Chapter 423: Looking at the Legacy Artifact
"Well, if young master’s main purpose is to catch him in the first place, then I thought you would return to the church’s territory and no longer involve yourself in this civil war. After all, I wouldn’t be so arrogant as to assume that you would continue to participate after you’ve seen our legacy artifact." Baron Rosalind said.
"And besides, we still don’t know if our legacy artifact will be of any help to the young master’s problem."
Aldrian nodded.
"Your Excellency, your opinion is reasonable, but my answer is this—I have my own problem with the devils, and I cannot stand their existence. Whenever I discover them within a territory, I make sure to uproot them," he said.
"Now, why did I bring this up? The church has already announced that the traitorous Cardinal Carsius was involved with the devils. From Your Excellency’s perspective, why did he choose to flee to the Atria Empire and seek the second prince’s assistance? Even amidst a civil war, the second prince still accepted him. Why Cardinal Carsius not choose another empire?"
Baron Rosalind pondered for a moment before looking at Aldrian.
"I don’t have enough information, but I guess the second prince still dares to harbor the traitor without fearing the church’s wrath because Cardinal Carsius has something he wants, something that forces him to keep Cardinal Carsius under his wing. Or perhaps their interests align, leading them to work together—or, in this case, use each other."
"Yes, that could also be the answer, but Your Excellency, what do you think even after the church announced Cardinal Carsius’s connection to the devils, the second prince still wants to keep him? The topic of devils is taboo, and even those with the slightest connection to them can end up on the execution platform. So why would the second prince still choose to harbor someone like that?" Aldrian asked again.
Baron Rosalind thought for a moment before something clicked in his mind. His eyes widened slightly.
"So, are you saying that the second prince is also connected to the devils? And because of that, Cardinal Carsius chose to escape to him, seeking asylum, and the second prince accepted him without hesitation due to their shared connection with the devils?"
"Exactly."