Chapter 1831 Today

Chapter 1831 Today

The conversation with the Beggar Sage did not last much longer. Rui managed to extract several more tidbits from the Beggar Sage, including the Divine Doctor's modus operandi in the Human Domain.

But alas, it wasn't as helpful as Rui had hoped. The Beggar Sage had a lot of information about how the Divine Doctor operated in the Human Domain, but not so much in the Beast Domain.

Still, it was certainly far better than nothing.

"Huff..." Rui heaved a sigh, shaking his head once the meeting with the Beggar Sage was completed and the delegation left, returning to his office. The information had yet to reach him as the Beggar Sage would be personally compiling it as the sole man who knew half of the things that he was selling to Rui.

He still had things to do before that arrived.

"Have the appointment with the guildmaster of the Adventurer's Guild been booked?" Rui asked.

"Yes, Your Highness," his secretary replied. "Miss Mikhaila has just finished the arrangements. They are due exactly a week from now."

His heart grew heavier.

A week from now, he would be departing from the Kandrian Empire and probably wouldn't return for months and years.

He had many things to do before departing from the Kandrian Empire.

"Have Mikahila a carriage to the Vargard Royal Palace," Rui instructed her.

His tone grew serious.

"I wish to see my father."

"Yes, sir," his secretary quickly complied with his order.

It wasn't long before he rode a fast carriage to the Vargard Royal palace, along with four vetted Martial Masters who had pledged loyalty to him. Yet, he asked them to wait outside when he reached the medical ward of the royal palace where his father was being overseen.

"Don't let anyone enter."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"A keen deduction," Sage Sayfeel remarked. "You are correct. However, their relationship broke down after Madam Miriam passed away. They refused to speak a word to him when he met them a second time."

Rui narrowed his eyes. "Which means..."

"I can enable a meeting if you so desire," Sage Sayfeel replied impassively.

Rui's eyes lit up. "Great. Let's do just that."

"However, they may not want to speak with you," Sage Sayfeel remarked. "Especially if they learn of your ultimate objective."

Rui was already aware of that. "My father did not tell them that he was looking for the Divine Doctor, right?"

"He did not," the Sage confirmed. "However, they are aware of his condition. Thus, if they learn that you are trying to heal him, they will not help you."

It appeared that the Silas Clan harbored great resentment towards Emperor Rael for the death of their daughter.

"...Hm," Rui narrowed his eyes as his mind flashed into thought. "Tricky but surmountable. The fact that I am the son of their daughter should help, right?"

"It certainly does," Sage Sayfeel admitted. "Especially because Miriam was the daughter of the matriarch of the Silas Clan."

"...What?"

The hostility that the clan had for the Emperor became even more understandable. He highly doubted that his grandmother, the matriarch of the Silas Clan, would be greatly displeased by her daughter's death.

"One of the reasons that the Silas Clan agreed to the marriage was that a marriage between the Emperor of Kandria and the daughter of the chief was a powerful political bond with a Sage-level powerhouse," Sage Sayfeel replied. "They found it rather fortunate that the Emperor had fallen in love with your mother while the lengthy deliberations ensued. Thus, while they grew to hate the emperor, as someone with the blood of the matriarch of the Silas Clan, you might be able to get them to regard you as a son of your mother than a son of your father."

Rui's eyes swam around in thought as he considered how to go about this.

"...I'll chart out the optimal manner to approach them, but more importantly, how soon can you get me before the Silas Clan?"

Sage Sayfeel shrugged.

"Today, if you wish."

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