Not far from its diagonal front was the only black wooden table in the room, behind which sat a smaller ivory chair. According to Haka's information, it should have been the seat of the presidency that was in charge of presiding over the meeting.

Around the central clearing, the terrain rises in a step-like manner, with 20 floors, each of which is neatly and tightly arranged with countless wooden chairs, layered on top of each other, and Haka is a little dizzy to see, and they surround the central throne like stars holding the moon.

At this time, there were already some people sitting in the venue, and some people noticed Haka who was following the ceremonial officer, and saw that several people quickly stood up in the center of the front row of the venue, and walked towards Haka together, led by the five rotating presidents of Lucias, Sipros, Sedorum, Antaorris, and Hermon.

"Welcome, Lord Haka! I heard that you were sick a few days ago, and we weren't too embarrassed to visit you, but now you're better, right? Lucias greeted with concern.

"I'm so ashamed to worry you, I'm fine now." Haka said apologetically: "Today is my first time attending the meeting, I thought I would be able to arrive early, but it seems that I am still late. ”

"You're not too late." "It's just that a few of us have always been used to arriving early, because we have to communicate and discuss the topics to be discussed in advance to avoid unexpected ......," Sipros explained.

"When there is a meeting in the future, I will try to arrive early as possible." Haka replied knowingly.

"Let's not block the entrance of the passage and affect the entry of the people behind, let's go back to our seats first and then talk in detail." Anta Oris reminded.

Several people led Haka to the front row, and Haka immediately noticed that there were six white chairs standing out in the center of the almost all black chairs.

This is the ivory chair for the rotating chairman! So unusual, and what does it mean about the position of the rotating president in the Senate? …… While Hakka was thinking to himself, he saw Sipros pointing to the seat on his left and said, "Lord Haka, your seat is here." ”

Hakka walked over and sat down, and suddenly realized that the seat was really his own, because the name 'Haka' was engraved on the ground where he was stepping on, and then he looked at the names engraved under the seats around him.

Seeing his movements, Sipros immediately explained: "The seats in the hall cannot be sat casually, each seat belongs to a senator, and the name of the senator will be engraved under the seat, if the senator sits in the seat during the meeting, the ceremonial officer will warn him, and if he does not listen to repeated warnings, he will be expelled from the venue." ”

Hakka nodded, secretly alert.

"In fact, ten years ago, except for some special seats, other seats in the venue could be sat casually." Antaoris poked his head out and said, "So every time there is a meeting, the familiar elders will sit together, one in the east and one in the west, which is very scattered, and they like to gather people to discuss, and the order is more chaotic, which leads to the inefficiency of the meeting...... Later, it was Lord Sesta's suggestion for this, which was approved, and it became what it is now. ”

Hakka nodded again, during this time he studied the politics of Dionya in detail, and knew that Sesta was the Inspector of the Kingdom, and had been in this position for almost 20 years, and was said to be ruthless, and had punished many officials, even the senators, many officials were afraid of him, but most of the people respected him, calling him "the kingdom's Aeakus" (one of the three judges of hell).

Under the fingers of Anta Orlist, Haka saw an old man sitting in the same row not far from them, who was straight, with thick and long eyebrows, a very straight nose, large wings, thick lips, and small eyes.

This is Sesta? …… As Haka was thinking, the old man turned his head and made contact with his gaze, and Haka immediately felt the light burst from the other man's small eyes, like a sharp knife piercing his eyes.

But then the old man retracted his light, and his serious face became somewhat calm, and he nodded to Haka, then stood up, walked to one of the ceremonial officers in the hall, and said a few words to him, who at once ran out of the hall.

"It seems that Sesta felt that the senators were too slow to enter the arena, and asked the ceremonial officer to urge them to speed up their entry." Antaoris sighed and introduced: "Lord Haka, it is not us who comes to every Senate meeting, but this old fellow, although this is also his duty, but it has been like this for 20 years, and it really has to be admired...... I wonder if the next Inspector General will be able to do what he did! ”

Haka looked at the back of Sesta standing in front of the hall like a solid stone pillar, and suddenly asked, "Lord Sipros, you just said that a seat is exclusive to one senator, but if this senator is gone, this name ......"

"The name will be covered in cement, and when it solidifies, the name of the new patriarch will be re-engraved......" Sipros said with some emotion, rubbing one foot lightly on the ground.

Haka then noticed that the ground with his name engraved at his feet was a little different from the surrounding color, and he heard Sipros whisper, "This seat belonged to Master Cornerus before......"

Haka was silent after listening, and he also had a deep feeling for him, who had been suffering from illness for many years.

"Lord Haka, there are now 615 senators in the Senate, and it will be difficult to remember them all in a short period of time." Antaoris suggested to him, "But you can remember first the main senators, such as the ministers of the kingdom's departments, whose seats are on either side of us; The senators of the Kingdom of Dionysia, who were the oldest, had seats in the first two rows; There are also the veterans who have been the mayors of the towns for many years and who have only been promoted to the rank of regiment commanders in recent years, and they sit in the third to sixth rows......"

Haka listened carefully and asked, "So, my brother Hasdruba will sit at the back?" ”

"Of course not." Lucias interjected: "Due to the special situation of Lord Hasdruba, after the banquet last night, His Majesty specially negotiated with us, and finally arranged a special seat for him, which I believe will be satisfactory to him. ”

"Where's his seat?" Hakka was curious.

…………………………………

When Hasdruba walked into the venue, the venue was already crowded and lively. Without the guidance of the hostess, he would not know where he was going.

"Lord Hasdruba, this is your exclusive seat, and you will be seated here when you attend Senate meetings in the future." After the ceremonial officer finished speaking, he turned and left.

This is the leftmost seat in the 3rd row. As he stood in front of his seat, Hasdruba felt a little less oppressive as he had been watched by those around him as he had passed through the aisle.

As soon as he sat down, the person in front of him turned his head: "Lord Hasdruba, we meet again!" ”

Hasdruba looked at it and saw that it was Amintas, with whom he had a good conversation last night.

"Lord Hasdruba, I drank with you yesterday, and I'm still a little dizzy." The man next to Amintas also turned his head, the same one Matonis, another Dionian general that Hasdruba had met at the banquet last night.

"You're not afraid of being embarrassed when you say it, you can't even fight me with your amount of alcohol!" Amintas scoffed.

"If I can wrestle with you, I'll be fine." Not to be outdone, Mattonis retorted.

When the two were about to argue, the patriarch next to Hasdruba turned around and said with a smile: "Hello Lord Hasdroba, I am Tegaltiros, the commander of the Seventh Legion of Dionia. ”

Considering Hasdruba's character, at last night's banquet, Davestas called Amintas and Matonis to accompany him.

Amintas fought against Hasdruba in Selinus City, and although Dioonia won in the end, the process was quite intense, and Amyntas felt a little sympathy for Hasdruba. What's more, the year before last, because he was too old and had too many old injuries in the past, he had some mobility difficulties, so he had to resign from the position of commander of the First Army, but Davers appointed Leotizides, who did not belong to the expeditionary force group and was much younger than them, to take over, which made Amintas a little unwilling, and Hasdruba was the only person who had defeated Leotizides head-on in that war, and his personality was very appetizing to him, coupled with his special background, so under Amyntas's intention, last night he, Martonis and Hasdruba had a great drink.

And Hasdruba, who had been fighting in the Iberian region for more than ten years, was also willing to stay with the Ionian generals such as Amintas and Matonis, not only because of their similar interests and many topics to talk about, but also because after last night's banquet, Davos had spoken to him and gave him an appointment, which made the former Carthaginian general, who had been idle for several years due to decadence, finally cheer up, and also made him realize that a good relationship with the Dionian military department would help him to carry out his mission.

The two sides were friendly and the atmosphere quickly warmed up, making Hasdruba no longer feel like he was in an unfamiliar environment.

"Your Majesty has arrived!" With a loud shout, the closed wooden door at the back of the center of the hall opposite Haka opened.

The otherwise noisy venue suddenly fell silent.

I saw four palace guards dressed in military uniforms come out of the door, and enter the hall with King Davers, who was wearing a crown.

The elders in the hall quickly stood up, and Hasdruba also reluctantly stood up under the tug of Tegaltiros.

It wasn't until Davers sat on the throne that the senators sat down one after another.

At this time, the palace guards stood around the throne, and the ceremonial officials under the Ministry of Supervision were also in their places, and the three recorders of the venue sat on the edge of the center of the hall with pen and paper in their hands...... Everything is ready to go.