Second Prince, who escaped to his own sphere of influence, quickly received information from his subordinates. After ascending the throne, the eldest prince announced in the name of the new king that he would be deprived of his title and territory and asked the nobles to arrest him.
Coincidentally, the noble who carried out the arrest order happened to be Second Prince's secret agent, and he truthfully handed over the order letter from Royal Capital to Second Prince.
Faced with the eldest prince's desire to kill all the documents, Second Prince was not one to sit still and wait for death. He immediately called on his own forces to assemble his troops.
A large number of Second Prince envoys were sent to all parts of the country, even to neighboring countries. These envoys claimed that the old king was murdered jointly by the eldest prince and the third prince.
This is not a normal accession to the throne, this is a conspiracy to usurp the throne. The two princes are guilty and they murdered the late king. And Second Prince himself has the responsibility and obligation to bring them to justice, and he will send troops to attack the capital.
The strange thing is that the capital is also in turmoil. The eldest prince, the new king, did not allow doctors and mages to examine the old king's body, and various rumors are also spreading everywhere.
For example, there were rumors from a maid that the eldest prince and the third prince secretly discussed matters in the villa until late at night the night before the king's death.
Or it was said by the king's doctor that the eldest prince presented a new type of medicine of unknown origin to the emperor.
Of course, these are all rumors, but what makes people more panic is that the king was buried very quickly. The new king's enthronement ceremony was also held immediately, which was not in line with etiquette and tradition.
The process is too rushed and too hasty, just like fearing that the crown will escape. These behaviors undoubtedly prove the authenticity of Second Prince's claims from the side.
Royal Family was split, and the nobles naturally took sides. The new king succeeded to the throne in a hasty manner, full of doubts, and the foundation was unstable. Second Prince also had a high reputation and a solid basic base, so civil war was almost inevitable.
When the two sides began to win over the nobles and gather military strength, Chloe was still fighting Beast Tide inside Death Forest. The Marquis of the Border was also invited by both sides, but he did not take sides.
Because of Beast Tide, Beasts and Monsters, who were killed by Swarm, formed a small Beast Tide in order to avoid Swarm, which had a huge impact on the Marquis of the Border.
Under such external pressure, it was difficult for the Marquis to defend his territory, let alone participate in the civil war.
Second Prince and the new king seemed to understand this truth, so they did not force the Marquis to take sides, as long as he did not fall to either side.
When Chloe led the Swarm army to Guardian Fortress, the Marquis told her the situation of the Kingdom that night.
At noon the next day, Chloe ordered the envoys from both sides of the prison to be brought to the hall and asked Swarm to eat them in front of everyone.
The brutal and terrifying scene made many Marquisate nobles present vomited on the spot.
The white marble floor of the hall was stained by all kinds of dirt. After the nobles vomited for the first time, Swarm began to bite off the messenger's bones due to his thrifty habit and ate them little by little. Then many people vomited for the second time.
From that day on, the most authoritative person in Marquisate was no longer Marquis Hornsos, and everyone began to respect and obey Chloe.
Kindness and being loved by people can be a source of power, but violence and fear are more direct and effective.
Ten days ago, a major battle broke out between the armies of both sides of the civil war in the central part of the Altia Empire. Both sides suffered casualties, and Second Prince was at a slight disadvantage because of its slightly smaller number of troops.
Chloe doesn't plan to wait for them to decide the outcome before appearing on the stage. She is ready to take the initiative and add fuel to this already chaotic situation.
There were only three people in the command room, Chloe and her loyal guards Raul, and Marquis Hornsos. This did not seem like a military meeting, but a simple meeting.
Chloe walked to the edge of the sand table and used Psionics to create a sand table that was blurry but roughly clear.
After the connection with Hatchery Brain and the battle with Beast Tide, Chloe's Psionics has become stronger and easier to operate.
The Marquis looked at the Psionics sandbox on the table in surprise. He knew that some powerful mages or Astromancer had such abilities, but he had never seen one before.
Strong men are awe-inspiring, especially the beautiful and cruel Princess in front of him, which makes the Marquis feel awe even more.
The sand table began to enlarge under the operation of Chloe, and a fortress erected between two mountains was revealed.
"Warrior Fortress, our attack target. I will launch an attack, and the first step is to capture Warrior Fortress." Chloe gave the answer directly without explaining too much.
"That is the territory of Duke Duke. Like me, he did not participate in the civil war. His attitude towards the waiters we sent out was also very subtle. Although he did not agree with you calling yourself the crown prince, he did not object either. He also sent you a gift."
The Marquis was quite surprised that the target of the war was Duke Duke. He didn't quite understand Princess's idea.
He was even thinking that Princess was still very young after all and didn't know much about politics and military affairs.
"Duke Duke, I know him. He is old-fashioned and conservative, but he is very loyal to the country." Chloe flicked his fingers in front of the virtual Warrior Fortress, "It's a pity that he blocked my way."
"Border Marquisate was established relatively late because human power was not strong enough to build a settlement next to Death Forest." Chloe sat on the chair that Raul brought for her and said slowly.
"At that time, the west side of the empire could only be guarded by a military fortress, which was responsible for blocking Beast Tide. It did a good job. For hundreds of years, countless Monsters from Death Forest fell under the walls of Warrior Fortress. It took the last hundred years until humans were able to break out of the fortress and establish Border Marquisate."
"Now we want to enter the belly of the empire and participate in the fight for the throne. Warrior Fortress is the obstacle we must overcome."
"But... but I can use..." The Marquis wanted to make other suggestions.
"I don't have time to win over or make political promises. If Duke is willing to surrender, I will spare his life. If not, Swarm doesn't care about an extra meal."
Chloe's words made the Marquis turn pale, and the names of several militaristic tyrants had already appeared in his mind.
"Going eastward is my must choice. I have wasted too much time here. The human mobilization system is too inefficient."
In Chloe's words, the sand table changed and turned into a battlefield.
On one side was a battlefield covered with a large number of Monsterss, and on the other side were Swarms arranged in neat square formations. The sense of oppression they showed made the Marquis' throat go dry.
"Do you know how long it took me to command Swarm to eliminate hundreds of thousands of Beast Tide?" Chloe asked.
The Marquis swallowed his saliva.
"Two days, only two days, hundreds of thousands of Beast Horde, which can destroy human civilization, turned into dust." Chloe's voice made the Marquis breathless. "I have been waiting here for 10 days, and I have no patience. Overmind is still waiting for me."