The Martial Unity

Chapter 2108 Shift in Priorities

"Your Majesty, are you sure that donating ten billion gold coins to the Democratic Socialist Party of the Republic of Gorteau anonymously was a worthwhile expenditure?" the Royal Chancellor asked with a skeptical tone.

A group of officials gazed at the Emperor of Harmony across an extravagantly adorned table.

Emperor Rael's powerful gaze shifted to the Royal Chancellor. "It worked just as intended, did it not?" he calmly asked. "If ten billion gold coins is all it takes, then it is worth it to stop a fool who cannot stop what he knows is a foolish endeavor."

Emperor Rael huffed. "More importantly, Kandria is in a precarious position internationally. The Republic of Gorteau is not the only one that is openly hostile to our empire. I do not need to remind all of you that the Sekigahara Confederate would love nothing more than to wipe us off the map. And while the Britannian Empire calmed down after Emperor Arthur broke through into the Transcendent Realm, it is still an imperialistic nation that preys on the weak, colonizing any and all nations that it is able to."

He narrowed his eyes. "We are in a world that will devour us in a heartbeat if we show enough weakness."

His words set the tone of the meeting.

"I have managed to slow down and even undo the damage of our waning influence in the international community," Rael calmly informed them. "However, even for me, it is impossible to undo the damage in our international standing that a decade of political weakness has done to us."

This was a lie.

Emperor Rael possessed the ability to undo all of it.

undo all of it when

now, he abstained; he had found a

there are verifiably grave threats that are hostile to Kandria by all objective measures, the details of which have been provided to you in the information package that each of you has been supplied with. That is why I have formulated several domestic

raised a

finger rose.

finger rose. "Economic

rose. "Military and Martial

finger rose. "Strengthened authority and

surprised at the list of priorities that

confused. "Do you intend on waging war? These do not sound like the list

like war doesn't exist. I have already provided ample substantiation for my shift in policy. We have a powerful Sage-level powerhouse that is openly lobbying to wage war against Kandria. The other two are not actively pushing for war yet, but have grown more hostile against us in the past decade due to

rhetoric was quite effective, painting a narrative with a carefully selected set of facts to convince others of

wanted to make such aggressive wartime preparations was because

ambition to use the super

the fixed capital funding to the Kandrian Border Patrol Force to strengthen our border fortified wall. No cost is objectionable when

She nodded solemnly.

on us, I want to know. If Prime Minister