Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

News regarding the battlefield was spread around the Capital quickly, and people couldn’t help but gossip and talk about it in the evacuation shelter prepared by the Emperor.

The power of the explosions was too great and everyone could feel the tremor as well as see the dust rising from the battle. It was clear that something had happened, and many people were anxious about what it was.

However, they didn’t have time to think about it.

The situation had escalated, and the war was getting worse every day.

"Mom... When will we go home?" A little girl pulled her mother’s skirt and asked. Her voice was soft and shaky, and her eyes were filled with tears. "I want to see dad again."

"Shh, don’t cry, little one. We will return home soon and see dad." Her mother answered, her expression grim. She didn’t know what was happening, but she knew that they had to wait for the situation to calm down before they could leave.

On the second floor, Sheng looked at the people gathered in this evacuation hall he prepared in advance before turning away. He was walking with an old attendant, his former body double.

"Emperor Sheng, are you alright?" The attendant asked, his eyes filled with worry. He had been serving the Emperor since he was young and had seen him going through a lot of hardship.

Not in his entire life had he ever seen the Emperor lose sleep as badly as he did now.

"I am fine." Sheng nodded and gave him a small smile. "I have sent all the citizens to this place and some others, guarded by Bloody Guard. We just need to wait for the battle to finish and everything will be alright."

"That’s not what I’m talking about, Your Majesty." The attendant shook his head. "I’m worried about you. You haven’t been yourself since the start of the war, and it’s my duty to take care of you. Please take a good rest."

"I will." Sheng nodded again, his eyes sharp. "But I have to do something first. The citizens don’t have a good rest, so how can I, as their ruler, be able to relax?"

The attendant couldn’t say anything to that. The Emperor was a good man who had a heart of gold. He always thought about the people first before anything else.

Even though the others saw him as a coward, cold-blooded, cruel, arrogant, and selfish ruler who only cared about himself, the attendant knew the truth.

Sheng had done everything in his power to keep the country safe and the citizens happy. And this was his biggest strength and his greatest weakness.

When the Murim Alliance oppressed the government, he did his best to protect the people and make them live a better life. But, because of his kindness and benevolence, he was also seen as a pushover, making people think that they could take advantage of him.

But that changed since the Mercenary Union appeared. Sheng saw a light that could allow him to escape the oppression as well as granting him power to fight back. The freedom that the Union system provided was exactly what he needed.

This was just a process to regain what the Empire had lost to the Murim Alliance and martial art Sect.

So, he continued to stay calm and think about his next move.

The attendant couldn’t say anything to that and just bowed.

"I apologize for overstepping, Your Majesty. Please let me know if you need anything."

"You’re forgiven. And where is Leo’s subordinate? The one who arrives later than the first one."

"Ah, Miss Sherly?"

"Yes, that one."

"I believe at this time she’s in the 2nd Hall to read stories for children. She should be arriving at this Hall soon to read the stories here. Thanks to her, there are only little complaints and the children seem happy."

"That’s good." Sheng nodded again. "Just make sure no one takes advantage of her. We don’t need more problems here. I am already indebted to Hallowed Insect for their help, and I don’t want to owe them too much. I called him my friend, and I thought so too. I don’t want to feel that I use him for my selfishness."

The attendant bowed again.

"I will make sure that no one bothers her or causes trouble for His Majesty. Leave it to me."

With that, he turned around and walked away. Sheng watched him go and turned to look at the window. He could see the battle from here, and it was still raging on.

The Sects had joined the fight, and they were able to push back Kang Jian’s army. However, Kang Jian’s elite troops, people who were able to use Qi, appeared once the allied army arrived near the Gate and pushed them back again.

Two hours had passed since the battle began, but there were no signs of stopping.

"I guess this is a long war." Sheng sighed, his eyes narrowed. "I don’t think that my wish from before would turn into something like this. Supreme Evil followers... how deep does this go?"

He was referring to his wish for Leo to find a way to stop the Murim Alliance. He thought by weakening them he would get the government’s authority back.

Before he and Leo could make any move, however, Kang Jian and Supreme Evil followers took control of the Murim Alliance first, destroying the government’s influence completely.

At the same time, the Sects affiliated to the alliance turned their back and went against the new evil, Kang Jian. They didn’t want to be controlled by him and fought back.

As a result, a war was inevitable, and everyone was dragged into it.

"Do you know what your Leader’s next plan is?"

Sheng spoke to nothing, but he knew that there was always a girl following him closely to ensure his safety. He didn’t know how she hid from him, but he knew that he wasn’t alone.

So, he just asked out loud and waited for an answer.

And he got one.

"I don’t know. Hehe, Leader is so smart that he often plans everything by himself, leaving only the necessary information for me to do my job. Maybe only Jessica and Chiaki, also Jack, understand his plan. I am a bit stupid, so I will only do my job. Especially in an S-Rank mission like this."

A blonde girl wearing a full black bodysuit and white jacket appeared next to him, her finger holding her chin.

She was cute and looked innocent, but Sheng knew that she was anything but that. He had seen the metal tail pierced some men dressed in black out of nowhere when she first arrived, claiming that they were enemies.

"S-Rank mission..." Sheng muttered and looked at the girl. "Is that a classification on how hard the request is or how much it pays? Can you explain that to me?"

"Ah, sorry, Your Majesty. I forgot to explain." The girl smiled sheepishly and giggled, "It’s how hard and how important it is! By the way, S-Rank is the highest. And there is normal request and special request from the bottom. S-Rank requests are usually ones that can decide the fate of a country or a world! That’s it!" Enjoy new stories from empire

Sheng’s eyes widened slightly as he heard her words. Leo hadn’t mentioned this S-Rank mission when he first requested him to destroy the Murim Alliance, so the danger level might be elevated after Kang Jian took over.

The Emperor knew how strong Leo and his subordinates were. He calculated that they might be able to take over the world if they wanted to. Such a group thinking that Kang Jian was enough to warrant an S-Rank mission showed how dangerous the man was.

A shiver ran through his spine, but he kept his calm. A part of it was thanks to the girl in front of him. She looked pretty calm and confident that everything would go well.

"I see. So, the war is an S-Rank mission."

"That’s right! And we are going to win it!" The girl raised her fist, her eyes sharp. "We have finished a few S-Rank missions alone, so we are good!"

Sheng nodded. He had never seen anyone as confident and cheerful as her. It was like she wasn’t even bothered by the situation, and she didn’t look scared at all.

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He was the Emperor. He couldn’t afford to show any weakness.

"By the way, do you have anything you want me to do, Your Majesty?" The girl asked, her eyes sharp. "I have nothing to do right now, so I can do anything you need."

"Then can you tell me the stories about your group? I want to hear about what my friends did in the past, if that’s alright."

"Ooh! Leader’s achievement? I can tell you about them! But some are secrets, so I will only talk about the ones that you can know about. Please ask me about the rest!"

"Sure. Tell me anything."

"You see, Leader is..."

With the war going on in the background, Anya began to tell stories about her Leader and Hallowed Insect’s adventures.