"Alright, alright. What's going on?" Li Huailin didn't pay much attention to it. After all, the people who informed him were only the city guards of the main city. Hence, they were probably talking about something like 'so-and-so' or 'so-and-so'. Li Huailin was currently busy with the SS-rank mission, so he didn't have the time to deal with this sort of thing. Hence, he was just asking casually.
"Duke Aquitan, the Saint-rank Alliance has declared war on you!" the captain of the city guards said anxiously.
"Saint-rank Alliance?" Li Huailin was slightly taken aback. Of course, he quickly understood that it was the remaining Saint-rank beings who were behind this. However … it didn't seem to be a big deal. After all, two of the Saint-rank Alliance's elders had already been killed by Li Huailin, so there was no need for Li Huailin to worry about the remaining Saint-rank Alliance members.
To be honest, Li Huailin had already wanted to turn against the Saint-rank Alliance when he killed Elder Lancaster of the Magus Tower. After all, he had killed two of their leaders, and the Avengers that he controlled were now directly opposing them. Under these circumstances, he was basically forcing the other party to make a choice. They could either submit or declare war, and it seemed that the other party had chosen to declare war. This was something that Li Huailin had expected, so he wasn't very surprised.
"Oh, got it." Li Huailin waved his hand as if he didn't care. In any case, he still had the Avengers under him, so it didn't seem like he had to do anything.
"But the Duke … He … They said you are …" The captain seemed to have something else to say, but he couldn't bring himself to say it after a long while.
"Oi oi, can you be a little more straightforward?" Li Huailin slapped his forehead. "What did they say?"
"My apologies, Duke. They said you are the 'World Sinner'. That's what they said, not me," the captain hurriedly said.
"World Sinner? Did I get another awesome nickname? "Li Huailin smiled, but when he checked his Title Column, there was no such title. Of course, it was not strange for the other party to call him Li Huailin. No matter where they started a war, they would always need an excuse. They would always call someone a "traitor", "bandit", "counter-revolutionary" and so on. Relatively speaking, Li Huailin felt that the title of the world's sinner was quite cool.
"They even framed you as the culprit behind the recent elemental riots," the squad leader said again when he saw that Li Huailin didn't care.
"Ha? Elemental Insurrection? "Li Huailin was slightly stunned. He had never heard of this term before.
"Yes, Elemental Rebellion." The squad leader immediately said. Seeing that Li Huailin didn't seem to know about it, he immediately said, "Hasn't the Duke heard about this?"
Of course not. Li Huailin was preparing for the SS-level mission. How could he have heard about it? "Tell me, what's going on?"
"Yes, Duke, it's like this." The squad leader found that Li Huailin really didn't know, so he quickly explained.
The general situation was like this. Recently, a lot of elemental creatures suddenly appeared on the main road, and they posed a threat to the living beings on the mainland. Elemental creatures had always appeared on the mainland, but the number of them seemed to have risen sharply recently.
According to the original records of the continent, elemental creatures lived in a different plane from the continent. Basically, it was called the Elemental Plane. The original elemental creatures that appeared were the ones that accidentally escaped from the Elemental Plane. They weren't strong and were basically small soldiers, so they weren't much of a threat.
But the recent situation did not seem to be like this. A large number of elemental creatures appeared everywhere on the mainland, and not just small soldiers, but also many powerful Lord-level elemental creatures. With the increase in number, of course, they began to threaten the natives of the mainland.
Of course, everyone was a little confused. Why did so many elemental creatures suddenly appear? Why did the Saint-level Alliance jump out at this time? According to the Saint-level Alliance's explanation, the elemental power on the mainland was originally in a state of balance, and that was because of the existence of the Mage Tower. Now that the Mage Tower was buried by Li Huailin, this balance was broken. Moreover, because the Saint-level Alliance was destroyed by Li Huailin, and two of their elders were sacrificed, there was no one to resist the elemental invasion.
Therefore, the Saint-level Alliance called Li Huailin the sinner of the world. The general meaning was that the elemental invasion happened because of him, and because of him, no one came out to resist the invasion. Li Huailin had to take full responsibility.
"I see." After listening to the squad leader's explanation, Li Huailin finally understood why the Saint-level Alliance dared to jump out. With their strength, they would not have dared to do such a thing. It was already good enough that Li Huailin did not cause trouble for them. Li Huailin was also curious why the Saint-level Alliance was so eager to die, but it turned out that they just happened to encounter this matter.
"Your Excellency, although your officials have been trying to deny this matter, many forces on the main road seem to be observing this matter." The squad leader immediately said.
"Huh?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. "Deny this matter? Why? "
"Huh?" The squad leader was also stunned. Of course he had to deny it. He could not possibly admit that he was the sinner of the world, right?
"Really, what are you trying to do?" Li Huailin facepalmed. No wonder he had not received the title. It was obviously a bad title. Of course, it was a good title for him. At first, Li Huailin thought that he did not have the title, but now it seemed that he had not received it. His own subordinate had denied it for him. What was going on?
Regardless of whether the title existed or not, Li Huailin had to try and claim it. Thinking of this, Li Huailin walked towards the teleportation point. Of course, he had to go back and tell Geert and the others.
"Your Highness, His Royal Highness …" The squad leader immediately caught up, but he did not finish his sentence.
"I know, I know. Let's talk about Anthony later. I am busy right now," Li Huailin said.
"Oh, okay." The squad leader had no choice but to give up.
Without saying anything else, Li Huailin directly used the teleportation point and arrived at his hometown, Sovata City. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of his Duke's Mansion, he discovered that the Duke's Mansion had changed a little. First of all, there were some changes in the architecture. After a little renovation, it looked more high-end. Moreover, the entrance seemed to have become more luxurious. Li Huailin had not been back for a long time.
At this time, the Duke's Mansion was really crowded. Before Li Huailin even walked in, he saw a large group of people dressed like commoners surrounding the entrance. He did not know what they were looking at. Because there were too many people, Li Huailin was too lazy to squeeze in. After thinking about it, he decided to just walk through the side door.
When he walked to the side door, there was really no one there. Of course, as soon as Li Huailin walked through the door, he was immediately discovered by the guards.
"My Lord, you are back!" Of course, the guards here recognized Li Huailin. It would be troublesome if he did not even recognize his own boss.
"What's going on? Why are there so many people at the entrance? And it sounds quite lively inside." Li Huailin asked with a confused look.
"My Lord, don't you know? Something big has happened! "The guard on the other side immediately shouted.
"Okay, okay, something big happened again." Li Huailin facepalmed. Why does every guard like to start things like this? "Isn't it just someone saying that I am the world's sinner? I know, I know."
"My Lord, it's great that you already know. Right now, Sir Geert is giving a speech to clarify the matter and declare war against the Saint-class Alliance. I originally wanted to ask for your permission, but you couldn't find him. Now that you are back, it's really great," the guards here immediately said. "I will inform Sir Geert and the others immediately."
"Giving a speech?" Li Huailin was slightly taken aback. It turned out that it was something for a press conference. That's right, there were things like Mana Crystal screens in the game. He didn't know what they were, but they could still display images. That was why there was a so-called news industry. Although it wasn't very developed, it was only recording major events, such as where the war was going, which country's leader spoke, and so on. This time, Geert was holding a press conference to clarify the matter for Li Huailin.
The current discussion was, of course, disadvantageous to Li Huailin, at least to Geert and the other cabinet members. Initially, they wanted to wait for Li Huailin's side to see how Li Huailin would handle the matter. However, the pressure was too great, and it forced them to clarify the matter on their own.
"Isn't this nonsense?" Li Huailin immediately said. "Wait, wait, wait. Don't go. I will speak to him personally."
"Yes, My Lord!"
The plaza in front of the duke's mansion had been transformed into a podium. Geert was speaking on the podium, and of course, he was going to clarify the matter. "… We believe that the Saint-tier Alliance definitely has ulterior motives. The appearance of elemental creatures has nothing to do with the destruction of the Magus Tower. His Lordship (referring to Li Huailin. As he hasn't ascended to the throne yet, he can't become the emperor, so he can only address himself as His Lordship for now) is extremely enraged by this unwarranted accusation. He has already fallen ill from anger. Now, on behalf of His Lordship …"
"Nonsense!" Geert was interrupted before he could finish his sentence. Geert was a little angry, but of course, he was prepared for this. Needless to say, it was definitely someone sent by the Alliance to stir up trouble. Without even looking, he immediately yelled, "Who's causing trouble? Guards!"
"Guards my ass!" Li Huailin said as he walked forward. "Get the hell down here!"
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