Kill with a Borrowed Knife

On January 15, Cosmic Year 126, one month after Long Quan was born, the Dion Empire's civil war had already reached a fever pitch.

Yelishao De's Newborn Faction gradually gained the upper hand over Manius's Grand Aristocrat Faction.

Yelishao De's success came not only from the full support of the foremost knight Julius and the remaining six Royal Knights.

He had also gained the support of most of the nation's people, because the Newborn Faction led by Yelishao De could be said to represent the common people.

Whether Newtypes, Coordinators, or ordinary humans, most who came from common backgrounds supported Yelishao De's Newborn Faction.

The saying, "Are kings, marquises, generals, and ministers born to their stations?" represented the Newborn Faction. Most of its members were commoners. As long as one rendered merit, one could receive the rewards one deserved. Thus, common people were very willing to join the Newborn Faction and fight with all their strength.

In contrast, the Grand Aristocrat Faction represented the interests of the aristocracy. Even Newtypes born as commoners would have most of their achievements seized by young members of the aristocratic faction, no matter how great their contributions. The rewards they received were even grossly disproportionate to their merits.

This led many talented people of common birth within the Grand Aristocrat Faction to defect to the Newborn Faction.

At first, the Neutral Faction had secretly leaned toward supporting the Grand Aristocrat Faction.

However, as the war progressed, Yelishao De gradually obtained evidence of who had been behind the earlier surprise attacks on the various factions, as well as evidence that Duke Mollicet had been poisoned to death. He handed all this evidence to the Neutral Faction.

The Neutral Faction had never expected that the Third Prince Alexandre, in his bid for the throne, would ally