madnovel Chapter 346 Duchess Georgina
Chapter 346 Duchess Georgina
Chapter 346 Duchess Georgina
George III's arrangement for Robert was expected. No one could seamlessly take over the duties of Prince Grove, so it was not surprising that the responsibilities originally held by Prince Grove were divided up.
"Of all the things Prince Grove is in charge of, the most important is undoubtedly the construction of the mausoleum needed for the 'Black Emperor,' and that should be the most important thing we investigate next!"
The plan went very smoothly, and Robert successfully became one of George III's innermost circle. Now, it's time to look to the future and set the next goal.
Robert nodded approvingly; Evan was always able to formulate well-organized plans and implement them step by step.
This made him, a demigod of the Arbitrator path, feel very comfortable. He couldn't help but regret that he hadn't guided Evan to the 'Arbitrator' or 'Lawyer' path, even though Evan was clearly very talented in the Hunter path as well.
"So our next goal is to find someone to succeed Prince Grove in building George III's mausoleum."
Judging from the scale of the underground human trade in Backlund during this period, George III's tomb was definitely not finished yet. We still have time!
This is also why Robert and Irwin were determined to kill Prince Grove. He was so important to George III’s plans that his death almost completely disrupted all of George III’s plans.
In every matter, George III would choose a new person to take over.
"Who do you think George III would entrust with the most important task of building his mausoleum?"
Evan's understanding of the Augustus family demigods is currently only on paper. Apart from the late Prince Grove, he has not had contact with any other Augustus family demigods, so he cannot make a judgment for the time being.
"I suspect it's Georgina Augustus. Of all the demigods, she has the closest blood connection to George III and is the most supportive of him!"
Robert had clearly thought about this question long ago, and had also had more contact with the demigods of the Augustus family, so he gave his answer without hesitation.
"Your Excellency Duchess Georgina, is that possible? The Augustus family is known for its strong preference for sons over daughters. Would the other Augustus families tolerate a woman holding such an important position?"
Evan, thinking of the character of the Augustus family, instinctively felt that Robert's guess was somewhat unreliable.
After all, "the greatest merit is to save the emperor, and the next greatest is to follow the emperor's lead," so whoever could take over Prince Grove's work in overseeing the construction of the mausoleum...
Helping George III become a god would almost certainly secure him a position as an angel, a temptation that not just anyone could resist!
If George III had actually entrusted this matter to a duchess, the Augustus family would have been in an uproar!
"Precisely because the Duchess Georgina is a woman, there will undoubtedly be strong opposition within the Augustus family, so George III will certainly entrust this matter to her!"
Evan looked at Robert with a puzzled expression, but then immediately realized what he meant and nodded in agreement.
The reason behind this is actually quite simple. Precisely because Duke Georgina is a woman, her path to advancement is already nearing its end. Without a major opportunity, even the Sequence 3 "Chaos Hunter" is out of reach for her!
From this perspective, she is not even as good as Robert, who was not Augustus.
So even though this opportunity would attract the envy of many people, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and take it for the sake of her future promotion.
From George III's perspective, it didn't make much difference who he used, and using someone who would provoke public anger would better guarantee his loyalty!
In order to avoid being plotted against by the Augustus family and to be promoted to angel in the future, Duchess Georgina had no choice but to stay closer to George III, do her best, and offer all her loyalty!
Having thought all this through, Evan became even more convinced of Robert's guess, and at the same time, he couldn't help but say:
"If we consider it from this perspective, then Duchess Georgina's rise to demigod status must have been due to the strong support of George III, or perhaps she was a backup plan he had already cultivated!"
Isn't this a bit too scheming?
Robert shook his head upon hearing this and corrected him:
"It is true that the Duchess Georgina was supported by George III, but it was definitely not something he planned in advance. After all, no matter how capable he was, he could not have expected that someone would kill his most important assistant in Backlund!"
So don't get caught up in this obsession, as it will make you magnify your opponent's strengths and weaknesses, which is undesirable!
Robert's words snapped Evan out of his daze and brought him back to his senses.
After thanking Robert for the reminder, Evan couldn't help but curse himself inwardly for falling into such a trap. It seemed that he had been doing things too smoothly lately, with everything under control, so he had the illusion that everything was planned and manipulated in advance, forgetting that conspiracies are often uncontrollable. This was the "conspirator's" rule that he had summarized back then.
"If George III truly intends to put Duchess Georgina in charge of the mausoleum, shouldn't he take some precautions to prevent anyone within the Augustus family from harboring ulterior motives? After all, no one can resist the temptation of becoming an angel, and no one will hold the living accountable for the dead!"
Having basically confirmed George III's next move, Evan naturally had to consider things from the perspective of George III and even Duchess Georgina.
"That's right, that's what I think too. I received a letter from Lady Bernadette before, in which she mentioned that she did not take away Prince Grove's extraordinary characteristics mainly because she was worried that George III, who had become an archangel, could take the opportunity to lock down her position afterward."
Therefore, the extraordinary qualities of Prince Grove should be in the hands of George III.
Therefore, I speculate that, in order to prevent certain individuals within the Augustus family from taking irrational actions, this extraordinary trait would likely be bestowed upon Duchess Georgina.
On the one hand, we continue to win over people's hearts; on the other hand, we strengthen her power, ensuring she has the ability to protect herself!
Evan wasn't surprised at all that Bernadette hadn't accepted Prince Nagrove's extraordinary traits; if it were him, he would have done the same!
"Prince Grove's death is a devastating loss for George III. He must hate Lady Bernadette to the core and want to get rid of her as soon as possible. Therefore, Lady Bernadette cannot come to Backlund for the time being, and it would be best if she did not set foot in the Kingdom of Loen. The task of searching for George III's tomb is left to us!"
Bernadette's previous letter, besides announcing that she had killed Prince Grove, also informed Robert and Evan that she could not provide any further assistance for the time being!
"The new army is about to be fully formed and will soon begin training. This is the best time to improve the army's control, so you can't easily leave. I'll handle this. Your most important task is to infuse this new army with your spirit!"
In Robert's mind, finding the tomb of George III was of utmost importance, but so was commanding an army belonging to the Horn family!
After all, his goal wasn't just to become a simple angel, but to restore his surname and revitalize the Horn family!
To achieve these two goals, the Fussac Empire is an unavoidable factor. Without a loyal army, even if the Fussac Empire is eventually defeated, it will only benefit the Augustus family!
Irwin was naturally pleased with Robert's arrangement. This new army was extremely important, not only for his and Robert's plans, but also for his promotion!
After becoming a "Iron Knight", the good old days of being able to digest potions by fighting alone are gone forever.
The strength of the new army and his control over it are directly related to whether he can be promoted smoothly in the future, so Evan must now focus his attention on this.
Place it on the new army.
Evan had been preparing for this for a long time, doing his best to cultivate Hugh Deercha, hoping that she would take over the resources he left behind.
This prevents Evan from shifting his attention to the new army and losing MI9's core base.
There are many intelligent people within MI9 who have been suppressed by Evan, and they are all waiting for this day.
Although he had already decided not to get involved in the search for the tomb, that didn't mean Evan wouldn't offer some of his own ideas, since the original Lord of Mysteries did describe the tomb a little bit!
"Robert, besides trying to find a breakthrough through Duke Georgina, do you have any other ideas?"
"Not yet, why? Do you have any leads?"
Robert knew that Evan never spoke without reason, and asked with surprise.
"We now confirm that Emperor Roselle did indeed become the 'Black Emperor' through a different route, so he must have built nine tombs during his lifetime."
I had a deep conversation with Ms. Bernadette and learned that after the death of Emperor Roselle, the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of the God of Steam and Machines joined forces to find eight tombs and destroy them.
In her quest to uncover the truth of what happened back then, Ms. Bernadette explored the remains of several tombs and discovered that these tombs were not ordinary in size.
Although the Augustus family plundered slaves and kidnapped the poor by cooperating with the Witch Cult, it was still not enough compared to the vast tomb!
So I had a guess: could George III have been expanding or renovating some existing projects?
Evan had read the descriptions of underground ruins in Lord of Mysteries and felt that the ruins described in the book were too vast.
If that site was indeed built by George III from start to finish, and nine of them were built at once, it would have required the resources of the entire nation, and it would have been impossible to keep it a secret!
Roselle was able to secretly build those tombs because he was the true emperor of the empire.
On the one hand, Roselle had already achieved the power to overpower the world at that time, subjugating the countries of the northern continent externally, and suppressing the two major churches internally with his own strength.
If the gods don't intervene personally, the two major churches will no longer be able to restrain Roselle.
Therefore, Russell never carried anyone on his back when he built his tomb.
At the same time, the nation of Intis alone monopolized the entire southern continent colony, possessing almost unlimited human resources.
When Bernadette spoke of this matter, although she was vague, Evan basically deduced that in order to rush the construction of the mausoleum, the population of the Southern Continent was reduced by one-tenth!
"No wonder Bernadette couldn't accept it; Russell's move is clearly a tribute to Qin Shi Huang!"
Evan was filled with envy when he thought that Russell not only cosplayed as Napoleon but also experienced the majesty of Qin Shi Huang. Look how well he's doing!
Robert hadn't considered the issue from the perspective of the workload, and after hearing Evan's explanation, he actually found it quite reasonable.
He could tell that Evan had been thinking about this problem for quite some time, so he didn't want to waste his brainpower and asked directly:
"Speak clearly and directly, tell me who you suspect!"
"Robert, you also know the history of the combined empire of Trensust and Tudor. Back then, both Trensust and Tudor had the same goal as George III now: to become the 'Black Emperor'."
However, the return of the "Black Emperor" of the Solomon Empire shattered their dreams.
With the support of the six gods, Trensost became the "Night King," while Tudor, with the help of a group of angel kings, crossed over to become the "..."
"Blood Emperor".
As I told you before, I obtained the Blasphemy Card through the "Hunter" pathway from the place where Tuldor became the Blood Emperor.
This also shows that Backlund is Thudor's safe haven.
Therefore, it makes perfect sense for him to build his mausoleum in Backlund when he was plotting to become the "Black Emperor".
Furthermore, I've checked Prince Grove's whereabouts over the past few years and found that he has hardly left Backlund, which also suggests that there is at least one tomb of George III in Backlund.
Evan knew the answer in advance, so his reasoning process was very rigorous.
At least Robert was convinced by Irwin's reasoning.
"I understand. I will investigate from both the perspective of the Duke of Georgina and the Tudor family."
If we can find Tudor's bloodline, it might help us find the relics he left behind!
Robert stroked his chin, pondering what he should do next!
Upon hearing this, Evan slapped his thigh, exclaiming, "What a coincidence!"
Although he didn't know how Robert used the bloodline of Thudor to find the relics, he happened to know the fate of a person with the bloodline of Thudor.
"Backlund happens to have a Tuldor bloodline, and the quality of this bloodline is certified by the Trinity Angel I mentioned before!"
"Oh? Where is he? Who is he?"
"He's Viscount Pound, the one who sold my ancestral home. However, his identity shouldn't have escaped the notice of the Augustus family, so if you're planning to use him, be very careful!"
"The Augustus family has been monitoring him too? That's interesting!"
Robert stroked his chin, showing great interest in this Viscount Pound.
"Could this Viscount Pound be a trap? A trap set for those searching for the ruins of Thudor?"