Chapter 820, Questions and Answers (Part 1)

Early March of 2513 in the Imperial Calendar, Sky Castle, Green Grass Festival.

The Jialan Rally was held here.

After many years, the Sky Castle is still overcrowded. Hundreds of official witches and their witch apprentices already make the Sky Castle seem relatively crowded, and it happened to be during the big gathering. In addition to the witches in the original castle, there were also Many guests and spectators came, which made the whole castle even more noisy.

There are large groups of stone golems lined up on both sides of the high castle corridor. Most of them are made in the shape of beasts or giants. A red carpet is spread across the corridor. Various stories are embroidered on the huge tapestry, showing the history of the Gloria Council. , many ancient and unknown corners of the Sky Castle still retain many secrets. Even Margarita, who is the speaker of the Gloriosa Parliament, does not know where some of the deep paths lead.

The Glory Council was an organization established after the Great Holy War, 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, Emperors Marienburg and Tarabek The three emperors, including Emperor Stir and Emperor Wolf, were in constant conflict with each other (later Emperor Wolf, Emperor Rick, and Emperor Talabek) and were hostile to each other. Behind them was the support of the three major church forces in the empire, namely The White Wolf Church supports Emperor Wolf, the Church of Justice supports Emperor Rick, and the Church of the God of Nature supports Emperor Tarabek.

The first Tarabek Emperor in the Three Emperors era was a female emperor named Otilia III. This Tarabek female electorate lost to the then Elector of Stirland in the electorate competition. But she was not reconciled to this failure, but brazenly united the two brother churches of the White Wolf Church and the Church of Nature to publicly declare that Charlemagne was just a mortal who proclaimed himself a god. He was an emperor rather than a god, so he left The electorate system that came down was already a decadent old system, and it had to be reformed.

The revolutionary method was for her to establish herself as the Empress of the Empire.

Marienburg also immediately proclaimed himself emperor at that time. Emperor Stir immediately chose to go to war with Ottilia III, but was defeated in the Battle of Talabek. Ottilia III perfectly demonstrated herself in this battle. With her ingenious strategies, quick thinking, grasp of fighter planes, and infinite bravery in battle, she defeated Emperor Stiyl with less and more. Since then, the empire has been torn apart. Otilia's actions have caused various competitions for all thrones. The various forces no longer acted in unison with the outside world, and they suddenly realized that whoever has the courage and power can inherit the throne.

The era of the Three Emperors began from then on.

Otilia III failed to fulfill her wish to become the empress of the empire. She was angry to find that her emperor's authority was still only recognized by her territory, not the entire empire. Therefore, in order to consolidate her rule, she violated the empire's ban on wizards. , hired many wizards from the empire at that time to come to her court with high salaries. Due to her own preferences, those who finally got the positions were basically witches. More than a dozen witches finally gathered to establish their own spell casters. Organization, the sorceresses' coven.

This was the predecessor of the Gloria Council, but at this time the sorceresses were still an illegal organization. They could only operate as a staff or courtiers of Emperor Tarabek, using magic to help.

Until the eve of the Great Holy War, when the empire was riddled with holes and was on the verge of extinction, a small nobleman emerged from the countryside of Nuer, a devout priest of the Church of Justice, the savior Ludwig. He unified the power of the empire, and At this time, the choice of the Sorceress Assembly was to join the army of the Savior with Emperor Tarabek, and placed a heavy bet on him. The Savior lived up to expectations. He defeated the army of Chaos and rebuilt the new empire. Gloria Parliament also relied on political speculation to gain official recognition and the power to act openly.

At that time, hundreds of witches gathered in Skydome Castle and announced that they would abandon their past name and change their name to the Gloria Council.

This is the past and present life of the Gloria Council.

Sitting in her room, Ms. Veronica Bernadotte, the newly promoted female elder of Gloria, who has risen as fast as a rocket in recent years and was promoted to the intermediate level of the Sanctuary in only forty years, sat In her luxurious suite, she was in a very good mood while looking at various documents. Although her room was almost empty, the sweet-looking Witch of Gloria, with moist and lustrous skin, only moved a Sitting on a chair is also full of fun.

In her room, her subordinate witches were moving things. Veronica had decided to become completely independent from the council. She would only retain her title of Female Elder of Gloria and lead about a hundred people. Witches and apprentice witches traveled to Britannia to establish chapters, which have since formed the Council of the North and the Council of the South.

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 both make her Having sufficient resources and the ability to deploy troops also allows her to conduct research without being interfered by the outside world.

This is good, she is very satisfied.

Today, the Witch of Jialan is wearing a sky-blue dreamy white feathered snowy and beautiful hip-hugging skirt, paired with a white fox fur coat on the outside. Her beautiful figure is outlined by light wood elf silk and satin, and she is even wearing a high-end dress on the inside. Elf artifact inner armor, long dark brown hair shawl down her shoulders, her sweet and smart face full of pride and joy, she sat there watching the apprentices move things, a pair of flesh-colored ultra-thin jacquard back-seam stockings Her long, moist legs were stretched out lazily. A pair of beautiful silky feet were wearing black pearl and rhinestone fish-mouth high heels. Veronica faced the direct apprentice sitting not far away, and finally climbed up in Bafeng Mountain. Catherine, who advanced to the legendary level during the expedition, asked: "Catherine, do you really plan to go to Britannia with me?"

"I follow my mentor, and I will go wherever the mentor goes." Catherine was wearing the standard Gloriosa Witch's fiery red robe, with the same low-cut butt-covering skirt as her mentor. The difference was that she wore a black silk jumpsuit. Wearing pantyhose and brown nude boots, the legendary witch obviously also plans to go to Britannia with her mentor to develop. Due to her early experiences, Catherine has always been in awe of Veronica. She whispered: "This... Aren’t they all decided before?”

"Have you decided?" Veronica smiled meaningfully. She didn't say much, but continued to ask: "Have all the gifts I arranged been given away?"

"Send them all away, mentor." Catherine's face turned a little red, and the mentor's gaze made her feel that some of her little thoughts were invisible.

"What do you say?" Veronica picked up the hot coffee from the table, added sugar cubes and milk to it and stirred it. The silver spoon was particularly beautifully made. It was the royal tableware made in Ryan's palace. Veronica Nika, like all witches, also likes luxurious life enjoyment. She motioned for Catherine to continue speaking, and at the same time motioned for the apprentices to go out.

"Four legendary witches have agreed to follow their mentor to Britannia, 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 the sky. , In addition, the legendary light witch Laura and the legendary flame witch Matilda have also expressed their willingness to follow you to Britannia." Catherine took out a small notebook with names written on it.

There were a dozen Garland congresswomen willing to follow Veronica out to establish chapters.

"Where are Aurora and Theresa? Are they ready to be kicked out of the parliament?" Veronica nodded, and she put a pair of silky legs together. The Witch of Gloria 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 that many female congressmen came to seek refuge was not because she was a Holy Witch, but because of the man behind her.

However, she and Teresa share a man, and the strange implications of this give Veronica a headache. She is certain that even if Aurora is really voted out, the Gloria Council will only give Aurora a Plenty of time to pack up and then respectfully escort her and her people out of the council.

It's ironic, isn't it? Veronica couldn't help but laugh when she thought of this. She had already gained control over Teresa, and their little Princess Gloria still hadn't found a way to advance to the Holy Realm.

"Also, mentor, your meeting with the Speaker is scheduled for three in the afternoon." Catherine couldn't help but remind Veronica again: "It's already two o'clock."

"I know, get ready and we can set off." Veronica nodded, thinking of Speaker Margarita, even the Witch of Gloria, who has always been fearless, became a little solemn. Speaker Margarita's strength is about She is a high-ranking member of the Sanctuary, and she doesn't look much more powerful than she who has traveled through the Labyrinth of Tzeentch. But facing this female speaker who is nearly three hundred years old and has incredibly rich spell-casting experience and life experience, Veronica is still Remain in awe.

Outside, the wind and snow were raging, and the white peaks of Sky Castle were always covered with snow. Veronica looked at the chaos outside the glazed window and sighed softly.

About fifty minutes later, Veronica went to the central tower in person to prepare to meet with her mentor. Counting it all, she had not met Margarita for five or six years.

The central tower is the core of the Garland Council and is also a restricted area. Generally speaking, Margarita stays there for a long time to do research, especially after the savior Ludwig took off his crown and disappeared. From afar, when Veronica walked along the road leading to the central tower, she could also feel the pointing voices and envious eyes of the witches, watching Veronica spend thirty years It has surpassed the achievements of many witches in their lifetime. There are some who envy them, some who admire them, and some who recognize them, but there are even more people who are jealous, hateful, slanderous and excluded. This is the world of witches. Some people have too much resources. Some people are naturally missing. Although Veronica does not technically occupy the council's resources, few people will take this into consideration.

It's just that Veronica can ignore the rumors about her. She likes what Ryan said the most, the real strength is the strength of oneself and the strength of the heart, not the strength in other people's evaluation.

After speaking the secret word, the portrait of the savior at the door gave way. Veronica walked into the deep doorway alone and walked up several floors along the spiral escalator until she reached a large door. She reached out and knocked. Opened the door: "Mentor?"

"Please come in." A kind voice came from the room. Veronica pushed open the dark door. The door was branded with the family crest of the golden griffon, which was given to Margarita by the savior. Heraldry.

Even after coming many times, Veronica was still surprised by the luxury of Margarita's private office.

The entire warm-toned room is filled with furniture made of the world's most advanced wood - rosewood. Facing the door of the room is a large desk inlaid with various jewelry and ancient runes. On the table are a row of magic books, an automatic quill pen, and a spherical instrument for long-distance communication.

Veronica knows about this spherical instrument, which is an advanced communication device made of vibranium and mithril. Margarita can use this communication device to talk to anyone in the Sky Castle, and even if she needs to Contact the entire Old World directly through this instrument.

Behind the desk are two large rows of bookshelves that reach up to the dome. On them are countless rare books in the old world, many of which are orphans and fragments. They record the history of the Elf Empire and the Human Wizard Empire before the empire was established. history and many secrets, as well as many lost magic and elven runes.

Then there are two sloping stairs leading to the door on the second floor behind the office, where Margarita's private bedroom is.

And now, Speaker Margaretta of Garland was sitting behind her desk. When she saw Veronica's appearance, her stern expression showed no fluctuation. She didn't even raise her head: "Huh? Veronica, you're a little late." Morning, sit down and wait for me to finish things here."

"Okay mentor." Veronica pulled up a chair and sat down. Margarita's face was hidden behind the stacked scrolls and books. She was obviously writing something, as if she sensed Veronica. After sitting down, she continued: "There are wine, fruit wine, mead in the cabinet, as well as tea from Cathay and sake imported from Nipeng. You can take whatever you like."

"No need, mentor." Veronica shook her head, and she made herself sit upright, just like the shy witch apprentice when she first gained Margarita's attention.

"You always make me worry-free, at least compared to Katalin!" Margarita's voice came from behind the pile of scrolls and books, and there was some fatigue in Speaker Gloria's voice: "Katalin Lin sent a letter saying that the situation in Kislev has been unstable recently and that he cannot participate in this large gathering. This is the outcome we have long expected, what do you think? Veronica? "

"I have nothing to say, mentor." Veronica still shook her head, and the sweet-looking Witch of Gloria thought about it for a moment before saying, "But I heard that General Beria sent by Ryan was on board one ship after another. The ship will move Mrs. Keesler away, especially those scholars, high-level skilled workers and Ugor elites."

"Hmph!" Margarita sneered: "There is really nothing to say about the destined ending."

"The jars in the third row and second column of the cabinet next to you have the pineapple preserves you like. You can try it first. After I finish handling 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. Was this the designated heir, or was the speaker preparing to retire, or was she entering the last few years of her life?

It's possible, it's possible it's not, this is just a test.

Veronica decided to remain silent.

After more than ten minutes, Margarita finally signaled that she was done with all the work.

"Veronica, let me ask you a question."

"Speak, mentor."

"What is the original intention, or the ultimate goal, of establishing the Gloria Council?"

"yes……"

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