050, Talos Act (1)
The big news this time has nothing to do with Eternal Tides, the Mage Alliance, or the Infrared Detection Technique, and stems from a proposal submitted to the Kingdom Council by the Sandra diehards at the family meeting in April, the "Naga Kingdom Special Genius Terms for Military Service".
As a tradition that has lasted for seven centuries in the Naga Kingdom, the Duty Military Service system stipulates that all citizens of the Naga Kingdom must be called up by the Kingdom or voluntarily enroll in the Military Service for one year within three years of becoming full-fledged professionals.
- In the entire Naga Kingdom, only the royal heirs and clergy can be exempted from military service, but the Sea Temple sends a part of the official priests to the military camp every year in the name of the military priests to preside over religious activities and related ceremonies.
Therefore, refusal to perform military service is a very serious offense in the Naga kingdom, which can be sent directly to a military court if necessary, and at least fifty years in prison and hard labor are enough as a deterrent.
Sandra, Leonhard, Emma, Quint, and all the Black Sea knights were all on duty.
They may have been injured during their service, but that didn't affect their entire careers.
Talos was different, the shattering of the meditation space directly deprived him of the ability to continue to release spells, which was a big blow and loss for the entire Neptune family.
At first, the "Special Genius Clause for Military Service in the Naga Kingdom", submitted by the Nepton family, did not attract the attention of the Parliament.
For a long time, the topics of "aristocratic privileges", "exemption from military service" and "the justification of military service" have been brought up again every once in a while, and it is not the first time that Parliament has seen similar proposals.
It is fair to say that military service does allow a small number of beginner professionals who should have taken a certain step on the path of professionalism to go to the Coral Sea (the kingdom of the goddess of the sea) in advance, but it is also an indisputable fact that the whole system guarantees the number of basic reserves of the Naga Kingdom army every year, which plays a positive role in improving the combat effectiveness of the army, accumulating reserve soldiers, and maintaining social stability.
The form was first changed after the invention of infrared detection by Talos.
Without infrared detection, Talos would have been forgotten in the same way that people regretted their lives in the military, just like the unfortunate professionals who had suffered misfortunes in the military service in the past.
Even if it's a real pity, as time goes by, who will remember that there was once a mage named Talos who fell from the clouds and became an ordinary person because of his military service?
The advent of infrared detection technology made the councils realize for the first time so clearly what kind of talent they were going.
Even without the glory and aura that the Nepton family had shrouded Talos, he was still a very gifted mage, young and handsome, elegant in conversation, gifted and willing to work hard, except for the frivolity and flaws peculiar to young people and a few minor shortcomings in the magical aristocracy, there was hardly anything to fault with.
What's more, he also invented a first-order spell that could detect second-order stealth spells and mid-level stealth type specializations.
It's an exaggeration, it's a spell that can have a ripple effect on the pro system - the stealth specialty that the mid-tier thieves pride themselves on can't escape even a beginner's detection!
The imminent inclusion of infrared detection in the standard textbook of Rhea School of Witchcraft and Wizardry further recognises and enhances the value of this spell, dissecting the whole thing and presenting it in front of the council in blood, making them realize the extent of the damage hidden beneath the surface tragedy.
The more society pays attention to the Talos event and infrared detection, the more they are reminded of this fact.
On top of that, such a promising genius mage is only 17 years old this year, and his future should be full of hope, with countless possibilities.
They could have hoped for what Talos had accomplished at the age of 57, 87, or 127, or they could have seen another archmage in the kingdom who was proficient in a particular faction of spells, and now they could only watch him leave early.
"We need a special clause, not to exempt from military service, which of course cannot be abolished, but to ensure that people with special talents do not die unexpectedly. ”
Crystal Nepton, one of the ten permanent members of the Eternal Tides Magic Council, immediately emerged from the Mage Tower Magic Lab upon learning of Talos' misfortune and the Special Genius Clause, and hosted a banquet in the capital city of Hasima in the name of the Neptune family.
The banquet was attended by a series of dignitaries such as the First Minister of the Kingdom, the Speaker of the House of Lords, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Lord Chancellor, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Defence, the Minister of War, the Chief Archmage of the Court and the Queen's Advisor.
Talos is a member of the Krystal family, and he personally performed some magical initiation when he was young.
Originally, according to her plan, Emma would inherit the dual position of Lord of the Black Sea and the Patriarch in the future, and completely control the Black Sea, and Talos was arranged by her and Frederick (the other permanent member of the Nepton family on the Council of Magic) to enter the Council of Eternal Tides of Magic, and become one of them, which was perfect.
Everything was ruined by the military service on duty and the damned two mermaid high-ranking mages.
Crystal did not hide his intentions in the slightest, and gave a speech at the banquet on how to ensure the smooth growth of young genius mages and the disadvantages of military service at this stage, and referred to the "Special Genius Clause" submitted by the Nepton family.
Another important factor in the Archmage's speech and the Special Genius Clause was an infrared detection technique invented by Talos, which immediately aroused the interest and resonance of many magical families and bloodline families.
Obviously, Talos is not the only one who has lost important family members or ended his career early because of his military service, but Talos's special background and outstanding talent have made him the fuse of this important event, igniting the dissatisfaction and determination that have accumulated over the years.
These families, led by the kingdom's oldest magical family, plus the Speakers of the Upper and Lower Houses, some of the MPs, the Minister of Justice, the Secretary of War, and other important officials persuaded by Krystal to influence the Parliament and the Queen in various ways in the following years.
In the face of this powerful force, coupled with the two mermaid high-level mages who are very suitable for transferring conflicts, everything that followed became logical.
Half a month later, the council passed the "Special Genius Clause of the Naga Kingdom" submitted by the Nepton family, because the fuse Sotalos played an important role in it - although he was not aware of it at this time - this "Special Genius Clause" is also known as the "Talos Act".