Chapter 1187: Seed Player

Royal Capital, Iron Hand Mansion, 9:00 AM.

Today was a good day. In this world without pollution, the blue sky and white clouds were exceptionally distinct, and the air was also very fresh.

Swish, swish...

The sound of water came from the courtyard. Su Xiao, who had just woken up, pushed open the bedroom door. The scene before him made him somewhat surprised.

"Do they two not need to rest?"

Su Xiao looked at the two little lolis cleaning in the courtyard, and then looked at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who was sleeping in the room until it drooled. The degree of diligence was simply not in the same dimension.

"Woo~"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang in its sleep made a whimpering sound. Looking at that happy expression, it must have been having a beautiful dream.

"My lord, you are awake. Breakfast is already prepared. Today's breakfast is..."

The older sister among the little lolis ran over quickly. Her name was Dilulu, and her younger sister was Silulu. I don't know which slave trader gave them these names. The similarity in appearance between these two sisters was over 99%. Their hair color, height, and figure were exactly the same. If it weren't for their different hairstyles, Su Xiao wouldn't be able to tell these two sisters apart at all.

Su Xiao didn't identify the two sisters by their names, but by their hairstyles. The older sister had twin tails, and the younger sister had a side tail, which was easy to distinguish.

"Make breakfast lighter."

Su Xiao killed many people last night. Now, everything he smelled had a bloody smell.

"Yes."

The two little lolis immediately went to arrange it. Judging from the current situation, these two sisters were very useful. First, they solved the food problem, and second, they could clean the courtyard + warm the bed + count accounts, etc.

Waking up Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Su Xiao ate a breakfast that was not sumptuous but had sufficient portions. Then, he took Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and left the mansion. Because of its size and appearance, Amu could not enter the royal palace.

This morning, Su Xiao received a summons from the old king again, or rather, all the middle and upper-level officials in the royal capital received a summons because the first batch of princes and princesses had arrived.

A total of ten royal successors arrived at the royal capital this time, six princes and four princesses.

The old king had a total of 49 direct offspring. As for illegitimate children, there were many. After all, the old king had many women. As long as his body could withstand it, getting offspring was just a matter of probability.

Illegitimate children, of course, had no right to inherit the throne. Only offspring born to queens were the old king's direct offspring.

Of course, there was not only one queen. These queens all had their own backgrounds, or were the daughters of some powerful officials, or the daughters of some big wealthy merchants.

Adding 36 queens together represented a huge power network. The center of the power network was the old king, surrounded by powerful officials and big wealthy merchants, and connecting the two were these queens.

They were an important part of the power structure. They had no real power in their hands, or rather, they couldn't have real power in their hands. They only needed to be a link. Once they had power, things would not be good.

Queens without real power were basically in a 'soy sauce' state in the power struggle. The new king's ascension didn't have much impact on them. The new king also needed to use them to maintain the surrounding powerful officials and big wealthy merchants.

Royal power was like a spider web. The further out the structure was, the more complex it was. The old king was the spider in the center of the web. It had to frequently shake this web to check where there was damage, and also to know if there was prey on the web.

Of course, the old king's 49 offspring would not all participate in the power struggle. Among them, 18 had already given up on this power struggle. It was not that they had no ambition, but they had been squeezed out in advance, losing the capital for competition. But they would also arrive at the royal capital.

Of the remaining 31, 16 held an attitude of 'don't come to provoke me casually'. They would not voluntarily give up, nor would they compete for power. If any prince or princess had an absolute advantage in the power struggle, they would support that side, striving to get a leisurely position with a high official title but no real power after the other party ascended to the throne, which was commonly known as a prince.

These 16 princes or princesses who were 'soy sauce' were relatively young. They knew they couldn't compete with those older brothers, so they chose to give up temporarily.

Don't think these people were completely harmless. They were only harmless in most cases. If a heaven-sent opportunity appeared, they would also transform into the next king. Of course, this possibility was very low.

After layers of elimination, before the power struggle even began, there were only 15 competitors left. These people knew in their youth that all their older brothers, younger brothers, and sisters were enemies. If they didn't kill these people or drain their power, the one who would die in the end was themselves.

Among the remaining 15 competitors, 5 were the most favored. If there were no accidents, the new king this time would appear among these five.

Su Xiao obtained a piece of information from Kingdom Finance Officer Rowan Harvey. It was exactly the information of these five people. The credibility of this information was extremely high. The content of the information was as follows:

First Prince

Age: 43 years old

Personality: Steady and experienced, never gets angry. The territory he governs is extremely prosperous, almost becoming the economic lifeline of the kingdom.

Financial power: ★★★★★ (Five stars full)

Connections: ★★★★

Leadership: ★★★

Comprehensive: ★★★★

Third Prince

Age: 40 years old

Personality: Ruthless and decisive. The territory is close to the Wall of God. The Third Prince himself has been stationed on the Wall of God almost all year round, deeply supported by the legion commanders of various war zones.

Financial power: ★★

Connections: ★★★★★

Leadership: ★★★★★

Comprehensive: ★★★★

Seventh Prince (Wing of the Kingdom)

Age: 26 years old

Personality: Humorous, witty, and humble. The first 'Wing of the Kingdom' in history. Over 70% of the Holy Warriors in the kingdom would not refuse his command.

Financial power: ★

Connections: ★★★★★

Leadership: ★★★★

Comprehensive: ★★★★

Second Princess

Age: 42 years old

Personality: A 'Medusa'. Even though she is over forty, she still maintains a good figure and beautiful appearance. The most dangerous beauty snake in this power struggle. Leader of the Dark Flower Snake organization (not public). Territory status is average.

Financial power: ★★★

Connections: ★★★★★

Leadership: ★★

Comprehensive: ★★★

Sixth Princess

Age: 27 years old

Personality: If there were devils in the world, the Sixth Princess would be a devil. She is the exact opposite of one of her sisters—one is an angel, and the other is a devil. Territory status is average, but she is extremely aggressive.

Financial power: ★★★

Connections: ★★

Leadership: ★★★

Comprehensive: ★★★

The information Rowan Harvey got was very interesting. It actually clearly marked the comprehensive ability of the five people, which gave Su Xiao some understanding of the five 'seed players'.

The First Prince had the strongest financial power and was good at governing the territory.

The Third Prince had extensive connections in the military, and legion commanders in various regions supported him, which could be described as having a response to every call.

The Seventh Prince possessed the title conferred by the kingdom, and most Holy Warriors supported him, belonging to the category of having many strong subordinates.

The Second Princess made extensive connections. She had connections among politicians, the military, and underground forces, and she was also the leader of a large underground organization.

The Sixth Princess was ruthless. Her financial power was not strong, her connections were not wide, and her leadership ability was average. The only thing she was good at was killing competitors.

"These five people... interesting."

Su Xiao tossed the information in his hand to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

"Xiang Bubu, who do you favor?" ===== CHAPTER 1188 =====