He swept his ferocious gaze across the crowd, shouting, "Kill...me...kill..."
However, the conversation was interrupted by an extremely deep voice.
Lin Mo noticed that the voice was mechanical, exactly the same as the system voiceover he had heard before.
[Hidden setting mode triggered...]
[Hidden Setting: Killing the target: Lin Mo is absolutely forbidden!]
This setting takes precedence over all other settings, and its priority must absolutely not be changed!
[This setting is superior to all other settings; no one other than a mid-level god may modify it without authorization!]
[This setting will automatically clear all hatred towards Lin Mo and raise the friendliness level to neutral!]
[Triggering...]
As the system notification sounded, Ares's expression went through a rollercoaster ride, instantly shifting from gloom to sunshine.
He suddenly raised his head, revealing a smile that astonished everyone.
"Hahahaha!" Ares's hearty laughter echoed in the air. He clapped his hands excitedly and announced loudly, "Let us welcome our distinguished guest from afar, the Regent of Great Xia—Lin Mo!"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone was stunned as if struck by lightning, their mouths agape as if they could swallow the whole world.
"What... what exactly is going on?" the crowd murmured to themselves.
"Which god can tell me what exactly is going on?"
Lin Mo smiled and said, "That's more like it! Let's settle this between us, father and son, in private!"
Ares's expression changed. "I wonder what brings Your Highness the Regent here?"
"Hehe, we've come for the sake of forming an alliance!" Lin Mo said. "We hope that Your Majesty can form an alliance with our Great Xia and drive the combined forces of Saladin, Qiuz, and the Abbasid Caliphate out of this land!"
“I’m sorry, Your Highness Regent, your trip will be in vain!” Ares laughed. “We have already formed an alliance with Saladin and other nations. Your request is therefore impossible to fulfill!”
"So, you're going to side with outsiders and beat up your own father?" Lin Mo questioned.
"Damn Lin Mo, don't push your luck!" A Quill general had reached his limit.
At that moment, Ares suddenly looked up and shouted, "Step back!"
"My lord..."
"Get out!" Ares roared.
The general glared angrily at Lin Mo, then left helplessly.
“Your Highness, as you have seen, even if I agree to your alliance request, my generals will not agree!” Ares said. “Therefore, this matter is not worth discussing further!”
"Heh, so you're determined to annihilate my Great Xia army?"
“Exactly!” Ares said without backing down, his gaze as sharp as a hawk’s. “But I assure you, on the battlefield, I will respect your status. A king does not kill a king; this is our honor and our bottom line.”
"What a brilliant idea of a king not killing another king!" Lin Mo laughed loudly.
So this is what God set you up for!
"So, in that case, Lord, you intend to keep me under house arrest here?" Lin Mo asked.
“Hehe, to be precise, I’m inviting you to be a guest in my city of Quil!” Ares said, “until…”
"Until my army is completely wiped out, right?" Lin Mo stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Then tell me, my dear son, how am I supposed to increase my faith points once my army is gone?"
The keywords "faith value" made Ares' eyes widen. "I don't understand what you mean," he said. "All I know is that you stirred up trouble for no reason and tried to conquer Qiuz. For that, I'm just giving you a little punishment."
"Hehe, God's design is really awesome!" Lin Mo laughed. "I started this conflict for no reason!"
“Isn’t that so?” Ares asked. “You personally killed a follower of God: Wei Maozhen. You also slandered gods and Buddhas and supported heretical cults. What’s wrong with Qiu Zi, Da Shi, Bei Yi, and Dong Pang Ge upholding the righteous path and correcting your mistakes?”
"That makes so much sense, I can't even refute it!" Lin Mo said. "Any act of aggression, just by adding a divine or Buddhist statement, can occupy the moral high ground? This argument is exactly the same as killing people on behalf of God!"
“Anyone who disrespects God is an enemy of God!” Ares said. “Guards, escort His Highness the Regent to rest.”
Upon hearing this order, dozens of Quil City guards strode forward and surrounded Lin Mo.
The system's settings were to not kill Lin Mo, but there was no rule against imprisoning him.
Seeing this, Lin Mo smiled coldly; all of this was entirely within his plan.
"Then I'll stay with my sweet son for a few days!"
With that, Lin Mo turned around and left without looking back!
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