Made Use Of

The Prince of Kang Kingdom had been bought over by the Golden Roc Fort, and this immediately created a huge advantage for Shangguan Fei. Now that he had eight votes, even without the three unknown voters who could swing either way, he would still have five confirmed votes. He only needed one more confirmed vote to end up with at least a tie; two more, and he would surely be the prince consort.

On the other hand, the Prince of Loulan Kingdom only had seven votes with three voters who could possibly swing to Shangguan Fei. Unless the prince could ensure that all three undecided votes were cast on him, he could not win the contest.

As the contest raged on, the small courier station became a marketplace festered with conspiracies. It was so tense that even a very ordinary look from a very ordinary slave could spark off a series of conflicts and suspicions.