Chapter 1216: The situation is changing dramatically
The assembly hall was dead silent.
*Gulp*
The eldest Prince swallowed. Normally, given his calm nature, he wouldn't have lost his temper, but Rowan Harvey was the kingdom's treasurer.
The eldest Prince was very knowledgeable about finances and it was precisely because of this that he lost his temper. If Rowan Harvey had really done something to the kingdom's finances, it wouldn't have ended up with the banal loss of a certain amount of gold coins.
If anyone else said that Rowan Harvey had become a traitor, they would only be slightly surprised and wouldn't believe it, but this was reported to them today by Iron Hand, the person who revealed the entire undead plan in the shortest amount of time.
It was impossible to ignore such a statement from such a person.
— Are you sure? The king asked. Although his face was calm, for the first time, he doubted the truth of what Iron Hand had said.
— Rowan Harvey has escaped from the capital. He was led out of the undead capital, Elduo, and led by her through the Fes Canyon, then taken to the Supha Sea, from where he headed to Aonna. Given the time, he is probably crossing the Nubaha Desert by now, or perhaps already outside the wall of God.
Su Xiao learned about Rowan Harvey from Elduo, and not only that, but also other secrets.
For example, he learned that Rowan Harvey was not a pureblood. He had one third human blood in his veins and two thirds undead blood.
That's right, Rowan Harvey was a hybrid.
Most hybrids had obvious characteristics, for example, the two little girls in the Iron Hand residence were very similar to normal girls, but their height, body shape, and so on were very different from human ones.
An ordinary person might not notice the hybrid at first glance, but in the eyes of seasoned warriors, all hybrids were at a glance.
Although Rowan Harvey was a hybrid, he was an extremely rare hybrid, or rather, the first such hybrid in history. He hadn't picked up any characteristics from the undead at all. No matter who looked at him, he only saw him as a human being.
In other words, anyone who saw him wouldn't be able to tell that he was a hybrid.
At first, even the upper layers of the undead thought that Rowan Harvey was human, and because of this, his mother was almost banished for infidelity, however, as a child, Rowan Harvey awakened the energy of the undead.
Usually, the undead's energy was already awakened in their youth or immediately at birth, so a two-year-old child definitely did not fall under any of these rules.
This incident alarmed the higher layers of the undead, so they ended up studying Rowan Harvey.
After some time, they came to the conclusion that Rowan Harvey was a hybrid, and had the energy of the undead, but in appearance and in his physical qualities was completely similar to a human.
The higher layers of the undead immediately recognized Rowan Harvey's worth. At first, they wanted to make a first-class assassin out of him, but his body couldn't overcome the barriers, and at the age of 17, Rowan Harvey showed an amazing talent for financial management.
After decades of hard work, Rowan Harvey became treasurer of the Kingdom of St. Sodin at the age of 59, and the King made him one of his trusted men.
The king leaned back in his throne, his pupils narrowing. Rowan Harvey's betrayal was more complicated than the trivial murder of a little Princess.
— The case of the murder of the young princess is now closed, the instigator has been caught, and the undead hiding in the capital have either escaped or been killed. As long as we don't make any more mistakes, there won't be any problems, " After saying that, the king summoned the Royal Guards and ten minutes later, the king confirmed the news that Rowan Harvey had escaped from the capital. The second princess knew about this since Su Xiao found out about it through her sources, but she didn't report it not because she didn't want to, but because she couldn't say it.
When she received this information, something else happened that the king wasn't supposed to know about.
— No financial loopholes have been identified, " the king muttered and lightly rubbed his forehead. He began to think about what Rowan Harvey had accomplished during his reign. No flaws were found in the income and expenses, and this was truly terrible news.
Rowan Harvey had already escaped, and it was almost impossible to catch him. He definitely managed to do something during his reign, or else years of undead hard work would have been wasted, but even if Rowan Harvey could return to undead territory, he definitely wouldn't meet a good end.
— Father, " the eldest prince said, standing up and looking directly at the king. The king rested his elbows on the arms of the throne and rubbed his forehead with the tips of his fingers. He still didn't look at the eldest Prince.
The eldest prince took a deep breath and continued — " Father, I will give up the fight for the throne and take care of the financial matters. Although I do not know what Rowan Harvey has done, but I will fix it, " the eldest Prince knelt down on one knee after saying that. The warm smile faded from his face, leaving only one indignation.
Since the eldest prince wanted to take over the kingdom's treasury, he had to give up the fight for the throne. Otherwise, what everyone would have meant was that he had ulterior motives and was only waiting for the right chance, which was absolutely unacceptable in this situation.
Therefore, the eldest prince decided to give up. Compared to the throne, he was looking to the future. God only knew what kind of time bomb Rowan Harvey had planted in the kingdom's finances. If the kingdom's economy collapses, it's not the civilians who will be the first to suffer, but the soldiers on the front lines.
And once the wall of God falls, it will no longer be about fighting for the throne, but about the survival of all mankind..
— … — the king said nothing. He just stared at the eldest prince for a while, then turned his gaze to the other princes and princesses.
Sensing the king's gaze on him, the third prince took a step forward and knelt on one knee, " Father, I will also retreat. Let me go to the front lines. Commander Huslet will guard the northwest, and I will... I'll take over the southwest, " the third prince said, and knelt down next to the eldest prince with his fists clenched.
He had prepared for so long and paid so much for the opportunity to compete for the throne, but...
The eldest Prince and the third Prince did this because they both understood what Rowan Harvey's infidelity could lead to.
If the kingdom of Saint Sodin was like a pyramid, then the top of the pyramid was the royal family, and below it was military power, finance, and administration, and below this level were already branches of these three industries, but they all had one thing in common — they kept the royal family afloat.
Once there was a problem in any link, the royal family would eventually be destroyed.
The kingdom's finances looked quite normal at the moment, but Rowan Harvey turned out to be an undead agent. He had been in hiding for so many years, but now he had escaped, and the kingdom's finances still looked good, and that was what was terrifying.
— Don't you two regret it? the king asked and smiled. He had expected the eldest prince to make such a move. Perhaps it was because of the eldest prince's character that the king decided to give him an extra life. As for the third prince, his act really surprised the king.
— No regrets, " the eldest Prince and third Prince replied in unison. Even though they were brothers, even now they still disliked each other.
— All right, so be it, " the king said, and stood up and walked slowly out of the assembly hall. There was no crushing turn of events, for example, the king did not transfer all the power to someone, and this was not at all an assessment that the king had already thought out for a long time.
The kingdom really needed the help of these two princes right now.
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