"Hey, did you hear?"
"Hear what?"
"The new teacher!"
A short-haired girl turned her head excitedly and said to Saten Ruiko behind her.
"What, a new teacher?"
Hearing her words, Saten Ruiko's eyes lit up and she quickly asked,
"Is it a man or a woman? What do they look like?!"
"I don't know, I only heard it from Teacher Tamada."
"Is that so…"
Whoosh… Just as the two were wondering who the new teacher could be, the classroom door slid open.
Teacher Zhong Chen, dressed in a teacher's outfit, walked in with a smile, accompanied by Kochou Shinobu.
Tap, tap, tap… Zhong Chen walked to the podium, picked up a piece of chalk, and, under the excited gazes of the many students below, wrote his name.
Clap, clap… After writing his name, Zhong Chen clapped his hands, turned, and looked at the students below, saying,
"Everyone, starting today, I will be your new homeroom teacher. This is my assistant, Kochou Shinobu. I hope we have a very pleasant time together in the days to come!"
Bang!
Suddenly, the sound of a chair falling over came.
"Teacher Zhong Chen! Miss Kochou Shinobu!"
Everyone in the classroom looked at Saten Ruiko, who had stood up in shock, staring at the podium.
"Heh heh, what's wrong, Ruiko? Are you surprised to see me?"
Zhong Chen looked at Saten Ruiko with a smile and asked.
"Eh? Ruiko, you actually know the new homeroom teacher!"
"The new homeroom teacher is so handsome!"
"Wow, is he Saten-san's acquaintance?!"
"The assistant is also so beautiful! Is her name Kochou Shinobu?"
Listening to the students' chatter, Zhong Chen gently raised his hand, and the many students below slowly quieted down upon seeing this.
"Ruiko, please sit down first."
"Oh, oh."
Upon hearing Zhong Chen's words and seeing the curious expressions of her classmates around her, Saten Ruiko quickly nodded, picked up her chair, and sat down.
"As your homeroom teacher, I'll say a few words first…"
At this time, the students below had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation and were still quite excitedly looking at the handsome man on the podium… Eastern Empire
"Your Majesty, the Mechanical Army is ready, and most of the Monster Army has been recalled. It's just that the Mixed Army has a bit of a problem."
Kondo Tatsuya, sitting in the first seat on the left in the conference room, reported to Emperor Rudra, who was in the main seat.
"What's wrong with the Mixed Army?"
Rudra propped his right hand on his cheek and asked indifferently.
"All members of the Mixed Army currently worship that guy, Kagurazaka Yuuki. They are very resistant to the Empire's commands."
"Is that so? Then find an opportunity to throw them to the front as cannon fodder,"
Rudra said indifferently after glancing at Kondo Tatsuya.
The Mixed Army was one of the three major armies of the Eastern Empire, but in the past, half of it consisted of non-combat personnel responsible for intelligence and logistics.
Furthermore, most within the army were loners, their strength varied greatly, and it was full of chaos.
It wasn't until Kagurazaka Yuuki arrived that he challenged the entire army with his own strength, undefeated.
Thus, he gradually rose to the top, completely taking control and unifying the army.
This directly led to all the current high-ranking officials of the Mixed Army being Kagurazaka Yuuki's people.
In the original work, this army also ended up being sacrificed.
"Yes, I know how to handle it."
Kondo Tatsuya nodded seriously after hearing Rudra's words, then, recalling the intelligence from the Intelligence Bureau, he continued with a grave expression:
"Your Majesty, the latest intelligence from the Intelligence Bureau states that the Monster Country Federation's expansion speed is very fast."
"Millions of troops have been recruited in less than half a month, and the Intelligence Bureau's preliminary assessment is that their combat power is extraordinary."
Hearing Kondo Tatsuya's words, Garcia, the fifth in sequence of the Imperial Knights, asked in surprise,
"Recruiting millions of troops in half a month? Where did the Monster Country Federation get so many people?"
Hearing Garcia's words, Kondo Tatsuya shook his head and said,
"I don't know. Those from the Intelligence Bureau who infiltrated the Monster Country Federation have not yet gotten close to the core."
"Perhaps they have someone with the ability to detect people's minds."
At this point, Kondo Tatsuya suddenly remembered that at a previous Monster Country Federation conference, Kagaya Ubuyashiki had announced the number of citizens in the Monster Country Federation.
"At the previous Monster Country Federation conference, that guy named Kagaya Ubuyashiki said the Monster Country Federation had 1.7 billion people."
"However, our intelligence agents investigated all habitable places on their side and concluded that there were only less than 20 million people."
Damrada, the second in sequence, suddenly interrupted Kondo Tatsuya.
"20 million people? They recruited millions of troops? And their combat power is extraordinary? Are those guys from the Intelligence Bureau joking?"
"Your Majesty, I think the Imperial Intelligence Bureau really needs a thorough reorganization now, to be so negligent in their duties."
Hearing his words, Kondo Tatsuya's expression darkened.
"Damrada, I am the head of the Intelligence Bureau. Are you implying that I am negligent in my duties?"
"Uh…"
Upon hearing Kondo Tatsuya's words, Damrada suddenly remembered that Kondo Tatsuya concurrently held the position of head of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau.
However, since he had already spoken, he could only brace himself and continue,
"I'm not saying you're negligent, I'm talking about the people working below."
"Besides, 20 million people recruiting millions in half a month, and their combat power is extraordinary?"
"How dare they submit such a report?"
Hearing his questioning, Kondo Tatsuya suddenly found that he couldn't refute him.
He knew that when he first received this intelligence, his thoughts were the same as the other party's.
It was just that the people below guaranteed with their lives that this was real intelligence.
In the end, Kondo Tatsuya could only send personnel to investigate again, and the investigation results were still exactly the same.
It could only be said that the Monster Country Federation's secrecy capabilities were indeed formidable.
"Alright, it's just a few million people, nothing to fear. I just want to know how much longer until we can go and wipe out that Monster Country Federation!"
At this time, Rudra (King of Justice) had little patience left.
"Your Majesty, we can set out in half a month at most to completely flatten the Monster Country Federation, and then sweep through the Western nations."
Kondo Tatsuya looked at Rudra seriously and said.
"Good, half a month it is. Granite, you will be the supreme commander of the entire army this time."
"After setting out, I want to hear the news that the Monster Country Federation has been destroyed within half a month."
Granite, the God of War and leader of the Four Knights, stood up solemnly and bowed to Rudra upon hearing this.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, your subordinate pledges to complete the mission even if it costs my life!"
"Mm."
Rudra simply hummed in response to his words.
However, no one present noticed.
Velgrynd, who had been leaning against Rudra's chair, suddenly had a sharp glint in her eyes as she looked at Rudra.
Meanwhile, in the Monster Country Federation, Veldora was bruised and swollen, facing the mockery of Rimuru and others…