I'm a villain, not a devil

There were not many people left in the command room, but there were a lot of things to discuss.

As someone brought by Bai Youming, Sean would naturally not be driven away. However, after listening to the military's general decision-making direction, he became a little restless when this group of people began to discuss the details.

Sean is a detail freak. Those who try to figure out people's minds are similar in this respect, except that the details of military decision-making are a bit too boring.

Even though Bai Youming was listening very carefully and occasionally made some insightful comments, Sean still couldn't help but yawning.

It's a bit abrupt.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Sean had a blank expression on his face, but his eyes were slightly serious. He followed their gaze and looked at Bai Youming beside him.

Bai Youming's eyebrows twitched. This kid is really shameless...

He has no self-control at all? This guy just wants to go around the military.

Waving his hand impatiently, Bai Youming signaled him to get out.

Sean immediately nodded seriously: "Yes, Your Highness, I will go right away."

What did I say? You're going now?

No one can beat this guy who uses chicken feathers as a token of authority...

However, this scene was somewhat intriguing in the eyes of others.

A young man whom Bai Youming had never met before, who seemed to be quite trustworthy...

Both the eldest prince Bai Zhan and the marshal Wu Xiao subconsciously showed a thoughtful expression.

Sean no longer cared what was being discussed inside. He walked out of the secret meeting room, looked around, and then grabbed a personal guard.

The guard turned around. He had just seen Sean beside the prince, but he didn't know who he was. Even though he was a second lieutenant, he immediately stood up and said, "Sir, what can I do for you?"

Sean nodded and said, "Send some chilled liquor to the conference room. Your Highness and the others need a calm environment to think."

Strong liquor? Thoughts?

Although he was confused, the guard still nodded in agreement.

"By the way, where did General Shi Hai send him just now?"

"Over there, I'll take you there."

"No, just show me the way."

The military headquarters covers a large area. After walking through several corridors and taking two elevators, Sean finally found the medical department.

The entrance of the medical department was busier than any other place. Countless medical soldiers were coming in and out, each with a serious look on their faces.

Several soldiers standing nearby were discussing in low voices.

"We suffered heavy losses?"

"It's more than just a tragedy... If you've read the history of the Empire's wars, you'll know that, except for the one during the founding of the country, the Imperial Army has never suffered such a huge loss."

"Really? I didn't see the situation, but the number of people transported here is almost 10,000."

"If they are transported here, they can still be saved... Alas, I have a brother in the front troops, and he told me that more than 80% of the 100,000 soldiers were killed or wounded, and all the important supplies such as the energy cannon were seized... It was a great defeat..."

"Hey, I see that many of the people transported here have been poisoned by that dark green poison. How is the situation?"

"I don't know the specific situation, but we have to research the antidote. We are hanging on for life now... Wait, who are you?"

The guard then realized that the person who had just asked the question was not one of his own.

Sean took out his forged prince's badge and waved it, and the guards' eyes immediately became respectful.

"I'll go in and take a look."

"Yes, sir."

"By the way, where is the antidote research being done?"

"Um, this is usually in a military research institute or an imperial testing institute."

Sean nodded thoughtfully and walked into the medical department.

After searching for a while, they finally found Shi Hai, dying, in a small single room.

Seeing Sean's prince badge, Shi Hai stood up to prepare his luggage, but was stopped by Sean.

"General Shi Hai, His Highness asked me to ask you something in private." Sean said softly.

Shi Hai nodded weakly.

Let Shi Hai describe the enemies he encountered, and Sean nodded thoughtfully.

They are very similar to the Wood Thorn, Wood Acorn and others he met, and, judging from the description alone, taking the quasi-king level and king level as a standard, the strength of the assault force Sean encountered and the large treeman army this time are basically the same.

However, Mu Jingji and others did not show the ability to absorb energy when facing attacks.

Disposable...and can only be used after landing?

Then, the group of people including Wood Thorn and the first group of people should have utilized the energy of the Raya volcano.

Recalling the Imperial Army's deployment map, Sean asked again, "There are also Imperial Army troops stationed near the Raya Volcano, right?"

Shi Hai nodded: "There are no humans living on the Raya volcano, but from time to time there are crazy beasts that are good at fire coming out of it, so the military has set up a garrison there a long time ago."

"There's no one on the mountain, so what about nearby?" Sean asked.

Shi Hai was a little confused. Although he didn't know why Sean asked this, he still answered: "There are very few humans nearby. After all, the living conditions there are poor..."

Suddenly, Shi Hai remembered something and said again: "I remember that one of my subordinates went there as a rotating duty officer. There seems to be a group of survivors under the mountain range on the side where the Raya volcano spreads towards the violent sea."

Sean narrowed his eyes. "Before the invasion of the tree people, did the guards at Mount Raya report back any survivors heading to the Empire's territory?"

Shi Hai shook his head in confusion: "This... I haven't heard of it."

"Who is the current officer on duty at Mount Raya?"

"Um, it should be Lance, rank major general, five-year duty term, currently... should be the fourth year."

Sean nodded and stood up. When he was about to walk out, he turned his head again and said, "By the way, General Shi Hai, are you sure you didn't miss any information about the enemy?"

Although he didn't know why Sean asked this, Shi Hai thought about it and nodded: "Yes, nothing is missing..."

"Okay, I understand. I will report all the situations to His Royal Highness. General Shi Hai, please take good care of your injuries."

As he walked out of the medical department, a flash of confusion crossed Sean's face.

After repeated confirmation, Shi Hai still insisted that he had not missed any information...

However, there is a very important point that Shi Hai did not mention.

Those tree people have the ability to temporarily break through the evil dome, and Sean has actually encountered it.

With such a big commotion and such a strong force, how could those tree people not use their abilities?

But Shi Hai still didn't reveal anything even after his repeated questioning. Not only that, Sean had just taken a walk around the medical department, and those soldiers who had been defeated in the previous battle and whose injuries were not too serious were being questioned while receiving treatment.

Without exception, no one mentioned it.

It’s strange... The treeman army that was able to deal with 100,000 imperial troops, but not a single one of them had ever used the ability to break through the evil dome?

But it didn’t seem like Shi Hai was lying, because everyone was watching, and there was no point in him lying, just like the other soldiers... It seemed that none of the 100,000-strong army had seen it.

Sean intuitively sensed that something was wrong.

Another thing that was wrong was that the garrison troops on the Raya volcano side did not send back any news.

This is not reasonable.

Because Sean clearly remembered that the shelter where Kan XIV was located was at that location, and the only survivors that could be seen on Raya Volcano should be that group.

The vanguard of the tree people must go to Raya Volcano to bathe in order to awaken stronger power. On the route from the Violent Coast to Raya Volcano is the shelter where Kan Fourteen is located.

Based on my understanding, it would be very difficult for that shelter to fight against the tree people.

In other words, the survivors in the shelter have most likely been driven and hunted by the tree people into the territory of the empire.

It was understandable that the tree people had special abilities to hide and could not be traced, but what about the old humans in the shelter? Didn't the Empire's garrison troops at the Raya Volcano notice anything?

"Tsk, I was saying that the invasion of the tree people was too smooth and too sudden... I just don't know who the traitor is..."

Sean did not tell Bai Youming the information he had obtained. The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish. He was better at seeking more objective benefits in a chaotic environment.

Originally, if there had been no invasion of the tree people, Sean's actions to help Bai Ye fight for the right of inheritance might have required at least three years of preparation.

Bai Ye's power is relatively small, while the other princes and the forces behind them are deeply rooted in the imperial capital.

Although he was known as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and seemed to represent Bai Youming, Sean knew very well that Bai Youming would not support him unconditionally.

However, this time the invasion of the tree people made Sean see the possibility of taking action more quickly.

It is not easy to cut down a big tree, but if an outsider lumberjack starts cutting down from the other end with a chainsaw, he only needs to choose the right direction and push the tree so that when it falls, it can crush more bushes that he doesn't like.

He found a time when there were the most people in the command center so that everyone could see his face clearly. Then he said hello to Bai Youming and left.

How could Bai Youming not know what he was thinking? The more people saw it, the easier it would be for Sean to act in the military in the future. He was just using his skin to support himself.

However, his top priority now is to formulate a plan to encircle and suppress the tree people, so he doesn't need to pay attention to Sean's little thoughts.

After Sean left the military headquarters and returned to the imperial capital, he found an alley and changed his appearance. He got rid of the followers who were sent by Wu Xiao, Bai Zhan, or both, and went straight to Bai Ye's residence.

"Shadow, take my secret orders to this councillor. It's time for him to return my favor."

"Yes, Your Highness."

As soon as the shadow left and Bai Ye was about to sit back in the chair and drink some water, he felt himself sitting on a familiar thigh.

The moonlight that protected her body was naturally stimulated, but was directly ignored. When she was about to stand up, someone grabbed her and pulled her back.

I gritted my teeth and turned my head to look. Who else could it be but Sean?

A feeling of powerlessness arose. When did this guy come in?

Shadow had just left... Now even a master of stealth like Shadow couldn't detect Sean's actions? What kind of ability did this guy get after he was promoted to Crimson Master? It was too terrifying...

However, before Bai Ye could think much, Sean used the familiar action again.

This guy... Bai Ye gritted his teeth, and a barely perceptible hint of shyness flashed across his originally clear and calm eyes.

She discovered sadly that she seemed to be getting more and more accustomed to this guy's physical behavior towards her.

Moreover, it seems that my weakness has been completely discovered...

As expected, Sean chuckled in her ear: "I discovered it last time. I touched you for quite a while, and not only did you not resist, you even got used to it in the end."

"You, you fart!"

"I farted? Then I'll try again."

"Don't...don't..."

Bai Ye's face flushed. She took a deep breath and said calmly, "Clear all the leaders of the Security Bureau. After receiving your message, I will send people to open up connections. We must take advantage of the fact that Second Brother is not back yet to let our people take key positions."

Sean smiled and said, "I trust you to do the job."

Bai Ye snorted, and she didn't notice that there was more tenderness than annoyance in her tone.

"If you can't handle these things properly, it would be a waste of your time to make a scene at the police station."

"That's all trivial." Sean leaned over and lightly touched the princess's fair swan neck, causing her delicate body to tremble.

Before Bai Ye could get angry, Xiao En immediately said, "Another good thing is coming. Help me investigate someone."

Bai Ye panted and subconsciously said in a sarcastic tone, "Your Highness, you have unified the underground forces and established your own intelligence network within a few months of coming to the capital. Do you still need me to help you gather information?"

Sean was not annoyed. He slightly increased the strength of his hands and said with a smile in Bai Ye's murderous gaze: "What else? Of course, only important people have the ability to do important things. What's more, the degree of trust is always different."

He flattered her in both obvious and subtle ways. Although Bai Ye's expression did not change, when he saw her start to breathe through her nose instead of her mouth, and her chin began to slightly lift up, Sean knew that his flattery was correct.

Her Royal Highness the Princess is so easy to coax.

Bai Ye glanced at the report on the table, then asked casually, "Who?"

"Major General Lance, the supreme commander of the Raya Volcano garrison."

"Lance?" Bai Ye frowned and thought for a while, "I have an impression. What do you want to investigate?"

Sean said, "All of his personal detailed information, all his promotion and transfer records, the living places, family relationships, and work units of his direct relatives within five generations. We will check as much as we can."

After Sean finished speaking, Bai Ye shook his head and said, "Impossible. When he reaches the rank of major general, his detailed personal information will be kept as top secret information. Some high-ranking officials are well-known, so they can investigate from all sides, but Lance is relatively low-profile, so it is impossible to investigate him thoroughly."

"You can't do it either?"

Bai Ye shook his head: "No, this is the foundation of the country. The information of military officers is strictly protected. The only ones who can check it casually are the emperor's uncle and father. Maybe the palace minister also has the ability. After all, father has a copy."

"Your dad's place?" Sean's eyes lit up.