Without hesitation, Morin and the others decided to accompany Emino to meet Councillor Yara.

On the first day of the holiday, the sun was just right, and the road along the river valley set off towards the town of Bellamy, leaving the area of Iluvita Academy, the thickness of the snow layer gradually became less exaggerated, and the snow passage quickly turned into a shallow open-air snow valley road, only a little unswept snow covered the gravel road in the east and west, soft and white like a ball of cream cake, which made people subconsciously avoid their steps.

No professor of the academy has been declared responsible for the heavy snow that has been delayed to this day, but at the same time, another gossip has gradually spread among the students:

According to the news, the snow was summoned by some undying adventurers in order to find the traces of the high-level demonic beast - the giant bear will undoubtedly be more difficult to hide in the vast snowfield, and any action will leave indelible traces. He also said that the adventurers didn't want to make such a big snow, but the terrain and rich magic of the Iluvita Valley allowed the clouds to accumulate here, and it rained non-stop for eight days and nights.

Sounds like a bit of a point.

The fact that the giant bear haunted the academy was really popular for a while, but the guy only roared a few times next to the town of Bellamy before rushing into the reckless forest, and no matter how excited adventurers searched for it, it seemed to disappear out of thin air, and everyone gradually forgot about it.

Only the few adventurers remained in the small town of Bellamy, waiting for any news about the bear.

You must know that when the rumors were at their hottest, the academy was panicked, and the students of the three dragons of Thea, Tevez, and Borg suddenly became the most popular companions among the junior students, and whenever anyone wanted to go to Bellamy's town or outside the boundaries of the academy, they would come to ask if the three of them wanted to be together.

From the point of view of common sense, the dragon clan has incomparable majesty, and it is a natural king for Warcraft. Even if the strength of that giant bear really crossed the line of the mortal world, far stronger than the young Xia and the three, as long as they were in the team, the demonic beast would definitely not come close to attack.

And having witnessed the roar comparable to a storm, Morin and the others also knew the strength of the giant bear. It's just that after such a long time, the adventurers made another heavy snowfall and found no new traces, presumably the guy had already left the area, so they were relieved to go alone.

Only Marcus was still a little nervous.

From time to time, he glanced at the snowy forest, wondering if a giant beast was watching him in the shadow of the thick branches, and muttered that he should find a member of Alice's group or an older senior to join him.

Of course, this fear turned out to be unnecessary, and they made it all the way to the town safely.

The meeting place is still chosen at Old Pat's Treehouse Tavern.

The tavern is crowded with people, but meeting and talking in such an informal place will not attract the attention of those who are interested, and as for the adventurers who want to listen to the gossip of the surrounding area, there is naturally a soundproof magic barrier to deal with their curiosity.

"Wow, so many people!" said Morin.

Pushing open the two wooden doors, the warm tavern atmosphere greeted you, because it was winter vacation, in addition to the adventurers stranded in the town, there were many students who came to relax, and Old Pat's tavern seemed a little more crowded than usual.

However, since Councilor Yara has chosen this place, he should have already booked a place.

Sure enough, under the guidance of old Pat, Morin and his party sat down in a spacious, eye-catching corner of the tavern, where warm tea was already neatly arranged.

It wasn't long before a young woman with wavy blue hair appeared and sat across from them.

The teenagers stood up respectfully.

Kadir is a big man, a vampire girl, an elegant Vessdemon, the youngest son of Grand Duke Maple Leaf, a typical Gesok nobleman, and a teenager from Lothar......

Seeing the different appearance characteristics of this group of teenagers, the young woman's eyes also showed curiosity.

She waved her hand and motioned for a few people to sit down.

This was the first time Maureen had met Councillor Yara.

She looked young, less than thirty years old, perhaps a professional but not of high rank, her eyes soft and powerful, but her face was pale with a hint of overwork. She wore a discreet off-white cloak and wore no jewelry, only a silver brooch on her chest with a white wreath symbolizing the Holy Alliance.

It doesn't look outstanding.

Of course, the teenager would never treat her as an ordinary woman.

Marcas has repeatedly emphasized before that anyone who can serve as a member of the Holy Alliance is not simple, except for the representatives of various powers, there are complex backgrounds, deep relationships, and sharp-minded beings, and only such people can survive in the intricacies of the Union Council.

I saw her take out a delicate golden mechanical box and put it on the table, her white fingers tapped, and after a while, countless magic vines extended from the box, separating their corner seat from the surroundings, and the noise of the tavern could not be heard at once.

"Your Excellency, I've caused you trouble!" Aminor was the first to apologize.

"I didn't think it through last time," Councillor Yara shook her head, "I forgot that you were just a teenage girl, and you were too hasty to frighten you, and I should apologize." ”

"No, no!" Aeno hurriedly shook her hands.

Thinking of something, she asked suspiciously, "But did you see the line I left for you?"

The last time she fled in a hurry, she had left a small corner with her text message on it, saying that Speaker Augustus knew her former Blood Scepter Lord and that they were the same dog.

Leaving such accusations in the name of Emino is obviously not convincing. Everyone included, including Maureen and Marcus, who believed that the corner had greatly reduced her credibility in the eyes of Congressman Yara.

"You said that Augustus colluded with the dead-" Yara glanced at the activated barrier box and looked at the teenagers solemnly, "The content of our conversation today is limited to us, and must not be revealed to others. ”

The teenagers nodded vigorously.

"I believe he had a close relationship with the deceased. She said.

"Ahh

"What?!"

"Really?!"

The teenagers exclaimed.

I thought that the other party would accuse Emino of being reckless, but I didn't expect the other party to believe it?!

You must know that not to mention Marcus and Tilna, even Morin has reservations about Emonor's accusations, after all, it is still the memory of Emonor when she was imprisoned in the castle by her lord, even if the little vampire insists that it is indeed Augustus who is in contact with the blood staff, it cannot be regarded as evidence.

"Could it be...... What evidence did you find?" asked Morin, puzzled.

They had asked Minelma for help, and though it was unknown how much time Marcus's elder sister had spent on it, she had not been able to find any evidence of collusion between the Speaker and the deceased by the time she came to question Professor Ranger in that rage.

Could it be that the young councillor has already caught any evidence......

Aeno looked at each other wistfully.

"Nope. Councillor Yara shook her head.

"But don't despair," she said, "I have some way in Parliament, and I have learned of a proposal that the Speaker has recently been working on, and from that proposal he is indeed very partial to the dead. ”

In other words, it is not an exaggeration to be in cahoots with the dead. ”

"What proposal?" several people wondered.

Councillor Yara thought for a moment, and stressed again that secrecy must not be disseminated, and then said:

"You know the Magic Tide, right? During the Magic Tide around January every year, you are more likely to come into contact with the Sea of Magic and get baptized, but then the power of chaos will also be enhanced by the influence of the Magic Tide, and sometimes a powerful Tide of Chaos will erode the four realms of our order. ”

"Like the Battle of the Blood Moon?" Morin exclaimed.

"Yes," Yara paused, "according to scholars' observations, there may be a powerful magic tide in the near future, after which the erosion of chaos may suddenly become stronger, in other words, we may face another brutal battle on the border of order, for which the alliance has actually begun to prepare for several years." ”

Hearing that there might be another Blood Moon battle in a few years, everyone except Barron turned a little pale.

Yara hurriedly added: "But after all, there is only a certain possibility, and the alliance's preparations are only just in case." ”

"But what does that have to do with the Speaker and the dead?" asked Marcas, puzzled.

"As far as I know, the Speaker is working on a proposal to revise the troop movements, defensive line adjustments, and methods of cooperation in response to this possible tide of chaos. ”

"Could it be...... The Speaker favors the Realm of the Dead to reduce the number of defenses they bear?" Barron asked in a gruff voice, the most cowardly act of the Kadir warriors, in fact, their tribe was on the Eternal Winter Ice Field, close to the border.

"On the contrary, the bill calls for the addition of large areas of defense for the dead, and for them to contribute more troops to assist other countries in their defenses. Yara's tone was heavy.

"Then why do you say it's biased towards death-"

"Peace treaty!" Marcus suddenly understood.

Seeing that Barron was still confused, he quickly explained: "At the beginning of the Fourth Age, under the leadership of the Holy Alliance, all the nations signed the Toldel Order Code, which included a peace treaty that stipulated the number and strength of each nation's standing army, including the Kingdom of the Dead. No country can expand its forces at will, and the Temple of Order is responsible for overseeing it. But if you can take on more defensive duties on the border—"

"You can justifiably expand a large army!" Morin also understood, and added:

"For the realm of the dead, even the lowest-level skeletons need armor and weapons and training day and night to fight, and if you want to expand the army under the supervision of the temple, you can only do this! ”

"Yes. "Yala MP said:

"At the beginning of the Fourth Age, after the long wars of the Third Age, various nations were very wary of the Kingdom of the Dead, preferring their own countries to take on more defense lines than limit the development of the forces of the Kingdom of the Dead, although the temple had a weak influence on the intricate lords of the Kingdom of the Dead, but at least for the country as a whole, such restrictions have not changed for hundreds of years. ”

"But now," she continued, glancing at Aeno,

"The Speaker seems to want to ease the restrictions on their troops. And we know that many lords of the realm of the dead have been secretly amassing strength since many years ago, and Aeminor's extreme encounter is just the tip of the iceberg. ”

"But can such a proposal pass?" Marcas asked.

"There are only a very small number of members of parliament who belong to the deceased, so it stands to reason that such a bill involves amendments to existing plans, and at least two-thirds of the seats must be obtained to pass, right?"

"That's true," Councillor Yara smiled wryly, "but as far as I know, more than sixty percent of the members of parliament today believe that this restriction can be relaxed, if not more than two-thirds, it is close." ”

"I also want to enlist the Speaker's support to push forward my proposal. She laughed at herself: "It's true that Bai has been in parliament for so many years. ”

Having said that, being able to learn about the Speaker's proposal and find out the approximate number of people in Parliament and the attitude of each member on the matter at the first time shows that her abilities and connections are still extraordinary.

It's just that His Excellency is not optimistic about this, and the situation is so bad that you can imagine it.

Maureen picked up the teacup, trying to moisten his parched throat.

The tea is very sweet, it should be brewed with many kinds of fruits, but somehow it oozes a bitter taste.

There was a moment of silence in the small cubicle.

"But why?" Marcas asked, "If the Speaker was in collusion with the dead to push for that bill, why are so many councillors in favor of it?!, don't they know the dangers of the realm of the dead?

"On the one hand, the last Battle of the Blood Moon was so tragic that the nations were wounded and unable to recover, and some councillors felt that it was necessary to temporarily let the dead take on some more defenses, after all, they could build up their forces much faster and withstand greater losses. Councillor Yara also took a few sips of tea: "On the other hand, I'm ashamed,"

"To be honest, the influence of the alliance is no longer what it used to be, and many councillors have abandoned their sacred duties and become selfish people, who wish they could put all the responsibility on others and give all the defenses to the dead, and their own country or the lords close to them should bear less losses, even if they know that the speaker wants the country of the dead to take the opportunity to expand the army, they don't care at all. ”

"Augustus must have also seen the current erosion of the parliament, so he wanted to take the opportunity to relax the restrictions on the dead. In the past, such a bill would never have passed. Yara sighed.

"Isn't there anyone objecting?" asked Tilna softly.

"The elven councillors from the forest of Meath and the dwarves at the foot of the mountains may still be opposed, but the human nobles who occupy the majority of the seats," she said, shaking her head, "In the years of peace, it is all too easy for us to forget. ”

Maureen was also a little gloomy.

Thinking of the scene of the concerted efforts of various countries at the beginning of the Fourth Age recorded in the book, and then thinking about the chaos on the Todell continent in recent decades, the contradictions and conflicts between large and small countries and the increasingly powerless influence of the Holy Alliance, it is like an old man in his last years trembling and moving forward with a heavy load, and he will fall to the ground at any point.

"Since you also believe in the Speaker colluding with the dead, what can we do?" asked Aeno.

Her voice was still full of anticipation.

Morin perked up and said, "yes, we can always do something!"

Councillor Yara smiled with satisfaction.

"Although Augustus was in collusion with the deceased, and my proposal could not have passed during his tenure, he could not yet show a bias towards the deceased in the open. And although we cannot directly accuse Augustus, we can continue to use my bill to put pressure on those deceased parliamentarians, and more importantly, to awaken more neutral parliamentarians to be vigilant against the dead. ”

"As long as enough councillors are wary of the realm of the dead, it will be a victory to veto the bill that Augustus is preparing for the rest of his term in the coming year!"

She looked at Eminor with high spirits:

"There will be a public hearing next week on my motion, presided over by the Temple, and I have invited a number of neutral councillors in addition to those who are interested, as well as a few members of the Dead to be present to hear the opinions of the witnesses and to discuss whether the Temple should strengthen its influence on the kingdom of the dead. ”

"If you wish, I would like you to come in as my witness. ”