Zong Shen's schemes had little to do with the princes and princesses vying for the throne.
He had come to Lentax Great City for one simple reason: to seize territory.
Beyond that, he did not truly care about Prince Carter's or Princess Anna's arrangements.
The reason he wanted to wait for the Calamity Raven Church to join in
was to muddy the waters.
Moreover, only if the Church became deeply involved in the great city's conflict would Zong Shen have the chance to seize Cold Raven Valley in the confusion.
Thus, he intended to kill two birds with one stone with this operation.
"Then, darling, do you need me to have the Church act ahead of schedule?"
Safri pondered for a moment before asking softly.
But the suggestion was rejected.
"No. The Church is crucial to my plan. It absolutely cannot expose itself rashly."
"At present, the city's main conflict still revolves around Princess Anna's and Prince Carter's factions."
"Even Marquis Henry can only be considered caught between them."
"At a time like this, they have no spare attention to spare for the Calamity Raven Church."
"So the Church must not act in advance!"
If the city's situation was a pile of shit, then Zong Shen needed the Church to be the stick that stirred it.
But for now, the Church absolutely could not expose itself rashly, or it would shift the great city's internal conflicts.
That was why he had coordinated with Safri beforehand.
"Darling, I understand what I need to do."
"I'll conceal Marquis Henry's plan to act early and only inform the bishop that Prince Carter has summoned experts from Dabos Great City."
"The Church has already decided to stake the entire sect's foundation on one last desperate gamble."
"Unless the Church suffers a full-scale purge within