Norton is highly skilled at being inhuman, but the people of the Southern Continent are equally skilled in this regard.
For example, Abraham wasn't the only one who provided support to the Northern Continent, stole information and handed it over to the Northern Continent, and secretly contacted them as a double agent.
The entire elite class of the Southern Continent, and even the Holy Empire Parliament itself, also had some clandestine dealings with the Northern Continent.
That's right, the Holy Empire's current highest political body, the Holy Empire Parliament, also has some clandestine dealings with the Northern Continent.
This exchange was even the result of discussions among the three true power holders at the highest level of the Imperial Diet.
The political system of the Holy Empire.
As Queen Maria pursued a constitutional monarchy in an attempt to unite the powerful and secure her position, the politics of the Holy Empire began to spiral out of her control.
Originally, they held great power, but with the establishment of parliament, they lost some of their autonomy. As time went on, the three major families in parliament monopolized their attention.
Everything she sees, hears, and experiences now is a lie fabricated by Parliament.
She truly managed to keep the truth hidden from view, the truth hidden from hearing, and even prevent her words from leaving the palace.
The Imperial Parliament set up a false political stage for her, putting on a show for her every day, pretending to ask the Queen for advice on various issues from different places, and even frequently arranging for her to go out and enjoy the false outside world to show off the Queen's glory, so that she could go out and have a stroll to satisfy her sense of superiority.
As a result, the real power holders had long since become the three major families.
Rothschild, Anlan, Beinuo.
The Pale God's chariot moved slowly toward his usual entertainment venue, standing atop the highest point of the empire: the Empire Spire, from which his entire procession could be clearly seen.
Speaking of which, the Empire Spire has a very deep connection with Norton. It is the Tower of Blood that Norton built 1,700 years ago, the place where he conducted human experiments.
However, after a thousand years of development, numerous renovations, and extensive construction in the surrounding area, it has now become Empire Spire.
Chief of the Rothschild Council, along with Vice Chiefs of the Council Anlan and Beinuo, stood atop the platform, their gazes all dark as they stared at the distant convoy.
"He's becoming more and more frightening!" Rothschild's eyes were dark, and although he was dressed in black, he still had a certain gentlemanly demeanor.
"It's alright. News has come from Duoxia in the Northern Continent that they have produced a brand new machine that may be able to break the life-giving Pressure on that Pale God of the past!"
" The Northern Continent has extraordinary methods and is developing rapidly. Isn't it too unstable for us to be aiding the enemy like this?" Earl Anlan is now ninety years old. He participated in the Queen's power grab in the past and is still the true ruler of the Holy Empire. He has even transformed himself into Vampire to enjoy eternal power.
"There's nothing we can do about this instability. We either have to be under Norton's coercion forever, or we have to go all in. Besides, if things don't go well in the Northern Continent, we can still maintain the status quo. If things do go well, based on historical records and research on the flesh and blood of this Pale God, he won't die. At most, he'll just be imprisoned."
In this way, the outcome will not harm either of us, so why not give it a try?
With current technology unable to enable large-scale troop deployments across oceans, this is our best opportunity!
If things succeed, the Northern Continent will hardly inflict any devastating damage on us; if they fail, it will be the Northern Continent that attracts the wrath of this Pale God. In short, the advantage is on our side! Senate President Beinuo was the most composed. He had always been far-right in his attitude towards Norton, advocating for his ban, and was also a major driving force behind this matter.
"Since things have come to this, why not give it a try? Mr. Beinuo, since you were in charge of the secret contact with the Northern Continent, you should coordinate this matter."
We can dispatch our ships to the Northern Continent to provide some assistance. In short, we should try to intervene in this Pale God's life as soon as possible, as he seems to be rapidly growing weary of it.
"If it loses its novelty in the eyes of the outside world, it will probably have to start thinking about ruling again." Congressman Rothschild sighed deeply, feeling immense pressure.
Over the years, although the Holy Empire was built around the Pale God Norton, its ruling class, the Imperial Council, has clashed with that Pale God more than once.
Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that the Pale God has caused the Imperial Diet countless unpleasantries over the years.
For example, his willful nature has caused considerable trouble for the empire on numerous occasions.
For example, the gatherings of people to pray these days; the Mass have been held day after day for decades, wasting manpower and resources; the priorities of various events; and most importantly—the creatures of the Southern Continent seem to be gradually mutating, and this mutation is clearly brought about by the Pale God.
The council might not care much about other matters, but the biological mutations in the Southern Continent filled them with extraordinary fear.
Everyone knows that the mutations of the human race are all related to the Pale God, but if all the mutated people are under his control, will this empire be ruled by the parliament or by the Pale God?
Wouldn't that give the Pale God absolute control over the empire?
Therefore, although everything in the Empire is now built around the Pale God Norton, there is an irreconcilable conflict between the Imperial Council and the Pale God.
That's why they secretly contacted the Northern Continent to jointly deal with this Pale God!
Of course, this contradiction only appears to the Imperial Diet.
In Norton's view, he had no conflicts with anyone, because everyone was his slave.