Chapter 658: But Why?
However, one second after the sentence came out of his mouth, Lu Yizhou abruptly sensed something was not quite right.
If those people wanted to push Zeke up to the throne, why would there be bugs in the simulation whose purpose was to trap him inside? Wouldn’t it mean they did not want him to wake up ever again?
Also, before he left Capital Planet to retire to a little secluded planet which snowed all year around with his cat, he had confirmed that... all of the members in the royal family had died. Whether it was the old treacherous King, his concubines and offsprings, as well as the vile ministers who supported the massacre two decades ago, he had tortured and killed them with his own hands. So where would his lover pop up from?
Amidst his confusion, he heard Dr. Feng say with a sigh, "Yes and no."
The head administrator continued to elaborate, "To be exact, what they need is Zachary’s royal bloodline. They intend to make him a puppet to ascend the throne, whereas they would be the true power holder behind the scenes."
Lu Yizhou was not interested in politics in the first place. Even though his grandfather was a president of a planet — which made him the next candidate to step into the position — he was naturally detached and indifferent. He was not interested in wealth, power and status. The only person suitable for that would be his deceased sister, who was an extroverted through and through; very upbeat, jovial and full of vigor.
He failed to figure out how someone could make a puppet to stand on the throne. Moreover, what did ’puppet’ mean, to be exact?
Perhaps the confusion in Lu Yizhou’s eyes was too obvious, Dr. Feng magnanimously spat out a few more sentences. "It means they want to control Zachary, not only his body but also his mind. The simulator system delved deep into someone’s brain. It is not entirely impossible to turn them into a fool as long as something goes wrong. By then, they only need to prove that Zachary is indeed of royal bloodline and voilà... a little idiot who knows nothing has stepped into the throne. But do the citizens know it? No. They will think that it’s a scheme entirely planned by Zachary alone."
The more Dr. Feng said, the angrier he was. It was obvious that his relationship with Zeke was not simple in one glance. Obviously, he had also created the virtual characters, Cyrus and Luan, in order to help them inside the simulation.