Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

As Lilith's assistant, one of Claire's jobs is to talk to various nobles and balance the forces in the royal capital.

Because Lilith felt that it would be better to let Claire go and talk to those nobles than to let other Augustines go.

Moreover, Lilith's power is not great enough to ignore the resistance and directly imprison Augustine in the palace. Many normal exchanges are inevitable.

Of course, the premise is normal communication.

Claire is now in Monroe's mansion, leaning on the sofa with her feet crossed, enjoying tea and snacks.

"Are you satisfied with these refreshments, Your Highness?"

Monroe also leaned back on the sofa, looking at Claire with curiosity.

“Of course, it would be even better if we could get those old party members to come and taste it together.”

Although she could move freely among the nobles, Claire was not without some restrictions. At least on the surface, she had to be fair and just. The old party members could hold dances at any time to exchange internal information, but Claire could not attend these old party gatherings.

Even if she was acting, Claire could only act like an Augustinian and could not take sides.

Although she and Lilith are still best friends, Claire has clearly felt that her former best friend no longer trusts her as completely as she did in the past.

"Hahaha, Your Highness is really outspoken."

Then Monroe continued to ask: "Is there no one watching?"

"Her Majesty's control is not as strong as you think. At least if it weren't in the church, she wouldn't be able to know what we said specifically."

"She doesn't care. I didn't realize it before. Her Majesty is a thorough pragmatist. She only cares about whether you can complete your own work."

Monroe nodded, then said, "But Your Highness, I'm afraid that your visit to me this time is not something that Your Majesty can ignore, right?"

After all, Claire has made it clear that she stands on the side of the old party.

The Augustines also tend to favor the Old Party, because although the old forces represented by the Old Party assassinated Clan, if they were asked to choose a king, they would definitely choose again from the Augustines.

This was also one of the reasons why Augustine and others connected with the old party.

"of course."

There was a hint of viciousness in Claire's eyes.

"Sir Monroe, you are still connected to the demons, right?"

"My business with the demons is all legitimate, so even Her Majesty the Queen has nothing to say."

It can be clearly felt that Monroe was very guilty when he said this. Even when talking privately with Claire, Monroe did not dare to admit this fact.

"I want to discuss 'serious business' with the demons."

Claire stood up and stared at Monroe, and continued, "Sir Monroe, the two southwestern territories have already submitted to Her Majesty the Queen, and the northern territories are still Her Majesty the Queen's sworn brother."

But Claire thought about it and smiled, "Well, not counting the one in the North, half of the four territories of the kingdom are already controlled by Her Majesty the Queen. Monroe, do you really think Her Majesty won't target you in the future like my father did to the North?"

Monroe, who had participated in the siege of the North, naturally knew how Augustine III had weakened the North. As a neighbor of the North, Monroe had done a lot of dirty work at the time.

You have to know that the North is the most profound and the largest of the four territories. It has not been violently dismantled. Even with the sudden appearance of Governor Linde, it is still fighting a civil war.

If this operation were to happen again in the East Territory, Monroe would break out in a cold sweat.

But Monroe was not an inexperienced person. After calming down, he asked, "So, Your Highness, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Nothing, I just want to talk 'serious business' with the demons like you do."

"And Sir Monroe, don't you think it's inappropriate for a person of a different surname to sit in that position? Lilith is my friend, but she is also my sister-in-law. I think my sister-in-law should just go back and be a saint and keep vigil for my brother."

Monroe was extremely shocked at this moment. He originally thought that Claire just wanted to limit the Queen's power and take back the royal power, but he didn't expect that Claire actually wanted to replace someone directly.

"Then your highness, is there a suitable candidate among the royal family now?"

Monroe looked around vigilantly. It seemed that it was right to arrange for his trusted men to guard this meeting.

"Queen Lilith can do this, why can't I?"

Although surprised, Monroe was more delighted at this moment.

I originally thought that the rest of the Augustines were a bunch of ugly people and good-for-nothings, and Cliff was the most anthropomorphic of the Augustines. But I didn't expect that Claire, who supported Her Majesty the Queen the most, was actually a deep-water wolf.

Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed not a suitable time to fight for power. Clan had just died. Not to mention the will, the capital was a mess at the time. If he went up there, he would basically be blamed. Now, although it is still too early, Monroe feels that he can indeed make some preparations.

If Claire really ascends the throne, wouldn't the vast territory of the North be within her grasp?

"If it's just 'proper business', Your Highness, I do have some connections."

Monroe enthusiastically introduced to Claire the ways to contact and trade with the demons. They were all legitimate transactions on the surface, but in fact they were extremely dirty.

There are also many underground black markets and smuggling channels in the royal capital, the scale of which is so huge that even Claire is a little shocked. Even the usurious loans that have been rectified are still being distributed in a different form.

It is hard to imagine that the demons who controlled these were actually expelled in public.

“It really is like a parasite.”

Claire somewhat understood why Codick had turned to the demon clan. Although shameless, the methods used by the demon clan were indeed useful. As long as Claire mastered these channels, she could even do things in the royal capital without anyone noticing.

As long as they don't touch the reverse scale of the new party such as the Fire Gun, most of the lower-level nobles will turn a blind eye.

"Your Highness, I heard that the demons dug out their gods in the eternal frozen earth, and they are eager to find a promised land to worship their gods. If Your Highness can make some promises, it will be easy to gain the support of the demons."

"Oh? The gods of the demon tribe? I've never heard of them."

Claire became curious. Originally, the demons' beliefs were borrowed from humans. If there really was a demon god, then the demons wouldn't have to change the human goddess of light into their own appearance.

"It was probably dug out a few years ago. I heard that it has only recently awakened and is able to respond to believers. But it could also be that the demons are creating momentum out of thin air, or it could just be a simple cult. Who knows?"

Seeing Monroe's disdainful attitude, Claire reminded him, "Sir Monroe, it seems that the demons have great ambitions."

"It is precisely because of your great ambition that we can use you, isn't it?"

The two smiled at each other and began to discuss more details of the cooperation.