for the banquet now. I'll take you to meet the young emperor later, but first I'll introduce you to a colleague."
The three beast warriors were all a little confused.
"Colleagues? Could it be that the general has conquered talents in the far north?"
"Well, I found a treasure this time and took in an ANBU from another country."
Hearing Esdeath's words, the old man Leva frowned slightly. Members of the assassination team generally have complicated backgrounds.
But Liva won't say anything. This is Esdeath's will and he will not disobey it.
"Let me tell you in advance, your colleague is one of the top assassination team members. I have fought against him before. If he can fight alone, his strength may not be weaker than mine."
The three beast warriors were shocked and looked at Esdeath blankly.
"Strength...not weaker than you, general?"
**Cute girl Niu swallowed her saliva, his voice was neutral.
"white night."
Esdeath shouted to the back of the army, and the three beast warriors stared in that direction.
A man with black hair and black eyes walked over with a long knife on his waist. The man was not tall, but he gave people a sharp look.
"This is your future colleague, Bai Ye."
Esdeath looked at Su Xiao.
"These three are also my subordinates."
"Um."
Su Xiao replied that he had recognized the three people.
The trio was called the Three Beastmen. Although they were not weak in strength, they were all defeated in a subsequent mission. Among them, the strong man died the most simply, being killed within five minutes of his appearance.
"Be careful with your tone of voice when speaking to the general."
The old man Liwa opened his mouth with an evil look in his eyes.
"Don't worry about this. Bai Ye's character is like this. The members trained by the top assassination units all have character flaws. He is the most normal."
"It was my fault, General."
Levi bowed again.
Su Xiao didn't care about Liwa's tone, why should he have trouble with a guy who just got lunch when he appeared on the scene.
"It's getting late, let's go meet His Majesty."
The four of them got on a carriage and headed to the Imperial Capital. The Imperial Capital covers a large area and is a large city. The entire city is in the shape of a staircase, with the higher the center of the city.
The center of the imperial capital is the imperial palace. The imperial palace can be called the city within the city of the imperial capital, which shows how large the scope of the imperial palace is.
The entire palace is a bloated circular shape with layers of spires rising upwards. The highest point is even hundreds of meters high.
Carriages passed through the Imperial Capital. There were many pedestrians on the streets of the Imperial Capital, and they were all well-dressed. This was the capital of a country, and economic prosperity was a matter of course.
The sun hung listlessly in the sky, and the entire imperial capital was shrouded in dim sunlight. It was already six o'clock in the evening.
The carriage drove to the front of the palace, which was supposed to be a heavily guarded place, but after seeing the sign on the carriage clearly, the guard in front of the door simply asked and let him go, without even needing Esdeath to show up.
The scope of the palace is not small. After driving for a while, the carriage arrived in front of the main hall of the palace.
This made Su Xiao a little surprised. You know this is the palace. How can the general drive the carriage to the front of the palace? Get off the carriage outside the palace and walk to the palace.
It seems that the little emperor is more useless than imagined, at least Esdeath doesn't care much about the little emperor.
Get off the car and enter the main hall. The main hall is very solemn. The ground is paved with red carpets. There is a seat made of gold on the innermost side. The seat is in a higher position, which is the emperor's table.
A boy of thirteen or fourteen years old is sitting on the seat. This is the little emperor.
The little emperor is thin and looks a little malnourished, and his purple clothes are even more nondescript, making him look a bit effeminate.
Although he is an emperor, he has no sense of majesty. Su Xiao feels that he is a very vain young man.
Esdeath led Su Xiao and the others into the main hall, walked a few meters in front of the little emperor and half-knelt on the ground.
Rather than saying that Esdeath was half-kneeling, it would be better to say that she was half-squatting on the ground, with her kneeling leg not touching the ground. This posture explained a lot of things.
Looking at the little emperor again, his expression had not changed at all, it seemed that this was normal.
Su Xiao also followed suit, squatting down half-squat, it was absolutely impossible to kneel down.
At this time, he was already considering whether to capture the little emperor. This young man looked like a soft persimmon at first sight.
Next to the little emperor stood a fat old man with a big beard.
The obese middle-aged man has white hair and beard, but because of his fat body, his skin does not have wrinkles. The rich clothes and fine food make this old man not look old. If it were not for his head full of white hair, some people would believe that he is middle-aged.
This fat old man is the minister, the minister who controls the little emperor.
The minister held a plate of meat in his hand and stood beside the little emperor with a big belly. The plate of meat was for him to eat, not for the little emperor.
After preliminary observation of the situation, Su Xiao decided to give up. He was not sure whether the key was with the little emperor. This required long-term consideration.