"Although the Central Council is still strong in terms of hard power and wields significant authority, years of unequal distribution of benefits have long sown the seeds of many fractures and conflicts, which are now gradually becoming exposed and widening."
"People will heed a tyrant who keeps bringing victories, but won't obey a bunch of incompetent schemers who connive against each other, yet that is just the impression the Central Council currently gives to the public."
"Look, even after you delivered such a dissenting speech, you haven't been dragged into the Court of Judgment, indicating that no one cares about its authority anymore."
"Losing control over people's hearts and relying solely on military force is an enormous drain, and difficult to sustain." Masha shook her head.
"At that time, will the many Star Domains in the Southern region also form new nations like those in the Western Star Region?" Tilan asked Masha.
