Chapter 163: The Touch of the Wicked (3) (1/2)
Chapter 163: The Touch of the Wicked (3)
“We can’t just sit here losing”
“You’re right, we have to immediately join forces with our allies and face the oppression of the ued that Republicanish they were civilians eren’t properly arathered, they would become for place inside the country
If 100,000 elite troops caainst the of 100,000 civilians broke out inside the country, that wasn’t so recklessly It could be suppressed with force, but if the dissatisfaction itself isn’t resolved, it would only bring greater discord
Currently,for a revival of the Republic were those feeling anger and a sense of danger fro was top priority, but the problem was that it was impossible to do so
“Duke, this is the liree, sir We can’t just let them continue to riot, sir”
“If we don’t show our strength noe can’t continue to maintain order, sir Please make a decision, Duke”
The officials who assisted Duke Palan all gathered to say they should use force to suppress the mob
“No, that can’t be done We cannot strike our own people with our spears and swords”
However, Duke Palan continued to show an unmoved and steadfast attitude He instructed his soldiers to protect the important facilities and fortresses and commanded that forceful suppression was absolutely prohibited
‘This is difficult This is truly so difficult’
Duke Palan had started out as a hts of the Royal Palace and had become a center of power once he had beco reust had been wary of Duke Palan seizing power and so, the King had never given Duke Palan an estate to govern or any uardian of the kingdom Once Queen Leila had ascended the throne, he had taken on the role of defending the kingdom’s borders In fact, the only reason Milton had been able to go abroad and fight with histhe country However, he had been a part of the military, not in the role of a leader
After the First Ideological Conflict had ended, Duke Palan had been given territory — the entire Northern region, which had originally been the territory of the Hildes Republic In terms of area, it could be said that Duke Palan’s territory was the largest in the Lester Kingdoiven Duke Palan, a Master, this territory in order to appease, even if it was just a little bit, the resentardless of whether it was the Republic or the Kingdom, a Master was sourehead while competent officials were dispatched by Queen Leila to deal with the practicalities of governing
Ultimately, Duke Palan lacked the ability to control the chaos that happened on his territory However, he had also received instructions from Queen Leila not to suppress the people with force If Duke Palan used force even once, then everything Queen Leila’s done so far would be lost And so, Duke Palan was deeply troubled
“We cannot suppress the people by force”
“But the situation is already bad, sir, we cannot communicate with them, Duke”
“Even if they won’t listen to us… Ah! Yes, that’s it”
An idea flashed through Duke Palan’s head Why won’t the citizens listen? Because they weren’t co with them It wasn’t communication but a one-sided order to disband, of course, the citizens wouldn’t listen
‘Conversation… let’s have a conversation first’
Having come to a decision, Duke Palan immediately spoke
“Call their representative to the estate…no, invite them”
“Sir?”
“If there’s a problem, then we need to co”
The officials expressed anxiety at his words
“The riots are happening simultaneously in many places, sir Even if you said representatives, we don’t knoe should even call”
“He’s right, Sir And even if we called them, we don’t know if they’d even come”
The officials expressed disapproval, but Duke Palan continued to push his decision onto them
“I don’t care if it’s one, or two I don’t even care if it’s ten It doesn’t matter how many people come, tell them anyone who is dissatisfied can come tell ht I will greet them not with my sword, but ords I believe that is the path that wouldn’t go against the will of Her Majesty the Queen”
After thinking that he had to do so, this was the decision Duke Palan came to — to meet with them first If he met with them, then he could try and somehow persuade them This was the conclusion reached by Duke Palan who had a weak political sense Considering the current situation, this wasn’t a bad decision at all First of all, whether the talks turned out to be successful or not, he would have bought soht calive the Capital some more time to decide how to respond to them That alone would be worth the talks
“I know it’ll be difficult, but please quickly proceed with it”
“Yes, Duke Palan”
At his request, the officials hurried tothe citizens ness to listen as much as possible to their deers showed them the papers with the Duke Palan’s fae that pro and to not detain any of the citizens who had rioted As a result, thirty-three representatives agreed to meet and have a conversation with Duke Palan In order to show that they were justified, the citizens couldn’t refuse to talk with hih of relief when he heard the news
‘I bought soure out the rest’
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while Duke Palan deciding to hold a talk was an idea that should have been beyond his political capabilities, but it was a good idea However, the problem was that there were people who couldn’t let this happen
“Considering how he’s only held a sword his entire life, that’s pretty i is flexible and he’s determined as well”
David was quite surprised by the news that Duke Palan was trying to create aplace
“What will you do, sir? Are you planning on leaving it alone?”
“Of course not”
A Ghost squad leader, who had followed David to be his assistant, nodded at David’s words
“In that case, I’ll have so, sir”