Meeting (Part 2)

"The monster waves are especially known for their berserkers, their hostility against humans, and with the arrival of the abyssal plane, these creatures on the abyssal plane will arrive. Add to that the abyssal aura contamination and it's all a mess."

"That's right."

"But the interesting thing is that when a wave of monsters starts, they instinctively move to where there are more humans."

"So, what you're saying is..."

"That's how we should create walls and fortresses between the zones to create a path for the monsters to move towards the Center of the continent."

"Anyway, the number of monsters that can attack a fortress will be limited, so the monsters in the back will move somewhere else."

"If we can get that path right, the entire North won't have to deal with all the monsters."

Unlike the monsters that would attack the fortresses because of their greed, the monsters in the back would probably move elsewhere to find other prey.

The number of monsters tainted by the abyssal aura that would leave would be greater than the number of monsters attacking the fortresses. And this number would continue to decrease the further they moved away from the North towards the Center of the Thunder Continent.

However, it was not called a monster wave for no reason. The number of monsters could be reduced, but considering the scale of the monster wave, they would still be considerably high once they reached the Center of the Continent. The attack of high-level creatures from the abyssal plane also had to be considered.

The only thing he wasn't sure of was whether the corrupt people of the Kingdoms and the nobles of the Central Continent would be able to block that flow of monsters, especially if they were under huge political disputes.

Of course, there were elites in the Central Continent. The problem was that most of the elites, especially those with good family lineage and good skills, preferred to stay in the capital.

What about the Central Command?

Most of the people sitting in the Command were people who stayed there giving money to people. And it was not only the commissioned officers. Even soldiers voluntarily gave bribes to stay in the Army from different nobles who got their titles for money and not to be sent to other regions.

They only compensated for the damage to their pockets by taking money from merchants who were below them. As a result, most of the noble forces in the Center of the Continent were corrupted.

Many ancestral lineage families live in areas very close to dangerous places to keep the family heirs in good condition.

Unlike the new nobles who only enjoy power, the ancestral nobles know that this world was never a place where strength did not matter.

Of course, the Army of the nobles in the center had the best weapon and armament system in the entire Empire, but what was the point of putting quality weapons in the hands of corrupt officers?

"But despite everything, they will still be able to hold out."

Raimon believed that at least the Imperial nobles would still be able to resist.

After all, there was a political system that created many laws in the past. And no matter how corrupt they became, there would still be some minimum conditions they had to meet to remain seated in their positions. However, the problem only lay in the medium and small Kingdoms in the path of the wave of tainted monsters.

To become an elite soldiers, they had to reach the awakening of the bloodline. Otherwise, they would just be normal soldiers. In the case of knights, it didn't matter if they borrowed the power of magic tools or used elixirs, they had to wield the power of a 3rd-star power no matter what.

In other words, they could use any means necessary regardless of their nature. They could use illegal or legal means as long as they met the minimum condition and achieved the required strength. That was the only way for them to become part of the Elites.

Raimon was still struggling to understand, though Edward was already busy thinking about his earlier plan.

"This makes sense."

"We have no supplies to prepare for this."

"And even if we have prepared everything."

"You're not sure if we'll be able to withstand the wave of monsters and abysmal creatures."

Raimon spoke bluntly about the facts. All Edward could do was nod vigorously. Although they could prepare perfectly for everything, it was impossible to expect things to happen as they expected.

Waves of monsters and abyssal creatures always had varying scales in terms of the disaster and catastrophe they would bring. If a mighty catastrophe came this time, then everything the North had prepared for would be driven away and shattered.

"I understand. I have listened to all your explanations."

"We can talk about the abyssal cult now."

"Yes, prince."

Edward saluted as he listened and waved goodbye to Commander Steward before turning to leave.

Raimon sighed as he watched Edward leave.

He had realized to some extent how disastrous the future of the North was after hearing the words of a 12 year old boy.

Edward was still young, but he already had everything figured out in his head, including how he would move the North to accommodate his plans. All he could do was sigh after comparing himself to the boy.

He had realized that he had been trying to live adventurously and comfortably without first considering whether he can live. He began to deny everything even though the answer was already in front of him.

"Wave of monsters and abysmal creatures."

Raimon smiled bitterly.

Listening to Edward's explanation, he became convinced that the precursor to the monster wave was already biting at their ankles. Once he placed the monster wave as the answer, all the strange situations they were experiencing at home and why Duchess Dahlia forced him to carry out this mission and recruit escorts could now be easily explained.

"A great catastrophe is about to happen, but the Center of the Continent is rotten and the nobles are all mad about their battle for power."

Raimon shook his head as he thought about the current situation in the Empire. His Empire lore classes reminded Raimon of the destruction of most of the Empires and Kingdoms in his previous world.

The Empire had already begun to rot even before he was born. However, its scale and level had worsened too much in recent years. But now that a huge catastrophe was looming over them, he was certain that the current power of the Empire would never be able to avert the coming disaster.