Molan, who had just been about to take a sip of conjured water spit it out with shock as she heard Sister Xuan's answer.

"Are you sure, Sister Xuan? This puny Kingdom taking part in that struggle of behemoths….how can it be possible?"

This made Sister Xuan ponder more, but she finally gave up and shook her head after a few seconds.

"I don't know. Like I said, it's vague. We can tell the Sect about it when we go back, in case it gets stronger. You never know, Molan. It is sometimes an ant which tips the scales in favor of victory or defeat. Let's go. We need to examine each and every corner of this Kingdom thoroughly to look for clues which can strengthen my suspicion. In the process, we can also find out what the motive and the effects of these…. Seemingly mindless schemes are."

Nodding, Molan followed Sister Xuan as both of them made their way into the school to examine each of the cla.s.ses in which the basic courses were being taught.

No matter where they went, no formation could stop them and no eye could see them.

In this way, they began their detailed tour of Lanthanor.

.....

Meanwhile, in the King's Chambers in the Royal Palace of Lanthanor, Daneel had just taken a break to check the report sent by Elanev.

The news that he was getting closer to the King was good, but Daneel knew that everything would come to a junction at the time of harvest, which was only a couple of months away.

The mysteries needed to be unraveled fast.

Hence, he had to find ways to speed up Elanev's infiltration.

First and foremost, the call of action was to find some way in which Elanev would be invited to the Throne Room and possibly be left alone inside for at least a short period of time so that he could place the surveillance trinket inside. The issue of extracting it could be handled later.

No matter how much he racked his head, Daneel couldn't think of some way through which he could make this happen.

Just like in Lanthanor, the Throne Room of the Black Raven Kingdom was only used for official meetings on the behest of the King.

Hence, there was no chance of personal interactions taking place there, which ruled away many possibilities.

Only something which heavily affected the King, like the question before about the fight which he had had to ask right at that moment, or matters relating to the Kingdom could be discussed inside.

Exasperated, Daneel once again started going through all the aspects relating to the Black Raven Kingdom.

For one thing, the economy of the Black Raven Kingdom wasn't doing very great. Their primary source of income was mining from an Ether mine which had existed for centuries.

The military was the primary spending area, with most of the money going to rearing the Black Ravens which were an integral part of their society.

Other than this, farming was a secondary occupation in the Kingdom on the few fertile lands remaining.

Going through his memories on Earth, Daneel tried to think of more things like the concept of the a.s.sembly line which could be adapted to Angaria.

As he was doing so, an idea finally occurred which was related to something he had already implemented: entertainment.

Entertainment was one of the largest businesses on Earth. Activities which could make a common individual forget everything about their mundane daily lives and immerse themselves either into the thrill of games or the mystical worlds of films, books or music were something which always made money when done right.

In a way, the Network of Angaria was an entertainment device, allowing people to forget themselves by finding out about the world around them. In it, there were also regular programmes featuring famous bards who enthralled listeners with their well-sung albeit overtly grandiose tales.

Yet, what Daneel was thinking about was another aspect of entertainment which was both a huge money-maker and a crowd puller: game entertainment.

Each year on Earth, millions flocked to see their favorite players show their skills.

In Angaria, although there were a few primitive games which people played in their pastime, there was nothing like a standard game in which compet.i.tions could be held.

If there was such a game which could make money for the government and also entertain the people to increase public opinion, could Elanev request a personal meeting with the King in the Throne Room to propose something regarding it?

Of course, no ties had to lead back to Lanthanor, which would be easy to accomplish, at least for a time. Later, if everything went according to Daneel's plan regarding the leaders.h.i.+p of the Kingdom, it wouldn't matter.

Just as he was thinking of deciding on the particulars which Elanev would use to approach the Black Raven King, a feeling of being watched swept over him, pulling him out of his thoughts.

Yet, it only lasted for a second before fading away.

"System, is anyone surveilling me currently?", he asked, puzzled, as there had never been an instance where the system couldn't detect if someone was looking at his location discreetly.

[Negative]

Just as he was about to a.s.sume that he could be mistaken, the feeling appeared again, making him stand up straight and look around in alarm.

Someone, or something, was definitely looking at the area he was in without the knowledge of the system.