Shi Lei took the matter in stride and did not brood over it.
At the same time, however, it made him even more curious about Wojin's identity.
Wojin, for his part, had no intention of hiding it. He directly revealed who he was...
"Actually, there's nothing worth hiding. I'm the youngest son of King Otto Copper Furnace of Copper Furnace Fortress, and Uncle Balai is my father's younger brother."
Wojin's extraordinary identity was within Shi Lei's expectations, yet also somewhat beyond them.
After all, judging from his previous conduct, the authority Wojin wielded did not match his status.
Take what he had done earlier—leading a team to track down a small green-skinned unit in the rear. No matter how one looked at it, that hardly seemed like something the King's Son should be doing.
Within this dwarf army, Wojin seemed more like someone who handled odd jobs.
And that was indeed the truth. From Wojin's brief account, Shi Lei soon grasped the general situation.
Simply put, unlike his elder brother, who had already seized power within the army, Wojin seemed too young in the eyes of his elders—even his elder brother—despite having already demonstrated considerable ability. He still had not been granted much military authority.
His current position was more like that of a junior officer under his uncle Balai, specifically responsible for handling low-risk odd jobs.
Wojin was deeply frustrated by this. He felt that his father, uncle, and elder brother had never given him a chance to prove himself.
Now that Shi Lei had asked about it, Wojin seemed to have found an outlet and could not help pouring out his grievances to him.
Shi Lei merely listened in silence.
He had just exchanged a few sharp words with the dwarves' General Commander and had no intention of