Emancipation Proclamation

Inside the royal palace, the generals of the New Divine United Kingdom were in an uproar, because Fernandez I had announced a bombshell.

The parchment passed from hand to hand, and cries of shock rose one after another.

Clearly, this decision was far too astonishing.

Was the kingdom said to be bathed in God's glory, the royal house with the greatest legal legitimacy, truly going to fall so completely?

Many found it impossible to accept. If not for their loyalty to Fernandez I, some might already have drawn their swords against him.

Only now did Fernandez I's foresight become apparent.

Those unstable elements could not be kept, no matter how loyal they were.

Their lives could be used to deceive the Great Xia Empire while also making the other lords within the United Kingdom obediently give their all.

Only now was the dagger revealed.

Fernandez I no longer cared about the thoughts of a few individuals. He had spent twenty years laying out this perfect plan, and now it was time to reap the harvest.

Originally, this had been his ultimate trump card, intended for use after defeating the Great Xia Expeditionary Army. With the immense prestige of victory behind him, he would establish a new empire on the New Continent.

But the Great Xia Expeditionary Army's combat strength had exceeded his expectations, forcing him to lower his ambitions.

"Gentlemen, we have no choice. There is no way back for us. We must unite every force that can be united and defeat the Great Xia Empire. Otherwise, not only will God's glory grow dim, but God's authority will also be stolen."

Fernandez I made one final effort to persuade them. Many traditional nobles who believed in God firmly opposed Derek because he acted in God's name.

Not everyone could accept