Chapter 1037 The Destined One

"General Marcia and I will try our best to make the arrangements for you, and we will get as much help as we can. We will also try our best to rally all the clans and other forces to support us." Lance paused for a second, as a stray thought entered his mind, and he asked, "But how do we arrange Basil's residence? It needs to be somewhere safe..." Since Rocky's identity could not be exposed yet, his whereabouts needed to be kept secret, especially the place where he would live.

"That won't be necessary," Marcia interrupted as another idea popped up in her mind.

"I beg your pardon?" Lance exchanged glances with his daughter, and then both of them looked at Marcia, confused.

"From now on, he is no longer Prince Basil. So, we won't restrict him. He can go anywhere he wants to," Marcia declared, looking at Rocky. Her words were vague though, so it only confused the others more.

"General Marcia, what do you mean? I can't quite catch what you are saying," Isis asked, hoping that Marcia would explain her words.

"Here is the plan. From today onward, we cannot have any contact with him, and that will last for at least a few months. He needs to be all by himself. I believe Alston will pay more attention to General Lance and me when he is in charge instead of the emperor. It's highly likely that he will send people to monitor our actions. If we come into contact with Basil, we will surely expose his identity. And that is why Basil needs to go around alone temporarily. He can do whatever he likes, or he can find himself a turtle shell to hide in. Anyway, as long as his identity is not exposed, everything will be fine," Marcia further explained. All her plans were made for the sake of his safety. It might be torture for Rocky, who was eager for revenge, but she believed that he would understand its necessity. He had to be patient and wait for the best timing.

"You mean I have to act like a turtle retracting its head into its shell?" Rocky asked with a bit of disdain. He knew that Marcia meant well, and it was actually a good idea. But that didn't mean that he liked it.

"It can be a good time for you. You can take this opportunity to improve your strength. With the way you are now, you are not yet capable of bringing down Alston. Even if you can handle him, you can't deal with all the powerful masters and the strongest warriors of th

ude a long time ago," Rocky said earnestly, staring intensely into Marcia's eyes. He felt a little guilty. After all, he had misunderstood her before.

"Let bygones be bygones. Don't waste your time on that nonsense anymore. To be honest, I felt a little regretful when I heard that you were dead. I thought that I shouldn't have sent you to the Gehenna Border. I could have kept you by my side and patiently taught you how to control the evil power of the Holy Dragon Bead. But I still think that it was a good idea to send you to the Gehenna Border. If not, you wouldn't have grown strong so fast. Look how Alyssa and Woods treat you. I believe I was right. It may not be a bad thing for the future of the Holy Dragon Empire." Marcia didn't mind Rocky's attitude from before, and she had always had a broader perspective than most people.

"Anyway, thank you. But I want to know why you are willing to help me. Is it just because I saved your life before? Or is it because I'm a prince? Do you have some other reason that I don't know about?" Rocky also felt that Marcia had done more than enough for him. He wanted her to tell him the truth.

"If you asked me this question before, I wouldn't have been able to answer you. But from the moment I saw you, I felt like we were destined to be together. And I had to help you with all my strength. It was only after you had died when I realized that maybe you were the one I was looking for," Marcia answered with a strange look in her eyes.

"I'm the one you're looking for? Somehow, that sounds familiar!" Rocky said in a daze.