Chapter 200: The Princess Sisters

"Uh, I just heard it from others; I didn't take it seriously, didn't take it seriously."

Li En spent a lot of effort to explain it clearly to Knight Kahn.

He had only learned of it by chance and had no other thoughts.

"There is no Second Princess at all! Prophecies and such are all the nonsense of a liar! Those damn charlatans, that damn liar Siglei!"

Seeing the old knight Kahn's exploded expression, Li En realized he had probably stepped on a landmine.

He actually felt quite aggrieved about the Second Princess; the royal illegitimate daughter and such were all things you said yourself.

Well, now there are also prophecies and charlatans added to the mix.

"Siglei, uh, sounds a bit familiar. The Giant Sage Siglei, that prophet who predicted the coming of the demonic tide."

Seeing the old knight Kahn who clearly did not want to talk, Li En estimated that asking further would not get him a response.

He politely took his leave and returned to his small group.

Looking back, he saw Kahn scolding someone, seemingly instructing young knights not to spread or believe rumors; if rumors leaked from here, someone's legs would be broken.

When the princess herself walked over, they suddenly fell silent again.

【Learned part of the truth about the incident from back then.】

And the reaction of the Heroic Soul Atlas and the Heroic Soul Cards indicated that the prophecy, dismissed as a rumor, seemed to be the All weight of everything.

"Snake?"

But this time, Li En received no response to his call.

He did not know when the other had disappeared; it seemed he was busy with something, and no matter how Li En called, he did not see him return.

Li En was not in a hurry; since it could be called a rumor and the old knight had been so thoroughly triggered, it must have been widely circulated for some time, even regarded as the cause of a disaster.

Then, if he went back to ask those elders, he should get some news.

Li En's group prepared to rest for a night and adapt to the surrounding environment; with the establishment of the Mage Tower, this would be the most valuable source of resources in the near future.

But he truly did not expect to hear the content of the prophecy from someone unexpected.

"That prophecy? Actually, it was quite early, maybe more than fifty years ago. The prophecy about the 'Second Princess bringing a calamity that destroys the kingdom.' I can't remember the specific content, but it does seem to be the Giant Sage's prophecy."

The specific content is unknown; to be precise, it has distorted during constant spread, but the core content remains quite clear.

"When the Atherlin Kingdom gave birth to a second princess, the kingdom will welcome a calamity that drowns it. In legend, the current queen has a younger sister, but she seems to be the previous king's illegitimate daughter."

As a local of Mosodilka, Vitoria naturally knew the events of over a decade ago.

When a neighboring country suddenly encountered a calamity that drowned it, this side would naturally actively gather intelligence.

That prophecy about the destruction of the kingdom naturally became a hot news topic in Mosodilka for a period of time.

For Vitoria, this was just an interesting story heard "not long ago."

"Does the second princess bring the destruction of the kingdom? Heh, prophecies cannot be taken seriously; although the situation is a bit bad now, hasn't the kingdom been destroyed?"

As an "outsider," Li En was able to distinguish things very calmly.

Since the kingdom has not been destroyed, the prophecy must be flawed.

He shook his head; prophecies like this are mass-produced in large quantities; they are only dug up after they have "guessed correctly."

Isn't this kingdom still fine?

"Actually, there is another interpretation of the prophecy." The dark elf Vitoria pondered for a moment; previously she could treat it as someone else's interesting story, but now that she herself had entered the game, she needed to pay closer attention.

"The rumor is that the queen's sister also had a daughter with the Heroine..."

Li En was numb; the Snake's previous words had already verified that this should not be a rumor.

He pondered for a moment and suddenly looked up.

"In other words, that princess's daughter is the Second Princess? She will bring a new calamity that drowns the current kingdom?!"

Vitoria shook her head; her gaze swept over a person in the distance.

Seeing Dai Niya observing the construction status, she continued speaking.

"It is said that that princess's daughter was born earlier... Princess Dai Niya herself is the Second Princess of this generation!" At this moment, Li En was completely numb; he remembered the Snake's previous words.

"This girl has had a bitter fate; it is all the fault of that scum Lex."

Everyone's gaze inevitably turned to Dai Niya; Li En also understood why Kahn had reacted so sensitively and been so thoroughly triggered.

This was not a rumor and historical stain of the past, but a crisis that the royal family and the kingdom were currently facing.

As long as the sole royal heir, Dai Niya, is crowned with the Crown of the Kingdom-Destroying Princess, the entire kingdom could become divided and disunited.

"These rumors are quite common in the cities of the former Atherlin Kingdom; many people directly refer to Dai Niya as the Princess of the Fallen Kingdom. They say it was Dai Niya's birth that verified the prophecy and caused the Dragon Calamity."

【Perceived part of the truth.】

And the Heroic Soul Atlas verified the authenticity of the intelligence once again; this time, Lex's Heroic Soul Card reacted with even greater intensity.

It seemed to have triggered emotional fluctuations; Li En could even feel the anger within it.

"Shut up, scum, trash."

Li En immediately felt very displeased and directly suppressed it.

Tracing these matters to their root, isn't it your fault, you scum who cannot control your lower body?! Why should I handle the aftermath for you!

These rumors may not be facts, but the controllers of those former Atherlin cities will work hard to spread and verify them.

This can directly destroy the legitimacy of the royal family, allowing them to betray and gain public support and independent legal status. "Your royal family is the cause of the kingdom's destruction; how do you have the qualification to accuse us of betrayal?"

Although using a prophecy to shift blame is absurd, for most ordinary people, it makes perfect sense.

At least, it gives them a target to vent their anger and hatred—Dai Niya.

At this moment, Li En suddenly realized; he understood why Dai Niya's future in the Snake's thread of fate was so terrible.

I fear that no matter what happens to the kingdom afterwards, she might be pushed out to become an Offering.

"Does Dai Niya know?"

Li En shook his head, denying his own naivety.

He estimated that Dai Niya very likely knew; these matters could not be concealed.

Fearing that she, still bearing the title of the fallen kingdom's princess, could remain so strong.

"Truly a girl of bitter fate." At this moment, Li En and the snake emitted the same sigh.

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The Old Capital, or rather the rumored Old Linsa City, was not as devoid of everything as many rumors claimed.

"There are cultists here, fire elementals, fierce birds, dragon derivatives, at least three hundred types of rare monsters; within the city there is murder, robbery, rape, nearly every kind of crime, heh, truly a fine place where freedom runs rampant."

The ancient royal city had long fallen into disrepair, yet within one of its halls, a golden-haired girl with red eyes sat beneath a window, cheerfully swinging her tiny white feet.

She watched the corpses hanging on the city walls and clapped her hands cheerfully.

"Even not long ago, some scoundrels tried to deceive me, a little girl who knew nothing."

"What did you do to them? We are short on hands lately; do not waste them too much."

The "girl" reading on the bed possessed a face similar to hers, yet she could not be deceived at all.

"Hehe, let them do to each other what they wanted to do to me; that scene was truly disgusting enough." The girl's bell-like laughter echoed through the room.

"Truly..." The girl on the bed was about to complain, but suddenly stopped.

The elder "sister" stood up; she suddenly looked toward the southwest—that was the direction of the City of Radiance.

"Prepare yourself; we must go out."

"What? Mother, did you not forbid me from going out?"

The girl suddenly jumped down from the windowsill; candlelight illuminated her face, a countenance at least seven-tenths similar to Dai Niya's.

But compared to Dai Niya's steadiness and dignity, she smiled with greater joy and innocence, possessing even some of the mischief belonging to a brat.

"Found it; the appointed time has arrived. Let us go, to meet your sister, and your scoundrel..."

The woman, also resembling a girl, smiled very cheerfully as well.

"... scoundrel, Bai Chi, stupid, filthy, shameless, plus Bai Chi father."

"Uh, Mother, you said Bai Chi twice."

"He deserves it, he deserves it, my dear."

(End of this chapter)