As the arguing continued, everyone gradually quieted down.
No one felt that... there was anything wrong with this.
Politics could never be judged by appearances alone. If there really was an afterlife, those who only looked at the surface had already died several cycles ago!
The ministers were arguing, but they did not truly want to defend their views. They were merely expressing their positions.
Everyone knew that the final decision belonged to Your Majesty the Emperor. What meaning was there in making such a fuss here?
None. Their arguing could not persuade Your Majesty the Emperor, and the Peng Joe Empire's imperial family had never been gentle.
The Peng Joe Empire had its own unique system and style. It was completely different from Gefra.
Your Majesty the Emperor thought for a while, then shook his head. "Our main forces are still on the Southern Line. Tell them to focus on defense and beware of the Federation's sneak attacks."
"The Federation definitely knows what they have lost. They may very well change their battle plans, so we must be extremely careful."
"In the short term, the Imperial Academy of Sciences cannot develop any new breakthroughs in aviation technology. Though I am unwilling to admit it, I still have to say this: we must be careful!"
"The Federation is different from every enemy we have faced in the past. They are more cunning, richer, and stronger!"
"If we have traveled ninety-nine percent of the way toward conquering the world, then they are the final one percent!"
"This requires more than the strength of me, you, or the warriors fighting for the Empire. It requires the strength of all of us united as one!"
"Before that, our most important strategic plan is to completely crush Gefra."
"If we do not crush them,