Chapter 531: A Counterattack in Public Opinion

The Wushan Family manor in the suburbs of Jinyu City.

Carolina was pacing back and forth in the room anxiously.

She had already spent the night writing letters detailing the death of King Bruno and the rumors circulating in Jinyu City that Luoning was the murderer, sending them urgently to Wushan Castle.

Her intuition told her that a storm targeting the Wushan Family was about to descend.

While she felt fortunate that she, being at the center of the vortex, had not yet been targeted, she also felt deeply worried about the coming turmoil.

As someone whose family had served the Wushan Family for three generations, her family, children, and grandchildren all lived in Wushan City.

If the Wushan Family were to fall, the fate of her family members would surely be miserable.

The nobles outside were not like Luoning, who treated the conquered lands and people with such kindness.

"Carolina."

The voice that suddenly sounded in the room made her body tremble; she turned her head in terror toward the source of the sound, only to find Luoning sitting there, though she did not know when he had arrived.

"You... Lord Duke, how did you get here?"

Carolina hurried over and said anxiously, "Forgive me, my lord, it is not that I do not welcome you, but the Wangdu is very dangerous right now; you had best leave as soon as possible!"

"I know, but I want to know more about how His Majesty the King is."

Luoning asked, "I heard he was severely wounded by an assassin and is on the verge of death."

After finding Blanche and Aierlong, he had also tried to find Bruno, but he had not discovered him.

"No, my lord, your information is outdated. His Majesty Bruno is not on the verge of death; he is already dead!"

Luoning sighed upon hearing this.

Although he had long guessed that Bruno was in grave danger, he still felt a great sense of regret in his heart upon hearing the definitive news.

Recalling his many encounters with Bruno, the impression the man had left on him was mostly positive.

Although Bruno was merely ordinary as a Professional Knight, he was absolutely competent as a King.

Luoning remembered their conversation at Miwu Castle; at that time, Bruno was full of ambition to unify the Orland Continent, and he probably never imagined that the Grim Reaper would find him so quickly.

"What a pity!" Luoning sighed softly.

Carolina, however, said solemnly, "My lord, this is not the time to mourn for His Majesty. You may not know yet, but the Crown Prince has already determined that you are the assassin who killed His Majesty, and this matter has already spread throughout Wangdu, Niujiao Bay, and other places!"

Luoning nodded slowly.

Jialete had always viewed him as a mortal enemy; after Bruno's death, he would inevitably unite various forces to deal with him, and this tactic of shifting the blame was bound to happen.

Without Bruno's restraint, Jialete's actions were truly reckless.

"Do you know who is currently supporting Jialete?"

Luoning asked, "From what I know of him, he is not capable of such meticulous planning."

"The knights of Viscount Lude Kaokesi informed me privately that Feilunsibao, Screaming Island, the Vila Principality, and the Viscount of Niujiao Bay are currently supporting the Crown Prince's claims. Most others remain silent, and only the Legal Minister Texas has publicly questioned it."

Texas?

A figure of an elderly man with a serious demeanor appeared in Luoning's mind, and he memorized the name.

Moreover, it was interesting that this information was revealed by the Minister of Finance, Viscount Lude.

This meant that there were currently three ministers who did not approve of Jialete's actions.

This was only on the surface; there were likely even more who disapproved in private.

It seemed that Jialete was not very well-liked.

"My lord, there is one more thing that is very important."

Carolina reported, "Crown Prince Jialete has already reached a cooperation with the alien races. Your dragon was trapped by a dozen winged people working together, and your wife and the Archmage Aierlong have also been imprisoned in the Jinyu Palace."

Luoning nodded.

He already knew about this from Kaierluosi; Jialete, by cooperating with the alien races, had already paved his own path to destruction.

Of course, Luoning even suspected that the other party might have already joined the Holy Storm Organization; otherwise, he would not be this insane.

"Carolina, I need you to do something for me."

"Tell me, my lord, as long as it is within my power, I will do my best!"

Luoning came to the desk, picked up paper and pen, and wrote down some matters concerning Jialete and himself.

The content above mainly included three parts:

1. An overview of Jialete's cooperation with the Witch Soul Clan, which led to the tragic death of over two hundred thousand innocent people in Yueguang Valley;

2. An overview of Jialete violating and falsely conveying the orders of His Majesty King Bruno, replacing Count Gushan as the commander of the Battle of Miwu City, and an overview of how his command errors led to the deaths of Viscount Weilisi of Black Jade Bay and many other knights;

3. A brief account of Jialete cooperating with alien races to murder his own father, dragging the Kingdom into the abyss, and using this to slander the Conqueror Duke.

"Find people to copy the content on this paper as much as possible; I intend to have these papers scattered throughout every corner of Jinyu City and Niujiao Bay."

Luoning's reputation had already been ruined by Jialete, and he could not possibly hold a self-defense hearing.

Since that was the case, then they would hurt each other.

Carolina took the paper Luoning handed her, a flash of firm resolve in her eyes.

She knew this was not just a simple task, but a life-and-death battle concerning the reputation of the Wushan Family and Duke Luoning.

"My lord, I will copy as many as I can, aiming for at least several hundred by tomorrow morning!"

Luoning nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."

With Luoning's current strength and influence, he had long had a group of admirers within the Kingdom.

This time, Jialete's framing had burdened him with the crime of murdering the King, and even those who had once admired him found it difficult to speak up for a traitor.

However, as Luoning spread the content on the paper, it provided his supporters with arguments and reasons to defend him.

At the same time, based on Luoning's formidable strength, the questioning of Jialete would become even more powerful.

Moreover, doing this was actually a way of building momentum, laying the groundwork for Luoning to flip the table in terms of public opinion.

After all, Jialete had murdered the King and colluded with alien races; wouldn't it be reasonable to overthrow the rule of such a person?

Carolina acted quickly; she gathered all the clerks and people who could write in the manor and began transcribing.

Luoning, meanwhile, began to meditate, recovering his Mental Power and Magic Power to prepare for tomorrow's head-on confrontation.

Soon, the morning sun broke through the dawn, and the veil of night receded.

In the span of a few hours, Luoning not only fully restored his state but also consumed all 1,400 Attribute Points he had accumulated recently.

With his progress as a Legendary Knight at (26032/40000), Luoning was now at the peak of his strength; even with Selandier and the others present, he felt no fear.

"This battle is a battle to establish authority, and also a battle to deter all those petty villains!"

Throwing one punch to avoid a hundred more—that is, in fact, the principle.

Only by letting those who are watching realize the absolute gap will those people not easily join Jialete's camp.

In this way, it can both alleviate the external pressure facing Wushan Territory and Yueguang Valley, and reduce some war and slaughter, preserving a certain amount of strength to deal with the alien races in the south. (End of chapter)