Chapter 1406 Recruitment [3]

Chapter 1406 Recruitment [3]

'It's not bad, but it's not where I want it to be either.'

That was Damien's conclusion after the past few days of meetings.

Only the first one was truly important.

After pulling a stunt like what he did with the traitorous Elders, there was no way he could continue on the same course without consulting the higher-ups of the palace.

On the day the impaled heads were revealed, Damien called a meeting with not only his mother and the other Grand Dukes, but also the 12 Swords.

The topic was easy to guess.

"Void Palace will begin preparing for war from today onward."

That was what Damien said to them.

"I have prepared to seal the border so news of what's happening here won't get out for at least a month. In that time, I will raise an army that can stand against anyone else in the world."

And that was the promise he made.

It was an extremely impractical thing. Even his own mother couldn't support such an out-of-pocket statement.

However, Damien made them approve without much of a hitch.

After all, he just needed to show them his trump card.

That meeting ended in success after he told them the details of what seemed like a reckless stunt on the surface.

Whether it be the Grand Dukes who tried to support him unconditionally or the 12 Swords who were only now forming their first impressions of their new "Young Lord," nobody in the room could argue against such a strategy.

As long as it worked, that is.

Therefore, Damien was given a chance. If he could prove his words in the coming weeks, they would accept his proposition and give him the reigns over Void Palace.

If he couldn't, then he'd need to find a way to fix the mess he caused with his own hands before it could affect the palace itself.

It was a bet with reasonable terms, and it was exactly what Damien wanted.

Trust didn't come easy, but if it was earned properly, it would become the most indomitable thing in the whole world.

That was the trust he wanted from them. Absolute unconditional faith. And to achieve that, he needed to accomplish things so grand that they developed such faith naturally.

He'd done it in the lower universe, and now the time had come for him to do it here.

The first thing he did after gaining the freedom to act as he pleased was put up the recruitment notice.

However, these people didn't know the man they were being tested by.

He who controlled Existence. He who mastered the Concept of Harmony.

If it was him, the space they currently inhabited could truly become anything.

Damien stood in the air above them and scanned the crowd with his eyes.

'Void Palace will be Void Palace, huh. Despite the size of the crowd, I can hardly sense anyone with bad intentions.'

It was nice to see, but even nicer were some of the peculiar souls he sensed among them.

'This will be a fun test.'

Especially because...

He glanced in a certain direction, at a certain group who was unnoticeable among the massive crowd, even if one paid close attention to them.

'Their disguises are nice, but they can't fool my eyes. I expected those two to come, but to think...'

Damien smiled.

Dominic Void, Darius Void, Yiren Void, and Hestia Void.

All four of his siblings were present, dressed and disguised as common people.

'I was already thinking of training them regardless, so this is great.'

He would get to see their skills, and he would get to see their worth.

They were the ones representing Void Palace's younger generation. There were some promising talents within the Grand Duke Clans as well, who'd been sent to participate in the recruitment by their Clan Heads who were aware of what Damien was planning.

These were people who'd eventually get far harsher training from Damien than anyone else.

Because if they didn't uphold the standard, then nobody would follow it.

They were the faces behind the name, the ones outsiders would use to judge the palace.

'I can hardly wait any longer. I'm really too excited for this.'

Damien clapped his hands together with a smile.

He was tired of waiting. Anyone who hadn't made it by now was just fated to miss the recruitment.

'Well then...'

He looked down at the crowd one final time before snapping his fingers and allowing his laws to work.

'Let's get started, shall we?'