Was there a problem?
Was there no problem?
Faced with Blood Princess Molly's words, Lynn truly wanted to shout back: Of course there was a problem!
The biggest problem was that Blood Princess Molly and her group had clearly come to help him, yet they were too powerful, putting him in a subordinate position. Once everything was done, who would get the credit? Could it be... Blood Princess Molly and her group had come to steal his credit? Were they planning to replace him and become the new Deputy Minister of the Efficiency Department? No... perhaps their ambitions were even greater. They might be aiming for the long-vacant position of Minister of the Efficiency Department.
But then again, how did Blood Princess Molly and her group dare appear here? This was no longer Sika Kingdom territory, but Soma Alliance territory. Although the two countries had made peace, their relationship remained tense, and they were still hostile in secret. It was certainly not a good choice for her, as someone from the Sika Kingdom, to come here.
In fact, even if this were still Sika Kingdom territory, it would not have made much difference. She was a rebel, wanted by the authorities all along. If she were discovered, an army might very well surround and kill her.
But she had just said... she had come from Blackwater City, and was helping because she had heard Lord Richard's words. Did that mean she possessed an identity and connections he knew nothing about? Was that why she could move about Shalin freely and safely?
If that was really the case, then as the Blood Princess of the Sika Kingdom, with the pure bloodline of the former Sika royal family, she held considerable influence over some Sika people. Whatever she wanted to do would