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A few minutes had gone by since he had ordered the patrolling soldiers to bring every non-patrol duty soldier to the tent.

They were currently all standing in a military-style position, and none had the slightest disrespect on their face.

Lei Zhen knew he had already given them all a misinterpretation of him being a demonic chancellor.

pαndα,noνɐ1,сoМ Although that was not his plan, he wasn\'t going to correct them because of the war ongoing. Since the soldiers now feared and respected him, then he would make use of this to effectively tighten the military.

In a war, those who can successfully make the soldiers obey every order without questioning them are the winners.

"The plan I told Kate so far has worked successfully. Prince Carter had officially declared a war against Prince Leon and caused numerous casualties on Prince Leon\'s side." Lei Zhen stood up and said in a stern voice.

"But do you think that\'s enough?" He then asked the soldiers.

The soldiers remained silent, not daring to answer his question.

"Are the soldiers under Kate\'s command deaf or mute?" Lei Zhen raised his tone and yelled when no one responded.

"No Sir!"

"Then answer me! Do you think that\'s enough?"

"No Sir!"

"Tell me then? What is our ultimate goal?"

"To have Princess Kate become the next in line for the throne and have both Princes captured for their crime!" The soldiers all shouted in unison.

Being questioned by Lei Zhen in such a stern and solemn tone, they were more agitated than ever.

They could feel their blood boiling upon thinking they could be the ones to change history.

"Good, that\'s what I want to hear." Lei Zhen nodded his head and slammed his palm at the map.

"Unfortunately, the geographical map you provided is far from enough in achieving that goal. In fact, I wonder if you are planning to betray Kate at this very moment."

The geographical map was very crude and not many crucial areas were marked.

Compared to the one that he had memorized in his head when he was researching, the geographical map that the soldiers drew was pathetically worthless.

The soldiers all had their heads lowered in embarrassment. They were ashamed of themselves and had no way to rebuke Lei Zhen\'s words.

If it were something unreasonable, then they could at least argue back, but it wasn\'t. In fact, Lei Zhen could literally have them all killed for providing such a pathetic strategy map.

"Hmph, I won\'t punish you for this because of the current circumstances, but don\'t think I\'ll let you go the next time if you give me this crap," Lei Zhen scoffed and returned to his seat.

"Yes Sir!" The soldiers stood still and responded in unison.

After giving them a harsh scold, Lei Zhen then proceeded to name a few soldiers and praised them for finding such a discreet location as camp.

This was called the carrot and stick method in which he gives them rewards for their good work and punished them for their terrible work.

Although it was an old method, it was still proven effective no matter the era.

With the punishments and rewards completed, Lei Zhen began to order his next plan for the soldiers to execute.

Firstly, they will begin spreading rumors to other neighboring cities close to Yors Castle about Prince Leon and Prince Carter\'s conduct. The rumors will say that for greed, both the princes abused their power and threatened citizens\' lives.

At the same time, the rumors would soon turn into the honorable Prince Carter using an excuse to condemn Prince Leon. And that was the fact Kate was not actually injured by Prince Leon but by Prince Carter instead.

Since Kate had been hiding throughout this time, leaving the citizens of Yors Castle and other people to wonder about her status, this was a perfect blow to Prince Carter\'s morale.

When Kate finished her rest, that would be the time Lei Zhen would have her come out in the open and reveal this "shocking" truth.

"And this is when you, Chris, would come out as the heroic merchant who saw Kate being pursued by Prince Carter\'s soldiers. Not only did you save Kate\'s life, but you would also provide her weaponry to thwart the rebellion plans by both princes to rescue her father, who had been trapped." Lei Zhen smirked and pointed at Chris.

Chris, who had been standing in the corner, was smiling sheepishly when he heard Lei Zhen\'s final plan.

"My 3 coppers have got to be my greatest investment to date." Chris laughed heartily and agreed to the plan without hesitation.

Why would he not agree to this beautiful plan?

Not only would he become a merchant among merchants, but he will also gain numerous connections with his heroic rescue of Princess Kate.

This was not just killing two birds with one stone, but numerous birds with a single stone.

"Don\'t get too happy yet, Chris." Lei Zhen quickly stopped Chris from losing his cool as he still needed to do one measurement against an unknown variable.

And that was the players that had joined either side of the prince\'s faction.

Based on the news he read, most of the players are level 70 and above, with some even being tier 2 players.

If an all-out war were to truly happen, then it would be catastrophic to them.

After all, they would be the very first faction to be eliminated when Kate revealed herself in public.

Princess Kate\'s faction was pathetically low due to Kate hiding and not many people knew of her whereabouts.

However, this was also necessary because if Kate didn\'t hide, then the stagnation between Prince Leon and Prince Carter would continue on without any advancement.

Just like Newton\'s law had said, where there is a motion, there is an opposite equal of motion. These were the so-called pros and cons of his own plan.

Taking a deep breath, Lei Zhen knew he must gamble on the last point needed to complete the jigsaw puzzle, and the key person was Chris.

"Chris, I want you to increase public morale and support from numerous neighboring cities." Lei Zhen said.

"What do you mean by that?" Chris raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"If you mean having Kate\'s popularity soar, then I won\'t even need to do anything."

"Not that." Lei Zhen shook his head.

"I want you to cause a movement that condemns every single person that is in either Prince\'s faction. I want you to make sure that if they continue to support the Prince in their rebellious act, then they shall have no place in this world."