Though the storm of public opinion had subsided, the smell of gunpowder had not faded.
Amid the uproar, many reformist noble officials who had failed in political struggles chose to stand with the radical pro-war faction.
Together, they accused the conservative government of being weak and incompetent.
Even if it had been done by a cult organization, it was still the Beastfolk who had acted. Launching a war of reckoning was only natural.
In their eyes, the claim that the kingdom was not yet prepared for war was equally untenable.
In every previous war, the kingdom had never been fully prepared, yet it had still defeated its enemies.
In the radicals' eyes, as long as everyone fought bravely, they could annihilate the Orc Empire.
If grain supplies were insufficient, then the Beastfolk could be used as rations.
The Beastfolk could do such things to humanity, so humanity could naturally retaliate in kind.
Although the Beastfolk were synonymous with filth in the eyes of the nobles, they did not have to eat them themselves.
Fortunately, this was a world of extraordinary power. The older nobles not only held the mainstream voice, but also had stronger fists.
Perhaps the kingdom lacked a tradition of Underling Overlord, or perhaps everyone had received a traditional education and was relatively conservative in thought.
The younger generation merely clamored for war against the Orc Empire and did not radically cry out, "Heaven punish the traitors!"
Yet in the eyes of the younger noble generation, the conservative government was nothing more than a group of old fossils clinging to outdated ideas.
No one wanted to be cursed at, and the upper ranks of the conservative government were no exception.
The internal pressure gradually made its way to the Foreign Affairs Department.
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