Chapter 474: Meeting the Scruffy Giant Again
"Where do you think we should go? Is there a suitable location? What's the situation outside like?" Li Yue pressed with questions. Her condition wasn't very good either; patrolling for early warnings every day, killing venomous snakes and all sorts of bizarre poisonous insects, it also felt like days were as long as years to her.
"The situation outside is even more severe than we anticipated. According to my estimation, over the past period of time, Jiang Xinran was the only one who dared to try Touching a Tiger's Backside. The other Treacherous Officials, Traitorous Generals, and Sycophants have likely each chosen a Faction. Things are exactly as they were before."
"I even deeply suspect that Jiang Xinran might have previously hooked up with Tyrant William, and she was working for Tyrant William. Of course, this woman had great ambitions; she also wanted to borrow Tyrant William's power to develop herself and seek even greater benefits. In short, she messed up. As a result, this corner of the Ascension Continent currently has almost no difference from the original layout of the Locke Kingdom."
Hearing this, Li Yue couldn't help but sigh.
"So you mean to say that in this Orson Empire Reconstruction Mission, the number of people who have a chance to compete for the Position of Great Emperor will likely not exceed twelve—the kings of the three kingdoms, plus their three respective Dukes. That really makes things interesting."
"Right, and the situation inside is actually very complicated, and the difficulty is also extremely high."
"Let me give you an example. If Tyrant William has the highest chance of claiming the throne and rebuilding the Orson Empire, then the kings of the other two kingdoms will definitely choose to preserve their original basic territories. They would rather abandon the Orson Empire Reconstruction Mission to snipe Tyrant William. Because this way, at the absolute worst, they can still go back and continue being their kings, rather than becoming the subjects of Tyrant William."
"The other Dukes are the same."
"This is a two-handed preparation: advancing to emerge and conquer the world, retreating to defend one's basic territory. If the mission fails, I'm still a millennium-old king or Duke, and this time, I might even become a Duchy. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"