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Chapter 1302 - 1302 234 Endless Disasters_2

1302: Chapter 234: Endless Disasters_2 1302: Chapter 234: Endless Disasters_2 Regret or anguish, at this point, we are all in the same boat.

Either we sail with the wind and surge upon the great sea, or we get capsized by the storm and fall to the depths to feed the fishes!”

Viscount Catalino said with a sneer.

If the trouble were smaller, he as the nominal leader might indeed have been pushed forward to take the blame.

But now things are different, the situation has escalated beyond control.

No matter what they do, a reckoning awaits, negating the need for a scapegoat.

“Viscount Catalino, you speak so lightly.

The situation has progressed to this stage, we are now enemies of the entire world.

Even with full cooperation among us, we cannot stop the Traditional Nobles and the Human Alliance from their determination to clean us up.

Staying here is tantamount to waiting for death, I think we should pack up as soon as possible and escape by sea to avoid disaster!”

Baron Obestan said irritably.

His ancestors had been pirates, and even though they had since ‘whitewashed’ their history, the piracy business had never ceased.

Now faced with a crisis, his first instinct was to return to his forebears’ old trade and take to the sea for survival.

“Baron’s proposal is not without merit, but it’s far from enough.

Unless we are willing to be pirates for life, we must rally more allies before we evacuate the Capital.

If we don’t fit with the Noble Consortium, let’s be even more rebellious and use this opportunity to directly issue a decree freeing the Serfs!”

Honestly speaking, Viscount Catalino would never take such a drastic measure if there were any other choice.

Freeing the Serfs has its pros and cons for them as merchant nobles, but it’s a sure disadvantage for the Traditional Nobles.

In taking such action, they would be pitting the commoners, Serfs, and the Noble’s Camp against one another.

While the number of allies might increase, the quality is worrisome.

Everyone hesitated, wanting to object but finding it simple to criticize and difficult to offer a solution.

No matter how distasteful Viscount Catalino’s idea might be, at least he had thought of a way forward.

All involved in the game of politics were very clear on the importance of representing an interest group.

The mere union of merchants and the Emerging Nobility was clearly not enough to withstand the retaliation of the Traditional Nobles’ Camp, therefore gaining Serfs as allies was a reluctant necessity.

After some hesitation, Baron Miklos suddenly spoke up:

“Viscount, relying solely on a few decrees that cannot even leave the Capital, the Nobles elsewhere will simply ignore them, and the Serfs won’t even hear the news.

At best we could arm the Serfs under our rule to fight against the enemy.

I am skeptical about how much this message would bolster the morale of the troops.

To my knowledge, most Serfs are of very limited understanding, and many don’t even desire freedom.

Without their Lords, they would be at a loss.”

These are all realistic issues.

The pace of societal development has not kept up, and talking about freeing the Serfs at this point is clearly premature.

To win the support of the Serfs, the first thing that must be done is to break the shackles of their thinking.

This is a long-term project and it’s difficult to achieve immediate results in a short period of time.

“Baron Miklos, you’ve misunderstood one thing.

I have never expected a group of Serfs to help us succeed, but by standing with us, they can easily disrupt the enemy’s plans.

At the moment, the throne is vacant, and The Royal Family has met with an extirpation of heirs.

Staying in the Capital wielding power makes us a common enemy; once we retreat from the Capital, they will tear each other apart over the Crown.

Just take a look at the marriage networks of the Major Nobles—whose family does not carry a trace of Royal blood?

All distant relatives, too remote to establish a line of succession.

That means they all have a claim to the throne; and if one’s family power is decent enough, who would want to give up?

Remember that the inheritance left by the Purple Gold Flower Dynasty is not just a Crown but also vast expanses of Royal territory, along with the armies on them.

Whoever succeeds this power becomes the strongest force in the Falcon Kingdom, effectively increasing their family’s strength several times over.

Such temptation, if one can resist it, is where the real problem lies.

Competition among domestic factions for the Crown is just the beginning.

With the involvement of the Human Alliance, it will not be long before other kingdoms of the Continent also join the struggle.

To my knowledge, on the Continent of Aslante, at least seven royal families have a claim to the inheritance of the Purple Gold Flower Dynasty.

If we delve further back into the genealogies of the royal families across the kingdoms, it’s likely even more claims could emerge.

So many players involved, who would still be concerned with us?

This presents our greatest opportunity!

As long as we seize it, and distribute the idea of freeing the Serfs amidst the chaos, we could return triumphantly with our supporters and claim the fruits of victory when the time is ripe!”

Purely bluster, not even Viscount Catalino himself believed in the feasibility of this fabricated notion, yet he still proposed it.

After all, the immediate crisis must be overcome first.

If he couldn’t persuade everyone, and a bunch of fools came out and decided to tie him up to offer to the enemy as a token of surrender, that would truly be a tragic turn of events.

A drowning person will clutch at a straw as if it were a life preserver.

In an instant, everyone’s stance began to waver.

The probability of success for Viscount Catalino’s proposal was low, but at least there was a possible chance.