Wang Yu, following behind the Minister of Finance, was unaware of the king's cold, decisive order to exterminate the Moriartys. However, he wasn't surprised by their inevitable downfall.0

The kingdom was never short of prominent families. Eliminating a traitor within the ranks was far more beneficial than maintaining yet another influential family. The sanctions against nobles who didn't pull their weight, which Avia's uncle had taken advantage of to oppress her, had in many cases served to curb the parasitic nobility whom the king viewed with disdain.0

Charles, Hugin, and Sieg's rewards were relatively straightforward. Charles received a royal decree bearing the imperial seal.0

This decree essentially mandated that Charles would be the next head of the family, regardless of anyone else's wishes. The royal family had spoken: its will would be done. The consequences of defying the decree were for Charles' father to weigh on his own.3

Wang Yu couldn't help but feel amused by Charles' conflicted expression. He had often claimed to have severed ties with his family.0

During the academy banquet, Daniel had also mentioned that Charles' family had officially disowned him. To Wang Yu, this didn't necessarily seem to be true.0

It was likely that Charles had had a fallout with his family and left in a fit of rebellion. The Ryder family, with their peculiar prophetic...0