"I would have never thought that such... beings could exist in this world," the emperor thought aloud. His eyes narrowed in thought. He rested his chin upon his knuckles and leaned his elbow onto his knee as he sat on his golden throne. "Does anyone have the slightest idea just who or what they are? Where in the world do they come from and how is it that we have only become of aware of their existence until now? I am completely astonished," he said to the officials and Scholars standing before him in the court, studying them one by one. The lull moment in the Ming Empire's current situation has allowed the Emperor more time to think and ponder about such things during his sleepless nights. "Why us? Why desire such troublesome conquests?? These questions are driving me mad!" None of the eu

