238 Deliberation (1/2)

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”Either that or, management isn't his forte.” Luis added. ”My kid isn't omnipotent. He wanted to usher the change hand in hand with us. To form a bond that will make the Kingdom stronger and united, that's what he's trying to do. No matter what you all decided upon, I'll place my trust with him.”

Luis' declaration did not come as a surprise for anyone inside the room. He was Raven's father, it is natural that he will take his side.

Whether they believe it or not however, that's not the only reason why Luis expressed his support towards Raven's project. He wholeheartedly believed that this change will usher the Golden Age that they are so badly waiting for. Him and the rest of the people in this room are old, in due time the youngsters would replace them in their positions and look after the next ones. He didn't fear change, he was more afraid of the situation being stagnant.

The Kingdom is weak, without the King it would not take long before it falls. They have confidence that Alexander would do anything under his power to prevent the kingdom from falling apart but age is catching up to him. Someone needed to replace him, and this reform have a great chance of doing just that. So it's no surprise that he supports this.

”On behalf of the Sacred Leaf Tavern, I would like to express my wholehearted support towards this reform as well.” Richard spoke right after Luis. And just like before, no one was surprised towards his decision. Raven was the one who's behind the existence of the Sacred Leaf Tavern. Richard and the rest of the alchemists won't be at their current place without him so of course they would support him and his endeavors.

Bradley, Jackson, Korra, Leon, and Victor expressed their support towards the reform as well. They too have an optimistic outlook towards the project and found no reason to not support it.

”I support the reform.” Bruce of the Blacksmiths voiced out his decision. ”He's a good kid. From these documents, I can tell he tried to be as fair as he could. He was even looking out for the blacksmiths even though we had no prior connection to him.”

”If this reform was approved and applied, the blacksmiths could not only take pride from their work but also be properly compensated for it. I see no reason to object a future like that.”

Everyone nodded to express their understanding behind his approval. They then waited for the next one to express their vote.

”It's gonna be a journey but I believe it's worth it.” Carol said, ”I too agree towards this reform. Also, I would like to express my desire to be the keeper of this Formation Core once he finished linking everything with it.”

Carol said it this way since she really wanted to study how Raven was able to make the core. Even though she didn't want to admit it, she raises her hands in defeat from Raven's knowledge about Arrays and Formations. This Formation Core is something that, even the likes of her, could only dream about creating. And Carol had been studying formations ever since she was little, so much to the fact that she neglected her cultivation because of it. So how could she calm down when something like this was presented in front of her?

”We need more capable people.” Noel, Head of the Combat Department spoke. ”From reading his documents, it seems that if we go with this plan then we would see a significant increase in our combat capabilities. After it's creation, within five years massive influx of talented and loyal people graduating from the Academy. And that is something I would like to see. Very well, I agree to this reform as well.”

There was a brief silence before someone spoke once again.

”I would like to agree but…” Felton, the Civilian Chief said. ”I'm afraid that this reform would not eliminate the disparity between those of influential background from commoners.”

Everyone became silent as he raised this point.

”In fact, I think that the disparity would even widen. To make the explanation simple, the rich people could just hand out tons of supplies towards their descendants while those who were more unfortunate has to achieve everything using both of their hands. The strong gets stronger and the weak gets weaker. This is the thing that's preventing me from agreeing completely in this reform. I he could do something about this, then I have no qualms in agreeing to the reform.”

No one said a thing after he finished voicing out his concerns. When Felton inspected their faces, he frowned since he saw that unnatural expressions on their faces. The he heard:

”You people want to tell him or me?” Ian said in a dismissive manner.