The Eldest Prince looked at the newspaper and fell into deep thought, why do the Federation people never follow the script?
Clearly, he was eager to cooperate with the Federation, he even cleaned himself up and presented himself, yet he couldn’t satisfy the Federation people.
Not only were the Federation people dissatisfied, but they also opposed him, he couldn’t understand what the problem was.
Actually, both the Eldest Prince and the old King were too naive. Despite being rulers, and the old King having experienced the struggle between Divine Authority and political power, they were still too naive.
For the Federation Governnt, what they need is a puppet they can control, not a puppet with thoughts of its own.
Whether it was the performance of the Nagariel Youth Party at the ti, or their current rebranded performance as the Nagariel National Congress Party, they have broken free from the Federation Governnt’s control.
A politically motivated group like this, with proactive behavior, could hardly catch the eye of the Federation people.
They don’t want to support one group to oppose another; what they need are obedient puppets, which is why the old King and the Eldest Prince have "just missed" it several tis.
The Eldest Prince was angry inside, yet helpless, but he still had a chance!
Aside from expressing deep sorrow for the old King and Queen being murdered in the newspapers, the Federation people also announced they would retrieve the old King’s eldest son from abroad and according to local customs, have the eldest son inherit the old King’s legacy as the next ruler.
This was good news. At least the Eldest Prince wouldn’t miss out again because he was the one about to inherit everything.
Despite so minor issues, in the end, everything would proceed according to plan, and he would inherit everything here.
Thinking of this, the Eldest Prince began to arrange the following matters, such as arranging for soone to send a telegram to announce to the whole society that the old King did not die from the National Congress Party’s assassination, but was a suicide, while also arranging for the cadres to continue lying low.
The Federation’s warships were already in the inland sea, they could land anyti, and the most important thing now was to preserve strength, rather than confront the Federation people.
"Next, I need you to hide everywhere, after the current situation stabilizes, I will find a way to summon you back," the Eldest Prince put down the newspaper and looked at the people in the room.
These people were the true backbone, the core strength of this organization; whether it was each region’s Youth Party or National Congress Party, anyhow, the organizational mbers of each region were arranged under their subordinates. Not many truly knew the Eldest Prince, it wasn’t possible for everyone to recognize him.
And he controlled all Nagariel organizational mbers through these people, a tightly organized structure like this was ant to prevent one person’s capture from dragging down the entire organization.
This thod effectively avoided so issues, the captured low-level organizational mbers couldn’t expose any high-level figures, providing a relatively safe environnt for everyone.
A young man who didn’t quite look like a good person scoffed sarcastically, "Later? Is there even a later?"
His words carried a sort of mockery, not pleasant to hear, yet nonetheless facing the current facts.
After successive blows, their organization was destroyed more than half, the blows during the Nagariel Youth Party period, the later blows, and the recent blows under the National Congress Party identity, all were fatal.
Every effort people made showed no sign of a ray of hope appearing, instead, the Federation improved the working environnt for Nagariel people, and people’s faith, under the force of capital and money, was no longer as indestructible as before.
Previously, people lived bitter lives, unable to resist the whims of fate, hence they could unite and fight for a certain will as an ideal.
But now..., as long as one finds a job, all past dreams beco achievable, such an organization no longer has much attraction for ordinary people.
Facing such challenges, the Eldest Prince smiled, smiled reservedly, with a sense of wisdom in his grasp.
Casually fiddling with the newspaper on the table, he said with a half-smile, "None of us have seen the Eldest Prince, and the Federation people haven’t either...", suddenly pointing at the one who spoke previously, "as long as we all say you’re the Eldest Prince, in the Federation people’s eyes, you’re the Eldest Prince."
"You’re the Eldest Prince...", he pointed at another person with a firm and commanding tone, joking, "then you could also be the Eldest Prince."
"Everyone could be the Eldest Prince, so am I possibly the Eldest Prince?"
As he said this, he felt a deeply hidden sense of pride and mockery, none of them had imagined that this "anti-tyranny vanguard" was the real Eldest Prince, giving him a superior feeling of awareness of all things.
Like others still in the mist, his gaze had already pierced through it, such a feeling was agreeable.
The few in the room were stunned by the Eldest Prince’s words, indeed, none had seen him, as long as soone acknowledges, anyone could be the Eldest Prince.
This excited so, if their leader beca the Eldest Prince, and with the Federation people’s help, beca this country’s ruler, wouldn’t it an that they, this organizational backbone, could beco the ruling class?
As they thought of this, goals, the future, couldn’t withstand the impact of privileges and power on people, so were already sowhat breathless, their eyes heatedly fixed on the Eldest Prince.
The Eldest Prince leaned back, slightly raising his head, "When I replace the Eldest Prince, becoming that person in people’s eyes, I’ll find a way to arrange you all into the governnt, then we’ll firmly grasp everything in this country from top to bottom, by then we’ll have the authority to negotiate with foreigners."
"So I say, don’t rush, we still have a chance, what needs to be done now is to hide, then make a necessary push for , understood?"
After explaining these things, the Eldest Prince let go of everyone and quietly left the Royal Palace through a secret passage, boarding a ship to Ease.
Ease, as a neutral country, doesn’t attract too much social attention, what people ntion most about this country are its fisheries and dical industry, as for education, it can only be said to be average.
Choosing such a country for studying abroad purposes is also because it’s not under the spotlight, people won’t care if their classmate is a prince or princess from so country.
This also facilitated his double to hide.
It only takes two days from Nagariel to Ease, two days in which many things can happen.
For instance, a part of the Federation Navy first landed in Nagariel, easily reaching the Royal Capital through convenient and fast transportation.
So ard forces of the United Developnt Company also coordinated with the Navy’s offensive, effortlessly defeating a group of rebels and rescuing royal family mbers from anti-governnt forces.
Yes, the Nagariel National Congress Party once again beca "anti-governnt forces," just like their predecessor, the Nagariel Youth Party.
The whole offensive and defensive process had no ripples, sporadic resistance didn’t last more than a few minutes.
Looking at those foreigners in the newspapers temporarily occupying the Royal Palace under the guise of protection, the Eldest Prince’s expression was ugly.
For soone like him, the Royal Palace was sacred, it held special aning, a place not to be defiled by foreigners!
If he knew, under certain people’s command, that the United Developnt Company had moved many historical antiques, artifacts, even the throne, maybe he’d be angrier.
All these ca to a temporary halt when the Eldest Prince reached Ease.
Quickly arriving at his "study" destination, a not very noticeable city, the Eldest Prince casually bought a local newspaper imdiately after stepping off the station — this was a habitual behavior shared by many.
Wherever one goes, if there’s a bookstall, they buy a newspaper or magazine, partly to kill ti, and partly as handy tools to hide themselves when necessary.
But what shocked the Eldest Prince was, surprisingly, the front page headline of the newspaper featured "him".
His double, a Nagariel person with a slight resemblance to him, appeared on the newspaper’s front page headlined "The Prince Hidden Among Us."
He read quickly, trying to find out what had happened, but what he learned filled him with despair.
The Federation people had found the place a day early, locating his double, that Nagariel person, and protected "him."
For a neutral country, in an inconspicuous city, a student who had silently studied for many years without graduating suddenly transforming into a country’s Prince was dramatic enough to easily imrse local people into a fervor.
People began to report eagerly; classmates, teachers, one by one introducing their understanding of the "Prince," while so girls claid to be pregnant with the Prince’s child, hoping to leave with him.
Standing on the street, the Eldest Prince felt blank, looking at the double who had once stamred before him, not daring to even raise his head, now appearing with a poised smile in the newspaper’s front page in high spirits. Didn’t he get he was just a damn fake?
After quite a while gaining his senses, the Eldest Prince thought this couldn’t be left alone, he was startled by the Federation’s speed, anwhile he had to find a way to redy this promptly.
If the Federation determined that his double was the Eldest Prince, it would be a devastating blow to him.
Forget revitalizing the royal family in the future, even his identity as a royal mber would be stripped away!
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