Looking at the Elder's indignant expression, Baiyi realized that things were not as simple as the Great Druid had made them out to be. The Great Druid had no interest in worldly disputes, so he had made it sound simple. The truth was, the Fairy King must have done something really outrageous to anger an old man who had lived for thousands of years.
As the Elder continued to narrate the story, Baiyi had a better understanding of the Fairy King. The Fairy King had ascended to the throne about three hundred years ago, and he was only five hundred years old. Although he sounded old, in the eyes of the fairies, he was still a young man full of youthful vigor.
When he was young, the Fairy King had studied in a human academy in Isythre for a long time. After that, he had stayed in human society for a few decades, and he had learned a lot about human culture. When he returned to the Fairy Kingdom, he had easily defeated his competitors with his own strength, and he had easily ascended to the throne.
Not long after the young Fairy King had ascended to the throne, he was given the nickname of "The Wise Mad King". His leadership skills and personal abilities were outstanding, and although he had not been on the throne for long, he had made the Fairy Kingdom's power skyrocket. He had also won several wars against the dwarves and the Underground Tribe, which allowed the Fairy Kingdom to expand its territory. Soon, the entire Eternal Tree Sea was under the Fairy Kingdom's control. At the same time, the Fairy King had interfered with the human government in Marth and created a puppet regime.
After all these things, the Fairy King's voice was the only one left in the Twin Realms. It was a remarkable achievement.
However, what was rather controversial was that he had a lot of problems in terms of personal conduct. He was arrogant and conceited. Not long after he ascended to the throne, he asked others not to call him the Elf King, but the Emperor. This was basically saying that he had surpassed the previous two Wise Kings … It was considered a big taboo.
Although he had proven himself to be as capable as the two previous kings, to the elves, who were supposed to be low-key and introverted, his arrogance was not pleasing to them. Hence, he was given the nickname "Wise Mad King".
On top of that, he had stayed with the humans for too long. Although he had learned a lot of useful things, it was inevitable that he would be infected with many bad habits. For example, he had a promiscuous private life, had a harem, and would not reject anyone from the age of eight to eighty. He was also extravagant and ostentatious, or he liked the human's schemes and schemes …
All in all, he was more like a human than an elf. He was incompatible with many of the traditions of the elves. Not to mention the traditional elves, even the secular elves couldn't accept his level. Even if he did bring the Elven Empire to a new peak, no one thought he could be compared to the two former kings.
After listening to the general situation, Baiyi could not help but sigh inwardly. This guy is definitely the template of a protagonist! If it were not for the fact that he did not share the ideals of Earth, many of his thoughts would not have reached the level of Earth. It would be an exaggeration to say that he was a time-traveler.
After that, the Wise Mad King began to target the traditionalist elves. Perhaps it was because he wanted to unify the kingdom, so he gathered the traditionalist elves and demanded that they abandon their ridiculous traditions. He also demanded that the traditionalist elves' power be taken over by the nation's government.
When he found out that the Wind of this generation was a young and beautiful female elf, the Wise Mad King wanted to recruit her into his harem and make her his concubine.
According to the agreement between the first Elf King, who founded the Elven Empire, and the traditionalist elves, the two sides had to respect each other and work together for the prosperity of the kingdom. It was fine if the traditionalist elves did not want to participate in foreign wars, but if the enemy invaded, they had to stand up and fight side by side.
Since then, the two sides had kept to their ancient agreement. The secularist elves did not forcibly absorb the traditionalist elves' power, and when the traditionalist elves were attacked by foreign invaders, they stood up and defended the kingdom's safety and stability.
The Wise Mad King had never thought that the Wise Mad King would do something like this. Everyone had followed the ancient agreement very well, and it had been a long time since they had come to an agreement.
Whether the Wise Mad King wanted to unify the fairies, or whether he wanted to gain control of the traditionalist elves' power, or whether he was simply attracted to the beauty of the young elf elves, no one would accept such a thing. One of the elves, who had a bad temper, flipped the table, and the situation turned ugly. The remaining traditionalist elves also objected to the Wise Mad King's proposal, and the Fairy Empire's society began to split.
The Wise Mad King had deliberately spread the news of the Caudillo Butterfly Bow, causing Eom Village some trouble. This was a warning to the elves. The Wise Mad King was a man who did not follow the rules and regulations. No one knew what he would do in the future.
As such, it was completely reasonable for the Elder Guild to be so angry.
"Let me ask you something. Who is this Zephyr?" Baiyi asked.
"Her real name is Nydore Zephyr. She's Big Sister Sylvia's grandniece, which means she's also your grandniece. She's only five hundred years old this year, and she's still a child! But that despicable Fairy King! How could he lay his hands on a child like her?! "The Elder said angrily.
"If it's a child of our family who's in trouble, then we can't just sit back and watch! Isn't that right, my dear? "The Fairy Walker said, poking Baiyi with her elbow.
'Grandniece? Erm … I can't just sit back and watch, can I? ' Baiyi thought to himself. Suddenly, he felt that something was amiss. His relationship with the Fairy Walker had not been confirmed yet, had it not?
"I understand. Anyway, regardless of the conflict between you and the secularists, we can't let our grandniece become his concubine!" Baiyi said.
The Fairy Walker's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously. "Yes, I agree. We have our own ways of dealing with the secularists. It would be best if we don't get that child involved. Besides, the Caudillo Butterfly Bow, which has been passed down from generation to generation, must not fall into the hands of someone like that!"
Baiyi nodded in agreement. From an objective point of view, there was nothing wrong with the Wise Mad King's actions. At most, he was a little impatient, and his methods were a little violent. Still, there was nothing wrong with the Wise Mad King's intentions. The Wise Mad King was able to unite the traditionalists, and with the Wise Mad King's excellent leadership skills, the Fairy Kingdom would definitely rise to new heights. The Wise Mad King's actions were all for the sake of making his kingdom stronger.
However, heretics were even more hateful than heathens. If the Wise Mad King wanted to force the traditionalists to submit, the method was very important. This proved that the Wise Mad King was not a transmigrator. There were many cases in Earth's history that dealt with class conflicts. If he was a transmigrator, he would not have been so violent.
"Also, I must remind you that the Wise Mad King's influence is enormous, and he has many powerful subordinates under him. If you want to interfere, you must be careful," the Fairy Walker reminded.
"Heehee! That's the only thing you don't have to worry about," the Fairy Walker said confidently. "In front of my dear, they are just a bunch of chickens and dogs." The Elf said in an exceptionally confident tone.
'You're making me blush …' Baiyi sighed inwardly. Suddenly, a small detail came to his mind, and he quickly asked, "Speaking of which, is there an evil cult called Godsfall in your region? They have a lot of followers, and they're very powerful. "
He remembered that the Church's investigation had concluded that Godsfall was a cult that originated from this place.
"You know about Godsfall?" The Fairy Walker looked surprised. "It's a cult that has been around for the past few decades. It's very popular among the Underworld races, and soon, it became their religion. Its influence is similar to your human's Church of Divine Grace. The secularists, on the other hand, have a lot of followers. The Wise Mad King is also very fond of this cult, and he has the intention of making it the national religion. Our traditionalists, on the other hand, are fine … "
'Just as I expected …' Baiyi sighed. The Godsfall cult had never been eradicated. It was not that the Church did not work hard enough; it was just that they were powerless. In the Northern Continent, where the Church's influence was weak, the Godsfall cult had already taken root. It was no longer a small cult; it was a large-scale cult.
Judging from the Wise Mad King's relationship with Godsfall, if Baiyi were to do something about it, the two sides would definitely clash. The so-called peace treaty? 'Haha …'
While Baiyi was thinking about Godsfall, the First High Reverend was thinking about him. The First High Reverend turned to the Second High Reverend and said, "That Hope has come to your turf. This is a godsend. Aren't you going to do something about it?"
The Second High Reverend was silent for a moment, and then he replied in a hoarse, robotic voice, "Messing with our plans at such a critical juncture … I'm sure he's not here with good intentions. It looks like our peace treaty did not fool him."
"Don't even think about that kind of treaty. He's a God's Messenger, and he's here to represent the War God's will. He's not here with good intentions," the Third High Reverend added.
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