In essence, it was meant to reinforce the majesty of the royal family and the sense of distance felt by the common people.
That distance could blur the boundaries of royal power, thereby protecting it from being entirely encroached upon by the First Witch.
"And the First Witch, though she does not wish to admit it, has already cast aside all morality."
"Once she gains control of In the Name of God, she will absolutely be capable of opening the gates of the world and bringing in enemies from another world."
"That would be the true disaster that destroys the world." The king spoke earnestly of his reasons.
Shepherd did not deny this. What the king said was very likely true.
But truth did not mean it was right.
In essence, the king and the others had far more than one way to deal with the First Witch.
Yet they had chosen the most convenient method.
That was this isolation, using it to strengthen and blur royal power.
From this alone, one could see the true nature of the king and those nobles. They simply did not care about the other citizens.
All nobles ever thought about was themselves. They only wanted to preserve their power and exploit everyone else in this world more effectively.
They loathed any contribution or sacrifice.
Unless someone else was the one contributing and sacrificing.
That nature was carved deep into their bones.
So, do not believe any of their nonsense.
If the situation had not forced him to consider the bigger picture, he would have acted long ago and killed every one of those deeply sinful nobles.
Moreover, the backer behind him was soft-hearted by nature. Shepherd truly feared that, if the losses he caused became too great, Mokania, the Nia God, would abandon