"Miss Rachel, I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean?" Mary folded her hands on the table, the expression on her face reminded Todd of the unforgettable pride and solitude of the queen when he first met her.

In other words, in the face of such a momentum, let alone-for-tat, even speaking is three points weaker.

But her opponent is different.

Rachel, a woman with a mysterious background who was once a member of the Legion of Discord, looked at the people around her, looked at the snow outside the hall and said, "If I'm not mistaken, at this time last year, the Knights of the Twilight West were still in a dilemma......"

Although it was not clear why the woman in green on the other side mentioned last winter, Mary, who secretly had a bad premonition, sank her face and cheered up 120,000 points.

"Some people stayed behind to defend the honor of the Order with their lives, and some chose to evacuate after the war began, and those days were the most difficult and dangerous times for the Dusk Kingdom......" Richel's words At this point, many people in the hall showed a look of concern, and the woman's words changed: "The achievements of the Twilight Kingdom today come from the efforts of all of you here, how can we find a few so-called 'scholars' at random to formulate and enforce their 'so-called laws' to restrain and govern us?"

Seeing the approving expressions of the monks led by Joe, Mary's face turned pale, and she quickly exchanged glances with Ulysses, and said, "Do you mean to abandon the law, and to decide and judge the rights and wrongs of the kingdom by personal will and preference alone?"

"I oppose the unmeritorious, newcomers who take on the legislative, judicial, and law enforcement responsibilities of the Twilight Kingdom, they are not qualified and do not have the power!" Reichel pointed the finger at the scholars' qualifications and abilities.

Speaking of intelligence, Mary and Richer are on par, but when it comes to eloquence, how can a queen who has been hidden in the deep palace for a long time compare to a different species who has been mediating between the 'man-eating beasts' for a long time?

Mary slapped the table hard, and her voice unconsciously raised by three points: "If there is no law and no ruling in this country, sooner or later there will be a 'riot' like today' again! At that time, who should we go to judge right and wrong?!"

"The Supreme Ruler of the Dusk Kingdom, the Holy Son!" Richer looked at Mary with a colder and colder look, "He led the Dusk Kingdom to grow slowly, and we are all his subjects. Would you rather believe a few scholars full of theories than choose to doubt our king? Remember, in Twilight, Lord Todd is the law!"

Mary froze, her hands dangling in the air.

The king above all else?!

She remembered everything from the past, her husband, the king of the silver ring, who almost ruthlessly signed his death letter with his own hands. There was a sudden unpleasant sentence in her throat - "Is the king's decision all right?", but when she thought of Twilight and Todd, she swallowed the words back to her throat.

And Todd, who was on the high throne, frowned. Hearing now, even the stupidest person can see what's going on here.

The people in the council hall were divided into three factions: the academic, the xenomorph, and the neutral.

The Academy, led by Queen Mary, is mainly composed of students and scholars from Taylor City, who are the backbone of science and technology, research, education, literature, and art in Twilight City. At a time when other countries put religion above truth, the emergence of the Twilight Kingdom was as precious to the academic school as rain and dew after a long drought. But although this force has been gradually gaining strength, they do not have many seats in the upper echelons of the kingdom, which is why they urgently demand to improve their political status.

The Xenomorphs, led by Richel, are in charge of industry, logistics, and the tribes of the Dusk Kingdom. They share common interests and long-term aspirations, for them, the Kingdom of the Twilight West is a refuge and a last home, unity is their motto, and any force that may shake the status of the xenomorph is the object of their vigilance. And this time, Mary joined forces with the academics to make laws and establish courts as an introduction, intending to gain power, which happened to touch the taboo of the xenomorphs.

As for Cumberland, Huggins, Friar Joe, and Kendi, among others, they were attached to and loyal to Todd and were neutral.

At this time, Mary reorganized her thoughts and asked Rachel again: "I want to ask a question, if there is no special personnel to legislate, judicial and law enforcement, and only rely on His Majesty, where will he have the time to manage everything when he is busy every day?"

Rachel straightened up: "First, Your Majesty's will is the law of the Dusk Kingdom, and the 'law above everything' proposed by those scholars is a conspiracy! It should be severely punished! Second, when it comes to legislation, justice, and law enforcement, Your Majesty only needs to grasp the direction of the formulation of the law, and as for the supervision and enforcement of the law, all can be carried out by the military and the alien species. ”

Mary's eyes widened, "Let the army and xenomorphs do justice and enforce the law?" Do you know what you're talking about?"

"The full name of the Kingdom of Twilight is the Knights of Twilight, which means that our country is a country of military centralization, and in times of war, we are required to use the power of the army to fulfill the will of the king, rather than using the rope of law to tie our hands and feet. Rachel glanced at Cumberland and said slowly, "Your Majesty is responsible for summoning the best people to revise the law, the army is responsible for enforcing the law according to the king's will, and the other species will be responsible for monitoring and reporting. ”

Mary listened carefully to Reicelle's speech, and suddenly grasped the crux of a question: "You say that xenomorphs can undertake the work of supervision and reporting, but how can you ensure that the actions of the army are legal? How can you ensure that every piece of information that Your Majesty can get is true?"

The latter smiled and said, "The 'Hive' ability allows the 'Inheritors' to share messages and thoughts with each other. When the military enforces the law, the xenomorphs in charge of justice can monitor the military's every move and ensure that they do not overenforce the law as long as they are equipped with the appropriate "hive". The king's guards, on the other hand, can use the "hive" to master the actions of the judicial aliens and ensure that there will be no problems with law enforcement and justice. ”

When Todd heard this, he probably understood the "separation of powers" of this so-called military centralization. Strictly speaking, this is not a 'closed loop of power'. The king has the supreme power to make changes and manipulations over the legislative, judicial, and executive functions at will, and in essence, this 'separation of powers' is still a form of dictatorship.

In the council chamber, the matter of law-making and scholar referral came to an end, and the result ended in the victory of the xenomorphs.

Todd took Richel's advice and set out to create a legal system for a militarily centralized state. But on the other hand, he also took care of the mood of the academy and invited scholars such as Elijah, Machiavelli, and Bertanoliu to help revise the laws of the Knights of the Dusk.

As to the handling of the riots, the marriage contract of the merchant's daughter and the weaver and dyeer, the young man, was found valid and blessed by the Father, the merchant was greedy for money and the old widower was punished with fifteen lashes and a fine each, sixteen of the initiators of the riot were sentenced to death, and the other immigrants who participated in the riot were deprived of their status as freemen and sentenced to hard labor.