"You are the Duke of the Northlands. Many people would not dare discuss certain things with you, but they would tell me. These reports came from Group Chats created online by heirs of various territories... They may not be entirely reliable, but I think there is a very high chance they are true."
The Grand Duke of the Northlands usually seemed extremely imposing. Even though this heir wanted to tell him what he wanted to know, he did not dare say it outright. He padded his words layer after layer. Only after going on for quite a while and seeing the grand duke's expression change did he hurriedly continue, "The children of many War God-believing generals I know have been saying that the atmosphere in their homes has recently become very strange. The deeper their family's faith in the War God, and the higher their elders' status, the stranger they have been lately. Whether in their natural behavior or the way they deal with others, it is all the same. Some of them even... even often mutter words in a language that does not seem to belong to any kind of War God faith... In short, quite a few people have recently been frightened by what is happening to the elders in their families, which is why they came to the Group Chat to confide in friends like us."
Upon hearing this, the Grand Duke of the Northlands' expression grew increasingly grave.
Compared with his heir, he actually knew far more secrets. His Majesty the Emperor's Shadow had recently told him quite a few things, including matters related to... that deity, as well as certain speculations. If those speculations were correct, then those affected generals...
The Grand Duke of the Northlands no longer dared to think further. Originally, when the