His expression became serious as he spoke in a solemn tone.
"I will never let you down. I will do my best to fight for the interests of the Royal Family and make sure that everyone in it will gain benefits. As the Founding Emperor once said, 'Benefits are the greatest virtue.'... So,"
He looked everyone in the eyes with a determined expression.
"So, by the Founder's teachings, we, the Cardinal Royal Family, will dominate everything in Heaven and Earth. We shall not oppress others, nor do we seek war or start a war with others. But..."
Xiao's eyes became extremely calm and indifferent. Even without having a cultivation base, everyone present shuddered as a chill ran down their spines. They felt a strange fear in their hearts just by looking into Xiao's calm and indifferent eyes.
Everyone present could feel the intense coldness hidden behind them.
"If anyone dares to point their fingers at us, then we will break them apart. If anyone dares to lay their claws on us, then we will tear them into pieces. If somebody dares to plot against us, then we will annihilate them from Heaven and Earth. If anyone dares to attack us, then we will exterminate them from this world. And if...
Anyone wants war?"
He smiled slightly, but there was an intense coldness hidden behind it.
"Then we will give them war!"
Xiao spoke with a calm expression, but there was a hopeful smile on his face.
"Let the Cardinal Royal Family bask in eternal glory. Let the Royal Family rule for eternity. Let the eternal glory of sunlight and the hope of our ancestors continue to shine upon the Royal Family forever.
All Hail the Cardinal Royal Family!"
Xiao looked at everyone while inwardly thinking.
'This should be enough, right? Dammit, I don't have any more grand speeches in my mind that I can give other than this.'
There was a moment of silence before the crowd exploded.
"All Hail the Cardinal Royal Family!"
"All Hail the Cardinal Royal Family!"
"All Hail the Cardinal Royal Family!"
"All Hail the Cardinal Royal Family!"
At the same time, many people cheered, and the crowd almost went into a frenzy.
"Oh my God!!"
"Damn, the Prince is truly very dominating!"
"Shit! My blood was boiling just listening to it!"
"Look at his face and his calm smile! Oh my goodness, the Prince is too handsome and charming!"
"Yeah! The Prince is truly handsome! I love him!!"
"Dammit, don't act like a little fangirl. But damn, I have to agree, our Prince is truly a great person with such a heroic aura."
"Yeah. 'Bask in eternal glory!' Damn, that line alone gives me goosebumps."
Many people even shouted toward Xiao.
"Prince, you're great!"
"We love you, Prince!"
"Prince! Please marry me!!!"
Xiao smiled as he looked at all of them and thought.
'Well, looks like my grand speech was more successful and effective than I imagined. Damn, even my own blood was boiling after giving such a grand and motivational speech. Maybe I should really become a motivational speaker!'
Xiao criticized himself in his mind as his gaze fell upon the many elders in the crowd. Their faces were filled with pride and satisfaction as they gave him approving nods.
He nodded back to them as Xiao was somewhat satisfied with his actions and their outcome.
'Now I have a somewhat decent reputation and a slightly good public opinion. The stage is set. All I have to do now is focus on my cultivation, and everything else will eventually fall into place.'
He thought.
'Also... my voice earlier? Was it her doing?'
Xiao secretly looked at Elizabeth. Earlier, while he had been giving his grand and motivational speech to the crowd, his voice had become much louder and could be heard clearly throughout the entire crowd and even across a much greater distance.
'It was like someone had placed an invisible microphone in front of my mouth while I was speaking. But this world doesn't have something like a microphone. So that means she must have used spiritual energy to increase the volume and projection of my voice.'
Xiao thought, feeling that this had to be the case. After all, only a cultivator could do something like that with spiritual energy. And in his situation, who else besides his sister would help him in this way?
Thinking so, he looked at Elizabeth, whose face was filled with pride and satisfaction, and asked.
"Umm? Sister Elizabeth, did you do that? I mean, making my voice louder and clearer for everyone to hear?"
Elizabeth smiled.
"Yes, I did. But I have to say, Xiao'er, you really know your way with words. Even I got slightly excited by your speech. I'm really proud of you, my dear brother!"
She patted his head as she spoke.
"Okay, now go inside. And if you encounter any problem or anything, just mutter my name loudly, and I will be there."
Xiao raised a brow in surprise.
"Wait... you can even do that? Damn."
Elizabeth laughed lightly. Her voice was melodious and pleasant to anyone who heard it.
"We cultivators have all sorts of weird, mysterious, and bizarre methods. And the higher a person's cultivation, the more bizarre and mysterious they become. No worries. In the future, when you become a cultivator, you will understand what I mean. So go inside now. I will wait for you outside."
Xiao nodded, feeling that what his sister had said made sense.
Then, after saying goodbye to her, he walked forward and reached the entrance of the huge pagoda like library.
Along the way, many people tried to approach him, whether it was to make connections or for some other hidden motives. But before they could even reach him or strike up a conversation, they instantly froze as though they were unable to move.
Then they shivered with terrified expressions. After that, none of them dared to approach him again. Seeing this, many others who had also thought about approaching Xiao immediately stopped and hesitated with fearful expressions, wondering whether they should approach him or not.
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