As a queen who has lost her kingdom, I can see the comments section.

Vincent spoke slowly, recounting those past events.

Because he was still holding Bennett, the guards around him did not dare to come forward. They could only look at Bennett with worried expressions and listen to Vincent's words.

"Why do you say this? We're all father's sons, so why am I always treated worse? Why? Can anyone tell me why? Why is this happening?"

As he spoke, Vincent's expression turned ferocious.

“Bennett, can you tell me the answer? My dear brother,” Vincent whispered in Bennett’s ear.

Bennett forced a smile as he coughed up blood: "So that's how it is, Vincent."

What do you know?

"Of course I know, because you've always been like this since you were little. You keep everything on your mind and refuse to talk about it. You just look at others with angry eyes. You're too stubborn. If you were willing to express your inner thoughts instead of keeping them to yourself, perhaps your father would treat you differently."

"Heh, is this your judgment? How ridiculous. Father is already dead. You can explain it however you want, but it's too late. Everything is too late."

Vincent's face hardened with cruelty as he slapped Bennett on the head.

Bennett coughed up another mouthful of blood, with blood gushing from his eyes, ears, and nostrils. His head lolled to the side, and he lost consciousness.

"Your Highness!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Daphne and her many guards were filled with rage.

“Daphne, you have a chance to change your mind now.” Vincent looked at Daphne again and said, “Come with me, support me, and I can forgive you for choosing to help Bennet in the past.”

"Get out!" Daphne replied with only one word, glaring angrily at Vincent.

She knew that the Duke of Ogden intended to pass the throne to Bennett, even without a will. This was undoubtedly the Duke of Ogden's idea, so she would only support Bennett.

"What a pity, in that case you're the enemy."

Vincent gave a cold laugh, then turned and left, still holding Bennett's body.

He was going to bring Harley back first, since Harley was a loyal follower of his, and now that the show was over, he naturally had to bring him back.

Bringing Bennett along was to make Daphne hesitate and not dare to fight him head-on.

"Put down the Second Prince!"

Seeing Vincent leave, Daphne hurriedly chased after him, while telling the others to quickly find the church pastor to come and prepare to rescue him.

Vincent ignored Daphne's voice and continued running.

'It was too hasty. Even if we get rid of Bennett, the impact will still be significant. What should I do next? Hmm, I should first take control of the army. Once I have the army under my control, what can the nobles do even if they're unhappy with me?'

Vincent's thinking is very clear.

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Bai Feng Academy.

In the dormitory living room, Amelia looked at the barrage of comments appearing in front of her with a serious expression.

Not long ago, the barrage of comments appeared and a heated discussion broke out. Looking at those comments, Amelia understood that the scene the audience was seeing had shifted to another location, and the content presented in that scene was very crucial, which was why the barrage of comments was so intense.

"Vincent, Bennett... I didn't expect things to change so quickly!"

Amelia was already pondering how she should respond.

Just then, hurried footsteps approached, and Eileen entered the living room.

Following behind Eileen was Verna: "Amelia, why did you rush Eileen to find me?"

Amelia looked at Verna and said, "According to information from my men, Vincent attacked Bennett, and Bennett may already be dead."

"What did you say?" Verna almost thought she had misheard.

“Vincent is a high-ranking apostle,” Amelia added.

High-ranking apostle?

This answer made Verna gasp.

Amelia wasn't surprised by Verna's surprise. She was also shocked when she learned from the comments that Vincent was actually an upper apostle. Why hadn't the audience mentioned this before?

In short, she had only just learned about this information.

"This all happened in the castle. That's all I can say. You'd better decide what to do next."

"I see."

Verna knew Amelia had no reason to lie to her about such a matter, so she hurriedly left.

As Verna left, Amelia continued watching the live chat.

The audience's focus remains on the castle.

[It's unbelievable how reckless Vincent is. His method of dealing with Bennett has caused his reputation to plummet.]

Although many princes and princesses have died, those deaths all occurred in secret, and the killers remained unknown. Only this time, the killer was clearly identified, and the victim was none other than the most popular Bennett.

But as Vincent said, as long as one possesses sufficient power, the possibility of becoming a Grand Duke is still quite high.

Aside from Bennett, it would be difficult for anyone else to be a match for Vincent.

[Does Vincent's mother have dwarven blood? He's incredibly strong, and that strength is probably an ability he gained after embracing the Thunder Hammer, right?]

Dwarven bloodline?

Amelia saw the message she cared about again.

She glanced at the comments and quickly learned what was going on.

A person with blood from two races, such as having both human and dwarf blood, can worship either human or dwarf gods. Vincent has dwarf blood, so it's not surprising that he can worship Thunderhammer.

The Thunder Hammer grants the user the ability to wield lightning and strength.

This is different from Amelia.

Although Amelia possesses both human and elven blood, the elven bloodline is divine, while the human bloodline is ordinary, so she can only worship the elven god.

As for why the elven bloodline is stronger, but their appearance is human, it's because elves and any half-elves born from other races have the appearance of the other race. Only pure elves have those pointed ears.

"The world is about to change."

Looking at the comments, Amelia muttered to herself.

In fact, the political situation changed when the Duke of Ogden passed away, but it became more drastic at that time.

The competition for the next Grand Duke has reached its most intense stage.

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By the time Werner arrived at the castle, Vincent had already taken Harley away.

Daphne finally managed to get Bennett's body back, and at that moment she was having the priests she had hurriedly summoned perform healing on Bennett, with holy white light constantly shining on her body.

"Don't treat me, I know I'm not going to make it, cough cough cough."

Bennett managed to speak, coughing up blood as he did so, looking utterly miserable.

He did not die because, at the critical moment, he used his ability to freeze rapidly to freeze vital parts such as his heart, barely prolonging his life.

However, this could only prolong his life for a short while. All the bones in his body had been crushed and broken, and his internal organs were severely damaged. Under such circumstances, even with the priest's treatment, he would not survive.

Bennett was naturally somewhat unwilling to accept this, not expecting that he would ultimately fail with Vincent.

Who would have thought that Vincent, at such a young age, would already be a High Apostle? With such talent... he might actually become a Super Apostle in the future, right?

Thinking about this, Bennett was at a loss again. Was handing the duchy over to Vincent a better choice?

But...but...I'm so unwilling to accept this.

"Brother Bennett!"

A soft cry came from the side.

Bennett reluctantly shifted his gaze and saw Verna arrive.

"Oh, it's Verna. Cough cough, it's quite rare for you to wear a high ponytail today." Bennett forced a smile.

"Brother Bennett, how are you? Can you hold on?" Verna asked anxiously.

"I'm afraid I can't do it."

"What will happen if you can't keep going?"

"In the future... cough cough, yes, I need to make plans for the future."

Bennett struggled to think.

Seeing this, Werner said to the people around her, "You all step aside, I need to speak with Brother Bennet alone."

Upon hearing this, the people around exchanged glances and then stepped back, forming a circle around the area.

Bennett didn't care about that and instead said to Verna, "Verna, if I die, you should go and support Albert instead."

Albert Luban, the fifth prince of the Principality of Luban.

Verna frowned slightly and said, "Albert? Can he stand up to Vincent?"

“I don’t know, but I understand that Vincent cannot be allowed to become Grand Duke. Because I have too many followers, and these people will all become thorns in Vincent’s side. When the time comes, Vincent will definitely settle accounts with everyone, and no one will have a good ending. If so many nobles and so many important figures are purged, it will be a bloodbath.”

Bennett understood that a nation is not one person's nation, but everyone's nation. If a large number of the nation's core members were eliminated, the remaining strength would not be enough to support the nation. Even if more people were promoted, it would be useless and would lead the nation down the road to destruction.

As for why Albert was chosen, it was because there were really no other options. Among the remaining princes, only Albert had a little prestige. If his power could be used for Albert's purposes, perhaps the situation could be made less dire.

“Brother Bennett, how about we find someone else? Albert isn’t good enough,” Verna said softly.

"Change to someone else? Who else would be suitable?"

"I."

"Who?"

"I!"

Verna repeated herself, looking intently at Bennett.

Bennett stared blankly at Verna, never expecting to hear such words from his sister, whom he remembered as a very well-behaved girl.

"You...you want to be a grand duke?"

Bennett suddenly felt that Vera was a bit of a stranger.

He looked into Verna's eyes, where flames seemed to leap, the light of ambition.