Chapter 381

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Since the disappearance of the former crown prince, the new clan has turned to support the third prince, Horie Rex, who is of the same mother as the crown prince.

"Grandfather, do you have anything else to say? Please take a seat."

Everyone in the hall had left, only Rong Yuhui stayed behind, obviously he had something to say to Huo Lie alone.

Rong Yuhui looked at his majestic grandson and couldn't help but sigh. Compared to the Crown Prince's dependence on and closeness to his mother's family, the Third Prince was clearly different. Over the years, he had maintained a perfect balance between closeness and distance with the Rong family.

This is a good thing for the imperial family. An emperor should rule over his subjects, not rely on them. But for the Rong family, it is... Rong Yuhui shook his head slightly. It was too early to think about this now. Fortunately, the Third Prince was still somewhat close to him, an outsider.

"It's nothing serious. I haven't seen Your Highness the Third Prince for a long time. Now that the war has subsided, Your Highness can stay in the imperial capital for a while longer."

"Yeah. Given the current situation, I'm afraid I can't leave even if I want to." Huo Lie nodded in response.

"Alas, the Second Prince's illness has suddenly healed, which really caught us off guard. Judging from the people from the old clan at tonight's dinner, they are ready to make a move. There will be another big wave of disturbance in the court."

The Crown Prince was missing, the Second Prince was ill, and the Eighth Prince was young. Huo Lie had grown up with remarkable abilities, and with the support of his new clan, he had become the most outstanding of the three princes in recent years.

His Majesty is in poor health, and it is almost certain that the Third Prince will become the heir to the throne. However, he lacked military merit in the past. The empire has a tradition that heirs need to join the army to gain military experience and merit. Therefore, the ministers of the old clans have opposed it many times on this grounds.

The new clan will wait until this war is over before proposing to His Majesty that the Third Prince be made the crown prince. The Third Prince's achievements in this war with the Federation are obvious to all, and his reputation among the people is even better. In this way, the old clan will have no reason to obstruct the Third Prince from becoming the crown prince.

Unfortunately, at this critical moment, the second prince suddenly recovered and returned with a cure for genetic collapse disorder. The situation for the new tribe suddenly became very bad.

"Grandfather, don't worry too much. Now that Second Brother has recovered, the old clan is naturally eager to take action. Compared to supporting the young Eighth, Second Brother is the best choice. However, since Second Brother fell ill, the old clan's attitude towards him over the years has mostly been indifferent. Some have even taken advantage of him, and many have even deserted him. Given Second Brother's personality, I don't think he will support them anymore."

"Your Highness means..." After hearing this, Rong Yuhui was confused.

"We shouldn't worry about the old clans right now; most of them won't cause any trouble. I'm more curious about the master who developed a cure for genetic collapse syndrome that my second brother mentioned. Who could that be?" Huo Lie habitually tapped his fingers on the table and continued.

"Grandfather, for us, someone who has developed a cure for Genetic Meltdown is far more threatening than those old nobles. Once the news of my second brother's recovery is announced, the people will surely be in an uproar. Holding a trump card that can cure Genetic Meltdown, countless Genetic Meltdown sufferers across the interstellar universe will surely flock to him, and he's also in charge of the Swamp. Furthermore, judging by my second brother's recent battle with the Federation Orcs and Tribe near the Swamp, I'm sure the Lan Ze Legion has been busy all these years..."

As Huo Lie was thinking, he listed everything he had thought of and the cards Huo Qi was holding in front of Rong Yuhui one by one. As expected, Rong Yuhui's expression became visibly gloomier.