"No, why stop them?" The Graycastle Emperor's voice and expression instantly turned cold. "If they do not make mistakes, how can the flaws of these years of reform be resolved?"
Graycastle Empire's reforms over the years had continuously weakened the old nobility while elevating new nobles one after another. Yet the old nobles still controlled vast resources, while the new nobles' hunger for resources grew by the day. The entire Graycastle Empire was like a bomb on the verge of collapse. This large-scale unrest would inevitably leave a great deal of resources ownerless, easing the contradictions throughout the empire.
There was no doubt that using such an event to ease those contradictions would greatly harm the empire, causing severe internal strife and perhaps even destabilizing the entire nation. Expanding outward would have been far more comfortable, but since things had already reached this point, what reason was there not to do it?
The surrounding small nations had already been thoroughly ravaged once more, and the Dawn Kingdom was in an equally dangerous state. Everyone was unstable, making this the perfect opportunity to divide the pie again. As for whether things might completely spiral out of control, with the Mage Legion at his disposal, he did not believe anything would go wrong. Even if trouble broke out across every territory and along the borders almost simultaneously, it would be the same.
Hearing the Graycastle Emperor's words, the prince's expression changed repeatedly, but for the moment, he could not think of how to respond.
"Your Majesty truly is wise." A voice suddenly came from deep within the palace. "As long as you take no action on Celebration Day, I can guarantee that the royal family's fundamental interests will not be affected. Once Celebration Day has passed, do as you please!"
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