Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Raventon said:

"To be honest, my detective’s intuition tells me that Prime Minister Ron’s assassination doesn’t look like the Conservative Faction’s style of doing things."

"But having reached this point, with all other suspects excluded, they have instead become the most likely party to act."

He sighed and said:

"When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."

"If, in the end, we still cannot identify the real culprit, we will have to re-examine those old aristocrats."

While the two spoke, the carriage had already arrived at Randy’s mansion.

During last night’s nasty stench incident, Randy was near the Royal Light Weapons Factory, and to prevent Randy from getting close, the Steam Council dispatched people to deal with Randy.

But who was Randy? He was someone who, without having studied mysticism at all and even believing firmly that mysticism doesn’t exist, could still, relying on his talent, form a technique that enveloped the Moonlight Sanatorium — a formidable figure with abilities comparable to a B-Level boss of a near-out-of-control dungeon.

Even though Wu Chang had experienced various high-difficulty planes, in terms of talent in the Extraordinary Domain, only his brother-in-law, He Yi, could compete with him.

The Randy from the Steam Phantom Dungeon had fully accepted the existence of the extraordinary and, with Julie’s help, systematically studied and mastered the Extraordinary Power.

The current Randy is undoubtedly one of the pinnacles of combat power among plane natives.

The Steam Council members sent to intercept Randy were all killed by him, including two formal members, four quasi-members, and two foreign transcendents, also known as players.

Randy achieved such a glorious victory, suffering only a minor fracture in his forearm.

With treatment from the Alchemy Association’s extraordinary potion, he could recover in three to five days.

When Wu Chang and Raventon arrived at Randy’s mansion, Randy was practicing swordsmanship with a regular human model two-handed greatsword using only one hand.

It could be seen that he indeed suffered no serious injuries from last night’s battle.

Seeing the two appear, Randy was very happy. He already knew from Olivia that the cessation of last night’s nasty stench was all thanks to Wu Chang and the Secret Magic Knight Order.

"Maintaining the safety of Grimland and even the entire country should have been the responsibility of me, as the Minister of Internal Affairs. However, during last night’s crisis, I was unable to do anything."

"I couldn’t protect the Light Weapons Factory, nor eliminate the nasty stench. It was thanks to your intervention that the crisis didn’t escalate further."

Randy’s words were sincere and pure, and Wu Chang could feel that Randy truly believed yesterday’s event was his dereliction of duty and was troubled by it.

But it was this purity that made Wu Chang realize that Olivia only told Randy about the nasty stench incident, without mentioning her arrangement with Wu Chang.

Tsk, the Queen is indeed the Queen, appearing unguarded yet not entangling herself with such troublesome matters in reality.

Without Olivia’s assistance, Wu Chang could only state his purpose openly.

He said he believed that at this moment in Stilan, there was no one more suitable than Randy to become Prime Minister, and he wanted Randy to take advantage of the current chaos in Stilan to run for the Prime Minister position.

Upon hearing Wu Chang’s proposal, Randy immediately refused, self-deprecatingly saying:

"That such a dangerous organization as the Steam Council could grow right under my nose, and not just once — I couldn’t even manage the responsibilities of a Minister of Internal Affairs, how could I do well as Prime Minister?"

Wu Chang shook his head and said, "That’s not right."

"Randy, there’s something I have wanted to ask you for some time now — why did you, after graduating from university, give up Grimland to return to White Stone Town as a Sanatorium Director?"

Randy’s eyes revealed a reminiscent gaze, and he slowly said:

"I am the Lord of White Stone Town and have the duty to establish my territory properly. I saw that due to the mismanagement of my forebears, the townspeople of White Stone Town were living in poverty. I wanted to use advanced ideas and technology to change all that, which is why I came to Grimland to study."

"Upon returning to White Stone Town, I realized the townspeople were suffering from delusions. They needed a doctor to heal them more than they needed a lord, so I became the doctor they needed."

Wu Chang continued to ask, "Then why did you leave White Stone Town and assume the position of Minister of Internal Affairs?"

Randy sighed and said, "Because with your and Julie’s help, I discovered that everything happening to White Stone Town was a conspiracy from the Peace Church."

"It’s not just White Stone Town; their plots are spread across Stilan. If I didn’t stop them, more places would become like White Stone Town used to be, and I don’t want everything that happened in White Stone Town to repeat."

"Julie told me that the power of one person is limited. No matter how strong I am, I can only ensure the safety of one town or city. Only by becoming the Minister of Internal Affairs can I combat the entire Peace Church."

Wu Chang said, "I can tell that in every period, you are always doing your utmost to make sure the people around you live better lives."

"But having come to Grimland and served as Minister of Internal Affairs for several years, do you now think that without the Peace Church and the Steam Council, people’s lives would automatically improve?"

Randy furrowed his brows and said nothing.

Wu Chang continued pressing him, asking, "As the Minister of Internal Affairs, whether you are willing or not, you have witnessed Prime Minister Ron suppressing the workers’ movements."

"Those workers, because of the Corn Laws, are unable to find enough to eat, performing the heaviest physical labor, yet can only have two meals a day. Is this due to the Peace Church’s conspiracy?"

Randy opened his mouth but could not speak.

Wu Chang continued, "Children born into lower-class families must enter the mines at age five with their parents, face the risk of facial ulcers or even death in match factories at six or seven, and orphans in slums must enter the so-called poor people’s prisons just to live two extra days."