In the splendid King's Harbor Court Hall, the quarrel between Fetis Margery and Marcy Frank has been going on for some time, and it seems like it will continue.
On the king's throne in the center of the hall, Wood VI was gently pressing his eyebrows, trying to free himself from the severe headache.
He is not the Lord of Lu Gaoyin in the desert, and he does not have the domineering power of Lei Haiyin's heroic strategy.
King's Harbor was founded by the union of four major families. In the beginning, the Wood family was just one of them.
Not even the strongest one.
This has led to the fact that from the founding of King's Port to the present, no king has been able to escape the control of the three major families, even those who once ambitiously wanted to unify the western border and establish a huge empire that is not inferior to the former Kingdom of Westmarch.
Wood II.
What his ancestors could not do, he, Wood VI, could not do. Moreover, due to the current critical situation, the kingdom had to rely on the three major families to tide over the crisis, so much so that he could not even stop the endless quarrel between the Minister of Commerce and the Minister of Military Affairs.
Can't do it.
Under the throne, Foreign Secretary Norman Joshua, who was watching this farce with cold eyes, glanced at the king's expression and shook his head secretly in his heart.
Wood VI had talent, determination, and the political skills a ruler should have.
But he only lacks domineering and courage.
During the decades of his rule, whenever any of his decisions were unanimously opposed by the nobles, the king would always be the first to back down.
In Wood VI's dictionary, the word "Qiangang dogmatism" has never existed.
And this is the only reason why the current three major families in King's Harbor can still tolerate his rule even though they run counter to the king's political ideas.
In a sense, it was precisely because of Wood VI's indecision that the three major families had the foundation to continue to dominate King's Harbor and grow stronger.
The Joshua family also benefited a lot from it.
But now is not the time to rejoice. At this critical moment, what Port King needs now is determination and unity.
Thinking of this, Norman looked up again and glanced at Fetis and Marcy, who were arguing with veins on their foreheads. He thought about it for a moment, then stepped out resolutely, ignoring the commerce minister and the military minister who were scolding each other, and directly
Put forward his own suggestions to Wood VI.
"Your Majesty the King, the crisis the kingdom is about to face now is no longer whether it can preserve its economic lifeline and the interests of those merchants, but how to resist the menacing Tristram's demonic army."
Having said this, Norman turned around, glanced at Fetis and Marcy, who had stopped arguing because of his words, and then looked back at Wood VI on the throne.
"Go on, Lord Norman, tell me your opinion." King Wood VI raised his hand and took this opportunity to get down the slope to signal for silence in the hall.
"Two adults, Your Majesty the King, with all due respect, judging from the current state of the kingdom's armaments, even if the deadly gray mist will not eventually cross the Xiangguo Plain and attack our city, the millions of undead monsters in the forest and the subsequent
The more elite demon clone army that has arrived is enough for the kingdom to be unable to cope with..."
"Norman! What do you mean? Why did you say such depressing words just after the war started? Could it be that you were frightened by Leoric's vicious reputation?!"
Before Norman could finish his words, Military Minister Marcy interrupted him loudly with a blushing face. In his view, the Shining Aegis Legion trained by the Frank family was definitely a solid barrier that the kingdom could rely on.
However, amidst Marcy's questioning, Norman showed no sign of anger at all. He just looked back at the Minister of Military Affairs calmly, and then turned back to continue what he had just said.
"... We all know that monsters are rampant in the forest. Now Leoric's gray mist has turned them into undead and gathered them under his command. It is very difficult for us to deal with this large undead army alone.
, once all the demon clones in Tristram come out to attack the kingdom, our military strength may not be able to resist it.
Therefore, I request His Majesty the King to allow me to offer gold, jewels, and jade as a tribute, and to seek reinforcements from other surrounding human kingdoms. At this critical moment, the kingdom needs a large amount of support to ensure safety."
"What?! You want to donate other kingdoms to ask for help? Norman! Are you kidding! This war hasn't even started yet! You want to give money to others again?
If the kingdom has to ask for help from other countries every time it encounters a crisis, how many gold coins in the treasury of my kingdom will be wiped out by you!
Besides, if this is the case, where is the prestige of our kingdom?”
After hearing Norman's words, it was Secretary of Commerce Fetis who quit this time.
The Margery family is the money bag of King Port. Every time the kingdom wants to spend money, it is basically their family's money.
Moreover, the amount of gold coins required to present the request for help is not a small number. Unless the Parliament personally orders other countries to rescue King's Harbor, asking for help from other countries will require a large amount of "military expenses."
However, the problem now is that only the people in King's Port know that Leoric is coming for them. After hearing Leoric's "getting up" declaration, other countries in the western border thought that
The awakened Skeleton King is ready to sweep across the entire Western Border.
So at this moment, all the countries in the entire Western Border are on alert and do not dare to slack off at all. Even reinforcements from the Parliament have been sent to all large and medium-sized human kingdoms in the Western Border.
Under such circumstances, it would be completely nonsense for King's Port to ask the Parliament for help alone. Once the Parliament approves it, I'm afraid Skeleton King's big hammer will hit them on the head.
But similarly, in this case, if King Port needs to privately seek help from other human countries, the price paid is estimated to be several times or even dozens of times higher than usual.
Because at this time, the entire western border was in a state of chaos and chaos. There were not even enough manpower to repair the walls of one's own courtyard. How could anyone be willing to meddle in other people's homes?
If you want to borrow manpower from other countries in the western border, you must have enough "sincerity". Judging from the current situation, at least one-third of the national treasury must be emptied before it is possible to borrow from other countries.
The human kingdom has borrowed enough troops.
How can you make Fetis, the business secretary in charge of finance and commerce, gnash his teeth at such a huge price?
This is much more painful than cutting flesh on the tip of his heart...
However, in the face of Fetis' almost jumping questions, Norman silenced everyone with just a few words.
He had enough time to glance at the ministers and the king in the hall with a calm expression, and then spoke in a voice with a faint mocking tone.
"My colleagues, His Majesty the King, at this moment, should we put the country's prestige and interests first, or should we put national security and lives first?"