Mage Veigar

Chapter 381 Three Powers Voting
The meeting officially began.

First, the head of the empire presided over the entire three-power summit and distributed copies of the Holy Dynasty's proposal to everyone, and then entered a ten-minute review time, during which no verbal discussion was allowed.

After the review, the second phase of the Three Powers Summit began.

The entire process mainly consists of the top three powers expressing their opinions, and then the head of state, the chief judge, and the speaker will listen silently to this two-hour "intense discussion". Finally, after two hours, the last stage will begin -

Voting decision.

This link can basically be resolved and the meeting adjourned within 10 minutes. This is the basic process of the empire's top-level meetings. The entire meeting process takes less than 3 hours, which is not available in any other country.

After the review time, the meeting entered the discussion phase.

A senior military staff officer stood up first and said, "My Lords, I believe you have all read the proposal of the new king of the Holy Dynasty. I don't have much to say here, but I just want to remind you of one thing. Don't be blinded by interests. The United Kingdom is no longer the United Kingdom it used to be."

"Your Excellency's statement is different."

The Minister of Finance stood up and said, "Today, there is only one way to legally expand our territory. This time, the Holy Dynasty promised us the City of Black Gold, an important city in the west. This is worth all the price we have to pay for it."

"What you said is absolutely true."

A congressman echoed: "As the saying goes, if capitalists have a 50% profit, they will take risks; if they have a 100% profit, they will dare to trample on all human laws; if they have a 300% profit, they will dare to risk the gallows! This time the profit is more than 1,000%. If you in the military don't even have the courage of a capitalist, you should resign as soon as possible."

"Please don't joke with the lives of soldiers."

A five-star admiral said angrily, "You war idiots have no idea about the kingdom's new tactics. Before we fully understand the theory of that tactic and find a way to deal with it, a rash attack will only put us in a passive position."

"Excuses! They're all excuses!"

"That's just your cowardly excuse."

The people on the regime's side were not happy to accept this. With such huge benefits right in front of them, why would anyone give them up? They just couldn't understand why. So they naturally thought that the military was scared by the kingdom.

Of course, the military is not to be trifled with.

When it comes to scolding people, they all come from **: "You bunch of misers, you are the ones who shout the most during the war, but when it comes to collecting military funds, you are nowhere to be found for several days!"

"..."

The two sides exchanged insults for several minutes.

"Everyone, please calm down and listen to me for a moment."

At this time, the senior judge of the trial system stopped the verbal battle between the two sides: "I think this matter cannot be generalized. First of all, the combat power of the United Kingdom is indeed different from the past. Please don't forget the defeat of the Empire on the northern front. At that time, the United Kingdom was fighting on two fronts. If it loses again this time..."

The judge didn't say anything else, but it hit the nail on the head.

This left the senior officials of the regime speechless. The defeat on the northern front and the complete looting of the entire northern part of the empire by the United Kingdom had not yet made them recover. The previous Chancellor of the Exchequer had a relapse of heart disease and almost died. Now he was said to have resigned and was at home, unable to bear the slightest emotional fluctuation.

But at this time the judge spoke again.

"Generals and staff officers, Your Excellency."

The Inquisitor targeted the military this time: "The Kingdom's army is indeed formidable, and we understand your huge losses on the northern and eastern fronts. But now the Kingdom is focusing on attacking the Holy Dynasty, and the country must be empty. This is the best time for you to restore the morale of the army and start a war of revenge. And I think you know the strategic importance of the City of Black Gold better than anyone else."

"What exactly do you people in the trial system want to say?"

Both sides looked at the senior judge. He had said all the good and bad things about them, so what exactly did he want to express?

"Please be patient." The judge laughed and said in a resounding voice, "I am only explaining the pros and cons to you, so that you can have a clearer and more comprehensive understanding of the entire proposal. Personally, I think it is not appropriate to send troops to the United Kingdom at this time."

"Please tell me your reasons."

A number of government officials were somewhat angry. If the judicial system did not agree with the proposal, then this matter would be in vain.

"We have the latest intelligence."

The Inquisitor produced a document: "After sacrificing more than twenty senior judges from our Inquisition Corps, we learned that the reason why the United Kingdom suddenly had several times more war airships overnight in the war with the Holy Dynasty, crushing the Dynasty's army and achieving the final victory, was because the Oracle Freedom Alliance on the other side of the Jialan Mountains intervened."

"what?!"

The military personnel stood up excitedly: "Has the United Kingdom gone crazy? How dare they accept military support from the Free Alliance? This is a naked betrayal of the alliance... No! This is a betrayal of humanity!"

“The proposal must be rejected.”

The faces of all the military personnel turned pale. "If the monsters from the Free Alliance support the United Kingdom, forcibly attacking the United Kingdom will only fall into their trap. We must quickly understand the new tactical theory and prepare for multi-faceted operations in advance."

"That's right, we don't have time to attack the United Kingdom."

A staff officer said nervously, "We should immediately order the vassal states to gather coalition forces to come to our support to prevent the Free Alliance from attacking us from the west and southwest. I think a full-scale war is not far away."

Just as everyone in the conference hall was in panic, a crisp sound echoed.

This is the sound of a wooden hammer hitting the table, and it also indicates that the second discussion session has come to an end. All senior members of the three powers must immediately be quiet and wait for the final vote.

"It seems that the details are clear."

The voice of the head of the empire, as emotionless as a machine, echoed: "Next, please vote, Your Excellencies."

The wealthy speaker laughed and was the first to vote in favor. "I am a politician and a capitalist. Even though the United Kingdom has the shadow of the Free Alliance behind it, don't forget that we were once a victorious nation. Please don't underestimate yourself. Therefore, I think the risks are far less than the benefits, so I agree with the Holy Dynasty's request for assistance."

“I voted against it.”

The Chief Justice spoke briefly and to the point, without even giving reasons, and directly voted against the motion.

So everyone turned their eyes to the head of the empire, and now the most crucial vote was in the hands of the head of the empire.

However, in the eyes of everyone, this proposal was no surprise, because the head of the empire had expressed his disapproval of sending troops to the United Kingdom from the beginning, which made Ilo lower his head in disappointment.

There is nothing we can do.

At such a top-level summit, he, a small lieutenant, was able to watch thanks to the title of "envoy". As for the so-called right to speak, it did not exist at all. This was not something he could change just by trying hard.

"If the general were here, there would be a way."

For some reason, Yiluo couldn't help but have this thought.

But he finally shook his head. Not to mention a brigadier general, even a lieutenant general was not qualified to participate in such a meeting. If Vega were here, he would be speechless like him. Even if he spoke, he would be regarded as a joke.

But just when the head of the empire was about to vote against it.

A messenger suddenly rushed into the venue: "National war report, the situation of the Holy Dynasty has reversed, and an epic battle has been born!"

(End of this chapter)