Angel has never really come into contact with Edessak. He only saw the young man who always appeared next to Trissy and took care of her in the palm of his hand when attending dances and communicating with Trissy. He knew that he was the fifth child of King and ranked third in inheritance rights. As usual, he had the title and territory of Earl, but he was not taken seriously.
It wasn't until he learned that Trissy was controlled by Sapphire Ring of "0-08" and "Primordial Demoness" and involuntarily became Prince's mistress, and finally separated due to the Great Smog incident, that Angel noticed the role of Prince in the whole thing - the scapegoat.
Couldn't a member of the royal family, who has the highest legal inheritance rights but is not taken seriously, use "suicide in fear of crime" to end his life and give Three Great Churches an explanation?
Therefore, when Georgina mentioned this name and said that he was still alive, Angel's first reaction was disbelief.
She wouldn't want to use a Lies that we can't confirm in "Dream City" to save her life... But if it's just for this, she can pretend that she doesn't know Qonas Kilgor and doesn't know George III's plan, and waits for us to crack the city while being hostile to us but not posing too much of a threat. According to the city's laws, she "hitchhiked" away just like when she came in... No, she shouldn't have followed in from the beginning. With Anne, "Arbiter" Angel, Georgina couldn't take advantage even if she was carrying a royal "0" grade Sealed Artifact...
Could it be that Georgina risked his life and followed "Ghost Empire" in order to drag Anne, me and Klein into her faction and stop George III?
Questions popped up from the depths of Angel's mind, leaving her at a loss as to how to answer the call. Instead, Klein beside her frowned and asked:
"Where's the evidence? How can we trust you?"
"Even if there is evidence, I can't show it here, but when I talked with 'Golden Queen' in Backlund's subordinate, the charming Christine Miss, I asked her if she knew the whereabouts of Trissy Cheek... That was actually Edessak's request."
Georgina Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, the smile reappeared on his face and he quickly replied.
Charming Miss...Angel's thinking was momentarily delayed, and then she recalled the question she had asked her at the end of her first conversation with Duchess.
Even if he was regarded as the scapegoat of the royal family for "harboring Demoness" and committed suicide out of fear of guilt, this Prince still misses Trissy?
She now only feels that Edessak and Trissy have some similar traits in their characters. It is no wonder that after "0-08" stopped writing stories, Trissy still remembers this lover and is even willing to give up everything for each other.
I just don't know what kind of expression Trissy will have after knowing that her Prince is still alive... She has sacrificed her body and mind to "Primordial Demoness" and gained the power of Demigod. She has no way to regret it.
After a while, Angel gathered his thoughts and focused on the negotiation in front of him:
"This is barely a reasonable reason... but you are also a member of the royal family, and even George III's cousin. Why are you dissatisfied with his behavior and contrary to his position?"
"What he has done in recent years is unacceptable to anyone with normal moral values. There are many people in the royal family who have the same idea as me. We eventually came together and were regarded as the old-fashioned and stubborn 'Conservatives'... Also There is also Edessak. He was abandoned by his father, his reputation was ruined, and he almost died from a bullet from Annihilation Spirit Body. After this time, there will be another time. No member of the royal family is absolutely safe."
I'm afraid the latter reason is the reason why you oppose George III. As for the "action" of kidnapping people and covering up the facts through Great Smog, as the royal family, you have been indifferent to him for so many years. Why do you suddenly start to oppose it? It's just that he is worried that after he becomes the real "Black Emperor", he will completely cleanse the royal family, leaving only those who obey his words... Angel thought, feeling amused by the unique hypocrisy of the nobles.
But this hypocrisy also makes Georgina's words more credible, because it is consistent with the information investigated by Angel. "Conservatives" within the royal family does not agree with George III's ideas, especially foreign wars and radical reforms.
Although this may be a "conflict" deliberately created by the royal family in order to balance the power of some nobles, it is undeniable that a force opposed to itself was split within the royal family.
"Then what is your ultimate goal? George III takes off the crown and allows Edessak, whom you support, to succeed? Even if this King 'had an accident,' the heir should be the big Prince, right?"
Angel asked meaningfully.
"At the beginning of the war, he was ready to send his eldest son Govington Augustus to rush to the battlefield. A few days ago, Gowenton, who was unable to fight, had left Backlund and led a new force to Winter County's war front to fight against the invading Feysac people. What does this mean to a noble who has never been on the battlefield or even received much relevant training? I think you should know..."
Georgina replied with a sneer. This was the first time she showed such an unabashed look of disgust towards someone.
"I believe that soon, the news of Prince's heroic sacrifice on the battlefield will be transmitted back to Backlund. Even if Church of Evernight tries to protect him, there are many people around Prince who are promoting this matter... Before his plan is completed, he can't wait to eliminate the dissidents.
"Whether it is Edessak or his brother succeeds to the throne, we don't care. We can even violate Storm's tradition by letting a certain Princess become the queen.
"As long as it's not George III."
Even some members of the royal family could not stand the actions of King, who had not yet become "Black Emperor"... Of course, they might have been a little dissatisfied before, but what happened to Gowenton was the last straw that broke the camel's back... If Angel understood something, he continued to ask:
"Then what 'conditions' can you provide? One Saint doesn't seem to play much role in the changes you mentioned, does it?"
"I am not the only one who opposes him. I think you should have done some research and know that Prince Sonia Grove and now Duke Negan are on my side, and the former will be responsible for guarding those places at critical moments..."
Georgina's answer was a bit unclear due to the restriction of "Secret Keeping", but Angel still understood what the other party meant:
At the critical stage of George III's ceremony, Grov Augustus will help Angel and others internally, open a safe passage, and help them destroy the tomb!
"The last time Three Great Churches jointly entered the ruins, Prince Grove made some cover-ups, which is inconsistent with the information you provided."
Klein suddenly spoke, pointing out the flaws in the other party's words.
"Oh, George III had already received the information at that time and knew that Taoism would discover the problem. Grove could only respond in this way, otherwise our intentions would be exposed immediately... You should blame the clergy for this. Some of them must have tipped off the information."
After another chuckle, Georgina replied.
"Okay, that's it. If your request is just to stop George III, then this help is enough," said Anne, who had been listening to the conversation between the three people, and stopped Angel's subsequent questioning. "In view of the importance of this matter, I need you to sign a contract and promise not to reveal the content of this conversation, our identity and purpose."
She used declarative sentences rather than interrogative sentences asking for the other party's consent.
Under the gaze of Anne's golden eyes, Georgina just lowered his head and replied calmly:
"Okay."
After a while, Angel and Klein, who had witnessed the contract signing process between Anne and Georgina, left the Three-Masted Sailing Ship and returned to the bustling street.
Klein's mainly black clothes did not attract much attention from the locals, but Angel's appearance inevitably attracted the attention of most eyes. It was not until they entered the library in the city center that the number of eyes that were well-intentioned but unwilling to look away diminished.
"If you stay here for a few more days, you will definitely become a big star in this city."
Klein smiled and joked, seeming to be a little happy that Angel was under siege.
"I doubt that this city with less than half the population of Tingen can have decent entertainment activities? You must know that when we were in Tingen, all the so-called big stars were from Backlund. Only the mayor and congressmen were local celebrities."
Angel muttered, his attitude completely opposite to Klein.
"The sparrow is small but has all its internal organs," Klein suddenly said Chinese. Fortunately, Angel had learned this before and barely understood the meaning, " The reason why Tingen City relies on the outside is the division of labor formed over many years, and 'Hope City' has existed independently for more than a thousand years. Any demand will gradually form an industry internally, and there is also the visible hand of 'Archon'."
Of course, this is just his guess. If you want to understand the history and current situation of this city, visiting the library is the best way.
This is also the reason why the two came here immediately after reaching the most basic agreement with Georgina.
They searched separately in the not-so-large library, and quickly brought in several tomes that introduced the history of "Hope City" in detail, and sat in the reading area to read through them.
Maybe it's because there aren't many people interested in history in the closed city, or maybe these old books have been read over and over by people. Except for two people, Marionette, there are only a few people reading quietly in the library, but Angel's actions of quickly flipping through and looking for meaningful content with the help of inspirational reminders still caught their attention.
Most people were just immersed in her appearance. Only one Blonde Man watched her actions with slight interest. After a while, he simply got up and walked over, sitting on the chair opposite Angel. After she looked away from the book and looked here, she spoke cautiously:
"Excuse me, are you 'guests' who have just arrived in this city?"