Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

They lowered their heads, seemingly deep in thought, and didn't respond...

Because none of them really wanted to get involved in this matter.

Winning would be fine, but losing would definitely be very troublesome.

It's simply a thankless task...

Seeing this, the four council members didn't waste any words, but instead said to them, "You haven't decided yet, have you? Alright, then there's no need to rush. Go back and think about it..."

The Fourth Pivot continued, "There's another issue: who believes that our headquarters should be responsible for the losses caused by the rebellion in Lingas City?"

The four cardinals spoke coldly, without a trace of anything else.

After hearing what the four councilors said, the members of the twelve families looked at each other.

No one dared to come out, for no other reason than this.

Even at this moment, the four councilors were unclear about the reason behind their attitude.

I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing...

Seeing that no one spoke, the Fourth Councilor continued, "Don't be nervous, what you said is actually correct. Since we attracted everyone with the safety of Lingas City, and now you are suffering losses, this is indeed something that needs to be compensated. So, if any of you have suffered losses, come and report it, and I will compensate you."

As the fourth councilor spoke, he gently raised his hand, and a close bodyguard behind him stepped forward unhurriedly.

After walking up to the Fourth Pivot, he bent down to listen to what the Fourth Pivot was about to say.

The Fourth Prince said to his personal guard, "Go and get paper and pen, then write this down."

The guard nodded, then sat down to one side and took out paper and pen.

The people over here are just looking at each other...

The Fourth Pivot addressed the crowd, saying, "What are you all standing there for... Anyone who wants compensation from headquarters, come out now. If you miss this opportunity, I won't be involved next time. Don't bring this up again..."

At this moment, the two presidents looked at the four pivots.

They were trying to glean some information from the Fourth Pivot's tone; they didn't know if the Fourth Pivot was genuinely offering compensation, or something else...

Among the twelve families, these people did not say anything after hearing what the Four Pivots said.

One of the members of the Rust family stepped forward directly: "Fourth Cardinal Councilor, since you've spoken, we won't stand on ceremony... Actually, if it's an Illuminati activity, we have no problem paying for it... But let's keep things separate, we..."

The fourth councilor waved his hand and said to the patriarch of the Rust family, "You don't need to say that, just state the losses..."

The Rust family listened to the Fourth Cardinal's smile and then said, "Yes, yes, we have suffered many losses, mainly financial losses, primarily..."

This Rusty went on to recount their losses in a long string, at which point the Four Cardinals remained seated.

No one could see the expression on the Fourth Cardinal's face as he sat there.

However, after Lust finished speaking, the confidant also recorded everything completely.

After the list was made, the confidant of the Fourth Principal handed it over to the Fourth Principal's council member.

After receiving the list, the four council members carefully examined it.

At this moment, Luster watched from the side, not daring to utter a sound.

Just then, the Fourth Pivot said to Rust, "Chief Rust, come, take a look too. Do you have anything else to add?"

Luster looked at the list handed to him by his confidant and examined it carefully.

He then bowed to the Fourth Councilor and said, "The Fourth Councilor is gone... Very well! Clearly understood..."

Seeing this, the four councilors took the list and then had their confidants make another copy.

He then took out his personal seal and stamped it directly on both copies.

After stamping the document, he said to the patriarch of the Rust family, "I will have someone prepare for the handover; the subsequent procedures will be handled by your family..."

Louis was clearly somewhat surprised and nodded respectfully: "Thank you, Fourth Cardinal... Thank you, Fourth Cardinal."

Luster was pleased; he was glad he had the courage to say it.

If we can get compensation this time, we will not only break even but make a huge profit.

Because all his businesses were valued according to market prices...

Therefore, these prices are all incredibly profitable.

At first, there were some doubts and apprehensions around them, but now that they saw that Lust had gained an advantage, they all began to join in.

The four cardinals sat on the round table, their faces expressionless.

No one could discern the expression on the Fourth Pivot's face.

A full hour has passed, and six out of the twelve families, roughly half of them, have submitted claims for compensation.

After witnessing this, the Fourth Cardinal addressed the others, saying, "Alright, everyone has reported their opinions... There are six other companies as well. You must have suffered losses in Lingas City as well. Why didn't you apply?"

Upon hearing this, the six family leaders who had applied all looked at the other six family leaders who had not yet spoken.

Their eyes held a hint of disdain; after all, even in this situation, they were still cowering, hesitant and timid...

The remaining six people looked at each other, but no one dared to respond.

Their thinking is actually very simple: there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Moreover, while the four cardinals appear to be sincere, the matter is clearly not that simple.

Seeing that none of the people wanted to speak, the four councilors directly called out the head of the Brad family.

“Brad Onsar, as far as I know, after you left the British Empire, you invested all your assets in Lingas City. You have the most assets of any kind… Why don’t you ask us for compensation? Actually, the fault lies with us…”

After hearing what the Fourth Councilor said, Brad Onsa gave an awkward smile: "Reporting to the Fourth Councilor, it's precisely because many of my assets are in Lingas City that I don't want to pay compensation."

After hearing Brad Onsa's words, the four councilors looked surprised and asked, "What do you mean?"

Brad Onsa said to the four cardinal council members, "Firstly, I own mostly real estate there. They can't exactly demolish real estate, after all. Secondly, as for the things that were stolen, we can just take them back. We'll get them back sooner or later, so there's no need for the council to provide compensation..."

After listening to Brad Unsa's words, Rust's expression turned somber, and he said to Brad Unsa in a sarcastic tone, "Brad Unsa, you're so selfless... Doesn't this make us seem particularly petty?"

Brad Onsa quickly waved his hand: "Chief Rust, you're joking... I'm not selfless, on the contrary, I have my own selfish motives..."

After listening to Brad Onsa's words, the fourth council member asked with a face full of curiosity, "So, what are your ulterior motives? I'm really curious..."

After listening to the Fourth Cardinal's words, Brad Onsa respectfully said to him, "Your Excellency, I have indeed given this matter considerable thought. I am still somewhat worried that since we have all applied for compensation, if you decide to abandon Lingas City after considering the bigger picture, then I will suffer a great loss..."

After listening to Brad Onsa's words, the four councilors laughed and said, "You're overthinking it. Nothing like that will ever happen... I'm telling you now, we will definitely take Lingas City! If our Illuminati is slapped in the face like that and we don't fight back... wouldn't we be ridiculed by the whole world?"

The fourth councilor paused, then said to Brad Onsa, "Brad Onsa, would you like to apply for compensation...?"

Brad Onsa said to the four cardinal council members, "Then there's no need to worry. Once we take these back, there won't be any problems... As for our losses, we can just ask Frank for compensation..."

Brad Onsa's answer clearly made the faces of the other family patriarchs turn very ugly...

The four cardinals then looked at the other people who did not request compensation.

There were no people demanding compensation, and these people were initially clueless, unsure of how to respond.

However, with Brad Unsa leading the way from the beginning, they knew exactly how to respond.

"Excellent, excellent! We'll get them back sooner or later anyway. Our main assets are the real estate. Since we can get them back, we just need to take them back when the time comes... Actually, those assets aren't a problem. We issued our own Sol; we can replenish them by issuing more ourselves..."

"And what about those gold pieces? Doesn't Frank possess those treasures? This time, he either dies or hands over the treasure to pay with his life... Trying to play both sides is impossible... If he's stubborn again this time, let him die..."

These individuals were talking amongst themselves.

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Cardinal nodded: "Indeed, we gave her a chance. We gave her a chance to live. Since they didn't fight for it... didn't want to live, but instead chose death, then let them die..."

"Alright, I know your choices! Now you can all go back... I'll give you one night to think it over."

Hearing what the Fourth Grand Master said, these people nodded.

"As commanded..."

The four custodians stood up without saying a word.

He addressed the crowd directly, saying, "Then let's adjourn the meeting..."

As they spoke, the members of the twelve families all got up and left.

At this point, Victor King addressed the Fourth Cardinal, saying, "Your Excellency, Fourth Cardinal, could we discuss this together in a small group format...?"

The Fourth Privy Councilor smiled and then said, "Of course you can see anyone, but you cannot see Yin Pan'er alone, Acting Yin..."

After hearing what the four council members said, the others nodded and then said, "Okay."

The fourth councilor saw that Ed White was also looking at him, and smiled, then said, "That includes you too!"