Chapter 975 (2/2)
No matter what, this situation had exceeded everyone’s expectations If it were only a protest by civilians, they would be easier to e But the probleathered in protest The parliament members trembled with fear and were at their wits’ end
“Sonia, talk about the current situation”
“Yes, Parliahter in her uards, the 20,000 soldiers gathered in Freedom Square were led by Defoe and General Bred At present, the requests made by their representatives include the redemption of promised benefits, as well as pensions…” Sonia paused, before continuing her explanation “… In fact, the payo due to insufficient funds What should have been part of the et was cut and thepensions”
“…”
Everyone fell into silence In fact, the soldiers’ requests were rather simple and reasonable They just needed the money On the other hand, the problem for the parliament noas also simple They had no money
Of course, it was impossible to say that they had no money at all But it would be harder for them to fork out the money than to ascend to heaven
It was about time for the final blow
Sonia let out an inward chuckle, gazing at the calm expressions of the parliament members However, it was just the calm before the storm as they blanched at her next statement
“Other than that… Her Majesty Lilian is also asking about it and it see to submit to her”
As expected, the parliament members instantly turned ashen
Lilian’s palace resided on a mountain near Freedoarden would be curious of the crowd gathered there, not to mention Lilian
If Lilian was purely curious, the parliament could still hide the truth from her, since they were experienced after so many years Apart from the parliament members, no one had ever seen Lilian So even if the soldiers tried to submit to her, they wouldn’t knoho to look for But this wasn’t a problem of whether they could do it or not Instead, it was about the politicalbehind it In other words, the parlia which could lead to on directly!
That would be the worst nightreatly outside the Country of Light, especially at the influence of anti-parliament overlords who basically treated theht also had their fair share of coh they ridiculed the parlia them with Lilian This wasn’t due to the desire of freedom and dictatorshi+p Instead, it was that on was no different froht’ in their naon, the parliaht’ to ‘Freedom Paradise’… Which sounded like a certain feest probleer treated solely as one The people wholeheartedly wished that she would possess the power to solve their problems
And in fact, Lilian indeed had the ability to do that!
The Munn Kingdoold coins were all in her possession If she illing to, she could use a portion of that to make up the compensations and pensions Besides, she definitely wouldn’t consider financial crises because the parliament are of her kind and innocent personality, which was mainly why they brazenly manipulated her But now… They were trapped in desperation due to that personality of hers
The parliaer as neither of the two choices would be s for them
They could fork out the money themselves to appease the soldiers, but the probleh amount of money now And if they couldn’t solve the issue soon, the operations in Casabianca would fall apart and soldiers would stir up trouble They weren’t ordinary civilians, so it would be harder to e them
On the other hand, if they couldn’t fork out the money, they could possibly look for Lilian One could never be too careful If Lilian knew about this and handedthan a riot because it would affect the parlia the country! The soldiers who received the financial support would surely be deeply grateful and loyal to Lilian On the contrary, as the parliaht face hostilities froirl who resided in the palace would possess her own forces! Even though the soldiers were retired, they still paid close attention to the military If Lilian helped them solve this problem, the military would perhaps have a favorable iht of theforces sent chills up their spines If Lilian intervened and the military felt like she was an easily ht overthrow the parliament in the naovernment…
“The situation isn’t as terrible as we think it is”
Nakvard’s voice pulled the parliae beads of sweat on their foreheads and gazed at hih the voices are loud out there, we can’t ignore the hidden dangers Indeed, it is reasonable for the retired soldiers to request their co thee part of that group are high-ranking supporters of the royal family We have sufficient reasons to doubt that so to achieve an ulterior linted with determined radiance
“Under such a circumstance, we have sufficient reasons to suspect the possible issues I suggest adoptingAs for the financial issue, ill hold another ain What we need to do now is to appease the protesters and capture the people suspected of inciteh this way that we can truly resolve the problem!”
Nakvard paused Then, he continued
“So I have a suggestion Dispatch the guards and seal off Freedom Square immediately!”