The royal palace of the Redstone Kingdom, the royal capital of the Emerald City, welcomed its owner, not Queen Catherine, but Empress Theresia.

Previously, in order to solve Hestor and Belino, Theresia deployed the Empire's floating fleet near the Emerald City. After the conclusion of the Hansen Agreement, this deployment will be made permanent in order to support the Kingdom of Synxter and deter the other two forces. For this reason, she rested in the Emerald City, and met some important ministers by the way.

In addition to the Governor of Redstone, the Governor of Norton, and the Governor of Tangus, there were several nobles above the earl level, plus the Princess Regent, who happened to be patrolling northern Hadrang, had the privilege of having breakfast with the Empress, and then left Princess Regent Hadron for morning tea.

Looking at her cousin Ariel, the empress said with emotion: "Compared with another princess, Ariel, you are much stronger." ”

Hadron's current king, the former Duke of Delancia, Ripsel Hadrang, as the prime minister of the empire, has been taking care of the affairs of Valentine, and the affairs of the Hadron kingdom have been handed over to Princess Ariel. This little girl, who is not yet twenty years old, is now taking on the responsibility of taking care of millions of people of the kingdom, and the contrast is too strong with Ryrolbi, who has abandoned the mission of the royal family.

Ariel smiled bitterly: "Where can I be considered strong, when I was in the Temple of Grace, I was almost made into a witch by the people of Erika." If it wasn't for Sister Aurora coming forward, I don't know what the fate would be, and I'm still weak when I think about it now. ”

Speaking of the old things, Theresia's face sank. Aurora is supposed to have lost her faith after that incident, and then was captured by Richie and parted ways with herself.

This is my responsibility, and I have to work harder to prevent more people from going down the wrong path.

Seeing that Theresia was distracted and her face was not very good, Ariel realized that this was a wrong topic, and quickly changed her words: "Speaking of which, the kingdom of Kerst has been divided now, is this really good? Is this agreement only temporary? Your Majesty wants to restore order, you shouldn't always tolerate this situation, right?"

Theresia came back to her senses and smiled, "That's a good question Ariel, but before you think about it, you should think about it, what is the country?"

Ariel, who has undergone a great change, is indeed no longer the little girl who listened to Aurora's stories before, and has begun to have the consciousness of a ruler, but she still has no understanding of this theoretical issue, so she has to blink her eyes and look at the empress blankly.

"Ariel, the divine will that blesses mortals and creates an order for them to strive for peace and happiness is the foundation of everything. For this reason, the gods select and favor mortals who are of high character and powerful at the same time, and let them lead over all. ”

Such mortals are kings, who establish kingship, reward nobles, make laws, protect the weak, eradicate evil, and punish crimes. Mortals organized around such a royal power formed states. ”

"See? The state is a collective of mortals who uphold the will of God and pursue eternal order. And divine will and order are blessed to mortals. Therefore, the state is a collection of God's blessings, and this collection needs the king's unwavering unity with God's will, so the state also needs a firm and strong kingship. ”

"Loyalty to the Divine Court is to destroy the foundation of various countries, so that the divine will deviates and the order is distorted. To return order, we have to make the royal power supreme at the mortal level, which is not to be destroyed, so that the Dawning Empire will be born. Only by bringing together the divided royal power into a unified imperial power can it become supreme and absolutely authoritative. ”

Ariel nodded as if she didn't understand, and then asked, "In other words, Your Majesty actually thinks that the kingdoms and principalities under the empire can't be regarded as real countries?"

She smiled with relief: "I am really looking forward to that day, my father told me that in order to serve His Majesty wholeheartedly, he can no longer be king, and asked me to take over as Queen Hadlang, which really frightened me." It's already very reluctant to help His Majesty and his father manage the kingdom, and let me be the queen again, this is the mission that Your Majesty once shouldered, how can I afford it. ”

"It's not that far," said Theresia, "so Ariel, you still have to take on this responsibility." ”

"Imperial power is only the future of royal power, let's not talk about it for the time being, let's talk about Koster. ”

"Judging from what I just said, do you think Chestter is qualified as a country, can it be continued?"

Ariel thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "Of course it's not qualified, and it can't be continued." ”

"Your Majesty has said that the state is organized by mortals by the will of the gods and around the royal power. Judging from this standard, first of all, it did not uphold the will of God and bless mortals. On the contrary, Belino followed the divine will of the evil god Hestor and brought disaster to his people, and the fall of the old kingdom of Koster was a matter of course. ”

"From the point of view of royal power, Belino has almost killed the royal family, and even if Princess Reloll succeeds as queen, she will not be able to establish a strong royal power, and will only be overthrown by the nobles. Even without the intervention of external forces, the kingdom of Kist would eventually fall apart. ”

Theresia exclaimed, "Ariel, you'll be a worthy queen. ”

Ariel was both happy and excited, but the aristocratic education allowed her to hide her emotions well, and moved on to another topic: "Speaking of the queen, isn't the Redstone Kingdom Catherine's, and when will she be crowned?"

Theresia sighed faintly, "Catherine...... When I grow up and have my own ideas, I'll find time to talk to her. ”

Feeling that every time she changed the subject, she would poke at the Queen's sadness, and Ariel quickly talked about the ups and downs, and gradually, the conversation between the sisters was full of laughter.

The Emperor's palace in Shiniucheng, the capital of the Silversong Province of the Holy Will Empire, was also filled with laughter, and the Emperor held a small but sumptuous banquet here to congratulate the overall situation of the empire.

Since the establishment of the empire, including the emperor, there has been no bottom in his heart, and he always feels that the foundation of the empire is unstable, and the reason is the attitude of the Dawning Empire. The introduction of the Hansen Agreement will not only benefit the empire to obtain a part of the territory and population of the Chester, but more importantly, the relationship with the Dawning Empire has a bright future.

Everyone knows that this is not a permanent peace, but what the Empire needs now is peace, peace with the great empire of East Fein, the unity of man and God, and the unparalleled Theresia. The stone fell to the ground, and the breath of air came to hold, and the heels of the empire stood firm.

Even the Earl of Kettins and the Earl Callaghan, who had been at odds with each other, were all red from drunk, and they were talking about something on their shoulders, laughing from time to time.

"What a pity, Lord Prell saved the little princess. Otherwise, if she were to be Queen of Nexter, just by filming a few mirages, would make the remnants of the Koster nobles lose face, and all the Koxters would feel disgusted with their country. ”

"The rumors are true, if the Empress and Lord Prell are not lovers, how can such a thing happen? Isn't this a trump card for Lord Prell to play when necessary, and he can swallow up the whole of Khster? ”

"That princess swore to give up her status as a princess and all her rights, and Lord Prell has already recorded a mirage and spread it all over the world, and the kind of thing you said won't happen. ”

"Well, the Empress has sworn to defend the independence of the nations and the rights and interests of all the nobles, but has she not built an empire? ”

The two still argued, and at this time, Romrose on the throne sighed with emotion: "The kingdom of Koster also has a history of thousands of years, and it seems that it is not far from extinction." The history of thousands of years is nothing in four epochs and 30,000 years, but it is long enough compared to the empire established by the Emperor. The Tudor Empire has only lasted for more than 200 years, how long can our empire last?"

"Your Majesty, the villain has the audacity to say something unpleasant," Tolimbo, the former regional bishop of the Tyrannical Church and the current Minister of the Interior of the Empire, continued: "The reason why Tudor the Great's empire collapsed was because he did not uphold the divine will of the supremacy of authority, and allowed the forces of the Kem Church and the Temple of Commerce to develop under his nose. These forces used their interests to divide the imperial aristocracy, and the empire disintegrated. We, the Divine Will Empire, should learn from history and must not repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

"The divine will of the supremacy of authority?"

Romrose frowned, "What is this?"

Torimbo asked rhetorically, "Your Majesty, what do you think is the purpose of the empire's existence?"

"This ......"

Romeros really hadn't thought about it carefully, but there was a ready-made answer to this question, and he subconsciously recited it: "The purpose of the empire's existence is to protect humanity, eliminate alien races that harm humanity, and let humans dominate the world."

Then he shook his head: "This is the Emperor's proposition, judging from the results, this proposition is obviously problematic, first of all, we can't limit human beings to human beings, they should be all mortals in the world of Fein." Secondly, in terms of specific implementation, it should not be so rough and direct, and it should be more patient and skillful. ”

The Holy Will Empire is known as the "Second Tuduo Empire", a name not only for outsiders, but even for the high-level officials of the Empire present, they subconsciously see it this way. Therefore, no one dared to criticize Tudor the Great in public, and even the people of the tyrannical church had to praise Tudor the Great when they evaluated him.

Only the current emperor can criticize the former emperor without any worries.

As for Romrose's criticism, this is also the opinion of the general public.

Emperor Tuduo paid great attention to whether the bloodline was pure, and was extremely rude to foreign races, exterminating the race at every turn. Not to mention the Benuin, the Orcs of West Fein were almost killed by him, such as the small races of the Lion People, and I don't know how many were destroyed by him.

The half-elves in the Forgotten Forest became a bulk commodity for the slave trade, and it was also because the upper echelons of the Tudor Empire first became popular with the fashion of "ancestral elves", which gradually formed a habit.

In short, in the eyes of Tudor the Great, humans come first, and those races that are friendly to humans and have no problems aesthetically can be regarded as allies or even vassals. As for those ugly races that are still not satisfied with the "kingization", I'm sorry, they are the enemies of mankind, and they are on the list of eradication.

"Your Majesty, the villain thinks that there is nothing wrong with the idea of Emperor Tudor, and there is no problem with the implementation", Torlimbo said amazingly: "The emperor is wrong, he is still too merciful, and he has not carried out his ideas to the end!"

The noise in the hall had subsided in half, and people were coughing or chuckling, thinking that Torlimbo was drinking too much and making a splash.

Romrose pressed angrily and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Torlimbo first bowed his head respectfully, and then said highly: "Your Majesty has divine will, and this empire is like Your Majesty's body, and its existence and continuation is the highest purpose. All the assets of the empire and all the subjects are the instruments to achieve this end. ”

"Only by unswervingly using the tools to promote the development of the empire and promote the struggle of the empire in accordance with His Majesty's true intentions, can the empire endure. Those ideas are nothing more than the goal of keeping the empire alive in the midst of constant development and struggle. ”

"When one goal is achieved, the next goal is proposed. The key is not the goal, but through the goal, to carry out His Majesty's will to all corners of the empire. Like a real body swinging a weapon, you can do it with all your might, without any hindrance. ”

"When Your Majesty is fully integrated with the Divine Will and the Empire, Your Majesty will reach eternity, and the Empire will continue forever, which is a matter of the three in one. ”

These arguments are not new, they are the consistent claims of the Church of Tyranny, but when Torlimbo merges the Empire with Romroth, they are not as harsh as they used to be.

The noise in the hall completely ceased, and most people were contemplative and savoring.

"Tolimbo, you're not right!"

Romulos said in a deep voice: "I don't follow the will of any god, all I have is the inheritance of the Great Emperor! As a mortal, I have accepted the mission entrusted to me by the bloodline, to carry out the unfinished business of the Great Emperor to the end." ”

"What I want to do is to bring peace and happiness to mortals, and at the same time save the whole world from the unknowable horror of the future. This is the desire of mortals, the convergence of mortal wills. ”

"The empire is a tool to achieve this goal, and the development and struggle of the empire must also be carried out around this goal, you should stop distorting my ideals with the teachings of the tyrannical church!"

Torlimbo knelt down in fear: "Your Majesty forgives ...... sins"

He still didn't give up: "It's true that the villain hasn't corrected his beliefs, and there is still a big disrespectful idea of interfering with His Majesty's will with divine will in his heart, but regarding the relationship between the empire and His Majesty, the villain insists on his beliefs. ”

"Whether it is the will of God or the will of mortals, it is all from the will of His Majesty, and this empire was born and existed at the will of His Majesty. If Your Majesty's will is not extinguished, the empire will be immortal. On the other hand, if the empire is immortal, His Majesty's will will not be extinguished. ”

"In this way, the empire is supreme and omnipresent. Your Majesty should try to make the Empire do this. ”

Romrose was silent, he didn't deny it, and in fact he felt it should be.

There was a buzz in the hall, a statement they thought was easy to accept, but it was a bit vague.

"It's easy to say, how do you do it?"

"All I can think of is to clean up the unruly ones like leeks all the time, just like to a herd of sheep and cattle, and the whip and knife are the right tools to correct your mind. ”

"That's what Emperor Tudor did, and what happened?"

"Torlimbo is right, the Emperor hasn't done enough. Humans have overthrown the rule of the elves and dominated the world, but there are still too many alien races that are causing trouble, dividing people's hearts, watching and lurking. ”

"Yes, in the final analysis, it's a matter of blood. The empire should be one with the human bloodline, if the bloodline can be finally pure, everyone is a family, and the world will not have so many disputes. ”

"In the past tens of thousands of years, how can human bloodline be pure? Everyone can trace back to different bloodline ancestors, and this is still the source of wizards' power. ”

This is precisely the result of the struggle between human beings and alien races, how many alien races have been annihilated in history, and the humans who survived in the end have been deprived of their bloodline inheritance. ”

The discussion reached Romrose's ears, and his heart also stirred.

That's right, he also relied on the power and mission of the bloodline inheritance to establish the empire, so it seems that the bloodline is the most reliable basis for dividing friend and foe, and the empire should exist and continue for this purpose.

The morning light shone in through the window, and in the Imperial Offices next to the Valentine Castle, the clerk Nama put down her pen and pushed open the window, looking up at the miraculous palace that glittered in the morning light.

"There is really no need for the existence of this country. ”

Nama thought so, rubbing the wrist of the magic guide's arm, making a crisp click.

The agreement that the Empress had concluded with the Holy Will and the Phillips was still only a few framework provisions, and the details had to be perfected by a vassal like her, which she had written at night until now, and it was only roughly completed.

"A real state should be built on a contract. Her Majesty the Empress made an oath with mortals to break the tower, which is why there is this Dawning Empire. ”

"The oath that the royal family of the Kingdom of Chestter made when they founded the kingdom is to make a pact with the people of the kingdom. The royal family protected the nobles and commoners, and the nobles and commoners offered their loyalty, and the two sides formed a collective because of such obligations, which gave rise to the kingdom of Kisther. ”

"When Bellino was possessed by Hestor and deprived his subjects of their property and even their lives, without assuming any obligation, the contract became invalid. Whether the new Koster will be able to inherit this contract, I am not optimistic. ”

"Your Majesty is one man and god, and you still need to make a contract with mortals in order to establish an empire. This shows that the contract is transcendent between man and God, transcends man and God, and is the fundamental law of existence and the world. ”

"As long as such a contract is valid, the empire will continue, and I believe that Your Majesty can abide by and protect such a contract, and she will too, after all, she is one man and god. ”

Nama thought of it, and a faint silver dust gradually escaped from her body, and she was extremely happy because of her deep proximity to the divine will.

In the Duchess of Ted in Sachiton, a white tower is rising from the ground, and at first glance it looks a bit like the Silver City of the Storm Isles.

Hathaway was discussing the blueprints with the construction wizard at the construction site, and her trademark ornate purple robe had been replaced with no ornamentation, looking modest and dignified.

The black hair is no longer draped, but tied up behind the shoulders, and a pair of black-framed glasses covers the eyebrows.

The communication ring shook, Hathaway waved her hand, and the construction magician hurriedly left, she answered the communication, listened for a while, and sneered.

"I'll just say, it has nothing to do with divine will or faith, in the end, it is power and interests that determine everything, and Kester is really divided between the three of them. ”

"Weakness is the original sin......"

After ending the communication, Hathaway shook her head and sighed: "What's more, there is such a thing as the state, which is the strong uniting to rule the weak." At the same time, the strong are not strong enough, and they still need the services of the weak, so they have to hug each other, which is a thing. ”

"The real strong man is the country and the world, so why do you need to mix with ants?"

Speaking of this, she looked at the forest of the White Tower, where she had first seen the outline, and sighed faintly: "Okay, I'm still far from that step, and now I have to rely on the power of ants." ”

In the valley southeast of Koster, Leib, Furharing, and the people behind them looked dazed, and Tarence said in a solemn tone as if reciting a sacred canon: "After the mortal world has passed the age of ignorance, it has fallen into all kinds of irresolvable self-contradictions. Mortals are divided into irreconcilable opposites, and are powerless to break free from them. ”

"In order for these opposites, which contain the continuation of all kinds of conflicts, not to annihilate societies that bring themselves and mortals together in futile struggles, it is necessary to have a power that is ostensibly superior to the various groups, and which should temper the conflicts that arise from these contradictions. ”

"The power that can keep conflict within the bounds of an order with clear rules, that arise from the society in which mortals gather, but which eventually transcends society, and even gradually becomes distinctly differentiated from the naturally formed mortal society, is the state. ”