Warlord: King of All Clans

Denise read the title and then the content.

"The undead frenzy is sweeping across the North, and the blighted land is spreading across thousands of miles!"

"Millions of undead are about to break through the northern barrier, vowing to destroy the human race."

"Swordmaster Algernon is joining the battle, the Saint-level wizard is ready to go, and the Holy Light Bishop is staying indoors."

"The Holy Light Church is suspected to be playing a big game."

"To be the pillar of the prosperous times, or to be the savior of the end of the world?"

Denise read through the paragraphs one by one, sweat on her forehead, and said angrily, "Last time you told me to be careful, but aren't you openly challenging the Church of Holy Light?"

Leo picked his nose, "It's not me!"

Denise looked at the signature.

"Written by: Elf Queen, Lord of Highgarden, Chief of Silvermoon Clan, Holy Druid Ostara Anasta."

Denise held her forehead with her hand. Having been with the Elf Queen for a long time, she knew that she was the kind of person who liked to watch the fun and was not afraid of trouble.

Anyway, no one dares to cause trouble for her.

Newspapers in the imperial capital have only become popular in recent decades. With the development of papermaking technology, they have gradually spread from official gazettes to the general public.

The articles published by major newspapers in the imperial capital are all quite rigorous, and are basically political propaganda or academic papers.

Only those low-level or underground tabloid newspapers would publish such sensational articles.

Denise was still very scholarly. She pointed at the article and asked, "Is there a single fact in what you wrote?"

Leo turned around and looked at the two elves behind him, "You say!"

Two elves, one big and one small, puffed up their cheeks and chewed food in unison.

Hearing Denise's question, they both nodded vigorously.

"Yes, yes, it's true!"

They had been told long ago that at this time all they had to do was support Leo unconditionally.

Denise's eyes narrowed, "Is Leo kidding me?"

"Yes, yes, it's true!"

Seeing Leo still picking his nose, Denise slapped his hand away and said, "Stop being so rude. You've corrupted me!"

Leo turned his head and saw that Ostara and Freya both hid their fingers behind their backs.

Leo could only recover and sigh, "If normal communication and negotiation could solve the problem, I would definitely not resort to such a desperate measure. Unfortunately, the Holy Light Bishop refused to see me and did not give me a chance to talk."

Public opinion is a double-edged sword. In fact, it is not the best way to solve problems, because there is a high probability that it will get out of control, and the other party may even catch the trick and fight back.

Leo still advocates being upright and honest, and will not use this method unless it is necessary.

Of course, in addition to these concerns, Leo also had some selfish motives.

After all, the benefits of the portal are visible to the naked eye, and Leo will subconsciously procrastinate until the Elf Queen starts to urge him.

But no matter how much it is delayed, the task assigned by the Queen must always be completed.

If Leo failed to do it, the Elf Queen and Master Bobak would definitely not say anything, but their evaluation of him would probably be deducted a few points.

Seeing Leo's determination, Denise reread the manuscript and commented: "Your language style is not strong enough, and there are typos. Since you are determined to go all out, why not make it more exaggerated? I will help you polish it. But the newspaper will not publish it, so I can't decide."

"It's okay, just go ahead."

Leo did not just follow Denise's path. After she left, he turned around and went to meet Charles VII, hoping that the Emperor would make this happen.

Charles VII was also very happy to see the two great saints of the imperial capital being driven to the northern snowfields to guard the border, and he immediately mobilized the royal influence to exert it on several mainstream newspapers in the imperial capital.

With the endorsement of the Elf Queen and His Majesty the Emperor, these newspapers published the article without hesitation, which immediately caused a sensation in the city.

The rest of the surrounding tabloids also followed suit and exaggerated the atmosphere of an undead invasion.

In just a few days, the focus of public opinion in the empire shifted from the Civil War to the invasion of the undead.

Denise also worked very hard, taking the opportunity to publish several papers introducing the history of the undead, as well as the remaining traces of several undead invasions in history.

In the civilian circles, aristocratic banquets, and on the streets, everyone is analyzing when the undead will reach the southern border and when the Church of Holy Light will move north.

Two years ago, the orc invasion also sparked discussion in the imperial capital, but it soon subsided.

In the eyes of most people in the southern border, the border of the empire is not the northernmost Arctic Ice River in the north, but the Dome River that divides the north and south.

As for the North, it is already an independent kingdom. It is the land of barbarians. Whether it is occupied by orcs or barbarians has nothing to do with the people in the South.

Even many scholars in the imperial capital have proved through extensive argumentation that the orcs do not exist and that these are all lies told by the people of the North.

But this time it was different. When the Elf Queen visited the imperial capital, it was also reported in the newspapers, which caused a heated discussion at the time. People were very curious about the purpose of the Elf Queen's visit.

But as time went by, the Elf Queen stopped participating in the activities in the imperial capital and stopped doing her work, and was gradually forgotten.

Until today, an article about "The Elf Queen" was published, which immediately awakened the memories of the people in the imperial capital.

The elven queen is still in the imperial capital!

The news of the orc invasion was deliberately suppressed by the interest groups in the imperial capital and soon died down. However, the public opinion about the undead invasion was fueled by the royal family and was not so easy to extinguish.

Three days later, Leo was invited by Archbishop Antonisse of Holy Light to meet at the Cathedral of Holy Light.

Leo was not so bold as to go alone, so he took Ostara with him.

He originally wanted to bring Totos and Snell along, but when he asked, he found out that these two elves, who had just reached adulthood, were not as strong as Freya in combat.

After all, Freya was born into a royal family and was cultivated by the Elf Queen Ostara herself using magic. She is naturally one rank higher than other elves.

The elves born from the magic spring are chaotic and ignorant, without any shape. Both their body structure and world outlook have to be shaped by the help of their adoptive parents.

Therefore, the individual strength of the adoptive parents can also affect the growth rate of the elves.

Antonisse, a holy priest and archbishop of Holy Light, is one of the four holy orders in the South. In the Church of Holy Light, he is second only to the Pope of Holy Light.

The Pope of Holy Light lives far away in the City of Holy Light on the coast of Orlantieri Province and rarely leaves his residence.

For nearly a hundred years, the Imperial Diocese was under the control of Antonisse.

He baptized Charles VII's grandfather, Charles VI, and was godfather to Charles VII's father, Alexander VII.

Archbishop Antonese did not preach in person very often, but every time he did, three generations of emperors would go in person to listen.

In addition to his saintly status, his influence in the imperial capital is no less than that of the emperor of the empire.

Even if such a person is not obsessed with power, he has a large group of believers at his disposal. For their own interests, they will try every means to prevent him from leaving the imperial capital.

Although Leo requested a meeting repeatedly, no one knew whether his request was successfully conveyed to Bishop Antonese's ears.

It was not until public opinion fermented and the Church of Holy Light was put on the defensive that Leo finally had the opportunity to meet this distinguished holy priest.

(Today I saw a comment saying that my writing of this volume was very messy. It was absolutely right. Because I was too busy in the past two months, I wrote it completely randomly. The Imperial Capital Volume and the Western Border Volume were mixed together, and I couldn’t force them to be separated, so I could only write here and there. Don’t say that you feel uncomfortable reading it, I also feel uncomfortable writing it. It feels like the plot is not a single thread, but a mess. I will pick out a thread today and write a few words about it, and pick out another thread tomorrow.)

(After finishing these two volumes, let’s plan carefully!)