Still within that secluded palace in Sodela Palace, George III sat high upon the throne, wearing a crown, his face resolute and a pair of small mustaches beneath his nose. At his side stood a lady with delicate features and an elegant bearing—the personality incarnation of the Purple Saint, Jossena.
The Demoness still wore a purple low-cut gown that exposed her fair shoulders and dazzling milky-white skin, though its style differed from the one she had worn before.
Abner controlled Hvin to glance between the two of them before withdrawing his gaze and continuing his report to the king on his work over the previous two months—namely, the progress of widening the rift between the Conservative Party and the New Party.
Speaking of which, aside from slightly diverting the churches' attention, Abner had initially not understood why George III wanted the conflict between the two parties to deepen.
After all, once war broke out, both the New Party and the Conservative Party would inevitably unite again, temporarily setting aside their differences to face a common enemy...
But after several encounters with George III, he had roughly grasped the man's intentions. He likely wanted to intensify the conflict between the two parties so they could not join forces, thereby reclaiming some of the Emperor's authority and strengthening his own symbol of the Emperor.
The Black Emperor of the Solomon Empire had most likely used similar means to divide the six gods back then, so George III wanted to imitate him.
But Solomon had done so out of necessity when facing numerous True Gods. Before the many Angel families under him, He had possessed absolute authority!
The New Party and Conservative Party, however, were clearly worlds apart from gods in power. Using such methods on ordinary people who could only play politics