Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Lu An then explained in detail: "In my opinion, if we cannot keep this a secret from other countries and the Sage's Church, it will be extremely difficult for our duchy to obtain all the elemental stones on its own. This is evident from the previous leak of information."

"So what are your thoughts?" Leeteuk asked curiously from the side.

"Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty, Lord Ming, and Lord Lit will not blame me for this plan, otherwise I would dare to speak it out," Lu An pleaded.

“Granted, just tell me.” Pact readily agreed to Luan’s request.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I believe that in order to succeed, we must first eliminate external interference. This is not something that our country alone can do. Therefore, I have been thinking about what kind of event can attract the attention of all the countries on the continent and create chaos on the entire continent, but without affecting us."

"Moreover, this matter must also draw the attention of the Sage Cult and involve them. In the end, I can only think of something that happened in the past..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ritt immediately retorted loudly, "Luan! Do you really want to... This is absolutely unacceptable! If a war between humans and demons is started, not only will the Duchy become a sinner, but the entire world will suffer another catastrophe! How could you have such an idea!"

After Litt's reminder, Pact and the officials, who had been puzzled, suddenly understood. The officials whispered among themselves, exchanging opinions, while Pact frowned.

As Luan said, apart from the war between humans and demons, there is no better event that could keep the six continental nations, including himself, out of the fray. Moreover, the Church of Saints would certainly not sit idly by. This is indeed the most reasonable event. According to convention, the Duchy of Paison only needs to provide money and provisions in the war and participate in the war in place of the army. It has a full opportunity to realize its ambitions.

However, Litt's words were not without reason. Once the matter was exposed, not to mention the Demon Kingdom, the human allies and the Church of Saints would certainly not let the Duchy off the hook. If that happened, could the officials and the army alone hold out?

Seeing that everyone in the hall was thinking, Lu An wisely kept quiet. The decision was in Pact's hands anyway, and he just needed to wait for Pact to make the decision.

Seeing that Pact was actually considering Luan's proposal, Litt anxiously advised, "Your Majesty! This plan is absolutely unacceptable! Do we really want all the people of the duchy to bear the stigma of being traitors to humanity?! I beg Your Majesty to reconsider!"

After hearing this, Pact looked up at Litt, then at Mingguan and Luan, and continued to ponder in his heart: "The national policy set by my grandfather was to maintain neutrality and seek other opportunities. The duchy has a small territory and a small population. When will we be able to expand the duchy's territory? How long will we have to be mindful of other countries' opinions before we can truly become powerful? If I don't seize this opportunity, will I ever have another chance in my life?"

Countless questions and counter-questions echoed in Pact's mind. He was determined to revitalize the country; otherwise, he wouldn't have tolerated the actions of Colin and Fitch, waiting for the right opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop. In fact, Pact's elemental power had already reached the sixth rank, a fact known only to himself and Ming Guan. Therefore, his ambition and vision were not easily shaken.

After a long pause, Parker finally asked Chief Justice Austin, "What does Chief Justice think?"

While seemingly asking questions, he was actually asking Austin to step forward. He believed that through years of working together, he and the officials had developed a tacit understanding, and that he had discussed his thoughts and plans with them without reservation. Austin should know his thoughts on this strategy.

As Pact had expected, after a few seconds of eye contact with Austin, his weathered voice echoed through the hall: "Your Majesty, I believe this plan is feasible."

“How could this be…” Litt was startled. If the officials agreed, Pact’s opinion could easily change. He knew that the officials were like a pillar of the royal family. So he quickly turned to see Pact’s reaction.

Pact nodded slightly, and Little knew something was wrong. But before he could try to dissuade him, Pact's words chilled him to the bone: "Alright, if that's the case, then let's do it this way! But this plan needs to be carefully studied. How about this, Duke Little, continue to strengthen internal affairs and start preparing money and provisions ahead of schedule. The plan will be discussed by Mingguan and Earl Luan together!"

Pact's decision was tantamount to excluding Ritt and clearing the way for Luan. It seemed that the Duchy was already on a path of no return. Ritt opened his mouth helplessly, wanting to say something, but could only watch Pact leave. In the end, he could only return to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a sense of loss.

"Foolish... If there is the slightest mistake, we will all perish along with the Duchy! Alas..." Back at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Litt sighed deeply, but there was nothing he could do. It seemed that all he could do now was to fully cooperate and find a way to get his daughter Lena out of the Duchy as soon as possible so that she would not be implicated in the future.

On the other side, Lu An was having a lively conversation with the Ming officials. Lu An was full of passion. This was the first time since he became the Minister of the Army that a plan had been directly adopted, so he attached great importance to it and immediately discussed with the Ming officials how to provoke a war between humans and demons.

"My lords, in my opinion, we currently lack a suitable reason for all countries and the Holy Church to point the finger at the Demon Kingdom, and it must be an event that the Demon Kingdom cannot explain."

“Hmm… do you have any good ideas?” Austin asked.

"I believe that since the troops sent out to search for the Elemental Stones have disappeared in groups, it must be related to other countries. In addition, given the previous leak of information, other countries may have already been secretly watching us. The existence of the Elemental Stones is definitely no longer a secret."

"Why don't the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the name of the royal family, share the information we already have about the elemental stones with all the countries? Make some minor changes, and tell all the countries that we only have information about one elemental stone, and that the elemental stone has already been acquired by the Demon Kingdom. This will incite all the countries to be wary of the Demon Kingdom."

"Furthermore, we should tell the Sage Cult that the Demon Kingdom possesses the Light Element Stone. Given time, once the Demon Kingdom has thoroughly researched it, the Light Element power that the Sage Cult is so proud of may no longer pose a threat to the Demon Race. At that time, we can guide the Sage Cult into the game and have them initiate a war between humans and demons. This should be feasible. What do you gentlemen think?"

After Lu An finished speaking, he waited for the officials to give their opinions. The six officials looked at each other and exchanged suggestions. Their primary concern was how to ensure that the royal family would not be involved, and only secondarily was the success of the plan.

After some discussion, Austin concluded, "The plan is fine overall, but it can't be done in the name of the royal family. How about we do it in the name of our Ming officials and the All-Knowing Eye? That would be more credible."

"But wouldn't that expose the existence of all the lords?" Lu An was somewhat puzzled. He had always believed that the information of the Ming Official and the All-Knowing Eye should not be leaked.

“Other countries also have guardians, and our existence is no secret. This is the first time the information about the Eye of Omniscience has been released. But that’s good. They don’t know the specific conditions and limitations for activating the Eye of Omniscience, which will make other countries wary and dare not easily attack the duchy. Let’s do as you say.”

"Yes, sir, then I will go and make the preparations."