Chapter: 1094

“We have received a request to dispatch warriors from the prince of your palace.”

The office of the North Sea Ice Palace.

The intense vibrations caused all the furniture to vibrate and the office decorations to fall.

Two people were casually talking. Perhaps they were getting used to the continuous vibration, which only got worse with time.

They were Dan Jucheon, Deputy King of the Palace, and Seol Young-gwi, the 1st Elder.

“This is a problem. Word is quickly spreading among the officials in the palace.”

“... how long has it been?”

Dan Jucheon shook his head with a disappointed face.

The news that prince Baekhyun, the previous king’s rightful successor and the Lord of the Demonic Cult, led a contingent into the palace spread quickly.

Thanks to that, news of the successful arrival of Yulin’s contingent got buried.

“Hm, it is going completely different from the original plan. Ugh!”

Dan Jucheon wanted to use the success of his dispatch request to change the minds of several officials and direct members of the palace who didn’t support him becoming king.

Instead, the prince, whose credibility had been lost in the palace, came back to highlight the unreasonable selection of the heir.

‘The Lord of the Demonic Cult can’t be considered since there was no official request sent to them. Haa.’

They could have used that excuse if it hadn’t been for the Lord of the Demonic Cult, Chun Yeowun.

Everyone hated admitting it, but after seeing his high skill level while crossing the lake, it was hard for anyone to make a move.

The Ice Palace was already having a hard time dealing with the Dragon Turtle, and they couldn’t afford to create a stronger enemy.

‘Even if it was too much, should I have tried to defeat the monster with just the palace warriors?’

It was a regret.

But soon after, he realized that such a thought was foolish.

A four-headed dragon is almost a disaster class spirit beast.

It was completely unknown if there would be any piece of the North Sea Ice Palace left if they dealt with the Dragon Turtle alone.

‘Right. It’s impossible to ascend to the throne of the palace without making any sacrifices.’

Dan Jucheon wanted absolute power in the North Sea Ice Palace.

The fact that he was able to overtake the prince and take office as the Deputy King was only possible because of the support of the senior officials.

It was better to act safely than sacrifice everyone around him.

“It is highly unlikely that the prince will stay in the limelight for a long time.”

“Well, the senate officials are showing interest in the Lord of the Demonic Cult.”

“Those old people in the back room are quite meddlesome.”

Crack!