Chapter 626

"… You're here?"

Seeing Shien walk in with Tierre and Lilith, Capeline almost subconsciously stood up and looked over with an indescribable expression.

Not to mention Capeline, even the surrounding female knights were either shy, ashamed, speechless, or bitter and helpless as they glanced at Shien. In the end, all of them looked away as if they didn't dare to meet Shien's gaze.

These reactions made the rest of the people in the room puzzled.

Only Shien looked at these female knights who were dressed neatly and armed to the teeth. He couldn't help but recall the scene a few days ago when they were all naked and squeezed to his side.

Hmm, very nice.

This could probably be one of the thousands of images in Shien's mind, right?

In short, it was worth collecting.

With this thought in mind, Shien shifted his gaze to Capeline.

At this moment, Capeline was no longer in the sorry state she was a few days ago. She was as valiant and heroic as when they first met.

The difference was that her attitude was less self-righteous and domineering. The way she looked at Shien was no longer filled with judgment. Instead, it was filled with a very straight and straightforward brilliance.

Come to think of it, the experiences during this period of time should have given the princess a lot of training and made her a lot calmer, right?

Shien sighed about this, but he didn't show it. He went straight to Capeline and sat down.

Proctor should have been sitting there.

But Lockett had already stood up and moved to the side, staying by Capeline's side. It was as if he wanted to indicate that Capeline should be in charge of the next conversation. This made Shien raise his eyebrows slightly.

From this attitude, many things could be seen.

"It seems like Sir Bigusle and Her Highness are ready to cooperate."

Sean spread out his hands and explained the way of the story.

Lockett, who previously said that he would unconditionally cooperate with Shien, would still be on Capeline's side.

After all …

"I have always supported Prince Harvey and Her Highness Capeline, or should I say, the faction that opposes Her Highness."

Lockett said without any expression.

What he meant was that although he would unconditionally cooperate with Shien, before the person he supported, he would still maintain the etiquette of a subject.

In other words, the person he was loyal to wasn't just Harvey, but Capeline as well.

Tilly also quietly went to Lockett's side.

Capeline first glanced at Tierre, who was guarding beside Sean, and then cast her gaze on Lilith. Her eyes flickered.

After a while, Capeline lowered her head to Lilith in a serious manner.

That scene was exactly the same as when Lockhart had first met Lilith.

It seemed like Capeline already knew Lilith's identity.

"Your Highness?"

Tilly was the only one, Tilly, who was kept in the dark.

But Capeline didn't say much and sat down again.

"I've already met with Big Brother," Jiang Chen said. Capeline looked at Sean, pursed her lips, and said, "To be honest, I don't really agree with the contents of that deal."

Apparently, Carpeline and Proctor were of the same mind.

Since she had met Harvey, she must have known a lot of things from him, right?

"Then why did you come to me?" Shien's expression didn't change from the beginning to the end. He looked at Capeline with a faint smile and said, "Are you trying to cancel the deal on Harvey's behalf?"

"… No." Capeline went silent for a while before sighing. "If it was before, I would have done that, but now, I've been convinced by my brother."

"Oh?" Shien was surprised. "Which means you chose to compromise?"

"What else can I do if I don't?" Capeline mocked herself. "With our current strength, it's impossible to go against Her Highness's faction without paying a price."

"Is that so?" Shien denied. "No matter what, since you're back, you shouldn't be afraid of Her Highness's faction, right?"

Admittedly, there were many supporters of Her Highness's faction. However, since Capeline was back, the situation should have changed.

Capeline was the princess of the Empire. She had inherited the imitation holy sword of the royal family since she was young. Everyone was amazed by her talent. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as Rosie's, she was still the spiritual symbol of the Empire.

Her beautiful, powerful, outstanding, and outstanding family background was hailed as a Valkyrie. She was undoubtedly the face of a country and was regarded as a role model.

Countless people adored her and adored her. This was a privilege that only a princess could have.

Under such circumstances, there would definitely be many nobles in the Empire who supported Capeline. The public opinion would definitely be on Capeline's side. It wasn't impossible for Capeline to fight against Her Highness's faction.

"Now, the Leffelut Family has been destroyed. You yourself are not inferior to a Legendary Level powerhouse. Coupled with the support of Rocky, even if you can't destroy Her Highness's faction, you should be able to fight evenly, right?"

This was Shien's opinion.

However, Capeline shook her head helplessly.

"Indeed, the current situation can't be said to be completely disadvantageous to us. Even if my brother is under house arrest, the nobles who chose to support us haven't all switched sides. In addition, the other party has lost Leffelut. It doesn't seem that we have no chance of winning."

Although she said so, Capeline's expression wasn't very optimistic.

The reason was simple.

"This is a situation where only the combat power on the surface is calculated."

Capeline said so.

"Combat power on the surface?" Shien seemed to understand a little and said thoughtfully, "You mean, the other party still has combat power that isn't on the surface?"

"Of course." Capeline mentioned this to Shien and said vaguely, "You should have already experienced this, right?"

Indeed.

Wasn't the existence of the High Priest unknown to anyone before?

A Legendary Necromancer. If she commanded the Army of the Undead to attack, it was obvious how much of an impact this combat power would have on the battlefield.

Now, the High Priest was killed by Shien in advance, and the secret base was destroyed by Shien.

But …

"We have full reason to suspect that behind the Poison Consort, there is still the support of the Old Demons Faction."

Capeline's words made Shien narrow his eyes.

Shien was also very clear about this matter.

Capeline pointed it out calmly.

"The enemy's combat power behind the scenes cannot be calculated. This is a very big hidden danger and problem that makes us always have misgivings."

"Even if we don't count the combat power behind the scenes, on the surface, there are still more nobles who choose to support the Imperial Consort than those who choose to support us. Even if we lose Lefferut, the other side still has help like Renitra."

"The Renit Family is the second Knight Family of the Empire, and Saliro himself is a Legendary-level powerhouse. Their influence in the Knights of the Empire is only slightly weaker than that of Minister Lockett and the Bigusler Family. Therefore, while Minister Lockett has a group of loyal subordinates, Saliro also has the support of a group of loyal subordinates.

"The current situation is that among the nobles, about 60% belong to the Imperial Consort's faction, 30% belong to our side, and 10% are undecided. In any case, we are the weaker side."

"As for the people, because of my existence, I definitely have more supporters. However, they can only provide support and help in the political aspect. Once there is a need to go to war, they will instead be the side that needs to be protected."

"As for the hundreds of thousands of Imperial Knights that the Empire is most proud of, 20% of them have already been won over by Saliro, 30% are under Proctor's command, and the remaining half are undecided. Some do not dare to take sides easily, some are unwilling to participate in this kind of struggle, and some are still worried that the internal strife will have a serious impact on the Empire. Therefore, they do not want to support any side at all."

"In summary, it is difficult to say that the situation is particularly advantageous for us. We might even be at a very serious disadvantage."

Capeline's expression was solemn.

"If not for the fact that the Emperor is already cursed, the Poison Consort would only need to say a few words in that mediocre ruler's ear, and the Emperor would definitely choose to support her. As the Emperor of a country, he would give orders to those undecided forces, and even to us, and we would have no choice but to obey to a certain extent."

"Unless we are determined to rebel and usurp the throne, we still have to consider the Emperor's influence."

This was the current situation.

It was indeed difficult to say that the situation was advantageous for them.

In addition …

"I have already lost the imitation holy sword."

Capeline's expression became very bitter.

Yes.

Her Royal Highness had already lost the imitation holy sword.

The reason was very simple.

"The Poison Consort dared to imprison me, so naturally, she would not leave the imitation holy sword by my side."

Capeline felt very vexed, and one could even say that she felt very humiliated.

There was no other way.

The imitation holy sword was made by the Empire after spending countless efforts, financial resources, and labor. Even the bones of the ancestors who were Heroes were used to successfully create the symbol of the Empire.

It did not only represent power, but also a kind of honor and a spiritual pillar.

If Capeline lost it, it would have a huge impact on her strength.

The royal family would even target this matter and think that she did not protect it well enough, causing her to lose the national treasure, and thus punish her.

In other words …

"Because of the loss of the imitation holy sword, it is very likely that not only will I not receive the support of the people, but I will also be blamed and treated as a sinner."

Capeline spoke very helplessly.

This was not an exaggeration.

Even if Capeline was the flower of the Empire, the people who were born on this land still most respected and worshipped the Heroes who built this country.

To a large extent, Capeline's halo could be said to be built on the user of the imitation holy sword.

In the end, the imitation holy sword was lost by Capeline. This was a big problem.

If it was not handled properly, Capeline might really fall from the pedestal and lose the people's support.

This was a very bad thing.

Of course, Shien was very speechless.

There was only one thought in his mind.

"Can the holy sword be lost?"

Wasn't it something that would come back on its own?

He was puzzled …