Chapter 25

Second update!

"Looks good to me!" Mei Lifu rubbed his forehead and spoke up first.

"Then we should report to the military department and see their reaction." The earth mage, Hans Huidun, said cautiously.

"Alright, let's compile the detailed situation and report it to the military department and His Majesty the Emperor, and wait for their decision." Mei Lifu showed a bitter smile; the Magic Corps was not a monolithic entity.

Kaxi, seeing the behavior of the Magic Corps, couldn't help but shake his head, deeply regretting this trip. But Kaxi still nodded in agreement: "Alright!"

The Magic Corps used magical beasts for communication, so the information was quickly compiled and sent to the military department. These reports were relayed by the Imperial Surveillance Bureau, whose personnel were all top students from the Imperial Military Academy. When a thick report was urgently delivered to the Surveillance Bureau, the capital was already immersed in a luxurious nightlife.

Mengqi Tony was a top student at the Imperial Military Academy, but this "top" referred to wealth, not talent. Over a thousand years of peaceful life had made the empire's people increasingly luxurious, and the eyes of officials were filled only with money. Therefore, in the capital, except for some high-ranking officials, the lower positions were openly sold, and of course, such people would inevitably be looked down upon.

Mengqi Tony was annoyed because there was a banquet tonight, an underground one where everyone was masked, and the men and women were almost naked. This grand event happened only once a month, and tonight was not originally Mengqi Tony's shift, but due to his poor ability, he had to follow others' orders.

"What the hell kind of report, sending such information." Mengqi glanced at the document in his hand, not noticing the strange mark in the corner. Even if he had noticed, Mengqi might not have recognized it, as the Surveillance Bureau's daily reports all had emblems, and there were hundreds of different marks, which Mengqi couldn't remember.

"Send these documents to the military department and the royal family." Mengqi roughly flipped through them, then pulled out a few reports he deemed useless, put the documents into two sealed boxes, and handed them to the staff.

"Sir, this is front-line intelligence, you...," one of the staff hesitated to ask.

"Get lost, I'm in a bad mood. The Surveillance Bureau is here to inspect these things." Mengqi shouted impatiently.

"Yes, sir!" The staff member weakly replied.

"Sir, this is the decision made by the military department and the royal family, to be issued immediately." Soon, the staff member returned, not only alone but followed by two knights. As soon as he entered, he shouted.

"Send it, quickly!" Mengqi, seeing the two people behind the staff member, noticed their red capes and the swan feathers on their helmets, which were extremely eye-catching. He jumped up and shouted, feeling a vague sense of unease.

"An order signed by both the military department and the royal family, please check it." But the two people behind reminded him.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Mengqi quickly glanced at it, stamped the Surveillance Bureau's mark, and handed it back.

"From now on, all front-line military reports will be classified as top-level intelligence, bypassing the Surveillance Bureau and sent directly to the military department and the Emperor's attendants." The two people continued.

"Yes, yes!" Mengqi, hearing this, knew something was wrong. In the past, most reports never came back, and even if they did, it was after a long time. But today, less than half an hour later, the bigwigs from the military department and the royal family had already responded.

"What's wrong?" The two knights, seeing Mengqi's expression, asked in surprise.

"No, no, no...!" Mengqi tried to finish speaking but couldn't resist the fear in his heart.

"Hmm, this isn't the Magic Corps' mark. How did such a document...," one of the knights stepped forward to check, but suddenly felt a faint magical fluctuation. Upon checking the nearby trash can, he found several reports with the Magic Corps' mark.

"Damn, such intelligence was just discarded." The knight saw the words "void" on the report, but the content made him tremble.

"What intelligence?" The other knight also took a look.

"Damn, the order has already been sent out." The knight, upon seeing it, shouted.

"Damn scum, the price of iron in the Ceylon Empire has tripled in a month. Ceylon is rich in iron, so with such high prices, where did the iron go? Where did it go? Hmm! The price of magical beast fat is also several times higher than usual. Remember, the Ceylon Empire is experiencing a drought, and the nobles are extremely frugal. This magical beast fat is used only by the nobles or for war. And this leather rope can't be bought. Damn, damn, this is to deal with the Mammoth Knights!" The knight, after seeing the reports, shouted in anger, pulling out more from the trash can.

Ten minutes later, the entire empire was in a tense atmosphere. In the audience hall of His Majesty the Emperor, the emperor looked grim, his eyes occasionally glancing at the Minister of Internal Affairs, while the Minister of the Military Department wore a smile.

"Langqi, the Surveillance Bureau has always been under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Internal Affairs. What do you have to say?" The emperor, with a pale face but a calm tone, asked.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I don't know!" Minister of Internal Affairs Langqi knelt on the ground, shouting in fear.

"Bring Langqi away. If the Mammoth Knights suffer any losses, I will request the noble council to strip the Junker family of all their noble titles and exterminate the clan!" The emperor calmly ordered.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not the family's fault!" Langqi immediately screamed; the Junker family was his own, and nobles could not be tried without being stripped of their noble status.

"Darku, as the Minister of the Military Department, do you have any solutions?" The emperor, somewhat annoyed, asked Darku.

"Your Majesty, the Magic Corps uses magical beasts for communication, which is very fast. By now, the Mammoth Knights are likely already assembling and will launch an attack at dawn. As for solutions, there is one, but the Mage Guild will not transmit such information." Darku formally replied.

"Can we send a squad of Griffin Knights to depart overnight?" The emperor asked tentatively.

"Your Majesty, that's not possible. The Griffin Knights are the ultimate defense of the imperial capital." Darku immediately objected.

"Then what do you suggest? Are you just going to watch the Mammoth Knights suffer?" At this moment, the emperor finally showed a slight smile and asked.