In the palace bedroom, not only Medea, but also Malkina showed a somewhat confused expression - the Succubus Queen did not confide this matter to her at all.
Ask pondered for a moment and asked solemnly:
"Your Majesty, you are saying... the hostility between Emperor Otto and the Holy See is not a simple international political conflict."
"But is it the result of someone deliberately manipulating it behind the scenes?"
"Not entirely." The queen elegantly raised one leg and crossed it on the other smooth and plump thigh, revealing... With a "pop", Medea covered Asker's eyes again.
"The reason why wars will occur in the future is naturally because the soil that allows wars to occur has now emerged. However, the motivation behind it is how much is due to the collective will of those in power and the people, and how much is due to the secret manipulation of the situation outside.
But it’s hard to summarize it clearly.”
"Otto is a man with political ambitions, and being ambitious means that he is easy to take advantage of. However, the people who pulled the strings were a little more deliberate this time, which caused Otto himself to become mentally unstable. I heard that rumors about him even began to spread in the court.
The name 'Mad King'."
"No matter what, I hope you can find out who is behind the scenes. Since the other party has exposed its flaws, no matter it is bait or discarded fish, someone must bite it."
The words were a bit obscure, but Ask and Medea still understood each other's meaning: find the person around Otto who influenced his mind, and then bring the relevant information to the Succubus Queen.
"Then, the reward is all potions of level II and above in the Desire Sequence?" Ask asked tentatively.
"Don't you think the asking price is too high?" The queen suddenly lost interest, "Forget it, I originally planned to send Malkina, but since my good daughter..."
Her eyes turned to Medea again: "...being willing to come back at least shows that she still has me as a mother in her heart."
"After you agree to this task." The Queen stopped talking, and Malkina beside her said with a smile, "Your Majesty will first pay a deposit for the finished potion of Desire II."
"After contacting Otto, as long as the information is sent back, the finished potion of Desire III will be delivered."
"Until you find the final goal and complete the mission, you will be given the formula and auxiliary materials for Desire IV."
There is no magic potion for Desire IV... That's fine. As long as he knows the formula and material names, Asik doesn't have to worry about finding monsters.
After muttering with Medea in the psychic communication channel, the two agreed.
After sending the two of them away, Malkina returned to the bedroom again and saw that the queen had gotten off the bed and pulled out a book from the bookshelf.
"Your Majesty." Malkina bowed and saluted.
"So, what is the relationship between the young man named Ask and Camellia?" the queen asked calmly, pulling her hair from her ears.
"Your Highness likes him." Malkina replied, "but his thoughts are not yet clear."
"Well." The Queen was silent for a moment, "Then, let's test him."
"...After all, she is your sister."
Ask and Medea left the palace and came to a nearby hotel.
Malkina placed them here because the portal to the main plane opened every three days, so she asked them to wait for a few more days.
After exchanging information with Sheila who had been waiting in the room for a long time, Sheila was also a little frightened. Emperor Otto, the Lord of the Empire, the most powerful monarch on this continent second only to the Pope, could actually be secretly influenced by others.
Mind manipulation?
However, this information came from the legendary Eastern demigod, the Succubus Queen, but no one could rashly question it. After thinking about it, she suddenly remembered another thing, and she suddenly felt like she was suddenly awakened:
Her sister Zoe had a very good relationship with her since she was a child. However, after ascending to the throne, her attitude towards her became more polite and distant day by day.
She originally thought it was due to a conflict of power, but now it seems that there is a possibility that the mastermind behind the scenes is secretly manipulating it? First destroy the Eastern Solomon Empire, and then control Otto to attack the Holy See. Could it be that the purpose is to completely destroy technological civilization?
Wait, if that's the case... She suddenly remembered something again.
That was when Olympia City was attacked. A group of dark elves entered Olympia City from nowhere and wreaked havoc everywhere.
The reason for creating surprises and chaos...is it for substitution and lurking?
Certain clues were connected in her mind, and Sheila suddenly understood something.
"It seems that you have guessed the truth?" Medea looked at her and said.
"You should have read it too." Sheila replied calmly.
"What riddles are you playing?" Aske asked.
The two smart girls looked at each other and then said in unison:
"We suspect that there is a deeply hidden force that is sending people to lurk around the monarchs of the mainland countries in order to influence the will of those in power..."
"...thus destroying technological civilization." This was Sheila's answer.
"...To start a total war." This is Medea's answer.
The two look similar, but there are subtle differences inside.
Asker was puzzled by what he heard and thought: "Start a full-scale war? Shouldn't this be the fault of the game planner?"
Then he quickly realized that before the time travel, all the plots in the game could be interpreted as planned and arranged.
However, if the world after time travel is a different world, then all plots should be driven by unknown internal factors.
These internal factors may be hidden settings in the game before time travel, or they may not appear in the game at all.
But since everyone is now in the demiplane of limbo and their levels are low, there is nothing they can do for a while. So Asker waved his hand and said:
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go upgrade first."
Anyway, everything is uncertain, just upgrade and become stronger.
Leaving Sheila to guard the ancient book in the main plane, Ask and Medea teleported to Hearth Island.
The girls had been worried inside for nearly half the day and did not dare to go out rashly. When they saw the two men coming back, they immediately gathered around and started asking questions.
Asker could only helplessly explain today's events to everyone again.
"So Medea is the daughter of the Succubus Queen!"
"Wait, who is the Succubus Queen?"
"It's a demigod. It's said to be an ancient demigod from the Third Age."
"What does the Succubus Queen look like? Isn't she beautiful?"
"I heard that she had an affair with Emperor Caesar back then. Is it true?"
Everyone's gossip was so endless that even Askedi ran away when asked, while Medea was a step too late. Surrounded by curious girls, she could only look at him with her last glance.
Asik walked away quickly in a flash, showing a desperate expression.