Now that he was standing in front of the prince, Connor didn't care about anything. He gritted his teeth, immediately stretched out his hand, pointed to the archmage next to him, and said firmly -

"It was...the Magic Association led by the Great Elder Majik...and the Holy See of Light led by the High Priest Priest...the two sides joined forces to assassinate His Majesty the Thirteenth King of Fierce Blue! All of this is due to me

I saw it with my own eyes. I saw them piercing His Majesty's body with their swords, and I heard their rebellious speeches with my own ears. All of this is what I personally feel, and there is absolutely no falsehood at all!"

Tide is now completely confused.

As if his head was being strangled, he slowly turned around and looked at Majik next to him.

The Archmage is still standing here, looking calm and not nervous at all.

There was a faint smile on his face, without any intention to refute, not even a word of defense.

Does this mean...he acquiesced?!

And if this powerful magician directly acquiesces, then now...here!

In this small room, Chao Xiang suddenly realized that he was alone! Moreover, his sword skills were mostly used for dancing, so there was no way he could be the opponent of such a practical great magician! In other words...

…

"Someone is coming——"

Before Tide could finish his words, a strong gust of wind rushed into his mouth, rendering him speechless.

However, Majik still acted very calmly and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I know you have many doubts. But please rest assured now, I definitely have no intention of harming you. As for the rest, please

You will make a decision after listening to everything. If at that time you still decide to punish me, then I will have nothing to say and will gladly kill you."

Being blown away by the wind, Tide fell back to his seat involuntarily.

The prince clutched his throat and was able to take a deep breath after the wind pressure finally subsided. He looked at the great magician in front of him with horror, looking at his now well-rested appearance.

"Majik... and the Magic Association! You... what exactly do you want... to do? Do you want to seize... this country?!"

Chao Xiang covered his chest, trying to suppress his heart that was beating wildly out of fear.

After hearing what Chao Xi said, the great magician shook his head resolutely and said: "Your Highness, please believe in our loyalty. The Magic Association was founded by Emperor Blue III, even if it is not as old as

The Blue Bay Empire has such a long history, it can at least be considered a long time ago. Please do not doubt our loyalty to the Blue Bay Empire."

Such words did not make Tide feel stable at all. He still asked in a panic: "Then... what exactly do you want to say?"

Majik smiled, pointed to the teacher, and said: "First of all, I hope that His Highness can understand through this incident that this person is a real nerd. He only tells the truth and only wants to tell what he knows.

Explain everything to others. Now, he even has the courage to accuse me in front of you of being the murderer of the late emperor, so it can be seen that your highness can believe his words."

Chao Tide glanced at Connor again. Although the teacher's eyes were a little timid, there was no doubt that there was a little firmness hidden in those timid eyes. That was not the look of someone who could panic.

Now that he knew the truth, Chao Xiang continued to take a few deep breaths to calm down his emotions.

After a while, he sat upright in his seat and said: "Majik, what you want me to know...I understand it. I know that this person can't lie, and you know it."

He is the real murderer of my brother. So, what next? What do you want to explain through this? "

Majik bowed slightly to Tide, turned around, and said to Connor: "Connor Conservative, you just accused me of murdering the late emperor. Then please tell me again, am I loyal to the Blue Bay Empire?

"

This question sounds a bit strange to Tide.

You have murdered the emperor, how can you still have the nerve to say you are loyal?

"You...are indeed loyal to the empire. So far, I have not found anyone more loyal to the Blue Bay Empire than you..."

Obviously, Connor's words confused Tide Tide.

After all, he had just confirmed that he could trust this teacher two minutes ago and thought that what he said was probably honest. But now, how should he accept such a result?

Majik did not give Tide the time to digest and think, but continued to ask: "In other words, do you think that my act of assassinating the late emperor was an act of true loyalty to the Blue Bay Empire?"

Connor: "...Although I hate to admit it, from an objective point of view - yes."

Majik smiled.

He smiled even brighter.

However, this smile only appeared for a moment, and he quickly retracted it, keeping himself well, and immediately resumed the wise expression that an archmage should have, and said slowly -

"In that case, then you should explain to His Highness why I am right."

Connor exhaled and turned to the tide in front of him with some helplessness, with a little sadness on his face, and said slowly——

"Your Highness, because... the person who really betrayed the Blue Bay Empire was not the Archmage Majik, nor the High Priest Priest. It was the late Emperor... His Majesty the Thirteenth Menglang Blue Bay himself. Unfortunately,

, he is the one who puts the entire Blue Bay Empire into the greatest crisis while he is alive. If it is for the sake of the empire, his death may be able to continue a period of glory for the empire."

Obviously, Chao Xiang is completely confused now. He can only sit blankly in his position, unable to understand anything. Now he doesn't even have the courage to ask the guard at the door to come in, so he can only watch blankly.

The teacher in front of him was talking to himself.

But soon, the answer he wanted came. Because the teacher in front of him had no other abilities, but his ability to break down a seemingly complicated matter and explain it piece by piece was very outstanding.

"Your Highness, I know this is hard to believe. But please listen carefully to what I say."

"During this period of time, I wonder if Your Highness has heard that the Countess of the Marginal Province published a book called "On the Collapse of the Empire"? This book was widely circulated in the Marginal Province, and even spread to

In other provinces. Out of curiosity, I also asked someone to buy a copy. After reading this book, I can be very sure that what is written in it must be what Ariel Garcia really thinks.

. She compiled this book not just to show off her wealth and confuse people. What she really wants is to promote her theory. And the most terrifying thing is..."

Connor took a deep breath, as if he was making up his mind——

"Her theory... is very likely to be true. And she announced her theory so publicly... This is not a conspiracy, but an outright conspiracy. All of us can learn from this book

She knows what she wants to do, and she also tells us what she really wants to do through this book. There is no falsehood or deception in it, but it is precisely because of this that she will follow the content of this book in

One day in the future, we will completely defeat the empire. And this empire does not only include our Blue Bay Empire, but may even include all empires in the world."

For almost the next two hours, Connor began to explain in detail the book "The Collapse of the Empire" written by Ariel to the prince of the imperial family in front of him.

He spoke in great detail. This teacher must have studied this book in detail for a long time, right? I can’t even imagine whether he would understand a certain word or word in it.

After pondering this sentence for a long time, how about finally trying to figure out its intention?

It was also within these two hours that Tide gradually began to regain his composure from the previous panic.

Listening to this knowledge that he usually finds very boring, the prince seemed a little irritable at first. But as Connor read out simultaneously with written writing and various data, the prince gradually became more and more interested.

After entering a good state, I absorbed this knowledge as quickly as possible.

Outside the window, the entire Hanhai City was still immersed in the darkness before dawn.

But for this castle, and for the royal family member sitting here, the world that appears in front of them now is so different from the past.

"Now, that's all the theoretical knowledge about Ariel Garcia in The Collapse of Empires, as I understand it."

Finally, Connor finished explaining the content of the book in detail. To be honest, the book itself is not very thick, with only a dozen pages of content, it may take less than half an hour to read it. But the reason why it costs

It took me so long to explain every issue in detail.

After hearing all this, Chao Xiang frowned. The evasion of responsibility that originally appeared in the prince's eyes gradually disappeared.

He felt very heavy now. This weight even gave him a sense of oppression that he could hardly speak.

As one of the members of the royal family, Tide is aware that even empires will be destroyed sometimes in this world.

However, no matter how much destruction there is, he feels that it will definitely be accompanied by war, aggression, and the greed of other countries.

However, he never thought that war would change from the blood of real swords and guns to the current situation of using the economy to fight.

Moreover, what this kind of economic struggle wants to create is not the next empire... but a world where, theoretically speaking, there is no room for empires at all?

Is this really possible?

"You...didn't you lie to me?"

After a long, long time... the tide finally allowed him to breathe a little easier.

He raised his head hard, looked at Connor in front of him, and said -

"Is the empire... really going to be wiped out so easily? Under such circumstances? Or is this completely the woman's imagination? Is it her whim?"

Connor didn't want to lie, but as an economist, he couldn't lie without conscience when others asked him economic questions.

After hesitating for a short time, he nodded silently and said: "Your Highness, to say simple elimination is too quick. Ariel Garcia wants to use the power of capital to eliminate the empire.

, if there is no violent conflict, it may be a very long process. However, even if this process is very long, with the accumulation of capital... the empire is not just the Blue Bay Empire, but the entire golden empire.

The state form of 'empire' on the mainland will undoubtedly become an obstacle to those businessmen with large amounts of capital."

"So, as long as we don't control those businessmen and don't restrict them, sooner or later, they will definitely break through the shackles of the country. These businessmen with a lot of money... are the kind described in Ariel Garcia's book

Under such circumstances, they have absolutely no interest in ruling a country. Their only interest is to turn the money in their hands into more money. At that time, they will instinctively destroy the 'empire' to create a more beneficial

The country where these merchants exist. Judging from this book... Ariel tentatively named this country 'Republic'."

Chao Xiang took a deep breath and tried to keep his mood calm. However, his hands were now tightly holding each other. Because only in this way can the trembling on his body be calmed down a little bit——

"Isn't it possible for us to defeat these businessmen? In the form of an 'empire'?"

Connor opened his mouth slightly. Emotionally speaking, he really wanted to say "yes". But in the end, he swallowed the sentence before it came out.

After a moment of silence, he finally continued -
To be continued...