"You'll help me become king of the entire empire? Mr. Chthon, can you really do that?"
Balam's eyes lit up. He asked, "That won't be easy. Although our Abracex Dynasty is a monarchy, we have a parliament. Even the royal family can't do whatever they please.
If that weren't the case, I would have taken the throne long ago, even with those two standing in my way."
"That's no challenge for me. I'll control your younger brother and sister and have them help you. With their support, parliament won't be able to stop you."
There was no threat in Chthon's words, yet Balam felt a chill. If Chthon could control his younger brother and sister, he could naturally control him as well.
Balam forced himself not to dwell on that. He reminded Chthon, "The people of the empire aren't fools. If the Second Prince and Third Princess suddenly start behaving strangely, they'll definitely become suspicious.
Then they'll take the prince and princess for examinations. With the empire's technology, even if they can't counter your power, they'll certainly detect signs of it."
"Don't worry. Their behavior won't become strange."
Chthon said, "We'll use the tempting prospect of abilities to win them over. Of course, under normal circumstances, they wouldn't submit to you just for abilities, but once they're under my control, they'll agree.
Put simply, we just need a pretext. You don't need to worry about anything. If any member of parliament objects, I'll help you control them.
Your job is to assemble a large fleet as quickly as possible and attack Earth. Oh, and I have a scientist who will help upgrade your warships so they can fight Skyfathers."
Balam frowned. Chthon's plan wasn't meticulous. It could even be called slapdash. His goal was to mobilize an army and attack