Global Lord: My Undead Can Undergo Fission
Chapter 164 Public Opinion and the Guarantee of the New Moon Kingdom

Chapter 164: Chapter 164 Public Opinion and the Guarantee of the New Moon Kingdom

This border conflict was directly intensified by certain individuals, beginning with the Blood Clan.

Their Blood Slaves were brutally dismembered on the spot, and this news swept across the Flower Plateau in an instant. Then the news spread further, and under the deliberate actions of the Blood Clan, it wasn’t long before half of the upper echelons of the New Moon Kingdom were aware.

The first move was a battle of public opinion, with the Blood Clan determined to take the upper hand this time.

Many Nobles, after all, longed to become part of the Blood Clan and had relationships with them. Pressured, Marquis Kolan had no choice but to lead his people personally to find out what was really going on.

Subsequently, Mobs didn’t hesitate to also produce his photographic crystal.

"This time it was their repeated provocations, not as they claim. The images they made public are incomplete; the full picture is right here," said the holder of the world’s special photographic crystal.

This type of crystal could retain images and allow for parts to be deleted or added, but they could never be modified.

In other words, it was impossible to leave behind any special effects through the photographic crystal. Although editing was possible, traces couldn’t be erased. All one needed was a qualified Mage to study these traces and uncover the truth.

Although in some places, there have been instances of drama or something akin to movies. However, such traces could never deceive those who were knowledgeable in the field.

Once it was verified that there were no issues and that the Blood Clan’s offerings had been edited, this evidence became much more favorable.

When Marquis Kolan took this evidence back and informed them that the newcomers were also a group from the Blood Clan, the attitudes of the Nobles who originally supported Duke Xianhua began to turn ambiguous.

In the end, the Nobles were divided into four parts, a fraction believing that they should resolve these matters on their own as they were internal issues of the Blood Clan which they, as Humans, should not interfere with.

Another group supported Duke Xianhua, viewing them as their own people.

Some supported the newcomers, and it was no secret why; the quota released annually by Duke Xianhua was too small, nowhere near satisfying their needs. Now, only a few elderly Nobles had acquired quotas and resided in the Flower Plateau or other Noble houses.

As for how many of these individuals remained and how many had been eliminated, no one knew.

After all, there will always be some old folks desiring perpetual power, whose descendants will naturally vie with them for it.

But no matter what, these outsider factions wouldn’t boast about it; everyone longed to continue living.

The last part was the neutral faction which kept out of the affair entirely. In any event, it was just Blood Clan infighting, dog-eat-dog, and they had no desire to become part of the Blood Clan, even wishing they could wipe out both sides.

It was unfortunate that they were too few in number and too weak in strength and couldn’t rival those fanatical fellows.

The Blood Clan themselves didn’t expect the other side to be so well-prepared, and now they were in a fix.

As inherent Nobles, the Blood Clan could play dead, but their pride didn’t allow for such behavior. So, they pretended to be dead, turning a blind eye, and instructed their subordinates to keep spreading their message.

After all, the lowly Humans and Blood Slaves were not related to their behavior.

When the public outcry finally exploded, the Royal Family of the New Moon Kingdom finally issued an order. The order came directly to Marquis Kolan, who then made it public.

"After our mediation, we unanimously believe this to be an internal strife of the Blood Clan, which you should resolve yourselves, but it must not extend beyond the Flower Plateau. At the same time, ordinary Humans on the Plateau should not suffer significant harm."

This referred to ordinary Humans, not the soldiers.

The soldiers had developed over the years on the Flower Plateau, being one of Duke Xianhua’s strengths, and they could not possibly go unused.

As for ordinary people, they weren’t very useful anyway and shouldn’t be wasted carelessly. To the Blood Clan, they were also a source of sustenance, so protecting them was akin to protecting themselves.

For the Empire, the common people were the foundation, the cornerstone of stability.

Marquis Kolan found Mobs alone and said, "Orders from above have been issued, allowing you to take action as you please, and the Kingdom will not pass any negative judgment on your actions."

"The Royal Family has guaranteed that as long as you can occupy a Territory, they will grant you a Noble title and recognize your legal status. By then, it will be seen as an internal struggle within the Kingdom."

Mobs nodded slightly; it was much as he had expected.

The Royal Family of New Moon Kingdom indeed intended for them to fight among themselves to weaken each other.

As for whether the Kingdom would move against them after their victory, it would depend on the remaining strength of the victors. The Kingdom was still unaware of the strength of their naval forces at sea.

After all, those were just ships, and before the battle commenced, nobody knew how powerful their firepower was.

They were not Lords, with special methods to clear see the rank of the ships.

"Please rest assured, Marquis, and please assure His Majesty that we won’t involve too many. Once we take over Flower Plateau, there will surely be a tremendous surprise for the Kingdom in the future."

"We’ll await that with bated breath," the people from both sides said, laughing and raising their glasses. Nobody believed what the other side was saying.

In this world, power reigned supreme; without it, nothing mattered. The final outcome would ultimately be determined by the result of this battle. But with the assurance, war could be waged at last.

Amidst the war of public opinion, the Blood Clan continued to provoke and escalate the bloody conflict.

In the end, the initial evidence lost its impact. Eventually, Duke Xianhua issued an order to eradicate these wicked foreign Blood Clan members and restore peace and tranquility to the Territory.

After pronouncing the declaration, Black Clan causes sprang into action across the region, mobilizing their forces.

Indeed, it was an army— a Human army, no less. But leading them were typically either members of the Blood Clan or Blood Slaves.

These individuals who had received the Initial Embrace had extremely resilient Life Forces and were more powerful. With these evident examples, along with the quotas and assurances provided by the Blood Clan this time,

even though they were an army composed entirely of Humans, they were all boiling with enthusiasm.

Charged with high morale, the first wave of troops appeared on the beachfront.

"Push them all into the sea to feed the fish; this is our domain."

"Haha, fish don’t eat bones; more like throwing them down to feed the worms." the soldiers cheered, jesting as they formed up and ran towards us.

But as they neared, they gradually realized something was not quite right, for ahead, a group of Bai Gu had also formed military arrays, their formations even tighter and more disciplined than theirs.