50 The Grea

Gatsby, the man who had obtained a unique monicker called the Great. This name is definitely not overrated as his feats could prove its worth.

While sitting upon a wooden chair on his library, he looked calm and serene. But despite his appearance, he was actually worried. This was mostly because with the Empire's intelligence network it wouldn't be long before he gets himself in danger.

This wouldn't have worried him as much as it does now if he were just a few years younger, but as it is now, he needs to not only take care of his wife and child, he also has to take care of his land and people.

Due to the rapid rise of his influence, he needed more time to properly weed out those people who aren't worthy.

With his heavy eyes, he dropped a sigh as he then took out an orb from the desk in front of him. When the orb began showing a different scene, his aura had obviously changed, from a tired looking old man to a sharp elegant one.

He then greeted the man on the other side of the orb, "Judging by the way you look, it would appear that the plan worked?"

Ye Chen nodded his head and expressed his gratefulness. He knew that although the battle may be something he could win with his forces alone, it would still cost him deeply. It was really thanks to this sudden element of surprise that he had managed to gain the upper hand.

"By now I'm sure the Empire would be on to you as well, how are your preparations doing?"

Gatsby then replied, "I'm nearly finished. All that's left is to take care of the portal."

"Great! Well then, if you'll excuse me, I will now begin attending to some matters."

After saying so, the connection between the two of them was cut leaving Gatsby alone in the desolate room. He then stood up and looked at the currently gloomy sky with a certain longing in his face.

"I guess it's my turn now, huh?"

After briefly glancing at the ring that was emitting an emerald glow fitted perfectly on his finger, he stretched his neck and reached for a bell which he rang.

Shortly after doing so, a servant immediately entered the room. "Milord?"

"How is the migration faring?" His eyebrows creased as he asked the question towards the man in front of him.

"Milord, our territories are almost empty, the only remaining ones would probably those who are not associated with us and those who are keeping guard on the borders."

"Great! Now I want you to call all the troops back."

The man who was wearing butler clothes was a bit puzzled as he asked, "But that would mean that we would be susceptible to attacks, what would we do if milord was to be attacked before entering the portal?"

"It's alright, I'd rather die than to leave other possible seeds of problems in the future. Well, I also don't want them to protect those worthless loyalist nobles of the capital anyways."

"If milord says so" After gracefully bowing, the butler then left and closed the door behind him without a sound.

After the butler left, Gatsby was once again left alone in his room. He then walked towards one of his cabinets in which he pulled out a secret lever from one of the drawers.

After doing so, the bookshelf on his back opened a new aisle and showed a weapon. The moment he laid his eyes on the weapon, he sighed and muttered under his breath, "It's been a long time, partner."

He swiftly walked across the room as he grabbed the handle and caressed the tip of the blade of the two-handed axe in front of him.

Meanwhile, after talking with Gatsby, Ye Chen had returned to the command room and immediately ordered to quickly clean up the battlefield. He also called in Anastassia, Stan and Cray for a meeting.

After the day has passed, Cray was currently in a room sitting alongside Stan. They were waiting for Ye Chen and others. Their silence was all that could be heard, however, it has been disturbed seconds after Anastasia and her sister came in which was then followed by Ye Chen after a minute.

"Sorry, I got held back by work. Anyways, there's a reason why I called everyone here today." Ye Chen immediately brought the topic upon the table. He then pointed at the map that he had brought with him.

"As you can see here, this isn't a map of this world. Instead, this is a map of the dwarven realm. Svartalfheim, also known as Nidavellir. The place where one of the portals that we control leads to, and the place where humans now roam."

Cray looked at Ye Chen feeling puzzled. On his head, questions such as why or how was spiralling but he managed to control his curiosity and calmly waited for Ye Chen to explain.

Anastasia saw the look on Cray's face and chuckled as she continued listening to Ye Chen. Of course, she already knows what Ye Chen was going to suggest. After all, they were the ones who have decided this earlier on.

"The point is, ever since the Empire has started to expand to other realms, they have started a colony and now, with the help of the Arcos Family, we will also expand our reach and try to reduce the foothold that the Empire has."

He then locked eyes with Stan and continued speaking. "Stan, I want you to go alongside Cray and coordinate with Gatsby on your stay there."

Stan nodded his head. Seeing Stan's agreement, Ye Chen then looked at Cray. "As for you, unfortunately, I have been unable to guide you nor see what else you are capable of. But I know that you have a lot of potential within you since you are of Einder Descent. So, I want you to become stronger with the guidance of Gatsby Arcos."

He then snickered as he added, "After all, what kind of leader would you be if you don't even have the power to back it up."