Chapter 501 Castel doesn't care
Hughes himself was surprised by this speculation.
There were indeed many strange things about the prince's identity, and Zeus once suspected whether there were other hidden secrets.
After all, in other people's accounts, it was mentioned that the prince's personality had changed before and after, so Hughes speculated that the "prince" might have been replaced.
But even in his wildest guesses, he never imagined that the prince would be related to the queen.
"The prince went to assassinate the queen, and now the prince is probably the queen in disguise???"
"But why would you just abandon such a huge empire?"
"Well, Lord, everything is just speculation now, and it is speculation without any evidence."
Alexei's expression was also very interesting. He had always been a man of vigorous and decisive character, but at this moment he even lacked the confidence to speak.
"But if we follow this line of thought, many things can be explained, such as the Queen's sudden death, the entire empire falling into the hands of the Church almost instantly, and the 'Prince' escaping very smoothly."
Alexei quickly listed a long list of doubts. It was obvious that this matter had troubled him for some time and he had thought about it many times in private.
"Indeed. Indeed." Xius paced quickly in the room.
"For some reason, she decided to leave the Empire and change her identity, so she deliberately indulged the Church. The assassination and escape of the 'Prince' were also secretly manipulated by her. She must have made sufficient preparations and even brought her own knights."
Xius took a deep breath and tried to suppress his surging emotions.
"But these can only explain her actions, not her motives. What on earth could have forced the most powerful queen on the entire continent to resort to such a conspiracy as faking her own death to get away with it?"
"This is also my confusion, Lord." Alexei said in a deep voice.
The Queen was already at the pinnacle of power, and this power was not gained for nothing, but was won bit by bit through her struggle over the past decade. When she ascended the throne, the empire was just a dying body, and when she died, the empire had swept across almost the entire continent.
She definitely has the ability and skills, but she didn't use her power to solve the problem. With her position, what trouble can't she solve? "If the empire has no enemies, then it is likely that there is a problem within."
Xius said in a deep voice.
Alexei was stunned, pondered for a while, and nodded slowly.
He had never seen any signs of decline during his time in the Empire, but what happened after the Empress' death did show a different side of the Empire.
The Holy See easily took control of the entire empire with almost no effort. The upper nobles disappeared without a fuss, and the Principality of Tis and the North immediately declared independence.
If the empire was truly solid, how could it fall apart so easily?
"It seems like this is indeed possible."
"Yes, Lord, this is what I am worried about. If all this is true, the Queen must have some big plans. Isn't it dangerous for us to cooperate with the Principality of Tis like this?"
"Alexei, do you think we should discontinue our cooperation with the prince?"
"Yes, he is all in disguise, occupying the prince's identity. How can we be assured of cooperating with him?"
Xius didn't answer, but just looked at him with a smile.
Alexei was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened: "You, you mean..."
"I am working with Grand Duke Tis. I don't care whether Grand Duke Tis is William or Isabella."
Alexei gasped.
"But."
"Listen, Alexei, the reason the prince and I were able to cooperate is because he is a smart enough man and has shown enough value. That's all. As for who is inside his body, I don't care."
"As long as he can continue to support me in developing my industry, help me deal with the troubles outside, and bring in a continuous influx of population, then Castel is his friend. Nothing else matters."
Xius walked forward and gently patted Alexi's shoulder: "Just like Hunter, I summoned him to the island not because of his prominent status, but because he is a scholar and has the potential for training."
"You don't have to worry too much. We just need to keep developing. Ambition and conspiracy won't allow them to withstand one more dragon breath cannon."
Hughes sat back in his chair.
"Don't tell anyone about this. I will have the Secret Order send someone to investigate. No matter who the prince is, it will make no difference to our future. Even if he is from the Holy See, as long as he can help us develop, he is Castel's friend."
Alexei stood up and wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start.
He was an orphan, but he managed to obtain the status of a noble and saw too many ups and downs in human nature along the way.
There are many people who claim that they don't care about their background. Every time Alexei excitedly tries to get to know them, he always ends up being disappointed.
But it’s different for Xius.
The lord is always different from others. Some people worship him as a god, but Alexei disagrees from the bottom of his heart.
Those people unconditionally worship everything about Xiu Si and obey without thinking, which will hinder them from understanding the Lord's thoughts.
Alexei had a feeling that the Lord's thoughts were more important than his creations.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let the Secret Society worry about the prince's affairs. Let's take a look at this."
Hughes threw a document over.
Alexei took it, unfolded it, and almost jumped up after just one look.
"We finally made contact with the Resistance!?"
Time goes back to one day ago.
Mother-in-law and Isaac arrived near the Canary Mountains after many dangers along the way.
——The danger was faced by other extraordinary people. The two of them had visited many towns in order to gather information. There were unexpectedly many [Investigators] in the North, and they didn't know what the church wanted to do here.
Isaac stared expressionlessly at the extraordinary person in front of him who was gradually walking away, until he could no longer perceive the other person's figure, then he turned around and went back into the house.
This is their temporary hiding place in the town.
"Isaac, why are you wasting time talking to them? Just fire your cannon at them and leave."
Grandma said as she wiped the dragon breath cannon in her hand.
She gently brushed the cloth over every inch of steel, patted it after wiping, her eyes full of admiration, then split her body at the shoulders and stuffed the Dragon Breath Cannon in.
"That will cause trouble. You don't want to face the siege of multiple extraordinary people, right?"
Isaac felt a little regretful after he finished speaking. He could not see the word "don't want" at all in his mother-in-law's slightly expectant eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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