The information that troubled Second Prince Arthur naturally reached the new king Robert. His emotional management was not as good as Arthur. After reading the information, he overturned the table.
What bullshit Prophecy, what bullshit Monsters, why! Why! He is the eldest son, he should be the heir of the Altia Empire.
Just because a few people from the Astrologers' Association came and said some crazy things, his life trajectory deviated from its original direction.
The father wants to give the position of crown prince to his youngest sister. His second brother never respects him. He also wants to challenge the authority of the crown prince.
Empress Mother was even more biased. In order to protect Chloe, he even risked his life, and even produced fatal evidence to threaten him, so that he would not dare to continue to attack Chloe after Empress Mother died.
Without eradicating the root of the problem, something unexpected happened. How could there really be Monsters in Death Forest who was taking orders from Chloe?
"Since you knew there was something wrong with the food, why did you still eat it? Why did you risk your life to protect Chloe! Am I not your child?"
Robert was smashing things and roaring in the tent.
A pair of shiny boots stepped into Robert's tent, and the smashed precious porcelain rolled right next to the boots. Looking up from the perspective, he was dressed in a straight suit, as if the owner was at a banquet rather than a battlefield.
George squatted down and picked up the pieces of porcelain, sighed and wiped them.
"It's not good to break something so valuable."
"Humph." After seeing the person clearly, Robert said nothing and looked away angrily.
"You lost your temper so much that the guards were frightened. Brother, you are the king, so you must be graceful." George is obviously not the first time he has seen Robert like this.
"Yes, I am a king. But you and I both know that many people do not think that I am a king. My dear second brother, and the sister who is carrying Prophecy, don't think so. How many nobles are swaying around?"
"Then you need calmness and grace. Only by mastering these two things can you finally win the crown." George placed the porcelain fragments on Robert's table.
"If calmness and grace can prevent the two of them from threatening my throne, I guarantee you that I will be the calmest and most graceful person in the empire." Robert said sarcastically.
"But that can at least save you a few gold coins, right?" George flicked the porcelain fragments on the table.
"You came in not just to comfort me, right? Is there anything special?" Robert raised his eyebrows.
"Of course, my king. Your good brother, my good brother sent someone to deliver a handwritten letter to you. In order to check whether there is poison or anything on it, my people checked it carefully. I also read the content by the way, I think you will be interested."
After speaking, George took out a bag from the lining, put on gloves and took out Arthur's handwritten letter from the bag.
This incident surprised Robert. He said to himself, "Does he want to negotiate? He shouldn't give up so easily."
After taking the gloves handed over by George, he opened the drawer next to the table, took out a mask and put it on, then Robert took the letter.
After using conspiracy for a long time, Robert has become very cautious and suspicious.
Robert opened the handwritten letter from Arthur and read it carefully. After reading it once, he read it again before folding the letter again and putting it into the bag.
"As expected, my younger brother has not given up. What is his plan this time? Does he really want to join forces with me?" Robert frowned in confusion.
"It's hard to say, you know Chloe is liked the most by Empress Mother, and she also likes Empress Mother the most, and Empress Mother's death has something to do with us." George nodded.
"No, it's still wrong. You and I both know Arthur. On the surface, he is charitable, smart and kind. But that's all he is pretending. His desire for power and ambition are no less than mine."
"I admit that I am not as good as him in many ways. For example, I suppress my own personality and put on a mask for the sake of power." He tapped his fingers on the table and Robert shook his head.
"So what? When the three of us conspired together, the information in the palace was sent by him. Without his help, would things have happened to that point later?"
George put his hand on his chin, "He was also splattered with Empress Mother's blood."
"Yeah, I can't figure out the reason, I just feel weird." Robert closed his eyes and leaned on the stool.
"How about you agree first, and get the gold coins first?" George suggested, "We still suffered heavy losses in the last confrontation. If it weren't for Knight Order's desperate charge, we might not have been able to win."
"Yeah, who would have thought that Arthur secretly stockpiled so many Magic Crystal Cannon and Magic Crystal Gun. He had indeed planned it. If we hadn't acted quickly, he might have rebelled and entered the capital at any time." Thinking of the situation on the battlefield, Robert was also frightened.
"His territory is very wealthy, bordering Krolan Republic to the east, and he can draw on all trade. With this money, we can also strengthen our military and purchase weapons." George took out his notebook, "One hundred thousand gold coins is not a small amount."
"It's a pity that there are no convenient ports in the territory we control. Since the war started, the food and minerals produced in our territory cannot be transported out. Our finances have been a bit tight recently."
After finishing speaking, George closed the notebook again, looked at Robert and said, "You definitely don't want to look at our financial situation. It is a very dangerous situation. The consumption of 100,000 people is too staggering."
"Arthur is having a hard time, too. He doesn't have any products there, he can only sell some wood. Without our passing caravan, how will he collect taxes and make money." Robert saw the situation very clearly.
"Just dragging it is not the answer. I have recently been in contact with the Auklai Empire to see if they can increase their merchant ships to carry out more trade with us." George is indeed a qualified steward and a qualified imperial prime minister.
"This is really good news. If more trade agreements are reached, our advantage in this war will be greater. Time is on our side." Robert smiled rarely.
"Yes, but the civil war must be ended as soon as possible. In order for the empire to rise and the Normanov dynasty to return to glory, we still have a lot to do." George agreed.
In this civil war, everyone has plans and intentions. They all see something and forget something at the same time.
Conspiracies and tricks are very effective when the power gap is not large, but when the absolute power exceeds the threshold, no amount of strategy and wisdom is meaningful.
Just as now Chloe is leading Swarm to the battlefield.