Nasubi Hui Guo Rou vaguely sensed a bloodline fading away.
Never mind the Departure Ceremony—even the Succession Contest had yet to begin, and already a prince had fallen...
Upon sensing this turn of events, Nasubi Hui Guo Rou felt both anger and heartache.
But after so many years on the throne, he did not let his emotions show.
"Who could it be... hui."
A sharp glint appeared in Nasubi Hui Guo Rou's eyes.
Anyone listening would have been unable to tell whether he was asking himself which prince had fallen, or who had caused that prince's death.
The only certainty...
Was that the Kakin Kingdom had lost an important cornerstone.
Nurturing gu—
Nothing mattered more than the initial number of creatures placed inside the Seed Urn.
Nasubi Hui Guo Rou would not call off the Succession Contest scheduled to accompany the voyage, but neither did he want to see another prince die before it began.
If they were to die,
Then they could only die inside the "Seed Urn"!
Only then could their bloodline fulfill its true value.
Nasubi Hui Guo Rou's gaze grew colder.
Perhaps influenced by his emotions, the Guardian Spirit Beast standing behind him gradually settled down.
Elsewhere.
Before long, Beyond received word that Fourth Prince Tserriednich had been murdered.
Reportedly, the attackers had targeted Tserriednich's many valuable collectibles, and their methods had been particularly brutal, leaving not a single survivor.
The investigation revealed that Tserriednich's collection had been completely looted.
An exceptionally skilled hacker was suspected to be among the perpetrators, having erased all surveillance footage recorded during the attack.
Even the professional hacker Hunter hired by the relevant authorities had been unable to recover the footage.
With critical clues missing, the investigation struggled to make any headway.
"As long as the voyage isn't canceled, nothing