Reincarnated as a boss tyrant in the game

Jessica was well aware that she needed to handle her relationship with the Seventh Prince with caution, lest she fall into unnecessary trouble. As a schemer, she was wary of everything.

Sauron smiled slightly, maintaining a proper distance from Jessica.

Dealing with a woman as suspicious as Jessica required a gradual approach; he couldn't rush things.

After cultivating with Jessica for more than two hours, Sauron felt physically and mentally exhausted, as if he hadn't rested for a week after continuous cultivation.

Jessica wrote down the name of a potion for Sauron and told him to get the medicine from the court alchemist.

"Your Highness, this potion can greatly enhance your physique and will be of great help to your cultivation."

Sauron gently took Jessica's hand. Seeing that Jessica did not struggle, he said softly, "Teacher, I hope you will call me Sauron when it's just the two of us."

Jessica gently withdrew her hand and shook her head, "Your Highness, our statuses are vastly different. Etiquette cannot be abandoned."

Knowing that the time was not yet ripe, Sauron shrugged helplessly and bid farewell to Jessica.

Watching Sauron's disappearing back, Jessica's heart couldn't help but beat faster. Now that the Seventh Prince had risen sharply and his status was rising, if... …

It wasn't unheard of in the palace for female attendants to become the wives of princes.

Back in his palace, it was already close to ten o'clock. Sauron handed the prescription to the two accompanying guards and asked, "Help me see if this potion is difficult to obtain."

He seemed to be asking about the difficulty of obtaining the potion, but in reality, he was testing whether the two guards recognized the potion and whether there was anything wrong with it.

Although the two silver-armored guards were not as strong as Jessica, they were also fifth-level great swordsmen, considered minor experts outside.

They took the prescription and examined it carefully. One of them said, "I've heard of this potion. It's mainly used for a certain set of royal breathing techniques, but it's not common. However, the court alchemist should have some in stock, but it may require some procedures to obtain it."

Sauron nodded, already having a plan in mind. He decided to go to the court alchemist to get the medicine first thing in the morning to improve his physique as soon as possible.

The next day, as soon as dawn broke, Sauron got up early. Under the careful service of two maids, he dressed neatly to attend the upcoming state mourning ceremony for the Empress Dowager.

During the ceremony, Royal Concubine Maria once again fainted from excessive grief. Seeing this, Sauron immediately stepped forward to help her onto the carriage back to the palace.

This scene was witnessed by everyone. Many people immediately associated it with the increasingly close activities between Sauron and Royal Concubine Maria, and it seemed that they had formed an alliance.

People began to speculate that a new contender for the crown prince was about to be born, and Sauron was undoubtedly one of the most powerful candidates.

Most of the concubines adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

Although there were more than a dozen princes and princesses who could participate in the crown prince competition, the truly competitive ones were actually only the children of those few royal concubines.

The children of the princesses were too young and it was difficult for them to stand out in the competition. The princesses were in an inherently weak position in this regard. Unless their talent was so great that they could suppress all the princes, they would generally not be considered as candidates for the crown prince.

This also meant that those who could truly compete for the position of crown prince were actually only Royal Concubine Maria's three sons and Royal Concubine Nina's eldest son, Samuel.

Since Samuel was very disliked by Emperor Gustav, his competitiveness was greatly reduced.

In the end, the crown prince's competitors seemed to be able to be selected only from Royal Concubine Maria's three sons.

Royal Concubine Maria, who was on the side, witnessed all of this, and the anger in her heart burned fiercely. She originally thought that Sauron would support her and her sons as always, but the scene before her completely disappointed her.

Princess Wenna's words were like a sharp knife, deeply piercing her heart. She couldn't accept that Sauron was planning to abandon them and turn to Royal Concubine Maria.

But she didn't realize that the power struggle in the palace was far more complicated than she imagined. And Sauron's choice was caused by her consistent favoritism and stubbornness, and what she saw was only the superficial phenomenon.

As soon as the ceremony ended, he, Yasso, and Korena left the palace together and began their journey today.

Along the way, Yasso and Korena were very excited. For them, being able to leave the palace to play was a happy thing in itself, and now, they had a place to stay, which undoubtedly made them even happier.

In the Holy Prague Empire, princes and princesses were not required to return to the palace on time every day. If they had the ability to settle down outside the palace, the emperor would not interfere too much.

It's just that the imperial capital was densely populated and the price of land was expensive. For princes and princesses who only had dozens of gold coins in income each month, it was almost impossible to buy a house.

Therefore, most of them could only choose to live in the palace or occasionally stay in the homes of relatives and ministers.

However, living in the homes of relatives and ministers for a long time could easily arouse the emperor's suspicion and dissatisfaction.

After all, the princes and princesses had their own supporters. If they stayed with a certain minister or relative family for a long time, it was likely to be interpreted by those with ulterior motives as plotting a rebellion.

Therefore, when princes and princesses went out to play, they could only choose some temporary footholds and did not dare to live for a long time.

"Yasso!" Sauron interrupted Yasso and Korena's conversation and asked, "How are the preparations for the labyrinth exploration going?"

Hearing that it was a serious matter, Yasso quickly said, "Everything is ready. Attendant Echi Millie is also willing to guard us."

Hearing Attendant Echi Millie, Korena glanced at Yasso in surprise, not expecting that he could invite that one.

Among the attendants of all the concubines, Echi Millie's cultivation was not the highest, but she was recognized as the strongest fighter, just because she had been on the alien battlefield.

"Okay, without further ado, let's act immediately." Sauron made a decisive decision.