That was indeed the case.
If the Aeon of Intellect had not crushed two Emperors in the first and second Emperor's Wars, the position of Aeon of Destruction might not have fallen to Nanook.
This large-scale rumor-mongering had brought Chen Li 10 Crystals, along with a new effect for the [Fictional Historian] Miracle Card.
It was not the ability of a true "Fictional Historian." Perhaps the Miracle Card felt that Chen Li's mouth alone was already enough to fabricate history.
Thus, the new little feature was related to "Riddlers," who belonged to the same Mysterious Path faction as "Fictional Historians."
[Fictional Historian]—Effect 3 (New): Riddler.
It could use methods such as "deconstructing text," "creating metaphors," "altering word order," and "tampering with meaning" to undermine the precision of language and make it produce the effects it ought to have had.
When Chen Li saw the explanation for this effect, he was briefly dumbfounded.
Could it speak normally?
Even the description was this riddling?
Chen Li knew what a "Riddler" was, but what did it mean by "make language produce the effects it ought to have had"?
Yet after only a moment of thought, Chen Li's gaze landed on the lie detector.
"Phew... what a thoroughly satisfying round of rumor-mongering."
Chen Li suddenly said.
Elysia, Changye Yue, Byakuyasha, and the others, who had fallen silent after sensing the arrival of the Mysterious Aeon, were no longer silent.
"Hm? You admit you were spreading rumors?"
Byakuyasha looked at Chen Li in surprise.
"Alright, viewers in the livestream, don't try to dig too deeply into the relationship between Morax and the Amber King. Everything I said was true, but the two of them really have no connection."
After harvesting enough Imaginary Value, Chen Li began clearing Morax's name.
Hiss... wait!
Chen Li suddenly noticed