Jam�s gaze turned toward the alley�s walls.

He could see some ripped papers as he heard some more whispers.

�I don�t know for sure either, but didn�t you see the notice that was plastered on the walls last night too? They said that the Empire had lost.�

�I didn�t see it because I wasn�t walking around last night. When I went to see it at dawn, the capital guards were ripping them all down.�

Last night. Each and every alley wall in the capital had a notice posted on it.

< The Mogoru Empire�s crushing defeat >

The contents were shocking. It didn�t help that the soldiers were hurriedly taking the notices down early in the morning and that the Imperial Palace did not have any official response toward it.

��Were we really defeated?�

�I don�t know.�

��Since when did our Mogoru Empire begin to only have events like this occur?�

The morning scenery that was supposed to be lively was rather dreary.

No, it was in a volatile state.

There had only been bad news ever since the terror attack on the Church of the Sun God. The people of the Empire were beginning to feel uneasy.

Perhaps it was a foreboding omen of ruin.

Was something big going to happen to the Empire?

�They say that the soldiers are looking for the people who posted those notices, right?�

�I heard that they were scouring the area while looking for them.�

Jam�s mouth shut tight after seeing the torn notices on the walls.

He quickly started to move.

There was a place Jam had to visit before opening the vegetable shop. He passed by the business district and headed for the slums while furtively scanned the surrounding area.

There were many people similar to him out and about.

They all looked ordinary, albeit dressed a bit shabbily, and seemed to be in a hurry as if they were all only briefly stopping by on their way to work.

In addition, they all had smiles on their faces.

A smile slowly formed on Jam�s face as well. JrNovels.com