"I have no right to intervene in the New Continent? Have you stayed in the New Continent for so long that you’ve lost your mind? Or have you already considered the New Continent as your own possession?" Perfikot stood up and looked at the Governor of the New Continent.

Even though she was not as tall as him, when Perfikot’s icy gaze fell on the Governor of the New Continent, he still felt an indescribable sense of oppression.

"You are merely the Count of the Northern Territory, you have no jurisdiction over the New Continent colony, this is not the Northern Territory, you have no right to interfere!" The Governor of the New Continent stubbornly gritted his teeth and retorted, although Perfikot’s aura was overwhelming, he managed to withstand the pressure as a former Governor.

But Perfikot merely let out a cold laugh and then said, "Since you put it that way, I might as well change my identity! Now, standing before you is a member of the Imperial Council, the Chief Minister of the Cabinet’s Doomsday Crisis Response Affairs, and the Empress’s plenipotentiary representative!

With my status and authority, I can intervene in any matter within the Empire’s territories that I deem related to the doomsday crisis.

Now, the stability of the New Continent colony has already affected the Empire’s doomsday crisis response plan. I need it to remain stable, not to engage in a war that would devastate the entire New Continent colony, so I need a peace agreement.

Do you have any other questions? If not, great, get out and do what you’re supposed to do.

If you do, that’s fine too, I can rightfully replace you, the useless one, allowing the Empire to assign a new Governor."

Faced with this tirade from Perfikot, the face of the Governor of the New Continent turned purple with rage, but eventually, he gritted his teeth and swallowed his pride: "I have no issues."

With these words, he didn’t wait for Perfikot to tell him to leave, he turned around and left the room where Perfikot was.

Watching the departing Governor of the New Continent, Perfikot shook her head and sneered disdainfully: "A useless person who can’t even hide his own ambitions!"

Perfikot initially did not sense anything particularly wrong with this Governor, at most, she just felt that his ability as the Governor of the New Continent was lacking, unable to control the local situation, and not actively responding to the potential impacts of the doomsday crisis.

But this was not considered a major issue, as many colonial Governors appointed by the Empire were such useless individuals, after all, anyone capable had already made their mark within the Empire, colonial Governors were generally those who lost in political struggles or didn’t have the ability to seize a good position.

Some colonial Governors didn’t even possess a noble title, which speaks volumes about the situation.

Therefore, over the past three years, as long as no unacceptable issues arose on the New Continent side, Perfikot hardly paid attention to this Governor, even if there were some problems, she turned a blind eye.

Not to mention, her support for Kallen’s spread of revolutionary ideas meant that the more useless the Governor of the New Continent was, the more advantageous it was for her.

However, when Kallen truly started a revolution, or rather a riot, Perfikot personally arrived in the New Continent and invested part of her energy into the relevant affairs of the New Continent, she quickly discovered there was an issue with the Governor of the New Continent.

According to intelligence obtained by the Brotherhood, this Governor had secretly sent his personal secretary, who was also his nephew, to contact the Independents and the Workers’ Federation, promising some benefits in exchange, and provided them with funding and covert support for their "cause."

Among them, the Independents received extensive support from this Governor, and it was precisely due to his support that the Independents survived Perfikot’s prior crackdowns and later became part of the Workers’ Federation when Kallen established it, forming a faction within the Workers’ Federation beyond Kallen’s control.

The later uprising of the Revolutionary Army was also secretly supported and funded by this Governor, enabling the Revolutionary Army to acquire sufficient arms and materials, quickly forming an armed force to resist the attacks from the colonial garrison.

Otherwise, no matter how useless the colonial garrison might have been, they wouldn’t have been unable to suppress a riot of workers.

It was precisely these secret maneuvers that allowed the Revolutionary Army to rise rapidly, overcome early difficulties, and form a formidable armed force.

This was also the key to the Revolutionary Army breaking free from his control, as Kallen, supported by Perfikot, rapidly improved the military literacy and combat level of the Revolutionary Army, in turn beating the colonial garrison so badly.

In light of this, the Independents who originally cooperated with him immediately abandoned their previous agreements and instead supported Kallen, attempting to achieve genuine independence for the New Continent colony, rather than playing a game of fostering bandits to self-reinforce with this Governor.

As for why the Governor did this, it was actually quite easy to understand. He believed the Empire, facing the doomsday crisis, no longer had the extra resources to deal with the issues of the New Continent colony, allowing him to massively expand his military under the pretense of suppressing the riots.

By the time the Empire took notice of these actions, he would have already amassed sufficient military force. At that point, as long as he engaged in "peace talks" with the Independents he had secretly colluded with, they could merge and jointly declare the New Continent’s independence, elevating him immediately from the Empire’s colonial Governor to the leader of a nation.

In his plan, the merged Independents after independence were insignificant, as his plan presumed that everything the Independents required would be from his support; as someone in control of an expanded colonial garrison, he would have the capability to eliminate the Independents.

However, now, his entire scheme and calculation have been thwarted by Perfikot.

Kallen’s presence rendered his initial plan to use the Independents as puppets moot. Although the Independents still initiated an uprising, their influence and scale were completely overshadowed by Kallen’s Workers’ Federation.

The vast scale of the Workers’ Federation meant that the riots, originally perceived as controllable by the Governor, were in every sense of the word beyond his control.

Then, just as he was desperately trying to regain control of this war, using it as an excuse to request funding and resources from the Imperial Center to expand the colonial garrison’s military force, Perfikot slapped his original schemes into disarray.

The lack of negotiations through him rendered all his calculations void, not only failing to gain the originally anticipated benefits but also making him appear utterly inept, more like a clown in front of Perfikot.

It was precisely because Samantha possessed this information that she directly drew her sword on an Imperial Governor earlier, because, in Samantha’s eyes, a loyal Imperial Guard Knight, he was already a traitor.