Of course, they understood that the best way to resolve the current crisis was to communicate with the Necromancer and obtain his permission.
However, knowing the right thing to do did not mean one could actually do it.
For these councillors, they had to consider the consequences that might arise from voicing such an idea.
They were not those two councillors representing the Australian Continent and New Zealand.
Those two councillors had boarded the Necromancer's ship by supporting Mobius, so they could ignore the attitudes of their own nations' powerful elites. These people could not.
On the contrary, as councillors of the Moth to Fire Council, they had to answer to the forces behind them at all times.
If the forces behind them misunderstood them as intending to defect to the Necromancer, their political futures would become precarious.
Therefore, although they knew the correct choice, the councillors had no choice but to proceed cautiously in practice, lest they bring consequences upon themselves that they could not bear.
In the eyes of these councillors, if voicing the correct solution to the problem meant sacrificing their political careers, they would rather remain silent.
Even though they knew deeply just how precious time was at this moment.
Every moment, lives were being lost in the Great Collapse.
Every minute and every second, the Herrscher of Wind was growing stronger.
Just as all the councillors fell silent, a crisp voice suddenly rang out.
"Perhaps we can try communicating with the Necromancer."
Everyone turned to look, only to see Mei, who had been specially permitted to attend the meeting, standing there with a firm and confident expression.
Her voice was not loud, yet it was enough for everyone present to hear clearly.
The Moth to Fire's Decision and the Necromancer's Attitude
The councillors who had