Chapter 1148: Three Requests

Clovis sat in front of the president with a serious expression. He was accompanied by Angelia. Normally, Melody would be here as well, but because of the circumstances, she couldn’t be here.

On the other hand, the president was accompanied by a few ministers.

"Congratulations for killing a Tier 9 beast. Your achievement has surely shocked the world. There are dozens of news stories about you in every country." The president smiled.

"Haha." Clovis let out a hollow laugh. "I don’t intend to make it big, but under this circumstance, it’s better to let people know."

"Agreed. This will boost their morale. However, there should be another reason. And that reason is linked directly to why you are here right now. Isn’t that right?" The president turned solemn.

"Indeed."

"Why don’t we cut to the chase? I know that this is what you really want."

"That’ll be good." Clovis nodded.

Angelia received a signal from Clovis and spoke, "We would like to use this as a campaign to go against the Prophet. I’m sure that you already know about the conflict between us and the Prophet."

"I do, but I’m not exactly aware of what’s going on to be honest. How did it even start? The only thing I could get was the piece of information scattered on the Skynet."

Angelia explained, "Of course. Since we’re asking for your cooperation, you have the right to know about it. Initially, the Hacfield family controlled the Tower of the Lake. I’m sure you’re familiar with this start."

"Indeed." The president nodded.

"The Hacfield family was trying their best to expand, helping as many people as possible. Originally, the Hacfield family’s reputation was extremely good because they helped so many people and re-established one of the first strongholds after the apocalypse.

"The Hacfield family was quite close to the truth at that time. They believed that the seven towers would allow them to learn the whole truth about the apocalypse.

"As it turned out, there was a force intending to seal that truth. We are still not sure about what the Prophet knew, but we are sure that the Prophet had learned the truth from the beginning.

"As such, the Prophet decided to eliminate the one closest to the truth, the Hacfield family. He first launched a sneak attack on Clovis’s grandmother, which provoked his grandfather. They ambushed the Hacfield family and discredited him, causing his grandfather to get crazy. That was where the bad reputation of the Hacfield family began.

"The Hacfield family ended up like today. Clovis started questioning his family’s history again and tried to learn the truth about this world. After seeing six special towers, we’ve come to believe that these towers indeed contain the truth about this world and why the Prophet wants to hide it.

"Most likely, after entering the seven towers, we might be able to go outside this simulation world."

"My goodness..." The president gasped. The ministers were also glancing at each other, not knowing how to react to such a revelation. "What do you need from me then?"

Angelia raised three fingers. "There are three things. First of all, even if we don’t do anything, the Prophet will attack us. So, rather than letting him attack us and destroy the infrastructures in this country, it’s better to take the fight to them."

"That’s something I can agree with. However, causing a war in this situation doesn’t sound good." The president frowned.

One of the ministers said, "In that case, we’ll just go under the guise of a special operation. We’ll create a formal alliance and demand that our allies are supporting us. This will be enough justification while avoiding war crimes."

The president nodded in understanding. "All right. We’ll do that. First, we will need to figure out our allies."

Auric nodded. "For that, I intend to release my paintings again as bait. So, it’s in their best interest for us to win."

"Fair enough. When are you going to release them, though? This way, we can give them some hope."

"I’m thinking about seven months from now... maybe eight months? I intend to hold my marriage in six months."

"Congratulations."

"Thank you."

The president thought for a moment. "Eight months. Will they attack you during the wedding? I think that’s the best time to attack, right?"

"For now, we’re doing our best to prevent that attack. Most likely, the two strongest people in the world will join their side, but we already have a plan to stop them during the special operation. Meanwhile, the wedding ceremony requires a different preparation."

"Edward Grant and Xali Kekna..." The president frowned. "Are you sure it’s okay?"

"I believe so. There’s no one who can guarantee it. For now, I’m thinking about stopping them from acting during the wedding ceremony. This means the Prophet, the Spear Saint, and the Sword Saint are the only ones who can move that day. If they really dare to do so, it will be the same as walking into traps. We will kill them."

"If I’m not wrong, the Moon Bow is also there. He’s the most troublesome one. This is something I don’t want to say, but what if he snipes one of your guests or your families?" The president asked, worrying about his safety.

Auric took out his phone and showed a picture.

"!!!" The president and the ministers widened their eyes in shock. They recognized the corpse in the picture. "This is... the Moon Bow?"

"Yeah. The Moon Bow was protecting the tower with that beast. We managed to kill him as well because we know he’s the most troublesome and the easiest one to kill. The enemy won’t release this information because it will just bring their morale down."

"That’s true." The president crossed his arms. "Okay, let’s assume that they won’t make any attempts during your ceremony. What’s next?"

Angelia continued, "That’s the second thing we need you to prepare. The army. We want you to gather the army, but we’re also preparing to gather another army on our own. There are many conflicts of interest in this country, so we plan to utilize their greed to create the second army. The third army will be composed of the Hacfield family’s allies."