Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 1820 Dispatch Troops At Any Time

"Yes, of course. In fact, there have been many famous queens who have ruled over the Shura Race inthe past. For example, Princess Layla's mother, the former queen, is one," Valeria replied with hintsof pride in her tone.

"I see. I just thought that the royal family was strictly patriarchal in nature,” Rocky said.

"As a matter of fact, Leader Gilbert is actually known to have a good relationship with Princess Layla.He could even be considered as her supporter. Thus, in my opinion, the true reason behind hisassassination attempt is because he is supporting Princess Layla." Instead of Gilbert being acandidate for the throne, Valeria thought that this was the more logical reason.

"All right. For now, we can just agree that it has something to do with the selection of thesuccessor.” Rocky and Valeria finally came up with the conclusion.

"Anyway, I just think that we can look at this incident from a different perspective. Maybe, this mightbe a good chance for you." Valeria vaguely expressed her idea.

"What exactly do you mean by that?" Rocky asked with furrowed brows, sensing that she might beonto something.

"Well, isn't it a part of your plan to go against the current royal family? Frankly speaking, if you onlyutilize the power of the fiefs, it will be impossible for you to succeed. In fact, you will be diggingyour own grave. However, if you can take advantage of this selection for the next king or queen,your chances of reaching your goal will increase,” Valeria hinted as she glanced at Rockymeaningfully.

"You're saying that I should cooperate with one of these three candidates? Then, who do you thinkshould I support?” Rocky asked, understanding what Valeria's vague words meant.

"In my personal opinion, Princess Layla is the best candidate right now. This might also be why herrivals are already making a move against her supporters. The current king of the Shura Race isknown to be merciless. Hence, disputes and complaints are actually overflowing among the people.It means that many are actually dissatisfied with the way he governs. In comparison to Layla'smother, the former queen, she was known to be a wise and merciful monarch. She once brought theShura Race to a very long period of prosperity. Most likely, someone like Princess Layla will gain thetrust of the people.”

"I see. However, she cannot win just by being a good candidate, right? I might have to replace anopportunity to meet her in person..."

"Anyway, I don't really care what you want to do. In the end, all I want is for you to keep yourpromise.”

"Of course. I always keep my word. Besides, I am going to be your husband soon, making you myfamily. It's just natural that I fulfill my wife's wishes,” Rocky replied, obviously teasing Valeria.

"I really hate it when you spout that kind of nonsense to me!" With a cold snort, Valeria immediatelyturned around and left.

After that, Rocky also went back to the Ghost Palace.

Upon returning to the Ghost Palace, Rocky saw that Esteban and Eunice were still chatting happilyas if they were really family. Although he didn't know the true reason why Esteban easily grew fondof Eunice, he still thought that this was better. After all, he was relieved to think that Esteban wouldbe willing to protect her while she stayed here in the Ghost Fief. Hence, even if he had to leave anddo his business, he wouldn't need to worry about her.

"Oh? Why are you back so soon? I thought those kinds of parties take longer?" Eunice asked themoment Rocky appeared.

"Leader Gilbert became a target of an assassination attempt during the party. He is fine, but ofcourse, the party needed to be cut short.”

Hearing what Rocky said, Esteban looked at him but just seemed to take the news lightly. "Someoneis bold enough to assassinate the leader of a fief?"

"Well, based on what I've heard, it might have something to do with the selection of the king'ssuccessor," Rocky replied indifferently.

Then, Esteban let out a frown and said, "They are already starting to move, huh? Anyway, don't getinvolved in this matter. Even though you are a Godly Genius, you should not stick your nose in it.After all, even if you join hands with the Godly Geniuses of the other fiefs, I highly doubt that youwill win against the Godly Geniuses of the royal family.”

"What? The royal family has their own Godly Geniuses?” Rocky was taken aback since it was his firsttime hearing about it.

"Yes, of course. Didn't anyone tell you that? However, the Godly Geniuses of the royal family are allselected in secret. Hence, they only participate in the battle among the Godly Geniuses whennecessary."

"What does that make of us? And when do they show up?" Rocky narrowed his eyes, a bit confusedabout Esteban’s remarks.

"You know that the battle among Godly Geniuses can last for a long time, right? It could be just afew years, a dozen years, or even decades. Everything is possible, depending on the progress of theGodly Geniuses. However, this time around, I heard that two Godly Geniuses were already lostduring the Spiritual Emperor Contest. That is a bit too soon, so I think that the Godly Geniuses ofthe royal family might appear sooner than expected,” Esteban surmised as he stroked his chin.

"But why didn't I hear anything about it from Leader Gilbert?" Rocky asked with furrowed brows. Hethought that it was an important matter that should have been informed to him right away.

"Well, he must have thought that you already know about it," Esteban speculated while shrugginghis shoulders.

Rocky thought that it wasn't important to dwell on it right now, so he just left it at that. Then, heasked Esteban again, "By the way, how much do you know about Princess Layla?"

"Didn't I just tell you to stay out of it?" As soon as Esteban heard him mention Layla, he alreadyknew what was on Rocky's mind.

"I don't know anything much about the royal family. Come on! Maybe it will come in handy just incase.”

Knowing that Rocky was a stubborn person, Esteban sighed and started talking. "I have already seenPrincess Layla several times. It could be said that she is the most beautiful woman in the entireShura Race," he revealed. Upon hearing this, both Rocky and Eunice noticed the fascinatedexpression on Esteban’s face.

"Sir, I don't think that's what he wanted to know," Eunice butted in and reminded the old man.

"Yes, sorry. Well, Princess Layla has a good reputation in the royal family. Since she is the daughterof the former queen, she still has many supporters and is favored by a part of the royal forces. Andyes, I heard that she intends to compete for the selection of the throne's successor. You are rightwhen you suggested that tonight's assassination attempt must have something to do with it. Afterall, the good relationship between Leader Gilbert and the princess is well-known to others,” Estebanadmitted.

"Right now, what are Princess Layla's chances of winning?" Rocky asked straightforwardly."Honestly, I am not sure. In order for one to become the successor, he or she should first get thesupport of about more than three fiefs. Although the fiefs should be under the control of the royalfamily, their power development is not limited. Therefore, with the support of the fiefs, it coulddetermine who will be the next one to sit on the throne. If I am not mistaken, Prince Zain is the mostpopular among the candidates. Right now, he should have the support of at least three fiefs. Itmeans that he currently has the highest chances of winning," Esteban inferred.

"How about Princess Layla? How many fiefs are supporting her?"

"I should guess that only the Ghost Fief does. Since Prince Zain is a direct lineage of the currentking, it is easy for him to get many supporters. That means that Princess Layla is at a bit of adisadvantage. She doesn't have that much influence now because she's just the daughter of theformer queen.”

After learning many things from Esteban, Rocky had gotten a general idea of the present situation.Just as Valeria told him, he might be able to use this opportunity to make his plans work faster.However, the only problem was how he could meet Princess Layla.

"I already warned you not to get involved in this matter. But since you are a stubborn brat, I will justadvise that you should at least be fully prepared. Here! Take this notebook with you. It contains mylifetime research. You can see there all of my discoveries about the bodies of the members of theShura Race. It should be helpful to you.” Then, Esteban handed the notebook over to Rocky.

After getting it, Rocky decided to put it away for now.

"That reminds me. I still have something else to do. See you later." As Esteban stood up, he left thetwo behind.

"So, what are you going to do next?" Eunice asked

"If my hunch is right, the sudden order to invade the human race and the spiritual race must havebeen Prince Zain's ploy. After conquering them, it would be considered a major achievement. Hewanted to play that card in order to solidify his position as the successor,” Rocky concluded.

"Then, what's the plan?" Hearing what Rocky said, Eunice knew that he wouldn't just do nothing. Ofcourse, she also wanted to do something because the human race was involved in this.

"It seems that I would have to act as Basil again. But first, I need to make more preparations,” Rockysaid after thinking for a while.

"Do you want me to inform Chief Colton about this immediately?" Eunice asked. Her role inaccompanying Rocky back to the Shura Race was clear to her. Hence, she would do her best to beof help.

"Yes, please. Tell him to prepare as soon as possible. The royal family of the Shura Race might sendpowerful troops at any time. We don't want them to be caught off guard.”