[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world":3,"chapter-evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-682":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Evolving My Undead Legion In A Game-Like World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},41776,69,"Chapter 682 Royal Family [1]","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-682",682,"\u003Cp>Several minutes passed like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without warning, the music stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every instrument fell quiet at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heartbeat of stillness swept across the banquet hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud, clear voice echoed through the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The royal family is here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All heads turned toward the grand entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The towering doors opened slowly, and a procession stepped inside. Guards in armor walked first, then three figures entered the hall with calm, dignified steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps rippled through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobles straightened their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others lowered their heads respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's eyes shifted toward the trio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle aged man in heavy, ornate robes walked at the front. His expression was calm. Behind him were two younger men, both dressed in refined attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Michael's faint surprise, he recognized two of them instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle aged man was the Second Prince of the kingdom whom he had once been trapped with in an illusion for before Michael helped stabilize the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger one on the right was the Seventh Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same prince who had been in Mage Lian's office during Michael's early days in the capital and had a particularly rude personal guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the third person...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael studied him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man who carried himself with confidence and quiet sharpness. He walked beside the other two princes as if he belonged among them completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael did not know him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But given his position at their side, his status must have been similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arianne's fingers paused slightly on her glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seria straightened in subconscious respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whispers spread across the room like ripples through a pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael simply watched calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Royalty entering a hall like this changed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Michael, however...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only meant the banquet would become louder again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant the peaceful silence he had been enjoying beside the two nervous girls was about to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael took another sip of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he lowered the glass, he felt a small shift beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arianne had gone very still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in the respectful way everyone else had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers, which had been resting lightly on the stem of her glass,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were now holding it just a bit too firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were on the entrance, like everyone else's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike everyone else, she was not looking at the Second Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor at the Seventh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her focus was locked on the third man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unfamiliar one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's gaze followed the line of her sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man walked beside the other princes, calm and composed. He did not smile much, but there was a certain quiet confidence\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arianne's expression did not change much on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the faint ease she usually showed around Michael had vanished,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>replaced by something more guarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael narrowed his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not just because the royal family had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arianne had grown up in this environment. Seeing princes and nobles was not new to her. She would not tense up over simple ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant the problem was not the entire group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that man in particular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael watched her for a moment longer, then moved his gaze back\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to the trio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it is like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know what \"that\" was yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew enough to recognize that Arianne's mood had been\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stable until the moment that man walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He considered asking her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be simple enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arianne, who is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But If it was a sensitive matter, Arianne would not be able to answer\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So instead, Michael turned slightly to his other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Seria,\" he said casually, his voice relaxed, \"the one beside the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventh Prince. Do you know who he is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seria, who had been doing her absolute best to blend into the nearest\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wall, blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She followed his gaze toward the entrance, then her eyes widened a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do not know him, Sir Mic?\" she asked in a low voice, as if the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>very idea was surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael gave a small shake of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seria hesitated for a heartbeat, then leaned in just enough that her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>words would not carry far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is His Highness the Ninth Prince,\" she murmured. \"Prince\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raelion Lionheart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then added in a soft tone filled with the weight of gossip\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and quiet admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is often called the Spear of the North. Many consider him one of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the strongest contenders for the throne.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's eyes lingered on the prince for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninth Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contender for the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced sideways at Arianne again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was still on Raelion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seria's voice lowered even more, curiosity slipping into it despite\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He also has a rather... close political relationship with the Evermoon Duchy,\" she said. \"There were even rumors, in the past, that he might\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>become connected to them through marriage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's fingers tapped his glass once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" he said quietly. Inwardly, a thought formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that is why your mood changed, Arianne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael let his gaze rest on Prince Raelion for a few more seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person with political ties to the Evermoon Duchy... and old rumors\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>of marriag Slowly, Michael lowered his glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arianne's posture was still composed, but that subtle tension never\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>left her shoulders. Her eyes had drifted away from the prince the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>moment she felt Michael's stare on her, yet the faint stiffness around her expression remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael turned his gaze forward again, thoughts quietly weaving\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the duke's tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A contest for elite talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grand event watched by half the kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the final prize-the hand of the duke's daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even back then, Michael had found it strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it was a scheme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would a duke place something so important on open display?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as he watched Arianne's reaction to Prince Raelion, something clicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course. It wasn't random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duke's \"competition\" was not simply to reward a strong youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By declaring the prize publicly and tying it to a contest, the duke locked the matter into a promise of honor.\u003C\u002Fp>",1008,"2026-05-28T17:47:54.083Z","2026-06-01T04:28:28.562Z",1,"novelbin.me","a1cc83ec5866f98264a160f87d8a094d1d6feccbd8e098fb063d797df45d887f","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-683","evolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-chapter-681",970,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolving-my-undead-legion-in-a-game-like-world-cover.jpg"]