Chapter 821, Questions and Answers (Part 1)
Early March, 2513 Imperial Calendar, Sky Dome, Green Grass Festival.
The Jialan Rally was held here.
After many years, Skydome is still overcrowded. Hundreds of official witches and their witch apprentices make Skydome appear relatively crowded, but it happens to be during the big gathering, except for the original witches in the castle, there are also Many guests and spectators came, which made the whole castle even more noisy.
A large group of stone golems are lined up on both sides of the high castle corridor, most of which are shaped like beasts or giants. Red carpets are spread across the corridor, and various stories are embroidered on the huge tapestry, showing the history of the Garland Council. However, many ancient and unknown corners of Skydome still retain many secrets. Even Margarita, who is the chairman of the Garland Council, does not know where some deep paths lead.
The Garland Council was an organization established after the Great Jihad, but the predecessor of this organization can be traced back to the era of the Three Emperors of the Empire. In the chaotic political situation of the Three Emperors Era, due to political disputes and hostility, Emperor Marienburg and Emperor Talabek The three emperors, Emperor Steele and Emperor Steele, were constantly at odds with each other (in the later period, Emperor Wolf, Emperor Rick, and Emperor Talabek), and were hostile to each other. Behind them were the support of the three major church forces in the empire, namely The Church of the White Wolf supports Emperor Wolf, the Church of Justice supports Emperor Rick, and the Church of the God of Nature supports Emperor Talabek.
The first Talabek emperor in the era of the Three Emperors was a female emperor named Ottilia III. This Talabek female elector lost to the then Steele elector in the electoral contest. But she was not reconciled to this failure, and brazenly united the two brother churches, the White Wolf Church and the Church of Nature, and publicly declared that Charlemagne was just a mortal who proclaimed himself a god. He was an emperor, not a god, so his remaining The electoral system that came down is already a decaying old system, and she must reform it.
And the way to innovate is for her to establish herself as the Empress of the Empire.
Marienburg also immediately made himself emperor at that time. Emperor Steele immediately chose to go to war with Ottilia III, but was defeated in the Battle of Talabek. Ottilia III showed himself perfectly in this battle With her ingenious strategy, quick thinking, grasp of fighter opportunities and infinite bravery in battle, she defeated Emperor Steele with fewer victories and more victories. The empire has been torn apart since then. Or the various forces are no longer consistent with the outside world, and they suddenly realize that whoever has the courage and power can inherit the throne.
The era of the Three Emperors began.
Ottilia III failed to fulfill her wish to become the queen of the empire. She was annoyed to find that only her territory, not the entire empire, recognized her emperor's authority. Therefore, in order to consolidate her rule, she violated the empire's ban on wizards , hired many wizards in the empire at that time with high salaries to come to her court, because of her own preferences, the ones who finally got the positions were basically witches, and more than a dozen witches finally gathered and established their own spellcasters. Organization, the sorceress coven.
This was the predecessor of the Garland Council, but the Sorceress Guild was still an illegal organization at this time, and they could only act as the staff or courtiers of Emperor Talabek, providing help with magic.
On the eve of the great holy war, when the empire was riddled with holes and was on the verge of subjugation, a small nobleman, a pious pastor of the Justice Church, and the savior Ludwig emerged from the countryside of Nur. He unified the power of the empire, and At this time, the choice of the sorceress assembly house was to join the army of the savior with Emperor Talabek, and bet heavily on him, and the savior lived up to expectations. He defeated the army of chaos and rebuilt the new empire. Parliament also gained official recognition and the power to operate openly by leaps and bounds through political speculation.
At that time, hundreds of witches gathered in Sky Dome Castle, announcing that they would abandon the previous name and change the name to Garland Council.
This is the past and present of the Garland Council.
Sitting in my own room, it has been rising like a rocket in recent years,
Ms. Veronica Bernadotte, the newly promoted female elder of Jialan who was promoted to the middle rank of Sanctuary in only 40 years, was sitting in her luxurious suite, reading various documents, and she was in a very good mood , even though her room was almost emptied, Witch Garland, who has a sweet face and moist skin full of luster, is full of fun just by moving a chair.
In her room, her subordinate witches are moving things. Veronica has decided to be completely independent from the council. She will only retain her title of female elder of Jialan and lead about a hundred Witches and witch apprentices traveled to Britannia to establish a branch, which has since formed the Northern Council and the Southern Council.
Veronica's dream is to become the speaker, but now the result doesn't look too bad, at least Veronica is satisfied, she can find a balance between love and career, and relying on Ryan's power can make her Having sufficient resources and the ability to deploy troops also allows her to conduct research without being disturbed by the outside world.
This is fine, she is very satisfied.
Today's Jialan Witch is wearing a sky blue dreamy white feather skirt with beautiful hips and a white fox fur coat. The beautiful figure is outlined by the light wood elf silk and satin. The inner armor of the elf artifact, black and brown smooth long hair draped down her shoulders, her sweet and agile face was full of pride and joy, she sat there watching the apprentices carry things, a pair of flesh-colored ultra-thin jacquard back seam stockings wrapped The moist and long legs stretched out lazily like this, wearing black pearl rhinestone fish mouth high heels on a pair of fleshy feet, Veronica turned towards the personal apprentice who was sitting not far away, and finally found a place in Bafengshan University Catherine, who advanced to the legendary level in the expedition, asked, "Catherine, are you really planning to go to Brittania with me?"
"I follow my mentor, and I will go wherever my mentor goes." Catherine was wearing a standard Garland Witch's fiery red robe, with the same low-cut skirt as her mentor inside, except that she was wearing a black silk lace-up skirt. Pantyhose and brown nude boots, this legendary witch obviously plans to go to Britannia to develop with her mentor. Because of her early experience, Catherine has always been in awe of Veronica, she whispered: "This... Isn't it all set before?"
"Dealed?" Veronica smiled meaningfully. She didn't say much, but then asked, "Have you sent out all the gifts I arranged?"
"It's all sent out, mentor." Catherine's face was a little red, and the mentor's gaze made her feel that some of her little thoughts could not be hidden.
"How do you say it?" Veronica picked up the hot coffee from the table, added sugar cubes and milk to it and stirred it. The silver spoon was very exquisitely made. It was a royal tableware made in Ryan's court. Vero Nika, like all witches, likes a luxurious life very much. She motioned for Catherine to continue and at the same time motioned for the apprentices to go out.
"Four legendary witches have already agreed to go to Britannia with their mentors, namely Noel, the legendary witch of life, Phyllis, the legendary witch of death and shadow, Rita, the legendary witch of light, and Clara, the legendary witch of sky. , In addition, the legendary witch Laura of the light department and the legendary witch Matilda of the flame department also expressed their willingness to follow you to Britannia." Catherine took out a small book with names written all over it.
There are more than a dozen Garland congresswomen who are willing to follow Veronica to set up a branch.
"Where are Aurora and Teresa? Are they ready to be kicked out of the parliament?" Veronica nodded. She put on a pair of silky legs, and Witch Garland was at the peak of her power at this time. , but she knew in her heart that the reason why she was so tough and attracted many congresswomen to join her was not because she was a sanctuary witch, but because of the man behind her.
However, she and Teresa share a man, which has a wonderful meaning, which makes Veronica a little headache. She can be sure that even if Aurora is really voted out, the Garland Council will only give Aurora Plenty of time to pack up and then respectfully send her and her people out of council.
Ironic, isn't it? Veronica couldn't help laughing when she thought of this, she has now stabilized Teresa's head, and their little princess Jialan hasn't found a way to advance to the sanctuary yet.
"Also, mentor, your meeting with the speaker is scheduled for three o'clock in the afternoon." Catherine couldn't help reminding Veronica again: "It's already two o'clock."
"I know, get ready and we can go." Veronica nodded, thinking of Speaker Margarita, even the fearless Witch Garland was a little dignified. Speaker Margarita's strength is about She is a high-ranking member of the sanctuary, and she doesn't seem to be much more powerful than she who has traveled through the Tzeentch Labyrinth, but facing this female speaker who is nearly 300 years old and has incredible experience in spellcasting and life, Veronica is still Stay in awe.
Outside the house, the wind and snow were raging, and the peaks of the Vault of Heaven were always covered with snow. Veronica sighed softly as she looked at the chaos outside the glass window.
About fifty minutes later, Veronica went to the central tower in person, preparing to meet her mentor. Counting, she hadn't seen Margarita for five or six years.
The central tower is the core of the Garland Council, and it is also the location of the restricted area. Generally speaking, Margarita stays in it for a long time to do research, especially after the savior Ludwig took off the crown and disappeared. Living in a simple place, when Veronica walked along the road to the central tower, she could also feel the pointing voices and envious and jealous eyes of those witches. It surpasses the achievements of many witches in their lifetime. There are envy, admirers, and approval, but there are more jealousy, hatred, slander and exclusion. The world of witches is like this. Some people occupy more resources. Some people are naturally less. Although Veronica does not take up the resources of the council in a strict sense, few people will consider these.
It's just that Veronica can ignore the rumors about her. She likes what Ryan said the most. The real strength is her own strength and inner strength, not the strength in other people's evaluation.
Saying the secret words, the portrait of the savior at the door got out of the way. Veronica walked into the deep doorway alone, walked up several floors along the spiral escalator, and reached out to knock on a door. Opened the door: "Mentor?"
"Please come in." A kind voice came from the room, and Veronica pushed open the dark door, which was branded with the family crest of the golden griffin, which was given to Margarita by the savior coat of arms.
Even after coming many times, Veronica is still amazed by the luxury of Margarita's private office.
The entire warm-colored room is full of furniture made of the world's most advanced wood—rosewood. Facing the door of the room is a large desk inlaid with various jewels and ancient runes. On the table lay a row of spellbooks, an automatic quill, and a spherical instrument for long-distance communication.
Veronica knows this spherical instrument, which is an advanced communication instrument made of vibrating gold and mithril. Margarita can use this communication instrument to communicate with anyone in Skydome, and even if necessary, she can Contact the whole old world directly through this instrument.
And behind the desk, there are two rows of bookshelves that go straight to the dome. There are countless rare books in the old world, many of which are orphans and fragments. They record the elves empire and the human wizard empire before the empire was established Histories and many secrets, as well as many lost magic and elven runes.
Then there are two sets of inclined stairs leading to the door on the second floor behind the office, which is Margarita's private bedroom.
And now, Margarita, Speaker of Garland, is sitting behind the desk. When she saw Veronica appear, there was no fluctuation in her stern expression, and she didn't even raise her head: "Huh? Veronica, you came a little late!" Good morning, sit down and wait for me to finish dealing with things here."
"Good mentor." Veronica sat down on a chair, Margarita's face was covered behind the stacked scrolls and books, she was obviously writing something, and seemed to have sensed Veronica After sitting down, she went on to say: "There are wine, fruit wine, mead in the cabinet, as well as tea from Zhendan and sake imported from Nipeng. Take whatever you like."
"No need, mentor." Veronica shook her head, and she made herself sit upright, just like the shy apprentice witch when she first got Margarita's attention.
"You always give me peace of mind, at least compared to Katarin!" Margarita's voice came from behind the pile of scrolls and books, and Speaker Garland's voice was a little tired: "Katalin Lin sent a letter, saying that Kislev's situation has been unstable recently, and he can't participate in this big rally. This is the ending we expected a long time ago, what do you think? Veronica?"
"I have nothing to say, mentor." Veronica still shook her head, and the sweet-looking Witch Garland considered for a moment before she said: "But I heard that the general Beria sent by Ryan is on the way. The ship will move Mrs. Kesler out, especially those scholars, senior skilled workers and Ugol elites."
"Hmph!" Margarita sneered, "There is really nothing to say about the doomed ending."
"The canned pineapple in the third row and second row of the cabinet next to you contains your favorite candied pineapple. You can try it first. After I finish these things, I want to have a good talk with you, Veronica, my last one." Personal disciple."
"Yes!" Veronica's heart moved. She didn't know what Margarita meant by saying this. Is this the appointment of an heir, or the speaker is about to retire, or she has entered the last few years of her life?
It's possible, it's possible that it's not, it's just a trial.
Veronica decided to keep silent.
After ten minutes, Margarita finally signaled her to finish all work.
"Veronica, I have a question for you."
"Speak, mentor."
"What is the original intention, or the ultimate goal, of the Garland Council?"
"Yes..." (Tianjin Novels)