Before long, the Insulators team was brought back to the deliberation chamber and stood in the center of the hall.

"Humans, the Supreme Court has passed this resolution, but since it concerns the fate of the Demon Kingdom, it is necessary to put you to the test."

After hearing Harold's words, the Insulators all frowned, mainly because they didn't understand what Harold meant by the test. Elijah took a step forward and asked, "I wonder what kind of test the Chief Judge is referring to?"

"If the elemental stones you speak of truly possess such immense energy, they are certainly very attractive. However, we currently do not even know what elemental stones are, what they look like, or how to obtain them. How can we then talk about unifying the world? Therefore, the test is for you to devise a complete plan and assist us throughout the entire process in successfully obtaining the elemental stones."

After Harold finished speaking, Elijah breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought it was some kind of incredible test. At the same time, he thought to himself, "The demons are indeed simple-minded. We were just wondering how to hand over the plan we had already made to them so they could carry it out. Since they've delivered it to our doorstep, we can't blame them. After all, it was your own request, right?"

After thinking it over, he bowed and said, "Understood. Sir, could you give us a few days to discuss this?"

How many days do you need?

"Is five days enough?"

"No, one day."

"Okay, one day it is then."

Elijah appeared to be bargaining, but in reality, he couldn't wait to hand over the plan. However, in order to prevent the Demon Kingdom from realizing that he and his companions had come prepared, he used the excuse of discussion to postpone it for a day.

After the court session ended, Vera returned to the palace, feeling depressed and alone in her chambers. She couldn't understand why the council had so readily trusted a group of strangers. Just as she was frowning in distress, a knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

A maid entered and, seeing Vera's troubled expression, asked with concern, "Your Majesty, has something unpleasant happened today?"

“Sigh…” Vera sighed deeply, then continued, “Ashley, you’re the only one I can talk to in the palace. Today, the Council suddenly issued a Demon Gathering Order. I thought something major had happened, but it turns out it was just a group of humans coming to promote some elemental stones, claiming they could help the Demon Kingdom unify the world. Such an unproven and illusory thing was easily approved by the Council without any investigation!”

As she spoke, Vera, her emotions running high, smashed a teacup and said angrily, "The council that my father personally established has become so incompetent! Today in the council, they colluded with those grand dukes and disregarded my opinions!"

As Vera raised her voice, Ashley quickly gestured for her to speak softly: "Shh, Your Majesty, please don't raise your voice too much."

Vera's outburst came to an abrupt halt. She slumped back into her chair, seemingly resigned to her fate: "Yes, in my palace, even complaining is forbidden."

On the third day, Elijah and Ralph eagerly brought their proposal back to the deliberation court. They waited outside the court early, and about half an hour later, seven deliberation chairmen, led by Harold, arrived in the court and received Elijah and the others.

"Chairman, we drafted a general plan yesterday."

"Okay, tell me about it."

With permission from the deliberation panel, Elijah turned and nodded to a government official. The official understood, stepped forward, took out some papers, and began to speak: "Chairman, I will now present our proposal."

"First, there are clues about the elemental stones. We currently know of two locations: the wood elemental stone and the water elemental stone. The first is the elven tribe in the Spiritfall Forest, and the second is the mermaid tribe in the Lost Lake. According to our investigation, the elven tribe and the mermaid tribe regard the elemental stones as treasures and guard them day and night. It would be extremely difficult to obtain these two stones without anyone noticing."

"Moreover, the whereabouts of the other elemental stones are still unknown. But while we don't know, someone certainly does. Therefore, our overall plan is to start a war and seize them while the chaos is at its peak."

Upon hearing this, the seven deliberative chairpersons exchanged glances, their expressions revealing a hint of worry. The words "launch a war" felt like a sharp awl piercing their hearts, and even if they had two hearts, they couldn't withstand the feeling.

Harold angrily rebuked, "Shut up! Who do you think you are?! How dare you instigate the Demon Kingdom to start a war!"

Although the council favored the nobility, that was ultimately an internal conflict. However, when it came to foreign wars, caution was necessary. Even if the council was incompetent, it could still remain clear-headed on most matters of national importance.

Harold's anger was within Elijah's expectations. Yesterday, taking advantage of his permission to leave the Council at will, they mobilized everyone to thoroughly understand the Demon Kingdom. With the information he obtained from the Chief before setting off, Elijah was confident that he could persuade these old fogies.

So he stepped to the front and explained, "Your Honor, please allow me to explain." Elijah maintained the utmost respect for the council until Harold calmed down, sat down, and allowed him to speak, before slowly saying:

“I know that the Demon Kingdom experienced a great war a hundred years ago, but yesterday we learned in the royal city that the people of the Demon Kingdom are now living a prosperous life, but many people live in very small houses, and there is very little land suitable for living within the borders. When asked if they were willing to join the army to expand more territory for living, the people all said yes. This is the will of the people.”

“Yesterday we also encountered a group of demon soldiers. They looked strong and powerful. We even invited one of the soldiers to demonstrate his strength to us. He was actually at the fourth rank, and he was just an ordinary soldier. Think about the human kingdoms, where an ordinary soldier is only at the second or third rank. How can they compete with the demon army? This is the difference in strength.”

"The clues to the Elemental Stones are now in the hands of various countries. If the Demon Kingdom does not launch an attack, how can it break through the blockade of the Heavenly Fortune Empire and the Holy Beast Kingdom? If other countries find the Elemental Stones while the Demon Kingdom hesitates, will the Demon Kingdom still be able to defeat other countries that possess the Elemental Stones?"

"There are two benefits to the war. First, it expands our territory to the east. Second, it creates an opportunity to find the Elemental Stones. As long as the Demon Kingdom's army can defeat the Heavenly Fortune Empire and the Holy Beast Kingdom, we can use secret techniques to search the memories of the ministers and even the emperors of the two countries and dig out clues about the Elemental Stones. In addition, we can also send troops to the Elf Tribe and the Mermaid Tribe to seize the two Elemental Stones!"

Elijah spoke with conviction, but he did not fabricate his experiences in the royal city. Harold knew all of this deeply. Even though he was unwilling to mention the war, Harold felt a deep sense of pride in the Demon Kingdom's army. It seemed that the thoughts of each demon represented the thoughts of the entire Demon Kingdom. It wasn't that they were afraid to wage war, but the great defeat a hundred years ago left them without an excuse to do so.

Every piece of history is written by "people," and every individual is the driving force behind the development of history. Now, the button for the development of the Demon Kingdom's history is placed in front of Harold, along with that long-lost pretext for war, awaiting Harold's decision.

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