Chapter 98
Swirling Thoughts
“Clara, have you finished your preparations?”
“Yes, Elena-sama but Patricia-sama have declined, but don’t worry, Clara-sama and I have already completed our preparations and will meet you at the port town in the Duke of Fudale’s domain.”
Members of the royal family and their fiancées, who would be leading the next generation of the Kingdom of Cleydale, were ordered to conquer the dungeon, and each of them was now preparing to do so.
The fact that not only the royal family but also their fiancées were forced to dive into the dangerous dungeon was meant to test their resolve as members of the next royal family, but more than that, it indicated that the current royal family lacked the number of royalty.
The fact that the dungeon to be conquered was in the Duke of Fudale’s domain, but that the Duchess of Fudale, Patricia, declined to conquer it, meant that the Duke of Fudale’s family declined to compete for the queen’s ranking, since she was unable to participate because of her ability and personality, and being the daughter of the second wife didn’t help her situation.
Patricia was thus unofficially confirmed as the third queen, and the first in line to become the first queen, the regular queen, was narrowed down to Clara, Countess of Dandol Frontier, and Carla, Countess of Lester.
“The crown prince Ervan, and I, the First Princess, will also take on the dungeon challenge at all costs, but our primary goal will not be to receive a Gift from the Spirit of the Dungeon, but to ensure the Ervan’s return in one piece. Do you understand?”
“Yes…”
The royal family had sent royalty to the dungeon each generation to obtain the Gift, thereby building national security and protection against foreign threats.
However, the “Spirit’s Gift” was not always equally obtained.
The Spirit of the dungeon was commonly referred to as [Spirit], but it was essentially a [Divine Spirit] rather than a normal Spirit that controlled attributes.