229: Chapter 135, Closing the Net_1 229: Chapter 135, Closing the Net_1 In the capital, the arrival of each memory stone indeed gave the people quite a sight.

For a time, the nobles from the North were once again pushed to the forefront of public opinion.

The hard evidence was laid in front of everyone, making any concealment or defense meaningless.

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“Who did this?”

Caesar III asked with anger.

Just because he disliked the Five Great Houses of Northland, it didn’t mean he wanted all the Nobles of the North to become adversaries.

Robbing merchants was never considered a big deal.

If it wasn’t for the native nobles of the Southeastern Province who dragged the case to the capital, Caesar III wouldn’t even bother with such trivial matters.

He initially intended to minimize the seriousness of the matter and discreetly handle the responsible parties.

Now, with the surge of public opinion, the matter has been exposed.

It has spread beyond the individuals involved to the entire group of Northern nobles.

As a political strongman, Caesar III could see at a glance that someone was deliberately stirring up trouble.

“According to our investigation, these copied memory stones all come from a merchant named Philip.

Unfortunately, our investigators were one step behind.

When they got there, he was already gone, leaving only a few small fish behind.

We have very little information about Philip.

He seemed to have popped out of nowhere, and besides spreading the memory stones, we have no other information about him.

Even his neighbors don’t know this man.

We can’t even confirm if his name is real or fake.”

Duke Newfoundland explained reluctantly.

It wasn’t that he, the chancellor, wasn’t trying, but that the situation had taken them by surprise.

No one expected this to happen.

There are too many suspected forces.

Both domestically and abroad, there are dozens of them combined.

Even if they wanted to investigate, they wouldn’t know where to start.

“What does Earl Piers say?”

Caesar III asked irritably.

It wasn’t that he was wrongfully angry.

The situation is now difficult to diffuse, and they must quickly present a result to curb the proverbial heat.

The situation was ignited from the Southeastern Province, willingly or otherwise, Earl Piers was drawn into the whirlwind of the storm.

“Governor Piers’ opinion is to only handle the specific perpetrators below to appease the public outrage.

Concerning the nobles involved in this issue, he suggested not dealing with them directly in order to minimize the impact.

If necessary, the Southeastern Province will announce the investigation results to the outside world, claiming that it is the Skeleton Society’s members who impersonated these nobles to commit evil.”

After hearing the Chancellor’s words, Caesar III’s anger eased slightly.

This kind of explanation, although it wouldn’t fool anyone with clear intentions, but ultimately, it was a reliable solution.

“Just do as he says.

But they can’t say they were impersonated, that kind of explanation is hard to believe.

Announce to the outside world that the Skeleton Society has used evil magic to control these nobles to do evil deeds.

At the same time, increase the efforts to arrest the Skeleton Society, let the Nobles of the North figure out how to bring concrete evidence that it was the doing of the Skeleton Society!”

Caesar III said coldly.

It seems like this changes the narrative, but the final outcome is completely different.

“Being impersonated”, means that this matter has nothing to do with the nobles of the North, they do not need to bear any responsibility.

“Controlled by evil magic”, while they can still escape being held accountable, this label would close their future paths.

A noble who has been controlled by a cult organization, no one can guarantee it won’t happen again, it is destined that they cannot take on important tasks.

After all, on the Continent of Aslante, being controlled by a cult equates to having an unsteady will.

This goes against the mainstream Knights’ spirit and noble spirit, not only will their paths be blocked, but they will also be despised in their future lives.

“Your Majesty, the upheavals in the Southeastern Province mainly resulted from the friction between the Nobles of the North and the native nobles.

If this problem is not resolved, no one can guarantee that similar events will not happen in the future.

Why not take this opportunity to solve it once and for all?”

Duke Aefero suggested.

As the Minister of Defense, he mostly remained neutral toward the political struggles within the kingdom.

But now it’s different, with the simmering tension in the Northland and the inevitable invasion of the orcs from the south.

At this crucial moment, the Alpha Kingdom must unite.

Otherwise, once the war breaks out, it will be the beginning of a disaster.

Faced with a major enemy like the orcs, there is no room for relaxation.

Fundamentally, everyone is in the same boat.

After looking over the Northern Border direction and letting out a sigh, Caesar III pondered and said:

“Chancellor, you handle this matter!”

…

The decision of the capital is still in transit, but Wharton and Layton Counties were the first to explode into chaos.

The large-scale arrests by the Governor’s Mansion were not kept secret, and it quickly stirred up major waves among the noble circles.

Seeing one noble family after another falling into bad luck, the Nobles of the North who participated in the robbery were instantly panicked.

Many unfortunate nobles not only lost their own freedom, but also their entire armies were arrested.

Not that no one tried to organize resistance, but those who resisted had quite a tragic fate.

Not only were all their underlings executed, even the lords themselves were brutally beaten up.

The troops tasked with the execution of the arrests were all accompanied by Military Priests, specifically for treating these unruly nobles.

Missing arms and broken legs could be healed in an instant.

As long as they dared to resist, they dared to fight back mercilessly.