Infinite Paradise
Chapter 88 - 72 Whoever controls Morgan, controls the world_2

Chapter 88: 72 Whoever controls Morgan, controls the world_2

Caster scratched his head sheepishly, "Those princes do treat me pretty well, but mainly because of Guinevere."

Le Cheng curiously looked at Guinevere, only to see her spit, "Those guys are just toads lusting after swan meat. I couldn’t care less about them!"

Le Cheng suddenly realized, no wonder those princes were being nice to Caster, their competitor. It was beauty that led to their downfall.

Don’t be fooled by Guinevere’s loud and brash demeanor, a bit of a female brat, but with her melon seed-shaped face, crescent brows, and crystal clear, snowy skin, apart from her flat chest which could be seen as a flaw, she was indeed a rare beauty. It’s just that her body hasn’t fully matured yet, lacking the charm of a mature woman. Give her a few more years, once her long legs and ample bust develop, she will definitely be a beauty who could rival Morgan in leading the country to misfortune.

Speaking of which, in the legends of King Arthur, both Morgan and Guinevere are quite the national calamities... in the literal sense.

Seeing Guinevere start to talk nonsense again, Caster hurriedly reminded her, "You can’t talk like this outside. We have no power or influence in the Imperial Capital. If we accidentally offend those princes, there won’t be a good outcome."

Guinevere giggled, "Of course I know that. I’m only speaking like this because it’s just the three of us here. If the princes were around, I would definitely be all smiles, calling them ’dear brother’ this and ’dear brother’ that, flatter them until they’re happy and proud, then they would get lost in their fantasies, and lose the King Selection Ceremony. That way, Caster, you can win easily."

What top-tier green tea speech?!

Le Cheng was speechless. With Guinevere’s personality, if she were thrown into a palace drama, she might well survive until the final episode.

"By the way, do you know when the King Selection Ceremony starts?"

"Seven days from now."

"Seven days, huh..."

Le Cheng stroked his chin and pondered. The conditions for the complete chain task were two: first, to help Caster ascend to the throne, and second, to join him in the fight against the Catastrophe Legion. Although the task didn’t explicitly require a victory, for a newly crowned emperor’s first battle, if beaten, he would obviously take the full blame, and whether he could maintain his position afterward would be in question, not to mention the risk of death due to defeat.

Therefore, victory was also a mandatory condition.

And from Le Cheng’s point of view, after supporting a new emperor to the throne, if he were to lose the battle as soon as he stepped out the door, would there be any face left to see people?

However, the time limit for the task was only a short month, which was a bit rushed.

After all, the ascension of a new emperor affected more than just a few people. To put it mildly, it concerned the future of the Empire; to put it broadly, it even determined the survival of the entire world. Even if Caster won the King Selection Ceremony, he couldn’t ascend the throne immediately, unless he achieved an overwhelming victory that left no room for doubt in everyone’s mind.

"Caster, you must pull the Sword of King Selection out in seven days!"

Le Cheng started to put pressure on Caster.

Caster smiled wryly, "I can’t make any guarantees about that."

"Just go for it. I absolutely believe in you. As long as you can become the new emperor, we’re halfway to success."

"Well... even if I do pull out the Sword of King Selection, I might not necessarily become the new emperor."

"Eh? Why not?"

Looking at Le Cheng’s puzzled expression, Caster paused, then said matter-of-factly, "Because the other princes might also be able to pull out the Sword of King Selection."

Le Cheng, who hadn’t considered such a simple thing, was a bit puzzled.

Le Cheng stood frozen for a while upon hearing this, and then he slapped his thigh hard.

"Darn!"

"Mr. Le Cheng, are you alright?"

"I’m fine, just... damn it, how did I not think of this?"

The so-called wise man still overlooks something. After Caster’s reminder, Le Cheng suddenly remembered, isn’t this the legend of King Arthur!

Indeed, in the Arthurian legend, only Arthur could pull the Sword from the Stone, because he is the protagonist, the Child of Destiny, but in this world, who can guarantee that Caster is the Child of Destiny? For instance, if he kills Caster here, will this world definitely come to an end? Not necessarily!

Caster might be the answer to saving this world, but that doesn’t mean he’s the only correct answer.

If, as Caster said, more than one Prince could pull out the Sword of King Selection, then, the ownership of the throne could be disputed for a very long time.

This is not what Le Cheng wants to see.

"Come come come, let’s think this through properly."

Le Cheng immediately pulled the two of them to sit down.

"If we want Caster to become the new Emperor, he must win at the King Selection Ceremony. I have come up with two plans. First, to kill all the competitors, as long as there are no competitors, then Caster will be the undisputed victor!"

Le Cheng spoke with the tone of a ruthless Divine Chosen, scaring both Caster and Guinevere’s faces pale.

"How... how could we do that..."

"Yeah, that’s way too extreme!"

"Of course, that plan was just me speaking off the cuff. The key point is, I can’t do such a thing." Le Cheng spread his hands, "So, we can only choose the second plan, to get more people to support Caster. What do you guys think?"

This plan is somewhat more reasonable, and both regain their senses, silently nodding in agreement.

Then, Guinevere said, "Actually, Uncle Gawain has also mentioned this to us before. He said that if Caster wants to become the new Emperor, he needs the support of at least one person."

"Who?"

"Queen Morgan."

Guinevere continued after saying the name, "According to what Uncle Gawain said, with the Emperor Sigma’s passing and the King Selection Ceremony approaching, the situation in the Imperial Capital has already become extremely complicated. The intertwining of various interests has given rise to countless factions, but setting aside the small fry that don’t count for much, there are only three forces that can truly be decisive."

"One is the native faction consisting of the old nobility, but we can’t rely on this force, as they have been operating in the Imperial Capital for possibly over a hundred years, and some may even be the teachers, fathers-in-law, or sworn brothers of the Princes. Not to mention the problems of interest, they simply cannot support a commoner Prince from the countryside, emotionally speaking."

"The second force is the Emperor’s Forbidden Army led by knights such as Lancelot and Gawain, they are the most powerful armed group in the Imperial Capital and even the entire Empire, and also deeply loyal to Emperor Sigma. However, for that reason, we cannot gain their support, because compared to personal preferences, they favor procedural justice more... Uncle Gawain has personally said that he supports Caster very much, but as the leader of the Emperor’s Forbidden Army’s Knight Order, he will definitely not openly support Caster."

"The last force is the Catastrophe Messengers, and this force, well, since the Empire only requires their loyalty, the Catastrophe Messengers are quite laid-back and free most of the time. On the surface, it seems like they have no unified policy, but in reality, the Catastrophe Messengers follow the absolute orders of their leader, as long as the leader has given clear instructions, all of the Catastrophe Messengers will strictly carry them out... And the current leader of the Catastrophe Messengers is Queen Morgan."

"In other words, if Caster can gain the support of Queen Morgan, it is tantamount to having the entire group of Catastrophe Messengers."

Upon reaching this point, excitement was brimming on Guinevere’s face.

Le Cheng had to admit, this little girl really has something, a keen eye for politics.

The super soldier force of the Catastrophe Messengers could only be confronted directly by the Emperor’s Forbidden Army, and as long as the premise that the Catastrophe Messengers remain loyal to the Empire continues to hold, the Emperor’s Forbidden Army would never become enemies with the Catastrophe Messengers.

That is to say, as long as you have control over the Catastrophe Messengers, it’s like having control over the entire Empire.

Round it up a little, and only Morgan’s man can become the true... King of the World!

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