Prince Carter was the illegitimate son in whom Jonathan had placed great hopes.
He bore Jonathan's ambitions of becoming king and dominating the land.
But Jonathan had overlooked one fact.
The once-powerful Avalon Kingdom had long since become a kingdom in name only.
Signs of internal division had already emerged within the kingdom.
No matter which prince or princess ultimately took the throne, the other contenders would never acknowledge them.
Division had become the inevitable outcome.
And when that time came, the so-called King of Avalon would become a joke.
Jonathan had simply been blinded by the hopes in his heart.
Rather than pinning his hopes on Carter, a hopeless mess, it would have been better to build up his own forces.
He should have amassed strength before the situation descended into complete chaos.
Only after the Avalon Kingdom fractured could he seize the initiative.
However, even without the struggle for the throne, Jonathan still favored his illegitimate son, Carter Pendragon.
It was precisely this complicated affection that made him willing to empty out his family fortune to support Carter's rise.
In fact, when examined closely, the other grand dukes and great families backing the contenders also seemed somewhat irrational. For now, the possibility of the Lord System's involvement could not be ruled out.
In short, Jonathan did not care whether Lentax Great City fell or not.
He cared only about Carter Pendragon's safety.
Zong Shen had long since come up with a countermeasure for this.
On the surface, the Calamity Raven Church would still take the blame.
Even the negotiations for exchanging Prince Carter would be handled by the church.
To Zong Shen, Carter was not a burden, but a ticket that could be cashed in for limitless gains.
Using him to demand benefits from Jonathan was the only