The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 1044: Is There Anyone That Could Do That?

Prince Martis’s eyes, which were full of fear earlier, now turned into eyes of understanding. The name of Aldrian the Great was known to him and many high-level organizations in this world because of the great achievements he had accomplished.

"Sir Aldrian—no, Your Excellency, it is good to finally see you. I have already heard about your achievements, which could make even the devils tremble. To think that you are that legend." Prince Martis suddenly lowered his head, which stunned the others.

They glanced at Aldrian. They wondered if this meteorite was the doing of this man.

There was no way that a meteorite just happened to fall here, right?

And looking at how their prince behaved toward this man, that might be true.

"Please, raise your head, Your Highness. Your subordinates are watching. It would not be good for them to see you lowering your head to someone unknown. Moreover, do you really just believe what I said about being Aldrian the Great?" Aldrian said with a slight smile.

"No, this is the least I have to do." Prince Martis then lifted his head. "This is to show not only my gratefulness but also the respect I have for you. As for believing your words?"

The prince then looked at the destruction in front of them.

"I do not think this kind of power is something that could be unleashed by someone fake."

The vast region had already turned into a world of flames filled with destruction. But a second later, the people there saw all the flames die out instantly, as if the flames themselves had fulfilled their purpose of spreading destruction.

As cultivators, they knew that these flames must be controlled by someone, so their thoughts naturally pointed at Aldrian.

"If that is what you think, then now we can converse without a doubt in your heart, right, Your Highness?" Aldrian asked.

"Of course not, of course not. How could I dare to have doubt about you, Your Excellency? But I do not think we can have a conversation in the tent for now. How about I invite Your Excellency to the royal palace? That would be a good place for having a conversation." Prince Martis replied.

"Moreover, with the devils here completely wiped out, the northeastern side of the kingdom is basically already liberated from them. Our movement will be much easier, and we will have much time."

"Later, we can concentrate on the northernmost and the western side of the kingdom, where the devils still have some bases."

Aldrian smiled hearing that. "Sounds good. But before that, let me help Your Highness clean your troops of the devils’ spies. I have sensed several of them since earlier."

Prince Martis widened his eyes and lowered his head. "Thank you, Your Excellency. The problem of the spies has already caused many issues for our troops. I am truly thankful if Your Excellency could help me get rid of them." He truly forgot one of the purposes of inviting Aldrian for a conversation.

Aldrian waved his hand. "No problem, Your Highness."

Not long after that, they returned to the camp and gathered the entire troops. Just like what happened in General Zordan’s troops, Aldrian used the same method here.

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The earthquake that could be felt by all beings across the Gardum Kingdom became the main topic of discussion, as it was an extraordinary event. Their kingdom rarely experienced earthquakes. Moreover, they had never felt one as strong as the one they had just experienced.

They wondered if the earthquake was caused by deliberate action. With the war against the devils still raging, many rumors began to spread among the populace.

It might have been caused by the devils, or it might have been caused by a great battle somewhere.

’The ones who know the cause may be the higher-ups of the kingdom,’ they thought.

Unknown to them, most of those people were also confused at this moment, guessing the source of the earthquake.

The king, who was still inside his throne hall, was also waiting for incoming information that could explain the source of the earthquake.

Beside the king, his advisor, who was a middle-aged man with middle Pseudo Immortal stage cultivation, was also present. He had quickly gone to the throne hall after the earthquake to prepare for anything that might follow.

He and the king knew that this was not a normal earthquake.

After waiting for a moment, a royal knight suddenly entered the hall, and the moment he neared the throne, he went down on one knee.

"Your Majesty, there is a report from Rudon Town in the northeast that they saw a large meteor fall from the sky toward the northeast horizon. The impact of the meteor is what caused the earthquake," the knight reported.

King Darius and his advisor frowned deeply.

"A meteor? To the northeast? Isn’t that toward where Martis and his troops are located?" the king said. As he said this, he could not help but feel his chest tighten.

"What about Martis and his troops? What is their status?"

"We still do not know, Your Majesty. We have not yet received any contact from His Highness’s side. But we have already sent someone to check His Highness’s camp."

The king’s face clearly showed anxiety. His advisor also showed concern, but he was also thinking about the current situation. He knew that a meteorite hitting their land at this moment was not normal, especially when they were at war with the devils and the place where it fell happened to be in the direction of their troops.

He thought of several possibilities, and while he was still thinking about it, another knight entered the throne hall in a rush. He took position beside the earlier knight and went down on one knee.

"Your Majesty, a report from His Highness, the First Prince, has arrived," he said, which made the king and the advisor widen their eyes.

"Tell me, what is it?" the king hurriedly said.

The knight smiled. "His Highness told us not to fall into panic. The meteorite impact did not harm them at all. Instead, the meteorite impact obliterated all the devils on the northeastern side of the kingdom. After this, we can mobilize the troops in the northeast to the northernmost region to strengthen General Adilov’s troops."

King Darius and his advisor widened their eyes in astonishment.

The meteorite impact obliterated the devils in the northeast? And the First Prince and his troops were unharmed?

That was great news!

"And His Highness said that he would like to meet with Your Majesty and bring someone later, after taking care of a few matters following the meteorite impact, which could be done today. His Highness sent a message that we have to give the person he brings the best treatment. That is all for the report, Your Majesty," the knight continued.

King Darius raised his eyebrows, and his face turned curious. This was the first time he had heard from his first son that he would bring someone, and from the looks of it, this person was truly important to him.

Who was this person that made his first son say they had to give this person the best treatment? And this was in the middle of their war nonetheless.

They were in the middle of their counterattack against the devils, yet the First Prince even brought that person here personally?

"Alright, you two may return to your posts," the king said.

"Yes, Your Majesty," the two knights answered before leaving the throne hall.

After the knights left, King Darius then looked at his advisor.

"What do you think, Ceraz? Does this person have something to do with what just happened? This is the first time Martis has sent this kind of message."

Ceraz, his advisor, nodded his head. "Although it sounds absurd, in my opinion it seems so, Your Majesty. There is no other circumstance that would make His Highness leave the frontline just to bring a person to meet Your Majesty. His Highness must think this is extremely important, which is why he decided to escort that person personally."

The king pondered deeply before he spoke again.

"Is there anyone who has the ability to pull a meteor from space and direct it toward a specific target?"

The advisor shook his head. "As far as I know, there is none, Your Majesty. Even in the records, there is no one who has the ability to pull a meteor from space. That is why it sounds so absurd, unless that person used a trick with an interstellar vessel or some kind of artifact."

The king nodded in agreement. The idea that a cultivator could pull a meteor from space itself was already outside their understanding. As for creating a meteor through energy manifestation in space?

That might be possible if the cultivator were in space. But it would deplete the entire energy inside their dantian depending on the size of the meteor, and the meteor would likely miss the target.

If the meteor just now obliterated the devils’ camp in the northeast but not the First Prince’s troops, that meant the meteor fell on a specific target.

The First Prince’s troops must have already prepared themselves for the impact so that they would not be swept away by it. That meant they knew the meteorite would fall.

The fact that the First Prince did not report any casualties was proof of that.

That was why both the king and the advisor thought that the one who cast such a technique must have been on the ground to guide the meteorite precisely.

This made them curious to meet this person.

What kind of person could do something like this?