Chapter 467

Chapter 467: In a Difficult Situation

Presea, Winterfell City, Royal Palace.

"Lock down the entire palace, do not let anyone who entered my father’s room out, and deactivate all the anti-magic arrays." Easley shouted in a frenzy.

I don’t know if it was on purpose or not, but today the soldiers guarding the palace were all from Easley’s close group.

This was not arranged by Easley, but by Emperor Augustus.

Easley commanded with surprising ease.

"Your Highness, what should we say to the outside world?" The leader of the Imperial Guard stood before Easley.

"Release the news that my father was attacked but is only lightly injured." Easley took a deep breath.

"Yes!" The leader of the Imperial Guard replied.

"Bring me the Minister of Internal Affairs." Easley waved his hand.

……

Soon, Easley met with the Minister of Internal Affairs in Emperor Augustus’s study.

The Minister of Internal Affairs saw that Easley dared to sit in Emperor Augustus’s place and could not help but sigh.

It seems that the great emperor has indeed left us.

There were many things the emperor needed to do and wanted to say, but he passed away when he was most needed.

In theory, the emperor could still lead, but that would require dark necromancy.

Necromancy has always been a forbidden practice in the land, and if the emperor were to be brought back with it, it might cause all the countries to attack Presea together.

Not only that, but the emperor passed away peacefully, and his soul is very weak, so he might go to Acheron right after leaving his body.

In this situation, it might take a level nine necromancer to have a chance to summon the emperor back.

"Your Highness, is there anything you would like?" The Minister of Internal Affairs bowed.

"Where is my father’s secretary?" Easley said in a low voice.

"This… I have brought it to you." The Minister of Internal Affairs took out the Magic Stone and contacted someone.

After an unknown amount of time, a well-dressed old man arrived at the study.

He was wearing black clothes and had a somber expression.

He had always been by Emperor Augustus’s side; he was the closest person to Emperor Augustus in the country and knew the most.

Many powers were in his hands.

He grew up with Emperor Augustus, and Augustus had absolute trust in him alone.

Of course, this trust had a condition: Emperor Augustus’s father had planted a mental bond in this person, ensuring he would never betray.

"Mr. Peter." Upon seeing the old man, Easley quickly stood up and bowed.

"Your Highness," Peter returned the gesture.

"Father has passed away," Easley sighed.

For some reason, the father who had always weighed him down was gone, and instead of feeling sad, he felt a bit relieved.

The Emperor only had a fatherly love for Teresa; he did not treat his other sons well.

The eldest brother is over fifty this year and deals with political affairs every day.

He has a calm personality, and when the Emperor had no other children, he often took out his frustrations on him and scared him, which made the eldest brother’s health poor.

The eldest brother doesn’t even know if he can live longer than Emperor Augustus.

The eldest brother has no real skills in cultivation; he is just a sixth-tier.

However, politically, he can be considered Emperor Augustus’s strongest support.

The stability of the country over the years is largely due to the efforts of the eldest brother.

Lao San is in his twenties this year, dealing with military matters. His position is neither high nor low, guarding against the beasts from the far north, making it a position that is not very important.

There is no way around it; Lao San has an impulsive personality, and when he is assigned to guard the border and coastlines, he often ends up in conflicts with other countries.

For example, there was one time when Lao San used the excuse of a soldier going missing to lead a whole division into a small country, where they burned, killed, and looted.

If it weren’t for the great emperor handling the situation properly at that time, Donald Tran of the Yggdrasil Empire could have called upon several countries to declare war on Presea in the name of justice.

Even if a war did not break out, Presea still faced some economic pressure.

Teresa is now helping Karoso in battle, so she is considered the fourth one.

Lao Wu is still not of age, and he does not pose a threat to Easley.

"Sigh…" Peter let out a breath and said, "Your Highness, please accept my condolences. His Majesty had long foreseen that this day would come, but he never expected… it would come so soon…"

"Father cannot mourn now," Easley said with a serious expression. "Otherwise, the country will fall into chaos."

"Really?" Peter took out a newspaper from his pocket and handed it to Easley.

Easley took the newspaper with confusion, and his expression changed.

[Shock! Emperor Augustus died in Winter Fortress]

[Details about the death of Emperor Augustus]

[Emperor Augustus, still strong in his old age, spent the night with five men’s wives…]

[Emperor Augustus was not a good person; he didn’t even spare young girls, and in the end, a young girl bit off his private parts…]

[A few stories about Emperor Augustus and his daughter-in-law]

[Emperor Augustus’s wild actions with his son…]

Boom!

Easley slammed the newspaper on the table and shouted, "Who did this! What proof is there that my father is dead?"

He had clearly kept the news under wraps, using only his most trusted people. This shouldn’t have happened!

"Your Highness, we are in an age of information transparency…" Peter quietly looked at Easley. "Moreover, it is an era where magic is above all."

"There are quite a few strong people in Presea, but when it comes to studying magic… we still depend on the Church of Wisdom God for now."

"Don’t you notice? The top fighters in our country are all warriors, not wizards."

"This also means our country has no prophets… and no strong divination techniques."

There is a frightening profession in this world: the prophet.

At first, Karoso blamed many things on the prophet. Why did no one doubt it? Because prophets really are that magical!

Prophets are a very scary group; they worship the god of fate.

This group is very rare, at least the Presea Empire can’t produce them.

Emperor Augustus has always focused on heavy industry, and because the Presea Empire lacks enough magical foundation, there are no seers at all in the entire Presea Empire.

It is clear that when Emperor Augustus died, the sky had strange changes. When would many seers not use divination at such a time?

They were stunned by this divination…

"It’s impossible, divination cannot be that accurate!" Easley exclaimed in shock, "Although our country does not have seers, there are still many counter-divination magical arrays."

"It is indeed not that accurate." Peter said calmly, "However, that doesn’t stop them from trying. If they release some news, they won’t pay much of a price, just exposing some spies."

"Quick, capture all those reporters…"

"After the newspaper was published, the reporters ran away." Peter shook his head, "It’s too late to catch them now…"