Only when the people of the two countries had completely left the palace did Benjamin slowly walk out of the back door of the hall.

"Do you think they'll accept it?" the president asked, turning to Benjamin.

"They will. Benjamin shrugged his shoulders and said, "If one side doesn't accept it, we will entrust it to the other side, and in this situation they have no choice but to accept it." ”

To be able to come up with such a set of plans, they have already made a calculation. Ikor still reigns with them, and as such, they have the power to make others accept their plans unconditionally.

And this set of plans seems to be the only solution to the current dilemma.

The key to gaining more power and benefits from Ikor's transfer to the throne is balance. Their current situation can be regarded as being sandwiched between Fredon and Carretus, so the more evenly the forces of the two sides, the more important they are.

That's why Benjamin came up with such a plan.

Ostensibly, they ceded Ikor to someone else. But in reality, the mage was given the opportunity to become the master of Ikor. The situation between Fredon and Carretus is balanced, so the Adjudication Council will be the most important body in the country.

- When the two sides have an equal number of votes, the one in their hands will also become crucial.

"Take turns in power, with mages overseeing...... I don't know how you came up with this. The chairman suddenly sighed, "If it were in normal times, even the peasants in the countryside would think that this was a fantasy." Can ...... now They have a hope in their hearts for the rebuilding of the empire, and you have harnessed that hope to give the system a basis of popular support. ”

Benjamin smiled when he heard this, but didn't say anything.

He only made a slight reference to the modern idea of political separation of powers and checks and balances.

For people of this era, an overly trendy political system is generally difficult to accept. If he goes to the street and grabs a random passer-by and tells the other party that the people should be in charge, they will only think that he is a madman and has no interest in being the master.

Thankfully, Ikole's exceptional circumstances helped Benjamin a lot. It's only been a decade since the split, and people still miss the empire of the past. And this nostalgia also offsets the impact of the unprecedented "no monarch" system on the world.

It can be regarded as a localization experiment.

"The treaty of the Union has already been drawn up, it's just ...... As for the rules of the ruling council, only you can figure out something so unheard of. The president said again.

Benjamin came to his senses and nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll think it through and discuss it with you after I draw up a draft. ”

The law in black and white is at the heart of this oversight mechanism. They can't leave too many holes, otherwise the two countries will take advantage of it, the balance will be broken, and taking turns in power will become a joke.

Of course, in the process of achieving all this, Benjamin will not come to the front of the stage. The relationship between the academy and the two countries has already shown signs of deterioration, and in order to repair the relationship, this wicked man has to let the president be the president.

And the president has no complaints about taking on this responsibility.

After all, Benjamin also made his own concessions.

"Queen...... Are you really going to save her life?" he suddenly asked.

"What's the matter? You've ruined her face and voice. Even if she had the chance to meet others, no one would believe that she was the queen she had been. The president sighed and said.

Benjamin shook his head: "I just don't understand what the point of her life is." ”

When the president heard this, he took a deep breath, but did not speak.

Seeing this, Benjamin didn't ask any more questions, turned around and left the hall. The president looked at his departing back, stood in the hall for a moment, shook his head, and left through the back door.

Walking through the long corridors and opening several secret passages, the guild entered the darkest basement of the palace. He stood in the doorway of the basement, his eyes complicated, looking at the figure locked in the layers of iron fences.

“...... There you are. ”

The figure spoke, horribly hoarse, barely able to make out her gender roughly from the tones.

- None other than Ikor Queen.

She leaned against the wall in despair, but the scars and scabies on her face made her so far from what she used to be. The dirty hair hung on the sides of his cheeks, and it seemed indistinguishable from the hay on the floor.

Judging by her tattered clothes and nervous eyes, she had been locked up here for quite some time.

"Your Highness Princess, I will come to see you from time to time. The president was silent for a moment before he spoke, "In a few days, we will change you to another prison, and the conditions should be slightly better than here." ”

Hearing this, the queen's shoulders shrugged slightly, and suddenly let out a terrible laugh.

"Why don't you kill me, and leave me here to humiliate me?"

The president couldn't bear to close his eyes.

Seeing this, the queen's hideous face showed an even more sarcastic look.

In a monstrous voice, she said, "Merciful...... Sir has always been so kind. Come, take a closer look at my face, listen to my voice, and feel how merciful you really are. ”

"Your Highness the Princess. The chairman opened his eyes and said, "You have done too many wrong things, and it is not easy to save your life. ”

The queen seemed to be stimulated by something, and shouted hysterically: "Don't call me princess......! I am the queen of Ikor!"

The president was silent.

After yelling for a while, but getting no response, the queen finally collapsed again by the wall, gasping for breath and staring indifferently at the president beyond the iron bars.

“...... Are you still alive in the empire of the past?" her eyes showed sarcasm again, "the empire of the past, when your father was still alive, invited you to a private dinner of the royal family. I'll smile sweetly as my mother taught me, and I'll be amazed by the magic tricks you've put in your hands...... Is that what you want?"

When the president heard this, he sighed and said, "I just don't understand why you're the way you are. ”

The queen let out a few dry laughs and said, "No, you are wrong. I haven't changed, it's that you have never really understood me. Of course...... Maybe you're not interested in knowing at all, but who cares what a princess thinks in her heart? You, and my father, just want to see the gentle and harmless appearance I pretend. ”

The president was silent for a long time and shook his head.

The gloomy basement is plunged into an oppressive atmosphere. The queen stared at the president for a long time with her terrifying countenance, and then suddenly said, "Let me go." ”

"No way. ”

The queen suddenly leaned over the iron railing, and asked eagerly, "Why is it impossible? ”

The president took a deep breath, suddenly looked at the queen, and said, "Your Majesty, you are the one who lived in the past......, right? It's no longer the little princess who can be indulged wantonly. ”

Hearing this, the queen was shocked, and suddenly clenched the iron railing in her hand hard, and the whole person became silent.

Seeing this, the president shook his head in disappointment and turned to leave.