The Medallion novel Chapter 1952

"Your Royal Highness, please don't say that. It's all my fault. I'm the one that failed to help you," Gilbert insisted reassuringly as he shook his head.

"That's enough, you two. You act as if somebody died," Rocky teased the two, which didn't sit well with Gilbert.

"Odin, how can you even joke at a time like this?" Gilbert burst out and glared at Rocky.

"Well, I believe it might not be a bad thing that Layla's royal identity has been abolished!" Rocky explained as a matter of fact.

"What do you mean?" His words puzzled Gilbert and Layla, and the two sent him confused looks at the same time.

"Surely some members of the royal family must have objected to the king's questionable decision of appointing Zain as his successor, right? And since the king has abolished Layla's royal identity, everyone has found out what is on the king's mind, and that will inevitably start some talks within the royal family. Once the royal family loses the support of the people, it will be in big trouble." Rocky calmly shared his analysis of the situation.

"But without her royal identity, how can she make a comeback?" Gilbert asked dubiously, shaking his head with a sigh. He thought that Layla couldn't get the support of the royal family's members if she didn't have any royal identity.

"The royal identity is just a nominal label. If the majority of the people place their support on her, the royal family will be helpless to stop her," Rocky replied assuredly.

"Are you saying she should rebel like Enoch?" Gilbert asked. He was stunned by Rocky's suggestion because it was too daring. If they did that, they would literally have no way back.

"Yes, but not right now. The war between the royal family and Enoch won't end so soon. And besides, there's a saying that if two tigers fight, one of them might die, but the other one will surely be maimed. We can just sit around, recuperating and accumulating energy, while the two sides fight it out. We will bide our time and rebel against the royal family when the time is ripe," Rocky told them with a steely gaze.

"I understand, Odin. Leader Gilbert, if you are still willing to support me even when I have lost my royal identity, I won't let you down!" Layla understood what Ricky meant, so she immediately turned to Gilbert to confirm his support.

"Since I already chose to side with you, I will never go back on my word. You don't have to worry about me, Your Royal Highness," Gilbert reassured her of his loyalty.

"Listen, I have a plan. Leader Gilbert, you should approach the king in a few days, and tell him that you are willing to help Prince Zain fight against Enoch. Ask him to allow you to lead a group of elite spirit warriors," Rocky continued.

"You want me to lead a group of elite spirit warriors for him?" Gilbert asked, looking utterly perplexed by Rocky's instructions.

"That's right. I'm sure the king is planning to let Zain lead the army in the battle against Enoch. So we must do everything we can to meddle and ensure that Zain will lose that battle," Rocky explained as a sly smirk played on his lips.

"But if we do that, Enoch might win."

"Don't worry, Leader Gilbert. Enoch will never have the chance to take advantage of us. And he can help us get rid of Zain later." A tenacious smile flashed quickly on Rocky's lips.

"How do you plan to do that?" From his words, Gilbert could tell that he already had a plan at hand.

"Let me keep it a secret for now. I promise to tell you when the time comes," Rocky insisted, keeping his cards close to his chest.

Gilbert could tell that whatever plan he had, he seemed confident about it, so he decided to let him be instead of asking more questions. After all, they were in a precarious situation right now, and they needed Rocky if they want to surpass this obstacle.

Once they agreed, Rocky left and went back to the Ghost Palace.

'This is lucky. I think Esteban's research on the living dead may come in handy this time, ' Rocky thought, nodding to himself.

Esteban had previously given Rocky his report about the research he made regarding the living dead, which he painstakingly worked on his whole life. However, it was still in the experimental stage, and no successful case had been recorded yet.

Rocky had read his research report earlier. It showed how deep Esteban's research on the living dead had gotten. However, it had plateaued because of the limited information available.

But for Rocky, this lull in productivity wasn't a big deal, for he believed the problem could be resolved through his gene technology. However, there was still one big problem. He didn't have enough samples.