The next morning, as soon as Todd woke up from his slumber, Huggins knocked on the door and brought him bad news.

In the early hours of this morning, a riot sparked by migrants from outside the city broke out.

The cause of the matter is not complicated.

A few months ago, a fugitive merchant from the Silver Ring City took his only family, his young and beautiful daughter, to escape the war, and settled outside the city of Twilight. In the "immigration area", they met a young and handsome weaving and dyeing owner, and after the two families got to know each other, the two marriageable young men were engaged.

Soon after, however, the merchant met a spice shop owner in the city. The latter, a widower in his sixties and middle-aged widow, during a visit, took a fancy to the merchant's daughter and wished to marry her.

Originally, the merchant explained his daughter's marriage contract and politely refused the widower's request. However, the spice shopkeeper coveted his daughter's beauty and put forward the conditions of "guarantee" and "housing", which made the merchant waver and hesitate.

Speaking of which, I have to talk about the "settlement threshold" in Twilight City.

Considering the infiltration of spies and the management of the city, Todd originally put forward two conditions for the identification of the residents of Twilight West City - "guarantee" and "residence". 1. Any outsider who wants to become a resident of Twilight City must find a resident of the city as a guarantor and provide a detailed life history and past experience for filing and review;

Only after the above two conditions are met can the outsider be eligible to become a full resident of Twilight Town, and enjoy civic rights such as tax exemption, education, and appeals.

For the businessman, leaving the dirty and messy pit of the "immigration area" and officially becoming a member of the "Land of Miracles - Twilight City" is his dream to realize all the time. Regretting marriage or keeping promises has become a difficult choice in front of him.

After a struggle of ideas, the businessman finally chose the former. Accepting a gift from the old shopkeeper and signing a second marriage contract, he plans to take his daughter and secretly move into the twilight city in the dead of night.

Everything was going well, but there was only one thing he had forgotten.

When his daughter learned of her father's decision, she ran out of the house in the dark of night, found her fiancé, and told her the whole story.

Angry young men found their brothers and sisters of the same clan and blocked the merchant who was moving, asking for an explanation.

Just when there was a lot of trouble in the "immigration area", the old widower, who had not seen a beauty for a long time, couldn't sit still, and took his family and apprentice out of the city, and happened to meet all of the above.

When the rival in love met, he was very red-eyed, disagreed, and fought.

The fight continued until the intervention of the Dusk City vigilantes.

Faced with the disagreement of the inhabitants and the immigrants, the vigilantes, who did not have any favorable feelings towards the latter, issued a sentence that was clearly biased in favor of the widower, and they demanded that the merchant's daughter immediately execute the second marriage contract. This act completely ignited the fuse of the "powder keg".

What started as a clash between a few people and the vigilantes turned into a rapidly spreading chaos. The anger and anguish that had been building up in the hearts of migrants for a long time swept through the entire "resettlement area" like a volcanic eruption. Hundreds of people, shouting about injustice and oppression, took up the weapons at hand, routed the vigilantes, attacked the city of Dusk, and even occupied some buildings in the outer ring of the city for a time.

When news of the rebellion reached the camp of the Knights of Twilight, Cumberland made a decisive decision to avoid suspicion by inviting Alfonso and Monk Joe as overseers, and on the other hand, mobilizing regular troops and xenomorph combat regiments to curb the insurrection's offensive and launch a decisive killing.

By the time Huggins reported the incident to Todd, it had been exactly five hours since the riot had occurred.

"Casualties?" waved the maid away, and Todd took off his robe and put it on himself, his voice low and terrifying.

Huggins stood at the door of the dormitory, looking down at the report in his hand: "Regular army of the Order, two seriously wounded, Twilight vigilante, thirteen dead and seven seriously wounded, six of the inhabitants of the city, twenty-two seriously wounded, more than fifteen shops and dwellings burned and smashed, nearly six thousand silver moons lost." ”

Todd buttoned the last button and looked up at Huggins, "What about the casualties in the 'Immigration Zone'?"

The latter was a little surprised by this question and lowered his head: "The specific number has not yet been counted, but according to the visual inspection of the 'Detective Successor', it is estimated that more than one hundred and ninety people died. ”

Todd took the ceremonial dagger from the table, hung it on his waist, and walked past Huggins, his voice inaudible without any emotion: "Let the monks do their best to rescue the wounded, and inform the Holy Treasury to prepare food and cold to ensure that the damage does not increase." In addition, all the officials of the kingdom were informed, the business at hand was handed over, and a meeting was held in the council hall two hours later. ”

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9:30 a.m. in the Grand Council of the Order's headquarters.

Todd sat on a high throne, his right cheek propped up, his face solemn.

At the long table below him, the high-ranking officials of Twilight, duly commissioned by the king, sat in their chairs, no one spoke, and the air was quiet except for the sound of burning wood in the brazier.

After a long moment, Todd broke the silence with his mouth: "Have the supplies for the Holy Treasury been distributed?"

Queen Mary stood up and glanced up at the upper seat, Todd's face was so serious that she was momentarily distracted: "The victims have been counted, the suppliers have been contacted, and the catechumens and believers are now distributing food and blankets. ”

Todd nodded, shifting his gaze to Cumberland, "How are the rioters doing?"

The old knight stood up and saluted the king: "There are about eight hundred and seventy people who took part in the revolt. In front of the bow and crossbow and shield wall, these mobs are as well-behaved as rabbits, and the sergeants are identifying the dead and counting their crimes. ”

Todd asked, "Have you found the source of this riot, the merchant's family, the young owner, and the old widower?"

Cumberland nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, they are the main responsible persons for this incident and have been imprisoned by the army. ”

Todd leaned back, leaned back on the back of the throne's chair, and exhaled, "This riot is a wake-up call for the Twilight Kingdom, our enemies are not only from the outside, but also the handling of internal contradictions. ”

Richer was a little surprised to hear the king call the conflict between the immigrants and the inhabitants an "internal contradiction", but after thinking about it, she understood the deep meaning of this statement.

Todd patted the armrest of the throne with his hand, looked at the officials of the kingdom, and said slowly: "How should this riot be handled? How to prevent similar incidents? Let's talk about it, I want to hear your opinions." ”

The people at the long table looked at each other, everyone confirmed each other's expressions and movements, and for quite a long time, no one spoke.

Just as Todd was about to say something more, a man he didn't expect stood up.

Queen Mary bowed and bowed, and under the gaze of everyone, she spoke: "Your Majesty, it seems to me that at the beginning of the establishment of the Kingdom of Twilight, there is one thing that should be perfected first. ”

Todd nodded for her to continue.

Queen Mary took out a thin book from her bosom and gently held it in her hand: "Your Majesty, the book I am holding is the law of the Dusk West City, with a total of one hundred and seventy-eight articles, totaling more than three thousand words. ”

After placing the books on the table, Mary took out nine books as thick as bricks from the bag at her feet and placed them in front of her: "These are the secular laws of the Papal States, containing fifteen categories, five thousand nine hundred and forty-four articles, and a total of 179,375 words. ”

Todd looked at the two contrasting legal instruments on the table, thoughtfully.

Queen Mary, who has the ability of "Transcendent Memory", pointed to the book in front of her and said: "The cause of this riot incident is the ruling of the double marriage contract, if the security team can refer to Taylor's "Civil Code", Article 126, 'The Holy Marriage of the Heavenly Father is inviolable, and the marriage contract is valid according to the order of the religious contract', then this riot will not happen." In contrast, the lack of law in Twilight City, and the unprofessionalism of law enforcement officers, have planted the fire in this disaster......"

Todd leaned forward, listening to the beautiful woman's analysis, and couldn't help but nod and ask, "So in your opinion, what should be done?"

Queen Mary crossed her hands and placed them on her lower abdomen, looked down, and said quietly, "Your Majesty, I suggest." (1) to expand and enact the law of the twilight to ensure that the laws of the kingdom bring order and tranquility to our people, and (2) to establish courts and recruit scholars so that the administration and adjudication of day-to-day matters would be the responsibility of professionals. ”

Todd looked at Mary and tried to ask, "What about the candidates?"

"Born into a family of jurists, the knight Dion and his classmates could take on the work of law-making, and as for the establishment of the court, we could openly recruit those who could afford to serve in the city of Twilight......"

Before Queen Mary could finish her sentence, a voice interrupted her.

"I'm against it!"

Todd followed the sound, and another unexpected figure came into his sight.

Rachel's face was solemn, her brows furrowed, and her eyes were as cold as ice cubes when she looked at Mary.

Cumberland raised an eyebrow, first at the two women seated on either side of the long table, then quickly at the puzzled King, and finally closed his eyes and sighed.

The factional strife in the Twilight Kingdom has gradually moved from the underground to the table.