The commander-in-chief of the Gefra Army's Amelia War Zone was an imperial grand noble and also the Army Vice Minister.
His status was second only to the Army Minister and the Army Chief of Staff. Since it was obvious from their titles alone that neither could personally go to the front line, the commander-in-chief could be said to be the most iconic figure in the Gefra Army at present.
Once he died, it would be an extremely devastating blow to Gefra!
But he had to set an example. The Prime Minister's past actions against the noble faction had yet to fade from people's memories.
He usually seemed like a rather amiable man. After being a scapegoat and mascot for decades, many people subconsciously did not think of him as a stern and terrifying person.
Yet it was he who had nearly uprooted the entire Gefra nobility.
He had signed various decrees abolishing noble privileges, directly severing the nobles' roots.
If the commander-in-chief did not set an example now and a terrible, massive loss occurred, the first person the Prime Minister would hold accountable would be him! Not just him—even his family would suffer alongside him! In Gefra, personal honor and disgrace actually held no place at all in a noble's heart!
No matter how tough a small noble's Family Head was, there were countless people who could trample him! But even the least-favored collateral branch of a grand noble family remained a grand noble wherever they went. No one dared fail to preserve their dignity!
Family stood far above the individual!
To preserve his family, he had to sacrifice himself when necessary! Now that the commander-in-chief had stepped forward, no one else had the right to remain silent.
The first to speak was the regimental commander of the foreign mercenary