Chapter 562: Chapter 32: The Princess’s Clarification

"Your Highness."

Robson and Valentino bowed to Princess Yifulei.

Princess Yifulei nodded silently, but her pale complexion made her look rather weak.

Robson was about to offer some words of comfort.

Unexpectedly, Princess Yifulei spoke first.

"General Robson... I-I have something to say, but I don’t know if I should."

"Hm?"

"Your Highness, please speak freely."

Although Prince Noah was dead, aside from being the Prince’s fiancée, Yifulei was still the princess of the most powerful human nation.

Now, this guest had been gravely injured by an explosion within his jurisdiction.

If this matter with Princess Yifulei wasn’t handled properly, it would likely spark a new diplomatic incident.

With Marquis Oscillate currently unconscious, Robson had no desire to tarnish his own political career before it had even truly begun.

"Noah is dead..."

Princess Yifulei’s expression was sorrowful.

"Actually, he shouldn’t have died."

"Hm?" Robson was puzzled.

"What do you mean?"

"General, do you know why I’m still alive when Noah is dead?" Princess Yifulei asked.

Hearing this, Robson shook his head.

He truly didn’t know.

It was a major point of suspicion.

Princess Yifulei was not much stronger than Prince Noah.

As she spoke, the princess took a ring off her finger.

The ring glowed with a blue light, looking like an exquisite magical artifact.

"This was a gift from my royal brother."

"The Palace Mages said it contained a powerful magic that could protect my life..." Princess Yifulei explained.

"At that moment, the Magic Shield covered part of Noah’s body as well...

But for some reason, the Magic Shield suddenly shrank, and Noah abruptly coughed up blood."

Robson stared at the ring, his mind filled with doubt.

"So many Magic Crystal Cannons...

Who made this ring?" Robson asked.

It was the first time he’d ever heard of something so powerful in this world.

’It blocked over a hundred Energy Balls. Did someone engrave a City Defense Maze Lock into a ring?’

Princess Yifulei shook her head as well.

"I’m not sure either."

"Actually, this ring was discovered in some ruins by those old adventurers at King’s College," Princess Yifulei said.

Ruins...

’That would explain it.’

The existence of a prehistoric civilization had already been confirmed by the continent’s historians. That civilization must have been highly advanced, leaving behind many high-magic creations that people today only knew how to use, not how they were made.

However, "prehistoric civilization" was often used as an excuse.

"Well? General, would you like to take a look?"

Princess Yifulei smiled and offered the ring to Robson.

Although Robson really wanted to take the ring and give it to Falan to make a hundred more for him, doing so was clearly inappropriate under the current circumstances.

This object was tied to the mystery of Prince Noah’s death, and he, Lord Robson, wanted nothing to do with that particular karma.

"There’s no need," Robson said with a smile.

"I’ll ask about these things after His Majesty the King’s official investigation team has examined them."

"If there’s nothing else, Your Highness, I’ll take my leave," Robson said.

Princess Yifulei was taken aback for a moment, then she smiled and gestured for Robson to go ahead.

After leaving the tent, Robson turned his head and saw Lumian Knight Commander was still waiting outside.

"Knight Commander, what are you...?"

"You’re out. I just received a message and have something to report to Her Highness."

After speaking, Lumian Knight Commander walked into the tent.

’To be honest, that was a bit disrespectful.’

But considering the man’s decades of planning had just gone up in smoke, Robson could understand.

"Robson... Her Highness, was she trying to say she isn’t the one who murdered the Prince?" Valentino suddenly asked.

Valentino had also been there the night Robson bid farewell to the Prince, so she naturally knew everything.

"I suppose so," Robson said.

"Actually, I don’t think Her Highness could be the murderer either."

"Because of the ring?" Valentino asked.

"No. It’s mainly because Prince Noah and Princess Yifulei were engaged long ago.

They had a good relationship, so why would the princess kill the prince? It makes no sense."

"Besides..."

Robson hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"Her Highness is an acquaintance of ours. It’s more advantageous for us if she isn’t the killer, isn’t it?"

Valentino nodded.

The truth might be important, but sometimes, it wasn’t *that* important.

...

After Robson and Valentino left, Princess Yifulei collapsed onto the bed, dejected.

Princess Yifulei was no fool. Having been immersed in court life for years, she could see the wariness Robson and Valentino had shown toward her just now.

In truth, under those circumstances, she should have asked Robson and Valentino to stay. She could have used the opportunity of her "illness" to reconnect with her two old friends.

After all, she had no plans to leave the Frank Kingdom in the future.

The situation in the Algeria Kingdom would not permit her to leave the Frank Kingdom. Her royal brother needed her, and her family needed her.

But she couldn’t bring herself to do it.

It was a simple, yet laughable, reason. Princess Yifulei couldn’t swallow her pride and ask Robson and Valentino to stay.

Princess Yifulei used to think that sacrificing for her kingdom was no big deal, that politics was nothing more than a matter of a few bottles of red wine.

Now, she was beginning to understand.

She had simply met the right person. Her political marriage happened to be with someone she loved, and that person happened to be so capable that she never had to face all the tedious socializing herself.

As Princess Yifulei sighed inwardly, thinking of Prince Noah, a figure appeared in her tent.

It was none other than Lumian Knight Commander.

"Uncle Lumian," Princess Yifulei said, her eyes welling with tears.

When Lumian Knight Commander saw Robson leave so quickly, he had been a little angry with Princess Yifulei.

But seeing her crying, Lumian Knight Commander couldn’t bring himself to utter a single word of rebuke.

"Ah, Your Highness, this won’t do," Lumian sighed.

"You will be living in the Frank Kingdom from now on.

Acting like this... *Sigh*..."

"By the way, that potion... have you drunk it?" Lumian Knight Commander suddenly asked.

The Potion Lumian Knight Commander mentioned had been prepared by the Algeria Kingdom’s Military Mages.

Its general purpose was to induce a fake pregnancy.

In this world with its lopsided technology tree, all sorts of strange and peculiar magic were commonplace.

The Algeria Kingdom absolutely could not tolerate the Frank Kingdom leaving their alliance.

Therefore, Lumian Knight Commander could only resort to this desperate measure.

First, have Princess Yifulei pretend to be pregnant with a posthumous child...

As for what to do when she couldn’t actually give birth later? They would cross that bridge when they came to it.

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