A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 520
Chapter 520: Chapter 386: The Beginning of Reform_2 Chapter 520: Chapter 386: The Beginning of Reform_2 Even though those who held these positions would never fall out over such matters, it was clear that the two sides could no longer maintain their previous closeness.
“So, about the Second Class Citizens…….”
“Heh.”
With King Gandhi's question, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows slightly.
“Of course, I also have a plan, it depends… whether you have the guts.”
In this way, a silent undercurrent began to quietly emerge within the Kingdom of Seth. Most of those involved were still unaware of it.
Then came the day of another early morning meeting.
However, the atmosphere was drastically different from usual.
Herman, the Finance Minister, had a face as red as a pig's, glaring viciously at Education Minister Laton standing next to him. The latter maintained a stiff expression, refusing to even look at Herman, while the other three had helpless looks on their faces.
Seeing this, Yamada Chizuko, who was at the highest position, was secretly pleased. She of course knew what had happened. After the incident, the investigation team had been looking into the cause of Sahamu's death. However, a surprise message came a few days ago; Sahamu's fatal game was actually the idea of Laton's daughter, Emmy. Sahamu was merely invited to participate!
On hearing this news, Finance Minister Herman was naturally driven to madness. After all, he only had one son! So, he approached Laton, trying to find out what exactly happened from Emmy. Seeing Herman's aggressive stance, Laton, of course, wouldn't let him hurt his own daughter, leading to a big quarrel between the two. The matter quickly made waves in both court and society.
For Chizuko, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, this was undoubtedly excellent news. In the past, every meeting involved the two of them bickering and causing her much annoyance. Now that they had such a serious fallout, there was no possibility of further collaboration… Ah, she would finally have some peaceful days.
However, Chizuko soon braced herself and proceeded to speak solemnly.
“Today I've gathered everyone to discuss a very important matter.”
“A very important matter?”
Upon hearing Chizuko, the high officials below also lifted their heads to look at her. Chizuko didn't say anything. Instead, she stepped aside to make way. Soon after, a tall, imposing man strode in to sit on the throne!
King Gandhi!
The sight of King Gandhi sent a shiver through the spines of the officials. Although they didn't agree with King Gandhi's perspective, almost every nation's ruler was a powerful figure. Even Princess Leia wasn't a weakling, it was just that her enemies were too formidable.
After all, even King Gandhi would have ended up beaten against a Demon possessing an Invincible Barrier.
The high officials gathered their thoughts, ready to listen carefully to what King Gandhi was about to say.
At this moment, King Gandhi sat on the throne, surveyed the room, and began to speak in a calm tone.
“I've been travelling around the kingdom recently, observing everything in plain sight as well as behind the scenes. I've found many problems.”
“………..”
On hearing this, the high-ranking officials prepared themselves. Based on their experience, King Gandhi was about to talk about how the First-Class Citizens oppressed the Second-Class Citizens. They were ready to counter.
“But now, there's an even bigger problem. That is, we are underestimating the threat posed by the Demon Clan in our kingdom!”
“……Eh?”
What, not talking about Second Class Citizens? He's starting to talk about the threat of the Demon Clan?
On hearing this, the high-ranking officials were momentarily taken aback. Then, they instinctively looked at King Gandhi. He continued to speak.
“I believe no one here has forgotten the war that took place in Lisas not long ago.”
Everyone nodded in agreement. They all knew about the chaos in Lisas at the time and even planned to take advantage of the situation… Unfortunately, it was too far away, and the plan was not successful.
“The ultimate goal of that war was for the demons to try to seal the resurrected former Demon King in Lisas. Luckily, their plot failed, and the former Demon King was killed along with the demons. However, what worries me is not this…According to the information at the time, the demons were in collusion with the decadent nobles of Lisas. They opened a portal in Lisas that transported Herman's army to the capital of Lisas. Unbeknownst to everyone, they had completely occupied the royal city of Lisas overnight!”
Having said this, King Gandhi slammed the table.
“Gentlemen, have you ever considered what we would do if a similar event happened here in Seth?”
“This……!”
Upon hearing this, the high-ranking officials were taken aback and broke out in cold sweat. Indeed, if the demons could do this in Lisas, they might as well try the same thing in Seth. And there are plenty of reasons for the Demon Clan to attack Seth, right? Seth's Maginot Line has blocked the progress of the Demon Clan. If the Demon Clan wants to invade the Human World, the Maginot Line is an obstacle they cannot bypass!
But if the demons were able to quietly cross the barrier to Lisas and open the portal, they might do the same in Seth!
What should we do?
Seeing that the atmosphere was set, King Gandhi nodded and continued to speak.
“Therefore, to prevent such a thing from happening, I plan to build another fortress metropolis in the heartland of our kingdom. This way, even if the Demon Clan repeats their tactics against us in Seth, we'll be able to quickly stabilize the situation and prevent a tragedy like the one in Lisas from happening!”
Hearing this, the high-ranking officials immediately understood King Gandhi's intentions.
“But Your Majesty!”
However, Finance Minister Cruji, on hearing this, was startled and hastily spoke up.
“This requires a significant amount of funding, and at this moment…”
“Your Majesty's words are very reasonable!”
However, before Cruji could finish speaking, Education Minister Laton urgently interrupted him, turning to address King Gandhi instead.
“Considering the lesson from Lisas, we must be prepared! Building a fortress city in the heartland may not have been necessary in the past, but the Demon Clan is treacherous and cunning: one must be prepared against them. Hence, I believe this to be a necessary measure!”
As he finished speaking, Laton squinted at Cruji.
“Lord Cruji, you wouldn't oppose such a good plan, would you… or do you have some reason that you cannot avoid opposing it?”
“You… you…”
In the face of Laton's questioning, Cruji turned red with anger. In the past, he and Laton were usually in unison but now that Cruji's son Sahamu had died, any prospect of their families uniting through marriage was gone. Laton no longer needed to save face for Cruji. Seeing how Cruji was constantly causing trouble for his cherished daughter, Laton decided to strike first to turn the tables and deprive Cruji of the opportunity to bring up his daughter's case.
After all, his son was dead, there was no chance of reconciliation between them. So… they might as well keep fighting to the bitter end.
At this moment, Cruji was speechless with anger. What Laton hinted at with veiled words was very clear. Initially, the demons and Hermans took advantage of the opportunity when the nobles in Lisas were colluding with the Demon Clan. If Cruji now opposes King Gandhi's proposal, a suspicion of “colluding with the Demon Clan” might directly fall on his head!
But, constructing a fortress city cost money!
And it's an astronomical number!
Cruji hesitated for a while before finally speaking.
“But… but we don't currently have the extra manpower…”
“I will send some of the army to supervise, and the rest… let the second-class citizens construct it.”
At this moment, King Gandhi finally showed his true intentions.
Chapter end
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