After reading this sincere invitation letter, Vivi immediately put it away and looked at the kneeling mage on the ground, asking, "Is there anything else?"
"No, there isn't."
Vivi's expression remained calm as she rose, drew her sword, and cut off his head.
If the First Prince extended an olive branch to recruit her at this time, other princes would naturally not fail to think of it.
Moreover, the First Prince, as the legitimate eldest son, had a stack of buffs, yet in the struggle for the throne, he was neck and neck with his younger brothers, and even seemed to be at a slight disadvantage among the various factions.
That alone was enough to explain many things.
This guy's methods were far inferior to those of the other princes.
If even he could think of trying to win over other royal family members who weren't participating in the succession struggle, it was impossible for the other princes not to think of it.
But now Vivi had only received news from the First Prince.
Without a doubt, it was most likely that the First Prince's people in the City Lord's Mansion controlled the magic array for external communication, and the information from the other princes had probably been intercepted.
The mage responsible for the communication magic array was the one before her; killing him was certainly not unjust.
Vivi immediately summoned someone to deal with the body and then search thoroughly.
As expected, not long after, many letters intercepted by the First Prince's people were found.
They were basically all recent olive branches extended by other princes to win over Vivi.
The earliest among them had even been sent nearly half a month ago, but they had all been intercepted by the mole sent by the First Prince to her side.
"Always using such underhanded tactics, no wonder the dignified first in line to the throne has ended up like this."
Vivi couldn't help but recall a line from the sun tzu's art of war that Su Yi had given her.
"In all warfare, the orthodox method is used to engage, and the unorthodox method is used to win."
"He clearly has the greatest advantage, but he doesn't take the proper path, always trying to get things done through these crooked means." She expressed doubt about her imperial brother's capabilities.
In her heart, this guy was basically out of the running for the throne.
Aside from his status as the legitimate eldest son, he was useless at everything else. How could he compete with the others?
When she opened the other intercepted letters,
while also extending olive branches, the other princes were much more skilled in their words.
Of course, they wouldn't mention something as outrageous as asking her to bring troops into the capital directly in the letter. They only said that the Old Emperor's most beloved princess was Vivi, and now that he was critically ill, she must rush back to the Imperial Capital to bid him farewell once news of his passing was received.
As for asking her to abandon Dreamchuan City and promising her new fiefs afterward, they would certainly not say such outrageous things.
No matter what, the Emperor's duty was to protect everyone in the Chiyang Empire.
If you, not yet ascended, speak of abandoning this and that, and even write it in a letter, and Vivi were to make that letter public, the damage to your reputation would be too great.
Dreamchuan City was besieged by foreign tribes; you could ignore it and feign blindness, but asking someone to abandon the city and flee would be too outrageous.
Other princes would not do such things that would give others an excuse to criticize them. Only the First Prince was missing a screw in his head to write it in a letter and send it over.
But not explicitly writing it didn't mean not hinting at it. Every prince gave Vivi many hints, secretly and openly promising many benefits.
Vivi quickly scanned all the letters sent by these princes and found that no matter what they said, they basically meant the same thing.
That was to have her return to the Imperial Capital with great fanfare, the number of troops wasn't important, but showing her stance and choosing a side was paramount.
There was nothing new, and she was too lazy to read them in detail.
Instead, she picked up the latest news sent by her own people from the Imperial Capital.
She then pinched her brows, feeling a headache coming on.
Don't let the First Prince's letter, which she had just received, sound easy.
The actual situation was much more complex than that.
The Old Emperor had passed away last night. Since last night, the entire Imperial Capital had been in a state of complete lockdown.
The Imperial Capital Garrison Knights and the Palace Imperial Guards, who ostensibly only obeyed the Emperor, directly sealed off the entire city.
Of course, in reality, everyone knew that the First Prince controlled these two large armies.
Other ambitious princes naturally weren't willing to sit idly by.
This morning, the first batch of several hundred thousand troops belonging to the Second Prince arrived outside the Imperial Capital, demanding that the First Prince open the city gates to allow the Second Prince to enter, under the pretext of offering condolences.
More large armies were still on their way.
Several million elite Chiyang Empire troops under the command of the four princes had already gathered around the Imperial Capital and were now all in motion.
War was on the verge of breaking out.
Even within the Imperial Capital, the First Prince, as the first in line to the throne, could not completely control the city.
In this giant city, famous in the Magic World, shouts of battle had not ceased since last night, and no one knew how many people had already died inside.
Vivi's intelligence personnel in the Imperial Capital were also unsure, only saying that the river outside the palace turned red this morning.
The situation in the Imperial Capital seemed tense, but in fact, it was not relaxed at all.
On the surface, the princes had not yet fully started fighting, but secretly, the war had already begun.
They were just waiting for an opportunity, and the civil war would fully erupt.
And Vivi had a premonition that this opportunity was probably not far off, within these few days.
"Leaving the deceased unburied, and fighting each other in armor."
Vivi shook her head and averted her gaze from the distant Imperial Capital.
Instead of worrying about that side, she might as well take care of her own Dreamchuan City first.
Moreover, the news of the Imperial Capital's turmoil and the Emperor's passing could not be spread in Dreamchuan City these days, otherwise, it would certainly cause morale to waver.
After all, she kept painting a grand picture, saying that reinforcements were on their way, and the city's defenders had no idea about Otherworld reinforcements, naturally assuming it was support from the Imperial Capital.
Now, telling them that the Imperial Capital was about to have a civil war, with several princes fighting like dogs for the throne, wouldn't that mean there would be no reinforcements at all?
Vivi had just ordered her confidants to blockade the news and cut off all external communication channels within the city, including the magic arrays of the Magic Guild.
Just then, she received a message from Su Yi on the Trading Platform.
Vivi, whose mood had been somewhat gloomy due to the pressure on the city defenses and the turmoil in the Imperial Capital, immediately brightened up, and her entire demeanor visibly became much more cheerful.
She quickly gave instructions to her subordinates and then entered the Trading Space.
"How is it? Do you have any leads on your side? Can it be resolved within three days? Dreamchuan City can only hold out for about three more days!"
As soon as she entered, Vivi asked rapidly.
Although nearly two days had passed since the three-day deadline agreed upon with Su Yi, she also felt that this time was a bit too short, and Su Yi might not have enough time to prepare at all.
"Three days? Not three days, the first batch of supplies is ready, and the troops are all in place. I can send them to you now."