Women only affect my ability to spread the fire

So His Royal Highness the Crown Prince decided to share the "good news" that he was just pretending to be unconscious with his loyal captain of the guard, Schneider.

This was naturally a manifestation of treating Schneider as a confidant, and it was also to win people's hearts and give Schneider a reassurance, so as to prevent his long-term "coma" from chilling the hearts of loyal ministers.

It’s a pity that my mother’s spell prevents my soul from leaving this room. Otherwise, I would definitely go out and pat Lord Schneider on the shoulder and praise him well!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought seriously.

Well, I'm going to tell my mother tomorrow that I want a larger area for activities. It's too stuffy to be confined to this room.

Conrad had forgotten his earlier excitement in touring the room; he now longed to wander into a larger space.

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"Oh, Master, you didn't remind me. Could the servants have heard the noise I made before?" After being satisfied again, Eleanor finally realized that there might be something wrong with this matter, and she complained in a panic.

"Ah, don't worry, the captain of the guard named Schneider has already driven away all the servants, no one will notice." Russell comforted with a smile.

Russell had a good impression of Schneider. When his carriage was damaged, Schneider had provided him with supplies to repair it.

As for the fact that Schneider later sent troops to cause trouble, the soldiers were affected by Rosaline's unintentional spell and dispersed at the speed of light. Russell didn't even realize that these soldiers had been dispatched.

Russell was not surprised that the captain of the guards wanted to defect to another master. Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was unconscious, he couldn't blame his subordinates for finding another way out.

"Schneider? The captain of the guards of brother Conrad?" Eleanor asked in surprise.

"Yes, he has shown his intention to join you. As long as you accept his loyalty, the guards he leads can probably be used by you." Russell gave Eleanor some advice.

"Huh? Why? Isn't he my brother's captain of the guard?" Eleanor was obviously raised like a pig. She had never received any education in power and politics. Her questions were naive and silly.

Russell smacked his lips. "Eleanor, have you ever thought about who would inherit the throne if Conrad couldn't wake up?"

"Brother Conrad will definitely wake up!" Eleanor was very firm.

"Suppose, let's make an assumption. The premise of our assumption is that your brother Conrad cannot wake up. Then who will inherit the throne next?" Russell persuaded helplessly.

"Ah, then it will be Brother Walter's turn... but Brother Walter is dead." Eleanor pursed her lips, feeling a little depressed. She stretched out her finger listlessly, "Then Dad can only look for an heir from the male offspring of the side branch..."

Russell raised his eyebrows: "Why can it only be male?"

"Huh? But according to Usedom's customary law, the throne has always been inherited by males..." Eleanor still didn't understand Russell's hidden meaning.

"Then why did Knight Heinrich's territory inherit Elda?" Russell had no choice but to continue asking.

"Eh, eh? Eh?!" Eleanor finally came to her senses. She let out an uncontrollable cry of surprise and pointed at herself in disbelief. "Are you pointing at me?"

She was extremely flustered and waved her hands around: "No, I can't do this!"

Russell was already at his wit's end. How could this royal woman be the most politically clueless of the ladies? Even worse than Francine. She really needed to be taught more about politics...

Russell first boosted Eleanor's confidence: "Then why do you think Schneider showed his intention to join you? He even took concrete action? Doesn't this prove that he has high hopes for you?"

"Huh? Is that so? Hehehe, I see!" Eleanor smiled happily, but her smile seemed silly to Russell. "So, in the eyes of Captain Schneider, I am okay with this, am I?"

Although Russell didn't know much about Schneider's deeds, he always felt that Schneider would not have turned to Eleanor unless he was desperate.

Russell believed that Eleanor was a naive and innocent princess, and this fact must have been known to everyone in the palace - this guy was really too naive, and there was an air of innocence in his mouth.

Captain Schneider had no choice but to show goodwill to Eleanor, and his situation might be more embarrassing than imagined.

Russell thought this was an exploitable point.

268 Surrender

Captain Schneider, after trying his best to cover up the situation and being exhausted and sweating all over, finally heard the voice he had been dreaming of: Her Highness Eleanor ordered him to meet her.

Schneider didn't care about being impolite in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess. He had to seize such a good opportunity. This was not the time to be fussy about details.

When he walked into the palace nervously, he was not surprised to see that Her Highness Eleanor was sitting at the bottom, and a man was sitting upright in the main seat.

This must be the demon-slaying hero... Schneider looked at Russell cautiously, and then he was shocked.

They all said that the demon-slaying hero was an Occitania, but I didn’t expect that they were the Occitanias I tried to use as scapegoats that day!

Before Schneider planned to surrender to Prince Walter, he pretended to be drunk and revealed to Russell that Crown Prince Conrad was pulling a large cart of gold coins, hoping to use Russell and his group as scapegoats for robbing and killing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

However, this thought was blasted away by Rosaline's violent spell.

Captain Schneider's greatest reliance in the palace now is that he is regarded as "loyal, brave and trustworthy" by the king, queen and crown prince.

A blindly loyal person may not gain much political benefit, but everyone will respect such a person.

If Schneider had less ambition, this reputation alone would have been his talisman. He could sit back and watch the changes in the Royal City unfold. No matter who emerged victorious, no one would easily take advantage of him.

However, the Occitania in front of him could easily see through his disguise.

I, I actually revealed the whereabouts of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Conrad in front of His Royal Highness Eleanor's lover!

After seeing Russell's face clearly, Schneider was speechless and began to sweat profusely.

Schneider had thought about finding the Occitania man and silencing him, but the Occitania man who had the evidence on him had now turned into a demon-slaying hero, so silencing him became a complete joke.

Therefore, the guard's long legs gave way and he fell to his knees with a thud. His last hope was that Russell, the demon-slaying hero, was too forgetful to remember a small figure like him.

He was trembling with fear, speechless, unable to utter a word, yet in this cold early spring, sweat was pouring out of his body.

Schneider's drastic reaction aroused Russell's curiosity.

Isn't this captain of the guards determined to join Eleanor? Why can't he even say a word of fear?

Huh? Why is this guy so scared? Is this related to me? Is it because I killed Walter?

But Walter has clearly turned into a demon... The citizens of Gritzburg all regard me as a demon-slaying hero. What is going on?

Russell frowned, looking at Schneider, wondering why.

This guy once provided me with car repair supplies, and he wasn't this scared back then... Ah! I remember he pretended to be drunk and revealed Conrad's whereabouts.

A captain of the guard who is truly as loyal to the Crown Prince as rumored would not reveal the Crown Prince's whereabouts under the pretext of pretending to be drunk.

Russell immediately understood what the person in front of him was afraid of.

This is easy to deal with. I suspected before that he might be pretending to surrender, but now I don’t care whether it is true or not. Even if he is pretending to surrender, it has to become true.

Russell was amused. He pretended to be stern and asked, "Schneider? Are you sober?"

As the saying goes, what you fear will come to you. Schneider became more and more frightened by Russell's direct questions, and his last hope of luck was completely dispelled.

This actually helped Schneider recover from his panic.

That's not right. I was going to join these two anyway. Wouldn't it be better if they had something on me? Now they don't have to worry about my loyalty!

Captain Schneider of the Imperial Guard suddenly realized this.

"I, I'm still drunk!" Schneider answered bravely, and knocked his head respectfully to the ground.

That day, Schneider pretended to be drunk and told Russell about Conrad's movements. The two of them exchanged secret codes through their questions and answers.

Russell's voice was filled with laughter: "Oh, it's not good to be drunk. Come on, please get up, Schneider, the ground is cold."

Eleanor looked at the question and answer in confusion. She had no idea what the two people were talking about.

Eleanor was confused and was about to ask questions, but Margaret and Rosaline's joint training still worked.

When Eleanor was about to ask the question, she remembered her duty as a slave girl. She could not speak in the presence of outsiders without her master's permission, so she forced herself to swallow the question back.

All of this was clearly seen by Schneider, who had just gotten up from the ground, feeling relieved. Schneider sincerely admired Russell.

It seems the master Her Royal Highness is referring to isn't just the young lovers' love interest in bed, but also the demon-slaying hero's skilled training... Hmm, rumors say he also has a pair of red dragon sisters, so maybe that's true...

While Schneider was daydreaming, he found a stool and sat down carefully. He was cautious and only sat on half of his butt, appearing extremely respectful.

As soon as Schneider sat down, Russell spoke immediately. His words scared Schneider so much that he stood up again.

"Humph, I took the opportunity to test it when I sneaked in here. That Crown Prince Conrad wasn't unconscious at all. He was just pretending to be unconscious."

Hearing Russell say this, Eleanor's eyes flashed with joy. She was truly happy that her brother was safe.

Although Captain Schneider saw Eleanor's expression at this time, he had no time to care. He only felt that his head was hit hard, buzzing like a bell.

Haha, haha, hahahahahahaha.

Your Highness Conrad, in your letter you praised my loyalty and my trust in me, but you are unwilling to give me even this little bit of trust.

Although Schneider himself was not loyal at all and was just enjoying the benefits of the reputation of "loyalty", this did not prevent him from believing that Crown Prince Conrad was cold-hearted by nature.

Russell had originally prepared a series of arguments and evidence, intending to prove to the captain of the guards, Schneider, that Crown Prince Conrad was indeed pretending to be unconscious. Of course, what Russell didn't know was that after Adelaide's spell, he could no longer prove this.

But Russell underestimated the aura of the demon-slaying hero.

In Usedom, the demon-slaying hero was very persuasive. Schneider did not question Russell's statement at all, but directly believed Russell's statement.

So Schneider no longer hesitated, but knelt down on one knee and swore allegiance to Eleanor.

Eleanor was still in shock.

My brother is fine, why would his captain of the guards swear allegiance to me?

Her Royal Highness the Princess was puzzled.

However, at Russell's suggestion, Eleanor, despite her doubts, still accepted Schneider's oath of allegiance.

Forget it, I won’t think about the things I can’t figure out for now. My master won’t harm me. Eleanor thought seriously.

Sometimes it is difficult to say whether Eleanor is really stupid or has returned to nature. All we can say is that Her Royal Highness the Princess has her own way of survival.

269 ​​Schneider's Ambition

Just as Captain Schneider, the guard who had sworn allegiance to Eleanor, was sent away, Queen Adelaide arrived.

Queen Adelaide's voice came from afar: "Eleanor, I see that Lord Schneider has arranged for the maids to come and serve you. Are you awake?"

"Yes, mother, I am awake," Eleanor replied.

"Ah, seeing you crying so miserably just now, you must have suffered a lot of injustices during your time out there," Queen Adelaide hugged Eleanor tightly and complained angrily, "It's all Frederick's fault!"

"I'm fine, Mom." Eleanor was in a good mood at the moment. First, she had the love of her master, then she had the good news that her brother was not unconscious, Schneider swore allegiance to her, and her mother held her in her arms.

Eleanor felt light and airy at this moment.

"It's okay, everything is okay. You're home now, and your mother is here. No one can threaten you!"

"Well! I know! Of course I know!" Eleanor said happily.

Of course, it wasn't entirely her mother's embrace that gave Eleanor a sense of security. Russell, the master hiding in the shadows she had created, was Eleanor's main source of security.

"Friedrich, don't try to kill you again this time! If it weren't for the technology your aunt Lola brought back, I would never see you again, my poor daughter!" Adelaide hugged Eleanor and refused to let go, shouting in a venting manner.

"Fredrich! If you have any grudges, take them all out on me! Don't take it out on the children!" Adelaide even raised her head and shouted, as if King Fredrich was watching over them.

Russell had inspected Eleanor's palace before and found no surveillance at all. The queen was putting on a show for Eleanor!

But Russell couldn't figure out what the queen was up to.

In Eleanor's words, her mother was a rude but loving mother who was always careless, but loved Eleanor the most.

Although Eleanor's assessment is not very reliable, Queen Adelaide's current performance does fit this description.

Russell also couldn't understand King Frederick, and he didn't know what the king wanted to do.

Russell didn't believe that he could tell that Conrad was pretending to be unconscious, while His Majesty the King, as the owner of the palace, would be kept in the dark.

He pretended to imprison his own queen, but allowed her to live in an adjacent bedroom with the crown prince who pretended to be unconscious, and did not even arrange for heavy guards, as if the queen had only temporarily moved out of His Majesty the King's palace.

And His Majesty the King pretended to consider other heirs and let the rumors spread...

Is this couple truly at odds? Are they acting out a plot to take on the Church? Do they believe there's a Church inside the palace? But what will their response be?

Countless possibilities suddenly flooded Russell's mind. Due to insufficient information, he was unable to make a judgment.

That's why Russell sent Schneider to collect a large amount of intelligence and asked him to send all the intelligence without sorting it out.

After Queen Adelaide had finished instilling in Eleanor the idea that "Fredrich wanted to kill our entire family, he blamed me for Margaret Wallhausen's death, and he wanted to take revenge on me all the time", she finally left.

Then Schneider, who had collected a lot of intelligence, came up again.

But this time, Schneider's expression looked very strange, and he was not as in awe of Russell as before.

"Uh... a manor not far from Gritzburg suffered severe damage. It's said to be the remains of a fight between two red dragons..." Schneider said quickly, head lowered. "There are deep claw marks on the ground, and a fire caused by dragon flames..."

Russell, of course, knew that Schneider was implying that there was a fire in his backyard, and the ladies started fighting.

The so-called claw marks were probably left by the sword energy Margaret had learned from him, and the fire caused by the dragon flames was naturally caused by Rosaline's magic...

What happened? How did they start fighting?