Still within that remote palace in Sodela Palace, King George III—wearing a crown, with a resolute face and a small mustache—sat high upon the throne. Standing beside him was a lady with delicate features and an elegant temperament: Josena, the personality incarnation of the "Saintess of Purple."

This witch was still dressed in a low-cut purple gown, exposing her fair shoulders and dazzling pale cleavage, though the style differed from before.

Ebner, controlling Hvin, glanced between the two before shifting his gaze away and continued reporting to the king about his work over the past two months—namely, the progress in deepening the rift between the Conservative Party and the New Party.

Speaking of which, aside from slightly diverting the Church’s attention, Ebner hadn’t initially understood why George III wanted to intensify the conflict between the two parties.

After all, once war broke out, both the New Party and the Conservative Party would inevitably unite again, temporarily setting aside their differences to face a common enemy...

But after several interactions with George III, he had roughly grasped the other party’s thinking. The king likely intended to use the escalation of party conflict to prevent them from joining forces, thereby reclaiming part of the "Emperor’s" authority and strengthening his own symbolism as "Emperor."

Back in the Solomon Empire, that "Black Emperor" had most likely used similar methods to divide the Six Gods, so George III wanted to imitate that approach.

But the problem was that Solomon had done so out of necessity when facing multiple true gods. Among the many angel families under Him, He was absolute "authority"!

In contrast, the forces of the New Party and Conservative Party were far, far weaker than deities. Using such methods on ordinary people who could only "play politics" within rules seemed like putting the cart before the horse.

Did a "Black Emperor" really need to play "games" within rules with his own subjects?

After grumbling inwardly for a few moments, Ebner stopped his report and waited for George III’s response.

In truth, he hadn’t done much to provoke the conflict between the two parties. He had merely encouraged some members of parliament to submit the issue of "whether voting rights should be expanded" for discussion, and that alone had caused the Conservative Party and the New Party to split rapidly, arguing endlessly every day.

And this was part of the "natural course of history," so Ebner felt no psychological burden in doing it.

"Very good, Hvin. Your methods are becoming more and more refined," George III praised, acknowledging his contribution before continuing, "I called you here this time because I have two matters I’d like your help with."

"Please give your instructions," Ebner had Hvin respond with the proper attitude of a "royal consultant."

"First, I need you to find a way to determine the attitudes of nobles such as Count Hall, the current Duke Negan, and Admiral Amyrius toward a large-scale war. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Especially Viscount Ebner Bryan. I hope you can have that young lady from the Dere family under your control confirm his thoughts."

Confirm my thoughts? He wants to know the stance of the Earth Mother and the Traitor Dragon toward his ascension to godhood, since I’m publicly their Blessed.

Although he had already guessed George III’s intention, Ebner still controlled Hvin Rambis to ask with confusion, "Is Ebner Bryan’s opinion that important?"

"It is very important." George III nodded solemnly. "That viscount is not only a Blessed of several deities, but also has close ties with a newly advanced angel of the Abraham family...

"And as far as I know, the Feynapotter royal family has already reached an agreement with the Abraham family. They will confer the title of duke upon that newly advanced angel and grant the entire Sevia Peninsula as His fief."

Your information network is quite impressive. I only learned about this not long ago myself...

While muttering inwardly, Ebner had Hvin reveal a hint of surprise on the surface.

The facilitation of this matter had actually involved "Sloth" Closfia to a significant degree.

That peninsula was located on the western coast of the Disi Bay and had previously been the territory of Count Sevia—namely, the younger brother of Giuseppe Castilla.

Back then, due to Giuseppe’s sudden disappearance, his younger brother—who had received little noble education—had inherited the count’s title by chance. However, he indulged in pleasure and squandered the family’s accumulated wealth, eventually amassing enormous debts and committing suicide not long ago.

Although this count had many women around him, he had no offspring, leaving no heir...

Under normal circumstances, an heir would have been selected from distant relatives, but due to the overwhelming debt, all eligible candidates voluntarily gave up their claims.

Thus, under Closfia’s maneuvering, the Castilla family ultimately decided to reclaim the Sevia territory and reassign it to the Abraham family.

As for the debt, it was naturally taken on by the Feynapotter royal family.

As his thoughts raced, Ebner agreed to George III’s first request. After all, he was being asked about "himself," so he could naturally provide a "satisfactory" answer—whether it was true or not was another matter.

Seeing Hvin nod, George III smiled, then pointed to Josena beside him and said, "The second matter is this lady’s request. She wishes to capture a traitor of the Demoness Sect and needs your assistance."

A traitor? That must be Trissy... It seems that when you attended Viscount Lavran’s ball last time, you were also targeted by Amon and unknowingly fell into his arrangements.

I had originally wondered where Amon’s probe toward "Pallez" would come from—now it seems it’s you!

As thoughts rapidly turned in his mind, Ebner felt that the plans he and Vera had laid out might proceed even more smoothly than expected.

"What person is it?" Ebner had Hvin ask cautiously.

"Trissy Cheek. You should know her," Josena replied after giving a curtsey.

Favored by Cheek, Trissy is probably the best sacrifice to connect with the Primordial Demoness. No wonder you were used by Amon...

Ebner instantly "understood" her intentions, but after a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Trissy... where is she now?"

"She cultivated a witch and used her to secretly infiltrate the side of Viscount Stratford, the Commander of the Royal Guards, intending to uncover His Majesty’s secrets through him.

"Moreover, I believe she is likely to act soon, so I requested His Majesty to find me some assistance." As Josena spoke, she cast a tender gaze at George III.

At this moment, although Ebner already had a plan in mind, he did not immediately agree. Instead, he made a request:

"I need detailed information on Trissy... Additionally, I would like His Majesty’s permission for one matter."

"No problem with the information..." George III nodded first, then asked directly, "What do you need my permission for?"

"Please permit Xio Derecha, whom I have hypnotized, to personally kill Viscount Stratford—to avenge her father and to let go of her obsession with him, allowing her to be better controlled by me."

(End of Chapter)