Far away from the battlefield, life inside the Blank Estate continued under a heavy atmosphere while everyone quietly carried on with their daily routines. Although the mansion remained peaceful on the surface, fear and worry had already settled into the hearts of many people living there because no one knew what was happening on the distant battlefield where Ethan and countless others were risking their lives.
News arrived very slowly.
The roads leading toward the front lines were tightly controlled, and it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to pass through the military checkpoints.
It was not that they lacked the ability to break through.Rather, they simply did not want to.
The Emperor was like a hungry tiger watching everything from the shadows. The slightest suspicious movement could easily attract unwanted attention, and nobody wanted to take such a risk while the entire Empire was at war.
