"Are you really here to assassinate the princess?"

Of course Ash didn't confess.

It's not that he was so tough that he took the initiative to face Qinna's threat instead of being angry, but he couldn't be honest at all - Annan's contract forbade them to actively disclose secrets. Ash couldn't even report to Sword Princess that he had a daughter, so how could he tell Qinna about her plans for her daughter?

But it didn't matter whether he confessed or not - since Ash was here, then the others must be here too, and they sneaked into the palace on the night of the court dinner. If they didn't come to assassinate the king, could they have just wanted to get a free meal?

So when Ash asked in return, "Do you know the tower?", Qinna immediately understood that her daughter brought this group of friends to rush to the tower.

"We're not trying to assassinate the princess." Since Qinna guessed it, Ash could say more: "We're just here to invalidate her ranking."

"The result is the same." Qinna pondered and said, "Queen Yisu must be the first gospel. Without the first gospel, either Queen Yisu will persist for another fifty years, or the Yisu royal family will be cut off from now on... Once you succeed, the gospel will usher in a shock that is rare in hundreds of years."

"Even if there is no First Gospel, the Isu royal family has other bloodlines, right? They can let others succeed to the throne. If it's not the First Gospel, won't the others rebel?" Ash tried to reduce the danger of their actions.

However, Qinna nodded: "Yes."

Ash was startled.

Qinna said: "Why do you think so many dynasties declined in the past? Why do you think our family conglomerates can only be confined to our own cities?"

"Why didn't the Six Emblems expand to other cities? The Mermaid Houttuynia Farm is a legend that cannot be replicated, but if we reduce the scale, can't we use the Small White Mist Zone in other cities?"

"Why didn't Belldette's 'Flower Shell System' go beyond Monferra? Is the 'Flower Shell System' not powerful enough, or is Belldette unwilling to make progress and control the people of the country?"

Ash hesitated a little: "Because of the law?"

"Compared to the selfish human nature that has been screened out over a long period of time, the law is nothing more than a naive social experiment." Qinna said: "Expansion is the instinct of all organizations, families, consortiums, and companies are no exception. When an organization expands to a certain extent, it must attack and swallow up other organizations, which will lead to internal friction and hatred, and then corruption, degeneration, rust, and finally collapse."

"Now all the major family conglomerates are trapped in their own cities, devoting all their energy to researching and developing production, competing for rankings and accumulating blessings. They have no intention of expansion and rarely have conflicts with other forces. Do you know how the Yisu royal family has maintained this good situation for seven hundred years?"

"How did you do that?"

"I don't know either." Qinna spread her hands: "I only know that it is related to the First Gospel. All the dynasties that were not continuously ruled by the First Gospel have been lost in history."

"So, your assassination of the princess this time will at best accelerate the disintegration of the Gospel, and at worst move towards the future woven by the top three lists." The tone of the Elf Chief gradually turned cold: "The city is destroyed, the undead family, tricks are rampant... The world is heading towards doomsday, and the glory of the Gospel is no longer there."

"Ash," she said coldly, "What do you think I will do? Stop you secretly, or report you directly?"

"I guess your next step is to assist us."

"oh?"

"If you were really so lawful and kind, you would have sent me, a wanted criminal, to the imperial capital to claim the reward a month ago, and locked Annan up and only fed him one meal of Lala fat a day. But you didn't. You allowed us to move freely, tried to persuade us to join Sennheiser, and even wanted to seize Annan's Duolan inheritance."

"I didn't expect it to be this big then," Qinna poked his chest with her finger, "Isn't it okay for me to be scared now?"

"But you are not afraid." Ash said, "You are white mist creatures indulging in dreams, drunkards living in dreams, and madmen who want to be happy and happy. You are not even afraid of the nutrients that make mermaids, so how can you be afraid of disasters in the distant future?"

"The reason why the Six Emblems don't care about reality is because reality is too less exciting than dreams. Instead of wasting time managing reality, it is better to leave reality to the family and enjoy dreams wholeheartedly. On the other hand, if they can find a little fun in reality that is comparable to dreams, no matter how dangerous the matter is, the Six Emblems will probably not be afraid."

"In fact, after leaving Fanmula, I occasionally wondered why your legendary necromancer ancestor established the White Mist System?" Yaxiu said, "He has no need for Mermaid Houttuynia. It would be an exaggeration to say that he cares about his people..."

"It was not until I had more contact with Harvey that I realized that the tribesmen who abandoned reality were soldiers who were not afraid of death. Isn't the family dream with infinite fantasy also a perfect training ground? The white mist that gave people strong positive mental feedback was simply the best stimulant and morale bond."

"The Mermaid Houttuynia Cordata Farm we saw is actually the 'power saving mode' of the Six Emblems. If the Six Emblems are fully activated and the tribesmen with the highest level of willpower technology are driven to the battlefield, once they die in battle, they will become top-quality undead material and can be immediately awakened to continue fighting for the Six Emblems."

"From the very beginning," Ash said, looking at Qinna, "the Six Emblems have been coveting the throne of the Yisu royal family."

"Let's not talk about the fact that those are all baseless accusations of yours." Qinna said, "Even if they are, those are the thoughts of our ancestors, and I am just a young clan leader living in a peaceful era."

'Young Patriarch'... Ash spread his hands: "Well, I have no other objective reasons to prove your true thoughts. I only have a subjective idea left."

"What do you think?"

"You and An Nan are mother and daughter. An Nan has been deeply influenced by you and many of her behaviors are similar to yours." Yaxiu said, "Since An Nan can persevere in pursuing the dangerous and illusory wishes of the Lord God, I don't believe that you are really a conservative patriarch who is willing to protect the family."

"First of all, protecting the family has nothing to do with being conservative. Even if there is ambition, it is ultimately for the future of the family." Qinna stared at him and said, "Secondly, I haven't had much contact with you. You said that An Nan's behavior is similar to mine... What are those behaviors?"

Ash breathed a sigh of relief: "So you plan to help us?"

"The Yisu royal family has existed for too long, so long that it's a bit of a hindrance." Qinna smiled and said, "We in Sennheiser also want to see the scenery of Gospel Peak."

"Besides, a mere Fanmulla cannot accommodate six emblem families."

The few words he said casually fully reflected the wolfish ambition of the elf leader. Since he had made the decision, Qinna would not hesitate: "How do you need me to help you?"

"We are now bound by our work contract and cannot leave the banquet hall." Ash said, "I need you to find a way to get us out of the work state, so that we have a chance to find the princess who ran away from the tower."

The two quickly discussed several plans, but they were all full of randomness and had a low success rate. Qinna pondered and said, "Although I am willing to help you sink Yisu, I can't risk being discovered by the Yisu royal family. If there is an accident or I think the risk is too high, I will stop the action."

"That makes perfect sense." Ash said, "Just do your best, and I'll do my best."

After perfecting the details of the plan again, Qinna suddenly asked, "So what do you want?"

Ash was stunned.

"Senheiser wants to eat the flesh of the whales of the Isu royal family and seize the Supreme Throne during the chaotic times; Annan wants to seize the God's wish... What about you?"

"Because of the contract, I have to participate in this mission for An Nan. I am not actively pursuing a dream." Ash shrugged: "However, if I can have many wishes and there is still capacity, An Nan will help me realize my wish."

"If these were the only reasons, you would have a look of reluctance, fear, and trepidation in your eyes," Qinna said. "But not only did you not have these negative emotions, but after I caught you, you were able to calmly pull me into your camp."

"Well..." Ash coughed twice and said a little embarrassedly: "I just think you won't hurt me..."

"You're wrong. I really want to hurt you." Qinna was so frighteningly straightforward: "And you're still avoiding my questions."

Ash was silent for a moment. "I'm just curious. I'm curious about what will happen without the First Gospel. I'm curious if I can destroy the future woven by the Gospel."

"But don't you feel heavy?" Qinna said, "Don't forget that you are still the biggest suspect in the doomsday future. Maybe it's because you assassinated the princess and invalidated the first gospel."

"If the world really ends because I invalidated the First Gospel, I will feel very unlucky, but I will still do it and I won't regret it at all." Ash said: "Qina, do you think I am a special person?"

"yes."

"...No, I don't think I'm special at all." Ash said: "Even if there is no Ash, there will be Soshou, Renshou, and Leshou. If I am not here, the culprit of the gospel weaving may become Igula or Harvey, or even Panji..."

"In the final analysis, if one person can bring down a country, do you think it is the person's problem or the country's problem? There is a saying that the world will turn around without anyone, which means that individuals are not that important. But if an individual is so important that the world will collapse without her, is this really a healthy world?"

Qinna nodded thoughtfully: "So you never feel that you need to be responsible for future disasters and the women you mess with?"

Ash: "...At least half of it doesn't have to be lost."

Qinna was as curious as her daughter: "But what if it is really because of you that the doomsday catastrophe happened?"

Ash rolled his eyes at her and said, "Then let's drink some wine and watch the world burn."

After finishing the discussion, the two opened the door and left the bathroom.

However, when they opened the door, they saw a palace servant standing outside. Although the appearance was completely different, Qinna could still recognize her daughter at a glance.

Although they were always talking about serious matters, she couldn't help but want to tease her daughter Qinna. She gently patted Ash's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I just set up a silent barrier. She can't hear it even if it's so loud."

"I'm not worried..."

"Let's go back to work." An Nan glared at Qinna, pulled Ash's sleeve and left.

Qinna went back to the hall to meet Nona, who asked curiously, "Where did you go just now?"

"bathroom."

"Can you stay that long?"

"Ash Heath is in there too."

Noona was stunned: "That...that's not a long time."

If there weren't so many people around, Qinna would have wanted to spank her to wake her up.