Let's rewind the clock to two hours before the Blue Palace boom, at the official residence of the Federal Head of the Federation and President of the Ruling Council, Archmage Rassell Clement.

Since it was such an important day, Master Russell did not rise earlier than his disciple and former chief state secretary. He began to eat breakfast while asking the new copywriting secretary to read through today's speech to him — often the beginning of the chairman's day, which began with a moment of non-stop work. It can be said that he has done his best to the extreme.

Master Russell and Alain got up at about the same time, but their breakfast was much more shabby than that of the disciple, that is, a bowl of wheat porridge, a cup of goat's milk, and a piece of bread. He was such a man with extremely low material desires, not at all like a freewheeling magician, but an ascetic under the goddess of judgment, Uton, and the goddess of death, Parone.

Regardless of whether the outsiders are showing off Master Black Rassel, even the most hardcore gatekeeper lackey has to admit that His Excellency the Führer really can't find a black spot in terms of personal morality. Of course, the media controlled by the gate valve faction can spread rumors and make trouble, but this kind of subordinate method is like spitting on a watermelon, and there is no construction point except for disgusting people, so it is destined to only have a brain-dead rhythm.

He was not born into a famous family, and his mother was just an ordinary rich lady in a second-tier city, and she was expelled from the house because she had a child out of wedlock. It's already good for a single parent to raise his son, so naturally it's impossible to leave a magic tower, a castle and a whole private territory for his disciple like Orucello. The federal inspectorate, controlled by the Kringers family, has searched the country for a long time, only to pinch its nose and determine that all of Mr. Russell's private real estate is nothing more than a modest farm in his hometown, plus a small three-story building in the local county capital.

Of course, they added a very hypocritical sentence "Maybe it has an anonymous industry abroad, and it is instructive to quickly find out the secret imperial history", which is also understandable.

In short, in Elichar, where every inch of land is valuable, Master Russell has no private property, and he has always lived in an official residence allocated by the government - of course, we all know that the so-called official residence is the office space of a senior official at the level of a minister of state, that is, a few rest rooms and living rooms and other supporting facilities are symbolically obtained. Rassell was indeed a man of all colors, so he cleaned and arranged it at will, and lived in peace as if it were his own fixed residence.

Last year, he officially moved into the official residence of the chairman of the federal ruling committee. This is a four-story building that does not have representative names such as a certain palace, a certain sea, and a certain No. 10, and the square house is actually not distinctive, but it is still magnificent, but even most of the citizens of the capital do not know that this government-owned building is the so-called official residence of the head of state. At most, they scolded a few more words, saying that the government had taken such a good piece of land in the center of the city, built such a motionless house, and kept it empty, which is a typical fart with pants off...... Anyway, the federal government has done a lot of bad things, and it doesn't owe such a little pot.

The reason why it is empty is probably because most of the heads of the Federation are magicians who are born gates, all of them are mystics and liberals with no sense of responsibility, and it is impossible to let the mansion run by the family for several generations to live in this tasteless government-standard official residence. As a result, the "head of state" of the federation is often changed once a term, and it is even more diligent than the cleaner uncle in the Azure Palace next door.

Now, the Führer's official residence, which had been empty for an unknown number of years, has finally opened. If its new owner does manage to fulfill his term of office and fulfill all his political ambitions, perhaps the place will actually become a historical monument.

“…… In conclusion, the new Tax Code Amendment must be implemented. With all sincerity, and as an ordinary citizen of the Federation, I hope that all of you, in your sense and conscience, will cast a sacred vote for the people of the Federation and for the millennium of the Federation. The secretary finished the last sentence of the report, put away the folder, and waited for the other party's next instructions. At this time, Russell also happened to bring all the cereal porridge in the bowl to his mouth, holding the warm goat's milk cup in one hand, leaning on the table with the other, and began to think.

"Your Excellency, Xia Guan thinks that perhaps the final ending could be more powerful and incendiary. We still have time, we can polish it a little more. The young secretary thought for a moment and said in a low voice. This is only twenty-two years old this year, a young girl named Selma, who is also a high-achieving student who graduated from Nadia National University, but she majored in literature, and the advantage is that her brain moves quickly, her memory is good, and her pen is very good, and the disadvantage is that she always likes to be in the limelight if she doesn't understand what the literati want, but it's still within the tolerable range. As a personal copywriting secretary, it can be regarded as fully qualified.

Of course, this girl is also a youthful and elegant intellectual beauty, not even the top stunning, at least she can mix with an office flower or something. However, because Rassell's temperament and style are too ascetic, even the big nobles who hate him the most are not good at making a fuss about the relationship between men and women, and since he was taught by Lu Xi to be a man, even the third-rate tabloids dare not play like this.

Russell still values Miss Selma, because she is smart, capable, diligent and very upright, and she should still have the possibility of becoming a talent - no way, the so-called Qing School, there are many nominal leaders who can wave the flag and shout, but most of them are actually literati and scholars with low eyes, and the accumulation of talents is really far worse than the Gate Valve faction, which almost monopolizes most knowledge and ascending channels.

If he wants to turn the "Commoner Qing School" that emerged because of his own birth into a stable political faction, which can be maintained even if he is gone, until it is handed over to the next leader who is worth looking forward to, he really needs some cadres who can do things. Of course, if you can cultivate a few, it will be a few.

So, His Excellency the Führer put down the goat's milk cup and patiently explained from the other side: "This is not a speech to the public, but a speech to all the members of the two houses in the Azure Palace, as long as the logic is smooth, the data is detailed, and the evidence is complete." In fact, the role of this report, in addition to archiving it as a historical document, can only play a role in our contemporary era, which can only allow three or five hesitant parliamentarians to finally make a reasonable judgment. But the real winner or loser is actually decided before the meeting. To put it more ugly, in a sense, the parliamentary vote is actually a formality. ”

"This ......" Miss Selma's eyes widened, as if she couldn't take it a little.

"To put it bluntly, when politics is brought to the table for discussion, it is already time for the dust to settle. Prior to this, the exchange of interests, compromises, divisions, inducements, coercion, and even more brutal and direct physical annihilation were happening at any time. But these things that really play a decisive role are not known to the public. It has nothing to do with the form of government, whether it is a republic, an empire, or a city-state. Russell laughed, "This thing is destined to be so dirty." What do you think? Isn't it hard to accept? ”

Miss Selma pondered for a long time before she said seriously: "But, even in such a dirty world, isn't there a fighter like Your Excellency who fights for the welfare of the public and justice?" ”

"I have also experienced many compromises and exchanges, and even crossed the bottom line of my conscience countless times. Being in this world, wanting to be spotless is a paradox. It took me many years until now with half my foot in the coffin to really figure this out. The old man laughed.

"But, but ......"

"Hahaha, don't look down on me for that, Thelma. I just want to tell you that since you have entered this world, you will not do anything in order to be clear about your 'morality', and you are essentially a selfish person who cherishes feathers. Well, what do you mean by my little friend? That's right, refined egoists! Speaking of this, the old man couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "When I say these words, I am suspected of defending myself." But, Selma, remember that your dream is to become a promising Minister of State, right? Then, this kind of consciousness must be cultivated from now on. ”

The little girl endured too much information for a short time, and she couldn't digest it for a while, her expression was a little stiff, and the atmosphere was suddenly a little embarrassing. Fortunately, at this time, someone came to relieve him, and there was a knock on the door and a pleasant female voice: "Your Excellency, may I come in?" ”

This is the voice of Rassell's new Chief Secretary of State, Miss Nefer, and of course it will not be impossible.

Coming in was an extremely tall and fit woman, who looked to be less than thirty years old, which was the most attractive stage for women. If Miss Selma, who is the copywriting secretary, is just an ordinary beauty at the community level, this woman can be regarded as a stunning national color. She was much taller than the average man, but she was not the kind of burly that lacked femininity, nor was she as slender as a bamboo pole, but as slender and well-proportioned as a female leopard.

In addition to her proud height, she also has proud front lights, proud rear lights, and proud slender white legs. Although he was wearing a very serious and even somewhat conservative white robe, it was really difficult to hide this large string of pride.

This lady's appearance has some exotic style, and the contours of her face are more three-dimensional, as if the work of the most top-notch sculptor has spent his life meticulously carving. She has darker skin and is a very vibrant honey color. In the eye sockets, which are more obvious than those of the humans on this continent, are a pair of mysterious and cold purple eyes, with long silver hair like moonlight.

Obviously, her ancestors should have the blood of the continent of Sothness, and it is even possible that she is a descendant of the natural nobles of the Samui there.

The fact that the Union was an immigrant nation rather than a nation-state, and that her ancestry from the Southern Continent did not affect Miss Nefer's position as the Führer's Secretary of State. Moreover, he also has a very good resume, graduated from the Maritime University of Neosfia, has degrees in naturalism and law, and has worked with distinction as a trade officer and treasurer in the county capital in his hometown. Later, he traveled abroad for several years, and solved the war crisis caused by trade disputes in the city-state in Sosnes, and it is said that the lord of the city hired him as a palace minister with a high salary. However, she resolutely returned to China, and had a sense of mission to serve the motherland after returning from school, and was later recommended to Master Russell by the county magistrate in her hometown.

With Miss Nefer's resume and ability, serving as the Chief Secretary of State should not be a problem. It's just that her time in office is too short, and she doesn't show anything extraordinary. However, her appearance has attracted a lot of malicious speculation, but it is just a message in the market. As I said earlier, attacking a political leader with his private life is the most meaningless behavior, let alone such a single, extremely ascetic, and materialistic political leader.

Miss Selma watched her immediate boss enter the room and hurriedly took a few steps back. Although she has a little bit of a small problem with being in the limelight, her position is quite correct. If the other party's appearance and ability are similar to their own, maybe the little girl will be a little jealous and competitive; But the gap between the two sides was so big that it was almost insurmountable, and it was enough for her to dispel all her thoughts. No way, that's human nature.

On the contrary, Miss Selma pushed aside, but looked at Nefer with the starry eyes of the mountains, and said, "If only I could be like this in the future."

"It's all arranged over there in the Azure Palace." Russell asked directly. His attitude this time was much more serious. Before, Selma was like a teacher teaching children, but to his chief secretary of state, he was completely treating a work partner who could be relied on and trusted.

"Anson, they're already one step ahead." Miss State Secretary smiled: "There is still some time before the meeting, and it is too late for you to go to the park to breathe some fresh air." ”

Russell seemed to be really moved, but after a second, he still shook his head with a wry smile: "Forget it, if I succeed this time, I can even spare some time to go to the concert." ”

"Yes, Miss Erin of the Blue Ribbon asked about you last time, so I guess I miss you. Hey, you just went to a concert and gave you a bouquet of tweed. ”

So, in the midst of the narrow laughter of the two beautiful secretaries who were old enough to be their granddaughters, he drank the goat's milk with a wry smile, and got up to set off for the most important battle of his life.

Outside the residence, the carriages and guards were ready to go. Russell, still very kindly, greeted his guard captain, Colonel Frins, "Thank you, Fingal. ”

"The duty lies. It is my honor to serve you. "The colonel, with a tough heroic face, stood up and saluted, and was dressed in heavy armor of a semi-ceremonial nature, and he did look quite dignified at a glance.

"Mingfei, are little Lena and little Jimmy okay?"

"Uh...... It's all good. Well, thank you so much for taking care of me all the time. "Your Excellency the Chairman mentioned his wife and children at this time, even a tough guy like the Colonel was a little embarrassed.

"Little Lena is almost old enough to go to school, but she needs to find a good school. It's different now, even if it's a girl, if you read a little more, you will have many more choices in the future. Look at these two. Russell said.

Indeed, the examples of the two Miss State Secretaries are too convincing. Mr. Colonel nodded busily: "Xiaguan has already found a good classroom, and the students are all such big girls." Both teachers are retired scholars. Thanks also to Miss Nefer. ”

"It should be done. Aren't we working so hard so that they can live in a better world in the future? Nefer said with a smile.

After saying hello, Rassell got into a four-wheeled carriage. Two of his secretaries got into the same car in the back.

Two carriages, ten riders, this is the honor guard of the head of a country, and it is not as good as half of the pomp and circumstance of a certain behind-the-scenes big capitalist, big arms dealer, big private soldier and his main palace lady in Neosfia, it can be said that it is shabby to the extreme, but it is better to save money. You know, His Excellency the Führer, who has been troubled by federal finances for many years, is quite interested in everything that can be used to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Also, Russell Clement is the Grand Magister. The so-called single army breaking the forbidden curse and slaughtering the city is really just a literal meaning for people like him, and it is by no means an exaggerated description. Therefore, when he traveled, he did not have the habit of taking a large group of guards, but only ceremoniously reserved some riders and honor guards used to open the road, no more than ten people.

In the capital of the Federation, assassinate an archmage in the street? This is probably something that the Whisperers of the Dark Brotherhood cannot do with all the listeners in action.

However, as the carriage passed through the first block, something that everyone had never expected suddenly happened.