CHAPTER 699: 157, EARTH_2

Compared to the views of the common Mortal folk, the Crown Prince clearly placed much greater importance on identifying the traitors.

"For the sake of the Human Clan?"

Blood Sea Saint Mother directly asked, "Was this True Dream given to you by the Demon Clan? Do you know that the appearance of the True Dream is meant to eliminate the strong ones within our Great Yong’s Human Clan, essentially a disaster for our clan?"

The Divine Dream Envoy remained calm, stating, "I stumbled upon this item accidentally. I do not know if it originated from the Demon Clan, but from what I understand about the True Dream, it is a treasure created by the Primeval Leader of the Ancient Human Clan during the Ancient Times. I use it to aid the Human Clan, so I do not believe it is a disaster for our clan."

Blood Sea Saint Mother slightly furrowed her brow, saying, "Stumbled upon it accidentally? Have you never considered that it could be a plot by the Demon Clan? You claim it is to help the Human Clan, but isn’t your current action aiding the Demon Clan in weakening the fortunes of the Great Yong Kingdom?"

"I’ll say it again."

The Divine Dream Envoy said coldly: "I obtained this item by chance, and I only know it was created by the Primeval Son of the Ancient Human Clan. The process might weaken the fortunes of the Great Yong Kingdom, but I believe the outcome will make the Human Clan better."

In that moment, although the common Mortal folk didn’t understand concepts like the Ancient Human Clan, Primeval Son, or national fortune, they could discern one thing—

This Divine Dream Envoy didn’t obtain the True Dream from the Demon Clan, but was acting for the good of the Human Clan.

"So, it really is the mindset of Eternal Night Mountain..."

Lin Yue couldn’t help but frown.

"Tricked."

The voice of the Second Prince sounded, "It seems the Demon Clan had prepared well for this, his answers are all truthful. Even though there are many suspicions, as long as he insists that the True Dream was not given by the Demon Clan and he is acting for the good of the Human Clan, he could still win over a portion of the public sympathy."

Lin Yue slightly furrowed his brow, "Is it possible for him to find a loophole in lying within the True Dream?"

"Impossible," the Second Prince stated. "If he could lie, we would be completely unable to respond. Even with the right to defend ourselves, he could easily win over the hearts of the people."

Lin Yue thought about it, and indeed that was the case.

Moreover, since the True Dream was created by the Primeval Leader of the Ancient Human Clan’s divine leaders, how could it possibly fail to restrain the Divine Dream Envoy?

"Clearly, the Demon Clan had anticipated this situation, hence they specifically set this trap."

The Second Prince said, "Now that he has spoken, claiming the outcome will be good for the Human Clan, many among the common folks will believe him. The rest is just back and forth argument, it’s about seeing which side garners more public support."

Lin Yue pondered for a moment and couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.

In this past month, the Divine Dream Envoy had already won quite a bit of public sympathy.

After all, he enabled common folk to participate in judging these high-and-mighty figures, which was a form of ’entertainment’ that easily captured the hearts of the people.

While the Crown Prince exercised the Divine Emperor’s authority, it was only due to his high status and the Imperial Family’s long-standing majesty that the people of Great Yong revered him, but even if the Divine Emperor were to appear in person, the people of Great Yong might not be entirely convinced.

Not to mention...the Divine Emperor was already dead.

"This is already quite good,"

The Second Prince communicated telepathically: "With your designated right to defend, coupled with the seeds sown by the Crown Prince during this inquiry, the outcome should not lead to too many Saints being killed. As long as we control the public sentiment well, perhaps the decline in our national fortune will be less than ten percent."

He smirked slightly, saying, "At least the Crown Prince won’t be talking about killing ninety-nine percent of the Mortal folks anymore."

At that moment, the Divine Dream Envoy spoke again: "Crown Prince, do you have any more doubts?"

The Crown Prince’s indifferent voice arose:

"You claim you are for the Human Clan, but that is merely your own perspective. I have already determined this to be a ploy by the Demon Clan, and this True Dream might indeed be a source of disaster threatening Great Yong. Be mindful, as heaven is always watching you."

Immediately, that vast and boundless power also receded.

With things having reached this point, it was just a struggle for public opinion, nothing more to say.

The Divine Dream Envoy chuckled, saying: "Crown Prince, you too act for the Human Clan, notwithstanding the supervision, I believe that this treasure, originating from the chief of the Ancient Gods, will guide the Human Clan towards the best outcome."

He turned his head towards the Blood Sea Saint Mother, saying, "It was supposed to be your public execution, yet it turned into a questioning of me, Blood Sea Saint Mother, do you have anything to defend yourself?"

"A smart person can see the many doubts about you," the Blood Sea Saint Mother said indifferently, "There’s nothing more to say."

"But kind-hearted people can also understand my contributions to the Human Clan."

The Divine Dream Envoy smiled and said, "Then, let everyone in the world start making their choices."

...

In the end, as the Crown Prince had anticipated, over three billion people chose to allow the Blood Sea Saint Mother’s merit and sins to offset each other.

Only a little over one billion chose not to allow it.

As for the others, they all chose to abstain.

"Fortunately, it’s her."

Lin Yue looked at the numbers on the two Stele, raising an eyebrow slightly, "Had it been someone less appealing at first glance, it really wouldn’t have been easy."

After all, the Blood Sea Saint Mother, being such a perfect beauty, most people naturally wanted to give her a chance knowing she was wronged.

If she weren’t given a chance to defend herself, unable to speak or move, then probably it would have been over.

The Illusion Realm quietly dissipated like mist.

The Blood Sea Saint Mother also immediately came from another courtyard of the mansion to express her thanks once again.

After she left, Lin Yue then spoke, "Second Brother, there might be quite a few more public executions to come. Make sure to present our Great Yong’s strong ones in a way that easily arouses the sympathy of the common folk."