Watching William leave with a heavy expression, Louis looked at Beatrice:

"When is the funeral?"

Beatrice sighed and said:

"It will start when you come back."

Louis was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice:

"Is it related to the Emperor?"

"Yes, during the Shadow Country's War of Divinity, Father went there. Lord Rudolph died after exhausting everything, leaving no remains."

Louis frowned:

"How many legends died this time in the Empire?"

"Just him."

"Any injuries?"

"None."

"???"

Louis keenly sensed that something was off:

"What about the casualties of the other legions?"

"Zero."

"Zero?"

"Zero!"

"Injured 0, dead 1? How is that possible! That's the largest Gate of the Abyss on the continent!"

Louis wasn't overreacting.

In the war in Fox's memory, the Emperor's condition was even better than now.

There were also a group of demigods, led by his mother-in-law, holding the front line.

Even so, it resulted in extremely tragic consequences.

His mother-in-law passed away not long after this war.

Another demigod, the Jade Phoenix Mage, also passed away a few years ago, and the legacy she left behind was taken by Fox to Tunisia to suppress the rift.

The adverse effect of this battle directly impacted many people in later generations.

Even the fact that the Rudelson Organization took the Book of the Dead, and the subsequent undead tide in the Dragonbone Prairie, were closely related to this.

If hundreds of adventurers and a vast number of monstrous undead had charged directly into the towns, the casualties would have been unimaginable, he thought.

Yet this time, the Emperor left the Golden Throne, and the cost was only this much?

Although measuring with lives is a bit excessive.

When Louis detected that the Emperor participated in the battle of the Shadow Country, he was mentally prepared to find Tino City's core forces halved upon his return.

Beatrice looked at Louis complicatedly:

"Louis, you still don't understand. Opportunities for Father are running out."

Louis: "… Can you tell me the specifics?"

Beatrice shook her head and said:

"You should be informed under normal circumstances, but now it's impossible to say. Just trust William; he won't harm you."

"The oath of allegiance in the name of Iron Guard is a curse to some extent."

"A curse?"

"Yes, so William doesn't want you to know. His exact words were, 'When the time is right, you will naturally know.'"

Louis, somewhat troubled, ruffled his hair:

"I hope he won't be sad for too long this time."

When William accompanied him, he often talked about his grandfather Rudolph.

Rudolph had been by the Emperor's side for a long time.

Over the years, as he gradually transferred his rights to his son, he handled fewer matters of the Imperial Palace.

However, in William's eyes, his grandfather was an extremely stubborn person who adhered fiercely to the traditional knights' codes.

It is said that most Iron Guards used to be like this.

But now, the relationship between knights and lords isn't as extreme.

Instead, it's more about the complementary virtues of the knight and the personality of the lord.

In other words, in this era, if a lord is unsuitable, you switch to the next lord.

As long as there's a reasonable cause, no one would criticize the knight.

Of course, this situation mostly applies to the knights under various nobles.

For knights like those of the White Crow Legion, who belong to the Emperor, it's another matter.

And in William's eyes, Rudolph was the most old-fashioned of the knights he's known.

He always liked to say "adhere to the ancient covenant with the lord," and then strictly regarded the lord as the absolute ruler, willing to sacrifice his life for his monarch.

Although Louis felt that from William's depiction of Rudolph's character, one day he would fall on the frontlines of conflict with demons to protect the Emperor.

But he never expected it to come so suddenly.

It was different from the Emperor's usual activities in his memory.

This time the Emperor rose up, and instead of protecting the little swan, it was more to kill the dark deity.

Looking at the battlefield, it's clear that whether it was Ense, Lokeshi, or East/West Monet, they were all prepared early on.

This was a premeditated war targeting the dark deity.

"A tumultuous autumn!"

...

Not long after returning to Tino City, because of the Moonlight Cat Cat Group's impressive performance in the Shadow Country conflict, along with Louis showing legendary strength.

Soon after, he received an invitation from President Hans.

"Lord Caesar, please come in."

In the Adventurer Guild office, refreshments prepared early were brought in.

Hans looked at Louis with a smile and said:

"I didn't expect Tino City to have a Legendary Adventurer so quickly."

Louis said calmly:

"I'm not a legend, merely borrowing from external tools."

Hearing this, Hans was not surprised but pleased:

"So, the rumors are true!"

"What rumors?" Louis asked curiously.

"Some say that Lord Caesar is not a legend, but a Sword Saint with extraordinary and transcendent skills," President Hans said solemnly.

Louis pondered the definition of a Sword Saint as recorded in ancient texts, and after a moment said:

"No, I'm not a Sword Saint."

A Sword Saint like Kulin, through steady learning and extraordinary talent, forces himself to break the professional rank barriers and learn more advanced martial arts.

This high place in the single field of understanding, which is difficult for ordinary people, is what is called a Sword Saint.

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