"The assignment you executed at Gu Castle... was actually arranged by me."
Amidst the snow, the Empress's voice came through.
"I guessed as much."
Gu Shen's expression remained unchanged, as he said, "You must have been interested in me ever since the cemetery incident... The North Continent Army's invitation to me was quite enthusiastic, and I was thinking about this on the way here. Since the legion commander resides in the castle, the person arranging the assignment could only be you."
He vaguely felt an approving glance being cast from across the snowy landscape.
It wasn't hard to guess.
But Gu Shen was somewhat puzzled as to why Her Majesty the Empress would bother telling him all this... Though she dwells in seclusion, she is still the strategist controlling the entire chessboard of the North Continent.
Yet, thinking deeper at the moment, and combining the details of the labyrinth assignment with the Empress's foresight-like ability,
Gu Shen felt a chill down his spine.
