The Father and Son's Schemes

"But I just received some news. Brian might be on March Star. Remember how, some time ago, my dear elder brother sent Soul Killers to March Star? They say it was because of this." Su Yong took another drag of his cigarette, then a sip of tea before speaking. He looked nothing like a Prince.

"Which Brian?" Su Hai asked, puzzled.

"Brian, the one who nearly became a Grandmaster Alchemist," Su Yong answered calmly.

"Ah... wasn't he said to have died in an accident?" Su Hai's mouth fell open in shock.

"A batch of extremely high-quality potions has recently appeared on the Black Market, and there are quite a lot of them."

"My dear elder brother seems to have traced them to March Star."

"Before those Soul Killers could find the person they were looking for, the pirates contacted the former Grand Steward through an intermediary. They paid him to take care of a Pirate Group's Regiment Commander, and then, as you saw..."

"By now, this news has more or less spread everywhere." Su Yong chuckled.

"What does this have to do with Yang Bo?" Su Hai asked.

"...!"

"The Brotherhood, pirate organizations, the Ash Organization, Free Mercenaries, even how many of my brother's most secretive Soul Killer department died on March Star?"

"What kind of person do you think could gather such a huge force?"

"And if we wanted to figure out what was going on there now, how would we do it?" Su Yong asked again. It couldn't be helped. This son was his smartest and strongest; he had to teach him properly.

Why had the royal family developed so healthily over the years? Naturally, because enough people had died. Otherwise, all these assets would have long since been divided among the countless descendants they produced.

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