So I'm a sheep.

Garfield quickly interrupted the little girl, saying seriously, "Vivian is the rightful one, everyone's hearts are with her, and I'm just an old man who's doing my part."

"Okay, let's leave it at that."

The young girl shrugged: "Your Excellency, do you see any potential for cooperation between us?"

"Yes, of course there is!"

"The Third Prince keeps seizing the bodies of his descendants, wanting to become the eternal Arcane Emperor."

"I think he has lost his mind and humanity!"

"What's the point of keeping this madman around? Let's just euthanize him as soon as possible."

"The fact that Clark is the third prince is too shocking. I'm afraid no one would believe it if I told them."

The little girl said slowly, "If you want to get him off the stage, you'll have to find some other reason."

"Another reason... he colluded with the devil!"

"In order to break through to a higher realm, Clark Gaunt used forbidden knowledge to summon demons to the human world."

"Clark Gunter, who was not exactly upright to begin with, quickly fell into depravity after being slightly tempted by the devil."

"An emperor in public, a demon in private."

"The wicked Clark should be burned at the stake by the archangels along with his demon concubine!"

Garfield looked at the little girl: "What do you think of this?"

"That sounds good, but talk is cheap. Do we have any proof?"

"I have evidence!"

The old man said ominously, "Clark has been the Emperor of Arcane Law for so many years, how could he be without any blemishes?"

"Many things that could have aroused public outrage were simply suppressed by him silently."

"If I were to detonate this all at once, it would be enough to generate a huge public opinion storm."

"But these are all his past misdeeds, right? The timeline doesn't add up."

"Your Excellency Saliye, as long as it incites public outrage, nothing else matters."

Garfield casually remarked, "When people are angry, they don't pay attention to anything else. Occasionally a few 'rationalists' will pop up, but they'll be drowned in everyone's spittle in no time."

"Some things don't need to be perfect, just enough to make people angry."

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'That old man is cunning and wicked. Luckily, I cooperated with him sooner; any later, and who knows what dirty tricks he might have pulled.'

"Speaker Garfield, are all your evidence true?" the little girl asked, a little uneasy.

"It's true, absolutely true."

"The timing just doesn't match up, everything else is true!"

"Why are you collecting charges against Clark for no reason?"

"Isn't this just in case I might need it someday? Haha, luckily I was prepared."

"..."

"Let's ask Vivian to come over and discuss this together."

The young girl reminded her, "She's the key figure in the plan. It doesn't make sense that we've discussed everything before she finds out."

"Yes, yes, we should call Vivian over."

Garfield slapped his forehead and said with a smile, "Please wait a moment, Your Excellency Sally, I'll call the boy over right away."

"It's been a long time since we last met; it's time to catch up."

"?"

Before the little girl could say anything, the old man quickly left the secret room.

'This attitude changed too quickly...'

While Vivian was locked in the interrogation room, Sasha witnessed Garfield's anxiety and distress firsthand, and at the time she thought the old man loved his granddaughter very much.

It now seems that he cherishes not Vivian as his granddaughter, but Vivian who represents the empire's 'legitimacy'.

With the support of the church and himself, the Crown Prince's lineage may very well return to its former glory.

Garfield would not let this opportunity slip by, no matter what.

'To solidify their relationship, even if Vivian had to sacrifice her virtue, the sly old man wouldn't bat an eye.'

'Perhaps in his eyes, this wasn't a sacrifice, but rather Vivian's duty.'

'...'

'It's better to be an angel.'

I can't speak for others, but if faced with a similar situation, Commander Evelyn would never sacrifice herself.

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"Lord Sally!"

"Haha, how have you been lately? I've come to see you again."

"This is terrible! My mentor has locked me in my room and won't let me go to church to see you!"

"It's okay, if you can't get out, I can come over."

"And now we're in a cooperative relationship, Vivian, you can come to the church to see me anytime."

"Yes, very good. Vivian, you can go see Lady Saliye anytime from now on, I won't stop you anymore."

"real?!"

"Haha, why would your mentor lie to you?"

After Vivian had been happy for a while, the little girl asked, "The Third Prince also swore an oath before the first emperor not to reveal your family's secrets. Do you know what he swore back then, Vivian?"

“Our family has recorded the oaths of all the princes and princesses.”

"The Third Prince's oath..."

Vivian thought for a moment and said, "'I will never reveal the secret unless I betray the honor of the arcane mage,' yes, that's what the Third Prince swore back then."

"..."

"I see"

A bitter smile appeared on the little girl's face. Having made such a vow, the first Arcane Emperor could no longer ask for anything more.

The Third Prince, or rather Clark, was quite cunning even when he was young.

“Speaker Garfield, as far as I know, many arcane mages in the Arcane Council support the Princess.”

Sasha looked at the old man: "After Clark's commotion before, they will all suspect that I poisoned the princess."

"This will undoubtedly have a significant impact on our cooperation. What are your thoughts?"

“Indeed, some of the little ones have been bewitched by Alyssa and have forgotten the word ‘orthodox’.”

"But it doesn't matter, they're just a bunch of little guys after all."

Garfield patted his chest and assured them, "I have deep friendships with their fathers and grandfathers."

"Rest assured, from now on, you will not hear them say a single bad word about the church!"

"That's good"

"By the way, Lady Sally, Clark hasn't withdrawn his troops yet, has he?"

"Yes, the army is still surrounding the church. I can come and go as I please, but the others..."

"Clark has gone too far! I will definitely use my connections to persuade him to withdraw his troops!"

Volume 1: Chapter 279 Inheritance

“Speaker Garfield, do you have any special intelligence about Olena?”

After discussing specific plans to deal with Clark for a while, the little girl asked about the succubus.

"The church should have all the information I have. That woman is very cunning and hasn't done anything too outrageous so far."

"Their purpose is unclear."

Sasha said with some distress, "Mid-level demons are no longer very enthusiastic about blood sacrifices, and they don't even look at ordinary treasures. I wonder what it is about Clark that has attracted her."

The little girl always believed that the Arcane Emperor and the Succubus were in a cooperative relationship, and since it was a 'cooperation,' then naturally they would each get what they needed.

Clark probably wants something like 'lifespan' from Olina, or maybe he just wants to be reincarnated as a demon.

But what reward could he possibly give the devil in return?

'A mid-level demon is equivalent to a chief angel; her perspective is definitely extraordinary.'

'Hmm, but there's nothing in this vast Arcane Empire that can attract my attention.'

'If it can't attract me, it certainly can't attract that demon either.'

'In the end, this is just a four-winged silver world... Wait!'

Indeed, this is just a four-winged silver world, and the Arcane Empire is nothing special.

However, the creator of the Arcane Empire was no ordinary person!

A being who surpasses the emperor of this world, and is above the archangels.

If he left some treasures for his descendants before he left this world, it wouldn't be surprising if the succubus was tempted!

"Vivian, did the first emperor leave behind any treasures or anything like that in this world before he left?"

"Yes, the great emperor left his descendants a treasure trove of starlight."

"Treasures of the Stars?"

"Yes, the true treasure of the stars is the legacy of the first emperor."

“After inheriting his legacy, our ancestors’ outstanding bloodline might even surpass this world!” Vivian said excitedly.