Chapter 380 - 135 Proposal
The four Dukes had the capacity and the obligation to take on the responsibilities of four of the axis wheels, but as for who would take on the remaining four, the assembly of titleholders erupted in chaos, with many lamenting the weakness of their own families and unwilling to exert extra effort.
Seeing the disorderly debate below, Nuoshan couldn’t help but get irritated and scolded, "What time is it now, and you’re still thinking about your petty gains?!"
As the top forces of the alliance, the four Dukes bore most of the responsibility and obligations, while the lower Marquises and Earls saw in this crisis an opportunity for their rise.
The activation of the Axis of the World would certainly deplete much of the resources of the families of the four Dukes. Their formerly absolute power, held over all the other titleholders, would greatly diminish. Was this not an opportunity for those families who had always been suppressed by the Dukes?
Although they were still no match for the Dukes alone, with just the united effort of several Marquises, contending against the Dukes was not wishful thinking.
With such thoughts, most of the titleholders in the hall maintained the same attitude—try to preserve their own strength as much as possible. Once the crisis passed, they would have the opportunity to overturn the current situation and elevate their own families.
The four Dukes were not fools; they had long seen through their intentions and responded with cold laughter.
"Look, I told you, these people are unreliable. It would have been better if we had joined forces from the start, emulated the Sacred Empire, centralized power, and ruled the alliance," Duke Chen Hui said, pursing his lips and complaining to Nuoshan.
Hearing this, Lei Shan glanced at him. Chen Hui hadn’t mentioned this suggestion at the meetings he had attended; it must have been before his promotion to Duke. If Chen Hui were to succeed, Lei Shan feared there would be no hope for his title as Duke.
"Let them decide for themselves; after all, the other four axis will still need filling," Duke Nuoshan wasn’t in a hurry. After all, the purpose of today’s assembly was exactly that—to let them debate among themselves and eventually come to a conclusion.