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Chapter 955: The plot twisted degrees
The news brought back by the imperial spies from the distant front swept across the heart of the empire like a storm.

This news is extraordinary. It indicates that the peace of the empire will be broken and the situation on the continent will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Sure enough, when this information was presented to the emperor and Minister Ernest, the entire palace seemed to fall into deathly silence.

The writing on the scroll was clear and cold, like the biting winter wind.

It clearly reads: "General Esdeath, the empire's strongest spear and one of the empire's two pillars, was defeated in the battle with Noxus and has now been captured by the king of Noxus. At the same time, the empire's army has been petrified by an unknown force and cannot move."

Inside the magnificent palace, the emperor and Minister Ernest's expressions of shock were beyond words.

They could never have imagined that General Esdeath, one of the two pillars of the empire and known as the "strongest spear of the empire", would be defeated by Noxus and even captured by it.

Minister Ernest was even more shocked than the Emperor.

Minister Ernest was so stunned that he couldn't even eat his favorite meat.

He didn't like women, so he only had one son, Sheela. What he loved most was eating meat, all kinds of meat.

This is because he had lived a hard life in the past, without even meat to eat, and now he was eating meat as a revenge to make up for it.

He has always had high expectations and trust in General Esdeath, believing that she is an indispensable pillar of the empire.

He recalled General Esdeath's brilliant achievements in battle, especially how she had quickly ended the rebellion of the northern ethnic groups not long ago, winning precious opportunities and time for the empire.

You know, before the war, the people of the empire judged that it would take at least a year to resolve the problem of the ethnic minorities in the north.

At that moment, his confidence in General Esdeath reached its peak, and he felt that no one could be a match for this woman.

I even ate several times more meat and gained weight again.

But I didn’t expect that Noxus defeated Esdeath so quickly. The outcome was decided almost not long after Esdeath’s army moved from the north to the south?

Minister Ernest suspected that Noxus had the technology and ability to create Noble Phantasms, and it was very likely that they had created some powerful Noble Phantasm to defeat Esdeath.

The Empire also has such an imperial tool, so Minister Ernest guessed that this aspect was the most likely possibility.

The strongest imperial weapon is under the control of Minister Ernest, and there is also an imperial weapon above his head that can destroy other imperial weapons once a day. This is why Minister Ernest claims that he can control Esdeath and is not afraid of Esdeath.

As for the Noble Phantasm, it was something that had only been created not long ago. The assassin organizations and intelligence spies sent by Minister Ernest to the Empire were unable to obtain much information about the Noble Phantasm.

So even if Noxus really has something like the strongest or supreme treasure, Minister Ernest is not aware of it.

It’s just a pity for General Esdeath, she ran into it head-on and died.

After all, in his opinion, only the mysterious and powerful power of the Noble Phantasm could explain General Esdeath's failure.

However, Minister Ernest was not the kind of man to be easily defeated.

Instead of wallowing in self-blame and regret, he began to think about how to salvage the situation.

First, he realized how important General Esdeath was to the Empire.

She is not only the strongest warrior of the empire, but also the symbol and pride of the empire.

Once she is lost, the morale of the empire will be severely hit, and the future will be full of uncertainty and risk. Therefore, he must do everything he can to redeem her.

Therefore, he immediately ordered to contact Noxus and try to redeem General Esdeath through negotiation or ransom. He knew that this was an extremely difficult task, but he also understood that this was the only feasible way at present.

He dispatched his most trusted emissaries to Noxus to convey his wishes.

However, his proposal was flatly rejected by Noxus.

The King of Noxus was not swayed by the ransom offered by the Empire. They understood the value of General Esdeath and also understood that releasing her back to the enemy would be a huge threat to their country.

This result did not surprise Minister Ernest.

He had long expected that Noxus would not let go easily, but he still held the mentality of giving it a try.

After all, what if Noxus is short of money?
What if they are willing to give up long-term considerations for immediate benefits?
However, it turned out that his idea was too naive.

The currency of Noxus at this time has the credibility guaranteed.

They had just won a great victory over the Empire, and the country's strength had been greatly enhanced.

The currency of a country that continues to win will naturally be recognized and trusted by the people. However, after the defeat of General Esdeath, the currency of the empire has lost its former glory and credibility.

Although Minister Ernest was disappointed with the result, he did not give up.

He knew that the failure of the negotiations did not mean that everything was over.

On the contrary, this is just the beginning and he must find other ways to solve the problem.

So he began to strengthen the monitoring and crackdown on Noxus.

He ordered more assassins and spies to be sent to Noxus to gather intelligence and carry out assassination missions.

He hoped to weaken Noxus's strength in this way and create more opportunities to rescue General Esdeath.

At the same time, he also began to strengthen military training and preparations at home.

He knew very well that in the face of the threat from Noxus, the empire must maintain strong combat effectiveness in order to cope with various challenges.

Therefore, he ordered to increase the army's training time and intensity to improve the soldiers' combat skills and quality.

Then Minister Ernest ordered all the imperial weapon users of the empire to rescue General Esdeath!

Now the southern part of the empire has completely fallen and become the territory of Noxus. If it is not stopped, the empire will be in danger.

In the original story, the imperial weapon users were gathered together because of the night raid on the killer organization.

Now, it is to rescue General Esdeath.

I can only say that because of Chang Wei, the plot has gone awry to an unknown degree.

The Revolutionary Army was also confused. They treated Esdeath as a formidable enemy and thought that to deal with Esdeath, they would need at least Akame, ten imperial weapon users, and hundreds of thousands of troops.

The original plot proves that this statement is wrong. Esdeath can fight all the imperial tool users alone. If all 48 imperial tool users came, they would probably die. Hundreds of thousands of troops were killed instantly by Esdeath.

(End of this chapter)