Chapter XXVII: Cabinet Meetings
【Sacred Tree Country, Maple Leaf Harbor, Alliance Headquarters, Cabinet Chamber】
Hanazawa walked gracefully through the crystal corridor, and this was the first time he had walked through it. As one of the seven spiritual weapon inheritors of the Holy Alliance, his shoulders are not only the future of the Tree Country, but also the future of the entire human race. I still remember the excitement I felt when I first walked into this sacred temple, and I felt that the world would be changed because of it. Hua Ze couldn't help but sigh that he was really ambitious at that time. But as time went by, his initial ambitions were worn out.
The dome of the crystal promenade is covered with crystal pendants, as ornate as a palace in a fairy tale. Through the hollowed-out crystal windows, Hanazawa can see the harbor of Maple Leaf Harbor, see the ships coming and going to transport goods, and the endless flow of people.
Hanazawa stood in front of the crystal glass door at the end of the corridor, tidying up his clothes. This outfit is something he hasn't styled for more than ten years. The dark green Greco-Roman gown reached his knees, the collar was slanted, and the brown turned outwards made his slender figure appear slimmer, and many people would see him as a woman if they didn't look closely. A head of brown hair was draped over his shoulders, covering the left side of his eye. His eyes are red-pupiled, like agate gemstones. He wears a pair of clean and simple deerskin gloves on his hands, a gray-white cape, and shoes made of thick cowhide on his feet, looking like a wanderer.
The clothes are still the same as they were ten years ago, but the people are no longer the same as they were ten years ago. Hua Ze looked at his own reflection in the crystal glass door, and tightly grasped the Shuguo short sword at his waist.
He nodded to himself in the mirror, pushed the door open, and walked into the Cabinet Chamber. As he expected, not many people attended. Only seven of the seventeen members of the Holy Alliance's cabinet were present today.
The conference hall is not big, but it is exquisite. The interior of the house is in a classical style, which contrasts with the magnificence of the crystal outside. There are no windows in the conference hall, and the walls around it are cobbled with various murals from the Seven Kingdoms, representing the civilization and history of the Seven Kingdoms. Directly above the dome is a huge Union coat of arms, a streamline of seven colors that converge, each representing each nation. Red represents the kingdom of beasts, green represents the country of trees, yellow represents the country of sand, blue is the country of Ning, white is the country of snow, purple is the country of fog, and orange is the country of dragons.
The conference hall is divided into three sections.
There are three positions at the top of the door, which are for the three cabinet chiefs. When Hanazawa came to the venue, there were already people seated in these three positions.
On the left is Cecilia, a middle-aged Dragon Country woman, who was a representative of the Dragon Kingdom Alliance, and was promoted to the head of the cabinet after the number of years in power, the first female representative of the Dragon Kingdom Alliance in the history of the Dragon Kingdom, and the first female cabinet chief with a nationality of the Dragon Kingdom. She sat upright in her seat, sipping the coffee in her hand, reading a yellowed book, and didn't seem to want to talk to anyone else. He wears a dark purple cashmere sweater and a fluffy white hat on his head. Soft and fluffy black curls draped over his shoulders, a brown dragon kingdom modern dress, beautiful blue eyes and a pair of black-rimmed glasses. Although Cecilia is no longer young, she is slightly fat, but her graceful demeanor is admirable.
Sitting on the right is Ms. Zhu Huan, who served as the representative of the Ningguo Alliance, and like Cecilia, she was also promoted to the chief of the cabinet after the expiration of her term, and she is also the first female representative of the Ningguo Alliance in the history of Ningguo, and the first female cabinet chief of Ningguo. She, like Cecilia, didn't seem to have much interest in the cabinet meeting, just stirring the coffee on her table boringly. Zhu Huan is slightly younger than Cecilia, reminding that she is still as slender as a girl. Dressed in a yellow and white gown, with sparkling crystal pendants in both ears, and long walnut hair tied in a cute ponytail.
Sitting between Zhu Huan and Cecilia is the most prestigious person in the entire alliance cabinet, he is Theodore, who has been the foreign minister of the Tree Country for ten years, and then served as the representative of the Tree Country Alliance for eight years, and then became the chief cabinet of the alliance, one is twenty years, the longest time in the history of the alliance, and the only person in the alliance who has been re-elected as the chief cabinet.
Theodore's life has been dedicated to the Holy Alliance, and he has naturally become the most powerful person in the Alliance. Although the Union stipulates that the Chief Cabinet does not have decision-making power, in other words, they are just a symbol of the Alliance. Theodore's opinion, however, always influences the choice of the representatives of the Seven Kingdoms and the inheritors of the Seven Spiritual Weapons.
Theodore is now in his seventies, with gray hair on his head and wrinkles on his face that look like dry ground. But his body is still very good, his figure is not too out of shape, but there is a little fat on his belly. Theodore is sincere and courteous, and always greets people with a smile, but he is not always a good gentleman at the door, and when faced with many problems, he will also use the car as the courage of the chief cabinet. Theodore is a very trendy person, and despite being in his seventies, he still keeps up with the pace of the times, wearing a short-sleeved top and a pair of cool sunglasses that young people in Shuguo love to wear.
Hanazawa walked into the conference hall, and Theodore waved at him. Hanazawa nodded and found his place to sit down.
There are fourteen positions in front of the chief cabinet position, and these fourteen positions are divided into two parts, seven parts each. The seven positions on the left are for the seven Alliance Spirit Weapon Inheritors, and the seven on the right are for the seven national representatives.
Hanazawa sat in his seat and looked around, five of the seven inheritor's positions were empty, and no one came. Only himself and the wizard of the fog country were coldly present, and people like Gu Luomen, Qi Yunming and others were not present. This is in sharp contrast to the representatives of the countries on the right, all seven of whom have already arrived, and are the most active in this room, having lively conversations with each other and asking each other about state affairs.
And the inheritor's side seems cold. Among the seven spiritual weapon inheritors, Hua Ze was familiar with only Wan Jiang, the Wind Walker of the Sand Country. As for the other five, Hanazawa and them have no common topic at all. Hanazawa sat in his place and greeted the cold fan behind him. As always, the cold fan ignored it. The boring Hanazawa shrugged his shoulders, who made these seven inheritors all have such distinct personalities?
Theodore cleared his throat and began to speak: "Then everyone who should be there is here, let's start this meeting!"
Theodore's voice was not loud, but after he finished speaking, the representatives of the countries returned to their places and quieted down. Cecilia next to him closed her book and removed her black eyes, and Ms. Zhu Huan put down the spoon that stirred the coffee and removed it.
Hanazawa was accustomed to such situations, and the place of Magician Agnes was always vacant, and he hardly attended the meetings held by the cabinet. Gullomon and Hongtu love to fight and take risks, and have no interest in politics, and Hanazawa has only seen them three times in ten years. Qi Yunming is not much better, it is said that he always cultivates alone in the snowy mountains, and rarely comes to Maple Leaf Port. In contrast, Wan Jiang is much more competent, although he loves to travel, but when he has free time, he will try to participate in cabinet affairs.
In the end, Leng Fan and Hanazawa became frequent visitors to the cabinet. For Hanazawa, on the one hand, the reason is that he already lives in Maple Leaf Harbor, and it is very convenient to get here, and on the other hand, it is the only sense of responsibility that remains. As for Leng Mi, it was different, since the Fog Country was the lowest in the Holy Alliance, in order to win more favorable rights and interests for the Fog Country, she had to come.
Theodore went straight to the point and said, "This time everyone is gathered to discuss the rumors. There are many places where it is rumored that Thundertooth is about to awaken. ”
"Is it necessary for our Holy Alliance to pay attention to rumors like this?" said Puso, the representative of the Tree Country, "I think the work of dispelling the rumors should be left to the state." Hanazawa doesn't have a good impression of Puso, he is completely a politician, and although he is a fellow Shuguo, he seems out of place in terms of personality.
Tai Sabei, the representative of the Beast Country, argued, "If the rumors cause panic, the Holy Alliance can no longer sit idly by. ”
"But what can we do?" asked Puso, "will we send an army to Ray Island?"
"This is impossible, it is impossible to land on Thunder Island, the thunder magic circle around Thunder Island is too strong. Qiu Luo, the representative of the Snow Country, said calmly, "No matter how many troops are sent, they will be sent to death." "Qiu Luo and Qi Yunming are known as the twin heroes of the Snow Country, politically there are Qiu Luo in the Snow Country, and Qi Yunming in the Snow Country in terms of spirituality. One of the reasons why Snow Country has an important position in the alliance is because of these two people.
"I agree with Hillfall that landing on Ray Island is not a wise choice. "Regardless of whether the rumors of [Thunder Fang] are true or not, we can't joke with the lives of soldiers, the hundreds of thunder magic spirit arrays around Thunder Island will not show mercy because we are going to crusade against [Thunder Fang], since the Thunder Clan people have been wiped out, these spirit arrays have lost control." ”
Toynby Rose raised his head and raised his voice, "I don't agree with Chulo and Mesfield, I think this is a great opportunity to make the Holy Alliance strong again. Toynbee Ross straightened out his brown-and-red crewneck gown and said, "There has been no war for a hundred years, and if war does come, how will we deal with it?"
"But the demon clan has reached a peace agreement with the human race hundreds of years ago, and they have all retreated to nature. Suo Lingji, the representative of the Saudi Kingdom, propped his head with his left hand, tilted his head and said, "On the contrary, what our human race has done in the past few hundred years seems inappropriate. ”
Toynbi smiled politely at Solingi and said, "Your Excellency is right, but I'm talking about war, not who started it. ”
Suo Lingji's face was expressionless, and he asked coldly, "Could it be that this is the attitude of your Divine Dragon Kingdom?"
Toynbee shook his head, "This is not the idea of our Divine Dragon Nation, but the idea of the entire Terran, the idea of the entire Alliance. ”