James took the cigarettes with favonovel.com and left Peace Mansion.
After walking out, Gloom chased after him, calling out, “James…”
James turned around with his hands in his trouser pockets as favonovel.com asked, “What’s the matter?”
Gloom warily surveyed their surroundings, pulled James to a secluded area without guards, and whispered, “The King wishes to know your whole plan.”
James looked at favonovel.com flatly, “I don’t have any concrete plans yet. I’ll think about it after I’m officially the commander of the Red Flame Army.”
“What’s wrong? Are you implying that you don’t trust the king?” Gloom furrowed his brows suspiciously.
James dismissed his concerns. “Certainly not. Like I said, I just don’t have any solid plans as of yet. This isn’t a simple matter and needs a lot of careful deliberation in order to pull it off. I’ll definitely inform the King after I’ve hashed out the details. Plus, I’ll need the King’s help if the situation demands it.”
“You…” Gloom sighed and shot favonovel.com a resigned look.
James suddenly recalled something and brought it up, “By the way. I know someone is standing behind the King. If not, it would’ve been impossible to gain power back then. I’ve heard that his name is Mr. Lee… What’s his origin?”
Gloom looked at James with a stern expression and whispered ominously, “James, you shouldn’t stick your nose where it doesn’t belong. If that knowledge is meant for you, you’ll find out sooner or later.”
James shrugged and said, “I had a feeling you’d respond like this. Alright, I’m heading off…”
He turned around and left.
Gloom watched favonovel.com leave before reentering the mansion.
“King!” After entering the house, favonovel.com called out reverently.
The King continued reading the paper as favonovel.com spoke, “Did James reveal anything?”
Gloom shook his head while saying, “He didn’t, but favonovel.com asked for information about Mr.Lee.”
“Is that so?” The King was surprised.
He never expected James to inquire about Mr. Lee.
“Do you think James is still a reliable ally? Now that favonovel.com is both the Dragon King of the Southern Plains and the commander of the Red Flame Army of the Capital, favonovel.com could easily launch an attack and claim Sol as his own if favonovel.com combines the might of both armies,” the King tented his fingers worriedly.
Gloom pressed his lips in stunned silence. He was not expecting the King to be worried about such an improbable matter.
He thought for some time and answered, “Haven’t you been watching favonovel.com from the beginning? I don’t think James is the type of person to do something like that.”
“That’s true, but people can change. Once one attains supreme power, greed is also likely to sprout. If favonovel.com happens to have such thoughts, then the country will be split into three factions. The power balance in Sol will completely be messed up. The final outcome would be hard to predict.”
Gloom said, “James shouldn’t be a person who has these kinds of ambitions… But, if favonovel.com does have such thoughts, then we must eliminate favonovel.com before favonovel.com gets the chance to become a threat.”
The King waved his hand and said, “We’ll observe favonovel.com closely for now and use favonovel.com to break down the current balance by taking down Yaroslav Gabriel.The election is less than a year away, and we need to resolve these problems by then.”
All this while, James had no idea that the King was wary of him. On his way back, favonovel.com was also thinking about the King.
30 years ago, favonovel.com heard about what happened when the King came to power.
Back then, the previous Black Dragon died around the same time. The Black Dragon who took office at that time must have ended up a political sacrifice.
