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Chapter 1859: After the edit - 563 Assassination

Chapter 1859: After the edit: Chapter 563 Assassination

In the inn, Leonard Churchill received a message from the communicator and said to Camilla and Tracy Garcia, "Lenny and the others have arrived."

"Hmm."

Camilla opened her eyes from meditation, nodded, and prepared to stand up.

Tracy Garcia also put away the Angel.

Outside the window, a light rain started pattering, carrying a distinctive rusty smell unique to the mining city in the air.

Leonard Churchill glanced at the mist outside the window, then looked at Camilla who was getting ready to go out, and added, "Your brother will definitely make a move this time. I expect some unexpected tactics. Be careful."

Camilla’s expression remained unchanged as she said, "Hmm. It’s something that must be faced eventually."

After a pause, she added, "If he really makes a move on me, then the ’Royal Succession Ceremony’ will officially begin. This, in fact, is a good thing for me."

"Hmm."

Leonard Churchill’s eyes flashed with a hint of playful light.

The Orlan Royal Court is the descendants of the old retainers of the Taren Dynasty who came to the East Wilderness. They are essential to win over for ascending the throne.

But ultimately, although Camilla is the only legitimate heir to the throne according to the Augustus ancestral command, the current actual king of the Orlan Royal Court is still King Arthur.

The struggle for the throne is an internal affair of the Augustus family, and court intrigues are not uncommon in history.

The majority of the old retainers of Orlan remain loyal to the king who sits on the throne.

Moreover, King Arthur now controls the entire East Wilderness, and his Royal Destiny is much stronger than Camilla’s.

This unequal Royal Fortune is also the main shackle that has prevented Camilla’s Life Pattern from significantly improving.

But if the other party does send someone to assassinate, it means acknowledging Camilla as a competitor for royal power.

This is actually beneficial.

For Camilla to ascend the throne, there must eventually be a legitimate and justified claim.

So she must face it.

....

Leonard Churchill and the two others did not hold any illusions that they would avoid danger this time and had made their preparations.

They were also very curious about what kind of countermeasures King Arthur would take.

After putting on black waterproof cloaks, the three of them walked out of the inn.

With the city’s tram system shut down, Leonard Churchill and the others walked to the designated meeting point.

Probably due to the rain, the visibility on the misty streets was low, and there were few pedestrians.

Even the beggars curled up under the eaves in the corners of the alleys, and occasionally pairs of peering eyes were visible in the darkness, watching the three cloaked figures walking in the rain.

In the rain and mist, the visibility was low, and the street lamps appeared like scattered yellow halos.

Raindrops fell on the cloaks, making a crisp ticking sound, and the entire street was otherwise silent.

Camilla walked with a blank expression, while Tracy Garcia silently followed beside her.

Leonard Churchill occasionally glanced at the rain and mist around them, a thoughtful look sometimes flashing in his dark eyes.

There are only a few true masters from the Orlan Royal Court who can pose a threat to the three of them.

If they do come, it would be somewhat exciting.

Of course, there would undoubtedly be some unexpected tactics.

Boots stepping into puddles, dirty water splashed up onto the shoe surfaces.

As they walked, Leonard Churchill suddenly felt goosebumps rising inexplicably, and his whole body’s blood seemed to become faintly excited.

This rain-mist gave him a sense that he hadn’t felt in a long time, a feeling of looming danger like a thorn in his back.

A slight smile curled up at the corner of his mouth as he whispered to himself, "Already being watched...?"

After cultivating the Secret Skill "My Heart is the Universe," his crisis perception ability had been heightened to a level far beyond his tier.

That presence hidden in the rain and mist likely didn’t realize it had already been discovered.

Camilla and Tracy Garcia, noticing Leonard Churchill’s gaze, also realized something but the three of them tacitly remained silent, continuing on their way.

Before long, they arrived at a dilapidated building in North City, formerly the Mining Union of Rig City, one of the city’s iconic buildings.

It was now abandoned.

The place was too remote from the main street, making it difficult to find food, and with the mining station next door being noisy at night, not even beggars wanted to shelter there.

They pushed open the dilapidated door, which was already covered with cobwebs.

Inside were long benches, spacious enough.

Leonard Churchill and the others didn’t mind the poor environment, dusted off the front-row benches, and sat down to wait for the others.

....

Lenny, having been in exile for many years, had an instinctive alertness to danger.

Of course, he had guessed that the Orlan Royal Court’s banishment of the Herlands Family this time must have another purpose.

Most likely, it was aimed at Emperor Camilla.

But after communication, both sides still decided to meet, and Lenny could only bring everyone along.

Soon, over a thousand people from the train station arrived at the dilapidated Mining Union entrance.

Most of the Herlands Family members did not know the purpose of their trip.

They had heard of Rig City.

Exile, perhaps to become slave miners, wasn’t too surprising.

Everyone had mentally prepared to die in the mines already.

As the clan leader, Elsa did not come. After all, there needed to be someone to bear the blame for the previously failed mission in Sinless City, and the Royal Court needed some hostages.

And as one of the Four Knights, "Forbidden Curse Master" Jolin, a top-tier warrior, couldn’t be sent to assist the enemy either.

The highest-ranking individuals in this exile group, apart from a few clan elders, were Ray as well.

As a talented descendant of the Herlands Family and the future hope of the clan, everyone already regarded him as their backbone.

Ray looked at the abandoned old building in front of him and sensed that there were people waiting inside.

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