Renners also found the kingdom's nobles somewhat foolish, and the contrast with the Empire's current policies made this difference even more apparent.
But regarding her choice to leave the Empire.
Renners didn't have any regrets, especially about being the knight of the man before her.
Having experienced the Great Swamp.
Renners knew very well how strong this seemingly gentle man was. He could summon Fourth Tier angels, and his strength had already reached the level of an Adamantite Rank Adventurer.
The depths of the Great Swamp were inherently dangerous, yet the lord had stayed alone in the deeper forest for more than two days, returning without a single injury.
This was something that even a whole Adamantite Rank Adventurer Team couldn't accomplish!
And he helped her to remove the curse...
No! She could now freely control the cursed power within her, which wasn't simply removing the curse at all.
Renners didn't know how Tang Zheng had done it, nor would she ask about such a secret.
Powerful! Mysterious! As the lord's knight, this was her honor.
"Lord, what should we do next?" Renners' deep blue, clear eyes shone as she looked at Tang Zheng.
"A very beautiful outfit."
Tang Zheng sized up Renners' current capable and aristocratic attire, praising her, "Since you've just returned from the banquet, you must have had some contact with the kingdom's nobles."
"Tell me your impressions."
Imina, sitting at the table in the back with her legs crossed, chewed her food a little louder.
Renners' expression turned serious. She naturally knew that the lord wasn't asking for her evaluation of these nobles.
After a brief moment of thought.
"I attended several small banquets held under the guise of celebrating a countess's birthday."
"Based on the current observations, the nobles of the entire kingdom are divided into two factions: one is the pro-king faction, and the other is the noble faction, which prioritizes its own interests."
"The noble faction has the greatest power, led by the first prince, Babuluo, who has the orthodox right of succession. Your subordinate believes that, given the first prince's situation, he may not be able to control this noble faction's power once he ascends the throne."
Renners reported the information she had observed and analyzed in detail, pausing slightly before continuing, "According to rumors, the second prince, Senaike, possesses considerable talent, but he has no noble support behind him. If you want to use him as an entry point, the second prince might be a good choice."
She was neither a vase nor a fool with only martial strength, so she could naturally guess a bit of her lord's purpose.
"As expected of you, Renners." Tang Zheng praised.
In such a short period of time, Renners had already obtained so much information. Indeed, only nobles understood nobles better.
"The second prince has no support?"
Tang Zheng chuckled, "That's not necessarily true. Don't you think that the fact that rumors of the second prince's talent could be heard in such a short time is itself an abnormal thing?"
Renners' delicate face paused, and she immediately realized.
"You missed one." Tang Zheng said.
Renners' eyes were blank. Currently, besides the first prince and the second prince, there shouldn't be any other princes with the right of succession in the entire kingdom.
"Princess... Princess Renner?" Renners said softly.
Whether in the Empire or the kingdom, princesses had no right of inheritance and were not worth investing in.
Suddenly.
"Wait a moment, lord." Renners' eyes flashed, as if she had realized something, and she quickly turned and left.
Not long after.
Renners returned with an invitation in her hand, respectfully handing it to Tang Zheng, "This is one of the invitations sent on the second day of staying in the noble residence. It's an invitation from Princess Renner."
"Your subordinate didn't pay attention to it, and Princess Renner hasn't sent any more invitations since then."
He picked up the invitation and looked at it. It was a bit ordinary, even unremarkable.
But a smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
"A canary trapped in a cage."
"No matter how clever it is, if it can't break free from the cage, it only has value as something to be admired."
Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze from the invitation and looked up at Renners: "If you were such a canary, what would you do?"
Renners was momentarily unable to answer.
Suddenly, a clear, cold voice sounded from behind.
"Either struggle desperately to escape the cage, or I'd rather starve to death." Imina wiped away the crumbs of pastry from the corners of her rosy lips and spoke indifferently.
Tang Zheng smiled as he glanced at Imina.
Princess Renner is actually a rather complex character, and one cannot use simple concepts of good and evil, or morality, to think about her.
All the proposals she puts forward, she doesn't care whether these proposals are adopted or not, but wants to use the Empire's spies to pass these proposals to the Bloody Emperor.
Normal people would not do this kind of completely harmful and unhelpful behavior, and Lana doing this may just be purely out of boredom, or perhaps she wants to prove her own value.
Just like the loyal dog Clem, when he was a slave, the look in his eyes towards Lana made her feel satisfied and comforted.
Therefore.
In Tang Zheng's view, the key point of Lana's truly twisted personality lies in "self-identification" and "value"! "The First Prince has only prestige and status, but is a pig."
"The Second Prince is smart and indeed has the talent to be a king, but that's all."
Tang Zheng handed the invitation in his hand back to Renners and said seriously, "You can regard this woman as a female Jircniv."
Renners' eyes widened, and she looked at Tang Zheng in disbelief.
The Bloody Emperor Jircniv is definitely the most remarkable emperor in the entire Empire's history, and even those corrupt and incompetent nobles have to admit this.
And the lord actually gave Princess Lana such a high evaluation!
"After you finish fighting Gazef, go and meet Princess Renner and join her."
Tang Zheng put away his smile, his eyes becoming deep, "We don't need to plan many things, this woman will do it for us."
"Once the obscured gemstone has no obstacles, it will actively release its brilliance."
"Yes, my lord." Although Renners still had some doubts in her heart, she did not raise any questions and spoke seriously.
"This woman is too smart, so you don't need to hide many things, just treat her as a smart canary."
"Be careful of Gazef's ultimate move, Four Light Consecutive Slash, during the battle. If his strength has increased again during this period, it may evolve into Six Light Consecutive Slash."
Tang Zheng said here and glanced at Imina next to him, chuckling: "For a long time to come, I probably won't be staying within the Kingdom, so you two cooperate on anything that comes up."
"Hey."
Imina's amber eyes glared, and a fierce look immediately appeared on her cold cheeks as she looked at Tang Zheng: "Don't talk about me like I'm one of your subordinates."
"Up until now, where's my reward? Besides, I don't have any ability to help this noble lady."
Tang Zheng stood up and said easily, "It will come soon, this reward will be enough to satisfy you."
...
Night.
Inside a small inn located in the outer area of the Royal Capital.
Figures dressed in black tights emerged from the night, silently approaching the direction of the small inn.
"That Half-Elf is here, right?"
"That's right, the other party has changed three locations. Our people saw the other party check into this small inn."
"Be careful, this Half-Elf's strength is not weak."
"Half-Elf? This is a rather rare breed. If sold as a slave, it will definitely exceed 1000 Gold Coins, but I wonder what it tastes like?"
"Hehe, I really want to taste it."
"Stop dreaming, Thousand Kill-sama has ordered us to capture him alive."
The Assassins whispered to each other, but their movements did not stop at all, quickly approaching the small inn in a silent manner.
However! Just as the group was about to approach the small inn, the inn's closed door suddenly opened.
The expressionless Imina walked out of the inn, her icy gaze fixed on the assassins hidden in the darkness.
"We've been discovered!"
The assassins' expressions changed.
"Since we've been discovered, we'll just have to force our way in," one of the assassins said coldly.
Fortunately, this location was secluded, so even if they made a commotion, they wouldn't be discovered immediately.
"As prey, it seems you've mistaken your roles," a calm voice came from behind the assassins.
Causing their bodies to stiffen.
Tang Zheng wasn't wearing his conspicuous Priest Robe at the moment, but had changed into a Black Robe, his entire person shrouded in a hood.
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