As Azzy returned to his position much to the disappointment of Velez, the guardian god proceeded to say, "In this matter, I agree with Azrael. The Sun and Dragon clans deserve a second chance. But, the decision can be taken only when the majority agrees.
However, before you take the vote, you will have to listen to what I have to say, which I will do once all of the issues raised by the members of this round table were finished. Hence, we will postpone this matter to the end and proceed with the next issue."
The clan representatives don't know what the judge has to say but they think that it is really an important matter, considering the fact that he agrees on bringing those banished clans to the table.
Meanwhile, Qridus took a deep breath to empty his thoughts on the present and focused on his job. He proposed the plan for the next issue.
"The next agenda is population control. Because of the population boom that occurred more than two decades ago, our world's population suddenly doubled and increased the burden on Gaia.
The technological advancement of mankind didn't help either. The amount of natural resources that disappeared during the past twenty years is more than what humans consumed during the past five thousand years combined.
Many decent-level economy countries became poor. Recent estimates for global poverty are that 16.4% of the world. Hundreds of millions of people live in extreme poverty on 20 credits a day (In comparison, it needed a minimum of 500 credits to travel through portal point from one place to another).
Even the lower ranked regions (level-1&2) of Arcana world were so flooded that we could barely see any creatures in level-1 regions.
At this rate, the planet will dry up within the next thousand to two thousand years. Hence, I propose global mass extinction to balance life. We will have to cut down 20% of the population.
Just as our ancestors did, our Death clan will take this job. But, we need the proposal to be accepted by the round table."
Everyone became serious when they heard this. It wasn't something new in history and all of them agreed with Qridus' views. Yet, they are hesitating to give their nods.
Even Azzy was uncomfortable. He just opinioned about not punishing innocents and yet, this ancestor of his is proposing mass genocide. What kind of crazy world is this?
Yet, he stayed silent, not because he doesn't have the right to speak unless he was asked. But, it is because he knew very well the role of the Death clan. The clan exists solely to balance life on the planet. And according to the Reaper, Qridus was right too.
Still, there must be another solution, right? Azzy pondered on the subject while everyone else is silent.
In the end, Neremyn raised his hand, "I agree." Because it involves the humans and the elves have nothing to lose, he gave his consent.
Followed by him, the Asgardian leader, the King of Valhalla also spoke, "I concur."
The others didn't voice it out yet. They can't say yes or no. But, it only needed two of their opinions for the proposal to go through.
Seeing the silence in the room, the guardian god urged them to make the decision, "I don't have time to wait for all day. Please be quick. Say either yes or no."
After a brief silence, Leah finally opened her mouth, although in a low tone, "Teacher, is there really a need to kill so many people? There must be another way to resolve this situation, right?"
Everyone in the room is a high-level Arcana master and can clearly hear even a whisper. They naturally heard Leah and couldn't help but glance at the judge, wondering what his opinion was.
However, to their disappointment, the guardian god shrugged his shoulders as he replied to Leah, "When you live as long as me, you will understand that the lives of mortals are insignificant. Whether they die in infancy or in old age, it is all the same to me. So, I'm not really the best person to answer this question."
*Sigh*
The hidden clan representatives inwardly sighed and once again pondered on whether to give the okay or not. At the same time, they were also hoping for others to give an okay. After all, only two more votes are needed.
After another three minutes of silence, the guardian god spoke again, "fine, we'll talk about it again. Moving on to the next issue."
With no issue being properly resolved, Qridus sat down in extreme dejection, feeling that today wasn't his day and everything went wrong from the start.
The meeting continued. Various minor issues were discussed and were resolved peacefully. There appeared to be clashes between the Angels and Elves, considering the fact that the Triastal kingdom is under the control of Ingrid and is inhabited by humans. Neremyn couldn't convince the others to acquire their former home from a hundred thousand years ago.
About half an hour later, as the last piece of the issue has been resolved, the guardian god finally had his turn to speak.
"Now, I'll let you all know why I have specially called for an all-clan leader meeting. Remember the alien invasion from 27 years ago?"
As everyone nodded in seriousness, the guardian god explained, "According to my trusted sources, the Arcturian Empire's target has been preparing to wage a full-scale war against us to claim this planet. To win this war, the world needs either 100 supreme realm experts or two demigods."
In that instant, realization dawned upon the clan leaders. "No wonder Saint Ravens showed the elves to attain the power of a demigod. It is because of this," thought everyone.
But, the surprise hasn't ended here.
The guardian god continued, "However, it might take 50-100 years for that to happen. If the elves were successful, then, only one more demigod will be left. I cannot participate in this war. Hence, one of you will have to find a way to make a breakthrough. I will try to convince Gaia to give them enough time to stay here.
And before the war, they are sending a few ships, probably to gauge our strength. Based on the speed of their spaceships and the distance, you will have about two years for the initial phase of this war. That's all I have to say."
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