The Great Li king had aged immensely over the past couple of days. While he had been old before, he was in fine mental spirits. Now that the desolate beasts had been taken care of and Barren was at peace, he seemed to be completely decrepit and behind the times instead.3

It didn’t matter to the king that he hadn’t been assigned to a position or given a mission yet. He just… feared for the future when he saw the million strong elites of his army being divided up. Some were still under lock and key.0

As the king of Barren Dynasty, he’d constantly teetered on the edge of collapse the past couple of days. How was Barren to proceed from here?0

The king’s expression grew uneasy when he next saw Li Hao; his heart pounded painfully. What was the young man doing in the Barren wasteland?0

“This guilty subject…” The king inclined his body, keeping himself calm with effort as he glanced at the city in the distance.0

“That’s enough of that,” Li Hao interrupted. “I told you that day that I would show mercy to your nation if you could do as I said. There is no need to characterize yourself as a guilty subject. You are not my subject and I am not an emperor!0

“I’ve brought you here to discuss...3