The treason incident had even Felix taken aback. At such a critical juncture, Princess Helen was resorting to such drastic measures!

Was she trying to provoke the nobles into rebellion?

In fact, anyone with a grasp of the current situation knew that the so-called charge of treason was just a convenient label the Shadow Hand slapped on those 'fat sheep.'

A bunch of profit-driven merchants and greedy nobles couldn't possibly be related to treason; they simply weren't on that level!

In one fell swoop, nearly thirty grain merchants were executed, leaving almost seventy percent of the capital's grain merchants dead. The remaining ones, fearing for their lives, hurriedly sold their grain to the royal treasury at fair prices.

Indeed, fear was the greatest deterrent.

Almost immediately after the treason incident, the surviving nobles in the capital's central region were falling over themselves to pledge loyalty to the Titans royal family. Money or grain, they were ready to offer whatever was asked.

Regardless of their inner dissatisfaction, they at least understood the need to maintain a façade of respect for the enigmatic Princess Helen.

From that day on, the daughter of the sea truly began to command the attention of the great nobles of the capital.

By the third day, the price of grain gradually stabilized. When Princess Helen used the baseless charge of treason to execute in all directions, the influential nobles suddenly remembered she was the regent in name and the second in line to the Titans throne!

At least for now, there was no need to become an enemy of the entire empire over a matter of grain.

With the grain aid from other provinces, the situation in the capital quickly improved. With enough food, the refugees wouldn't cause trouble. As long as there were resources, the homes and estates destroyed by the flood could be rebuilt. Perhaps, even before the spring planting, the refugees would have a stable place to live.

Felix couldn't fathom Princess Helen's thoughts.

If it was just to balance the capital's grain prices, killing those greedy merchants would have been enough. But why so many nobles? Among them, there was even a hereditary earl well-regarded in the capital's nobility!

This act had almost entirely alienated the nobility of the capital. If not for the absolute military power still in the hands of the Titans royal family, there might have already been dissent against her.

What was she really planning?

Would someone as clever as her engage in such a blatantly hateful act?

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Felix thought long and hard but couldn't make heads or tails of it. He even came up with an absurd conclusion: Princess Helen was forcing the nobles to rebel!

But why?

Felix couldn't come up with a convincing answer.

The dark clouds over the capital, stirred up by Princess Helen, became even more unfathomable to Felix. He couldn't guess the thoughts of Lady Elizabeth or the intentions of the daughter of the sea.

The only thing he could surmise was that the capital's turmoil would become increasingly public, and the scheming ambition lurking in the shadows would slowly step into the light.

Like the 'purpose of existence' given to him by the Fairmuth family, representing the friendship between Lady Elizabeth and the Fairmuths!

A sense of oppression, stemming from the unpredictability of the future!

Felix's intuition was usually accurate, and now he felt an intense sense of crisis, bringing unease and pressure.

This sixth sense forced him to temporarily abandon deciphering the 'Old Testament' and instead focus on advancing to a master level in puppetry. If he could successfully transform the body of a high-level demon into a puppet, he would have a trump card that would astonish everyone!

The progress of the Dark Judgment Division, under the leadership of the middle-aged nun, was rapid.

She had not only bought all the houses near the Saint Erde Cathedral and merged them into one, but had also begun developing underground spaces and enhancing them with magic web formations. About half of the seventy-two high-order priests who had stepped into the Silver Domain were now roughly gathered.

After the standoff between Felix and the middle-aged nun improved, he realized he had no talent in this area. Dealing with women was best left to other women, especially when facing a group of them.

In literary terms, this is known as fighting poison with poison!

The thought of Felix managing a group of lonely, middle-aged virgins made him shiver.

The nature of Notre Dame Cathedral largely dictated that most women who achieved something in the realm of holy light were virgins. This was because only those unscathed by so-called love could maintain the purity of their souls, focusing their minds and energy on the accumulation of faith and holy light energy.

Similarly, women who were easily swayed by their emotions and couldn't bear loneliness, let alone accumulate holy light energy to enter the Silver Domain, would find it impressive to even conjure a simple illumination spell.

As the saying goes, you reap what you sow, and this applies to both men and women.

Just as knights must vigorously train their bodies before accumulating the power of the elements, and casters spend most of their lives in meditation and studying magic to prolong their lives. On the path to seeking power, there is only persistence or surrender – gender plays no role in this.

The Shadow Queen Christie is a beacon of faith for the Gamma Order, guiding the way!

Taking advantage of the few days before the ogre materials arrived, Felix decided to reclassify the books in Felendia's library more meticulously.

The mysterious Gamma Order had only marked the broad categories of the books, but there was no detailed distinction about the specifics each category covered.

This posed a significant challenge for Felix, whose knowledge wasn't vast. The overwhelming categorization often led to him wasting too much time searching for information.

These days were a rare leisure period for Felix. Besides organizing the books and restructuring Felendia, he only made regular visits to Saint Erde Cathedral to check on the recent progress of the Dark Judgment Division's territorial layout.

In the arrangement of the magic web formations, the middle-aged nun was a complete novice, and this was where Felix needed to step in with guidance.

It wasn’t until the third day that the Adventurers' Guild sent Felix the latest update on his task.

Out of the first batch of four ogres, one had died on the way due to illness, but the rest had been successfully delivered.