"So... So that's how it is, I never expected that even the Angel King could be tempted by a Devil and fall into such a state."
Adrian looked up at the magical image of the fallen angel, his eyes filled with shock.
Wilhelm's deal with Hell was already well known throughout the Empire, far from being a secret.
Especially in the Thrace Administrative District, the Empire Official proclaimed it widely, labeling Wilhelm as a traitor who abandoned the people and colluded with Hell, while the Ashen Empire was depicted as the heroic force saving the people from disaster.
In a sense, the Empire's propaganda was factual, but it involved selective reporting.
In other regions, particularly in Cassandra and the Kingdom of Seleucis, territories of old Fadlan, the nobles and officials deliberately concealed this, painting the Ashen Empire as invaders of Thrace and butchers of the remnants of Fadlan.
After all, only by doing this could they rally their people to resist the Empire's invasion.
