A shiver ran down Emperor Consteinus' spine.0

Many of his subjects had offered to give up their lives for his sake. However, that was only because of their long-standing belief in his power and authority. Those that had given up their lives for him were people that were born and raised in Ardo Empire. All of them believed that their emperor was their god. And if their god were to die, then they might as well die instead.0

‘But from what I heard, Spear God Ben was not even a native citizen of the Beyond the Heavens Empire.’0

From what Consteinus knew, he was once called Ghost Spear Ben, and was one of the Pinnacle Strong Men, a legend that wandered the continent. Yet, a man like this was devoted to the emperor that he served to such an extent!0

However, the awe disappeared not long after. Shame and disgrace washed over Consteinus. He could not believe the humiliation he was facing, in his capacity as the emperor of a great empire at that.0

“Bastaaaaaaaard! How dare you treat an emperor like this?! I will twist all of your limbs on my own!”0

That was what Consteinus said but then, he realized that he had signed a contract that explicitly stated that they could not cause any harm to the vassals of the Beyond the Heavens Empire no matter the insult or disgrace that they received. 0

[You have offered to recruit to Spear God Ben.]0

[According to the contract you signed with the Beyond the Heavens Empire, you will have to pay 20,000 platinum.]0

[Beyond the Heavens’ Emperor Minhyuk can now send an offer to recruit one of your empire’s talents.]0

“…”0

What a damned thing! However, Consteinus believed that it was still too early to conclude this matter. There were still quite a lot of talented people in the Beyond the Heavens Empire. The face of one person...0