Chapter 1175:- Short On Time

Chapter 1175: Chapter 1175:- Short On Time

Next Morning,

Aditya and Boris informed everyone about the decision they had made. "We have a plan to get inside the Imperial Royal Palace."

The moment they heard those words, everyone in the room was stunned and shocked.

The previous night, everyone had seen the heavy burden that Aditya was carrying. They had seen him struggle with one of the most painful decisions of his life, a decision where both choices carried an unbearable cost.

Because of that, when morning arrived, everyone expected to see Aditya looking depressed and gloomy. They expected him to still be affected by the emotional weight of what had happened.

However, the person who appeared before them was completely different. Aditya stood in front of them with a calm expression and a hopeful gaze. The despair and hesitation that had surrounded him the previous night were no longer visible.

It was almost as if the broken and conflicted Aditya from last night had never existed. Seeing this, the girls could not help but feel relieved.

They never wanted to see him constantly carrying sadness and pain. They wanted to see the Aditya they knew. The person who smiled confidently even when facing overwhelming enemies and impossible challenges.

Of course, they understood that Aditya was not someone who ignored reality. He knew the dangers ahead. He knew how difficult rescuing his parents would be, and he knew that failure could lead to devastating consequences.

But even knowing all of this, he refused to surrender himself to despair. That was one of the things that made him so attractive.

Even when standing before situations where most people would lose hope, Aditya always searched for a way forward. Whether it was a powerful enemy, a dangerous battlefield, or a problem that seemed impossible to solve, he never allowed fear and hopelessness to control him.

His optimism was not based on ignorance. It came from his belief that as long as there was a possibility, no matter how small, he should continue fighting.

This attitude did not only affect Aditya himself. It influenced everyone around him.

The people who followed him, fought alongside him, and cared about him gained strength from seeing his determination. His confidence gave them hope and reminded them that even the most impossible situations could have a solution if they refused to give up.

Aditya’s greatest strength was not only his power as the Dragon Monarch. It was his ability to continue moving forward when everything seemed against him.

Hearing this, Athena and Laura looked at each other and smiled.

’I knew it!’

’Aditya wouldn’t be him if he just accepted the choices that he was given.’

’The man that we chose would not let despair consume him.’

’Instead of letting despair consume him entirely, he spent the entire night alone and came up with a third choice when everyone thought that he only had two choices. This is exactly what we love about him.’ Both girls giggled in pure delight.

"So what’s the plan?" Malakor Harrington gently placed the glass on the table and looked at Aditya. Since he had made up his mind, then he must also have a plan in his head.

"The plan is simple, but it’s stupidly effective," Aditya replied with a grin.

"We need to find the old prime minister who was fired from his job once my cousin brother became the emperor."

"Well, finding the old Prime Minister will not be easy at all." Malakor Harrington explained.

"The last thing I heard about him was when he briefly left the Celestial Dragon Empire to stay at his granddaughter’s husband’s house, which was located outside the empire. I do not know whether he has returned from that place or not."

"Does he have any other family besides that granddaughter of his?" Aditya asked.

Malakor Harrington shook his head. "The Prime Minister lost his entire family in a tragic accident that took place almost 2,900 years ago. I do not know the complete details of what exactly happened, but according to the rumors, while his family was travelling to the Tunnel World, a group of mysterious people targeted them, killed his entire family, and stole everything that they had."

The room became slightly quieter after hearing those words. However, Aditya was not in the mood to focus on the Prime Minister’s tragic past. Normally, hearing about someone losing their entire family would naturally make him feel sympathy. However, the current situation was different.

He did not have the luxury of getting distracted by sadness for a retired old man whose personal tragedy had happened thousands of years ago.

Right now, his priority was finding a way to enter the Imperial Royal Palace and rescuing his parents.

To him, every second was extremely precious and mattered a lot more than he could ever explain in words.

Aditya focused on the important information instead. If the old Prime Minister had no remaining family except his granddaughter, and the last known location of the Prime Minister was outside the Celestial Dragon Empire, then there was only one logical place where they could begin their search.

"Then I guess we know where we will find him." Aditya said with a slight smirk. A possible lead had finally appeared.

After struggling to find a way into the Imperial Royal Palace, they now had a clear direction to follow. The former Prime Minister was the key to their plan. And if they could convince him to help them, their chances of successfully infiltrating the Imperial Royal Palace would increase significantly.

"Let’s not waste a single second then." Aditya immediately made his decision. They had already spent enough time discussing possibilities. Now that they finally had a direction to follow, every moment mattered.

"I have already sent Nathan with Lou Han to gather information about the security of the Capital. Meanwhile, we will head to the house of the Prime Minister’s granddaughter." Aditya explained.

"Nathan promised that he would return by the afternoon. Before he comes back, we need to find the Prime Minister and convince him to join our side." He had complete faith in his shadow guardian division’s Captain. Nathan was an experienced man in this field and there was no way that he would fail to get something so basic.

What they were trying to get wasn’t some top-level secret information. It was basic-level information on the level of security that they must pass through to successfully enter the capital and also the things that they would face when trying to enter the Imperial Royal Palace.

The plan was simple in theory, but Aditya understood that the execution would not be easy.

The former Prime Minister was not just an ordinary retired official. He was someone who had once stood at the highest level of the Celestial Dragon Empire’s political system. Convincing someone like him to involve himself in another civil war would require more than just words.

"Once everything is in place, we will begin making preparations to infiltrate the Imperial Royal Palace." Aditya said with a serious expression.

The infiltration itself was already an extremely dangerous mission. However, before they could even think about entering the palace, they needed to gather every possible advantage they could find.

At that moment, Athena stepped forward.

"I want to come with you." She looked at Aditya with determination. Athena wanted to accompany them because she believed that she could genuinely help convince the former Prime Minister to choose their side.

She understood that the Prime Minister would not easily trust them. After all, he had spent his entire life serving the Celestial Dragon Empire and had chosen to stay away from the civil war.

However, Athena believed that her presence could make a difference. As the Goddess of Wisdom, she believed she had the means necessary to change his mind. More importantly, she believed in this important mission; as the Goddess of Wisdom, she would be able to contribute and be of use to Aditya.

"What about us?" Lilith also wanted to come along with him.

"No, you all will stay." Aditya was very determined about this.

"Only four of us will go."

"In fact, I have another mission for you girls." Aditya took out a list from his pocket and handed it to Lilith. On the list, there were more than 15 item names written on it.

"I need you to go to the Market and buy all these materials."

"Why do you need all these things?" She looked at the list in confusion. If the list was given by Julia, then she could’ve understood that, as the goddess of alchemy, she needed all those items written on the list for making certain types of alchemy pills or potions.

Aditya would have gone himself to buy these things, but he was short on time now. "I need them to create some special runes. I have some ideas of what I want to make with these things." Aditya did not explain further.

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