Jabbar had actually arrived long ago, but he had not shown himself directly. He wanted to see what sort of state these people were in now.
Had the situation on both sides not been on the verge of turning the table over, he would not have intended to show himself even now.
"With the fleet headed by Governor of the North Sea Harar missing, we will wait until the results are confirmed before holding anyone accountable according to the circumstances. For now, all fleets are to prepare for deployment! Does anyone object?"
As the only Saint Realm Mage in the Barton Empire, Jabbar could be said to stand above it all.
With Jabbar having spoken, the representatives of the several lineages who had been clamoring that someone must take responsibility fell silent at once.
Previously, they had merely been targeting the faction led by Hans. But if they continued clamoring after Jabbar had spoken, would that not be tantamount to pushing Jabbar and the Barton Royal Family onto the opposite side?
Though the Barton Royal Family had grown weak within the empire, no matter how weak they were, they were still the royal family. With the Royal Fleet in hand, the Barton Royal Family's individual strength alone was no weaker than that of any noble faction present, let alone with Jabbar on their side.
The reason the Barton Empire had reached this state was, on one hand, that the various nobles who controlled resources had banded together; on the other, Barton III was indeed timid by nature. It was simply in his blood.
Even so, if they pushed the Barton Royal Family and Jabbar over to Hans's side for the sake of a moment's verbal victory, that would undoubtedly be a terrible outcome for them.
Jabbar's appearance brought the meeting,