Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

King Yun Guiren looked at his people that were also listening to it all and took a deep breath. He could see the sadness on their faces, as everyone knew the predicament their kingdom and their ally was in. 

"The Steel Frost Island is also in trouble and is lacking resources. But their trouble stems not from a living creature, but the unusual phenomenon that has been occurring in their land. It has prevented them from cultivation properly and even growing crops has become impossible." King Yun Guiren spoke.. 

"The Steel Frost Island and the Wide Crag Kingdom have been allies for thousands of years now, and it was even said that our ancestors had come from the same line. We have been trading with each other since then too. 

We would provide the Steel Frost Island with fish for food, and they would give us the unique spirit herbs that grow in their land. It allowed both of us to benefit and thus we wanted to take it further." King Yun Guiren said before taking a pause.

"But that was not enough… even if you two made the new alliance, it would still not be resolving the core issues." Lin Wu interjected.

"King Lin Wu is certainly wise… yes, it was out pathetic attempt at taking shade under your strength." King Yun Guiren admitted. "We hoped that by establishing a marriage alliance between us two allies and having you as their adoptive father, it would grant our lands new life." 

"Even if you would have to hand the land to me?" Lin Wu asked with a raise brow.

"Yes… We've seen King Lin Wu's actions over the years. We know that you are trustworthy. You've brought forth prosperity and growth to not just your kingdom but others too. Plus the top clans of the Long Continent trust you, so how can we not." King Yun Guiren stated without regret.

King Yun Guiren's response was enough for Lin Wu to understand that they simply wanted their kingdom to go to someone that would not put it in a bad spot. From the work of Lin Wu so far, there had not been any losses to any party that was involved with him. 

Or at least that's what was known on the surface.

'Guess my efforts in building a positive reputation for the Millennium forest kingdom and myself has worked out… good, this'll make things easier then.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

Having understood that these people really wanted his help, he decided to offer it.

"I see. If it really is like that, then I don't see why I shouldn't help you all out." Lin Wu stated.

"What… Really?!" King Yun Guiren had not expected this.

After having lost hope two years ago, he had not thought that Lin Wu would turn up at their doorstep and not just that, but would also offer his help.

"Yes. I'm willing to take care of your problem." Lin Wu nodded his head.

"This…" it wasn't just King Yun Guiren that was stunned by this.

The others that were watching this were emotional as well. After all, their kingdom had been under danger for a long time now.

"King Lin Wu is truly benevolent and merciful!" The people shouted out loud.

King Yun Guiren looked around at the reaction of his people and his son, feeling a bit dizzy.

He took a deep breath to calm himself and looked at Lin Wu.

"King Lin Wu, if you really do help us, I shall hold up my original offer. This land shall be yours if you save it." King Yun Guiren said with determination.

In a way, the Wide Crag kingdom didn't really have an option. If they didn't take Lin Wu's help right now, they would be devastated eventually. And if that happened, the other powers were free to take over their land.

Rather than being killed and having their thousands of years of legacy extinguished, they would rather have someone else rule over them. Though in their mind, Lin Wu's actions over the years were a saving grace, making them feel a lot better about it.

"Then, I swear upon my name that I shall help the Wide Crag Kingdom and will also help it prosper!" Lin Wu declared.

"All hail King Lin Wu!"

"All hail King Lin Wu!"

"All hail King Lin Wu!"

And just like that, the fate of another kingdom had been changed. 

Lin Wu watched the reactions of everyone, expecting that there must be some that were regretting this or were not pleased with it. But surprisingly, the system did not sense any negative thoughts towards him.

While the system couldn't read minds directly, it could still figure out if someone had bad intent towards Lin Wu. Of course it was not something that was 100% effective, but for cultivators of this level, it would not be possible to hide.

Only those with great control over their bodies and mind would be able to fool the system's perception.

"I'd like to begin the work right away." Lin Wu suddenly said, making the people fall silent.

"R-right away?" the people said in doubt.

"Are you sure King Lin Wu? We don't know where the Cruel Helm Octopus is. It would come over to attack on its own." King Yun Guiren said with hesitation.

As much as he desired Lin Wu's help, he also knew that sending someone into the ocean to search for a strong aquatic beast like that was no different from a death sentence. And while Lin Wu had the reputation for being strong, there was no telling what the ocean held.

After all, even the Immortal Ascension realm experts were careful of the ocean. The number of aquatic beasts that reached a similar number was unknown and there were still well know beasts like the Aquadream Ocean lotus that were considered disasters.

"Don't worry, I have my ways." Lin Wu assured. "But you can tell me more about the Cruel Helm Octopus to help me learn about it more." He asked.