Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 726 The fire was successfully lit, but the wrong person was burned.
Isabella, Isabella, Hughes knew her, of course. The restorer of the empire, a legendary empress, who died hastily and hastily.

Hughes had always suspected that she had used the prince's identity to escape her predicament, and most of the subsequent investigations pointed in this direction.

But why did Bazel turn into her likeness?
Hughes felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and many details he hadn't noticed before suddenly surfaced in his mind, all of which now connected together.

That day he asked the prince when the war would begin, and the prince said he was "waiting for something."

A few days ago, he asked the prince if he wanted to attend the lighting ceremony, and the prince said, "I have more important things to do."

Recently, the prince has disappeared without a trace.

Bazel and Isabella had almost no interaction; if anything, he was a fervent admirer of Isabella.

The prince always had Galahad with him, and Hughes initially suspected the prince's identity precisely because of Galahad. Galahad was a superhuman through the "Knight" pathway, almost directly linked to the royal family.

Isabella was willing to risk exposure to bring Galahad along, and Galahad pledged his loyalty to her.
Hughes suddenly had a vague suspicion: could it be that Isabella's ritual of shedding her skin actually required... some kind of emotion?
The prince assassinates out of extreme hatred, Galahad is driven by fanatical loyalty, and the prince suddenly discovers that Bazel is just as fanatical!

"You are."

Hughes was about to question her when he suddenly noticed Isabella putting her finger to her lips and winking at him.

Hughes paused instinctively.

The next instant, she grabbed the white bone thorn that had grown out of her chest and pulled hard!
The incoming bone spikes, having lost the support of their original form, instantly turned to dust. Isabella, without the slightest hesitation, turned and leaped into the furnace.

Flames suddenly erupted, pollution surged, and the machine spirit roared.

The ignition ceremony was a success.

Hughes stood on the high platform, dumbfounded.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Isabella appeared only a moment ago, and she was already next to the furnace. Only the few people on the platform could see her.

The others only saw the bones being crushed into powder and then entering the furnace.

The scene froze for a few seconds, but as the furnace burned brighter and brighter, people finally came to their senses and cheered.

The workers also nailed the furnace shut with rivets.

Hughes reached out to stop them, but didn't know where to begin, so he eventually acquiesced to the workers' actions—except for requesting an additional observation hole.

All of this was too bizarre and happened too fast, completely beyond everyone's expectations. The banshees on the high platform, as well as Gaia, all turned to look at Hughes.

"Don't look at me, I don't know what happened either. I remember Yuan came to the ceremony? Ask him where the prince is now."

Yuan was the prince's first butler. After being imprisoned by Isabella for a period of time, they reached a reconciliation, and perhaps he knows some of the truth.

Hughes thought for a moment and did not remove all the Secret Order and Imperial Truth soldiers he had set up, but instead retained a number of heavy firepower positions.

It's still unclear what exactly is burning in this energy center, and besides, Lina hasn't appeared yet, so it's possible she's really given up on the assassination.

After making these arrangements, Hughes looked at Nini with hostility.

He tagged Nini in the group chat.

@Nini, you know what I mean, right?

"???" Nini's voice trembled in the mind link.

"Boss, I'm still in solitary confinement! I wasn't even there, I don't know anything! Ugh, I'm so angry!!" "Don't yell. In my experience, whether you were there or not, you'll still get the information and write outrageous reports."

This is word of mouth.

When something happens, Hughes's first concern is Nini, who isn't even present at the scene.
Nini was furious: "How dare you slander me without my knowledge! When have I ever written anything wrong?"

The group chat immediately fell silent after those words were spoken.

Now Hughes wasn't the only one eyeing Nini.

"@Everyone, this matter is confidential for now, understand?" This time it was a group message, and Hughes directly tagged all the banshees.

The succubi had already started a live stream through the mind link, and both those who came and those who didn't could see it.

After saying that, Hughes turned to Gaia and Gwen and began to give instructions.

Gaia was alright, but Gwen's eyes were practically sparkling. She'd been reading a lot of Nini's newspapers lately, and now she was probably conjuring up some bizarre scenarios in her head.

Having finally persuaded Gwen, Hughes was busy organizing the crowd to continue the celebration. The lighting of the torch was only part of the ceremony; the plan was to hold a proper celebration afterwards, and it might even become a memorial day in the future.

After all, it was a milestone for Bloodharbor. From then on, Bloodharbor, like Castells, would no longer have to worry about energy shortages.

However, now it seems that this matter is in question. If Isabella is really in the furnace, should she be burned or not?
Isabella is indeed a very reliable ally, but the Stellar Furnace is also quite reliable; this energy hub is actually a second Stellar Furnace.
Moreover, it's unknown whether Bazel is still alive. To be honest, his soul or life has little value to Castel and Hughes, but his death is quite valuable.

I can be more justified in asking Nora to work overtime in the future.

Before Hughes could finish agonizing over this, Yu'an brought back a reply.

Yuan's reply was simple: he had heard that Hughes wanted to see the prince, so he brought the prince with him.

Hughes's expression was absolutely priceless as he watched the prince approach.

What is Isabella up to, or did she guess wrong, and the prince is not actually Isabella?
The prince walked up to Hughes, scratched his head, and hesitated before asking, "Uh, you called me over?"

Hughes remained silent, staring intently at him.

The prince took a step back, looking around hesitantly, and said softly, "I'll explain later."

Hughes' heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at the furnace beside him, where the fire was now burning fiercely.

The prince in front of me doesn't look like the one from before at all. Is Isabella really inside?
Oh no, it really burned?

Hughes's mind raced, and he began to wonder if the prince had orchestrated Isabella's death, staging a prince's revenge.

Turning to look at the prince, the prince smiled somewhat awkwardly, his eyes revealing a clear innocence.

Hmm, probably not.

Even if the previous prince intended to take revenge, the method he came up with was to assassinate the enemy himself. Considering his previous interactions with Josh and the information Hughes had gathered, he doesn't seem like that kind of person at all.

Hughes sighed.

"Okay, let's go talk."

(End of this chapter)