For a moment, Su Changxing couldn't come up with any conclusion, so he dropped it. After all, it was just his guess and not necessarily true.
Maybe.
Late at night, they arrived at Maelon's dock. Black and white flags hung there; they were not the Empire's flags.
"Has Maelon already submitted?" Nobu appeared dumbfounded.
Kasmin was also full of confusion. He couldn't figure out how the Duke had made Maelon submit so quickly, or perhaps had arranged it beforehand?
"Impossible. Eric couldn't possibly yield to the Duke. He's a wise man with righteousness," she said in disbelief. "Something else must have happened here!"
Su Changxing also took a glance at that black and white flag, finding it aesthetically pleasing. He pondered and said, "The person who could invent these things must have a forward-thinking mindset. Maybe he thought the Empire's current system was outdated, and if he wanted to change it, he had to overthrow the existing order."
