Chapter 126

Reynas also felt that the Kingdom's nobles were somewhat foolish; compared to the Empire's current policies, this sense of difference was even more obvious.

But regarding her choice to leave the Empire.

Reynas had no regrets at all, especially as a knight to this man before her.

Having experienced the events in the Great Swamp.

Reynas knew very well how strong this seemingly gentle man before her was; being able to summon a Fourth Rank Angel meant his strength had already reached the level of an Adamantite-ranked adventurer.

The depths of the Great Swamp were inherently extremely dangerous, yet the Lord had stayed in the deeper dense forest alone for more than two days, returning without a single injury on his body.

This was something that even an entire Adamantite-ranked adventurer team couldn't do!

And helping her remove the curse...

No!

She could now freely control the cursed power in her body; this wasn't removing the curse at all.

Reynas didn't know how Tang Zheng had done it, and she wouldn't ask about such secrets.

Powerful! Mysterious!

As the Lord's knight, this was her honor.

"My Lord, what should be done next?" Reynas's clear deep blue eyes looked at Tang Zheng, shining.

"Very beautiful attire."

Tang Zheng examined Reynas's capable yet noble-spirited attire and praised: "Since you just returned from a banquet, I assume you have already had some contact with the Kingdom's nobles."

"Tell me about your impressions."

Imina, who was sitting on the table behind them with her legs crossed, chewed her food a bit louder.

Reynas's expression became serious; she naturally knew that what the Lord wanted her to say wasn't an evaluation of this group of nobles.

After a brief contemplation.

"I attended several small banquets held under the pretext of celebrating a Countess's birthday."

"Based on the situation observed so far, the Kingdom's noble factions are divided into two: one is the Royalist faction, and the other is the noble faction that prioritizes its own interests."

"The noble faction has the greatest power, led by the First Prince Barbro, who has the legitimate right of succession; the subordinate feels that given the First Prince's situation, once he ascends the throne, he may not have the ability to control this noble faction."

Reynas reported the intelligence she had observed and analyzed in detail; she paused slightly here, then continued:

"The Second Prince Zanac, according to rumors, possesses good talent, but there are no nobles supporting him behind the scenes; if the Lord wants to use this as an entry point, the Second Prince might be a good choice."

She was neither a vase nor a fool without strength, so she could naturally guess a bit of her Lord's purpose.

"As expected of you, Reynas." Tang Zheng praised.

In such a short time, Reynas had already obtained so much information; sure enough, only nobles understand nobles better.

"The Second Prince has no support?"

Tang Zheng chuckled, "That's not necessarily true; don't you think that being able to hear rumors that the Second Prince has talent in such a short time is in itself an abnormal thing?"

Reynas's delicate face paused, and she immediately reacted.

"You missed one person." Tang Zheng said.

Reynas's eyes were blank; apart from the First Prince and Second Prince, there shouldn't be any other princes with the right of succession in the entire Kingdom.

"The Princess... Princess Renner?" Reynas said in a low voice.

Whether it was the Empire or the Kingdom, princesses had no right of succession and had no value for investment.

Suddenly.

"Wait a moment, my Lord." Reynas's eyes flashed, as if she had thought of something, and she turned and left quickly.

Not long after.

Reynas returned, holding an invitation in her hand, and respectfully handed it to Tang Zheng: "This is one of several invitations sent on the second day of moving into the VIP Guest House; it is an invitation from Princess Renner."

"The subordinate didn't pay attention to it, and in the time since, Princess Renner hasn't sent any more invitations."

Picking up this invitation and looking at it, it was a bit ordinary, even unremarkable.

Yet a smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face.

"A canary trapped in a cage."

"No matter how smart it is, as long as it cannot break free from the cage, it only has the value of being watched."

Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze from the invitation and looked up at Reynas: "If you were such a canary, what would you do?"

Reynas was unable to answer for a moment.

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded from behind.

"Either struggle desperately to escape from the cage, or I'd rather starve to death." Imina wiped the pastry residue from the corner of her rosy mouth and said flatly. Tang Zheng looked at Imina with a smile.

Princess Renner was actually a quite complex character; one couldn't think about her using simple concepts of good and evil or morality.

She didn't care at all whether the proposals she put forward were adopted; she wanted to use Imperial spies to pass these proposals to the Bloody Emperor.

This kind of behavior that completely harms others without benefiting oneself is something normal people wouldn't do, and Renner doing such things might just be out of pure boredom, or perhaps she wanted to prove her own value.

Just like the loyal dog Climb when he was a slave; the look in his eyes when he looked at Renner made her feel satisfied and comforted.

Therefore.

In Tang Zheng's view, the key point of Renner's truly twisted personality was "self-identity" and "value"!

"The First Prince has dignity and status, but he is a pig."

"The Second Prince is smart and indeed has the talent to be a King, but that's as far as it goes."

Tang Zheng handed the invitation in his hand back to Reynas and said seriously: "You can treat this woman as a female Jircniv."

Reynas's eyes widened, and she looked at Tang Zheng in disbelief.

The Bloody Emperor Jircniv was definitely the most remarkable Emperor in the history of the entire Empire; even those corrupt and incompetent nobles had to admit this point.

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And the Lord actually gave this Princess Renner such a high evaluation!

"After your battle with Gazef ends, go meet Princess Renner and join her."

Tang Zheng put away his smile, his gaze becoming deep, "Many things don't need us to plan; this woman will do them for us."

"Once the obscured gem has no obstacles, it will take the initiative to release its brilliance."

"Yes, my Lord." Although Reynas still had some doubts in her heart, she didn't raise any questions and spoke seriously.

"This woman is too smart, so you don't need to hide many things; just treat her as a smart canary."

"Regarding the battle with Gazef, be careful of the opponent's ultimate move 'Four-Fold Slash of Light'; if the opponent's strength has improved again during this time, it might evolve into 'Six-Fold Slash of Light'."

Tang Zheng said this and glanced at Imina beside him, chuckling: "For a long time to come, I shouldn't be staying within the Kingdom; if there's anything, the two of you should cooperate."

"Hey."

Imina's amber eyes glared, and a fierce look immediately appeared on her cold cheeks as she looked at Tang Zheng: "Don't talk as if I'm your subordinate."

"Up until now, where is my reward? And I don't have any ability to help this noble young lady."

Tang Zheng stood up and said easily: "It will be here soon; this reward will be enough to satisfy you."

Night.

Inside a small inn located in the outer area of the Royal Capital.

Figures dressed in black tight-fitting clothes emerged from the night, approaching the direction of the small inn silently.

"That half-elf is here, right?"

"That's right, the opponent has already changed locations three times; our people saw the opponent check into this small inn."

"Be careful, this half-elf's strength is not weak."

"Half-elf? That's a quite rare breed; selling her as a slave would definitely fetch over 1000 gold coins, just don't know how she tastes?"

"Hehe, I really want to taste her."

"Stop dreaming, Lord Thousand-Kill gave orders to capture her alive."

Several assassins exchanged whispers, but their movements didn't pause in the slightest, rapidly approaching the small inn in a silent manner.

However!

Just as they were about to approach the small inn, the inn's closed door suddenly opened.

Imina, with an expressionless face, walked out of the inn, her gaze looking coldly at these assassins hidden in the dark night.

"We've been discovered!"

The assassins' expressions changed.

"Since we've been discovered, then attack by force." One assassin said coldly.

Fortunately, the location here was remote, so even if they caused a stir, it wouldn't be discovered immediately.

"As prey, you seem to have gotten your identities wrong." A flat voice came from behind the assassins.

Making their bodies stiffen.

Tang Zheng was not wearing his conspicuous priest robe at this moment, but had changed into a black robe, his entire person shrouded in a hood.

(End of chapter)