She knew what the Red Alliance Token was for.
Indeed, this indicates that the Void is launching an attack on the Empire's last remaining territory.
Now is the time to make a choice: help the eldest prince or retreat immediately?
This was something the nobles could no longer refuse.
"I'll say it again: as long as we're alive, the empire is not dead!"
"Bullshit! Sacrificing other loyalists to the empire for their own survival, how dare such nobles sit at the same table as me?"
"If you're so tough, why didn't you show it before? You're just yelling at me here. Do you think you can defeat those void monsters?"
"What do you know! This is a true life-or-death situation. How can it be the same as the previous strategic retreat? If we lose even our last piece of land, can we still be considered nobles of the empire?"
"My mind is made up. Before coming here, I made an agreement with Zachary, Brendon, Ortega, and the others. If you want to be cowards, then go ahead and be them."
"you..."
"Enough!"
Before Duke Udar could speak, Melson below had already turned pale and looked at the two noble marquises.
In particular, he looked at the Marquis of Mair, who was in favor of war. He had actually reached an agreement with the other nobles before he arrived. What was he planning to do?
When has the Noble Alliance ever been able to have such an open and aboveboard split?
"Well, actually I think what they said is right. We do have royal allies, such as the Ninth Princess and the Prime Minister's remaining forces, as well as the Sixth Prince Varian's Dawn Knights."
"Why don't we retreat first, find His Highness the Sixth Prince, and then discuss things further?"
Count Finn also agreed to retreat, but was soon silenced by Melson's gaze, which was like that of a gazelle.
Okay, okay, he's used to it now.
Duke Udar tilted his head to the side, propping it up with his right hand, and watched as the nobles argued endlessly like they were in a marketplace.
And yet, they couldn't reach an agreement on anything; life like this...
Why...
"A vote will be held!"
Grand Duke Melson abruptly ended the farce.
But to everyone's surprise, the vote still ended in a tie!
"Aren't there your two votes as well?"
The nobles looked at Melson and Finn, who had also raised their votes.
One advocates war, the other advocates peace.
Well, now it really is up to Duke Udar to make the decision.
"Choices have always been a crucial aspect of human survival."
Udar slowly rose to his feet, his gaze sweeping over the divided nobles, before continuing to speak.
"What we are arguing about here is not the ownership of a stream, nor the privilege of a forest."
Because what we are facing is the void and shadow that obscures the sun.
"Now the imperial civilization is in dire straits, the people are displaced, and can only retreat behind us nobles."
The chamber was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; all eyes were fixed on the Duke.
"retreat?"
Udar shook his head slightly and looked at Count Fein and the others.
Where to retreat to?
To linger on in vain will only extinguish the last vestige of glory that belongs to knights and nobles.
The void shows no mercy; it simply waits, waiting for us to exhaust our last shred of will to resist!
Then, Udar looked at Grand Duke Melson.
"charge?
Charging forward with a heart full of fear and confusion, how is that any different from a windmill rushing into a wheat field?
I heard your fighting spirit; your courage deserves praise.
However, you told me that after witnessing the fall of the capital...
Who can guarantee that the scales of victory will tip in our favor?
Even now, all the nobles are deep in thought, reflecting on their current position and trying to see things from another's perspective.
"Therefore, in the name of the Duke and with the authority of the provisional chief of the Imperial Noble Alliance, I hereby declare:"
"Our hope lies in the royal family's genetic reagents. We will not use them, but we will protect them."
"Our other ray of hope lies in the arrival of our friends, who represent another group of human kingdoms in the world fighting against the Void."
"As for the end..."
Udar's voice was like cold steel:
"We will use the town as a bulwark to resist any invading enemy."
At the same time, it provides the eldest prince and his entourage with necessary cover and a chance to catch their breath.
We won't blindly swarm out; we'll tell those empty bastards what's what.
Anyone who dares to invade the Empire will face the unleashing of the long-dormant fangs by the Noble Alliance!
"For the Empire!"
For the Empire! For the Empire! For the Empire!!!
The nobles shouted in unison, their voices inspiring the knights outside, and everyone's confidence was restored.
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