Northern Territory Empire, the huge square in front of the imperial palace.
Completely different from the usual hustle and bustle, although it was full of people, it was filled with an oppressive atmosphere. No one dared to speak at this moment, only focusing their gaze on the young girl on the high platform.
Cerydra leaned against the ornately decorated throne, her fingertips tapping lightly on the armrest, watching as several Golden Descendantss escorted the people who had carried out the assassination attempt that day onto the wooden platform.
"Why commit an act of assassination?" Cerydra's voice was flat, with no joy or anger detectable in it. "I have treated the resistance well; why tear up the alliance?"
Yesterday, Assassins from the resistance attempted to poison Cerydra in full view of everyone. Had it not been for the accident, the world situation would likely have changed because of it.
This matter spread like wildfire, reaching the entire Northern Country in just one night, and even several cities on the Empire's border knew the news.
Because of Cerydra, because of the emergence of the Northern Country, they had finally managed to live a good life, but you were intending to destroy this?
The Empire is one thing; they were scum to begin with and are the mortal enemies of the Northern Country. Now, the people of the Northern Country don't even bother cursing the Empire much anymore; they know they will attack eventually anyway.
But what is the deal with you, the resistance?
Didn't you say you wanted to overthrow the Empire's tyranny? Didn't you want everyone to live a good life?
Why, when we are truly living a good life, did you not choose to support us, but instead sent killers to subvert everything?
Therefore, in order to tear off the hypocritical mask of the resistance, Caesar intended to hold a pre-war speech to make the facts public, and then... a southern expedition!
Previously, there hadn't been much opportunity to take action, mainly because the resistance was a force completely opposite to the Empire. If they had forced an attack, it would have easily stirred up resentment among the people of the Empire.
But now, Cerydra held the moral high ground and a suitable reason for attacking... In this way, no one would object, right?
"The Northern Territory Empire treated the resistance's envoys like brothers. We were all fighting to resist the Empire's tyranny and to let more people live good lives, but the resistance has acted in such a treacherous manner..."
"Not only did they treat our kindness as nothing, they even intended to destroy the Northern Country's 'Law' and destroy the happy life that everyone in the Northern Country has worked so hard to achieve. Can you accept this?"
Caesar's voice was not loud, but every word was articulated with absolute clarity, falling completely into everyone's ears.
For a moment, the crowd was stirred into a frenzy.
"We don't accept it! We will never accept it!"
"Should we say it's worthy of being Empire people? They are truly as bad as those guys in the Empire's capital!"
"They are all selfish guys, only thinking about themselves, never considering other people's feelings!"
"..."
The reason the people of the Northern Country were so angry was mainly because of what Cerydra had done in the past.
When she had just ascended the throne, she had sworn to let everyone live a good life, including the people of the Empire.
So, under such influence, the people of the Northern Country easily accepted the resistance, and some people in the Empire were also influenced, all believing that this little Empress could achieve it.
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