As soon as Matilda finished speaking, there was a buzzing discussion in the entire parliament hall.
Whether they are members of the aristocratic faction, representatives from wealthy citizens, or representatives of mages and scholar associations at all levels, they all fell into the same consternation at this moment, and after the consternation, it was difficult to restrain themselves. doubts and heated discussions.
At this moment, they even forgot the demeanor and rules they usually followed.
In the midst of the roaring discussion, some members finally stood up and asked for a more detailed explanation. Some members shouted that this was a crazy idea, emphasizing that doing so would bring the empire into chaos. Unprecedented horrific chaos, and as the center of the storm, Matilda just watched it all quietly, not surprised by what happened in front of her.
Parliament... This product of the New Deal has existed and operated in the Typhon Empire for more than ten years, and its earlier prototype, the "Noble Council", has existed in this land for a longer period of time. . No one can deny the historical role and practical value of this thing to the development of Typhon. Even at this moment, Matilda is very clear about the significance of "parliament", and at the same time understands the consternation and helplessness of the parliamentarians at this moment. Therefore, in the first ten minutes, she did not speak at all, just leaving time for the people in the hall to confirm and digest the news - and slowly calm down.
Finally, those emotional MPs closed their mouths one by one under Matilda's calm gaze, and the buzzing hall slowly became quiet.
Count Dürer did not participate in the discussion. He sat quietly in his seat and watched the men and women he was familiar with turn red in the past ten minutes. He had a look on his face. With a thoughtful expression, his mind summarized the recent changes in the situation in Aldernan and the news coming from various channels. For half a minute, he also recalled his previous visit to Cecil with the envoys. ——Finally, he raised his head and saw the imperial pearl standing up from the chair.
Matilda stood up, and her movement brought complete silence.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I can call each of you by name, I am familiar with each of you, I understand - and understand you," she looked around the hall before using A steady voice slowly said, "So I understand your doubts and anxiety at this moment, but please be patient and listen to me - the royal family has no intention of destroying the stable order we have maintained for a long time, and it must not be out of malice or other reasons." To attack the parliament we built together for the purpose of telling people.”
Seeing everyone’s eyes focused on herself, Matilda paused and continued:
"The Empire is facing a crisis, a crisis unlike any we have ever faced - and I don't just mean the 'war' with Cecil, which is fraught with doubts , it’s not just the recent anomalies in the Church of God of War, but the reasons behind these anomalies are even more chilling.chestnut.
“There are fatal loopholes in our military, traitors have appeared in our aristocracy, and our church and people are being corroded by some evil force - these things are menacing and trying to overthrow the empire. order, and the most terrifying thing about them is their rapid destruction, unpredictable actions, and powerful infiltration and lurking capabilities. I believe that everyone here is well aware of the changes in the situation in the recent period and the news circulating in the imperial capital. So. You should understand what I mean.
“In the face of this challenge, Parliament is obviously unable to cope with it - I do not deny the existence of Parliament and its role in the empire, but under the current special circumstances, we must Replace it with a more efficient, more controlled, more secure and closed group.
"The Empire will enter a state of emergency from today. The Royal Cabinet headed by Her Majesty Rosetta will take over all the powers of the Parliament. All military, administrative and religious units will directly accept the orders of the Emperor. We We must use the highest efficiency to mobilize the army and eliminate domestic unrest, restore stability to Aldernan in the shortest time, unite the forces of the empire in the shortest time, and resolve this war in the shortest time. Crisis.
"As for everyone sitting here...please relax completely. The temporary closure of Parliament is only part of a state of emergency - although this is the first time we have implemented an 'emergency bill' of this extent, please rest assured that everything is under His Majesty's control. You don't have to worry about your own safety and reputation - everyone under the triple spire is the pride of the upper class of the empire. I believe in the loyalty of each of you, and your Majesty also believes in this.
"Then, loyal and upright MPs, you should also understand the efforts made by the royal family to safeguard the interests of the empire - the choices you make today will be noble and worthy of being recorded in history. .
“This is a rare opportunity to make a great contribution to the Empire and prove yourself. Please seize it.
"I've finished my words."
Every word Matilda said was gentle and polite, as if it carried the power of making people involuntarily trust and relax, Count Dürer Sitting on the seat below, I listened quietly to what Her Royal Highness the Princess said, but sighed slightly in my heart.
What an impeccable speech - now, the reasoning part is over.
Of course, for some people in this hall, they will continue to work hard - Count Durer saw some members getting up to speak, and some members seemed to be discussing something with the people around them. There are also people who are releasing some communication spells that are allowed to be used in the hall, and seem to be contacting their contacts to seek help with some intelligence.
Count Dürer glanced at the speculator not far away and saw that the other person's chubby face was full of anxiety, but this time he had no idea of despising him. Then he lowered his head and glanced at the gorgeous ring with a huge gemstone on his finger.
After thinking for a while, he put the ring in front of him and injected magic power into it - this expensive magic item became slightly brighter, and a voice came directly into Count Durer's ears: "My lord, what are your orders?" < /p>
"Where are the Knights Protectorate?"
"They are in Parliament Street and the Upper Cross."
"Where is Duke Ferdinand?"
"Duke Ferdinand left the Obsidian Palace an hour ago - but we have no way to detect the Duke's specific whereabouts."
"That's enough."
Count Dürer He exhaled, rubbed his slightly sore eyebrows, and then decided to raise his hands and feet in favor of His Majesty the Emperor's emergency bill.
......
The corridors of the Royal Mages Association are deep and long. A hunched figure slowly walked through the corridors and arches depicting the portraits of great mages in history. The nerve cords squirmed slightly under the robe, making a terrifying friction sound.
The mages who passed by all felt the depression and gloominess coming from this black-robed figure, but no one showed the slightest disrespect to this figure strolling in the Mages Association— —Although the latter wore a private robe without any markings, did not wear the badge of the Mage Association, and hardly ever greeted anyone on the road.
Even so, everyone passing by this figure will still stop respectfully, bow slightly, and call him "Master Daniel."
Daniel would respond with a curt nod - the most friendly response he could give in this place.
At the end of this corridor, Daniel stopped.
He raised his head and looked at the wall on one side of the corridor. There were several blank spaces on this wall, and one of the blank spaces had been painted with simple lines, and there was a faint smell of some kind of paint. The ground is floating in the air.
For a long time, he suddenly withdrew his gaze and looked in the other direction at the corner of the corridor - a female mage wearing a lavender skirt-style robe seemed to appear out of thin air, heading this way. Come.
The mages passing by all stopped when they saw this woman, saluted respectfully, and called her "President Mapel."
Winsor Mapel responded to the greetings of the people around her cordially, but her steps did not slow down at all. She came straight to Daniel with a slight smile on her face: "I didn't expect you to come so early. ."
"Well, I just have some free time," Daniel nodded lightly. Although his attitude was still cold, there was no such obvious resistance and disdain for the Mage Association. He raised his head as he spoke. Looking at the corridor next to him, he frowned slightly, "Which person with both fame and wealth is going to be painted in this corridor?"
Winsor Mapel looked at her mentor. Looking at each other, he suddenly couldn't help but laugh: "It's you, my mentor."
DanielHis stern face finally changed due to surprise. He slightly opened his yellow eyes, glanced at the portrait on the wall, then looked back at his former apprentice, his brows furrowed more obviously than before: "Me? This It’s not funny.”
“This is not a joke. This is something that the senior representatives of the Mages Association have unanimously agreed on. Even His Majesty has recognized it.”
“I am not you. A member of the association," Daniel said in a strange tone.
"Nor is Lord Richard in the fourth picture, nor is Lady Marina Vinton in the twelfth picture," Windsor Mapel said with a smile, "No one has ever It is stipulated that only portraits of members of the Association can be painted in the Hall of Sages of the Mage Association, and you are obviously qualified to be among them - you have almost single-handedly built the empire's magical industrial base system, allowing us to be in the era of The direction has been found in time at the key node of change, and this alone meets the standard of a 'sage'."
Daniel's eyebrows twitched slightly, and his eyes had not yet been outlined in the picture. He turned several times in front of the outline of the mural, but didn't say a word. Only Windsor Mapel's voice came from the side: "I know that this was one of your biggest dreams back then - although you may not have it now. I care, but I think you are fully qualified to enter this corridor.
"In terms of achievements that can change the times, you who laid the foundation for the empire's magic industrial system are obviously far more than a person who takes office step by step. president of the association. "
After a few seconds of silence, Daniel twitched his lips, turned and walked forward: "It's boring. "
Listening to this disdainful and indifferent comment, Windsor Mapel couldn't help but laugh: the instructor did not ask her to send someone to shovel things off the wall.
< p> She turned around and followed Daniel, who turned his head slightly and said casually: "I'm here to hand over the technical information of the communication device to you - the Engineering and Construction Association has completed the drawing design of the energy source and amplification structure. , and passed the acceptance test in the laboratory, our work is done, and the rest is yours. ”“Very timely! "Winsor Mapel said with a smile, "In this way, the transceiver device I designed will completely solve the energy problem. The next step is to enter the practical stage - now the communication towers everywhere are ready for complete transformation, everything The timing is perfect. "
Daniel snorted, and then showed a slightly sarcastic smile: "Not long ago, more than half of the people in the Mage Association were intensely discussing the cost and feasibility of transforming the national communication tower network. You are all arguing with each other, as if you are willing to break with the whole world for the benefit of the empire, but now you have made a transformation plan... The wind in the association has turned as fast as it did back then. "
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Windsor Mapel's face. She smiled bitterly and shook her head: "You should be aware of the recent changes in the atmosphere in the city, and you have also heard some unconfirmed... rumors. information. ”
“I’ve heard a lot,” Daniel said.He said, "Although I don't want to hear it, living in Aldernan, it is difficult for anyone to have peace of mind."
"...Magics are the most sensitive group," Windsor Mar Pell sighed, "Although he is proud, pride cannot match the imperial power - it is not that the wind in the association turns too fast, but that the wind in Aldernan turns too fast."
Daniel His footsteps stopped, and he murmured softly with a thoughtful expression: "Is the wind direction in Aldernan..."
"Tutor," Windsor Mapel didn't seem to hear clearly. The muffled voice of the old man beside him said, "What did you say?"
"Nothing, I just lamented that there are too many disturbing things in this city." Daniel shook his head, and then asked seemingly casually He said, "By the way, I heard that you understood those weird 'deep sea runes' given to us by the Cecil people?"
"It's far from being understood," Windsor Mapel said, "Those things are weirder than I imagined, even weird to the point of being inexplicable - just as the Cecil people explained in advance, those so-called 'deep sea runes' come from civilizations other than humans. The difference between the two civilizations is greater than the difference between humans and elves, so it may not be easy to understand the deep logic of those runes. But fortunately, even if you can't understand the deep logic, those runes are still the same. It can work. Experiments have proven that using those deep-sea runes to construct a fully enclosed space can block any form of mental pollution, and can even have a strong purifying effect on individuals who have been polluted..."
"...Oh, it does sound interesting," Daniel raised his eyebrows, "If I have time, I would like to see the facility after you build it."
"Of course, it is In the Obsidian Palace, His Majesty should be happy that you are interested in it - after all, you are also an expert in the field of runes."