Lin Feng’s face showed a look of shock.
The Cardinal Court, the power center of the empire, is known as one of the three pillars of the empire, along with the Military and the Parliament.
The Cardinal Court is responsible for developing strategic plans for all aspects of the empire, the Military for military affairs, and the Parliament for lawmaking.
Among them, the Imperial Cardinal Court is the most powerful and influential entity.
Various departments, such as the Police Department, the Conscription Department, the Traffic Control Department, etc., are all under the control of the Cardinal Court.
Controlling the Cardinal Court… could it be!?
“Old man, you mean… Qin, the Chief Administrator, is from the Qin Family of the Imperial Capital?”
Qin Ming, Chief Administrator of the Cardinal Court, is one of the five legendary powerhouses of the empire, an 89-level super powerhouse, a stabilizing force in the human world, and a figure standing at the peak of the world.
The Qin Family of the Imperial Capital is also a prestigious and influential family with a long history in the empire, with their influence spread throughout the empire.
A daunting and despairing behemoth!
“During the K77 Catastrophe, I was a member of the Northern Army of the Empire, serving as the acting commander of the Polaris Legion.
At that time, in the K77 zone on the void frontier, there was a violent energy fluctuation. Based on intelligence analysis, the Military believed that a Void Lord would be born in the K77 zone.”
Void Lord.
Lin Feng was startled. From these few short sentences, he could feel the suffocating tension of that time.
For a millennium, humanity has been fighting a war against the Void creatures.
The Void creatures are divided into several levels, from the most common Void creatures to Void Elites, then Void Commanders, and finally the Void Lords.
Void Lords are the most powerful among the Void creatures. They possess true names, are cunning, deceitful, and cruel, and their strength is incredibly terrifying.
Each Void Lord is a great enemy to the human world!
“So, the Military ordered the main force of the Northern Army to go to the K77 zone to prepare for the suppression of this Void Lord who was about to be born.
The Polaris Legion that I led was also within the combat sequence.”
“But no one expected…” Lin Yu’s face revealed a deep hatred. “This battle plan was a trap from the start!”
“There was no Void Lord about to be born in the K77 zone!
Only a Void Beacon, a signal source used to attract Void creatures!
When thirteen main legions arrived, the entire K77 zone was instantly sealed off. Then countless Void creatures were attracted by the Void Beacon and suddenly attacked our rear!
Among them were four Void Lords and more than a dozen Void Commanders!
The situation was chaotic at that time, and the battle lasted for three days and nights, but we received no support!
Thirteen legions, hundreds of thousands of people, were trapped in the K77 zone by the Void creatures and were completely wiped out!”
Lin Feng’s eyes widened, and he felt his scalp tingling.
So, the truth of the K77 Catastrophe was like this!
Lin Yu’s face was gloomy, and his eyes were filled with pain. He seemed to be lost in memories: “At that time, the Polaris Legion I led also suffered heavy losses and could only fight desperately to break out.
At that time, the space was already shattered, and I escaped into the void, but I accidentally discovered that the Qin Family was cultivating a Secret Source in the K77 zone!”
“The Secret Source is a treasure originating from the void. It is rumored to possess the power to control the void and has infinite mysteries.
The so-called K77 battle plan was a trap.
The Qin Family used the blood of hundreds of thousands of professionals to cultivate the Secret Source!”
At this point, Lin Yu couldn’t hold it back anymore and slammed his fist onto the table.
Then he calmed himself down and said solemnly: “The Qin Family’s powerhouses also discovered me and chased me through the void rift.
But luckily, I once served as the Emperor’s bodyguard and received a reward from the Emperor.
Using that treasure, I escaped from the K77 zone and even snatched the Secret Source from the Qin Family’s many powerhouses!”
“For these years, the Qin Family has been pursuing me, so I have been hiding incognito.
I bought an identity in the black market, came to East Sea City to live incognito, and then adopted you…”
Lin Feng’s heart was surging with excitement and indignation. He also felt the tragedy of that scene deeply.
He felt a deep aversion to the Qin Family of the Imperial Capital!
“Why didn’t you report the Qin Family of the Imperial Capital? If you tell the world the truth, even if the Qin Family is powerful, they will be destroyed!”
Lin Yu was expressionless and shook his head: “How to report?
After the K77 Catastrophe, all the officers of the Military Operations Department resigned in disgrace.
In addition, six colonels and seventeen lieutenants committed suicide… all the clues were cut off.
Do you think… they really all committed suicide?
And even if I did report it, what would happen? The Cardinal Court, the Police Department, the Conscription Department, the various departments of the Military, the General Staff Headquarters, everywhere is filled with people from the Qin Family.
The moment I report it, the Qin Family would find me and kill me under the charge of treason.”
Lin Feng fell silent. A feeling of suffocation swept over him, making him understand what kind of enemy his adoptive father had been facing all these years!
The Qin Family’s insidiousness and cruelty were truly despairing!
“What about the Regent? The Regent wouldn’t let the Qin Family do whatever they want, right?” Lin Feng seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly asked.
Lu Ji, the first powerhouse of the empire, the 90-level Star River Sword Saint.
After the Emperor disappeared, he became the Regent of the empire, quickly stabilizing the people and ruling the empire for twenty years.
He could be said to be the only one who could slightly restrain the Qin Family.
Lin Yu still shook his head: “Lu Ji is indeed suppressing these aristocratic families, but he won’t turn against the Qin Family because of this.
After all, he’s only the Regent, not the Emperor, and his prestige isn’t enough.
Once he turns against them, the entire empire will fall into civil war.”
“Is there really no one to stop the Qin Family?” Lin Feng couldn’t help but feel a little despair.
“There is!”
Lin Yu said solemnly: “There is one last hope, and that is the Emperor!
As long as the Emperor can return, with the Emperor’s prestige, the army and the provinces will not follow the Qin Family.”
“But… the Emperor has been missing for twenty years.”
“The Secret Source! For these years, I’ve been studying the secrets of the Secret Source. It can control the power of the void.
I can rely on the Secret Source to go deep into the void and retrieve the Emperor!”
Lin Yu’s eyes seemed to be burning with flames: “I suspect that the Emperor’s disappearance years ago also had something to do with the Qin Family…”