Paradise: Ready Player One

The emperor holding a scepter sat on the throne, and his young face revealed a sense of ignorance and innocence. Aside from the royal robe, he was just an ordinary child.

However, the will recited from his mouth was extremely tyrannical, forming a strong contrast with his appearance.

"Shao Yi, the internal affairs officer, dared to question my policy, and now he is sentenced to a severe punishment for the crime of delaying government affairs."

The faces of the civil servants and generals standing in the palace sank when they heard the words. They were not afraid of the emperor, but the one standing behind the emperor.

No one can guarantee that he will not be the next one to be cracked by a bull.

"That's all right, Minister."

The emperor looked at the shadow behind him and asked.

"Oh hehe, well done, Your Majesty is really a wise king worthy of the name."

A giant man chewing on a piece of meat came out.

This man with a face full of flesh is the head of the imperial civil servants, Minister Ornest.

Don't look at this guy as tyrannical and cruel, but his ability is indeed quite outstanding, especially in playing politics and demagoguery.

After all, it was he who single-handedly pushed the current emperor to the throne from among many successors, and firmly controlled the government.

"Your Majesty! The minister is deceiving you, please listen to the voice of the people!!"

The internal affairs officer named Shao Yi shouted at the top of his voice.

"He's still talking about it"

"I guess I lost my mind, don't worry about it"

"Well, you never miss a word"

The dialogue between the emperor and the ministers completely plunged the civil servant into endless despair.

This despair is not only because of his own life that is about to end, but also because he is desperate for the future of the empire.

There is no saving this country...

Chapter 490 The Northern General

The minister's appearance in the court this time was not to rule out the dissident, the internal affairs officer, but the main purpose was to deal with the tragedy that happened to the nobleman Arya's family a few days ago.

A whole brigade of security guards died inexplicably just like that.

Not only that, the master and servants of the mansion also disappeared without a sound, and there was no one alive or dead.

After hearing the news, the minister couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and fearful in his heart.

That was more than a hundred security personnel, not a hundred chickens waiting to be slaughtered.

From the time these guards entered Arya's mansion to when they were found dead, less than half an hour passed.

And the way of death is still more strange than the other.

Some were guards who died tragically under the guns of their colleagues, and some showed signs of frostbite even though they were not injured at all.

In addition, a corner of the imperial city was blown down that night.

All these incidents made the minister feel that the imperial capital seemed to be out of his control.

He couldn't be more aware of how much he was hated.

If the next target of these killers is himself, then the minister will really have no way to sleep peacefully.

He didn't think that the walls of the palace would definitely be able to stop him.

So after dealing with the affairs of the internal affairs officer, the minister proposed to the ministers with a smile on his face.

Let the general who is suppressing the alien race in the north return, and form a police organization with Tegushi as its members to arrest these wanton killers in the imperial capital.

How dare the ministers who witnessed the introduction of the internal affairs officer just now dare to raise objections.

No matter how reluctant they are to see that general.

You know, if a minister kills someone, he will put a hat on your head and go through the judicial procedures of the empire, but if that general kills someone, he won't even give you a chance to speak.

So just one day later, Esdes, who had successfully invaded the northern minority fortress city, received a message from the empire.

"It seems that a lot of interesting things happened in the imperial capital during my absence, and even the ministers couldn't sit still."

Estes glanced at the information written on the paper, with an expression of interest on his face.

And in front of her was a group of aliens pierced by the ice front.

The backbone of this northern alien race was completely broken after Esdeth broke through the city wall.

The remaining living people have completely lost the consciousness of resistance.

This is Esdeath's favorite thing to do, not only destroying the flesh of the enemy, but also destroying their minds.

"General, how should these prisoners be dealt with?"

An officer behind him asked.

"I originally planned to play with them for a while, but now, just deal with it according to the usual practice."

Estes waved his hand casually.

If she said this, the tens of thousands of northern aliens would all be buried alive.

Facing such evil deeds, the officer behind him had a normal expression.

During the conquest by Esdeth, the number of aliens from the north who were buried alive had already exceeded [-], and now it was just an addition.

What's more, those who died were only foreigners.

For the empire, a dead alien is a good alien.

Speaking of this, I have to mention Estes' past.

This young imperial general was born in the northern border region, and was the daughter of the chief of the Baluts clan, a tribe that specialized in hunting dangerous species.

The living environment on the northern border of the empire was extremely difficult, covered by ice and snow all year round.

Creatures that can survive in this area.

Whether it's a human or a dangerous species, there's not a single day when you're not working hard to stay alive.

It is also the most vivid interpretation of the law of nature that the weak will eat the strong.

Therefore, Esdeth was instilled with the concept that "only the strong are worthy of survival".

At a very young age, she showed an amazing hunting talent. Before she was ten years old, she was able to hunt dangerous species by herself.

There is no need to imagine all dangerous species as extraordinary species.

In fact, most of the dangerous species are just ordinary beasts.

But even so, the strength of the young Esdesi has already surpassed that of ordinary people.

It was only during a hunting trip that Esdeth's tribe was invaded by alien races from the north.

In the whole tribe, there is no one alive except herself.

This made Esdes even more determined that only the strong are eligible to survive.

This time, she buried tens of thousands of people alive in her conquest of the alien race in the north. It is hard not to say that there was no personal grievance mixed in it.

It took less than a month for Esdeth to completely suppress the alien race in the north that the empire expected to take more than a year to defeat.

It's just that the imperial capital is far away in the north, otherwise if this news reaches the imperial capital, it will definitely cause a shock.

"Where can I meet an opponent worthy of my all-out fight..."

Estes murmured while looking in the direction of the imperial capital.

The army behind him skillfully drove the aliens in the north to dig their own graves.

……

After reaching an agreement with Najie Xitan, Chen Ming threw the three of Tazmi at the base and handed them over to the former general for training, while he returned to the imperial capital.

On the first day back to the imperial capital, Chen Ming plunged into the red light district, and never came out again.

Don't get me wrong, the reason why Chen Ming chose to stay in the red-light district was entirely because he was a black householder, and it was easy for people to target him if he went to a regular hotel.

But in the red light district it is completely different.

As long as there is money here, those old bustards don't care who you are, and the security of the imperial capital has taken advantage of it, so they won't search here.

You asked why Chen Ming didn't let Najie Xitan arrange an identity for him?

(...)

(Chen Ming: If you want to talk too much, don’t ask more questions that you shouldn’t!!)

It's just a pity that Chen Ming's good days didn't last for a few days, because he was too generous, so he was treated as a fat sheep by the person in charge here.

So, that night, the ground of the red light district was completely stained red with blood.

The commotion caused by this incident is not at all smaller than the last time when a whole brigade of guards died.

So much so that the red light district was completely blocked, and I don't know how long it will take to reopen.

If he had known this would happen, Chen Ming would have acted a little more covertly.

Now, I can only find another place to stay.

"Night Raid" has many strongholds in the imperial capital. Except for the four killers whose identities have been exposed before, Chitong, the rest of them have other identities on the surface.

For example, Lubbock is the owner of a bookstore, Leone is an unemployed vagrant in a slum, and so on.

Finally, Chen Ming found Lubbock, stayed in his bookstore, and browsed the customs of different worlds by the way.

Needless to say, this guy's collection of books is really diverse.

"Brother, you did what happened in the red light district yesterday, right?"

Lubbock asked, poking his head out.

Except for Chen Ming, he really couldn't think of anyone who could kill three people in that red light district.

In less than one night, hundreds of people died.

You know, the defense in the red light district is much more elite than that of the imperial capital.