"It can't be stirred up..."

In a high-rise building not far from the Royal Palace, well-dressed gentlemen from the civilized society of the Federation gathered together. They watched everything happening in front of the Palace through the floor-to-ceiling windows, showing subtle expressions on their faces.

The gentleman standing by the glass window held his wine glass, turned to face the gentlemen inside the room, and said, "It seems they can't stir up anything."

"I'm surprised the Royal Family can endure this kind of situation," the speaking gentleman seemed somewhat emotional.

People often confuse the terms "backward," "ignorant," "barbaric," and "brainless."

Although these terms are mostly mixed together, there comes a time for separation, just like now. According to the plan, so many people gathered outside the Royal Palace wanted the Royal Family to step out and give them a reason. If this happened in Gafura, the Royal Knight Order would come out to arrest people.

They believed that this time, the King of the Nagariel United Kingdom wouldn't do nothing. He would surely find ways to maintain his position and image.

In the predictions of these gentlemen, even if the King didn't drive these people away, he should have taken the initiative to stand out and say something to appease these crowds seeking answers in anger.

If he really did so, the "insiders" hidden among the crowd would hurl the prepared excrement at the King, directly triggering fierce conflict.

But surprisingly, the King neither sent people to disperse these citizens nor stepped out to appear as if wanting to appease them. He chose a cold response instead, which differed from the purposeful outcomes people aimed for; thus, the arranged "insiders" within the crowd became useless.

A gentleman in the room leisurely walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the square outside the Royal Palace not far away, took a sip from his wine glass, and said with a smile, "Luckily, we have another plan prepared..."

Meanwhile, roughly over two hundred Nagariel people gathered expressionlessly around the Royal Palace. After receiving an order, they quickly put on the uniforms of Nagariel Kingdom Guards; those were uniforms of the Royal Palace's direct troops.

They clearly understood what they were doing and knew what results would arise from it, yet they were unwavering.

Compared to the possibility of obtaining a ticket to the Federation for themselves and their families and gaining permission to live there, what they were doing now was merely an attempt to strive towards their goals!

As for what will happen, do they have anything to do with it?

These people holding sticks, whips, and even knives swiftly rushed to the square outside the Royal Palace upon command. From the room where Federation gentlemen were located, one could clearly see several blue "waves" fiercely crashing against the black "solid rocks"!

The crowd instantly boiled, those "Kingdom Guards" forcefully beating, driving away, and cursing their compatriots, telling them to get further away and not to dirty the ground outside the Royal Palace.

The old King sensed something wrong immediately as the disorder erupted. He quickly urged people to investigate what had happened. In no time, he found out what was happening outside.

The commander among the Kingdom Guards exchanged glances with confusion written on their faces. From the old King's bewilderment, no valuable information could be found since the matter wasn't what he had in mind.

No Prince had ordered driving away those commoners; none of the real Kingdom Guards had left. In other words, the people outside are impostors!

In an instant, the old King thought of the Federation people. This must be a conspiracy by the Federation people. Since that article shouldn't appear on the newspaper, he knew that Federation people were finally taking action.

The old King sat on his throne, one shoulder low, the other high, with his right hand pressing the throne's armrest to support his chin.

His cloudy eyes watched the people inside the palace. After a moment of silence, he spoke, "Have our men change clothes or make some marks, to capture those impersonators outside."

"The incident has already occurred, and we must do our utmost to recover. In addition..." he looked at the butler beside him, "prepare for me. When we untangle the foreign conspiracy, I will deliver a nationwide speech!"

Initially, he didn't consider these matters, nor did he think to put himself in opposition to foreign people too soon. But from this "attack" and various reports the past few days, it can be seen that foreigners have started to act against him.

The unique governance structure of Nagariel makes the Royal Family's position rather unstable. With regional autonomy high, the Royal Family is essentially the largest clan, and the King is essentially the largest Provincial Governor of a province.

Foreigners need not consider conditions of other rulers and can directly target him without anyone coming to his rescue.

This is unlike those traditional monarchies, where the attack on rulers from the bottom up requires the gradual elimination of the ruling arms over a long and complex period; in Nagariel, an attack aimed at the Royal Family is too simple and straightforward.

The Royal Family is unlikely to withstand the Federation People's attack, so now the old King has no choice but to stop playing "foolish." He must tell the people of the nation this is a special time; some people covet everything here, and he is the last protector.

If he falls, this place will become the foreigners' Paradise!

The butler was somewhat surprised but still complied with his decision, and meanwhile, the Kingdom Guards inside the Royal Palace started to act.

What was unexpected... was that suddenly some people in the crowd erupted, waving their fists and makeshift weapons found nearby, starting a revolt.

The Kingdom Guards who had been driving them away almost simultaneously fled in panic, leaving many without understanding what was happening.

But some did "understand," as they were the enraged citizens, wielding weapons picked from their surroundings, clashing with the Kingdom Guards who had just walked out of the Royal Palace.

Cameras around the square kept flashing, accurately and unmistakably documenting everything happening here in the sunlight.

The reporters' emotions were excited; in peacetime, nothing attracts more attention than what's happening here.

This means wealth, fame, status, and a personal column, if they don't already have one.

The Kingdom Guards that had just emerged had no time to react before being beaten mercilessly by civilians, some even getting their heads broken and bleeding.

The commanders were intent on leading the Kingdom Guards back into the Royal Palace, but the scene was too chaotic. Initially hesitant, the Kingdom Guards, after being beaten, finally began to counterattack fiercely, and a chaotic battle between the people and the royal family finally began!

The day after the unrest outside the Nagariel Royal Palace, Provincial Governor Drag knew everything and faced yet another significant choice in his life.

In front of him was a letter, next to it was a piece of unfolded paper filled with densely packed writing.

This letter was left to him by Lynch, delivered to Drag not long ago.

The sunlight outside the house was extraordinarily bright, but Provincial Governor Drag's heart was overshadowed; moments ago he felt the heat, but now, it's as if he's plunged into an icy pit, hands and feet cold and numb.

The content of the letter is very straightforward and not complicated, essentially asking Provincial Governor Drag to make a choice.

The first option is for him to adhere to his stance, continuing to appear in people's eyes as the Provincial Governor of Mengwu Province of the Nagariel United Kingdom.

No matter how Nagariel changes in the future, neither the United Development Company nor Lynch himself will engage in deep collaboration with him; he's like a... symbol, Lynch and the company won't interfere with his interests, but won't allow him to influence Lynch and the company's interests either.

This choice is undoubtedly a kind of "peaceful breakup," looking genuinely peaceful, but Provincial Governor Drag knows it's anything but peaceful.

Nowadays, young people in society prefer working for Federation people over allegiance to some abstract concept of national loyalty like the Youth Party.

In a few years, people might not feel anything, but as these Federation companies grow and expand in Nagariel, the whole society will begin to revolve around them. By then, the corporate executives, the board of the Nagariel United Development Company, will, to some extent, replace the rulers.

They are the ones truly influencing people's education, living, and working; the corporate regulations they issue will become the rules of societal operation.

He doesn't plan to choose the first path, but the second path isn't easy to choose either.

Lynch only has one requirement in mind for him, that at a necessary time... he should stand up and advocate for the establishment of a city-state or Duchy, detaching from the governance of the Nagariel United Kingdom, achieving true autonomous independence!

This choice is equally difficult because Lynch requires him to "advocate," meaning he must be the first to stand up and speak.

Honestly... it's a bit hard for him to accept, even though he understands Lynch's intention — since independence will eventually be declared, rather than silently following the crowd, it's better to be the first to declare independence and turn these actions into advantageous forces for oneself.

But... he's still a Nagariel person, a Provincial Governor of Nagariel Province, it's almost impossible for him to be the first to stand up and announce independence.

His palms were sweaty, his mouth dry and his limbs cold, feeling a chill yet soaked in sweat.

He kept picking up the letter and putting it down, back and forth several times.

It's difficult for him to make a decision, neither the first nor the second is what he wants to choose, but he knows he must make a decision, and quickly.

If someone else stands out first advocating to break from the Nagariel United Kingdom and declare independence, all "first-mover advantage" will be lost, and by then, no matter what he chooses, it won't be the best choice!

This damn bastard always makes things difficult!

Provincial Governor Drag slammed the table.

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