The Peerless Kobold - Chapter 130
“Those foolish Obsidian Elves! What in the world are they thinking?!
“Hiuh!?”
Theodore, the Prime Minister standing in as a proxy in the Queen’s absence, shouted in anger when he received a report from his subordinates, and the maidservants who were waiting on him let out a small scream of surprise.
Following the assassination of reformist moderate Minister Marcus, protest rallies have been held by the Obsidian Elves in various parts of the capital, their numbers growing by the day.
As part of the protest, the Obsidian Elves, who are coming to the Royal Castle to proclaim freedom and equality, are mixed with the reform extremists, who have been lashing out and harming the guards who try to hold back the crowd.
Aside from that, the recent report also showed that some stores in the Porcelain Elves’ area were also attacked and some Porcelain Elves were harmed on the streets.
“They have not been farming and herding, are neglecting their daily lives, and are making a fool of themselves! Why are they acting lawlessly while talking about freedom and equality!?”
“Father… the people are only agitated and excited, and it’s all the work of a few malicious extremists. If you lose sight of that, you will make a mistake in your judgment.”
Eliza, the daughter of the indignant Prime Minister, rebuked her father with a melancholy look on her face. She was a young, beautiful Elf girl who was about a hundred years of age, with curly silver-blonde hair, and deep jade green eyes.
“I’m sorry, Eliza, I’ve shown you something unsightly… Seems like I’ve surprised the others too.”
“No, please don’t mind it, Lord Theodore.”
The attendants waiting beside him quietly bowed.
“But we cannot let ourselves be easily agitated by these people. The Obsidian Elves’ actions cannot be tolerated.”
“If all the citizens were outstanding, then that would be strange. But because there are only a few of those while the rest are normal or less than average, then things such as this are inevitable.”
Theodore nodded toward his daughter’s broad-minded opinion.
“Hmm, but a political assembly that is influenced by the people’s voice is nothing but folly… And that is why we of the White Porcelain Elf clans must lead these people.”
“This way of thinking is what makes the Obsidian Elves resent you, father. In the first place, the political assembly is based on the consensus of many people, so we cannot ignore them.”
After a pause, he asked his daughter,
“Then what do you think we should do?”
“It’s not just limited to the Obsidian Elves’ clan, but I think we should cultivate knowledge and decency over time, since abrupt changes tend to create friction and backlash amongst the people.”
Eliza’s response was typical of a moderate conservative’s, which was quite different from the ideas of her father, who was a conservative extremist.
“However… the reform extremists do not wish for that. We will have to do something about those fools first, won’t we?”
“Yes, that is correct.”
Theodore is a typical conservative extremist who has some problematic beliefs such as the idea that the White Porcelain Elves, who are a superior species, are responsible for leading the other Elf clans, but he is not a fool.
In the case of the recent attack on the Central Assembly, he was quick to notice the danger of the reform extremists who advocated for freedom and equality but wielded violence which produced casualties.
And so, he acted to raid and capture the reform extremists and Gregor who united them, knowing that he himself would be tried for breaking the law.
Even though he was admonished by the former Prime Minister Delphys, he still stood his ground, but…
“By the way, Eliza, what is the World Tree’s condition?”
Just when Queen Aristia disappeared andPrime Minister Delphys was killed by someone, the life force of the World Tree was severely reduced.
At that time, the water and sewage systems, which were maintained by the Bronze Elves’ magical device that converts the life force of the World Tree into magical power, was shut off, and a disruption in the usage of Living Magic occurred, which prompted an immediate investigation to be conducted.
