In the underground river, inside the secret room beneath the cottage.
After the mysterious girl revealed that the true identity of the kingdom's pharaoh was an individual cultivated from the High Priest's genetic material—something Princess understood perfectly well—Princess of the Kingdom naturally refused to believe it.
There were too many concealments and deceptions in the world. Deception was everywhere, even between parents and children who were as close as family could be.
Believing or not believing was only a matter of a single thought... Yet Princess of the Kingdom knew the truth behind that intense desire to refuse to believe: this was real.
"My Father King... does he know?" After remaining silent for a long while, Princess of the Kingdom finally took a deep breath and asked.
"Of course not." The mysterious girl spoke indifferently. "If the pharaoh knew about this, all his actions and thoughts would be deflected, and he naturally wouldn't be able to achieve the result Xie Jiatu wanted."
"Have you always been here?" Princess of the Kingdom suddenly asked. "You've never gone outside?"
"I truly have never left this place." The mysterious girl spoke casually. "In fact, Xie Jiatu's abilities have always been superior to mine... Even if I wanted to leave, there would be nothing I could do."
"Then how do you know what's happening outside?" Princess of the Kingdom said coldly. "You know everything, no matter how big or small."
"Perhaps he was afraid I would get bored or something... Xie Jiatu set up some little gadgets here that let me learn what was happening in the City of the Sun." The mysterious girl pulled an object from her clothing.
It was something the technology of the City of the Sun absolutely could not produce, yet no one in the outside world was unfamiliar