After the funeral, the Imperial Princess personally met with Chloe.

"So, how about my proposal? Would you like to join the Dark Crow Guard? You have great talent."

Chloe shook her head and said, "Please give me some time to think about it."

The Imperial Princess was indifferent and merely indicated that she could wait.

Back at home.

Chloe pondered for a long time.

Until Kasha knocked on their door and said:

"Come downstairs, let's eat first."

Seeing Kasha's hesitant expression, Chloe smiled and said:

"Alright, let's eat first."

During the meal, Harut spoke calmly:

"You don't have to accept the Princess's request. Our family has already given much to the royal family, and even if you refuse, His Majesty won't have any objections."

Kasha was silent for a long time but finally spoke up:

"Refuse, the missions of the Dark Crow Guard are too dangerous, you'll die within it."

Chloe shook his head and said:

"No, I plan to join. It's not just for you all; I have other thoughts myself."

Kasha put down her knife and fork, angrily saying:

"Fine, then we won't care about you anymore. Do whatever you want."

She got up and went directly to her room.

Harut appeared slimmer. He lifted his head and said:

"She doesn't mean it. She's just upset."

"I know."

Chloe slowly finished his meal with Harut, then let the maid pack some cold food and took it upstairs.

Before going upstairs, he turned to Harut and said:

"Did you not tell the situation to our eldest sister?"

He referred to the eldest sister, Lumi, who was currently undergoing inheritance training.

Harut shook his head and said:

"Her return wouldn't solve any problem and could even be exploited."

"That's why I need to join the Dark Crow Guard."

"...I'm sorry."

"I've just been bothered a lot lately. As soon as they left, some fools found their way here."

"Give me the list, I'll handle it."

"You just inherited the Marquis position; striking at them could easily backfire."

Harut shook his head and said:

"We still need to practice on some people, or they might think there's no one left in our family."

"Alright, I'll give it to you after I calm her down."

Chloe went upstairs to Kasha's room.

He knocked on the door.

"Kasha, it's me."

"You're not allowed to come in."

"Okay, then I'm coming in."

"..."

Chloe pushed the door open and saw Kasha wrapped up like a bundle.

He first placed the tray on the dining table and then patted the bedspread, saying:

"Fool, have something to eat."

"I'm not eating." A muffled voice came from the sheets. "Go away, I don't want to see you."

"Alright, then I'm leaving."

Chloe got up and simulated the sound of footsteps leaving.

After a while.

A little head peeked out from the quilt.

As soon as it popped out, it saw Chloe looking at her helplessly.

Kasha's lips pouted slightly, and she started crying again:

"You tricked me again!"

"Alright, alright, stop crying." Chloe gently stroked Kasha's little head and said, "I do need to go to the Dark Crow Guard this time. There are some resources that are not easy to obtain just through the Marquis family."

Kasha's expression visibly showed irritation.

Chloe pinched the girl's cheeks and said:

"And you need to consider something, Harut may be mature, but he's still too young."

"..."

"You were saved with the little Princess, so emotionally and logically, the royal family will pay more attention to you.

But Harut is different. He's the eldest son, and since he replaced his father as Marquis, those adults won't treat him as a child.

In their eyes, Harut is a political opponent. They will find ways to suppress Harut as it's their duty as competent politicians.

Harut didn't let the eldest sister come back for the funeral to avoid this situation.

There are always some wicked people who like to shatter others' families and feed off that chaos.

They dare not touch you because the little Princess is watching.

But they're likely to target the eldest sister and me.

And I refuse to grant them their wish."

Kasha said gloomily:

"But it would be very dangerous."

"Don't worry, Kasha, disaster is always a step behind me."

Chloe rubbed her head and then whispered in her ear:

"Moreover, I need strength, whether it's for you, or for myself."

Add to that the Era of Turmoil, the time when the Evil God's Followers are most active in the history of The Stars.

He can't stay in the Marquis family forever, gradually building up his power.

Not handling Rephya's affairs?

Not handling matters with the Master of the Ether Emblem?

Not addressing the problems of the Marquis and Marchioness?

Chloe always followed one principle.

If he can't solve the problem, then solve the person creating the problem.

If he can't immediately solve the person creating the problem, then find someone to hold them off, giving himself time to mature before solving them.

With this kind of mindset, he quickly established his action plan.

Kasha was still worried, but eventually didn't say much more.

The young girl saw that Chloe had already made up his mind.

So the only thing she could do was…

…

"Princess, regarding Chloe's matters, I'll leave it to you."

The Princess, filled with joy, said:

"Looks like he has already made up his mind."

"Yes, so I hope the Princess can help him."

"Oh?" The Princess said meaningfully, "In what capacity are you making this request to me?"

Kasha said without hesitation:

"As a comrade in adversity."

At these words, the Princess's face broke into a radiant smile.

"Alright, I accept your suggestion."

...

This year was Chloe's first year joining the Dark Crow Guard.

This time, Chloe did not choose the profession he had previously selected.

Because he knew, once he chose it, he would likely meet an early demise.

The Era of Turmoil was the most active era for the Evil God's Followers in the history of Stars Continent.

Even some major countries were plagued by the threat of the Evil God's Followers.

He couldn't let those Evil God's Followers draw connections.

The Divine Power of the Holy Bone.

The Wanderer profession.

Adding a Thunderous Battle Halberd as a weapon.

Wasn't this just fearing the Abyssal Will outside the World Group wouldn't make baseless assumptions?

So.

This time.

He unhesitatingly abandoned his previously best methods.

Chosen to become a Martial Monk.

The first year.

Relying on previous accumulations, he started from scratch and advanced to LV5.

That is, the future peak of Sequence Nine.

The second year.

Chloe successfully transitioned from an apprentice to a formal Dark Crow Guard and quickly advanced to LV8.

Upon entering the mid-stage of Sequence Eight, he was summoned by the Princess, who said:

"Your growth rate far exceeds my expectations. Are you interested in being transferred to my side as my Personal Guard?"

Chloe gave the Princess a puzzled look, and after a moment of thought, he said:

"Will there be more resources?"

"Your answer surprises me," the Princess said with a slight smile, "of course! I never treat my own people unfairly."

"Then no problem."

Chloe gladly agreed.

As long as there is no operation where positions rise without salary increases, everything is negotiable.

This Ensar Princess has many troubles.

Her mother was not the Empress but an Imperial Consort from a small family.

The customs of Ensar have always been wild.

The Emperor is the supreme ruler of the empire, but is also a "unlucky" born to shared power.

Simply put, as the Emperor, to maintain the stability of the empire, his other half must be closely connected with the strongest in the empire.

For example, if the royal family is weak, the intended heir is male, the strongest in the empire is also male, or the side with the potential to become the Strongest is also male.

In such cases, conventional major countries typically marry the Princess to the Strongest, or the only offspring of the Strongest, to solidify relations between the royal family and the strong.

But not Ensar.

Their solution is very abstract.

They will choose to abolish the original male heir, make the female the emperor, and marry the strongest in the empire.

After marriage, half of the empire's power will be transferred to the strongest.

This operation, which Chloe sees as ultimately reckless, is the root cause of the continual functioning of the Ensar Empire.

"Want to become the supreme power holder? Then go and become strong, stronger than anyone else, and half the emperor's throne will be yours."

Of course.

Because the royal family is abundant in resources and there have been countless strong individuals, the possibility of the so-called strongest uprising is very low.

But this generation of the royal family is different.

This generation of the royal family is unprecedentedly weak for some reason.

The Emperor was early set to marry the empire's only female Duke, Angelina.

To put it this way.

When the two married, the young Emperor was only 18 years old.

And Duke Angelina was already 140 years old.

Duke Angelina's ascension was also a baffling event.

Earlier, Duke Angelina was obsessed with cultivation and early abandoned her right to inherit the title of Duke.

This position was taken over by her brother, who even already had children.

But when Duchess Angelina was striving for the Demigod Realm, the former Duke detected traces of the Abyssal Church and went deep into investigation, ultimately leading to a full-blown conflict between the Duke's Territory and Khorne Followers.

After a battle, the former Duke and the elders of the clan joined forces to slay the former Khorne Pope.

But the frenzied Khorne Followers also eradicated the Duke's family.

The previous Duke, having suffered irreparable damage, called Angelina back to inherit the family business.

However, after that battle, the Duke's Territory inevitably fell into decline.

At that time, considering the situation in the territory and her disinterest in love, Duchess Angelina agreed to the royal family's request.

18 and 140 years old...

One can only say that the Ensar royal family knows how to play.

Of course.

If things ended here, there would be no issue involving the young Princess.

But the problem lies with the young Princess's mother.

The young Princess's mother was, in fact, the Emperor's childhood sweetheart.

But due to Ensar's system, the Emperor couldn't possibly make her the Empress.

Perhaps considering that future children of the Emperor and Empress would more likely inherit the throne, some families began taking sides early on.

Being from a small family, the Imperial Consort died early after giving birth to the young Princess.

Reportedly, because of this, the Emperor holds quite a bit of resentment towards the young Princess.

As everyone knows, the royal family is full of individuals who tailor their actions to suit others.

The young Princess had a hard time in her early days.

But two years ago.

A confidential rumor suddenly spread among the upper ranks.

"The Empress, after an outing, suffered irreversible harm and has been confirmed unable to bear children."

The royal family did not explain the specific situation.

Neither side chose to divorce, only that the Empress declared she would select a royal offspring to raise as the heir.

Yes.

The young Princess is the offspring chosen.

It's fair to say the secrets within are like a tangled mess.

Chloe, after understanding, remarked that such content could be written into 600,000 words in the female frequency.

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