Chapter 2496 Be Ready

Chapter 2496 Be Ready

Soon enough, Rui put the matter aside temporarily as he swiftly headed to the shelter.

The moment he reached, his mind sense was flooded by negative emotions. The atmosphere was dark.

The air was curdled with fear, despair, anger, misery, and frustration.

STEP

Rui arrived at the shelter, a massive underground complex that could sustain a huge population within it. It had a shared space system where large groups of people huddled in huge spaces with bedding on the ground among other places.

Rui's powerful sense immediately swept over the entire establishment before finding his family huddled up in one of the shared spaces. Fortunately, they were all together.

The security at the place immediately let him pass as the prince of the empire, allowing him to descend underground and head to his family. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Rui..." Alice widened her eyes when he appeared before them. "Rui!"

She pulled him in for a hug as she broke down sobbing.

"I'm sorry I was away." Rui's expression grew remorseful. "I'm sorry you have to go through this." He swept his gaze across the adults that were all clearly weary, stressed, and tired even if they were happy to see him. The children were all asleep, clearly exhausted from the two days of evacuation.

"But... will we be able to live in the Quarrier Village any more?" they asked him with concern. "It's not too far from the border where the beasts and monsters are fighting."

"Don't worry about that." Rui shook his head. "There will be many defensive lines and perimeters in place. Lots of systems and failsafes to ensure that the citizens will be protected at all times."

So far, the beast tides were tough and grueling but not overwhelming. The third shift had already been dispatched and things were going well while the first shift had already recovered and was ready to get back into action.

This certainly put a lot of stress on Martial Artists, but it wasn't anywhere nearly as much stress as what the Britannian Empire had endured. Not only had a part of the border been breached, but a chunk of the empire had been destroyed with millions of people dead.

"Be ready," Rui repeated his message again after spending some more time lifting their spirits, comforting them, and inquiring about their conditions. "It will soon be time to go home."

With that, he soon departed from the shelter, having ensured that his family was okay. Yet, his talk with them caused the sense of urgency in his heart to grow more and more, making him more determined to finish the proto-Tree of Life system of thought as soon as possible.

On top of that, he himself needed to grow stronger in order to secure the safety of the Kandrian Empire as much as possible.

That was why Project Forge was also at the top of his list in terms of priority. As a Martial Master and one of the two strongest Martial Masters in East Panama, every gain he made in power would do much to protect the Kandrian Empire and the people he cared about.

It was another source of drive in addition to Project Water, which was his ultimate ambition.

Thus, the next one month, which was fourteen manifold months, was completely clear and set.

It was time to get to work. -