Over the next month, Todd completely forgot about rest and threw himself into the role of king.

Cathedral, Knights, Exchange, Port, Town Hall...... His footprints have been found in almost every corner of Twilight City.

Emerson and Huggins had advised him more than once that the king would rest for a while and not wear himself out, but Todd always declined similar offers.

During this time, Todd's most notable move was to canonize a large number of honorary knights.

Originally, the title of knight specifically referred to the lowest-ranking nobles under the lord's command. But in Twilight, Todd simplifies what the knighthood represents. Wise scholars, dexterous craftsmen, brilliant merchants, and incorruptible civil servants can receive the title of Honorary Knight from the King after confirming that someone has contributed to Twilight and passing the loyalty test.

It's just that this kind of honorary title has no fiefdom and no wealth, but only affirms the outstanding contribution and lofty status of the awardee in the Twilight Kingdom, and the only thing that is useful is that he has the right to submit a joint motion to the cabinet, asking the cabinet members to review the bill and give public opinions.

Even so, the citizens of Twilight City still craved for the title of Honorary Knight, and everyone tried to squeeze their heads to get this honor. Most of them are divided into two kinds of people. One person wants to be titled and show his identity, while the other person smells the hidden meaning in it.

As a result, after Todd presented the King's Order of Honorary Knighthood, almost five thousand people applied, and after a layer-by-layer review, the king conferred the title of Honorary Knighthood on five hundred of them.

Before the official knighthood ceremony, Emerson approached Todd, worried about whether the canonization of so many knights at one time would be detrimental to the kingdom, and the latter just smiled and said: "This is just an honorary knight, a false name, and it will not increase the burden on the kingdom at all." ”

The knightly canonization ceremony presided over by the king became a major event in the history of the city.

Tens of thousands of people went to the square to watch the ceremony, and 500 citizens who had passed the examination marched to the king one by one, knelt before Todd, put on the badge and ribbon representing the honorary knight, and read aloud the oath of loyalty to the king.

Since then, the social structure of the upper class in Twilight City has changed considerably.

In the past, the upper echelons of Twilight were mostly high-ranking military officials, cabinet members, and old aristocrats, but after the knighthood ceremony, the class became honorary knights.

The most straightforward example is when the leader of a merchant guild holds a banquet on his estate, and one of the requirements is that the attendees must be honorary knights of the kingdom.

So, in a sense, the title of honorary knight has also become the latest standard for citizens to divide their classes.

However, after completing the knighthood ceremony, Todd, the initiator, did not have the time to care about the class divisions in Twilight, because he had a terrifying proposal in front of him.

On the cover is a line of bold and large letters - "Ability Popularization".

The proposer was Wayne Dunlop, the Honorary Knight, the crazy veterinarian.

"I remember, wasn't that guy busy building xenomorph warships?" Todd rubbed his temples with a headache and asked Emerson, "How can he have the time to write such a thing?"

Emerson replied, "Anyone who worked with Wayne called him a 'madman.'" He sleeps only four hours a day, and even at work, he often puts his imagination into action. I guess this proposal was an improvised idea in the process of building xenomorph warships. ”

Todd flipped through the proposal, looked at the text on the first page, and his eyes jumped unconsciously.

"If the ability can help citizens build Twilight West, why not spread the ability to those in need?"

"It's just nonsense. After reading this page, Todd shook his head angrily and said, "If the ability is not regulated, everyone can get the ability they want by inoculating bacteria, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

Emerson said softly: "Your Majesty, don't rush to conclusions yet, you can look back." ”

Todd flipped to the second page and continued, "Spotlight can be used for surveying, mining, night farming, etc., regeneration can be used for hazardous work, blasting, quarrying, and griffon farming, and clair, and clair, and can help with hospital surgery, building construction, and product inspection...... The ability has played a huge role in the life and production of Twilight, but in reality, its actual effect is very small. ”

"The reason is simple, the base of heterogeneous people is too small. According to incomplete statistics, the total population (citizens) of Twilight City has exceeded 57,000, but the number of xenomorph registrations is only 3,400, of which only 2,100 have suitable abilities and can play a role in production and life. If other reasons such as exclusion are removed, there may be less than 1,500 xenos who can actually play an effect in Twilight City, which is a drop in the bucket for the kingdom's huge demand for abilities. ”

At this point, Todd already had some thoughts on the proposal, but he was still concerned about how to manage the ability, so he continued reading.

"I also know that the abilities held by xenos are quite dangerous. For example, Cosette, who has Tesla's ability, once almost electrocuted a group of merchants because of his loss of control, and Jerry, the deputy head of the North Island Knights, who has the berserk ability, almost demolished a suspension bridge in the port area because of the explosion of his ability...... But what kind of thing in the world is not dangerous? Fire can be used to cook rice and burn the human body, and water can be used to irrigate crops but it can also drown. So, shouldn't the role of a thing be taken more seriously than just seeing its harm?"

Todd read this passage several times, and finally exhaled deeply and nodded: "This guy named Wayne makes sense. ”

Emerson pointed to the proposal, "Your Majesty, please keep reading." ”

Todd flipped the page again and continued reading.

"Now that we've determined the usefulness of the ability, the most critical question is how to manage that power. I have three suggestions: First, based on the ability grading mechanics that already exist in the kingdom, as well as effects and effects, different abilities should be graded according to the threat level. For example, perspective can be classified as a level 1 ability, regeneration as a level 2 ability, and Tesla as a level 4 ability. This approach of grading abilities based on hazard level determines which abilities can be promoted to the populace and which can only be locked in the crisper. ”

"The second suggestion is that the strength of the same ability is determined by the number of bacteria with the ability. For example, if the density of bacteria in the human body exceeds a certain red line, both the temperature of the flame and the duration will be greatly enhanced. Therefore, when we popularize abilities to the public, we can strictly control the number of injections of abnormal bacteria, so as to ensure that the person inoculated with abnormal bacteria only has civilian-level abilities, but they are not strong enough to affect the stability of society. ”

"The third recommendation is to strictly control the vaccinated population to ensure the loyalty and credibility that the ability gives to the subject. When selecting people to be inoculated with abnormal bacteria, it is necessary to carry out strict checks, not only physically, but also to investigate their loyalty to the kingdom. Even after vaccination, the Kingdom's Security Service should closely monitor these vaccinated people to ensure that these "artificial xenomorphs" do not have accidents. ”

After reading the last sentence of the proposal, Todd closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then suddenly laughed.

Emerson, who was always paying attention to the king's expression, was a little puzzled: "Your Majesty, what are you laughing at?"

"The third piece of advice, which doesn't feel like Wayne Dunlop's tone at all, is probably your handiwork. Todd said, winking at Emerson.

Emerson blushed and said softly, "I just think this proposal has some feasibility. ”

Todd flipped to the last page of the proposal and smiled at Emerson, "It looks like you're trying to push this forward, but do you know what the impact of doing so will be?"

Emerson was stunned: "Ordinary people inoculated with abnormal bacteria will increase the production level of Twilight City by one level?"

Todd picked up his pen, signed his name at the end of the proposal, and said softly, "Twilight will usher in a period known as the 'Age of Xenomorphs'. ”