Chapter 95: Entering Hedlim
Word Number：236
Author：苍渊之握
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Release Time：2026-02-25
Every action Nerel took was driven by a single-minded hunger for victory. He allowed no room for moral rot in his camp and held nothing but contempt for the poisonous whispers emanating from the Golden Axe Hall. In Hedlim, Reberdin forbade his courtiers from second-guessing the war on the Slopes, ordering that all judgment be based strictly on reports from the front. At the same time, he proclaimed to the local populace that the most heinous offenders had been brought to justice and that their descendants would be barred from public office forever. He pleaded with the people to fulfill their duties as subjects, urging them to stand as one with the army to repel the invaders in this hour of crisis. Nor struck back with the narrative of a liberator, condemning the atrocities committed by the Voxmire forces. They painted a picture of a regime alienated from its people, where corruption had strangled honor and valor. Voxmire's soldiers, they claimed, moved only for profit, while the taxes squeezed from the people’s goodwill were squandered on the ruler’s hedonism. The atmosphere among the locals made Nerel feel as though he were fighting in enemy territory. The people welcomed the Nor soldiers with open arms while treating Voxmire with cold suspicion. Emboldened by this support, the Nor army dispersed into small, agile units to scout the terrain and focus their efforts on shielding the civilian
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