Led by Prince Selandor, we entered the lord's castle.

It is indeed good to be next to someone with a big face. The once proud Duke Somerlundor now had to cautiously lead the way for us.

Speaking of which, I still have an unfinished mission. Although I can complete the mission now and receive a reward of simple difficulty, obviously I won't go for the easiest option. I want to at least complete the difficult one. But it seems impossible now that the former Duke has been eliminated by the current Duke with a very reasonable excuse.

The only thing I can do now is to assist Dest with extreme difficulty. It feels very troublesome just thinking about it. After all, we weren't here when the current Duke killed his father, so it is extremely difficult for us to understand what happened back then.

Anyway, there is no time limit for this mission. We can think about it later.

"This room... is completely soundproof, so please don't worry."

Duke Somerlundor respectfully said to us, then turned around and left the room, saying something to the guards beside him.

"Treat Prince Selai and Mr. Lin well, and follow their orders as if they were mine. Understood?"

"Yes!"

The two guards at the door responded simultaneously.

Prince Selandor didn't have a single bodyguard by his side. I wonder if he is extremely confident in his swordsmanship, or if someone is protecting him in a place I can't see.

He is level 45 as a swordsman, and indeed has the right to be proud.

But either way, it is not a problem for me. After all, we don't have any obvious conflicting interests at the moment.

Prince Selandor entered the room, and I followed closely behind and closed the door.

Then, I saw him take out a sphere, press it lightly, and it floated in the air, emitting a circle of green light that surrounded us.

"This is a device that allows us to have a private conversation, so don't worry."

The prince explained.

"Well, it doesn't matter to me, as our conversation is not something that needs to be kept secret. Of course, if Prince Selai has something important to tell me, that's a different story."

"Haha, it's unbelievable to see someone so casual when talking to the royal family. You must be from a commoner background."

"Well..."

I shrugged.

"It's just a matter of habit. By the way, does Prince Selandor plan to personally educate me on proper etiquette?"

"Of course not. Rarely do I find someone who can have a good conversation with me. Why would I want to educate them?"

"Haha..."

I smiled and then said seriously.

"But I don't think we came here just to have a chat. What do you know about the Serpent's Eye?"

"It's true, it's rare to have a good conversation. But you're right, the empire is facing a crisis right now, and we shouldn't continue to chat."

Prince Selandor sat directly on the nearby sofa.

"The Serpent's Eye is a secret organization active within the empire. It only surfaced this year when their actions became more prominent. However, our knowledge about them is limited."

"Is that so? I feel like an organization that destroyed two academies should be investigated more thoroughly, don't you think?"

"That's the problem."

Prince Selandor shook his head.

"Before the bombings, we had no knowledge of this organization at all. After the incidents, the organization disappeared without a trace, almost all the clues vanished in the explosions. But we did manage to find a small lead."

"I think it should be Princess Anne, right?"

"That's correct. Before the explosion, Princess Anne received a fake recall letter and left the academy. And the letter was sent from inside the palace."

"So, you suspect that someone with Snake Eye has infiltrated your palace?"

"Yes, because forging a royal recall document is not a simple task. Without the approval of the court steward and royal personnel, the letter would not be effective."

"But Snake Eye managed to do it, didn't they?"

"Yes, but... impersonating a member of the royal family..."

"Don't forget that they impersonated Princess Anne. It shouldn't be difficult to do so within your palace, right? I assume your intelligence agency already knows that they have illusion abilities?"

"Indeed, the other party has illusion abilities, but we have established enchantments within the palace to dispel illusions. No one should be able to disguise themselves."

"Are you sure? What if the other party temporarily disables the enchantment and completes the task during that time?"

"Well... we... "

"Let's not dwell on that. The problem is, the Witte Empire and Gray Academy are only half a day's journey apart, right? Although the previous airship models were not very advanced, I remember Princess Anne leaving the academy a long time ago. Why was the issue not discovered then?"

"Well... it's because Princess Anne found out that no one actually called her back and thought it was a joke within the royal family, so she took the opportunity to have a day of fun at home..."

"It seems that Snake Eye knows Princess Anne's personality quite well..."

I smiled bitterly.

"Alright, let me tell you what I know about Snake Eye. I don't know how big the organization is, but they have almost mastered the world's most advanced technology and magic. Although the technology of airships is advancing rapidly, I believe Snake Eye may already have something more advanced."

"You... "

"Well, I did have a face-to-face conversation with them once. By the way, do you know about 'that place' between Gray Academy and Duoge Academy? It's actually a branch of Snake Eye. I encountered Snake Eye personnel there before. If you're lucky, you might find some clues there."

"It's too late. All the empires have already sent personnel to search that place. It's highly suspicious. Our intelligence agents went there 5 hours after the explosion occurred, but it was already empty, and everything had been cleaned up very well."

"It seems that the other party had planned this for a long time. When I was there, there were still many people, and it was just before the explosion."

"Oh? Did you go there because you found something?"

"No, no, no. I heard that I could obtain information there, so I went, but I didn't expect the person who sold information to be a member of Snake Eye."

"I see... it seems that their influence is indeed beyond imagination."

"That's right. That's all I know. Do you have any information?"

"As I said, we have very little information on our side."

Prince Soren said with a bitter smile.

Well, really, is this what they call sharing information? It's nothing if they don't say anything.

But I also kept a reserve. The events in the underground of the academy... let's keep that plot for now. Otherwise, I have to explain how I was pushed by Reon and survived the explosion outside.

Because I am an unlimited milkmaid, hehe...

I glanced at him helplessly and shrugged.

"Well, forget it, I didn't plan to get any information from you anyway. Just knowing about Princess Anne is enough. With what happened at the Academy, she must have been greatly affected."

"It wasn't that big of a deal, but it did cause quite a bit of distress among certain people in the palace... Sorry, but this was actually just a personal action of mine, so I don't have the authority to provide you with too much intelligence from different countries. However, your information is indeed useful, so as an exchange, I can help you with one thing. Just let me know what I can do for you."

"Oh..."

I brightened up and smiled.

"Perfect, I actually have something quite troublesome here. I'd like to invite your help."

"What... thing?"

The other person was startled by my change in attitude, but still continued to ask.

"Help me find out how Jans killed his father."