Mage Veigar

Chapter 505 Compromise?

The Empire, the Immortal City.

The Three Powers Summit was held here.

In the conference room, the three major systems including the head of state, the grand speaker, and the grand judge all had serious expressions. There was no longer the noisy atmosphere as before. Now the entire conference room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"Everyone."

The head of state said in a very serious tone: "The empire has reached a critical juncture of life and death. At this critical moment, please do not remain silent. Every one of your opinions will affect the rise and fall of the empire."

silence.

There was still dead silence.

Because everyone present understood that the only solution left was to negotiate with Vega and compromise with the dynasty. If no compromise was made, the empire would be besieged from all sides.

And once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back.

Now they are deeply stuck in the quagmire of the Kingdom's Dragon City front and cannot extricate themselves for the time being. Even if they want to withdraw their troops to defend now, they can no longer do so.

But asking them to compromise with the dynasty?

There has never been a precedent for this kind of thing in the history of the empire. They are used to behaving like gangsters, and now they are suddenly asked to lower their proud heads and kowtow to another country. No one present dared to speak out about this humiliation.

But just wasting time is not a solution.

Finally, one of the most senior members of parliament chose to stand up and put forward an opinion that was so heavy that everyone understood it in their hearts, but everyone kept silent: "I think given the current situation, the only way is to compromise with the dynasty."

wow-

The old congressman's words changed the atmosphere in the silent meeting room.

The conservatives tried to keep their last fig leaf by confronting the old senator: "The Empire has never known what compromise is! If the Empire compromises with the Dynasty, what will the hundreds of millions of subjects of the Empire think? What will the millions of soldiers of the Empire think? What will the Kingdom, the vassal states, the Dynasty, and the great powers west of the Jialan Mountains think of us?"

"You can't feed a jackal."

Another conservative echoed, "If you compromise with the dynasty today, other countries will follow suit tomorrow. Will we then have to cede territory in exchange for peace, something that would be a loss of power and honor?"

"What you said is absolutely true!"

An inquisitor also echoed: "The way for the empire to survive is not compromise. Peace gained through compromise is simply a self-deceiving sham. The empire's eternal glory must not be destroyed in our hands."

"..."

Everyone had their say, and almost 70% of the people were madly criticizing the old congressman who made the comments, but after that they did not come up with any constructive suggestions.

Don't they understand that the only way out now is compromise?

No one here is a fool, they understand this.

So why bother to confront this old congressman?
They are simply using this old congressman to highlight their own nobility and innocence, which is no different from being a whore and trying to pretend to be a virtuous woman. This meeting needs someone like the old congressman to voice this opinion and then take the scapegoat.

But no one wanted to be the leader, so the meeting fell into silence at the beginning.

But this old congressman is obviously not a pushover.

He didn't take anyone seriously at all. He just glanced around and said, "Since you all disagree with my proposal, do you have any good ideas to solve the current crisis?"

"This……"

The crowd was speechless.

Seeing this, the old congressman nodded and looked towards the center of the conference room: "Your Excellency the Head of State, the Presiding Judge, and the Speaker, for the future of the empire, please temporarily abandon your glory. The humiliation we suffered today will be repaid a hundredfold in the future." Everyone looked at the three people in the conference center.

When the real decision came, no one among the people who had just been arguing with each other dared to speak out.

This is the only choice the Empire can make now——

The fact of abandoning past glory, putting down dignity, bowing down to the dynasty and making compromises.

Although this will bring down the morale of the entire country, the empire's thousand-year glory will be destroyed, and it will even become a laughing stock among the Galan countries. The current three-power leaders will also become a stain in the history of the empire, but for the sake of the empire's strategy, sacrifices must be made.

"You two, it's time to make our choice."

The Three Powers Summit finally entered its final stage, and the head of the empire turned his gaze to the presiding judge and the speaker.

Even at this moment, the Chief Inquisitor was still concise and to the point: "In the Empire, there is no precedent for compromise."

The Grand Chancellor smiled and said, "Politicians are selfish. Even if the empire collapses, I don't want to become a sinner in history."

"It seems that I have no choice." The head of the empire smiled slightly.

The development of events was completely beyond the expectations of everyone present. The final decision-makers of the three powers acted in a completely opposite manner to the opinions of the three major think tanks of the empire. They all refused to compromise!
Why is that?
The head of the empire looked around and said, "Excuse me, everyone, do we really not have even a 1% chance of winning this battle?"

"Not for nothing."

A staff officer stood up and said in a loud voice: "The 20 troops of the Kingdom of Gashiri are just a patchwork of reserve and security forces. The only troops of the Dynasty with real combat effectiveness are the 50 troops of the Dynasty. The th Army of our country's Kareni City is enough to deal with the -strong coalition of the Dynasty and the Kingdom."

"Everyone, please take a look."

The staff officer pointed at the world map hanging in the center and said, "The Principality of Baya has evil ambitions. They are taking advantage of our army's lack of energy to attack the other 17 vassal states. Their 200,000-man army is just a paper tiger cobbled together and is really vulnerable."

"Look at the Dynasty Navy that you all fear."

The staff officer had a look of disdain in his eyes: "I am a naval officer, and I know the Dynasty's naval combat capabilities very well. It is a fantasy for that navy to threaten our naval support line. You are really worrying too much."

"That's right!"

A lieutenant general spoke up: "What really deserves our attention is the two army groups and one aviation corps on the west coast of the dynasty. As long as we can stop the dynasty's west coast army, the empire can rest assured."

"Did you understand?"

The head of the empire spoke up: "I think you are not unaware of this, but the reason you still advocate compromise is because you are afraid of the worst-case scenario, which would put the empire in an irreparable situation. But you must know how can you be sure of winning a war?"

"The empire has come this far not because of a foolproof strategy."

"Quite the opposite."

The head of the empire slammed the table and said, "The empire has been able to get to where it is today because we can always grasp the one in a million chance of survival! If you want the empire to give up its dignity and betray its honor just by bluffing, then we will use facts to tell that brat that the empire has never known what compromise is!"

"Pass the order"

The head of the empire was full of vigor and determination: "Mobilize the whole country and let the subjects know the determination of the three powers of the empire. At the same time, order the entire central army to march to the eastern part of the empire. If the enemy dares to step into our territory, let them know what the Imperial Army is!"

"Long live the Empire!"

At this moment, everyone stood up and gave a deafening cheer.

It has been a long, long time since they were forced into this situation. Only at this time can the blood of the empire be truly aroused and make them remember again -

The Empire has never been one to shrink from its actions.

The reason they have come this far is because of the sacrifice of countless ancestors’ lives, who risked their lives to survive!
Judging from the current situation, Vega's series of intimidation seems to be of no use to the empire. Instead, it makes the whole country united and start the final battle that Vega least wants to face in advance?
(End of this chapter)