ARCHDEUS

NATIONAL EMERGENCY(3)

Arcentioch, Capital of the Kingdom of Artchania

In the office of the prime minister, the place where the center of executive power of the country is located.

The current prime minister, Duke Louis Edouard Norchaster was in his office as usual.

It is an obligation for an active prime minister to always be in his workplace. Otherwise, he was nothing more than an official with a blind paycheck.

But what he is doing is a little different.

He was currently having a meeting with all the grand nobles of the members of the Norchaster-Sandwealth alliance. The first and second princes were also present.

They held a closed meeting. No one can enter except those who are interested. This shows how secretive this meeting is.

Without much ado after greeting everyone, the prime minister then informed the reason for this meeting.

"My Highnesses and my lords, I am very grateful for the coming of your majesty. The reason for this meeting is because at this time the state, with the permission of His Majesty Our Lord-Conditioned King, has declared a national emergency against the March of Canadia. As my gentlemen know, Canadia is under siege by a strange and very deadly plague. So the presence and support of my lords will greatly affect all the success of the current state policy."

"My Highness, I understand you are very attentive to the calamity experienced by Canadia considering this is my master's first year in office. But my Lord, did you gather all of us including My Highness the first and second princes just to ensure that the isolation policy towards Canadia can be successfully implemented?"

Harol replied to the prime minister's remarks with a hint of impatience. Even though hierarchically the current prime minister has a higher position than the count but that does not make him daunted. From the beginning the Counts of Fertiphile were famous for their bravery on the battlefield as well as the political field. They do not hesitate to fight enemies stronger than them in the arena of war and on the political scene.

Moreover, at this time, he and all the other great nobles had regrouped. Harol felt the meeting was useless because he considered it a political maneuver by the prime minister to ensure the image of the cabinet and his government can run well especially in dealing with the outbreak in Canadia.

Besides, the, the reason why all the nobles of the Sandwealth-Norchaster coalition and the princes were able to attend was because of the establishment of a national emergency by the king which led to a massive rejection reaction by the Coalition of marquesses thus making the house of lords convene. As a result all nobles especially the grand nobles can be more easily summoned to the capital even though in the house of lords is a place where the low nobles argue.

The prime minister who heard Harol's words did not mind at all. He just smiled and then gave a reply.

"It seems like my master misunderstood. The reason for my lord's presence is not only because of the country's policy regarding Canadia. But more than that. In the past, the House of Lords has been in talks to discuss the issue of national emergency. But what is interesting is the absence of the Marquess of Canadia and her representatives in the House of Lords. Shouldn't the nobles whose territories are being discussed by the council have to provide clarification immediately? There was no official vote from the House of Canadia. Even the voices of his allies were inconsistent. It proved that the coalition of marquesses was completely unable to contact Canadia."

"!!"

Some people with sharp instincts soon realized the direction of the talks from the prime minister.

The prime minister can see the gluttony in their eyes. He smiled and continued his conversation.

"In addition to that a little earlier before the council convened, I got word from my informant in Canadia that the Canadian nobility could not be reached to request a meeting. It means that the conditions under which Canadia has cut off communication with the outside world are much longer than we realize. I realized that what Canadia was doing had absolutely no urgency or clear advantage. But if they have been like that for a long time, then there is only one obvious reason ... Canadia's house is having internal problems."

The prime minister finished talking and immediately looked at everyone. With such various clues, they should be able to capture important information in it. By the way, the informants the prime minister was referring to were the merchants led by Gale and the Falcon team. The prime minister will not tell you that. It was a secret that even his allies should not know.

"So it's like that ...."

"Hard to believe ....."

It is likely that the area will fall into a civil war so the Norchaster-Sandwealth coalition should be able to get 'bake pieces' out of that state.

"It's nice that everyone knows what I mean. But I ask for this discussion to be discussed as soon as possible and as carefully as possible. It was because it seemed like the temple was also very attentive to the developments in Canadia."

****

Inside the luxurious carriage that passed through the crowded street, Alex sighed resignedly while looking at the sky.

This was the umpteenth time he had to go back and forth from his area to the capital.

The number of consecutive events ranging from the dissolution of the cabinet to the determination of national emergency has really taken its time.

As a family head of a noble dynasty, Alex has the responsibility of attending parliament. Although it can be represented, unfortunately both children are still not at the appropriate age as a family representative.

So all the political burdens he had to bear alone on his shoulders.

For a moment he felt a little sorry for receiving the title of baron.

No. This is more than enough for me to live comfortably in the future. Ah .. right, after this I can definitely sleep like a decrepit person, thought Alex.

Alex's mind is now pretty branched. He not only thinks about the political affairs of his region but also includes the economy, social services, to the education of his subordinates.

But maybe now he has to get rid of all that first for a while.

He is currently heading to the prime minister's office.

Alex doesn't know what to talk about. But clearly his invitation came from the recommendation of the House of Yorksall and the House of Otilia. So it is most likely an important thing that they will discuss.

The prime minister's office is an office that has a large size and luxury. It is not as big as the palace of the king but this building is more than worthy to show the symbol of the state's happiness.

Once there he was immediately greeted by a senior staff from the secretariat of the prime minister. The senior staffer was an old man who looked to be from aristocratic circles.

Guided by the staff, Alex walks inside the office.

Various paintings and sculptures attached to historical nuances can be seen along the eye of the beholder.

But what makes Alex more interested is to see a group of people in white robes that are quite familiar scattered in this building.

Didn't they come from the temple? thought Alex.