[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet-":3,"chapter-i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-751":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Just Maxed Out, and You Want Me to Be a Puppet Emperor?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2337190,4569,"Chapter 751","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-751",751,"\u003Cp>Hearing Sylph’s explanation, Li Chen’s eyes flickered with a hint of satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This information was crucial!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that merely playing the role of a half-elf with ancient Elf King bloodline would effortlessly win the loyalty of the Whispering Family and even more half-elf elites, turning them into his sharpest scouting assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, this identity might become the “thread” connecting key clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen’s mind raced: if the Pope’s disappearance was truly a carefully orchestrated conspiracy by Emperor Charles, whether through assassination or imprisonment in some secret heavenly realm, Charles’s cunning and preparation would have erased every trace, leaving no trail to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Church was filled with capable people, its believers spread across the empire, even within the imperial palace—yet after so long, not a single concrete clue had been found, which in itself spoke volumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charles must have laid a flawless plan; otherwise, those fanatics in the Church would have killed him the moment they uncovered the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murdering the Pope—even if Charles were Emperor—would lead only to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen believed Charles understood this better than he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the breakthrough might not lie in “searching,” but in “attracting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Charles had truly done this, he would urgently need to recruit more elites and factions to consolidate his gains and counter the Church’s inevitable retaliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supporting the half-elves, long marginalized by the Church’s influence, to balance the Church might well be one part of Charles’s plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the half-elf race as a whole could not rival the deeply entrenched Church, if a “King” with “Elf King bloodline” and a cultivation base at the Saint Realm suddenly emerged among them—even if only nominally—it would surely draw Charles’s intense interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would very likely send emissaries to make contact, or even come himself to test and woo them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Li Chen, as this “Half-Elf King,” could naturally extract from Charles or his confidants the core intelligence regarding the Pope’s disappearance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rather than wandering aimlessly like a headless fly through this vast empire searching for clues, let the clues come to me,” Li Chen decided inwardly—this move was masterful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To portray the “Elf King bloodline” convincingly, Li Chen decided to study and imitate it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was naturally meticulous and cautious, fully aware that details determined success or failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning from the tavern, the two went back to Sylph and her mother’s secluded villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Birodis had just woken up, lazily leaning against the pillow, savoring the intensity and helplessness of last night, when she saw her daughter enter with a flurry of packages, carrying tempting food boxes filled with alluring aromas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning these were gifts from the “Cleric” himself, Birodis was overwhelmed with gratitude, secretly thinking: ‘All my efforts last night were not in vain—this lord still remembers the favors done for him.’\u003C\u002Fp>",466,"2026-06-20T21:59:20.546Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dc4545059e79a951514eebc4156b867514b4e95c81253b3968038f8d528945bd","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-752","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-750",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--cover.jpg"]