Chapter 185 - 174: Rebuilding Roland
To intercept the forces pursuing Piao Miao, Xin Lei, like Lei Shan, mobilized all the hidden agents within the Empire and even felt that was not secure enough, so she spent a fortune to hire the Zhi Yan mercenary group.
The fact proved that Xin Lei didn’t waste her money, but in the end, all who tried to stop Caesar perished in his fury. The Zhi Yan mercenary group lost more than half of its members in one go, and its leader Yan Xinghe, along with the remnants, defected to the Eagle Alliance, meaning they could no longer mix in the Empire.
Facing the failure of the final strike, a furious Caesar was now hiding in an underground chamber, smashing things around and constantly cursing, "Konstantin, you short-sighted fool, how could the Pru’o family produce such an idiot like you!"
Tovo was originally about to successfully capture Piao Miao but was stopped by Konstantin because he valued the trading terms offered by Xin Lei—which was also why Caesar decided to take action personally. Unfortunately, he still failed to catch up with Piao Miao, who was intercepted.
After a long while, Caesar gradually calmed down from his rage. Hearing no more commotion inside, Lai Li finally pushed the door open and entered.
Caesar glanced at Lai Li, sighed, and said with a wry smile, "Now that it has come to this, we can only hope that the Lionheart Bloodline is mystical enough that Piao Miao can’t decipher anything from it."
"Father, you forget that during your reign, you also established a specialized Bloodline Research Institute. Even with the efforts of the entire nation, it couldn’t analyze the mixed Lionheart Bloodline Power, let alone this pure Bloodline Power."
"Hm?" Lai Li’s reminder made Caesar somewhat blank, "Did I establish such an institution before? Why don’t I remember?"
Well, it’s easy to become forgetful with age. Lai Li reaffirmed, "At that time, it was Duke Tack who you tasked to lead the effort. Have you forgotten? It’s just that the top-secret plan ultimately failed."
"Ah? Aha! Yes, yes, yes," Caesar finally remembered, "That did happen. Indeed, if Duke Tack couldn’t find any rhyme or reason at that time, then Piao Miao’s understanding of the Bloodline Power should be less than Tack’s. Xiaoxiao, now that you mention it, I do feel much better."