Capítulo 32: Tresahil is declaring war
Seven went to find Maddox. He went inside a room that look more like a hospital than a clinic. People were busy administrating treatment for people whose mental energy got affected. Someone notice him and guide him to where Maddox was.
"Dad" he called, Maddox look back and felt relieved as soon as he see Seven. Maddox looks stressed out, it has only been hours since the two last met.
" thank God you're here" he said as he hug him tight. He could feel his body shake a bit.
"Is there something wrong?" Seven felt something wasn't right with Maddox's actions.
He had never seen him this nervous and scared.
Maddox didn't say anything, instead, he pulled him towards the table he was working on earlier. There Seven saw an image of a plant he was familiar with, it was Prein, the very same plant he had consumed before. This plant smelled fragrant, for that reason, it was used before as an ingredient for perfume during ancient times despite how poisonous it was, but modern scientists discovered how dangerous it was. Cerbrus used up about an acre of land planting this.
Maddox knew about this plant because this became a controversial topic in the empire when he was still a kid. At that time no one knew the existence of this plant, this was until the plant was offered by Tresahil's new emperor as a gift to the star alliance.
However, they didn't know that this plant contains toxins that affect mental power. The soldiers who received the gift went berserk. Their mental energy went out of control, they would attack anyone in the vicinity and almost committed suicide when they could no longer take the pain by exploding their energy.
The Tresahil's emperor, Wensor Tresahil, was already planning to be an independent empire and relinquish their participation. The star alliance asks why he needed to go to such extreme lengths to get out of the alliance.
His answer infuriates all of them, he said " I'm bored that's why."
Since then, the plant was destroyed before it could even grow. The information about this was removed to prevent people from having thoughts about them.
This empire was the very same empire that put a fight with them for Varium metal. They likely attack the empire first out of vengeance for this planet.
"This plant is really dangerous, I guess you already knew about it" Maddox admitted, the people who were present that day were still affected now, the medicine they took couldn't eradicate all the toxins. He was suspecting that Tresahil must have found a new way to make the drug more useful without it affecting them, if not they wouldn't be this adamant in attacking one of the foundations of the empire. He was worried for the empire, especially for his family who would be fighting on the frontline soon.
Seven nodded and focus on the plant, he had realized the reason why it didn't cause hallucinations was that the people here have higher mental energy and physique different from earthlings, so instead, their energy is affected, since it is the first barrier that the toxins needed to bypass, afterward it would then show its real effects.
"I will help as much as I can, don't worry Dad, even if Tresahil is planning something against the empire, we wouldn't easily be defeated." he encourage Maddox, he knew Maddox would worry for their safety and he felt the same way.
It was a good thing that he knew what can combat this toxin.
He told Maddox about the properties of the plant and how it was used in his former world. In fact, if used right, Prein can be beneficial to illnesses back in his world. He learned about it after seeing one of the important figures in the organization being treated inside the organization instead of going to the hospital.
Also, the scientist wouldn't want so many of their researchers dying just to pick up the plant, and so to prevent that they had studied day and night until they found out the benefits it provides. Though the antidote was only given to high-rank members and the researchers.
They immediately ordered the staff to collect the plants they are going to use. Minutes later it arrived, Seven began expelling the impurities and handing them to Maddox to process it.
"We can use Treimella flowers and mix them to cancel out the toxins outside the plant, then add Casdine to make the healing properties more potent." both of them were mixing bottles of liquid after diluting the plants to bring out its effects and make sure it was safe to consume.
On the tables, countless apparatus align, each of them containing a different medicinal substance. The colors were vibrant and had a bit of sparkle as light passed through them. Maddox's team wasn't here so they had to call in a medical practitioner.
The doctors around were wondering if they were dreaming or not. The scene they saw was beyond their imagination, they all knew the two were genius but that was a different field. Maddox and Seven were famous in the branch of engineering and technology, though they knew about medicine, it wasn't this proficient, this came out in their mouth after an interview was made. What more was that this drug was something they just knew. Even those who were the pillar of the medical profession couldn't achieve such a feat.
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The military assembly room was huge and spacious, despite that only a table was inside. This room was made for gathering the Marshall and the emperor as they talk about the welfare of the empire, they would meet every 4 months. With the attack earlier, this room has been open once again.
The five Marshall was sitting at a round table, in the middle was a projection of the emperor. He had been alerted of the attack, after getting the truth from the spy they were able to know who planned the attack.
"your majesty it is confirmed, Tresahil is going to declare war soon." This message was something Cross had heard from the spy after injecting him with truth serum. The man was ordered to cause a disturbance using the new drugs they had made, this could also be a testing site for the said drug while the military agents from Tresahil silently sneak inside the empire and implant their informants. Too bad, the spy they sent got captured so the plan had to be pushed back a bit. At most, they have two years to prepare before the war starts.
"How dangerous are the drugs" the emperor questioned the other four Marshall, they were with him when Tresahil sent out the plant. They can confirm how lethal it was. His dazzling face contorted as he thought about the previous accident between him and Tresahil. The 56-year-old emperor massages his temple.
" It is far more dangerous than the plant, we have seen the sample data from the victims, these people are young and barely had any impurities in their mental power if we compare them to soldiers they shouldn't have a manic attack however, the drug affected them to this extent in just a short period" Marshall Wyatt Hanson explained, he was assigned in the empire and it made him worry how easily the spy can enter. His soft eyes and sculpted face made him more attractive.
"We need to have another military reformation" Marshall Apollo Wimbroase suggested, he had felt that the military has been lacking in discipline. The borders need to be checked and the citizens had to be evaluated. His emotionless face now contains anger. Even then his handsome face couldn't be hidden. Due to having 1000 plus years of lifespans, 78 years old look around the mid-20s.
"I agree, just yesterday there has been a fight with my soldiers for some reason, the two are still bedridden even now if this incident didn't happen I wouldn't have to doubt anything." This opinion came from the 4th army, Marshall Conrad Maxwell. His face was strict and his brows were knitted together. He was the third youngest in this room around, only 48. If you look at his matured looking face, he had a bit of resemblance to Cairus Hanson, the son of his cousin.
"I'm fine with it, the new soldiers in my fleet have been giving me headaches lately" even with the problem at hand, his smile was still there. He looked striking and had a clean-cut face, it was very similar to Page. He was Marshall Preais Swiss of the 5th army. His long hair was braided neatly on the side of his face. He was only 46 this year and the highest-ranking bachelor, the second was Maxwell.
"my side doesn't have any problem with this" the youngest of the group, just 40 years old, Hendrix Cross affirmed. His soldier were mostly commoners and was more discipline, they didn't have a family that would back them up if they tried to act pretentious in the military.
"then it's decided"
The emperor had discussed what he was planning for the school's upcoming exam and they couldn't help but sigh. This decision was to be made to ensure the safety of everyone.
The meeting took all night before they have come up with a final decision. The hologram was turned off and they all get out of the room. The Marshall immediately set out after bidding their farewells to one another.
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After a series of conferences, the empire broadcasting network published a statement from the emperor and they were beyond shocked by what they heard.
"Due to the accident that had transcribed today at the Imperial Academy, the practical exam will be canceled. On a serious note, the empire will be in a state of emergency, effective as soon as the message is released. The whole empire will be on lockdown, visit from another empire shall be forbidden until further notice. Citizens are asked to stay inside their homes for the meantime."
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