Through intelligence comparisons, the Holy Nation soon publicly declared that the Landon Grand Duke of the Aolei Empire was an evil shaman. Led by a Legendary Witch Hunter, a Witch Hunter force of a thousand men officially set out for the Dragon Mountain Range to hunt the evil shaman.
With the All Nations Alliance pushing it, this news quickly spread far and wide.
After repeated attempts to stop it and explain proved useless, the Aolei Empire did not hesitate to fire back, declaring that the Holy Nation had become a puppet of the All Nations Alliance and that all of this had been fabricated out of thin air by the alliance to slander the Landon Grand Duke of the Aolei Empire.
In terms of public opinion, the Aolei Empire naturally could not win, but it held firm over the spread of opinion within its borders.
The moment spies who had infiltrated the Empire to cause trouble began spreading it, the source was immediately identified and dealt with.
If commoners dared spread it, they were tied up, sent off to be trained as Steam Soldiers, and then dispatched straight to the front lines.
Regardless of gender, age, or status, anyone who undermined unity within the Empire would receive the same punishment.
The Empire acted so decisively not only for its own stability, but also because of Lu Xingshi's actions in the Dragon Mountain Range.
Not only had he reclaimed the territory they had originally lost, but the area of the Dragon Mountain Range occupied by the Empire had also expanded severalfold. At this pace, barring surprises, the entire Dragon Mountain Range would become something in the Empire's pocket.
Moreover, he had drawn every eye toward the Dragon Mountain Range, shifting the main battlefields on every side as large numbers of Extraordinary