Huggins, who was busy directing his servants to pack up, found the king who had been silent for a long time looking at the garden, and after thinking for a while, he asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty, you just want to go to the north to deal with some affairs, do you need to bring so many things?"

Todd smiled at him and said, "The barbarian camp in the north, as the strategic rear of Twilight City, is still developing, and the infrastructure and material level are relatively low......"

Hearing the other party say this, Huggins, who was half-aware, nodded and continued with the work at hand.

A palace guard knocked on the door: "Your Majesty, Lord Emerson is here. ”

Todd straightened his collar and said, "Let him wait for me in the audience room." ”

Ten minutes later, Emerson, who was sitting on the sofa in the audience room, looked at the furnishings in the room and frowned unconsciously.

The glass case that usually housed the King's Scepter and Ribbon is gone, the model of the city made by the craftsmen of Twilight is gone, and even Todd's favorite knight's sword on the wall is left with only one trace.

Have there been thieves here?

Emerson scratched his head, and a voice behind him interrupted his train of thought.

"Have you read the plan for the cabinet restructuring?"

Emerson quickly got up from the sofa and watched Todd sit across from him, then he took out a thick stack of papers from his arms and said, "Your Majesty, I have already read the plan you proposed. Do you mean that you want to set up a 'knights' council outside the cabinet?"

"That's right, I've already written down the specific plan on paper, what do you think?"

"What is the main purpose of establishing such a 'Knight Council'?"

Perhaps sensing that his question was prone to ambiguity, Emerson hurriedly added: "After all, the kingdom canonized five hundred knights before, but these people come from all walks of life, gathered together, what is the main discussion?"

Todd replied, "The Knights' Council has two main tasks, voting on the public budget and laws of the Kingdom of Twilight. The public budget here refers to the proportion and timing of government expenditures within the kingdom, and the legal regulations include all basic laws except the king's decree. ”

Emerson nodded: "If these tasks are entrusted to the Parliament, then the contents of the Cabinet's deliberations should be personnel, internal affairs, foreign affairs, and military affairs. ”

"That's right. Of course, the Knight Council is only responsible for deliberating matters, and the basic work is still the responsibility of the government department. ”

"I understand that. Emerson remembered one thing: "But the public budget and legal regulations involve many professional fields, and if those who are not professional people are allowed to vote, will it affect the rationality and fairness of affairs." ”

"I've thought about that too. In addition to the 500 knights who were canonized before, I also plan to gradually expand the group of knights in the council, for example, the kingdom can elect knights in stages......"

Emerson interrupted Todd's words: "Your Majesty, this is what I don't understand, how can the knight's title be decided by such a method as an election?"

Todd laughed, "As you said, the knight is just a title after all. ”

"It's different!" Emerson shook his head excitedly: "Knights have been loyal to the king since ancient times, if knights are canonized by election, then where does the loyalty of knights come from?"

Todd thought for a moment and put it another way: "So, how about calling the elected knights 'Honorary Knights'? ”

Emerson frowned, hesitated for a moment, and finally reluctantly agreed with the king.

Todd continued, "In this case, the Knights' Council would be composed of two groups, five hundred knights who I had personally ordained to sit in the council for life, and 'Honorary Knights' elected by the citizens of Twilight, whose status would only be valid for the duration of their election. ”

Emerson sighed, "By the will of God. ”

Todd patted the paperwork on the table, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued, "By the way, I have two more things to ask. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak. ”

"Both of these things have to do with xenomorphism. 1. How's it going to get the ability popularized?"

"The first inoculation abilities were selected for Regeneration, Perspective, Eagle Eye, Concentrating, Speed, and Iron Skin. Each person can only be seeded with one ability, and the strength of the ability is between level zero and level 1. The first batch of vaccinated people is temporarily demarcated in the 11th district in the north of the city. ”

"When does it start?"

"At the beginning of next month, the first batch of volunteers is currently being screened. ”

Todd nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, the second thing, how is the progress of the construction of the xenomorph battleship?"

"The battleship is building the hull with a keel, the basic ship type has been completed, and the next step will be to carry out the nerve connection of the pilot. ”

"Xenomorph warships are an important military weapon in the Dusk Kingdom, and they should be developed as a key target. ”

"I understand this, Your Majesty need not worry. ”

Todd let out a long breath and looked out the window at the sky: "It's almost time, it's time for me to go." ”

Emerson looked at the empty room and asked strangely, "Your Majesty, can I ask where you are going?"

"North. Todd stood up from his chair, looked at the "umbrella" hanging on the wall, and whispered, "There are some things that have to be done." ”

Looking back at Emerson with a worried look, Todd smiled and shook his head: "I will regularly contact the officials at all levels in Twilight City in the soul space to remember what I have explained." ”

Emerson was about to speak, when a warning from the guards came from outside the window.

Rising from the couch, Emerson lunged to the window and pulled Todd into the room, while he stood in front of the window and looked out.

To his surprise, in the blue sky, seven griffons with their knights, facing the bows and spears of the guards, landed in the center of the palace garden without hurrying.

Limping Huggins stood on the steps, shouting at the hostile actions of the soldiers as he directed his servants to carry the king's consignment to the middle of the garden.

Looking at the six tall, heavily armed women who jumped off the back of the griffon, Emerson's eyes straightened: "Who are these people?"

"They are the Valkyries of the North Island and the knights who harness these griffins. Todd looked out the window, sighed heavily, smiled and said to Emerson, "They're here to pick me up, it's time to go." ”

Emerson, who suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, looked at Todd with a calm face, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, is there something you don't ......?"

Todd patted the Prime Minister on the shoulder, his face was more resolute and calm than he had ever been: "During my absence, the safety of Twilight City will be entrusted to you." ”

Looking at Todd's figure that never returned, Emerson suddenly recalled the conversation between the monarch and the minister in the soul space bar that night, and his heart was full of uneasiness for a while, but he didn't know where this uneasiness came from.

Riding on Henry's back, Todd nodded to Evie, the Valkyrie beside him.

Seven griffons, under the command of the knights, grabbed the cargo box on the ground and slowly rose high into the air.

Turning his head for one last look at the stunning scenery of Twilight City, Todd slowly closed his eyes. Henry let out a high-pitched chirp in the air, flailed his wings, and galloped north.