The imperial council building, the Senate.

This special room is located on the top floor of the building and has a special one-way magic mirror that can overlook the entire Istalia and monitor every corner of the city.

Compared to the council hall that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, the Senate is not large, with only a round table and dozens of chairs.

But only the real top leaders of the empire can participate in it and formulate various domestic policies and guidelines.

It can be said that the Senate is the real political center of the Burning Empire and can decide the future destiny of the empire.

At this time in the Senate, the three dukes, Romp, Dolo and Medorash, sat in the front row. Needless to say, their importance as the "pillars of the empire" was obvious.

In addition, there are the leader of the dog-headed people, Jinya, the Minister of Science and Technology, Guillermo, the leader of the Red Scale Garrison, Alger, the chief knight of the Dragon Oath Temple, Anthony, the Dragon Contract Warlock of the Hellfire Tower, Misha,
Anyone who can appear here has at least the status of a marquis, and they are all "big shots" who can call the shots within the empire.

"Why was this Senate meeting convened unexpectedly?"

"Yes, according to convention, it should be three days later."

"Is there something big going on?"

"not"

"Bang! Bang!"

Trump tapped the edge of the table with the wand in his hand, making a dull sound, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on him.

"Everyone——"

He cleared his throat.

"In the past year, the Empire has become very conservative. I know many of you are dissatisfied. Now is the time to make a change.

His Majesty has awakened from his deep sleep, and this is why I summoned you here urgently."

Suddenly, everyone in the courtyard held their breath and looked towards the empty luxurious throne at the end of the round table.

Those very different faces revealed emotions such as excitement, anticipation, and nervousness.

Because the Empire's Chief Minister Trump had just brought them news - His Majesty had awakened, and he would soon visit the Senate.

"Shh-"

As everyone was eagerly waiting, the space in front of the throne began to fluctuate and distort.

Cassius, wearing a crimson national robe and a crown, appeared in front of everyone, followed closely by Olivia holding the contract document.

"His Majesty!"

Everyone in the Senate stood up at the same time. They bowed their heads towards the throne and placed their right fists on their hearts in a standard loyalty salute.

Olivia quickly avoided the direction where everyone was bowing and trotted back to her seat in the second row.

Cassius sat down on the throne naturally and pressed it with one hand: "No need to be polite, everyone, please take a seat."

Now he is still not used to the human form and always feels restrained. If the Senate is not a cramped place, he would like to transform into a red dragon.

Cassius casually supported his chin with his hand and said calmly: "It's been a long time since we last met. I believe that everyone here knows more about the recent events in the empire than I do. For example..."

He paused deliberately.

"Demon of the Abyss."

Then, Cassius looked at everyone in the Senate, and it was obvious that he wanted them to express their opinions freely.

"Snapped!"

Doro immediately slammed the table and stood up, his mouth full of white smoke, and he cursed indignantly: "Those bugs from the abyss are going too far!"

He turned to look at Trump and pointed at the wound on his ear: "Your Majesty, look at how badly Trump's ear is injured?
How dare they openly assassinate the Prime Minister of the Empire! This is a naked insult to the Empire!
And we didn’t retaliate, what a shame! Do you know what the people of the Empire say? "

"Those demons are too arrogant!" "Yes, the city I govern has also been attacked by demons. They are omnipresent."

Suddenly, the Senate was filled with indignation. Many people expressed their dissatisfaction with the rampant demons and expressed their agreement with Duke Doro.

Trump, who was pointed at, did not show any embarrassment at all and just sat there leisurely.

Doro seemed to be "concerned" about Trump's injury, but in fact he was complaining to Cassius about Trump's weak policies and trying to win the support of others in the Senate.

Misha frowned, stood up and said, "The demons are indeed too rampant. I was the one who killed the seducer in Istalia, but it is a bit unrealistic to counterattack the abyss.

I have dealt with the demons of hell in the Elemental Plane of Fire and learned a lot about the situation in the abyss from them.

According to traditional knowledge, the Abyss alone has 666 layers, filled with filth and blood. There are endless demons in it, all under the rule of different abyss lords.

Unless we can capture Pazunia, attacking the Abyss will be a waste of time and effort for the Empire."

The faces of military elders such as Dolo suddenly became a little ugly, but those elders who were knowledgeable and understood the knowledge of the multiverse expressed their support.

After all, they knew very well that the so-called "counterattack on the abyss" was just an unrealistic slogan.

Rump nodded with satisfaction, tapped the floor with his wand, and said, "Our enemy is the so-called 'Demon of Vengeance' Jezalslak, a lord from an unknown level ten thousand years ago.

The current situation is that the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. It is absolutely irrational to act rashly without obtaining intelligence, but..."

The ogre wizard grinned, and a smile appeared on his ugly face.

“Now that His Majesty has awakened, we can let go and deal with those demons with all our strength.

Your Majesty is far-sighted and has used prophecy to know in advance the invasion of demons, and I have been preparing for this for a long time."

Dolo's expression became even more gloomy, and Trump turned his head and looked eagerly at the emperor on the throne.

"Snapped!"

Cassius didn't say anything, but snapped his fingers.

A huge magical image appeared in the air. In the picture were rolling mountains, and in the distance were towering snow-capped peaks a thousand meters high.

“That’s Mont Thierry!”

“I’ve been there.”

Some people say that Mount Thierry is the most famous peak in the Anstica Mountains and is known as the "Spine of the North".

Suddenly, a huge black claw tore through the sky, creating an abyss crack with a diameter of hundreds of meters.

Countless strange and hideous demons surged out like a wave. Those ugly bodies even covered the sky and cast messy shadows on the ground.

"Ow—"

The scene stopped abruptly.

Cassius's calm voice echoed in the Senate.

"According to the prophecy, the abyss demons will invade Anzeta in full force, and the invasion will take place in a month."

Having said that, Cassius picked up the dragon-headed scepter on the throne, stood up, and held the scepter horizontally.

Everyone immediately stood up, and all eyes, whether filled with anticipation, nervousness or joy, were focused on the emperor.

Among them are half-dragons blessed by blood, ogre wizards, earth elf warriors, dragon-sworn paladins, and kobolds that look like upright red dragons.
They are all the top fighters of the empire, the concentration of dragon blood in their bodies is comparable to that of real dragon descendants, and almost every one of them has a challenge level of more than ten.

Cassius looked around, sweeping a critical glance at everyone present, then raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone——

A new war has begun."

Led by Trump, the elders around the round table once again placed their right fists on their hearts and said in unison: "For the Empire." (End of this chapter)