"Mm, that was what I thought too! Then let's begin. Let those scholars say what they ought to say! I don't like hearing voices praising Mel Carlo."
Pelo felt deep unease toward the suddenly rising Exar—especially Exar rising under the leadership of the Rebel Army. But she had no choice. She could not understand or accept this knowledge, and could only feel shaken by it.
These books had entered Exar some time ago along with merchant caravans traveling through the land. They were then praised by most scholars, making the emperor uneasy. No matter whom she looked at, they seemed like rebels.
Of course, under such circumstances, only the nobles would stand firmly by her side.
As the emperor of the empire, Pelo could also clearly sense that if they could not accept the knowledge Mel Carlo was spreading, they would likely be destroyed by it.
What she had never understood was why Mel Carlo had yet to attack.
"You two, I want to ask you a question. Why hasn't Mel Carlo attacked yet?" Pelo propped up her head with one hand, a faint pain throbbing in her forehead.
They had originally prepared themselves to face the Commoner Army, but its expansion had abruptly halted for an entire year, and it still showed no intention of attacking.
"I believe he may no longer intend to attack. He plans to become the king of Exar." The Sun Worship Cult still clung to its conservative beliefs.
Because Mel never left his own territory, they had no way to deal with him. If the battlefield was in Exar, they had no chance of victory.
"I believe it may all have begun with the plague. Exar built sewers and toilets throughout the country and worked vigorously to contain the plague. That likely consumed their