Due to special reasons, most of the guests participating in the Midsummer Festival banquet this year are soldiers, especially the leaders of various mecha divisions of the regular army.

Many regular generals glared at Aurelia who was also present. Aurelia herself was not concerned about this and calmly held the red wine and sipped it in small sips.

Ryan had long known that the female general's alcohol tolerance was very terrifying. Although she was not drinking fast and her movements were elegant, she had at least five glasses of red wine since she entered the venue, but now she has not even changed her face.

Ryan knew not many regular army generals, and the two sides had a real fire due to last year's civil war, so there was still a gap between them now.

After saying goodbye to Olaf and Knighthall, Ryan took Alisa back to the camp of the aristocratic faction. At this time, Aurelia was still under the slaughtering eyes.

After Ryan sent Alisa to Sherron and Irina, he sat amused next to the female general who remained calm.

"Leguienbo, it seems that you are very hostile to the regular army. How did you ravage them during the Civil War last year?"

When the civil war first began, Ryan had not yet taken the power, and he devoted more energy to stabilizing the chaos in the imperial capital Heimdal.

Although he has seen Aurelia's heroic performance in Lamar State on paper, judging from the attitudes of these regular soldiers... the actual situation should be far more exciting than the understatement of the battle report.

"Haha~" Aurelia chuckled and drank the last sip of the wine in the glass, then handed the wine glass to the waiter beside her and let it fill it.

"As a general, it is understandable to strive for the first place on the battlefield. Isn't it natural to be hated by the enemy? But..."

Aurelia looked faintly at the group of regular army generals opposite who still couldn't let go. "Now we belong to Erebonia again. If possible, I hope they can calmly let go of their hostile thoughts."

Ryan also took a sip of red wine, shook his head with a smile and said, "It's hard, you beat them hard at the beginning, and it will probably take a while to lick your wounds before you can feel relieved."

When observing the signs on the chests and arms of these regular army generals, Ryan noticed that no one was sent to Denierpurmen, the five divisions headed by the Thirteenth Mecha Division.

‘Have you entered the state of war? I heard that Lufas also rushed to the border fortress. It seems that it is indeed not far from the Prime Minister’s official invasion attack.’

Recently, intelligence personnel sent by Ryan to the northern country sent back news that some abnormal movements occurred in the Northampulia state government.

It seems that many state congressmen are afraid of the military pressure on the border of the Empire's military camp and intend to make up for the compensation raised by the imperial government.

However, some hardliners firmly oppose this behavior.

They believed that even if the compensation was paid, the empire would not give up. It would be better to resist and let Erebonia see the will and backbone of the northerners.

The opinions of both sides were in full swing within the state government, and the big debate triggered by the capital Haliyask gradually began to spread throughout Northampulia.

In fact, for the empire, no matter what choice Northampulia makes, the final result will not change.

Just as the Black History Book mentioned, the battle in the north will inevitably occur. At best, there are some differences in the cause and process. Some invisible correction force will move history towards the direction recorded in the Black History Book.

Just as Ryan was pondering, with the prompt from the waiter of the Balfrem Palace, Ryan followed the others to put down his glass and stood up.

Emperor Erebonia, Yukent III, surrounded by the imperial concubine Priscilla, Princess Cedric, Princess Elphin and Prime Minister Osborne, came from the inner courtyard to the banquet hall of the Emerald Courtyard.

As for the eldest son of the emperor, Olibart, he still went to the branch venue of Sunshine Villa to invite the rest of the uninvited people as usual.

However, Olibart will probably be more difficult this year, and many nobles who absent from the main venue banquet will inevitably complain to him.

The prime minister, who had always given people a tough impression, was respectfully behind Yukent III at this time, and followed the other guests present to Yukent III to bow and salute.

"No need for too much courtesy." Yukent III waved his hand gently and said calmly, "Please sit down for everyone. This year's banquet is quite special. Let the Prime Minister explain it to you."

Prime Minister Osborne stroked his chest with one hand and said, "Your will."

After the emperor and his family settled in the chair, Prime Minister Osborne stood in the center of the venue with a faint formulaic smile.

"You should be surprised by the guests invited to this Midsummer Festival banquet. This is the decision I made after discussion with His Majesty."

The prime minister first looked at the camp of the regular army generals. "Everyone should have noticed that except for some troops on the border, no one of the five mecha divisions dispatched to Denierpurmen were present."

"Take this opportunity, I will first make a declaration on behalf of His Majesty."

The prime minister lowered his face and said, "Everyone is a pillar of the country. I won't talk about those formal reasons... The Ereponian Empire will officially launch an attack on Northampulia at the end of August this year."

Everyone present had expected this. Although the prime minister's announcement was a bit sudden, it did not cause an uproar in the venue.

Ryan looked at Prime Minister Osborne and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Aurelia, who was standing beside her frowned and pondered, "Is it finally here? At the end of August, there is more than a month left. Why did the Northampulian government not yet reach a conclusion when the attack time was determined so early?"

"Maybe..." Ryan looked at Yukint III sitting upright on the Chairman. "The Prime Minister and His Majesty have calculated that some changes will occur in Northampulia in this short period of time."

The association made up their minds to help Northampulia. The puppet weapons they provided should bring some confidence to the Northampulia government, but...

'It is feasible to make associations disrupt the situation of a small country like Liber with prior planning. The powerful Ereponian Empire is not something that a secret organization in the dark world can stop it...'

It is also clear about this association. From beginning to end, they never said they wanted to fight the empire to the death. At best, they just used the northern battle to make some trouble for the empire and demonstrated their technical strength and strength.

The prime minister's speech was not long. He just said that the battle in the north began and retreated, allowing the guests below to have a heated discussion on this.

Before stepping down, he ordered all regular military divisions to guard their respective defense areas to avoid unrest in the country due to another war.

Since most of the people attending the conference this year are the big and rude soldiers in the military, the dances that will be held after the banquet in previous years have been cancelled.

The soldiers were not very interested in this soft dance. After His Majesty and Prime Minister Osborne had a brief chat with everyone present and left the seat one after another, the generals also discussed the upcoming northern battle with each other and left the Balfreme Palace together.

Ryan did not leave the banquet hall with the crowd. He and President Irina received private invitations from His Majesty and the Prime Minister respectively.

"Lian..." Lixia looked at her boyfriend with some concern.

Ryan looked at the empty venue and waved his hand to call Alisa, who was also worried, on the side.

"Alisha, Lisha, you can follow Hayneshou and General Aurelia and the others to leave the palace first. Don't worry, I won't be in trouble."

Alisha, Lisha and Sheron, who are familiar with the matter, know that this time Ryan will talk to the Prime Minister and His Majesty about some important secrets under the table. I don’t know what the two people who are determined to launch the dusk will react.

"Forget it, believe him and mom."

Alisa held Lisha's hand, and the two followed the team led by Hayneshou under the escort of Sharon and Aurelia.
Chapter completed!