At first, Chloe thought the couple was quite strange.

Initially, he thought he could rely on his cute face to gain the favor of the Marquis family, and as their protégé, quickly grow up.

But unexpectedly, things developed in an unforeseen direction.

"Are you selling newspapers? How much for a copy? I'll buy one."

In the memories of his reincarnation, many people had sympathized with him, but the Marchioness was the first to gently hold his hands and ask for his opinion.

So at that time he said:

"Two copper coins."

"What if I wanted all of these newspapers?"

"All of them? A single paper should show you what you want to see."

Though he had become a child again, he hadn't fallen to a place of needing pity.

Besides, he didn't consider himself particularly miserable.

Yet, when he spoke those words, the Marchioness made her decision.

"Child, are you alone now? Would you like to come with us?"

"..."

"Ah, sorry, was I too abrupt? It must be quite surprising for someone to say that to you suddenly. But leaving a child like you here, it probably wouldn't be safe to grow up, so, would you be interested in becoming part of our family?"

...

At the funeral.

Chloe finally learned what had happened.

During a royal banquet, Evil God's Followers launched an attack, intending to kill the young princess.

Four Demigods acted.

To give the Royal Guard time, the Marquis and Marchioness were the first to move the prince when the attack broke out.

The Marquis himself was killed while holding back the Demigods.

Not long after, the Marchioness, while taking the princess and the second daughter away, was caught up by those dispatched by Evil God's Followers.

After a fierce battle, she died of excessive blood loss before the Royal Guard could arrive.

It's said that just before her death, the Marchioness was still casting magic, maintaining a protective stance over the two children.

"How could something like this happen?"

"Unbelievable, to deploy four Demigods in one attack."

"The Empire's Demigods have basically been stationed at external posts in recent years."

"These Evil God's Followers are mad, aren't they afraid of the Empire's retaliation?"

"...I've heard some secrets; after all, I've heard that there's been a problem with [孔]."

"Marquis Meifei didn't dishonor the name of the Imperial Sword even unto death."

"Legendary War Demigod, truly a peerless hero."

"The Meifei Family are saviors to the princess; the status of the Young Marquis will become even more stable in the future, right?"

"Hard to say, the next generation of the Meifei Family is too young, just afraid distant relatives might show their shameless faces..."

"Indeed, with both the couple gone, the rich prey will attract wolves; let's see how the royal family handles it."

"That child... is that the boy the Marchioness adopted before?"

"He doesn't even cry, what an ungrateful child."

"Enough, didn't see you cry when your old man died."

"...I'm an adult, isn't that different?"

...

Chloe raised his head to look at the sky.

It was clearly a sunny day, yet he felt the sky was somewhat gloomy.

At this moment, a man clad in white armor, his face covered in scars, stood before the eldest son Harut, holding the hand of a little girl.

Chloe had heard of him, the commander of the White Crow Legion, the King of Crows, Lantel Luray.

Also, the strongest one currently able to operate long-term within the Empire.

"Child, the days to come will be tough, but from today, you need to grow up faster."

Lantel Luray gently patted Harut's shoulder and said:

"If you need help, remember to contact the White Crow Legion immediately, as Meifei... he too was the bravest warrior under my command."

Harut raised his head and said:

"Uncle Lantel Luray, was it the Abyssal Church that killed my father?"

The sideward Chloe's eyes sharpened slightly.

The era he was in, was considered the tail end of the Era of Turmoil.

According to the predetermined timeline, in the future, his brother Kai would descend on the Ensar Empire, becoming the King of Redemption, who would end the Abyssal Church, ushering in the Dawn Era.

But... that's over a hundred years from now.

Yes.

At this time, forget about Kai.

Even Kai's father, the Strongest [Emperor] who would suppress the continent for over a hundred years, was not born yet.

Of course.

During this period, the Abyssal Church, backed by the Abyssal Four Gods, was at a historically new peak of power.

If there truly were any Evil God Churches capable of organizing four Demigods to attack the royal family, it would likely only be the Abyssal Church, which stood at a new historical height.

However, the little girl protected by Lantel Luray said:

"No, the Demigods attacking us probably don't have much to do with the Abyssal Church.

They exude an annoying atmosphere, like highly condensed negative energy.

They might be [Trespassers]."

"Trespassers?" Chloe pondered this strange term, "It shouldn't be literally, not people smuggling from other countries."

The girl raised her head, and after a moment, lowered it again to say:

"World-level trespassers; their aura doesn't match with the Stars Continent."

Chloe furrowed his brows.

If that's the case, then the situation becomes much more complicated.

The trespassers the girl mentioned are known by another name in the future.

[Violator Transcenders]

In the collision between the World Group and the World Group, it's inevitable that many small worlds will be directly destroyed.

But even small worlds have strong individuals.

Those strong individuals traverse the Star Realm, with most becoming part of the star realm nomads.

Yet, there are still a few who choose to take root in other World Groups.

The groups that can pass through the World Group's screening are the ones people refer to as recognized "Transmigrators".

From this definition, those Transmigrators from the orphanage in their past lives would basically be covered by this category.

But since there are compliant Transmigrators, there naturally are non-compliant ones as well.

These Transmigrators do not meet the screening requirements of the World Group.

But they are desperately seeking a place to take root.

So they choose to smuggle into other worlds.

Such illegal crossing comes with great side effects.

A Demigod appears no different from a mortal most of the time after crossing.

Once they exert their full strength, their vitality is consumed entirely by the world in a very short time.

To put it bluntly, even at the level of the World Group, it's difficult to withstand using a Demigod as firewood.

Acting once means no life left...

Which force, exactly, would use such a brutal price all for the sake of retaliating against a human empire?

Chloe fell into deep thought.

Looking at Kasha, who was silently shedding tears beside him, he patted her head and said:

"Give me some time."

Kasha, who had been crying, raised her tearful face and asked:

"Wha-what time?"

"Give me some time to develop," Chloe said calmly, "in a maximum of five years, I'll kill everyone who orchestrated this attack."

"Don't go getting yourself killed," Kasha said, clutching his sleeve, "I'm not that badly hurt."

"This isn't just for you," Chloe shook his head and said, "it's something I want to do, I'm not good at much, but if you talk about killing, that's another story."

He patted the bandaged Kasha.

The royal side invited the best healer to save Kasha's life, which was like a candle in the wind.

Chloe even thought of healing her himself.

Burning a portion of vibrant energy stores to regain strength temporarily is also a possibility.

In this era, the best healer is probably on his level.

The development of the era is ultimately upward in a spiral.

Lantel Luray heard this and couldn't help but look at Chloe.

Actually, since just now, he had realized.

That quiet little guy emitted an indescribable aura of danger.

It's not that his power is very strong,

but rather that he remained too calm.

Similarly, enduring pain, the eldest son Harut only realized he needed to shoulder the family burden.

Yet this little guy seemed to be looking elsewhere already.

He originally thought he was overthinking.

But now, hearing Chloe's words, he suddenly realized a terrifying problem.

That is, this guy has already focused on what means to use to kill his enemies.

This attitude is truly hard for him to understand.

Even Lantel Luray is still astonished at the harsh measures taken by the other party.

Restricted by the limit of The Stars, the Demigod is the ultimate limit of life allowed by The Stars.

If the mastermind is really found, he fears he would need to mobilize a team to annihilate them.

"You're that confident in your strength?"

Lantel Luray couldn't help but ask.

Chloe lifted his head to glance at him and replied:

"I'm not confident in my strength. There are countless stronger individuals in this world, but... a Demigod doesn't belong among those who can make me afraid."

Lantel Luray looked at him in surprise and said after a long pause:

"You truly are... arrogant."

"Not really, it's just knowing what I'm capable of," Chloe said, shaking his head.

"Then, arrogant young man, are you interested in joining the White Crow Legion's reserve forces?"

Lantel Luray thought he should let the boy understand the dangers of the world.

Chloe thought for a moment and felt that joining the White Crow Legion didn't seem to be a bad idea.

After all, it's the most battle-ready legion of the Ensar Empire, with abundant resources.

Joining would be pretty good.

At this moment, a young girl always held by the King of Crows spoke:

"No, Lord Lantel, you cannot let him join the legion's reserve forces."

"Hmm?" The Crow King was stunned and said, "Does Her Highness feel there's something inappropriate?"

"Not at all," the girl known as Her Highness said, "it's just that he can't possibly join two legions at the same time."

"???

"What I mean is, I want to take him away."

With calm words, Her Highness stated something that made the King of Crows shudder.

"Young ancestor, don't mess around, the lad is so young, don't hold him back."

However, the girl shook her head and said:

"Lord Lantel, I'm not joking with you, I need him to join the Dark Crow Guard."

Lantel Luray frowned.

If the White Crow Legion is the most populous legion of Ensar, then the Dark Crow is the Secret Mobile Team outside the main legion formations.

Such units are made by assembling people from various legions.

There's never been a precedent for being assigned directly to the squad from the start.

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