Catastrophe Card King-Chapter 866 - 271: Kingship’s Theft, Sophia Jones’s Origins_3

Chapter 866: Chapter 271: Kingship’s Theft, Sophia Jones’s Origins_3

Upon seeing this, the Pursuer of Light let out a long, weak sigh, “At last, it’s a success…”

He then looked at the cloaked figure beside him and said, “Elder Garcia, the theft of authority has been successful. Now, King Orlan must surely be aware of what’s happening. You’re completely exposed as well, so… have you still made your decision?”

The Pursuer of Light did not elaborate, but he had already deduced the outcome.

Susu Garcia replied indifferently, “This is the destiny of the High Priest.”

It wasn’t just Arthur, the new king who had the direct bloodline of Augustus. There was also Camilla, the illegitimate daughter of the old king!

According to the royal law of succession, as she was a royal offspring who had naturally merged with the [Diamond Q-White Queen], she possessed the first right of succession.

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This was an ancestral teaching that could not be defied.

But in reality, Arthur, who had forcibly merged with the [Spades K-Tyrant], had become king.

The High Priest’s loyalty was to the bloodline of Augustus, not to any particular king.

This was also why three thousand years ago, the ancestors of the Garcia Family had personally attended the burial of the Weeping Angel and the reigning king for the sake of the continuation of civilization!

And now High Priest Susu Garcia had also made her choice.

She did not dwell on her own issues but instead said, “This [Divine Ruins Treasure House] is an inheritance that only the lineage of the Kings of Augustus would receive. Even the High Priests’ lineage isn’t fully aware of it. Even Arthur has only received a very small part of it. After all, the East Wilderness had been trapped for three thousand years, and that history is too distant now…”

The Pursuer of Light nodded in agreement, saying, “For now, it’s barely sufficient.”

Just like the City of Ember’s downfall three thousand years ago, the Pursuer of Light and the High Priest’s God-Slaying Lineage joined forces once again.

However, this time, they were not seeking destruction.

Instead, they were trying to find that unquenched Kindle Fire amid the ashes of ruins.

At that moment, Camilla had opened her eyes and looked over as well.

Susu Garcia looked at the girl who had grown up under her care and said, “This [Divine Ruins Treasure House] is a Divine Artifact of the Augustus heritage, and from now on, I entrust it to you. However, the kingship authority you’ve acquired isn’t much. If you want to advance further in the future, you’ll need to go to the Ancestral Tomb of Augustus. There, you will find the true secrets of communicating with the divine of Augustus, as well as the ultimate secrets of the civilization…”

Camilla listened, nodding seriously, “Mhm.”

As she spoke, the normally reticent High Priest now conveyed a profound sense of reflection, “The Augustus of old was like an eagle soaring through the Infinite Abyss Rift. What we see now of the Card Master Civilization is still far from it…”

From these words, Camilla sensed the elder’s concern, and also heard the sadness of farewell, “Auntie Garcia… you…”

Susu Garcia gave a slight smile, shaking her head as if it were nothing, her eyes filled with affection, “Our Queen Your Majesty has grown up too…”

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Before long, Leonard Churchill and Sophia Jones arrived at a spacious underground room full of withered corpses.

Sophia’s injuries were quite severe, and since there were no absolutely safe places in the Mysterious Realm, they simply stopped there.

Now that there were no enemies, Leonard Churchill could finally say, “Aunt Jones, thank you for coming to help me.”

Sophia, who had taken a potion and was now sitting cross-legged recovering, responded casually, “You don’t need to be so formal.”

The two could hardly be considered strangers, so Leonard Churchill asked the question he was most curious about, “By the way, Aunt Jones, why were you at the Flood Gang?”

Hearing this question, Sophia’s expression changed slightly as she looked at Leonard Churchill, “Grandma Williams told me about your situation.”

Although he had some guesses, Leonard Churchill still looked at her, puzzled, “???”

Sophia’s immediate presence at Vera Williams’s door meant that she must have been there all along.

But why?

No one from the Williams family, except for Mr. Dove, even had the right to go up to that floor.

And yet, Sophia could?

Did she have some special relationship with Vera Williams?

Guessing Leonard Churchill’s bewilderment, Sophia explained directly, “All military forces need strong financial support. The main economic backer and resource channel for the Revolutionary Army is a secret foundation under Grandma Williams’s command.”

Leonard Churchill, upon hearing this, had an epiphany. So it turned out that the main financial sponsor behind the Revolutionary Army was Vera Williams.

But he had also guessed as much.

If he wasn’t mistaken, this idea had been contemplated a century ago while he and that fisher girl had been discussing future development, touching upon related topics.

Considerable financial power also needed strong military support.

And a business operator’s dark methods were numerous—if you didn’t use them, others would.

Often, some non-conventional military forces were needed to solve problems.

So, at the time, Leonard Churchill had suggested to Vera Williams that a sufficiently powerful consortium should cultivate its own military forces.

But their Williams family had no seat in the Federation and no legal right to maintain troops.

Their only option was to support… clandestinely.

The process wasn’t important; what mattered was that Vera Williams had actually done it.

Watching the change in Leonard Churchill’s expression, Sophia continued, “However… I didn’t come to the Flood Gang because of my Revolutionary Army identity.”

She went on, “Grandma Williams was a friend of my grandfather’s and the savior of my father and me. Without her secret rescue, my father and I would have died in the execution years ago.”

“Ah?”

It was the first time Leonard Churchill had heard about Sophia’s background.

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Even the information merchant only spoke of the Revolutionary Army’s deputy commander as strong and mysterious, with no information about her origins.

Unexpectedly, she was from a family of generals.

Sophia said, “In those days, my grandfather was in the military with a very high reputation. Later, because of some wars manipulated by others, which caused many casualties among the commoners, some Federation senators falsely accused him of ‘war crimes’ and even the crime of attempting to overthrow the Federation’s power, ultimately leading to his entire family being imprisoned… At the time, many generals urged my grandfather to launch a counterattack. But he didn’t do so and chose to face death. For many years, I couldn’t understand why, until later I found out. When the influential senators spoke up, they said as long as my grandfather died, his old friends and subordinates could live… Otherwise, a lot of people would die…”