Upon hearing Cate's words, Bradlor could not help but frown. Instead of asking what had happened, he asked, "Are you saying that President Felic has returned from the cursed land?"
In fact, the matter that Bradlor and the ministers were discussing today was about the news that High Priest Poer had sent back. If Lin Li and the main force of the Tower of Dusk really could not return from the cursed land … Would the Gilded Kingdom still have to maintain their original strategy, and continue to develop peacefully in the Breezy Plains?
The biggest concern that the Gilded Kingdom had towards the Breezy Plains was the Tower of Dusk, especially the president of the Sanctuary-realm, Lin Li. A Sanctuary powerhouse was not to be trifled with. Even if the Gilded Kingdom had enough power to suppress such a Sanctuary powerhouse, they would definitely have to pay an unbearable price for it. Besides, Lin Li was not only the president of the Tower of Dusk, but also the fourth arbitrator of the Supreme Council. If the Supreme Council were to be implicated, it would not be a joke.
However, what if Lin Li was no longer around? Although there was still the Ashen Warlock in the Breezy Plains, the Ashen Warlock might not really go against the Gilded Kingdom for the sake of the Breezy Plains. After all, the Ashen Warlock wanted peace in the Breezy Plains, and even if the Gilded Kingdom did not cause too much of a commotion, they would still have plenty of ways to take over the Breezy Plains.
Hence, at this time, Bradlor actually had the idea of changing their strategy. Of course, the prerequisite was that Lin Li would definitely not return. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to deal with him.
Upon hearing the king's question, Cate was slightly stunned, but he immediately said agitatedly, "Yes, Your Majesty, it's that Felic from the Tower of Dusk. As soon as he returned, he caused trouble at the royal guards' encampment. Not only did he snatch away the prisoners, but he also injured countless soldiers, and almost razed the encampment to the ground!"
"What? There's such a thing!?" King Bradlor and the other ministers could not help but be shocked by Cate's words, and they even thought that they had heard wrongly.
Just as Bradlor and the ministers were unable to react to Cate's words, a few more people entered the conference hall. The one in the lead was one of the two ministers of the Gilded Kingdom, the representative of the pro-war faction, Burgess. Burgess' son was Cantory, the proud disciple of the Illuminati who had been sent to the Breezy Plains as a diplomatic envoy, and was an elite of the younger generation of the Gilded Kingdom.
"Lawless, simply lawless!" Burgess said angrily as he walked into the council hall. When he arrived in front of King Bradlor, he bowed respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for coming here without informing you beforehand. That Felic is too outrageous. He's simply disrespecting the authority of the Gilded Kingdom."
"Oh? Right Minister, could it be that you've also come because of what Kite and the others have said? What exactly is going on, I'll leave it to you to explain. " Bradlor still did not quite believe it. It was not that he did not trust General Kite, but that he could not help but feel that what they said might be a little exaggerated when he saw that Delano was also involved.
Burgess glanced at Delano and Kite before turning his gaze back to King Bradlor. He said in a sorrowful tone, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid everyone in the capital knows about this matter, let alone me. This is simply the greatest humiliation of the Gilded Kingdom in thousands of years! "
"Lord Burgess, please don't jump to conclusions just yet. His Majesty wants to know the details of the matter. His Majesty will naturally make a judgment on what exactly happened, "Left Minister Caron said with a displeased expression. He was clearly displeased with Burgess' words.
As the Left Minister, Caron and Burgess were both prime ministers of the kingdom. Logically speaking, they should have the same authority and status. However, Burgess had a good son who was chosen by the Illuminati as a disciple, and was even groomed to be his successor. It could be said that a father's prestige depended on his son's status. Even Burgess' status was somewhat unusual. That was something that Caron could not compare to. Hence, he had always been suppressed by Burgess in terms of authority.
This time, King Bradlor had chosen the opinion of the peacemakers, allowing Caron, who was the representative of the peacemakers, to have the upper hand in the contest of authority. Although Caron would not disregard the interests of the kingdom for this, he would not be willing to allow such a situation to be easily disrupted.
Moreover, what Burgess said was indeed a little alarmist. What did he mean by the greatest humiliation in thousands of years? The Gilded Kingdom had been established for thousands of years, and had experienced countless good and bad things, as well as the worst. Back then, the ancient evil dragon had descended, and almost wiped the Gilded Kingdom out of the Endless Ocean. What could be worse than that disaster!?
However, Burgess humphed coldly, and turned to look at Minister Caron. He angrily said, "Caron, you were the one who strongly advocated for a gentle approach to the Breezy Plains, and even invited them to the founding celebration. Ever since they arrived, our kingdom has not neglected them in the slightest. Yet, they thought that we were afraid of them, and became even more arrogant. After the incident with the Fifth Fleet, His Majesty was magnanimous, and did not hold it against them. Yet, not only did they not feel guilty at all, they even caused a ruckus at the royal guards' encampment, and almost razed it to the ground. Our kingdom's dignity was trampled on like that. If this isn't humiliation, then what is? "
From Burgess' words, Bradlor once again heard about the situation at the royal guards' encampment. Seeing that Burgess and Caron were about to argue again, he slammed the armrest of the throne, and said in a deep voice, "Stop arguing, both of you! Burgess, what do you think happened at the royal guards' encampment? "
"Your Majesty, since General Cate is here, I think it's more appropriate for him to explain this matter." Seeing that the time was right, Burgess shifted everyone's attention to Cate, the commander of the royal guards.
"Your Majesty, a few days ago, a few criminals who attacked Prince Vincent were brought here from Helena Port. After interrogation, we found out that these criminals were originally sailors of The Star of the Tower of Dusk. They were left at the port when The Star left. Since it's a felony to attack a member of the royal family, I locked them up in the royal guards' cell while they await trial. " At this point, Cate could not help but pause, and steal a glance at King Bradlor's expression.
Although this matter was not framed like the previous one by Delano, and there were witnesses and material evidence, as well as Prince Vincent's testimony, it was not really impeccable if one really wanted to dig into it. It depended on whether one was willing to dig into it or not. After all, one was a noble prince, and the other was a lowly sailor. After all, one was a noble prince, and the other was a lowly sailor. For these two to meet together, it was easy to raise suspicions.
However, King Bradlor was obviously not concerned about the case, but about what happened at the royal guards' encampment. Hence, he only frowned, and did not ask about the case. In a deep voice, he said, "Continue!"
Hearing this, Cate finally felt a little relieved, and hurriedly pulled himself together with a look of grief and indignation. He said, "But today, that President Felic from the Tower of Dusk suddenly returned, and wanted to take the criminals away without any reason. In order to protect the dignity of the royal family, I argued with him, but he directly ordered for the criminals to be taken away. Not only did he take the criminals away, but he also injured countless soldiers of the royal guards, and almost razed the encampment to the ground. "
As soon as Cate finished speaking, there was an uproar in the council hall. The ministers who were in favor of war had long received the news, and thus seemed to be putting on an act. The ministers who were in favor of peace, on the other hand, were in disbelief when they heard the news because they had been discussing matters with the king today.
In fact, what was really important was not what happened to the encampment of the royal guards, but the fact that this was the capital of the Gilded Kingdom, and the reputation of the Gilded Kingdom was at stake. In a serious manner, whatever happened here, regardless of whether it was good or bad, would affect the dignity of the Gilded Kingdom. For a country, having its dignity trampled on was definitely the most serious thing that could happen. It was simply unforgivable.
Hence, after listening to Cate, King Bradlor's face became a little gloomy, and he frowned as he asked Cate, "What you said is the truth!"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to swear to the gods that everything I said is the truth! Moreover, there are so many injured soldiers of the royal guards as witnesses. The encampment of the royal guards is now in ruins, and it is placed there now. Your Majesty, you can go and see it at any time, "Cate said without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, that Felic is really too much. We treated him with respect, but he thinks that we are weak and easy to bully! If this goes on, the Gilded Kingdom will only become the laughing stock of the other kingdoms! "Burgess hurriedly added fuel to the fire when he saw Bradlor's gloomy face.
The pro-war generals behind Burgess also stood up together, and said indignantly, "Your Majesty, give the order. As long as we get rid of that Felic and the people of the Breezy Plains, the Breezy Plains will be ours."
Seeing that the pro-war generals had begun to ask for permission to fight, Left Prime Minister Carron also became a little anxious. He quickly stood up, and said, "Your Majesty, although President Felic has indeed gone overboard in this matter, it is too rash to start a war because of this."
"Rash? Now, the dignity of the Gilded Kingdom is being trampled on. How can you say that it is rash to protect the dignity of the kingdom? Do we have to wait until the other party enters the palace before we can retaliate? "Burgess said righteously as he turned around to glare at Carron.
Due to the fact that King Bradlor had adopted the opinion of the pro-peace faction recently, the pro-peace faction could be said to be in the limelight. Seeing that his political enemy, who had been suppressed by him, was gradually gaining more and more authority through this opportunity, Burgess had long been suppressing his anger. The so-called dignity of the kingdom was just a pretense. As long as the Gilded Kingdom and the Breezy Plains went to war, Burgess would be able to suppress Carron again, and obtain all sorts of benefits, including power and status.
Being able to be on equal footing with Burgess, Carron was naturally not that easily intimidated. However, he did not directly say that Burgess was wrong. If he did, he was afraid that he would immediately be attacked for belittling the kingdom's dignity. Hence, there was some anger and pain on his face. He said to King Bradlor, who was sitting on the throne, "Your Majesty, I am also deeply saddened by this matter. However, we cannot really disregard everything and recklessly gamble everything in the kingdom just because of this. "
"Gamble? You actually said that fighting to protect the dignity of the kingdom is a gamble! "Burgess immediately caught onto Carron's faulty wording, and was prepared to make a big deal out of it.
However, Carron did not panic, and said calmly, "Burgess, I understand your anger. However, have you ever thought about the price we will have to pay in order to win the war with the Breezy Plains? That Felic is a true Sanctuary powerhouse, and the Tower of Dusk has a weapon of war like the Sky Castle. Even if we can really defeat them, have you ever thought about the price we will have to pay!? "
King Bradlor had chosen a gentle approach precisely because he was afraid of the strength of the Tower of Dusk. Hence, when it was said that Lin Li and the others had gone to the cursed land and could not return, Bradlor immediately gathered the ministers to discuss if they should change their strategy. Now, the rumors were obviously false. Not only did Lin Li return, but he was also as powerful as ever. Hence, Carron naturally brought this up again.
Sure enough, after hearing Carron mention the strength of the Tower of Dusk, Bradlor's face showed obvious hesitation. A Sanctuary powerhouse was not to be trifled with. If the Gilded Kingdom did not have enough power to balance them, the war would only bring them into the abyss. The powerful fleet that the Gilded Kingdom was proud of was nothing in front of a Sanctuary powerhouse. Otherwise, the Fifth Fleet would not have ended up like that.
However, Burgess seemed to have come prepared. After hearing Carron's words, he could not help but show a look of disdain. He said, "Lord Carron, you've forgotten that the Gilded Kingdom is not fighting alone. The Illuminati will naturally help us deal with that Felic and the Tower of Dusk. Lord Carron, you don't think that the supreme lord of the Illuminati and the saints of the four major sanctuaries can't do anything to that Felic, do you? "
"How can you be sure that the Illuminati will definitely help us deal with that Felic? Don't forget that Felic has another identity — he's the fourth arbitrator of the Supreme Council. Whether the Illuminati will take the risk of going to war with the Supreme Council to help us deal with Felic and the Tower of Dusk is not up to you to decide. " Carron immediately kicked the ball to the Illuminati. The only person who could make the decision for the Illuminati was the lord of the Illuminati. Were they going to ask the lord of the Illuminati about this matter now?
"Minister Zuo, according to what you said, are we going to tolerate it even if someone dares to bully us!? You can tolerate it, but we can't! "Although Carron's words made some sense, they still caused the generals who were in favor of war to be displeased. Although their positions were not as high as Carron's, they were all big shots with military power. Naturally, they would not be afraid of Carron, and would not hesitate to speak.
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