In any other situation, Grand Duke Holytide wouldn’t ever have participated in any sort of succession struggle. In any time period and among any species, succession struggles were always a huge gamble. If you won, you would bask in endless glory. But if you lost, you ended up damned by myriad tribulations.4

To Grand Duke Holytide, remaining unfettered and free in the Holytide Region was obviously the best decision. But he didn’t have that luxury right now. At this point, Sea-Sealing County basically represented the Holytide Region. It wasn’t an option for the grand duke to stand independent. What was more... the Holytide Region was right next to the Moonrite Region.... He really had no choice. He was inextricably tied to Sea-Sealing County. And that was where King Heaventide had died.0

That’s how Sea-Sealing County rises above the rest.... In any other location, the death of a heavenly king would be a big deal. But after what happened in Moonrite, everyone is shaken. Even the emperor won’t casually make a move. And if you add in a succession struggle, then as long as the emperor and the imperial capital get a good explanation as to why...4