22 Chapter 22 (1/2)
A week had quickly passed in Glory City, but what an exciting week! The 'Runaway Prince' had been thrown away by the 'Glory Goddess' in favour of the 'Beggar Baron'! The Prince had then saved Xiao Ning'er the 'Ice Queen' from a marriage with Shen Fei the 'Playboy' and then declared war on everyone involved!
All sorts of nicknames where being thrown around and the commoners were having the time of their life! They had never had so much to gossip about! But just as they thought nothing else could top this, the 'Masked Man' had finally revealed himself!
He had sent all his Celestial Brotherhood members out to proclaim his backing for Shen Yue, the Runaway Prince! In every public gathering place, a Brotherhood member could be heard shouting out Lord Voldemort's proclamation.
”People of Glory City! I, Lord Voldemort, know by many as the 'Masked Man', have had enough of the incompetence of the City Lord! Since I came to this great City, I have heard his name praised, but was never given a reason why.
He has done nothing to reduce the numbers of the surrounding demon beasts threatening the City, nor has he rewarded those that do! The Celestial Brotherhood found a Snow Wind Great Ape horde in the millions, south of the City. That beast horde could have destroyed Glory City with ease if we didn't hunt them ruthlessly!
The Dark Guild has not been hunted down or had any action taken against them. The City Lord does not even know where their base is! We had found evidence of their help in growing the Snow Wind Great Ape horde and quickly moved to destroy this Demon Lord's plan, whatever that had been. But has the so-called authorities done anything similar?
What does the City Lord do other than collect taxes? I see no money spent on the commoners, suffering under his rule! I see no patrols to cull the growing threats to the City! I only see him using his power to oppress the people and keep his whore daughter in an institute that only caters to the rich!
My Celestial Brotherhood, Immortal Elixir Guild, and the Heavenly Crafting Guild recruit mostly from the commoners for this reason. No one has given you a chance to prove yourself or to help you out of the shit situation he has engineered to keep you down!
I say no more to a worthless waste, that hides behind his legend rank daddy! A legend ranked expert that has done nothing to enhance our City! I declare it is time for a new City Lord! A leader that will help the people without caring about their Family's rank or status!
Shen Yue has also tried to help the citizens of Glory City, and how was he treated? Publically shamed by the actions of a so-called Noblewoman and discarded without a thought. His plight was the last straw that made me realise that the City Lord was unfit to rule. I will be backing his fight against the Snow Wind, Winged Dragon, and Heavenly Marks Families.
I, Lord Voldemort, am a legend ranked master. I call for your support in becoming a City Lord worthy of the position! Next month, there will be a vote for the station of City Lord, or there will be the spilt blood of a tyrant!”
After the Brotherhood members read these words, there had been total silence for a good minute. No one had ever mentioned any of the shortcomings of the government of Glory City before! They had just gone with the flow, content in their station of life.
But now there was a legend ranked expert calling for the betterment of commoners! Unafraid to shout at the injustice the poor had to shoulder to survive. Even if the current City Lord had not really done them wrong, this one could give them a chance to cultivate!
Suddenly, throughout the City, cheering for Lord Voldemort could be heard. It swept through Glory City even quicker than the gossip about Ye Ziyun! Lord Voldemort didn't need to appear in public for the commoners to chant his name, just his word was enough to drive them into a frenzy.
Who didn't know of the three powerful organisations in the City, even the poorest of the poor wanted a chance to join them. The Brotherhood had recruited solely from the impoverished section of the city, and the new squires were likewise chosen by members that had grown up there.
There was not a person that was not talking about the possible new City Lord. Even the current City Lord was talking about him, well more cursing than talking. Ye Ziyun had also taken a great interest in this Lord Voldemort.
She could not help but frown identity of the transmigrator. Was Shen Yue a patsy or was this now self-proclaimed Lord Voldemort? On one side you had an unknown legend ranked leader of three powerful organisations, and on the other, a rich, arrogant thirteen-year-old that could read books fast and remember a third of the knowledge.
Which was the one set up to draw her attention? She had met Shen Yue, and he only seemed like an arrogant rich kid that was hurt when she cut ties with him. His immediate response to declare war on everyone supported his canon personality.
No, she decided that only an 'immature loser virgin' could name himself Lord Voldemort and attempt to rule Glory City. The jerk she had argued with on the fan-fiction website would not have been able to share power and remain weak. The megalomaniac pretending to be a storybook villain had to be him. She had just been overthinking things, she would not be fooled any longer by his attempt to frame Shen Yue!
She really regretted yelling at Shen Yue, it had been the origin of a disastrous week! It had started off so well, with Nie Li worshipping her and giving her a technique straight away!
Although it was not the Heavenly God Technique, because she needed to have a neutral attribute, it was still overpowered. It gave her nine lives if she practised it to a satisfactory level, and she was advancing in her cultivation at a visible speed! She had already reached 3-star bronze rank!
Ye Ziyun was sure this was the only reason her new mother had stopped slapping her every time she saw her. After that idiot had declared himself running for the City Lord position, even her father had started giving her a cold look.
That night, Ye Zong had gathered her and Ye Rou for a private chat. Her act of publically fornicating with Nie Li turned out to be a plot by that arsehole! He had known she would run off with Nie Li and had drugged them so she would trash her reputation!