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Chapter 368 The Prince's Legacy

"This old man is really good at cheating people!" At Prince Edward's funeral, Perfecto watched the coffin containing the old prince's body being buried in the tomb, and the expression on his face became very dissatisfied.

Just as she said, Prince Edward ended his life as he had planned, and all the issues were properly handled, which reduced a lot of work for Perfectcott.

But at the same time, the old prince also left Perfecto with a rather hot potato.

He left a will, adopted Perfecto as his granddaughter, and left all his inheritance to Perfecto, including not only manors, lands and various other properties, but also the knights under the name of the old prince and his various political resources.

Before meeting Perfectok, the old prince had actually arranged everything, greeted his confidants, and was ready to hand over everything to Perfectok.

Of course, the old prince did not intend to give everything to Perfecto directly, but after seeing her in person, he decided to leave everything to her based on her performance.

As for the old prince's own granddaughter, he left enough wealth for her to live a worry-free life, and then entrusted her to Perfectok's care.

It was easy to arrange for the old prince's granddaughter. That lady was just an ordinary noble lady, without any ability or ambition. Apart from feeling sad about her grandfather's death, she had no other emotions and accepted her fate very calmly.

Naturally, Perfect would not treat her unfairly. After explaining the situation to her, he arranged for someone to send the young lady to the north.

She is just an ordinary noble lady. The North is so big that it can still afford to support a few freeloaders.

What really gave Perfect a headache was the various political legacies left behind by the old prince. Receiving and sorting these things was not an easy task.

Even with the arrangements and plans of the old prince, the confidants and subordinates left behind by the old prince were still cooperative, but after all, these were the political capital and trusted forces cultivated by an imperial prince over decades of operation.

Even though the old prince has been fading from the center of power in the empire for many years and has not expanded his power on a large scale, it is still a very powerful force.

In particular, this force has a huge influence in the court and political situation of the empire. If one wants to turn the Prince's Party into the Northern Lord's Party, the procedures and things to do are extremely complicated.

When she thought about how she had been dumped with such a huge burden, Perfect felt overwhelmed with the lawsuit. At the same time, she became more and more unhappy with the old prince who had been buried in the ground. Fortunately, she gave him a quick death in the end and let him go peacefully.

"If I had known that you, an old man, would cheat me like this, I would have made your old age miserable! A coat of red hair!" Although Perfect was cursing, she still spent a lot of time and energy sorting out the inheritance and various resources left to her by the old prince.

After all, just as the old prince's last words said, these things can help her a lot and help her achieve her goals.

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Among the legacies left by the old prince, one of the most valuable legacies for Perfecto was his Knights. As a member of the royal family, the old prince naturally had a Knights Order under his name, just like other members of the royal family. This Knights Order had also followed him in his battles and made great achievements.

Of course, just as the old prince is already very old and wants to end his life, the members of this knightly order at that time have long since died out, and most of the current members are descendants of the old knights.

But even so, they have inherited a lot of combat experience from those old knights, and in terms of foundation, they are far superior to the White Bear Knights of Perfect.

After all, before the White Bear Knights were reorganized and placed under the command of Perfectoct, they were just a knightly order attached to the 17th Guards Division. They were not an elite force, nor were they a force with a long history and tradition.

Of course, under Perfectot's personal guidance, the White Bear Knights, as one of the few knight orders in the empire whose members are all equipped with steam knight armor, are one of the top in terms of combat effectiveness.

However, once the Steam Knight Armor is removed, the White Bear Knights can still fight and be considered the elite of the Empire, but they still lack some foundation compared to those old-fashioned knight orders.

This kind of foundation is not a quantifiable number, nor is it a sophisticated tactical strategy or unique skill. It is more of an intangible, non-material asset.

For example, the honor accumulated by the Knights Templar over the years, the spirit of fighting tirelessly in desperate situations, etc., these precious treasures that can only be accumulated with a sufficient amount of time and experience, are the core foundation of a Knights Templar.

Although these things are meaningless to some people, for an army, these heritages are the most valuable assets, because they constitute the spiritual core and tradition of the army, or to put it more abstractly, the soul of an army.

An army with honor and tradition has a more tenacious fighting will on the battlefield, and the soldiers also have a stronger sense of honor and better overall qualities. This is the result of years of war tested in this world and the original world before Perfectcot crossed over.

It is precisely because of this that although the old prince's knights cannot be said to be very powerful, at least when neither side uses steam knight armor, they can suppress the White Bear Knights.

Perfect was not surprised about this. After all, the White Bear Knights had a solid foundation. Even with her help, the improvement they could get would be limited in such a short time.

The fact that they were merely suppressed rather than defeated surprised Perfecto.

Now that the knights carefully built by the old prince are in her hands, the armed forces in Perfectcot's hands have undoubtedly been greatly improved, and some of the original shortcomings have been made up for, allowing Perfectcot to now have the power to crush everything.

After all, with her ability, it would be no problem for her to equip both knight orders with enough steam knight armors. Two knight orders equipped with full steam knight armors would be an insurmountable obstacle for the empire, not to mention other things.

In addition to this order of knights, many legacies from the old prince also made up for Perfecto's biggest shortcoming as a great noble of the empire, allowing her to truly possess everything that a top noble of the empire should have at this moment.

(End of this chapter)