The first cabinet of the Twilight Kingdom consisted of nineteen members, including seven ministries of agriculture, commerce, urban planning, taxation, law, personnel, and xenomorph affairs, and invited the high-ranking officials of the two major knights of the kingdom to attend each cabinet meeting as military advisers.

King Todd held a grand cabinet formation ceremony in the royal palace and handed over the seal, ribbon and scepter, which symbolize the governmental jurisdiction of the kingdom, to Emerson, the first prime minister, in the presence of hundreds of specially invited citizens.

The ceremony is not complicated.

Emerson knelt down on one knee before the king and listened to the latter, "As your sovereign, I appoint you prime minister, and form a government in my name." ”

Emerson stooped down and replied, "I am faithful to my office, in accordance with Your Majesty's will, and with all my might, to keep, preserve, and defend the Kingdom and your rights. ”

The king handed over three tokens of power to Emerson, and the ceremony ended.

There was not much red tape in the whole process, and there was no gorgeous cabaret performance, but the audience was aware of one fact.

The supreme ruler of the Twilight Kingdom became the first king in history to voluntarily cede part of his royal power to others.

This marks the end of an old system, but it also marks the beginning of a new era.

After the ceremony, Todd stayed at the dinner for about twenty minutes, leaving the venue early under the pretext of being unwell.

Leaving the hustle and bustle behind, Todd stepped into the deserted corridor and slowly walked in the direction of the dormitory.

Huggins followed from behind him.

The other party looked at Todd's unwavering face, and said in a slurred voice: "Your Majesty......"

Todd turned his face sideways, looked at the hesitant Huggins, and said calmly, "What's wrong?"

"The people of the entire kingdom are talking about your move to form a cabinet. They think you're ...... Accomplished a remarkable feat. ”

"I'm afraid it's more than that. Todd smiled and said, "There will be people who will call me crazy for dividing the power of the king among others, and maybe there will be people who speculate that today's events have something to do with the struggle for power." ”

Huggins shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's not. In fact, many people are worried. ”

"Worried?"

Huggins gritted his teeth and said boldly, "Your Majesty, with all due respect, the people of Twilight City have long been accustomed to your rule. They believe that you are both the king of this world and the spokesman of the gods, and that all the decisions of the Son are divine and prescient. And now, you have to hand over your power to a group of mortals who are deeply suspicious of their abilities. ”

Todd turned his body and turned his face to Huggins, "Look at the kingdom, you should be the one who has been with me the longest." I want to hear the truth from you, do you believe that I am the spokesperson of the gods?"

Huggins put his right hand into a fist, put it on his chest, and said categorically: "Past, present, and future, I swear by my soul and honor that my faith in the Son will never change!"

Todd smiled and waved his hand: "Take it easy, there's no need to be so serious." ”

Huggins lowered his hand in a sneer, "It's not just me, but most of the people in Twilight City are convinced. ”

Todd patted Huggins' arm with his hand and sighed slightly, "Remember what I said, even gods can't protect their people forever. One day, the vicissitudes of life and the passage of time, the world will still depend on mortals themselves. ”

Seeing Huggins nod his head in understanding, Todd turned to continue his journey, getting farther and farther away from the hustle and bustle, and dropped a sentence in the empty corridor: "Go, join them at the feast, it's a new day in the kingdom, and there's no reason for you to miss this great moment." ”

Huggins shouted at Todd's back, "Your Majesty, where are you going?!"

"I need a break. ”

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Two weeks later, Todd, who had attended the Advent Celebration in Twilight, traveled to a mountainous area in the northern part of the kingdom and walked into a griffon camp under construction.

The camp was built against the mountain, and the craftsmen of Twilight West City used methods of demolition and abilities to dig dozens of large caverns inward into the mountain wall.

The griffons moved into the cave as a family and began to decorate their new home with the gravel and weeds prepared in the cave.

Standing beneath the cliff and looking at the griffons flying overhead, Todd said to Huggins, "Is there any progress on the plan to bring humans into contact with griffins?"

The latter shook his head helplessly and said, "It's very difficult, these war beasts obviously don't trust humans. As soon as our people tried to get close to them, they would be warned loudly by the griffons, and if they got too close, they would even be attacked. ”

Todd was a little disappointed: "Sure enough, it still doesn't work?"

"Lord Cumberland has said that if the griffon can be domesticated as a knight's mount, then the whole sky will be the territory of the Twilight Kingdom. Huggins glanced at the busy craftsmen and soldiers on the ground, and said, "At present, we have thought of two ways to bring humans and war beasts closer. First, Wayne's underground bloodworm farm has been built, and there is a steady stream of bugs for these griffons to eat every week, and the knights will use this opportunity to feed them to establish a relationship with the war beasts as soon as possible. Second, adult war beasts don't trust humans, but their young children are not too hostile to humans. We are trying to use toys and food to enhance the relationship between the riders and them. ”

Todd nodded as he listened: "In short, this matter is not in a hurry, there is no precedent in history for domesticating war beasts, and now we can only take one step at a time...... By the way, did I bring what I asked you to prepare?"

Huggins pointed to the carriage behind him and said to Todd, "The full set of experimental equipment, as well as the samples from the Twilight City's Ability Library, are all packed into this wooden box, and they are all prepared to prevent collisions. ”

"Good. Todd whistled to the sky.

A huge griffin flapped its wings and slowly landed beside Todd, rubbing its head affectionately against his cheek.

Looking at the huge war beast in front of him, Huggins unconsciously took a step back, and then whispered to Todd, "Your Majesty, are you sure? ”

Todd helped Henry the Griffin put on the special bridles and saddle pads, and smiled without looking back: "That's why I came out this time and declared it 'King's Parade'." Besides, even after I leave, I will continue to use the Heavenly Council on a regular basis to keep abreast of the Kingdom's movements. ”

Huggins still looked a little hesitant: "But ......"

"With Emerson handling the affairs of government, the deployment of the army and the conduct of law enforcement, and the application and reporting of Cumberland to me, coupled with the assistance of the University of Twilight and the Department of Xenomorph Affairs, all the affairs of the kingdom are on the right track, and there is nothing to worry about. ”

Todd tightened the straps on Henry, rolled over, and rode on the griffin's back.

Huggins hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, how long will it take you to go out this time?"

"Ten days at least, as much as a month. Todd touched Henry's neck and pulled the reins with both hands.

The griffons flapped their wings, and the wind swept snowflakes over the camp.

Henry rose into the air, his sharp claws grasping the wooden box on the carriage, his wings exerting his strength again, and his figure gradually disappeared into the mountains of the Falling Star Mountains.