Quadruple split.

Chapter 2339: Playing Both Sides

A moment later, when Mo Tan and Monica came to an open space where starlight was faintly sprinkled, the former stopped first.

Monica, who had been walking in front since entering Jackdaw Castle and had been responsible for "exploring the way" until now, immediately stopped where she was and turned to the unpredictable big man behind her and whispered, "Mr. Tan Mo?"

"I remember Hogel once said that although he was granted a considerable degree of authority by the Chief Judge, in this fictional final dream, he was in charge of the hub connecting the second and third floors... that is, the chapel, and he could only relatively grasp the movements of the two areas of 'Jackdaw Castle' and 'Safe Zone'."

Mo Tan leaned against an old tree covered with vines, crossed his arms and said briskly, "In other words, without the intelligence summaries from regional leaders like Cary Cleftskull and leaders of various fronts, it would be difficult for him to grasp the full picture of [False Dream]. Putting aside the God-Destroying Gorge, which is completely unknown to the Eastern Expedition Army at the moment, even if it is the sphere of influence and advantageous fronts of Jackdaw Castle, he may not be able to grasp much information with strong timeliness."

Monica frowned slightly and asked curiously, "So?"

“So I admire him very much.”

Mo Tan smiled and said leisurely, "It can be seen that both Deputy Leader Hogel Sid of the Blood God Cult and Knight Cary Cracking Skull of the Justice Cult feel a considerable degree of despair about the current environment while being numb. But even so, they have the right to wake up from their dreams in theory, but they always fulfill... or abide by their duties. This is really awe-inspiring."

Monica blinked and nodded in agreement, "It is true what you said."

"That's why I want to help them."

Mo Tan played with his hair hanging on his shoulders and said solemnly, "Although many people say that I am a bit unkempt and love to deny traditions and fight against rules, even so, my sense of justice will not allow me to turn a blind eye to the 'injustice' happening before my eyes."

"Um……"

Monica, who recalled the past of the Careys, nodded slightly, and was in awe of Mr. Tan Mo, who seemed nonchalant but had a heart of justice beneath his cynical appearance.

[Perhaps only this kind of person would join hands with His Highness to overthrow the Marshall family, which has a complex network of power in the empire, without any benefit at all, and would not ask for any benefit afterwards.]

Monica, whose values ​​were not correct but objectively a good person, breathed a sigh of relief and her eyes softened. After all, as a female bee, she had read the "Overview of the Report on the Marshall Family's Collusion with the Cult [Whisper]" more than once, and after combining it with the exclusive records of the female bee, she came to a conclusion -

That is, Mr. Tanmo and Ms. Futaba, who are from other worlds but can cooperate with His Highness perfectly, their contributions are definitely comparable to those of the Sword Master Dantes who had long been turned against, and the Baroka and Crystal Wolf family who always stood with Xiu Bresne before the dust settled.

What she found difficult to understand was that the two men who had made such a great contribution, not only indirectly overthrowing the Marshall Family, but also allowing Xiubi to become the Regent several years earlier than planned, actually did not ask for anything and left the Violet Empire before the matter was completely over.

To use the 'outsider' saying that His Highness has been quite fond of recently, this seems to be called - when the work is done, he will leave, hiding his achievements and fame.

And now, after seeing Mo Tan who decided to stay and help simply because he had heard about the past between the [Twilight Crows Eastern Expedition Army] and the [God-Destroying Society], Monica finally vaguely understood why they left so gracefully.

I still quote the 'outsider saying' that His Highness likes. This is probably the so-called true nature, the so-called - when you see injustice, you will speak up, and when it is time to take action, you will take action.

It has nothing to do with interests, nor is it a transaction. It is simply because they encountered injustice, so they took action to settle the matter. As for the cooperation with His Royal Highness the Regent, it was probably unexpected for those two people.

Monica shook her head absentmindedly, a bitter smile appearing on the corners of her mouth. She didn't know when it started, but she cared more about the efficiency of her mission completion, the intelligence control under the table and the progress of her phased goals than her anger at the slave trade, disgust at the evil sect and heartache at the lord's inhumanity.

Not only that, even when he learned that Xiu Bracen planned to send troops to blitz the Principality of Scarlan, he seemed to instinctively ignore the injustice of this war and the innocent people who were destined to be affected, and only seriously thought about how to carry out his "main job" such as espionage, assassination and public opinion warfare.

But deep down in her heart, she knew very well that the reason why His Royal Highness the Regent intended to attack the Principality of Scarlan was to suppress the conflicts within the empire and divert the attention of the people and nobles to the war, so as to better integrate and liquidate the major families.

Apart from this, if there is any other reason, it is that the geographical location of the Principality of Scarlan is particularly advantageous. When His Royal Highness Prince Regent Xiu Bracen was still a prince, he had said more than once that the Chauvin Empire in the southwest continent, a country that also had the advantage of "water conservancy", was much more successful than the Principality of Scarlan.

  And Monica also believed that if her own prince, who had a terrifying pattern and unparalleled means and skills, was allowed to take over Scarlan, its development would definitely not be inferior to that of the Chauvin Empire, which was surrounded on three sides by the Griffin Dynasty and whose business ecology was already extremely bad!

But she didn't realize until now that when she was expecting the Regent to achieve great things, she had unknowingly forgotten the fundamental reason why she was loyal to him.

You know, Monica Stewart is not like Xiaona, who had an unspeakable past and was almost saved from danger by Xiu himself. In fact, although the Marquis Stewart's family is far inferior to the royal family and the founding families of Dantes, Marshall, Baroka, Crystal Wolf, Fernan, Fire Claw, and Simon in the Violet Empire, and its real power is almost zero, it still has some influence in the political circles of the imperial capital Saramoon. The youngest daughter of the current head of the family, Marquis Stewart, Monica, was intended by her father to marry Prince Xiu Bracen.

It is true that the Stuart family could not and was not qualified to become the most important ally of the Violet Family like the Dantes Family. The head of the family also knew that if they really wanted to make this plan, they would probably be crushed to death by the Dantes Family like an ant the next day. So they did not intend to target the Crown Prince Rebeau Bresne from the beginning, but wanted to match Monica with the idle prince who had no future but at least good looks, and become relatives with the Bresne Family.

Then, Miss Monica, who entered the social circle of the Second Prince with a mission, was fooled into becoming a high-level member of the [Female Bee] in a short period of time. The reason why she was willing to join the other side, who was capable, visionary and insightful, was mainly because of the justice that Xiu showed her.

And "justice" was the greatest pursuit of Miss Monica back then, which was much more attractive than something as illusory as love.

Of course, the once idle prince did not break his promise after becoming the regent, but gradually implemented what he had promised to Monica, and created a whole of justice for the scattered, deceitful, and disunited Violet.

It's just that there are too many "unjust" things in this process, and Monica also understands that a truly excellent ruler should not be a naive idealist.

Today, although Monica, who has remembered her "innocent" side, can no longer become childish and has a new standard for so-called "justice", this does not prevent her from being touched by Mr. Tan Mo's true nature. Not only that, she even feels that the reason why her regent values ​​Tan Mo so much is probably because this man has the unrestrained and free-spirited nature that he desires but cannot obtain.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Tan Mo, I seem to have been distracted just now."

Monica took a deep breath, realized her loss of composure, pursed her lips a little embarrassedly, turned her head to look at Mo Tan...where he should have been, with his eyes wide open.

"Mr. Tan Mo?"

Although she had a baby head and baby face, Miss Stewart, who was already nearly thirty years old and therefore could not be considered a girl, looked around the quiet woodland blankly and called out for the third time with some nervousness, "Mr. Tan Mo?"

no answer.

It was as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth. The person who had just been like Monica's backbone disappeared silently. Although she had been barely calm and had a strong mental state, she suddenly became nervous. Although she was not to the point of panic, she was definitely a little shaken.

As if the timing was right, just when Monica's nervousness was about to reach a certain threshold, accompanied by a burst of brisk footsteps, the "missing" Mo Tan suddenly walked out from behind a tree in the blind spot of her vision, smiling brightly, with a look of joy on his face. "Mr. Tan Mo!"

Monica rushed over almost immediately after seeing Mo Tan. She didn't get closer until she was less than half a meter away from him. She could smell the faint fragrance of [Underworld·Red Sandalwood Charm No. 3·Fiyali Chamber of Commerce Small Box Deluxe Gift] on him. Then she let out a long sigh and drooped her shoulders a little exhaustedly and said, "Where on earth have you been?"

"Just confirming something."

Although he didn't know why the woman looked at him with admiration, Mo Tan, who had confirmed that he had not mistakenly become the character of 'Mo', quickly put this little thing behind him and said happily: "The result is gratifying~"

"Are the results gratifying?"

Monica blinked and asked curiously, "What's the result?"

"Honey, you didn't see me just now, did you?"

Mo Tan raised his hand and placed it on Monica's thin shoulder affectionately, and smiled: "You didn't feel me, hear me, smell me, or taste me, right?"

"What the hell is tasting..."

Monica looked at this seemingly carefree but principled gentleman helplessly, and replied obediently, "Anyway, just as you said, at least in my perception, you definitely disappeared completely just now."

"very good."

Mo Tan snapped his fingers and said happily, "Then, judging from the innate characteristics of us 'outsiders' and the fact that I took advantage of your distraction to forcibly log off and was not 'left here', this area, which can be considered a 'buffer zone', is indeed not monitored or observed by anyone."

Monica scratched her hair, trying to keep up with Mo Tan's rhythm: "So you are doubting..."

"I suspect that the guy named Hogle is still monitoring us."

Mo Tan raised his eyebrows, a playful arc appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said frivolously: "Shouldn't I be so suspicious? You know, those who call themselves Deputy Captain Hogel and Instructor Cracked Skull are no longer the charlatans they used to be. They have been trapped in dreams for thousands of years. In essence, they are not even "human". They are simply a bunch of monsters that are unpredictable and who knows what they will do. I have mysophobia, and if I am watched by monsters all day long, I will get a rash on my butt~"

Monica: “…Ah?”

"Anyway, now that we know those things aren't spying on us, whether they don't want to or don't have the ability, things will become much simpler."

Mo Tan shrugged, then pouted and spat on the ground: "Tsk, that piss-inducing scene I just wrote wasted."

"Um, Mr. Tan Mo."

Monica, with an extremely complicated expression, looked up at Mo Tan somewhat stiffly, staring into those extremely clear yet extremely turbid and chaotic eyes and said dryly: "You don't mean to say that the reason we stayed here temporarily is not to come out to find the Destroying God Society, right?"

"what?"

Mo Tan looked at Monica in confusion, "What are you talking about? We must be going to that God-Destroying Gorge. What other reason could there be?"

[I knew that Mr. Tan Mo was just harsh with his words.]

Monica smiled and her eyes softened again.

Then--

"After all, betting on both sides is the best way. I am now very curious about what kind of person that hidden and desperate military leader is~"

"Hey?"

"Think about it, compared to the naive young man who was ordered to suffer for eternity after his superior died suddenly, the soldier who had planned a way out for himself early on and was able to command five legendary-level God-killing Five... er, Five Beasts at the same time, is probably a much better trading partner, right?"

"Anyway, let's go back to the God-Destroying Gorge and check out the other side's assets first."

"Ah this..."

"I have finally come here. If I don't squeeze out all these historical dregs, I will be laughed at by your regent when I return."

“You are also…”

"Okay, I have something else to do so I'll leave now. This is my favorite tent. If you want, you can sleep in it as if it were me. I'll talk about the rest when I come back."

"what?"

"Bye-Bye."

"what?!"

  Chapter 2330: The End

(End of this chapter)