Meanwhile, in the royal palace, inside the residence of the Second Prince, Greena, he was also conversing with his ally—The Red Overseer of the Black Iris, who had sought him out a few days prior, claiming she could help him ascend the throne.
"Are you certain what you're saying is true?" Greena said coldly.
"Of course." The Red Overseer elegantly crossed her legs, stating indifferently, "With the Luminous Creed's help, the First Prince's chances of winning the throne have just increased by several points, Your Highness."
The intelligence the Black Iris organization had given her revealed that the people of the Luminous Creed were very active, and the person they had the most contact with was the First Prince.
"Damn it, this Luminous Creed, who on earth are they? Why are they helping that bastard?" Greena shouted angrily.
"The Luminous Creed is an organization of fanciful people. Their goal is to search for the legendary existence of the 'Divine Kingdom of Heaven' and pursue immortality. They're a bunch of freaks," The Red Overseer said in a low voice. Their Black Iris organization didn't know much about the Luminous Creed either, only that they had invested heavily in the underground bounty hunter's guild.
"Pursue immortality???" Greena's voice rose an octave. No one could remain indifferent to this topic.
"True or false, who knows," The Red Overseer's eyes flickered. She wasn't very satisfied with this Second Prince; his temperament was too reckless. If she had any other choice, she wouldn't have picked him.
As for the Fourth Prince, he was completely out of her consideration. He was the weakest of the three princes and the least dazzling. Even the one thing he had going for him, the perfume, had been embroiled in scandal.
"Is that Luminous Creed really that formidable?" Greena asked with a frown, that they could increase the First Prince's chances of ascending the throne by so much.
"That group of fanatics is several times more formidable than you can imagine." The Red Overseer's expression was grave as she said in a low voice, "It's possible Your Highness is alive tonight, but dead tomorrow."
"What? Assassination?" Greena grew a little nervous, his eyes scanning his surroundings warily.
"Rest assured, my people are all around us now. We recently killed thirteen sneaky knights, who I presume all belonged to the First Prince," The Red Overseer said with a wave of her hand.
"So what do we do now?" Greena asked, lacking his own ideas. Ever since this person from the Black Iris organization had joined him, his clashes with the First Prince had finally stopped being one-sided losses.
"I ask that Your Highness prepare for failure," The Red Overseer said faintly.
"What?" Greena shot to his feet, glaring furiously at The Red Overseer and roaring, "What are you saying? You think I will fail?"
He was furious now. If not for the fact that she did have some skill, he would have had his men drag this woman out and execute her long ago.
"It is the worst-case preparation, is it not?" The Red Overseer glanced at the Second Prince, completely unconcerned by his rudeness.
"If I fail, that means death, do you understand?" Greena's hand tightened on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"No. If you fail, there is still a chance to try again," The Red Overseer said with a serious face.
"What do you mean?" Greena asked coldly, his grip on his sword hilt loosening slightly.
"In the Royal Capital, how does Your Highness think the First Prince's power compares to the Second Prince's?" The Red Overseer asked a question instead. When she had met with the Second Prince, her leader had already analyzed the situation for her.
"That bastard is more powerful," Greena said in a low voice. His crude personality made many nobles unwilling to get close to him, preferring that hypocrite instead.
"Since you cannot win the struggle in the Royal Capital, has Your Highness ever considered going elsewhere to develop and strengthen your power, and then returning to contend for the throne?" The Red Overseer said slowly.
"This..." Greena's pupils constricted. That's right. Since he couldn't win in the Royal Capital, he could just go somewhere else to develop his power, then lead his knights back to kill his way to the throne. It would be the same.
"The current situation is definitely not in our favor. The First Prince has too many supporters in the Royal Capital, and he has recently grown closer to Duke Kerrac. If this continues, the First Prince will have the support of two dukes," The Red Overseer stated faintly.
"What? That old fox Kerrac also chose that bastard?" Greena's face changed drastically. This unsettled him. The support of two dukes was definitely bad news for him.
The Kingdom of Siacan had a total of four dukes. The Grand Knight who supported him was a Grand Duke. Then there was the Minister of Internal Affairs who supported the First Prince, as well as Catherine's father, Grand Duke Kerrac.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, you must make a choice, otherwise things will become dangerous later on," The Red Overseer said indifferently. According to the Black Iris's intelligence, the Fourth Prince seemed to be planning the same thing; he was recently plotting to take the western lands.
"Just have me leave the Royal Capital like this?" Greena looked displeased. "Isn't this an admission that I'm afraid of the First Prince?"
"Of course not. We just need to leave at a certain moment, for example, when the King of Siacan passes away," The Red Overseer said faintly.
"Why, when my father passes away?" Greena asked, perplexed. "Isn't that the most critical moment in the struggle for the throne?"
"Tsk..." The Red Overseer sneered contemptuously. "What if news suddenly spreads that the King of Siacan's death was orchestrated by the First Prince? Wouldn't Your Highness then have a pretext to rebel, for instance, to avenge the King of Siacan and clean up the house?"
"That's right, how did I not think of that?" A look of realization dawned on Greena. He thought of another point: if his bid for the throne failed, he could also occupy a territory and declare himself king.
"What does Your Highness, the Second Prince, think?" The Red Overseer asked with a light smile.
"This is a plan that allows for both advance and retreat," Greena praised. He was very satisfied with this plan.
"In that case, Your Highness, the Second Prince, you can begin to slowly transfer your wealth now, and also find a place suitable for development." This plan was given to The Red Overseer by the leader of Black Iris.
"Let's choose the south. The Grand Knight Duke's territory is also there," Greena said seriously.
"I also heard there is a new perfume formula? Can we get our hands on it?" The Red Overseer asked seriously.
"I have already sent people to do it. If the other party is sensible, they should hand over the secret perfume formula," Greena said, thinking of the team he had dispatched to the western lands. He hoped the minor noble there would be obedient.
"That's good. Once we have the perfume formula, the gold coins will come pouring in continuously," The Red Overseer chuckled. As long as the Second Prince becomes king, the Black Iris organization can step out into the open.
"No one can stop me." A murderous glint flickered in Greena's eyes. As far as he knew, the First Prince and the Fourth Prince had both sent people to fight for the perfume. This time, it would all come down to whose methods were superior.
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