Reincarnated into a Game As the Hero's Friend-Chapter 231.3

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Count Knewbell spoke, reminding himself not to let his guard down and not to judge by looks or age.

“A messenger from the Coltrezis House asking for aid has informed me that a priestess in Coltrezis has received an oracle that [if the royal family of Farlitz become involved, the Coltrezis House will surely win the Bain kingdom].” (Knewbell)

“And was that the reason why a Farlitz prince came with you?” (Welner)

Welner’s expression was still one of incomprehension. He was just about to remark about Coltrezis House and Farlitz being involved with each other, but decided that it was not the right time to mention it.

However, that did not stop a different remark from escaping his mouth.

“Is it because of that statement the prince ended up being here? If Coltrezis House actually won with your support, it would bring legitimacy to your movement. Am I right?” (Welner)

“…perhaps.” (Knewbell)

Count Knewbell nodded with a bitter expression. Even the Count did not expect the prince to have opened his mouth on his own.

The prince seemed to be more of a problem than the count had imagined, and it seemed that the count in front of him was the one who got the short end of the stick, for which Welner felt some sympathy.

“If you don’t mind me asking, what is the position of the fourth prince in Farlitz?” (Welner)

The fourth prince, Rudiger, was the youngest son, and the son of a concubine. His mother was a woman of low status who had been placed in the palace because the king liked her beauty.

The mother was still favored by the king, but since there was no noble family to back her, they did not intend to make a reckless attempt for the throne, and their goal was to be groomed by some other family to succeed the noble family.

“So he wanted the achievement of having defeated the Bain Kingdom, a great power.” (Welner)

“His Majesty is also very fond of His Highness Rudiger.” (Knewbell)

The one leading the battle was Coltrezis House. However, if Rudiger participated in the battle and Coltrezis House won over the Bain kingdom, his name would surely rise to prominence. So, in order to give his lovely youngest son some prestige, the king sent him to participate in a battle that he had received an oracle saying he would surely win.

Welner continued to ask a few more questions, thinking that if the Farlitz king loved this prince so much, they would be able to get a good ransom.

When Welner had finished asking the questions he wanted to confirm, he instructed his subordinates to hold Count Knewbell at a distance from the group of prisoners and the prince. After that, he sent Count Knewbell back for now.

As it was, Welner crossed his arms and pondered.

“Now how to deal with this…” (Welner)

“Is something wrong?” (Neurath)

“No, I just feel like I’m missing something.” (Welner)

Welner was not so much worried about whether the oracle was true or fake. He just could not understand why these people believed that oracle so much just like High Priest Leppe.

Welner thought that there might be a difference between him, who knew the more in-depth meaning of magic, to those who believed that it was supposed to be a miracle of God.

Unlike Welner, there were people who truly believed in God, but that still couldn’t explain why they would single minded believe in so-called oracles.

Soon enough, Welner had enough of thinking and left the subject as was.

With a thorn in his side, Welner switched his mind and waited for the Max team to meet up with him, instructing his subordinates to send out messengers in various directions.