Li Wen's gentle voice seemed to have some kind of strange magic power, which made Helen subconsciously relax her tense spirit after hearing his words.
"The Grand Duke of the Burning Blade Legion has declared war on us..."
us?
Li Wen frowned slightly.
"Sword Wind? Or Golden Lion?"
The smile on Helen's lips was a little bitter.
"Sword Wind."
"The kingdom is sitting back and watching?"
"It's not like they just sit back and do nothing, it's just that... they have to weigh the pros and cons."
Helen sighed softly, "Our Jianfeng City is actually an autonomous territory left over from the past. At the beginning of the founding of the country, in order to stabilize those heroes, many autonomous territories were divided. The kings of the past two generations are gradually taking it back. Now it is
There are two or three places left, and our Sword Wind City is one of them. So... the king also wants to borrow the help of outsiders to make us bow our heads. Or... counterattacking after we lose is also an option."
This is the reason why Sword Wind City is always inadvertently squeezed out by other cities in the interaction between cities. If it weren't for Li Wen's sudden emergence, just the pressure from the mages association branches in other cities would have given Helen a headache.
"But I remember that you seem to have a good relationship with His Highness?"
"He is him, and the king is the king. In fact, His Highness the Prince has been imprisoned just because he spoke out and remonstrated in the hall..."
Then just hand it back.
Li Wen didn't say this.
Maybe there is something wrong with the king, or maybe there is something wrong with Helen.
And it is unlikely that because Helen handed over power and the Golden Lion ended, the Grand Duke gave up this kind of declaration of war. That would be a slap in his own face.
Everyone knew how strong and proud the Grand Duke was.
What deserves attention is the possible war itself.
"But why only declare war on our Sword Wind City?"
"Provocation. He said that we took the initiative to provoke the majesty of the Grand Duke."
"?"
Seeing Li Wen's confused look, Helen shook her head.
"Let's start with the new career path they launched - the magician."
"New career path? Magician?"
When this happened, Li Wen was in the underground world and was completely unaware of it.
Helen nodded and began to talk.
"...In order to counter his attempt to monopolize the Chosen Son, I...unauthorizedly launched the bard you taught Shakespeare to stop his ambition. But I didn't expect..."
This kind of head-on confrontation would not last long, and Helen had never thought of openly fighting with the Grand Duke.
If there is no distinction between right and wrong in academic confrontations, they will generally reach a settlement on the premise of mutual regression. Many academic monopoly confrontations throughout the ages have been resolved in this way.
But I didn't expect... that the Grand Duke would be so crazy.
Just this level of protest led to his crazy revenge.
He was so mad that he declared war directly, and needed complete destruction to calm the restless anger in his heart.
Li Wenchui's right index finger on the side subconsciously tapped on the table at hand, his eyes in a trance.
As the two became quiet, everyone present looked curiously at the short young man in front of them.
Li Wen didn't know them, but they all knew Li Wen.
If we want to talk about who is the hottest star in the entire Jianfeng City in recent times, then there is no doubt that it is this young man named Li Wen.
At such a young age, he published many new inventions that could change the structure of the mage world, making Jianfeng City, which was originally on the fringes in terms of resources and status, become the most controversial entity within the kingdom during this period of time.
A genius who rises as quickly as a comet.
However, no one dared to win over him.
Because just after he showed his prominence, the city lord had already spoken out.
A normal mage will always receive countless olive branches on the way to his rise, and some may even have some barbs. However, Li Wen rarely encountered these situations during his growth, because Helen divided his private sovereignty early.
And now...does a mage genius have the right to intervene in such family and national affairs?
Is it that the strength of this mage genius has reached the sky, or is it that... the city lord Helen's trust in him is too unique?
The people present were all human beings. The nobles in Jianfeng City, both big and small, all depended on Helen for their lives. At this time, no one made any disgusting remarks.
"Where's the Shakespeare guy?"
After a short silence, Li Wen asked again.
"He? He expanded his team of minstrels during this period and went everywhere to promote anti-war ideas. Do you want to find him?"
"Well... let's go find him."
Li Wen nodded.
He always felt that something was not quite right.
The Grand Duke's reaction was a bit too extreme.
During the few days he spent in the underground world after the attack on Menzoberranzan by the Illithid Mastermind, Li Wen checked the voices belonging to the Illithid Mastermind and Rose's clone many times, and gradually discovered that
The truth about this incident from beginning to end.
That sleeping will is the real will of the illithid mastermind. He noticed that there was something wrong with his mind, but for some reason he was unable to do it himself. He split into two consciousnesses to remove the disease for himself.
One is the will that is afraid of himself. This will can be seen as a continuation of his own will, but it is just a version of self-hypnosis that has not been found to be strange.
The other is the chaotic will that is madly clamoring for war.
With the help of Spider Queen Rose's clone, the will of chaos was completely shattered, and the illithid mastermind woke up from its slumber, and completely abandoned the influence of a certain obsession called "war".
Rose's clone seemed to be aware of this, and the fully-strength Illithid mastermind might not be easily crushed by one of her clones, so the matter was dropped.
The illithid invasion of the drow, which almost caused a huge uproar, ended like this.
However... some of the underlying causes of this incident may not only act on the illithids' main brain.
It is taking root and sprouting everywhere in the world, and the Grand Duke may be...just the first...poor guy to show this tendency?
Just leave.
Li Wen said he wanted to meet Shakespeare, and Helen took action immediately.
Seeing the two people leaving the meeting hall as if nothing had happened, a group of high-ranking nobles from Sword Wind City watched the two people leave with worried but unstoppable curiosity in their eyes.
"It seems that the Lord of the City cares about Master Li Wen very much."
"Envy~"
"Hey...it's such a troubled time, and the mainland might be in chaos again."
"How about we just vote? I don't think there's anything bad about those cities directly under the kingdom's jurisdiction."
"Shh~"
"I firmly follow the leadership of City Lord Helen. Don't mess with my mind!"
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"You're just going to leave like that?"
Li Wen asked curiously as he walked out of the door.
"Hmm~"
Helen looked forward, as if she was sending a text message to Shakespeare. After a moment of pause, she turned to look at Li Wen and smiled softly.
"It's okay. In fact, there is nothing major to discuss. It's just that they can't sit still at home, so they all come to me to hug each other for warmth. And... some people are already secretly transferring assets. If they really start a fight, they will run away. So.
There is nothing to discuss."
"So, do you really not consider surrendering to the king...?"
There were so many people inside, so it was difficult for Li Wen to ask. Now that he was alone, he asked.
Helen bit her side lip, her blue eyes a little lost in thought.
"How should I put it... It's not that I'm very ambitious, it's just that I always feel that our king is a bit strange."
"..."
I've never been in contact with it and don't understand it at all.
Li Wen shook his head.
"Okay. But there should be something fishy about this matter. I'll ask Shakespeare first."
This was the first time Helen heard a certain statement, and she immediately looked at Li Wen with some surprise.
"Do you really have a way?"
"Ideas... are not solutions."
Li Wen corrected seriously.
"I knew you were my lucky star!"
Helen, who was condescending, suddenly stopped and held Li Wen's shoulders. After leaving a moist red mark on Li Wen's forehead, she opened her red lips and recited a spell quickly while looking into each other's eyes.
It was unfolded in front of my eyes.
"Found him, let's go!"
Taking Li Wen's left hand, the two stepped into the light curtain.
After walking out of the portal, Li Wen just touched his forehead displeasedly, as if there was still a little warmth remaining on it.
"If you keep doing this, I will sue you for harassment."