Chapter 717 - The Forbidden Door Opens 1 (1/2)

Marquis Maghreb, who became the commander of the Central Army of the Baroque Empire earlier this year, was the high noble for the emperor.

Although he didn’t have much experience, he quickly seized the military as he did hard work and had great relations.

And currently, he was in charge of the Imperial troops gathered in the capital on behalf of Emperor Rudolf.

Nemesis’s Imperial troop’s commander.

Twenty high-ranking nobles were seated in a large conference room.

They were the commanders and the staffs of the Central, Northern, or the Eastern forces, the commander of the Northern army, Count Jemo, opened his mouth to Marquis Maghreb who was seated in the highest sport.

“Sire! Is it really okay to stay like this?”

The Volga Republic and the Holy Empire troops were invading the empire because of the empty borders.

And the situation was way worse in the south.

It was because the self-proclaimed continental alliance was three days away from advancing to Nemesis.

The situation was insane.

However, the Baroque Imperial troops weren’t asked to respond.

At one time, they held hands with the Libiya support troops and sent in the western troops to stop the invading army, but these men got the reports of their troops failing despite their huge number.

Marquis Maghreb was better aware of the situation than anyone else in the room, better than the commanders and the staff.

“Haa, I too kept on asking the same thing to His Majesty. However, he keeps saying that we will win the war if we can keep the capital safe.”

At those words, the high ranking nobles began to speak out.

“I don’t understand what His Majesty is even thinking.”

“That is right. Currently, the Empire is in danger, but he only wants to save the capital. Aren’t the other estates part of the Empire?”

“This capital, there are posters everywhere criticizing the empire and the Imperial family every day, and still, no one is doing anything about the public sentiment!”

Every night, there were suspicious posters all over the capital.

Words were being written about Emperor Rudolf, and the situation of the Imperial nobles were degrading too.

There was something about the last princess of the old Libiya Kingdom, which disappeared 500 years back, would appear and punish the Baroque Imperial family.

“The princess who disappeared 500 years ago can’t be alive, right?”

“Yes. It is clear that the dissatisfied factions, who don’t want to admit reality, are spreading rumors.”

“The problem is that the public sentiment is getting ugly, and we have no way to clear them off.”

The public sentiment of the empire was already in a serious situation.

With the outbreak of Vers, Rudolf’s cruel nature of suppressing the plague, the harsh tax robbery, and the forced conscripts resulting in the civil war, even the people of the capital weren’t loyal to the empire any more.

But there were still a lot of things going on, so the nobles were worried.

In the worst case, a revolt could happen right in the capital itself.

“What did Count Voltas say? Is he trying to persuade His Majesty?”

“I met with Count Voltas yesterday, and he said that it wouldn’t easy to change His Majesty’s mind.”

He worked along with Rudolf for a long time, he was a close friend of the emperor, and not long ago, he turned into an aide for the emperor, but even then, he couldn’t honestly say what was wrong to Emperor Rudolf!

“Ugh! What the hell is this nation going to turn out like?”

The military nobles were unaware that Rudolf was restoring the ruins.

Well, aside from the wizards of the Magic Tower, and Rudolf’s closest men, they were all unaware that the ruins even existed in the ruins.

Obviously, such people could never understand how Rudolf think about things.

“Can’t we just go ahead and stop the enemy?”

Count Jemo tapped his chest and spoke.

“What are you talking about? Don’t you know that we can be arrested for treason if we move from the capital!”

Count Sochi, the commander of the Eastern army, opposed right away.

“You think I don’t know that!? I can’t just see my nation fall like this!”

“But what you’re saying is impossible.”

“So, you are saying that the Baroque Empire has to be destroyed?”

“Who said that it has to be destroyed? What I meant was…”

As the two commanders raised their voices, Marquis Maghreb banged the meeting table as he couldn’t stand them fighting any longer.

“Quiet! Quiet, everyone!”

“So-sorry!”

When the entire table went silent, Maghreb spoke., “First, we follow His Majesty’s orders. Defending the capital is our top priority.”

“Sire, then local cities and estates are in danger…”

“You think I don’t know that?! I have a family, and they are in the east!”

He spoke out loud to silence the commanders.

“Instead, we will bring in the estate troops that are scattered around the capital.”

“The estate troops?”

“Yes, there are many unoccupied estates, and I know that some troops are there in those places. We will bring those troops and make them stop the Volga Republic and the Holy Empire, and those brazen continental allies.”

Marquis Maghreb didn’t know of the emperor’s intention, but he thought that sooner or later, an order would come asking them to stop for the invading troops.

“You only have to make time till then.”