Swear Fealty To Me, My Subjects!

After knowing that she would benefit immensely by following Rayne, Hela's attitude changed instantly.

She held Rayne's hand, her eyes filled with sincerity and gentleness.

Miss Hela was an extremely dedicated person.

As long as there was money to be made, this cold-blooded and cruel demigod lady would similarly display shocking loyalty and passion after entering business mode.

Although the grand prince's gold was tempting, it was pathetic compared to the treasure of an ancient dragon.

At this moment, Hela looked at Rayne warmly—she had a clear goal in mind.

She was following this man!

Hela said, "However, Your Highness, I can't defeat the ancient dragon alone, alright?"

Rayne was extremely confident. "Don't worry, we'll definitely win if we go together."

"Yes, alright then!"

Hela felt that she was not a match for the ancient dragon.

However, Rayne seemed confident.

Since Rayne was going to join her on the battlefield, there should be no way he would set himself up, right?

Furthermore, the matter of hunting the ancient dragon was the result of the deal between Rayne and Evil Dragon Olivia. In that case, the evil dragon must have prepared a countermeasure for Prince Rayne to defeat the ancient dragon.

Yes, that should be the case.

Hela had already made up her mind and there was only a single problem.

"In that case, Your Esteemed Highness..."

Hela asked with a smile, "When do you intend to lead your dear subject into the fray?"

The answer was…

Now.

Rayne replied, "We'll set off immediately after I inform Her Majesty."

Hela agreed with a smile—she should head to the Church to make a report as well.

Of course, there was no way she was going to say that she was hunting an ancient dragon.

Therefore, both parties took action respectively. Furthermore, Hela told Rayne that he could summon her at any time after he was done.

…

After bidding farewell to Hela, Rayne headed to the Empress's chamber.

At this point, things progressed exactly as Rayne had planned.

Be it Hela or the grand prince, their reactions were completely within Rayne's expectations.

Rayne had indeed let the grand prince off on purpose.

However, unlike what Hela had imagined…

Rayne had no intention of blackmailing the grand prince.

That sort of thing was meaningless.

The prince and grand prince were competitors for the throne—there was nothing more valuable than one of them being gone.

Because of that, logically speaking, the prince should not hesitate to use such evidence to kill the grand prince.

However, for Rayne, that was way too crass.

As the first enemy Rayne encountered, the grand prince had long been controlled by Rayne.

It was extremely simple to get rid of him.

However, to control him and manipulate him to create greater value for Rayne—that was a skill.

As a politician, he was not qualified to be a grand prince; this was a useless person whose throne was snatched away by his younger sister back then. Even if he lived for another few dozens of years, he would still be so stupid to the extent that he looked cute.

After being toyed with by his nephew, the pressure in his heart was enough to break him down.

Next, his anger, anxiety and hatred towards Rayne would become the factors used by Rayne and become part of a chain reaction.

Now, he could be ignored for the time being.

Rayne arrived at the Empress's chamber.

After all, he was the prince of a country. Before Rayne went out to play, he had to consult his mother first.

However, Rayne came at the wrong time today.

When he opened the door, Rayne saw the sleeping Empress. 𝒃𝒆𝙙𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The person guarding by her side and healing her with magic was none other than Thea Constance.

"Your Highness,"

Constance's voice sounded softly.