Though this other world lacked the advanced technology of his previous life, all sorts of wondrous magical items could produce similar effects.
The crystal ball King Aultcray held was a recording crystal made by those sorcerers. It could record events as they unfolded and project them for playback at any time, making it an extremely useful tool.
Especially when gathering evidence against a criminal suspect, if the crystal ball happened to record them committing the crime, it would provide irrefutable proof of their guilt.
And the footage recorded in the crystal ball the king displayed showed none other than "Chuan Wenwu" slaughtering the surviving villagers of Rude Village under cover of night before walking away without a care.
All of this seemed to prove beyond doubt that Chuan Wenwu really had committed such atrocities in Rude Village.
But Chuan Wenwu knew perfectly well whether he had done it. He did not care about the king's schemes to smear his name. What truly enraged him was that this king had actually resorted to something so despicable just to pin a crime on him!
Bang!
Cracking the floor beneath his foot, Chuan Wenwu launched himself at Aultcray like a cannonball. Before any of the guards could react, he was already in front of the king. He snatched the crystal ball from the king's hand with one hand and clamped the other around his throat, using his momentum to pin him hard against the wall. Murderous intent flickered in his eyes.
"You-cough, cough..."
Aultcray had not expected such an extreme reaction from Chuan Wenwu. His eyes filled with shock, and he tried to say something, but the hand around his neck tightened by the second. Nearly suffocating, he could only cough painfully, unable to speak.
Though he was the ruler of a nation,