"Why would I destroy someone else's country?" Perfikot irritably rolled her eyes at these old codgers, silently cursing that their minds were only filled with war.
She understood, however, that her words just now probably scared these old men.
So she softened her tone and said, "I have only one request for you: Don't bother me for no reason! I know you want new toys, but the Empire... no, the state of the world and humanity doesn't allow us to focus elsewhere. We must first think about solving the problem of the apocalyptic winter.
Thus I ask you to restrain the Military Department as much as possible, don't let those hot-headed folks use the Empire's precious resources in places they shouldn't go! Especially when it comes to building battleships; does the Empire still need those iron coffins to destroy a nation?
Do you think the big guns and ships are majestic, that naval battles should be like knights dueling, with cannons blasting?
