When the many senior officials arrived at the Governor's residence, they were astonished to discover that they were not the only ones the Governor had summoned. A great number of other officials had been called as well.
Even more unexpectedly, the commanders of the Planetary Defence Force and other mid-ranking officers had also been summoned here.
This was exceedingly rare. Under normal circumstances, the Governor's meetings invited only senior officials and members of high society. Yet today's meeting had broken convention; even wealthy magnates with some standing in the upper hive had received invitations.
This sudden change filled the senior officials who had arrived with a sense of foreboding. They began to realize that this meeting might not be as simple as usual, and Governor Isel's summoning of these lower-class people was even more baffling.
"Bishop Dolong, what exactly is going on? Why has Governor Isel summoned these lowly servants as well?" A great noble quietly approached Bishop Dolong and asked in a lowered voice.
Bishop Dolong furrowed his brow and shook his head, indicating that he could not understand the reason either. He was equally puzzled by Isel's large-scale summoning of people from all walks of life.
"I do not know what is going on either. It is truly rare for Isel to summon so many people at once. Could some major event be about to occur?" Bishop Dolong said quietly.
The great noble frowned and fell into deep thought. He tried to find clues in this series of abnormal actions, but for the moment, he still could not make sense of it.
In the eyes of the upper class and the nobles, these mid-ranking officials were merely dogs they kept. These lackeys had no right to attend a meeting alongside them.
Yet now that they had arrived at