The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

Two days later, a shocking piece of news spread throughout the empire.

In the name of the director of the White Wing Chamber of Commerce, Her Royal Highness the Princess convened all major media outlets in the Dukedom of Booker and held a public press conference.

[Good morning, fellow citizens of the Empire. I am Claire from the White Wing Chamber of Commerce.]

People originally thought that this press conference was just for Her Royal Highness the Princess to make some bland remarks regarding the death of the heir to the Duke of Buck.

——But as soon as the press conference started, they immediately heard unbelievable news.

[Due to the recent abnormality in the flow of goods in the Duke of Booker's territory, the White Wing Chamber of Commerce conducted an informal investigation in the Duke's territory. Then, we learned a disturbing news from different channels. ]

[Duke Booker has had frequent contact with foreigners of unknown origin in recent times, and at the request of the other party, he has recruited a large number of mercenaries and bounty hunters into the Duke's territory.]

【Based on the large amount of evidence recently obtained by the Chamber of Commerce, we are now convinced that Duke Booker is conspiring with foreign forces to rebel against the Empire.】

If this was just the result of a survey by an ordinary chamber of commerce, no one would believe such nonsense - but the person who said it was Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Even though everyone knows that the royal family's power is not as strong as imagined, Her Royal Highness the Princess's public statements actually represent the royal family's intentions.

[The Duke of Booker had previously wanted to cover up his actions by forcing a marriage contract with the royal family, but due to the unfortunate death of William Booker, he now had to forcefully advance his rebellion plan.]

[Since the Dukedom supplies more than 80% of the magic source stones to the empire, if Duke Booker suddenly rebels when the empire is invaded by foreign enemies, the consequences will be disastrous.]

[Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to make a public announcement to the entire empire - I will declare war on Duke Booker in my personal name until the rebellion crisis in the Dukedom is completely eliminated! ]

Although Her Royal Highness said "in her personal capacity", what she actually meant was "anyone can join her forces."

It was unrealistic for a princess to declare war on a duke in her personal capacity - how could a princess without any power system deal with a duke who had a huge territory and a large population?

Relying on absolute strength? Even if a level 5 magician has strong firepower, he can't withstand hundreds of opponents and endless sneak attacks and assassinations.

There have been countless cases in history where strong people who wanted to use their strength to dominate others were ruthlessly killed by the weak. It is very unlikely that Her Royal Highness the Princess will make such a mistake.

So, she actually offered a generous price to those who supported her.

——Magic Source Stone.

More than 80% of the empire's magic source stones come from the Dukedom of Booker. Whoever can seize this territory can obtain a stable and generous income.

Even if the duchy is eventually divided up, these benefits are enough to make people take risks - compared to the relatively poor border territories, the resources and wealth here are more coveted.

[Duke Booker will definitely use sophistry or bribery to convince some people of his words, but I am just a princess who has not appeared in public for ten years, and I have no persuasive power at all... So here, I will make another decision - from now on, I officially give up the title and identity of the Imperial Princess! ]

If the words just now still made people feel that it was the grudges between the nobles and the royal family, now that Her Royal Highness the Princess suddenly did this, the nature of the whole thing has completely changed.

——In order to prove that what she said was true, the princess was willing to give up her status and reputation? She must have been forced into a desperate situation to come up with such an idea, right?

Since the princess has pledged her own honor and status as collateral... maybe Duke Booker really wants to rebel against the empire!

[In addition, I do not recognize the marriage contract with the Duke of Buck, and I will demand full compensation for all the insults and criticisms I have suffered for such unreasonable things.]

……

The press conference ended here.

After seeing this public announcement, the whole empire was immediately in an uproar.

Her Royal Highness risked her status and reputation to accuse the Duke of Booker of plotting rebellion - this kind of thing is not something that can be brushed aside casually.

"I was also deeply surprised to hear this... Duke Booker is a pillar of the empire and should not be criticized without evidence. Therefore, I have decided to formally abolish Claire Armand's status as an imperial princess and demote her to a commoner, while also revoking her right to use Armand as her surname."

Shortly after the press conference, Emperor Armand VII also made a public speech.

"Regarding the Duke of Booker's conspiracy to rebel, I know that it is just a rumor, but in order to dispel the people's doubts, I will send an independent investigation team to the Duke of Booker's territory to find out the source of the rumor and severely punish the rumormonger."

The emperor punished the princess without asking whether she was right or wrong, and even formally abolished her status - this action puzzled many people.

Is it true that Her Royal Highness is just slandering the Duke of Booker?

"——The independent investigation team will be led by Duke Oufei, and will report the situation to me in real time."

However, the subsequent decision immediately made those who were interested realize the emperor's true intention.

This was not punishing the princess at all, but rather giving her the privilege of free movement.

Although Duke Oufei and Duke Booker belong to the same aristocratic circle, he will definitely not favor Duke Booker in the face of such huge interests.

After all, as long as Duke Booker is really overthrown, the resources in this territory will be redistributed - and as the lord of a neighboring area, Duke Oufei naturally has a great chance of getting a piece of the pie.

"In addition, since Keliya will soon lose her status as an imperial princess, all previous engagements made in the name of the royal family will also be annulled... It is really heartbreaking that my daughter is so naughty."

——And the emperor’s final addition was a clear criticism and a hidden praise.

Because the princess was demoted to a commoner, the engagement between the Duke of Booker and the royal family naturally became invalid.

After losing her most important identity, who would care who a commoner planned to marry in the future? Want to force her to marry? How could a fifth-level magician without the constraints of her identity be so easy to catch?

And there is one most important thing that the emperor deliberately did not mention... the ownership of Yumenhuahao has not been recovered.

Although it was a warship, it was actually the princess's palace. Now the emperor did not mention a word about it, which actually left room for maneuver.

If the Duke of Buck was really plotting a rebellion, then Her Royal Highness the Princess could return to the royal family with justification.

"…The empire's aristocratic circles are about to be reshuffled."

So, people finally came to this disturbing conclusion.