Chapter 209

His thoughts were interrupted by the boss in front of him.

"No, no. I don't need this little money... Uh, I keep my word."

Thinking this way, Will observed the century-old shop called "Shield Processing".

In the capital, weapons shops generally don't make weapons for adventurers, right? After all, if they make weapons for adventurers, they won't attract much business here.

Then think about it this way...

This shop has been around for so many years, supplying from the army?

Then he might know some stories behind the "Fourth Prince" who was in charge of the army but got into trouble at this time.

"Your business should mainly come from the army, right?"

"Oh, this young master is really smart. On the surface, I make things for adventurers, but in fact, most of the confidential work is indeed for supplying and repairing the army. If you inherit the family business in the future, you will definitely be able to carry it forward, right?"

Hearing this, Will felt that his thunder point was poked.

"Yes... yes..."

Will said while observing his movements.

He first sorted out the forging materials and prepared to train in different ways.

His movements were indeed skillful, but he seemed to be a little old and his movements were a little slow.

With his calloused fingers, he carefully put away the cloth with the curse written on it that Will gave him.

"However, since it is a confidential job, you shouldn't tell it, right?"

"What does it matter? The army is in a mess now, and I don't know if I can get this job in the future."

Facing the firelight of the furnace, he sighed.

Will knew that he did understand, so he could continue to ask--"The matter of the fourth prince? So now... what is the situation of the royal family?"

"..."

He stopped the burning action on his hand and showed Will a secretive expression.

"People outside the capital are speculating, but from our point of view, the royal family is indeed going to change. Things have been wrong since the three princesses who married out were called back a month ago."

"......!"

Will remembered this incident, which he had experienced personally.

In the town of Yavik, when the weather was still hot, when he had not realized that everything had become so chaotic, this incident did happen.

He met the princess who was "recalled"...

But at that time, he did not realize that this incident meant the consequences of a serious matter.

"As the leader of the army, the fourth prince, I... I have seen him from a distance. How should I put it? I don't think he is a good person, but he has been doing those dirty things for so many years, so he must be a very careful person."

"You mean, he won't..."

"He won't expose his problems at this time. Do you think someone is behind him? After all, the power in his hands is the most important resource of Entak..."

"..."

Will was embarrassed to say.

The original work described this incident, but failed to continue to reveal the black hand behind it.

But...

From the perspective of "whoever can benefit the most in the end must be the final black hand", someone is indeed messing with him, and this person is...

Carver.

Entak's army could not be used well, and was used for "internal fighting" at critical moments. He was able to take advantage of the opportunity to overthrow the unity of the royal family after only "a short year of development".

"Then... who do you think will eventually get this power?"

"It's hard to say. And I don't care about political matters."

"Is that so... I'll ask again... what do you think of the ninth princess Treya?"

As soon as Will finished this sentence, the blacksmith obviously realized something, quickly raised his head and glared at Will.

Will probably guessed that he was looking at whether his appearance was consistent with the "missing person notice". When he met his eyes, he immediately lowered his head, covered half of his face, and pulled his hat.

"She is quite popular, at least the people like her very much."

Such a positive answer?

Although Will knew that Treya was more popular because of her beauty... no, appearance, he did not expect the blacksmith to give such a positive answer.

"But... to be honest, I don't think much of her. Compared to others, she seems too 'simple'."

"Simple?"

"Maybe she is 'simple', but it's not appropriate to say that about the royal family. If she was really 'simple', she would have been killed a long time ago. I say simple... maybe it's because compared to other people who want everything, she is always... more direct?"

In fact, Will was quite relieved by this sentence.

Three years ago, even if Treya occasionally appeared in public, she would basically get a "cold" and "indifferent" answer, but now, she will also be evaluated as direct.

"Oh, this directness probably refers to her style of doing things. Compared to other roundabout ways, it seems that it can be understood at a glance."

"Ahaha... That's right."

"That's why she doesn't look like someone who can win, right?"

"Haha... That's right."

It was precisely because of this kind of Treya that he wanted to help her...

Chapter 239 "The Side of God"

He used a small flame magic to ignite a flame on his fingertips, and then lit the old candle placed on his desk.

After a day of walking around the streets, Will collected a lot of information about the "capital" and the "royal family".

By the light of the candle, he looked at the words written in his notebook——

[Mission 1000: Prepare the weapon for Treya, the Sword of Shadow Nightmare. 】

He put a check mark behind the task.

Although I haven't gotten the sword yet, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Then……

He flipped forward a page in the notebook he wrote from back to front. It was the task that followed this task——

[Task 1001: Investigate the current specific situation of the royal family. 】

There is a blank page at the end of this page, and the blank part left is for him to record the "results" of his investigation.

"Well..."

Although the atmosphere in the capital was strangely solemn, he tried his best to get some information.

For example, informal newspapers.

For example, there are vendors on the streets who are trying to get money by selling royal information that "if you know it, you will get rich".

Another example is the time-honored merchants who have been operating in the capital for many years and are relatively willing to talk.

…

"First of all, history did not 'deceive' me..."

Will sighed, and on this page of the notebook, he wrote down several brothers and sisters in the Entak royal family who were vying for tickets to the throne.

Although I didn’t draw a head, the position was exactly the same as when I was giving Treya a small head portrait lesson.

"It is true that the fourth prince was suddenly exposed to a huge scandal by the seventh princess at this time, but at the same time, the seventh princess could only hand over clues to impeach her to protect herself, and also lost the chance to fight for the throne."

His fingers waggled between their names.

This is something that has appeared in his "destiny" and "history". According to his thoughts, it is inseparable from Carver.

Will even guessed that Carver had obtained the information in the hands of the seventh princess and used the "almost leak" as a threat and hint to make her at least gamble that her father would be magnanimous before she and the fourth prince blew themselves up.

It's a pity...

At this point in time, although His Majesty Edward was seriously ill and no longer went to court, he was actually well aware of the fighting outside in the palace.

A fourth prince who is charged with "treason" and a seventh princess who is charged with "covering up" will probably withdraw from the fight directly because of this incident.

If it were placed in the world that Will originally lived in, it would probably be named "XX Gate". Unfortunately, there seems to be no suitable gate name in this capital.

"Well, so far, there are only two pieces of useful information... no, maybe three."

"First, the fourth prince and the seventh princess have both suffered losses."

"Second, the sixth prince and the eighth prince engage in a fierce duel, but the winner is not known - and there may not be a winner."

"Third, there is scattered news. As the main controllers of business and government affairs, the fifth princess and the sixth prince seem to have some means. Especially under the premise that they sold off military-related stocks before the incident..."

"Fourth, even Treya herself emphasized that her 'old friend' Eugenie and her brother had no threat. They also made some moves and began to publicize her early achievements in the dungeon."

"fifth……"

Will sighed.

This fifth point may not be considered "intelligence" that he heard directly, but more like he summarized it through the information he heard.

"It is known that four people are about to fight openly. The fifth princess and the sixth prince also have countermeasures. Even Eugenie reacts."

"but……"

"Among all the people, Treya didn't...didn't do anything except posting the missing person notice..."

After writing a full page, Will looked at it carefully.

It’s been a long time since I’ve written something this long on paper, but except that the words are a little uglier than before, the logic is still very clear.

Let’s review the next task...

Will continued to turn the page.

[Task 1002: Go to the palace alone to see her. 】

"Alone...?"

Maybe this is not considered a "task".

More like...

He wrote it down to represent his determination.

To be honest, with Leah, he finally realized that he had indeed gained the "love" of the three of them.

but……

He thinks he deserves it!

In his previous life, he read back and forth the biographies and stories of the three of them!

The chapters where the three of them appeared were compiled into separate volumes, just to find the key points of the design!

Here, he has customized a plan for them to develop and become stronger!

"The "Mission System" at that time was thicker than this one, about twice as thick as this one..."

He weighed the thickness of the small notebook on the table and sighed.

As I met them, I got to know them better and came up with more tailor-made plans.

In the end, he not only successfully transformed them into "invincible dogs", but also became super strong from the inside out.

This is a story started by him, this is the darkening caused by him, and these are the consequences brought about by him. Of course, he has to face it alone.

Of course, he also believes——

Even the very strong male protagonist in the original work might not be able to deal well with these three yanderes who were tempered by him.

He is not only the person outside the story who understands their weaknesses, but also the person inside the story who watches them grow up step by step.