Skul smiled and asked, "Who opposes?"
New Reclaimed Land Grand Council Hall, silent.
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[Maplestone City]
[Mikesh family's mansion]
Old Mikesh shakily poured himself a drink, his hands trembling, as he shook his head repeatedly:
"Good maneuver, truly a good maneuver, openly adding water to the wine, yet he managed to bring the entire freedom of the New Reclaimed Land to heel."
Old Mikesh's eldest son—a burly middle-aged man—was indignant: "What restructuring of the National Assembly? Aren't the newly added representatives merely puppets for the military? Now the Freedom Conference is just for show."