The Throne is an inverted T-shaped platform in the center of the Palace's main hall, and it is also the only place in the palace hall where there are seats. The slightly arched edge of the high platform encloses these ancient seats into a perfect arc, enclosing the stars that belong to the throne where the emperor should be seated like the moon holding the moon, and the simple patterns are gradually displayed in front of Duan Qing as the distance gradually approaches, and the red carpet that spreads all over the hall is reflected on the wall of the edge of the main hall, lining the antiquity and dignity of this forum.

However, now, His Majesty the Emperor, who was supposed to sit on the throne in the center of the high platform, did not seem to be here at this time.

"It was a little wrong, but it shouldn't be a big deal."

As Duan Qing gradually walked back to his seat, the prime minister named Caldera coughed his throat slightly: "It's okay, let's continue." ”

"The Donovan family has already given an answer, and they don't seem to have much interest in our plans."

"Then forget it, only our manpower should be enough, and the key now is not manpower, but time."

"That's right, we don't seem to have much time."

After just a glance at Duan Qing, he retracted his gaze, and one of the figures of the group of ministers sitting around the table then straightened up: "Bernard has just left the imperial capital on the front foot, and the mutation has happened on the back foot, even if we can take advantage of the situation, we can't rule out the possibility that they will go and return." ”

"But if it's too fast...... Wouldn't it be too obvious? ”

Another imperial nobleman sitting in the corner said tremblingly, his face also looked a little frightened, but with Duan Qing's keen eyes and vague memory, he could still recognize that this nobleman was once one of the ministers who stood under the high platform when they were judged that day: "Even if it is done, a discerning person can see at a glance that we have premeditated ......"

"The winner is the prince and the loser, this is the eternal truth of the empire." Another fat nobleman sitting in the corner immediately spoke up, and the familiar feeling of blowing his beard and staring at him also made Duan Qing recognize that it was the nobleman who kept asking him in the main hall that day: "As long as we can succeed, the entire empire will become our world, and the suspicion and criticism of those losers will not be able to confront us at all." ”

“……”

"Look at that seat under your ass, Russell."

Looking at the figure of the timid imperial nobleman who still looked trembling, the fat nobleman pointed loudly at the other party's feet: "As long as you can succeed, there will be a place for you here, and you and your son Sid will have an infinitely bright future in the future!" ”

"Isn't that enough to make up your mind?"

The huge dome of the hall made the shout seem much smaller, and the echoing sound became almost as small as the chirping of insects, but the eyes of every nobleman sitting here also formed a thick fire at the shout of this sentence, and it seemed that all of them became hot with the seats placed in front of each other. Faintly putting away his smile, the middle-aged man named Tririk Date nodded his head again, and the look at the old man Caldera also became a little relieved, as if he had finally reached a satisfactory result: "Alright, Prime Minister, it's time to make a decision." ”

"Did we really come to a consensus?"

Without immediately answering the other party's question, the Prime Minister's cloudy eyes scanned back and forth between the bright and dark outlines of the nobles in front of him: "You are all people who support His Royal Highness, and you should have enough understanding of the current situation, but even so, it takes more than just these cognitions and momentary courage to take this step in such a situation. ”

"The aristocratic hierarchy of the empire has not changed for a long time, and the higher the ranks, the more so." Old, cloudy eyes wandered back and forth in the air for a while, and Caldera regained his old dragon appearance: "What we want to do is change this - you should be enlightened, right?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince should agree to our proposal." An Imperial nobleman sitting here then let out a low laugh: "If he doesn't agree...... Then we will force him to agree. ”

"Princess Rena and Little Rivers are not at all right now, and now is the best chance."

Stretching out his hand to make a grasping motion, the fat nobleman sitting in the corner emphasized in a low voice: "The military has not clearly expressed their support and opposition at present, and judging from the previous trial, they will not oppose His Royal Highness becoming the party of justice." ”

"Once there is a tendency, the justice of the truth becomes less important." His gaze fell on Duan Qing, who had just appeared here: "Even if it is for the sake of the Gloria family, Marshal Red will definitely compromise." ”

The quiet air that had fallen silent began to spread around this forum, in stark contrast to the obviously much more disturbing voices from outside the main hall, and Chuckner, who seemed to feel a little uncomfortable with those riots, then straightened his body and turned to the old prime minister's position with a deliberate cough: "The initiative is about to disappear from us, Lord Caldera, are you not going to make a decision?" ”

“…… Triric, what is your opinion? ”

Still not making his own decision, the calm old man turned the topic to the Date family master who invited Duan Qing to his side: "Do you agree?" ”

"As long as we can keep the future of Volavos." Still with a faint smile on his face, Tririk Date nodded his head without hesitation: "Of course I agree." ”

"What about you, Amman." Turning his gaze to the other side, Caldera, who sighed slightly, turned his gaze to another figure that surprised Duan Qing: "As the president of the Adventurers' Guild, how sure are you that this decision will be successful?" ”

"According to the information from the mission investigations I have released, the power of His Majesty the Emperor and the Imperial Family is indeed related to the Imperial Capital Leyline that flows through this place." Hannah's father, who had met Duan Qing once at the headquarters of the Adventurers' Guild, shook his head calmly: "Judging from the historical records passed down from the empire and the various magical artifacts treasured in the Royal Museum, the existence of this possibility has now become extremely high. ”

"But now...... The leylines are losing their power. ”

With his outstretched fingers to draw everyone's attention to the periphery of the main hall, Caldera asked indifferently, "Is this also done by you, or by the adventurers under your command?" ”

"Well, I don't know." Amman couldn't help but smile a little wryly: "Adventurers are not my men, they are often able to perform feats that I don't even expect, rather than asking me about this guy who has no real power at all-"

"You might as well ask this young adventurer to come."

Hey, this old ghost.

Looking at the gaze of the imperial nobles who were brushing over, a bewildered smile appeared on Duan Qing's face, who was secretly scolding in his heart: "Wait, wait a minute, am I not a lamb to the slaughter who can only watch and not speak?" What exactly do you want to do with me, I still don't know. ”

"Stop doing all that meaningless gestures, we all know the truth about each other."

Waving his hand slightly, the head of the Date family, Triric, waved down Duan Qing's dazed and innocent expression: "At this point, there is no need to discuss everything that happened in Tanzanian City, as long as everyone agrees, the story there can be recognized by us as any kind of fairy tale-hmm." ”

"I'm just saying this in the hope of reassuring you, after all, you're the one who came to this place on your own feet." He pointed to the shouts of the Imperial guards who were being stopped by some people outside the main entrance at the far end of the main hall: "Now that most of the magic devices in the imperial capital have begun to fail, most of the nobles in this place will not be able to escape. ”

"I'm not a nobleman, I just came here by mistake." Putting away the smile on his face, Duan Qing replied in a noncommittal whisper, "As for what exactly you want to do, and what kind of complicated reasons do you have—what does this have to do with me?" ”

"It seems that there is still not enough trust between us."

Interrupting what Tririk wanted to continue, the voice belonging to Prime Minister Caldera then appeared in front of Duan Qing: "Although there is not much time left, but take a little leisure time as a pastime to get to know each other, I think everyone here should not raise any objections." ”

"Why did you come to the palace? At this time, this late night full of carnage and ominous? He guided everyone's eyes to converge on Duan Qing's body: "I didn't hesitate to break through the guards of the royal guards at the bottom, alarmed the garrison of the entire palace, and brought us so much unnecessary trouble......

"Hey, is this party of yours a secret?" Duan Qing involuntarily let out a sigh: "The third watch ran to a place like the palace hall in the middle of the night...... I thought you had the Emperor's permission. ”

"If His Majesty the Emperor had agreed to our banquet, we wouldn't have gone to such great lengths." Amman on the side let out a few wry smiles again: "What's more, the situation often changes as quickly as the weather tonight, if the decision of this meeting is passed, we would have taken advantage of the situation and acted like this to meet His Majesty the Emperor...... Not. ”

As if sensing that he was talking too much, he restrained his voice slightly unnaturally, and Duan Qing, who was already extremely tired, didn't seem to notice the glint in the eyes of the middle-aged nobleman, and just waved his hand to himself: "Okay, okay, I'm not interested in knowing what you guys want to do." ”

"Don't you want to know what I'm here for? I can tell you right now. An impatient look flashed in his eyes: "To answer my question, it only takes one answer - have you ever seen a woman appear here?" Wearing a cloak and purple hair. ”

“……”

"Oh, by the way, you should know everything that's going on in Tanzania."

Rubbing his brows, Duan Qing, who noticed the strangeness in the eyes of those nobles, then let out a long sigh: "There are probably many people in this world who are tracking down this matter, as well as the whereabouts of this woman, don't think that I found this place based on some clues and discoveries, I am not so idle......"

"You're just looking for a lost companion, aren't you?" Blinking his eyes, Anman Antell, the president of the Adventurers' Guild, immediately interrupted Duan Qing's words with a smile: "I understand, it's the magician who has been by your side that day, right?" ”

He spread out his hands, his innocent eyes gestured slightly to the other nobles around him, and the rapid transfer of gaze quickly flickered back and forth between the group of nobles who were gathering at the table with the exchange of glances between each other, and finally disappeared into the dim light with Caldera's dull voice: "A strange magician, huh?" I'm sorry. ”

"Ever since we started talking here after dark, you've been the only intruder here."

The cloudy gaze swept back and forth on Duan Qing's body, and he slowly retracted the sleeves of his gorgeous robe, but the imperial official costume that belonged to the prime minister ignored what Duan Qing wanted to say in the next moment, and stood up to himself: "The aftershow is over, let's go." ”

“…… The Prime Minister has finally decided? ”

"That's right."

Nodding his head, Calderla, the Imperial Prime Minister who took the lead towards the back of the main hall, replied with a bit of determination in his voice: "Now that the conditions are in place and all the relevant personnel have arrived, it is time to present our advice to Your Majesty." ”

"Wait, wait."

Looking at the movements of these nobles who no longer paid attention to themselves and got up to keep up, Duan Qing stood up with a blank face: "Why did they all run away?" What are you going to do? ”

"The deliberations are over, and now is the time to act." Walking at the back of the line, the president of the Adventurers' Association named Amman smiled and gave his thumbs up: "In order to prevent possible interference between you and the outside world, it is better to submit this proposal to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible, otherwise if someone preempts it, our planning for this period of time will really be in vain." ”

"Hey, so what are you doing?"

"Wouldn't it be nice to come along and see?"

Seeing the dim back of the last Imperial nobleman disappearing around the corner, Amman, who had his hands behind his back, turned around and walked in the same direction: "I can assure you. ”

"This is a feat that has never been done before in the history of the Empire."