Mystery: From Celestial Venerable's Backup to Red Priest

Chapter 255 The Shocking List

Chapter 255 The Shocking List

Alice ignored Beckeron's kneeling and sat on the large desk, flipping through the large stack of intelligence he had brought. She marveled at how impressive Intis's intelligence organization was, as expected of the one personally trained by Rosell. The intelligence network they had built was truly formidable, with spies even placed near George III.

After looking through the things in her hands, Alice remained silent for a while before extending her hand and placing it in front of Beckeron.

Beckeron knelt on the carpet, panting and anxiously awaiting Alice's reaction. Suddenly, he saw the delicate hand in front of him, was stunned for a moment, and then his face lit up with joy. He solemnly kissed Alice's hand.

He knew his earlier guess was true; the so-called "General Kalinin's promise" was actually Princess Alice's promise, and she was trying to win him over.

After reviewing the information she had provided, Princess Alice finally accepted her.

"After you return to the Empire, you won't become the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. If you were to take that position, both you and I would become targets of public criticism. Do you understand?"

After accepting Beckeron, Alice immediately reneged on her previous promises.

But Beckerang was not surprised at all; on the contrary, he was overjoyed.

Previously, Beckeron was uncertain about his future, so he naturally wanted to ask for the most he could and do everything possible to maximize his own interests.

He just hadn't expected Alice to agree so easily.

Now that Alice has reneged on her previous promise, it means that she made a worthless promise and never intended to honor it.

However, this also shows that Alice's attempt to win him over was a premeditated plan.

And indeed, as Alice said, if a defector were to directly obtain a high position, he would only become a target of public criticism. Alice erased this promise, which clearly shows that she did not treat him as a pawn to be used and discarded, but rather as a capable subordinate.

How could he, a man whose hope for the future had been rekindled, not feel overjoyed?

"Your Highness's thoughts are clear to me. I am deeply grateful and would never dare to harbor any resentment! I am willing to serve Your Highness for the rest of my life, even unto death." Beckron spoke with great emotion, saying words that were incredibly nauseating, which made Alice feel a chill in her heart. However, she could not show it on her face, but just smiled and nodded, as if she was very pleased with his words.

"After you return to the country, the Empire will give you a nominal advisory position, temporarily suspended. But don't worry, I will find you a real position soon. And when that happens, you must seize the opportunity and not let me down!"

Alice continued to make empty promises, but this greatly excited Beckeron, who firmly believed in her princess status, and he repeatedly expressed his loyalty to her.

"Alright, you've been away from the ball long enough. If you disappear any longer, it'll arouse suspicion. The person monitoring you is getting impatient to come in!"

Alice couldn't stand Becker's nauseating words of loyalty, so she quickly interrupted him, trying to get rid of him, while looking in another direction.

In Alice's view, there are three extraordinary individuals with the "Hunter" pathway lurking in different corners, watching the room.

Because Beckeran had been in the room for so long, the person in charge was clearly getting impatient.

Beckeron clearly knew he was being watched and that time was of the essence, so he said to Alice:

"My second-in-command, Rosago, has gone to track down the blueprints for the ironclad warships of the Kingdom of Rune. We'll know the results tonight. If we really get our hands on this information, I think it will be another contribution I make to the Empire!"

If his previous hope that Rosago could obtain the ironclad warship blueprints was to perform a great service and persuade the country to let him go, then...

Now that he believes he has already latched onto Princess Alice's coattails, his desire for Rosago to obtain the ironclad warship blueprints is merely to present them to the Fusak Empire as resources for his future advancement.

"But I am merely a Sequence 6 'Conspirator,' while Rosago is an extremely difficult Sequence 5 'Puppet Master,' so I implore you to provide me with some support!"

Beckeron had expected Alice to be overjoyed with the news, but to his surprise, Alice merely smiled, looked him up and down, and then said:

"Aside from that high-level rat, Intis's intelligence network in Backlund is your most valuable asset."

Besides you, the only other person who knows the relevant information is Rosago, who is in charge of intelligence.

If I wanted to gain control of this intelligence network, do you think I would let him stay in this world?

Beckerang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He quickly went through the events of that time and the matter of the ironclad warship blueprints in his mind and realized that both he and Rosago had been deceived.

From beginning to end, both he and Rosago were unknowingly trapped in each other's schemes, which instilled a deep sense of fear in Beckeron, the "schemer."

In the past, he was the one who devised "schemes" and manipulated his enemies, but now he realized that he was just someone else being manipulated.

He felt that everything about him was transparent in Alice's eyes, with no secrets whatsoever.

"You think I don't know your true intentions? On one hand, you're contacting me, ready to defect to the Empire at any moment; on the other hand, you're doing everything in your power to find the blueprints for the ironclad warship, hoping Intis will let you go!"

Alice looked at Becker with a cold smile and bluntly criticized him, exposing his thoughts completely.

Becker was covered in sweat, but he was speechless.

"If you hadn't taken the initiative to offer the blueprints for the ironclad warship to the Empire this time, even if you were a talented person, I wouldn't have given you an important position in the future. Fortunately, you didn't disappoint me and passed my test!"

Alright, now go back to hosting the banquet. After the banquet, take care of the cleanup, and then come to that safe house. I'll have someone there meet you and take you to the Empire.

Upon hearing that "Alice" had used the ironclad warship blueprints as a test for him, Beckerang couldn't help but feel a chill of fear.

Fortunately, after learning of Princess Alice's identity, she chose to decisively pledge allegiance, extinguishing her last thought of returning to Intis.

He also brought up the matter of contributing the blueprints.

Otherwise, he would probably have already lost Alice's trust without even realizing it.

At the same time, he was alarmed by Alice's cunning thoughts. She was constantly testing him, and was even more like a "schemer" than himself. He figured that working with such a boss would not be easy.

But compared to a kind, naive leader, working people sometimes hate encountering a stupid leader even more. Because of Alice's abilities, Beckeron is even more convinced of his choice.

It should be noted that his previous submission to "Alice" was more of a submission to her identity than a respect for "Alice's" abilities.

Now he truly admired Alice. He had never seen anyone so self-destructive before, and he sincerely felt that his future was bright.

"Yes! I will handle the aftermath properly! Your Highness, please witness my 'loyalty' in the future!"

In any case, people who are indecisive are not likable, and Beckeron must do his best to salvage his image in Alice's mind.

Alice did not respond to Beckeran's words. She picked up the intelligence report on the desk, took a step, and disappeared from the room.

From beginning to end, Becker had no idea how "Alice" left, which made him even more in awe of "Alice".

Beckeron got up from the ground, straightened his clothes, picked up the wine glass on the desk, drank the red wine in one gulp, resumed his usual demeanor, and then pushed open the door and left.

Not long after he left, a man dressed in the uniform of the Intis Embassy, ​​after various preparations and probing, entered the room to search it, but ultimately found nothing and could only leave in bewilderment.

Although everyone knew that Beckeron was about to become a thing of the past, the new ambassador had not yet arrived, so they couldn't make it too obvious. The man hesitated for a moment, then left the room without calling anyone else to check.

After leaving the embassy, ​​"Alice" returned to her safe house, reverted to her male form, changed her clothes, and then, with the intelligence she had obtained, went to find Robert that very night.

Robert wasn't woken up in the middle of the night; he couldn't possibly be asleep at this hour anyway. He had just finished meeting with a group of congressmen to discuss issues related to the bill.

"Ever since Evan arrived in Backlund, things have gotten a bit hectic. I wonder what news he brought this time. Hopefully it's good news, not bad!"

Robert was already used to Evan showing up unannounced in the middle of the night, and couldn't help but tease him inwardly.

Tell the butler to call Evan in.

He actually guessed what Evan wanted to talk to him about, and he was a little anxious.

I remember I asked you to attend Beckeron's farewell dinner!

Why are you here at this hour? Is the banquet over? That shouldn't be the case!

It was Robert's idea to have his secretary deliver the invitation to Becker's farewell dinner to Evan.

Beckron is leaving the Kingdom of Rune tomorrow. If we don't take action against him now, it might be too late.

Although Robert trusted Irwin, this matter was of utmost importance, concerning their cooperation with Petrov Andrei and the planning of major future events, so he couldn't help but be anxious.

So he sent Evan an invitation to remind him to hurry up.

Evan plopped down on the sofa in the study and tossed the intelligence report he was holding onto the coffee table.

Seeing that Robert seemed a little confused, Evan smugly gestured for Robert to look at the intelligence report.

Robert sighed, stood up from behind his desk, sat on the sofa opposite Evan, and picked up the things on the coffee table to look through them.

This was a startling discovery for Robert; the more he looked, the more shocked and alarmed he became, because the information he possessed was truly astonishing.

Intelligence indicates that high-ranking officials in the political and military circles have been infiltrated, and have even formed a considerable force that could potentially interfere with the national policies of the Kingdom of Rune at crucial moments.

"Where did this intelligence come from? Is it reliable?"

Although he was already a demigod and one of the most powerful people in the Kingdom of Rune, Evan still noticed a tremor in Robert's voice.

"This is what I received from Beckerang; he handed it to me himself!"

Evan smiled casually, as if the matter were insignificant.

"He handed it to you personally? Is he alive or dead? Tell me clearly! Explain yourself!"

Robert looked very serious; he needed to determine the veracity of the information.

Aside from concealing the fact that she had become a woman, Evan told Robert everything else, leaving Robert speechless.

Silence lingered for a long time.

He looked at Evan with some disbelief. He thought he had overestimated Evan as much as possible, but he hadn't expected to underestimate his younger brother. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

Evan is practically a born schemer and a master at finding other people's weaknesses. Could it be the influence of the Einhorn family bloodline?

So many years have passed, and our ancestors throughout the generations have all taken the path of 'arbitrator' or 'lawyer'. Hasn't that diluted this influence?

Indeed, blood ties are the closest connection in the extraordinary world, not to mention that the Einhorn group still firmly controls them.

In comparison, I, who am so well-suited to the 'arbitrator' route, am perhaps the odd one out.

Could the prophecy made by the angel of fate for the old count be fulfilling itself for Evan?

Robert suddenly recalled the prophecy that the old count had never forgotten until his death, and thought of the world situation that he and Evan had jointly deduced.

Moreover, he is a demigod and knows some of the legends about the end of the world, which the old count does not know.

In addition, Amanda possesses a 0-level sealed artifact of the Fate Path, which gives him a good understanding of how powerful the prophecies of the Fate Path angels are!

So Robert was actually quite looking forward to that prophecy.

Moreover, if the prophecy of that angel of fate is indeed fulfilled, it should be in their generation based on the timeline!

If Robert had previously been confident that the "Horn" family would be restored to its original name under his leadership, and that he was the one prophesied to revive the family.

He no longer has the confidence he once had, after all, Evan is an extraordinary "Hunter" pathway user, while he is an "Arbitrator" pathway user.

"Robert, wake up! What are you thinking about?"

Evan was quite surprised to see Robert suddenly stare blankly, because he had never seen him like this before.

"Nothing much, so you're saying you're going to silence Beckron later? And that you're going to make sure his body is discovered by the Intis as soon as possible?"

"Yes, I plan to use this as a pretext to shift the blame to the Witch Cult and minimize Intis's suspicion of us."

Only in this way can this intelligence be made to its maximum value!

If we don't direct the fire at the Witch Cult, but instead at Fusak or Rune, it will be very disadvantageous for us!

Only in this way can we take control of these people to the greatest extent possible. Robert thought about it and nodded in deep agreement.