The Right to Control (Part 1)

The Grand Duchy Palace Banquet.

Reilo sat beside Lola.

Both were uncharacteristically dressed in formal attire.

Normally, the tall and beautiful Lola would be the focus of any banquet, but today, she couldn't overshadow the dazzling radiance Reilo exuded.

This was because the attendees weren't nobles from the Duchy's territories, but high-ranking military officials and renowned scholars of the Duchy.

Their purpose for attending this banquet was simple.

It was the radiation weapon!

The gazes directed at Reilo were like those of a tender, undressed young maiden, filled with naked, undisguised greed. Reilo saw it all.

"Heh heh heh, you're quite the celebrity in the Duchy now. With Dead Servant's shadow providing twenty-four-hour close protection, it's unprecedented, if not unparalleled, in the Duchy," Corleon said with a chuckle.

He then looked at Lola beside him.

"Reilo is now a famous doctor in the Duchy. Don't bully him, alright?"

Lola looked at Corleon and pouted in mock complaint, "I'm just happy he can spend more time with me, how could I possibly bully him?"

After her playfully complaining remark, Lola couldn't help but let out a snicker.

Corleon also chuckled.

He noticed some military personnel approaching Reilo and said, "Someone's coming over. It looks like they want to discuss the radiation weapon with you. As someone who's been through it, I advise you not to get entangled in politics. It'll be a headache. I suggest you always follow the current King's will. The old King trusted me on this point, which is why he heavily invested in my laboratory. Heh heh heh!"

Corleon turned and left.

Reilo looked at the approaching figure, who turned out to be Oken, the Sword of the Furnace.

This fortress general had once belonged to Prince Bo's faction. It was only out of respect for the