"General Justin, you're finally back."

"Jon!"

It was none other than Jon, the captain of the Seven Heroes, a team of platinum-level adventurers in the Thunder Alliance's empire, and Justin's best friend.

Justin dismounted, hugged Jon, and was more free and easy.

"How's it going, is this trip going well?"

As soon as Jon finished asking, Justin's expression darkened. Jon realized that Justin was missing a lot of riders around him, and he could roughly guess that a lot had happened on this trip.

"I know you still have to go to the palace to report on your work, so let's go to your mansion and wait for you first, and when you return to the mansion, how about we get drunk and don't go home?"

Justin squeezed out a smile and was relieved that Jon always understood him. "Okay, don't get drunk tonight."

Justin and Benjamin then rode straight to the palace.

The majestic and solemn Solo Hall stands majestically in the middle of the palace square, and the fiery red morning sun spreads all over the roof of the hall, reflecting the entire hall in golden yellow. Carved beams and painted buildings, cornices and arches, hooks and corners, layer by layer, make this core hall more majestic and abrupt.

Many nobles and important ministers would gather in this hall every day for court meetings.

At this time, Justin was kneeling in the main hall, and on the throne sat a white-haired old man in his sixties, dressed in a yellow robe, who was the king of the Thunder Alliance Empire that Justin swore to follow, Tomafa.

Justin didn't expect that in the few days of parting, His Majesty the King was already aging, his pale hair was scattered and unkempt, and his thin body had half a foot in the coffin, even if it was a compliment, it was not healthy. It seems that His Majesty has been working on a lot of things these days.

It is no wonder that King Thomas succeeded at the age of twenty-seven and reigned for thirty-five years. If there is no excellent prince, once he gives way, he will inevitably become the puppet of those big nobles behind him.

"Ahem...... Justin, it's great that you're back safely, ahem......" Tomafar coughed, his voice weak.

"Thank you for His Majesty's kindness, the last general is ashamed......" Hearing His Majesty's compassionate greeting, Justin bowed heartily and thanked him.

"Justin, let's talk briefly about this escort mission."

"Yes!"

Justin gave King Thomas a detailed account of what had happened on the border in the suburbs of Kansas after leaving the imperial capital. Of course, Louis, who was of great help, was explained in detail to draw attention to the Thomas method.

After all, such a powerful and mysterious magic chanter, if he could serve the Empire, it would be a great blessing for the Thunder Alliance Empire.

Tomafa listened with interest as Justin gushed about Louis's bravery and the unfathomable power of magic......

"I didn't expect that there is such a powerful magic chant in the territory of our Thunder Alliance Empire, according to you, this escort mission is really auspicious, if it weren't for that Louis, I'm afraid it would be ......"

"Has General Justin investigated the details of that man in detail? If it was really as the general said, that magic bard named Louis must have reached the strength of a fifth-order or even sixth-order magic bard, right?

There is suddenly such a strange and powerful magic chanter in our Thunder Alliance Empire, how can we not receive a tip-off? ”

Speaking was Mino, a representative of the aristocratic faction, notorious.

"Yes, who's to be sure that this Louis is not from the Hilton Kingdom, maybe this is a play they directed and acted in, or maybe there is a more far-sighted conspiracy......"

"Maybe you can arrest him first, and let the priest use brainwashing and hypnosis to force him to ask, if there is really a threat to the country, it is better to eradicate him."

With Mistress Mino, several other aristocratic factions also spoke out against Louis.

They have many prejudices against magic, especially the existence of the Bounty Alliance, which is the root cause of the turmoil in the Empire.

Moreover, they thought that it was unreasonable to pay adventurers a certain salary to repel the monsters in the empire, and felt that it should be the duty of every righteous citizen, and it should be gratuitous.

If the Magic Bard could be placed under their direct jurisdiction, perhaps that would make them less worried.

In the process of Minoan and others constantly attacking the life-saving benefactor Louie, Justin has been holding back, not allowing the expression of the fire of anger to be too obvious.

After all, the current situation in the Thunder Alliance Empire is turbulent, and Mino and the others control forty percent of the empire's territory and have a very high right to speak. The royal faction such as Tomafa accounts for only 30%, and the rest is divided by other forces, and the game of thrones has been staged all along.

And Justin, as a close confidant of Tomafa, naturally has to focus on the overall situation, and cannot arouse the hatred of Mino and others again because of his emotional affairs.

In retrospect, his escort mission this time was well planned, and the specific itinerary was extremely secret, but he was still informed in advance by the people of the Hilton Kingdom.

This can only show one point, there are spies of the Hilton Kingdom in the Thunder Alliance Empire. Moreover, this spy is still hidden in the upper echelons of the Thunder Alliance Empire, maybe even a few aristocratic representatives in front of him.

Justin looked at Mino and the others deeply, and finally set his eyes on a small and slender nobleman.

The man's name was Hope, and he was only forty years old, perhaps because of his own physical health indicators, which caused his complexion to be yellow.

Hope is a man who often flatters both sides like a bat for his own benefit, and when it comes to betraying the Thunder Alliance's empire, he may be the best candidate.

Of course, in the absence of real evidence, everything can only be regarded as Justin's personal speculation.

As if sensing Justin's gaze, the corners of Hope's mouth curled up in a defiant gesture.

Justin was already in a bad mood, and being so provoked by Hope made his expression even stiffer.

"Alright, that's all for now, as for what to do with the magic chant named Louie, I'll come back and discuss it."

Tomafa was already deeply tired, and let the chattering aristocratic faction rest for a while.

Justin stood on the sidelines, accustomed to the unpleasant stares of Mino and the others, and many of the people present wished for him to die.

"Your Majesty, this time the Hilton Kingdom is trying to provoke a war between us and the Grandz Empire, and we should use this as an excuse to unite the Grandz Empire to attack the Hilton Kingdom." Auxiliary Minister Bolívar said.

In the past, the Kingdom of Hilton was not enough to compete with them, but the appearance of the Demon Emperor Ottrom broke the hold back for many years.