I'm bad, but players love me

Originally, her city was a place with "more porridge than monks", rich resources, few nobles, and most of them were well-behaved, so life was naturally comfortable.

However, with the influx of nobles from the city of Cori, the situation was instantly reversed. The original comfortable situation of "too many porridge and too few monks" was broken into a tense situation of "too many monks and too little porridge".

Resources have become stretched. Not to mention that Kori City is a rich place, these pampered nobles naturally want the best of everything. They seem to have forgotten that this land is not part of their Kori City, and still maintain their former arrogance and dominance.

In an instant, they actually pushed all the nobles from the neighboring city aside, and all the good things were taken away by this group of outsiders.

"Where did these stinking outsiders come from? They're begging here for food?" The mayor of the neighboring city was also filled with anger. "Is the city of Kori destroyed? All the people have come to my place! They are all just eating, not a single one is working. I have to support them with my head!"

So many nobles came in one day. As the nobles arrived, the commoners looked on, ready to follow.

If you calculate this way, who knows how many people will come here in the future.

It would be fine if he came to give her money, but this time he was obviously fleeing from disaster. She was not stupid, so how could she easily accept this "hot potato"? Sooner or later, she would have to throw it all back.

But all the people who came now were nobles, and they were all nobles with divine powers, so she couldn't move for the time being.

After thinking about it this way, she became more and more angry.

What's going on? You guys in Kori are fighting for the position of city lord, and you're going to resort to such extravagance? You need to relocate the population, right? Are you using me as a refuge?

When I think about it this way, I always feel that this is not just a simple power struggle.

Logically speaking, in the fight for the city master, one should either win by wits and without bloodshed, or by lightning speed and swift decision. Why would one need to seek refuge?

Even if they need to seek refuge, it should not be these nobles. After all, nobles will always be nobles, which is an eternal iron law of the Mechanical Kingdom.

The city lord can be replaced, but the status of a noble will never change. At most, it is just a matter of being higher or lower.

What’s more, all those who came were favored by God, which made it even more intriguing.

So, she waved her hand and summoned the servants who were waiting nearby. In a somewhat anxious tone, she asked, "Has there been any news from Mikanko recently? And any recent news from Cori City, please bring it to me."

After a pause, the city lord seemed to have thought of something and added, "Oh, right, among those newly arrived nobles in Cori City, there's a leader. Call her over as well. No, invite her over. Remember, invite her!"

Although I have doubts in my heart, it is better to be respectful to others.

Luo Lan was actually quite timid. Her courage had only flashed briefly at that critical moment before, and then, like a punctured soap bubble, she instantly lost all her edge, became timid, and didn't dare to make any big moves at all.

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

Her goal now was to stay alive, and she didn't dare to think about anything else. Naturally, she didn't fight for limited resources like the nobles who had also fled here.

However, what Luo Lan never expected was that even though she was so honest, the mayor of the neighboring city actually invited her to meet him.

Faced with such a sudden situation, Luo Lan's mind went blank and he was completely at a loss. He could only follow the person who came to deliver the message without any clue.

As Luo Lan walked over, the city lord was staring at the pieces of paper in his hand, his hair falling out with worry.

She read the recent news from Cori City over and over again, but even after reading it several times, she still couldn't understand what was going on in Cori City.

ELO broke through the noble district, and Ella chose to temporarily avoid the attack - this should clearly be good news!

But the city of Corri did not seem to calm down because of this. Instead, it fell into greater chaos - all the nobles ran away!

Setash defeated Ella, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would become the city lord. This "battle for the city lord" was almost coming to an end.

But why were these nobles running around like the world was ending, now that everything was settled? What were they running for?

The more she looked, the more her brows furrowed, and her eyes were full of confusion and puzzlement.

He had no choice but to read the only letter that Mikanko had sent him in the past six months. It did say that he didn't need to panic and that the chaos in Cori City would end soon.

The letter sent by Mikanko is completely consistent with the current situation in Cori City, which means that the intelligence is correct.

However, this made it even more difficult for her to understand what these refugee nobles were doing here.

Could it be that these nobles in Cori City had collectively lost their minds? Or were they just planning to take advantage of this opportunity to make a quick buck and then run away?

Could it be that the battle of Setash emptied out the city of Kori, and then used the money from my city to enrich his city?

Are you really here to beg for food?!

The thought flashed through her mind, but she quickly rejected it.

Not really. Anyway, let’s wait for the leader of the nobles of Cori City to come and have a good chat.

But after seeing Luo Lan in person, the city lord's doubts quietly rose in his heart, and he began to doubt his previous thoughts, which might be true.

The city lord wore a warm smile on his face, but his eyes were like two sharp swords, carefully scrutinizing the leader of the nobles in front of him, as if he could see through Luo Lan's disguise and directly into his inner uneasiness and anxiety.

Even though Luo Lan had encouraged herself several times before, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable fear when she saw the city lord staring at her with a fierce look in his eyes, and her original confidence also quietly faded away at this moment.

"Sir Luo Lan, I wonder if you have any advice for me since you have condescended to visit our city this time?" The city lord's words were still full of courtesy, but seeing that Luo Lan was obviously shrinking back, he naturally had other plans in mind.

Since they wanted to have a proper chat, proper etiquette was essential. The city lord had already ordered his servants to prepare exquisite afternoon tea. He couldn't possibly treat this noble lady from another city as if she were being interrogated.

Luo Lan tilted his head slightly, subconsciously avoiding the other person's scrutiny. He used his silver fork to pick up half a piece of dessert from the plate, but hesitated before taking a bite. After a pause, he said carefully, "Of course I'm here to escape. Otherwise, who would be willing to leave the manor where they've lived for generations?"

"The war in Cori City is almost over now. Why are you leaving now if you didn't leave before? If you have something in mind, you can just say it directly. Why are you beating around the bush and trying to hide it here?" The city lord rolled his eyes quietly in his heart. I don't believe you at all!

Luo Lan suddenly realized that she could ask the city lord for support. By then, there was hope that Cori City would return to the hands of their nobles, and there would be no need to come here and fight with others for territory.

In this way, maybe I could be appreciated by Ella for my contribution in seeking help from other cities!

So she hurriedly said, "But the Lord of Kori City has fallen into decline and can't win at all! If this continues, Kori City will be dominated by ELO!"

As if worried that the City Lord wouldn't believe him, Luo Lan leaned forward again, trying to use his gestures to increase the credibility of his words. "You don't know, the ELO keeps shouting about equality, but if they gain power, all of us nobles will die!"

"Oh? So you mean..." The city lord tilted his head and pretended to be stupid.

"Borrow troops! Kori City is in dire straits right now. If we can get your full support, I believe we can definitely turn the tide of the war and win the final victory!"

Luo Lan opened her eyes as wide as she could, trying to convey an unquestionable meaning with her eyes, in order to tell the city lord that every word she said came from the heart and was not empty talk.

But she forgot that the city of Corrie was in such a mess now. How could Ella not have thought of going next door to ask for help?

After all, the battle in Cori City lasted for so long, not to mention the neighboring city, the entire Mechanical Kingdom had more or less heard about it.

But if the neighboring city was willing to lend troops, they would have done so long ago. Why would they be waiting for Luo Lan to ask for help?

The truth is revealed, the city lord sighed.

It seems that the nobles who came here are all under the command of the city lord. They are afraid of being messed up by the "new official who makes three big moves" Sateish, so they come here specifically to take shelter temporarily, right?

It seems that Setash fought very hard for the position of city lord, and even made the nobles around him feel unprecedented oppression and fear. They were so worried that they would become victims of this power struggle and thought that they would be liquidated in the future.

So the city lord said firmly: "Borrowing troops is impossible!"

She paused briefly, looking at Luo Lan, who had strategically started eating his dessert right after she said "Impossible." She sighed and said, "As for you guys, you finally had a chance to rise to prominence, but ended up choosing the wrong side. It's a shame."

"But," she changed the subject, "you are nobles after all. Even if Lord Setash is dissatisfied, he will never be cruel to you. Even if you have attacked him before, he will always hold a grudge, and at most you will suffer for a while. Why panic and rush to escape?"

"Huh? What?" Luo Lan, with his mouth full of pastries, looked up in confusion and repeated the sentence subconsciously.

He muttered to himself, "How could this even concern him? Wasn't Setash completely defeated? He'd already been crippled to such a state by Ella. How could this matter even involve him now?"

In Luo Lan's impression, this war has already evolved into a contest between ELO and Ella. As for Saitai...that guy has long been a half-dead useless person!

You know, even in this retreat, Ella didn't plan to take him with her. It was obvious that she wanted to leave him behind and hand him over to ELO for disposal!

Luo Lan hurriedly swallowed the snack in his mouth and kindly corrected him, "It's not Saitaishi, it's the ELO organization that's fighting us."

"Yes!" The city lord frowned slightly, his puzzled gaze lingering on Luo Lan's face for a moment, as if surprised by her statement. "ELO is the force under Lord Setash's command. Haven't you figured out who the real opponent is yet?"

Seeing Luo Lan's clearly bewildered expression, the City Lord sighed and continued to explain, "Why else wouldn't we send reinforcements? It's because Lord Saitaishi had already made the arrangements, and you've been kept in the dark until now."

She looked at Luo Lan's eyes as he gradually came to understanding, and couldn't help but shake her head and said, "It's really not unfair to lose."

Luo Lan actually couldn't remember it clearly, but he vaguely felt that what the city lord said seemed to make sense.

Otherwise, how can we explain why Yun Shuo immediately rushed to the rescue when Setash was about to be killed by Ella, and why, when the peace talks failed, Yun Shuo came alone, yet he was able to walk back safely.

I don’t remember the others clearly, but these two examples are enough to prove that Yun Shuo and Sai Taishi have always been in the same group!

"But can a noble whose divine power has been abolished still become the city lord?" Luo Lan couldn't help but mutter.

The city lord, who had cleared the area around him specifically for this conversation, naturally heard these words.

She was immediately frightened and wished she could become deaf and blind at that moment.

My goodness, are you guys in Cori City so ruthless in seizing power?

No wonder you're running away. You've done something like this. If you're not being held accountable, who will be?

The city lord was horrified and couldn't help but move his chair, subconsciously moving a little further away from Luo Lan. Then he replied with a forced smile, "Of course I can."

Just when the city lord was feeling uneasy, a servant came with a sudden letter and rescued him from the dire situation.

The city lord eagerly took the letter, his fingertips trembling slightly. After quickly scanning it, he said in a deep voice, "It's from Mikanko. It says that the situation in Cori City may have changed. I'm asked to go and take a look. I guarantee that a noble must have become the city lord."

She closed the letter, guessing that this must be Setash writing to his superiors again. Although she didn't know what he wrote, judging from the meaning of the letter, it seemed that the superiors were on Setash's side.

As for the "noble" emphasized at the end, he must be implying that "it doesn't matter if you don't have divine power, what matters is that Setaishi becomes the city lord."

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Luo Lan with pity and said, "Ella has been abandoned. The higher-ups have asked me to watch over Setash and make him the city lord. You should come with me. You must perform well this time."

Chapter 130: My Life is Over (Edited)

"Why should I stay?" Willis walked slowly to Yun Shuo's table with a lot of resentment and confusion.

Although he tried his best to hide it, the dissatisfaction hung over his face like a dark cloud, and his head drooped involuntarily.

Yun Shuo continued to stare at the map without even looking up. He simply asked in a calm and nonchalant tone, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Willis took a deep breath, trying to calm his dissatisfaction, but a hint of resentment still lingered in his voice. "I just don't understand why I have to stay this time."

In the past, although Yun Shuo always said that after his death, Willis would naturally become the new commander.

But he never intended to keep Willis under his protection forever. Willis did all the work and took all the risks.

Thinking of this, Willis became increasingly confused and puzzled. He stared at Yun Shuo and said with reluctance but determination, "Now is the most critical moment of the battle. I have been blessed by the gods and become a god-favored one! If I were on the battlefield, it would definitely greatly reduce our casualties!"

Willis was a four-star character after all. He only went to the temple to worship once, but he was favored by the gods and was blessed directly.

Although his strength is not very strong and it is a little difficult to use because he has just obtained divine power, his potential cannot be underestimated.

So what he said was not wrong.

"It is because you have divine power that you must stay. Only you can pretend to be 'Setash' and deceive those people." Yun Shuo put down the feather pen in his hand and looked back at Willis.

Setash is a 4-star character, and so is Willis. Plus, Willis is the successor, so no matter how you look at it, he's the best "substitute."

Who says ELO is now lacking a "legitimacy"?

It is said that Saitaishi likes to do "good things". If it were not for his irrepressible "generosity", Yun Shuo would probably have a headache for a while because of this.

He would give away whatever ELO lacked, and even if he died, he would do his best to save ELO.

What a great man!

Yun Shuo never dared to take Sai Taishi lightly.

Even though Saitaishi is dead, Yun Shuo still needs to carefully consider and explore the curse he uttered before his death, which was almost a "cheat".

After all, Yun Shuo had an "incredibly precise intelligence network" behind him—the system. Wouldn't it be a waste of such a powerful resource if it weren't utilized?

Then he received the news that "the mayor of the neighboring city has received Mikanko's letter and will come in person to see who will eventually become the mayor."

The choice of "who will win" will naturally be between Setash and Ella.

But when Yun Shuo told Willis the news, Willis's first reaction was to point at his own face in confusion and ask, "Me? I'm going to replace Setash? He and I look nothing like each other. How can I possibly hide this?"

He subconsciously scratched his chin and continued his analysis, "Besides, even if the mayor of the neighboring city hasn't seen what Setash looks like, the nobles running over have all seen Setash. We definitely can't hide it from them."

Yun Shuo raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "This is none of your business. Now the entire city of Cori is in your hands. If you say you are Setash, then you are Setash. Even if you suddenly feel like saying your name is Ella in front of others, believe it or not, they will agree to it."

When Willis heard the word "Ella", he subconsciously frowned.

Just be a Setash, at least the gender is correct. If the commander asked him to pretend to be Ella, he would have to follow him and wear a skirt.

Yun Shuo glanced at Willis and knew his train of thought had wandered off again. He quickly waved his hand, drawing his attention back to the main topic. "You don't have to worry about them exposing you. Just remember to insist that you are 'Setaish'."

After saying that, he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked Willis with a hint of joking in his tone, "What else can they do?"

Before Willis could recover from his brief daze, Yun Shuo started laughing to himself, "Could they possibly let you roll down from the position of city lord and replace it with the already disgraced Ella?"

"Then why don't you stay?" Willis seemed a little confused by this question, and he was back to square one. "Ella's stuck now anyway, so why don't you stay? It's only logical that you should be the city lord."

"But I don't have divine power," Yun Shuo shrugged helplessly, a hint of self-mockery in his tone, "The God of Machinery doesn't like me. So, I have the will but not the strength."

As he spoke, he stood up, walked lightly to Willis's side, and patted him on the shoulder. "But this also proves that my vision has never been wrong. Look, even the gods have personally acknowledged that the future city lord is none other than you."

I don’t know if it’s because Yun Shuo himself has some kind of divine power that comes from nowhere, or maybe it’s due to other reasons.

In short, when Willis approached, the God of Machinery displayed an unusually warm welcome, practically eager to greet him with drums and gongs. Even the statue seemed to sense a special appeal, instantly emitting a dazzling and fiery light.