For now, Sean still maintains his abilities after leveling up, which means that he can not only see the opponent's health and favorability, but also their combat power and a simple character introduction.

But only when I look at someone intently will a single person appear, and then my gaze shifts to another person...

Otherwise, if everyone appears at a glance, your vision will be blocked by a bunch of subtitles.

Sometimes I feel this is really strange. It always makes me feel like I am playing with the world. But when I think about it carefully, it seems incredible and terrifying.

Everyone in this world is like an NPC!

"So they hired pirates to attack the tribute, that would be..." Since he was a prince, he could guess some things but could not say them out loud, as they would become words from other people's mouths and would affect Jagon's interests.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. If this is the case, I will personally accompany Your Highness to explain the situation to Emperor Serre."

A rebel leader caused trouble during the normal exchanges between the two countries.

But the idea is not that simple.

Sean didn't say it explicitly because he didn't want to say it out loud, but everyone present should have understood.

The 'free man' wanted to stir up conflict between the two countries... but in fact, this little thing wouldn't cause the two major powers to fight for face. After all, the diplomat was accidentally killed by Lucille, and the people who originally robbed the tribute simply wanted the tribute and wanted to cause some trouble to the normal exchanges between the two countries.

Their purpose was just to obtain those two rare tributes.

Alchemist Stone and Undying Wine!

It was obviously aimed at Kselke.

So these words cannot be said by Sean but need to be said by their own people.

"In that case, I'm afraid we should also make some preparations." He looked back at Frelia and Lucille, and they both nodded in agreement.

It seems that the naval search can only be left to Marlowe and his team!

That night after learning about the situation, Sean asked Marlowe and Michelle to come to him and wait for his orders. He asked them to stay in Yalan Castle and work with local soldiers to search for the whereabouts of the fleet. At the same time, he sent someone to inform Jagun of the matter. After finding Melsusa, they would bring their men to the imperial capital to meet him.

"That won't do, Your Highness. It will be very dangerous for you without anyone to protect you." Mi'er was the first to stand up and disagree.

"Lord Barton will have his own soldiers, and I have other people around me." Frelia and Lucille were not directly mentioned, but both of them could see this relationship.

Mier later learned that Lucille was the prince's mentor, and on some level, she acknowledged that her individual strength surpassed many others, having only ever used experience to outsmart her. As for Frelia, their relationship was more nuanced. Even Marrow could see that this witch, who was very close to the prince, was the only one who dared to hold his hand directly.

No matter what, Sean is the master, and of course the subordinates dare not contradict the master when he does things.

I only speak out when it comes to danger...

"Their abilities are no less than anyone else's, and I'm not a prince who needs protection."

The two understood Sean's strength.

It should be said that he is worthy of being the son of the previous empress. Even in terms of strength, he is the best among the royal family. The other princesses and princes have no power at all.

"But after all, there is no one from the national army around His Highness." This is what Marlowe was worried about.

Neither Frelia nor Lucille belong to Jagon's army. If this gets out, wouldn't it be their fault?

"Or you can pick a few smart men to go with me. After all, you are a naval general and you need to be responsible for the affairs of the entire navy. As for Mier, you are the only one who can travel back and forth quickly between the two places. You must find Mel Susa as soon as possible and then rush to the imperial capital to find me." Agreeing to let several soldiers follow him was also a proof of their loyalty to their duties.

"Well then, Your Highness." Seeing that they had made up their minds, the two men had no choice but to agree.

After giving the instructions for the arrangements, Sean also had to prepare to go to the imperial capital.

My identity is different now. I am not a tourist nor a local noble, but one of the future heirs of the prince representing a country. Of course I have to prepare before going to the Sword King, but this time no one expected to come to Kserk and I didn’t prepare any gifts.

"Am I going there empty-handed?" Sean asked Frelia. Perhaps she was the only one among all the people accompanying him who could give him an answer.

"It doesn't matter. You have to know that this time you paid the price of a part of the navy."

Although it cannot be said that the navy he brought was completely wiped out, after all, there were not many navies chasing them at the time, and some of them should still be on the pirate island, but the loss of the warships was real.

Keselke only paid some tribute as a token of reciprocity, but Jagun paid much more...

"If only a few of us go there, it will better reflect Jagun's contribution. Besides, the country of Xerxes only values ​​you as the future heir. Those gifts that are neither too much nor too little don't matter." Frelia said.

"Besides, the news we brought back after we eliminated the pirates was enough to make them panic."

The awareness of reciprocity made Sean ignore this point.

That's right.

At present, the only people who know that the tribute has not been taken away are himself and Lucille. To outsiders, the tribute has been taken away long ago.

Then, the next thing Xerxes had to deal with was finding the whereabouts of the 'free man'. After all, once the rebels obtained the alchemists' secrets, their next move would be to target this country. They should be worried about these things...

"That's right. What they have to worry about now is the threat to their own country."

Compared with the desert countries, there are many rebellious forces in other countries. Only now can we see how powerful Ayla was back then.

Being able to rule a region so well, especially being able to maintain it all these years after her death... one can't help but admire her.

"You, you used to be able to consider everything, but why don't you think about these things now? Are you under too much pressure recently?" Frelia sat up and half-knelt on the bed to massage Sean's head.

No words, just enjoying it...

In fact, Sean still hasn't gotten over the story that happened more than 20 years ago. After all, he lived there for two months, and it's not something that can be adjusted back in two or three days.

"Rest early, we are also preparing to go to the capital of Kserk."

Um.

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After staying at Lucas's mansion for two days, Sean took his men and followed Earl Barton's team to the capital according to his plan.