Bang!
A fist was slammed onto the wooden table, and all attention drifted towards a member, his gaze flushed with rage. "Those Audacious Red Monsters!!" He gritted his teeth.
"The Reds have gone overboard"
"How dare they try to assassinate a trueborn royalty of the Purple Continent?"
"Have they really lost their minds? Has Emperor Rozen really gone mad?"
"How dare he try to assassinate a top rising star of the Purple Continent?"
The air was filled with the raging voices of Purplemen royalty. If it were a Purpleman who acted this way….
They would have reacted another way and tried to punish this Purpleman. Giving him a quick death sentence.
But this assassination attempt was carried out by a Redman!
Every colored continent was sensitive to the outside world. Especially the overly ambitious Red Continent.
It's widely known that the ambitions of Emperor Rozen Riverrun are to unify the world.
Merging all continents with the Red Continent and creating a single unified Empire.
If it were anyone who had such ambitions. They would have been ridiculed and mocked by their peers.
But Emperor Rozen Riverrun is different.
He is the Emperor of the Red Empire. Having the whole Red Continent unified under his single reign.
The Red Continent is famously known for having the largest population among the seven continents.
An estimated number of fifty billion Redmen. His army being the strongest, having the largest army and possessing the highest advanced technologies to ever be recorded.
This was the reason many feared his ambitions.
Just like the strongest man of the Purple Continent. Emperor Rozen Riverrun is both a Sword Level, Sword General, and a Mana Convergence Stage, Supreme Mage.
Having only two sons. Zorren Riverrun and Zeraith Riverrun.
A twin.
The former is gentle and kind, loyal to the Empire but not happy with the ambition of his father.
The latter is more destructive and domineering than his father. Supporting the logic of one unified continent.
If he were to succeed his father as the Emperor of the Red Empire. He will surely push forward this goal.
This was what the world feared.
The Red Continent was just too strong, just too powerful.
Despite the raging words of the elites sitting in this meeting room. Claudius' heart was tranquil.
Both King Arthur and King Alex stayed silent. Both were boiling in anger, overwhelmed with rage.
After receiving the news that his son not only achieved a Mana Aptitude of 10% but also awakened an S-Ranked Innate Skill.
He was excited, but after King Alex received the news that there was an assassination attempt on his son's life.
King Alex had to control his seething rage. This wasn't the actions of a Purpleman assassin.
It wasn't something done within the Purple Continent.
These were the actions of an outsider.
These were the actions of the Red Empire!
He had to suppress his emotions; the matter was too huge, and the Red Empire had a lot of strong figures.
They were too powerful. Immediately he received the summoning decree from the Red Crescent Kingdom.
He left Morningstar in the hands of his two trusted aides. Chief advisor Benjamin Ortega and the Imperial General Loey Langston.
He hurried to the North Lowen Kingdom and so did King Arthur. After all, it was in his nation that this happened.
The Red Crescent Kingdom was humiliated thanks to the actions of the filthy Reds.
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King Claudius Von Neuman softly exhaled, the moment he stretched forth his hand. The room became deathly silent.
This was the domineering presence of a true leader.
He breathed in deeply "The Reds have truly gone overboard, they are underestimating the Purple Continent"
"And I can see their goal" He paused for a second "Caden Ryder is the fifth young master of Morningstar, he's the son of our fellow member King Alex Ryder"
"He's a Purpleman, he's one of us and he's also a top rising star of the Purple Continent"
"The first under-twenty to ever achieve a Mana Aptitude of 10% in the whole world, and awakening an S-Ranked Innate Skill"
"And the fact is, that boy is still a seventeen-year-old kid…..I've heard stories about him already" King Claudius continued.
"He's a child with the potential to succeed my position and become the next generation leader of the Supreme Council"
"King Alex is very lucky to have such an outstanding kid as his blood." His words eased the minds of every member.
The tension has reduced, King Alex sighed deeply "I appreciate the praises great King Claudius" King Alex spoke "And I'm as well a proud father, but I'm also a father overwhelmed with rage"
"My child was nearly assassinated. If not for his newly awakened S-Ranked Innate Skill, he would have died" King Alex clenched his fist tightly.
King Claudius nodded "I know, I know" He sighed softly "His S-Ranked Innate Skill was the reason why he was targeted by the Red Empire in the first place"
"But is there anything we can do to the Red Continent?" King Claudius asked.
There was no answer. The answer was their silence.
The Red Empire is too strong, compared to the Red Continent. The Purple Continent is only a medium-sized continent.
What could they do to such a mighty domain filled with conquerors?
King Claudius understood everything, even though they couldn't do anything to the Red.
This was still an insult to them, seeing that no answer was given, he chose to continue "We've always been sensitive to foreigners and men of other colors"
"But to think some audacious Reds had infiltrated our Purple Continent right under our noses" His eyelid twitched.
The air shook vigorously; just a single release of his aura caused their bodies to quiver.
This was the domineering presence of the strongest man in the Purple Continent.
He breathed out a turbid air "This is a sign that the Purple Continent must prepare for the worst"
"We must tighten our security and increase our border officers, our borders must be secured"
"Caden Ryder is a son of the Purple Continent. He should still be in the Red Crescent Kingdom right?" King Claudius asked, and he turned his gaze towards King Arthur.
King Arthur nodded with a smile "That is correct, young master Caden asked to spend a few weeks in the Red-Pool City in fear of assassination while traveling back to Morningstar"
"I took the honor of inviting him to my Red Crescent Palace, right now….he's in my Red Crescent Palace, protected by my son Aeros" King Arthur explained.
King Claudius nodded "That's good of you, Prince Aeros is talented and strong, I know he will protect Caden Ryder"
"And as for the Red Continent…..in our hearts, we must anticipate for any sudden invasion"
There was abrupt silence in the air, King Claudius understood the silence, he could feel the tension in the air.
He cleared his throat with a cough "Since we are all gathered together, let's talk about the future generation of successors"
"Although we're still far from the Emerald Demon raid expedition but the rate at which demonic variant humans are migrating into the Purple Continent is alarming"
"Even though I would like to also include the commoners in other to swiftly reduce the numbers of demonic variant humans in our land but...." King Claudius paused, his eyes scanned through the meeting room.
His lips curled into a faint smile "Since we will be dealing with the Red Continent anytime soon, why don't we prepare the next generation?" Asked King Claudius.
"Since the Royal Academies will be starting anytime soon, we'll have enough time to prepare the children for the mass demon raids"
"All Demon Raids classified from F-Ranked to C-Ranked will be left for the commoners, B-Ranked Demon Raids and A-Ranked Demon Raids must be cleared by our next generations"
"And the one hundred successors who enters the top one hundred rankings, they will be evaluated....."
"But only a lucky ten will receive an invite from the Supreme Council"