18:10 p.m.

The second branch arrived at the Orchid Tower, and the camp and the special train "De Fllinger" were placed under the management of the "Railway Gendarmerie".

The dinner has not officially started, and the orchid tower is still in full swing, but the VIPs have already arrived.

Earlier than the dignitaries were the journalists, and looking at the whole of Semuria, these Western journalists also had the fastest speed.

Whenever a guest arrives, they will be the first to announce it.

It's just that he was taken away for tea just a few minutes after the broadcast, on the grounds that the reporter's report was unabashed.

Even if Henry McDowell, the leader of the local representatives, the speaker of the parliament, did not appear in the Orchid Tower, he should not be casually excluded and hurt the feelings of the citizens, which is very detrimental to the United Front work of the Empire.

Taking away tea and making temporary substitutions without direct arrest is already relatively restrained.

The Queen's Rien happened to see this scene when he came in through the side door, and a few drops of cold sweat broke out on his forehead when he saw the familiar strand of pink hair in the group.

is worthy of Weiwei's team, dare to broadcast anything, dare to say anything.

However, after all, Weiwei belongs to the "Imperial Times", and she also has the merits accumulated in the civil war, at most she will be scolded, and she will be fine after the end of the dinner.

So he laughed it off and followed Lufas's instructions all the way to the VIP lounge next to the banquet hall to line up and wait for the VIPs to receive them.

It was Prince Olibat and Princess Elfin who had been notified earlier, but in fact, Governor Lufas, President Irina, and Chief Regniz were also in attendance.

The highest-ranking dignitaries of the inspection group and the highest local magistrate gathered at one time, which brought considerable pressure to the students, and they all stood in a standard military posture, and they did not dare to gasp.

The VIPs did not participate in the reception casually, and each of them had a close connection with Tolz.

Olibart was the former chairman of Tolz, and he himself was a Tolz graduate, who was the first in the school year at the time.

Lufas, Regnitz and Irina are former directors who have teamed up with Olivebat.

Even without the status of directors, the three of them are inseparable from Tolz. The second branch was interned in the jurisdiction of Lufas, where Livers was located under the jurisdiction of Regniz, and all the guiding equipment in the school was provided by Irina - the status of the trustee was not important at all.

Elfinn's twin brother, Cedric, attends the main school, and Elphine himself has the idea of transferring to Tolz.

Even Elyse, the only one who is not a guest of honor, but just a princess's entourage, has the identity of Lane's sister.

And this interview is actually an introduction one by one, explaining the relationship and hopes for Tolz, and after each big man has spoken, the interview is over.

Large-scale interviews are like this, and if you really want to say something, they are all individual appointments after large-scale interviews.

After the interview, the students officially began their security duties and were taken to the designated floor to be explained by Michael and issued specific requirements.

Ryan and the new Class VII, as well as Tida, are taken to the VIP lounge on the 36th floor, where the bigwigs are to meet in private.

Because they are all related people, they naturally don't need to be as restrained when they talk as they do in a group meeting.

The first thing I saw was Chief Regniz and President Irina, who were also the father of Macchias and the mother of Alyssa, who I had seen earlier, so I could visit them as juniors.

Tida is similar, her current Erica and Irina are on good terms and have always kept in touch, and Erica shows off her daughter to Irina when she has nothing to do - why is my daughter so cute, why is my daughter so good - which makes the latter very nerve-wracking.

Tida was helpless about this, after all, her mother had been doing the same thing for more than ten years, and it was estimated that Tida's name was already resounding throughout the guiding world of Sisemlia.

And after the customary greetings, the two also said some heavy news, which is the fundamental purpose of the appointment.

Regniz revealed the concept of eight metropolises that will be made public, namely the five major cities of the original empire, the crimson imperial capital Heimdall, the blue sea capital Ordis, the jade capital of Balyahat, the black and silver steel capital Lulei, the old chalk capital of Santeac, plus the former Julai city state of Julai, the capital of the Norsampuria Autonomous Prefecture Halyasque, and the commercial city of Klosbel, which have been annexed one after another in the past ten years, constitute the new eight imperial cores.

The aim, of course, was not to show that the empire had become more "urban", but to push for further reforms and allow the eight metropolises to adopt a uniform tax rate.

Originally, because the empire adopted the aristocratic system of dividing feudal and territorial states, except for the part handed over to the imperial capital, the local lords had the right to determine the tax rate independently, which directly led to the different tax systems in various places, which greatly hindered the development of commerce.

After adopting a unified tax system, not only can major companies be freed from cumbersome tax rate calculations, but also fundamentally curb the ambitions of the aristocracy - if there is a tax, there will be money, and only with money can you rebel, and if you have no money, you can't afford to buy equipment or pay military salaries even if you want to rebel.

Although this is bound to be strongly opposed by the nobles, this is the general trend, and the new three major cities plus the imperial capital governed by Regniz will definitely vote for it, which is already four against four on paper.

In the long run, the decline of the aristocracy is inevitable, and in the end, the aristocracy will become a nominal existence if it is not abolished, closer to honor and a guarantee.

I have to say that this is a very subtle hand, and it is difficult for the people of a state like Yuna not to support it - because the same tax rate as the imperial capital is a tax reduction for Crossbell, which means that the entire economy of Crossbell will be further developed, and the people's income will be increased as a result.

Irina provided data on some of the train guns.

Dragunov class, a new train gun.

It was equipped in the Garelian Fortress to intimidate the entire territory of Crossbell, a successor to the train guns.

In addition to maintaining the firepower comparable to the old model, it also overwhelmingly improved the mobility and solved the biggest shortcoming of the train gun.

The original train cannon could only be installed in a fixed place, and it was extremely troublesome to disassemble and assemble, although the power was huge, but it was not a hardship to target, but now it is different, it can be moved at any time, and when necessary, it can be moved by relying on the main railway, and it can carry out a devastating blow to the designated target.

It's just that there are advantages and disadvantages, it is convenient to use it yourself, and it is equally convenient to use it in the hands of the enemy - before the restart, someone used the train cannon in turn, posing a major threat to Haidu, and the next internship location of the second branch is in Haidu.

Rien was already thinking about how to get rid of this threat, this thing was no child's play.

Handing over such a large-scale order in person is also one of the important reasons why Irina is here.

If Regnitz brought good news, then Irina said a lot of bad news, except for Yartina, everyone, including Tida, did not look good.

Of course, Irina didn't say this to scare people, but wanted the students to see the current situation clearly, the Empire's, Crossbell's. The possibilities and grim realities of the future, how to deal with all these are the world of adults.

Regarding Speaker McDowell, Yuna couldn't help but ask, about which neither of them knew about it, and there was no chance to meet, which further aggravated Yuna's worries, afraid that he was not in a physical problem.

That one is already very old, and he has worked hard for Crossbell all day long, and he has won the respect of the residents of Crossbell, and what the reporter said to hurt the feelings of the citizens is definitely not a lie, otherwise he would not have been taken away by the security personnel - if he continues to publicize it, it is really possible to make the people's hearts that have finally settled down become turbulent.

It is worth mentioning that when leaving to go to the next VIP room, Irina called Rien alone.

"I've heard what Sharon said, and I've seen all the information you sent, and it's not wrong with that person. Regarding him, we will make an appointment to talk about it, you contact Sharon directly, and I will spare time. ”

"I understand, I'll arrange it as soon as possible." Lane nodded, the fist hidden in his sleeve clenched involuntarily.

If Irina can win the support, there will be a lot more room for manoeuvre.

Albelisi, the Black, just wait and see.

PS: It's been a little boring lately, but I have to write, I'll find a way to jump over it as soon as possible, and I'll be done soon if I endure it a little longer, and then look at my sassy operation, how to ask Lloyd, and ask the entire support section - the biggest difficulty that Dawn thought of before will also be revealed, and it is by no means empty words.