The future of the Sapphire Family rested solely in the minds of the Sapphire Duke and his heir, Anthony.
Deep in thought, Liszt was over 7,000 kilometers away, busy to the point where he could hardly spare any attention to the situation beyond the Flame Islands.
Of course, streams of intelligence were still continuously flowing towards him—the Rats from Zavier's Bull Dung Organization and the Blood Servants managed by Mary Dawnbreak were his hidden eyes in the shadows.
The Rats mainly focused on gathering intelligence within the Duchy of Sapphire, mostly ensuring that the territory was not infiltrated by foreign forces; whereas the Blood Servants were stationed in the Eagle Kingdom and Steel Ridge Kingdom, mainly lying in wait, ready to send early warnings when significant developments emerged.
