According to Miss Mia, the Cabinet attaches great importance to this matter.
Not only because there is a disturbance in Subspace behind this storm, but also because the Minister of Religion, Goliath, felt the presence of the Dragon God within it!
Nowadays, few people in Hell hold grudges against the Dragon God, but the Witch Demons are different—they are like stubborn and hard rocks, these long-lived and obsessive individuals have a fierce stance on grudges from a thousand years ago.
On the contrary, the aggressive Military Minister Caesar Colin, from a strategic perspective, believes it is unwise to hastily show hostility. On one hand, the Vast Ocean is within the Empire's sphere of influence, and even if Hell wished to reach over, it would be beyond its capabilities. On the other hand, they are unclear about the Empire's stance, as they have yet to understand why the Dragon God suddenly disappeared back then, just as they don't understand why it has reappeared now.
If the relationship between Saint Sis and the Dragon God is not harmonious, they might try to win over those forces whose stances seem to be wavering.
The other ministers have no objections.
But Goliath opposes.
In short, there is a significant division in the Cabinet regarding this matter's decision-making.
To make a more accurate judgnt, they need more intelligence.
Thus, the doors of the most famous political blackbox in Demon City—the "Supre Council Hall"—were once again opened.
And unlike last ti, this ti the doors were opened not by the minimum requirent of two ministers, but by four in total!
This fact alone shows the Cabinet's proactiveness regarding this issue.
Besides the many invited mbers of Parliant, twenty-seven Demon Kings with territories in coastal regions were also invited to return to Demon City to report the losses of their territories in the "Great Storm" and attend the hearing as observers.
They may not necessarily attend in person, but they will likely send their trusted aides.
As both a Parliant mber and a Demon King with a coastal territory, Luo Yan naturally received an invitation from the Supre Council Hall and will participate as the only Demon King sitting at the main table in the proceedings and final vote.
Although he could commission his office secretary, Karisman, to attend on his behalf, or appoint other trusted aides to vote... but that would an giving up the opportunity to declare his interests.
He certainly couldn't pass up this excellent opportunity.
He wants to use this eting to win over any forces he can while weakening those that might obstruct him.
As for the specific operations, it involves the art of balancing.
He must release so signals, indicating that his interests are related, and he is already involved in the "Hell and Empire" ga, yet he cannot let everyone think he has taken all the chips, thus turning himself into a dish on the dining table.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Kalan went straight to the point.
"I apologize for bothering you at this critical mont, Mr. Luo Yan. I believe you have already learned the ins and outs of the matter through the Parliant's channels, but I still have to officially repeat it... The Cabinet takes the 'Great Storm' that occurred on the Vast Ocean very seriously. The higher-ups need to assess the impact of the 'Great Storm' on the Demon King's outposts on the surface, and on the Empire, using the intelligence provided by the various Demon Kings as a reference for future decisions."
Luo Yan nodded imperceptibly.
"I understand, after all, that 'storm' indeed went beyond everyone's expectations."
Kalan sighed, his gaze montarily weary.
"Yes... It seems you already know, so I have nothing to hide. Various signs indicate that the storm was not rely a simple natural phenonon but was caused by energy overflowing from Subspace. If it had only been an earthquake, the Cabinet wouldn't have had such a response, but our esteed Minister of Religion insisted that it was the Dragon God's doing... And a thousand years ago, our relationship with the Dragon God wasn't harmonious."
Luo Yan nodded, hiding the intriguing smile on his face.
The Dragon God?
That still crawling whelp couldn't have such incredible capabilities.
Due to the failure of the lizard's DNA to activate the Conqueror's landing pod, and with her previous body salvaged by himself, this one, who lost the "noble Zeta Empire citizen" and "Dragon God" status and beca "livestock," is currently facing both ntal and physical collapse and a complete breakdown.
She would never return ho in this lifeti.
And it would be best not to be found by her people back ho.
"... Mr. Luo Yan?" Kalan gently reminded Luo Yan, noticing he seed to be lost in thought.
"Oh, it's nothing. I was just... surprised by the na Goliath." Seeing Kalan's odd expression as he looked at him, Luo Yan coughed lightly, concealing that unnatural smile, and continued, "I didn't expect he would have such deep... hatred? Is there so grudge between them?"
"I'm not quite sure myself, but he is an old man who once served the Netherworld God, and maybe he t that guy on the battlefield... Well, let's not discuss him for now." Kalan seed to accept Luo Yan's explanation and quickly concluded this topic.
Demon City has long been rumored that Goliath was not pleased about Elder Zakro's death and even had a conflict with the Intelligence Minister, Karamos lusine, about it.
Considering Zakro was Goliath's student, and Karamos lusine is a close friend of Festin Padric, with Luo Yan being Festin's favored "future son-in-law" and the one who killed Elder Zakro directly... Luo Yan's relationship with the Minister of Religion would inevitably be strained. As a noble lingering on the outskirts of Demon City's power center, Kalan had no intention of getting involved in the conflict between the two factions.
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