Chapter 322: Chapter 132: The Real Identities of Chosen
Nine and Tracy Garcia_2
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Leonard Churchill frowned as he listened.
He too was surprised. How could this confused girl have not figured out why she was being pursued?
Leonard Churchill thought of the extravagant palace treasures he had glimpsed in the storage ring. Even the current Federal Top Nobility might not have such an extensive collection.
Could it be these treasures?
Or perhaps her identity?
It wasn’t hard for him to guess that Tracy Garcia must come from a significant background, so he asked her directly: “Little Garcia, what position does your family hold in the Royal Court?
Tracy Garcia glanced at Leonard Churchill’s expression and answered meekly: “Our Garcia family has always been the High Priest of the Royal Court since ancient times.”
After all, their dynasty had already declined and they, as remnants of the old era, had long since lost their former glory.
Mentioning such a position now seemed more like an antique bragging about its former glory.
It didn’t evoke a sense of pride, rather an impression that something was being hidden.
Leonard Churchill’s eyebrows twitched at this.
He had guessed that Tracy Garcia was of a certain importance, but he hadn’t expected it to be so high.
He had learnt from some historical books that priests held an extraordinary status in ancient dynasties, and the High Priest, if called by another name, would be a “national advisor .
Essentially, it was the king’s most trusted man, second only to the king.
The power was secondary.
The High Priest’s main responsibility was to master some royal inheritance secrets, rather like a human archive.
They would know some ancient secrets that even the emperor might be unaware of.
This was the right hand man of the king, but was also being hunted?
What were these remnants of the old era thinking?
Was it a coup, or something else?
The situation was getting more and more complicated.
Thinking about this, Leonard Churchill asked another question: “What was Camilla’s position in the Royal Court?”
Tracy Garcia blinked her eyes and retorted: “Didn’t Sister Camilla tell you?”
Leonard Churchill shook his head: “No.”
It seemed hard for Tracy Garcia to say it out loud; but she told him nonetheless: “She is the illegitimate daughter of His Majesty.
Upon hearing this, Leonard Churchill was not very surprised. Camilla’s background was unique and he had already speculated that. After all, the Fifty-two Demonic Origin Cards were not available to just anyone.
But…illegitimate children had a very low status in this world.
Which of those philandering aristocrats didn’t have ten or eight illegitimate children?
In order to prevent these unwelcome offspring from affecting the “purity of the nobility bloodline” or the distribution of nobility inheritance, illegitimate children were not even allowed to own their father’s surname.
Their status was no different to slaves.
No wonder her name was Camilla.
It seems it was not a nickname, but a name given to her because she didn’t have
one.
So, was Camilla an authentic princess from a lost kingdom? Leonard Churchill asked directly: “So, is Camilla being hunted because of the Demon Mark she merged with?”
If she was just a legitimate princess, that would be one thing.
But an illegitimate daughter was less likely. There were only fifty-two origin cards in total, and more than half of them had been lost in the long river of history.
Even if the remnants of the old era treasured her, they wouldn’t casually give an origin card to an illegitimate daughter.
Tracy Garcia didn’t know if she should share such a secret, but it seemed there was nothing that should be muted: “Yes. Sister Camilla managed to merge with the ‘Diamonds Q-White Queen’, an Epic Source Card from the Orlan Royal Family, under very unusual circumstances. This led to a huge controversy within the Royal Court…”
“Diamonds Q, huh…”
Leonard Churchill was not surprised.
He had never even seen such high-ranked card master, let alone heard about it. Yet, this still might not be the main reason for the assassination attempt. Another question came to him: ” So, if she merged with this source card, does it mean that she could assume the royal power?”
Hearing this, Tracy Garcia’s eyes widened: “Ah…how did you know that, Mr. Leonard Churchill?”
Leonard Churchill frowned.
At least now he knew why Sister Camilla was being hunted by her own family. If it was merely about merging with the source card, there would be no issue. After all, upon the death of a person who has merged with an Epic Demon Mark, it is 100% certain that the mark can be extracted.
Having a person like this to support the remnants of the old era is unquestionably a great advantage.
Even if the person was an illegitimate daughter.
It’s not enough to warrant total extermination.
The only possible issue is that the source card might be tied up with symbolic implications.
Such as, royal power.
Looking at the incredulous expression on Miss Bun’s face, he responded: “Just guessed.”
Since he had already started asking, he figured he might as well ask everything. So he asked again, “What exactly is the issue with Camilla’s source card?
Tracy Garcia thought for a while, then said with a complex expression, “The Orlan Royal Family had two source cards and corresponding Occupation Advancements. One is the ‘Spade K-Tyrant’ which is merged by His Majesty. The other is ‘Diamonds Q-White Queen1. According to the King of Augustus’ traditional teaching, anyone who successfully merges either of the two source cards becomes eligible to inherit royal power. After all, there have been instances of a queen ruling the country…
As she spoke, she glanced at Leonard Churchill again. It seemed surreal to her how he could have guessed. She hastened to add, “But this is something only the royal family and the High Priest know. I only recently found out from my mother.”
After hearing all this, Leonard Churchill completely understood. The reason for Camilla’s pursuit was essentially a palace dispute.
The King of Augustus’s traditional teaching was that anyone capable of merging with a source card could inherit the royal power. This meant that the kingdom advanced the capable one.
in this survival-of-the-fittest Extraordinary World, having a powerful king would be in the best interest of the kingdom.
So, this kind of traditional teaching was not erroneous.
The problem was with the people executing it.
Something seemed to click in his mind, and Leonard Churchill spoke in a deep voice, “Is His Majesty the King seriously ill, or for some reason unable to rule, and the queen ruling instead?”