Chapter 585 - Countdown to Destruction (1/2)
Chapter 585: Countdown to Destruction
The elderlyhis breath The athtly lit conference hall was extre beside the elderly man read every word on the piece of paper in his hand with an unusually agonized voice “Currently, our nation is suffering from a serious case of famine and the price of foodstuffs has skyrocketed The other regions, apart froion, have also broken out into riots and are experiencing famine Not only that, but the civilians who support us in the battle have fallen to less than two-thirds We also can’t find sufficient helpers to eradicate the thugs because most of our soldiers have been sent to the frontlines Furthermore, the barbarians have invaded the borders…”
“Alright, alright” The elderly man waved his hand weakly
He shi+fted his lower body stiffly like an ill, handicapped person and struggled to shi+ft his head The dazzling sunlight spilled through the s into the spacious conference hall, but the place once bustling with activities was nowhere to be seen About a dozen representatives froanizations and forces sat around the round table before him The dense mass of crohich should’ve been behind theasped for air He knew that the situation was terrible, but he had overestimated the unity of the nobles and merchants He was once optimistic that it was the combined responsibility of the nobles and merchants to establish the Southern Parliament They would share the benefits no matter what happened; they would defend their interests and overcoether But now…
The elderly man looked at the people with his turbid eyes He knew that these people would immediately withdraw and leave this place as soon as the situation got worse However, they couldn’t leave because there would be hope as long as they stayed They had put in so li on!
The elderly sat up straight slowly and gazed at his surrounding “I think… Everyone ht now I ad too well and due to this reason, some have chosen to escape and avoid reality I will not blame them because that is their choice But you should also know that such situations are inevitable e have chosen to start this journey Every step is arduous, but this is always the case on the road for freedoht’s Parliaed to huon, but were they very successful? Are we going to just give up after facing such a small obstacle?”
“This isn’t our responsibility, Chair’s Party didn’t destroy our foodstuff reserve, would we even fall into this predicaers now?” A glint flashed in the elderly man’s eyes and the man shut his mouth abruptly “They’re our enemies now, so how can you expect them to show us mercy! Besides, we don’t have any evidence to prove this point and it is le with this problem We have to think of a solution to resolve the difficult situation right before our very eyes”
The elderly man paused and panted for air Then, he turned to face a man who appeared to be a merchant “Saville, have you handled the matter I asked you to?”
“… Chairman, I have followed your instructions to contact the trade associations in the Country of Light for foodstuff assistance But… their prices are too high! Ale burden for us!”
“… Agree to their deritted his teeth
When the Southern Parliaht Parliament, they had also requested for foodstuff to replenish their supplies However, the Light Parlia their response and eventually didn’t promise their request Without any choice, the Southern Parliament could only seek assistance froht and their merchants asked for unreasonable prices The Southern Parliaotiate for lower prices, but now, the circumstances had forced them without a way out
“But, Chaired to transport the foodstuff froht Moreover, the lack of food for the 70,000 soldiers on the frontlines hasn’t been resolved yet We…”
“We don’t have any other choices for the lack of foodstuff But everyone, don’t forget our strength”
“Strength?”
Many of them lifted their heads and fixated their eyes on the elderly man The Chairman nodded in satisfaction and the ath the Chairman had some doubts about this plan, he was left with no choice if he wished to ht Everyone, you are aware that various regions in our nation have different degrees of disaster due to the food shortage However, only the Port region is able to keep their peace Do you know the reason why?” The Chairion’s main source of food comes from the sea, which is why they weren’t affected too badly It is currently fishi+ng season and we can order the fishermen in the name of the Parliament to work continuously and deliver processed seafood to the faions as quickly as possible! This e can teet ready for our next operation!”
“But Chairo about transporting the seafood to every region? This will require a large suion’s operations are always li years if we capture more fish unrestrictedly? Moreover, this ‘seafood solution’ wouldn’t be for the long terht’s Parliament’s emissaries have arrived at the Golden City, but the wo can we hold on if she continues to drag it out?”
“There will be no future if we can’t even hang on now” The Chairman sucked in a deep breath of air He stared at everyone and uttered each word forcefully “We have to hang on noas we hang on for three months, the dawn of a new era will shi+ne on us!”
“Three on Soul Ceremony will commence in three doht By then, she will not be able to avoid the interrogations of the Country of Light’s Parliament! And ill be victorious!” The Chairht