"Gregory, what are you thinking?"

Gregory glanced at Calvin, who was seated next to him, and then turned his gaze back to the head of the round table.

"I'm thinking. He replied lightly.

"Think?" Calvin raised his eyebrows, "What does it have to do with today's meeting?" But also, Your Majesty has only held three round table meetings in so many years, and this is the fourth, if it weren't for the fact that the situation was too serious this time, it wouldn't have come to this point......

At the round table sat the great nobles, or 'ministers' from all over the empire, and the prime minister had already arrived, and the captains of the major legions were already impatient, and if it weren't for the huge clock hanging on the wall beside them telling them the time, they would have gotten up and gone in search of His Majesty the Emperor.

Time passed minute by minute, the waiting process was very boring, the great nobles were talking to each other, and the major army commanders were also talking to each other.

The only new nobles at this round table were him, Grigory, and Lille, and the other 'new nobles' were not qualified to sit here for the time being, so they had no choice but to wait until the meeting was over to inquire about the meeting.

Each round table is held for a considerable period of time, perhaps two or three days, or four or five days, or even more than ten days.

If the problem is not resolved, the round table will not end, this is a rule set by the empire at the beginning of its existence, and every great nobleman needs to abide by it.

Originally, the round table consisted only of the emperor and the major nobles, but it gradually evolved into the current model - the rest of the small and minor nobles no longer have discussion seats, and the major army commanders and important ministers are given discussion seats, and discuss solutions to the 'problem' with the great nobles and the emperor.

"No, it's thinking about why this is happening. Grigory shook his head, a flash of fierceness flashed in his right eye, "If it is about the magic environment, outside the 'crystal wall', the magic element can almost fill the multiverse, so why don't the monsters living in the astral plane produce intelligence, but the monsters in the Black Forest have generated intelligence." I suspect there may be someone behind this......"

"You mean the 'All-Seeing Eye' or the 'Dragon Hunters'?" Calvin was dumbfounded, if he thought so, it was indeed possible.

"Not only these two organizations, but 'Cloudsdale' is also suspicious. It is hard to imagine that Grigory could say this in a very flat tone.

Calvin frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Why?"

"Charlemagne Gleeson, under the instructions of Ruerno Luches, filed a claim against 'Cloudsdale', isn't this a strange thing in itself?" Gregory sneered, "'Cloudsdale' has always been a sacred place for mages, and the Kurkut Empire has become the 'second in the world' because of magic technology, even if they have to consider the emotions of mages in the territory, they shouldn't do it, but they did...... We've discussed this before, and we all think that there are a lot of doubts in it, and that's what I'm thinking now - it's very likely that 'Cloud City' has 'deteriorated'!"

"This ......," Calvin opened his mouth, pondered for a moment, and nodded in agreement, "it's not impossible. ”

With the development of the times, they have gradually forgotten the fact that 'Cloudsdale was once a sacred place for mages', not only because the floating city has been outside of society, but also because the magic energy technology on the continent has begun to develop rapidly, and many unprecedented technologies have appeared in this world, compared to these advanced technologies, the 'Cloud City', which has only inherited a small part of the wealth of the Arcane Empire, may have long been behind the times.

Even when designing the Internet, they didn't have any contact with Cloudsdale, and no one objected to it, because they all subconsciously thought that Cloudsdale would not be involved in the project.

"But this is just a guess...... Gregory closed his eyes and took a breath, "it may also be because it is easier for organisms to develop intelligence within the crystal walls, after all, we have not studied the 'world' thoroughly, and we are not sure what the truth is for the time being." ”

Calvin chuckled, "I think your guess is close to the truth, though......"

"Zhongqing, are you all ready?"

At this moment, a deep voice sounded from the throne, and Gregory and Calvin looked in amazement, and realized that Caesar XIII had achieved his place at some point.

The minute hand of the clock had just pointed to the position of 'forty-five minutes', but the emperor had already appeared at the meeting.

And listening to what he just said, it seems that he wants to start this 'round table' as soon as possible.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two of them echoed the others, although their minds were full of doubts and puzzles, but since His Majesty chose to start the meeting early, then they must also support His Majesty's choice.

The scrutinizing gaze swept over everyone present, Caesar XIII nodded, not only the major army commanders, but even the great nobles were a little unable to sit still.

Now that the empire is busy, it is no longer enough for each person to manage his own territory as in the past, and now they have to manage everything up and down the empire, which is a burden for them, but it is also a wonderful and difficult feeling.

This fatigue can satisfy their desire for control, hidden in their hearts, and the flower representing the desire for power is gradually blooming.

However, this also means that this round table cannot last long, and the Empire cannot leave the existence of any of them now—as long as they are still sitting in their current positions!

Once they've been away for too long, things will pile up and what will eventually lead to something that no one wants to see.

"Then let's start this 'round table', Kegel Qing!"

Caesar XIII called out the name of the Prime Minister, who picked up the document on the table, pushed his eyes, cleared his throat, and said: "There are two main agendas for this meeting, one is the treatment of the 'largest' number of intelligent monsters in the Black Forest, and the other is the future technological direction of the Empire, which we will discuss first. ”

Even though the major legion commanders were already very anxious, they did not say anything to stop it.

Because they all know that the latter item on the agenda is obviously simpler and easier to discuss, and only by dealing with this item first can they be able to devote more time and energy to the previous issue.

As soon as the Prime Minister's words fell, Caesar XIII raised his hand and pointed at Calvin, "Calvin!"

Hearing the emperor's call, Calvin took a deep breath, then Huo Ran got up, propped his hands on the table, and glanced around the audience.

"Your Majesty, and the honorable ministers, I think you should already know that under the guidance of that head maid, the Slo Mendes Continent has now begun to enter the 'Age of Magical Energy', not to mention anything else, the mobile phone that you have in your hand now is the best evidence that this era is coming!"

Calvin paused for a moment, considered the wording, and then continued: "If nothing else, in the next period of time, our empire can only follow the footsteps of others, because compared to the relatively more mature magic system, our 'mechanics' and magic technology are far behind the times, maybe we have more advantages than other countries in 'mechanics', but it will take a certain amount of time to really develop." At times like these, I would like to propose a vigorous development of magical technology and mechanics, while opening up the Empire's restrictions on magic!"

"Impossible!"

As soon as Calvin finished speaking, three big nobles spoke against it.

There is no disgust in their eyes, only indifference.

Actually, they don't hate 'magic', because they themselves are using the product of 'magic technology'.

All they oppose is 'open limits to magic' - they don't want civilians to be able to master the power of magic!

Even though they have become 'ministers of state', their minds are still stuck in the old days, and they still think that 'knowledge' needs to be controlled!