In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

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"What a despicable fellow!" Kejin slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage, while the other dwarf brothers glared at him.

The Ice Guard's eyes narrowed, revealing a chilling aura. It was simply unforgivable that someone would attempt an assassination in the Demon Capital.

When the angry looks in everyone's eyes calmed down a bit, Old Bai coughed lightly and continued:

"This isn't the worst thing."

Everyone was agitated and turned to look at Elder Bai. Some of them might already know, but others were too engrossed in their work to be aware of the situation.

"Old Bai, please tell me quickly, what exactly happened during the time my brothers and I were forging iron? I'm so worried!"

Kaijin's eyes widened. Dwarves were known for their fiery tempers, and now he was so angry that his beard stood on end.

Old Master Bai also knew the seriousness of the matter, especially since neither of the two adults were present. This matter needed to be made known to everyone.

"Now I can tell you all that the Kingdom of Falmus, located in the western part of the Jura Great Forest, is already gathering its army and preparing to wage war against us."

"What—"

As soon as Old Bai opened his mouth, several surprised exclamations rang out.

"The kingdom has already dispatched more than 10,000 mercenaries into the Jura Forest to clear away monster obstacles for the subsequent army."

"Benimaru immediately led Shion and the Crimson Lotus Army to intercept them as a warning!"

"How dare they!"

Gobuta...Gavir...Kajin...all present looked on incredulously, their faces filled with shock.

It turns out that Lord Benimaru has already gone to the battlefield, and many people present are unaware of this, which is truly shameful.

Humph--

Long Xueqing gave a cold snort, her golden pupils filled with disdain.

At this moment, Gavilu spoke slowly, his brows furrowed, "But I don't understand why this country would declare war on our Tempest Federation."

"Yeah...yes," Gobuta mumbled a blankly in agreement.

"I know this country. I learned a bit about it when I served under King Gazel," Kaijin said gravely after puffing out his beard and glaring. "And this country doesn't seem to have a good reputation."

Everyone turned to look at him, listening intently to what Kaijin had to say.

"King Gaze once said that the king of this country was an extremely greedy and insatiable fellow, which he found very repulsive..."

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Kaijin began to recount everything he knew about the country, including his general guesses about why the Kingdom of Falmus was hostile to the Monster Kingdom.

It turns out that the Kingdom of Falmus is a country with strong hostility towards monsters, and under the impetus of the Western Holy Church, it advocates a hostile stance against monsters.

"In Brother Kaijin's opinion, the Kingdom of Falmus considers us to be evil monsters that must be eradicated."

"Gaviru said in a sinister tone, a cruel glint appearing in his eyes."

As if remembering something, Kejin said in a deep voice:

"That's one reason, but I think more that the severe economic downturn in the Kingdom of Falmus, which was originally part of the economic ties, has affected the interests of many nobles."

"You know, our Tempest Federation has developed so rapidly lately. Due to factors such as roads and geography, merchants from all over the world are more willing to come to our country..."

After Kaijin finished explaining, everyone fell into a brief silence, their faces almost dripping with gloom.

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Even the usually good-tempered Gavilu slammed his fist on the table and jumped to his feet.

"Their own country is failing, and they blame everything on our country? Hah... an evil monster? Trying to wipe us out?"

After Gavilu finished speaking, his previously nonchalant gaze turned completely fierce, and he said in a low voice, "My dragon force hasn't seen blood in a long time..."

"Calm down, Gabiru!"

Old Bai raised his hand in a low voice, signaling Gavilu not to get agitated. This matter was too sudden, and moreover, neither of the two adults were here. Important decisions for the Demon Capital still needed to be discussed calmly by them.

"Everyone, what do you think about this?" Old Bai glanced around at everyone at the conference table.

"Old Bai, of course we should fight back! This assassination attempt is definitely related to the Kingdom of Falmus, so let's settle the score with them all at once."

Gavilu stood up angrily and boldly expressed his opinion without hesitation.

"Yes, teacher, let's just gather our troops and attack."

The short-statured Gobuta raised his hands, knowing that Rigurd was their old village chief, and he had long wanted revenge.

Old Man Bai glanced at Gabiru and Gobuta, then shifted his gaze to the others. It seemed that most people shared the same opinion as the young Gabiru: they were in favor of war!

"I have a question?"

At this moment, a gentle and pleasant female voice sounded from Bai Lao's left, and at the same time, a hand as delicate as a lotus root was raised.

"Hehe... So it's the Tree Spirit. If you have any questions, just tell this old man."

Old Bai smiled and stroked his gray beard, politely indicating that Torini could ask any questions she might have.

"First, I have a question. Lord Gransta isn't here, so where is Lord Rimuru?"

Torene's face was expressionless when she spoke, but her expression turned serious after she asked the question.

"Huh? Right, didn't Lord Rimuru say he'd be back around this time? Did he run into some trouble too?"

Kaijin and Gobuta exchanged a glance and froze, realizing an important issue.

Just then, the Ice Guard cast an inquiring glance at Long Xueqing, receiving a slight shake of the head in response.

"Cough cough..." Old Bai pretended to cough, his face not looking good, and he looked a little sullen.

"Actually, we have lost contact with Lord Rigum, but Souei has already gone to find out the details."

The only thing even Elder White wasn't sure about was this: they had just received news that Lord Rimuru was coming back, and then immediately lost contact with him. This... he even suspected that Lord Rimuru had gone off to have some fun again.

However, it's also possible that they encountered trouble, and the only one who could provide the fastest support... was Souei, who walked in the shadows.

"Sigh, alright." Torene sighed, her brows furrowed, and looked at everyone with a serious expression.

"Actually, I don't recommend going to war directly with the Kingdom of Falmus. If you two are wise enough, you should understand my thoughts."

As soon as Torene finished speaking, Gavilu and Gobuta became anxious. Wouldn't it be hard to keep such a grudge to themselves?

"Lady Torene, if we don't retaliate, wouldn't it be too cowardly and a disgrace to both of you?"

Despite hearing this, Torini remained resolute and decisively shook her head.