Palatine College, southwest corner.

In the hidden room of a tall building, around the rectangular precious mahogany table, several middle-aged people dressed in gorgeous clothes are sitting on their knots.

Led by a middle-aged man with an elegant mustache, he is the current Minister of Culture and Culture of the Empire, with the title of Marquis, responsible for the education of the Empire, and his position is not heavy, and he does not have much say in the imperial court.

But it was clear to those present that the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture represented not himself, but the interests and positions of the large family behind him, whose surname was far more convincing than his titles and titles.

Sitting to his left was the vice-president of the Palatine Academy, who was in charge of the day-to-day administration of the academy and also came from a noble family of the Holy Empire.

All the people in this room were high-ranking members of the Board of Governors of the Palatine Academy, the predecessor of the Palatine Academy's oldest aristocratic society, the "Apostolic Society", which represented the most traditional chivalry and aristocratic spirit, and its members must have been the children of the most prominent aristocratic families in Olympia.

Many years ago, when the Palatine Academy was only open to the nobility, the influence of this society spread throughout the academy, becoming the core organization of the activities of the noble cadets, and as a bond of friendship between the successors of the wealthy families of the empire, it made a significant contribution to the smooth transition of the ruling class of the empire, and was famous for its longevity and fame throughout the empire.

With the rise of the civilian power, the Palatine Academy had to announce the beginning of enrollment for the common people around the 500th year of the sacred calendar.

As more and more civilian students poured into the Palatine Academy, the position of the Apostolic Order became more and more awkward, and in the face of many new societies, it was more like an outdated birthmark, clinging to the thriving body of the Academy, and living only on the mystery and ritual imparted by history and tradition.

And the emergence of the student union gave this club the most fatal blow. The voting system gave the commoners a place in the management of the college, more power was given to the student council, and the influence of the apostolic council was declining.

The members of the ancient family of Olympia were naturally not willing to see this, and under their careful planning, the Apostolic Order was transformed into the council of the academy, in charge of the major affairs of the academy, and even the dean was subject to the checks and balances of the council.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here because we have the blood of the oldest generation in Olympia in our veins, and we carry the oldest glory of the Empire, which has been well passed down since the beginning of the Middle Ages, and that our ancestors worked together, and it is because of their efforts that the most dazzling glory of the Holy Empire of the Golden Age has been condensed. ”

"This glory sustains us in the War of Dawn a thousand years ago to repel the invasion of ancient aliens, to unify Middle-earth in the strife of the nations nine hundred years ago, to achieve the great cause of the Empire, and to crush the army of dragon lances on the Sunset Plains four hundred years ago to reach the top of the continent. ”

The vice president made a generous speech, and the speech was flat and concise, and the tone was abrupt.

However, everyone in the room was from prominent backgrounds, and such opening remarks were not uncommon for them, and no one pretended to applaud and echo, but quietly waited for the following.

"However, this glory was challenged, and the people gradually forgot about it, and they honored the merchants and eccentric alchemists with gold and precious stones in their pockets, rewarded the medals and titles of our ancestors with bloody battles to the nouveau riche of low moral character, and let the common men go into the academy to learn swords and sorcery with our children and grandchildren. ”

"They laugh at our blood and our family name, and they turn a blind eye to the glorious history, but instead look at the status we have gained, and try in every possible way to take away our interests. The vice president said indignantly, waving his fist.

"However, they have forgotten the ancient fact that the Empire, always the empire of the nobility, has everything we have, not by the gifts of the gods, not by barbaric plunder, but by hundreds of years of painstaking management, no one can touch it. ”

The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture frowned, "Save your saliva, Wallace, we are not here to listen to your speech, let's talk about the main point." ”

Vice Dean Wallace paused awkwardly and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are now facing an embarrassing fact, that is, the champion of this Imperial Martial Arts Conference is very likely to be taken away by a civilian, he is Roland Austin, you should be familiar with this name."

"I know this young man, His Majesty the Emperor mentioned him at a royal council. The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture interjected. "When I visited the academy the year before last, I also praised this young man, saying that he was the sun of the younger generation of the empire, and I secretly checked his study results in the past three years, and I have to say that the report card was indeed impeccable, and it was hard to imagine that it came from a commoner. ”

"He's really good, but because of that, the more trouble it is. A middle-aged aristocrat said worriedly.

At the suggestion of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture, one of the directors who was quite proficient in magic chanted a spell, and the magic formed an enchantment that covered the entire room, completely isolating the sound in the room and ensuring that outsiders could not listen.

Arcane ---- Tranquility

The first to speak was still the Vice Dean, "Everyone, it doesn't matter if he is good or not, the important thing is that his civilian status will put us under a lot of pressure, don't forget, before that, champions were born among the cadets of our family, if he really wins the game, is recognized by His Majesty the Emperor and His Holiness the Pope, and becomes an idol to look up to by the entire empire, it will undoubtedly be a great encouragement for those civilians and nouveau riche who are eager to take our place." ”

"In recent years, many people in the DPRK and China have begun to question the qualifications of our family to occupy power, and even the royal family has seen such a tendency. "They seem to have forgotten who strongly supported them more than 400 years ago?" and refuted the Church's argument that the 'divine right of kings' was granted, thus allowing the Imperial Family to be qualified to dialogue with the Holy See on an equal footing today. ”

The greatest threat to the traditional elites at the top of the empire came from two sides, one being the lower classes of commoners and the other being the Holy See, and in the early days of the Holy Empire, the power of the Glorious Holy See was almost overwhelming, and the nobles had to join forces with the royal family to fight hard.

Today, the pope has adopted a very moderate approach, and the function of the church is increasingly oriented towards spiritual edification rather than interference with secular interests, much to the relief of the hereditary giants, but then they find that they face another challenge: the threat of the common people.

"What should I do then? Do you want to stop Roland from attending the martial arts conference?" said one of the councilors. "I'm afraid it's going to be even worse, and everyone will point the finger at us. ”

"I don't want to admit it, but the biggest problem is that we can't find someone to compete with Roland. Wallace rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, "This kid was out of the limelight when he was running for the student council, and Gawain of the Norhart family challenged him afterwards, but he couldn't even hold out for five minutes on stage. ”

At that moment, the teleportation magic crystal on the long table lit up.

After learning of the situation, everyone present disputed.

"It's better to let that dragon lancer challenge Rommel, his reputation in the dragon lance dynasty is hardly inferior to Roland's. Maybe you might have a chance to win. One suggested.

"Stupid!" As soon as the words fell, one of the directors retorted, "In case he really defeats Roland, where do you put the face of the academy, it is simply a shame on the face of the whole empire, let the whole continent see the joke, besides, there is no precedent at all for an outsider to participate in the martial arts conference of the empire." ”

"It's not without precedent, Her Highness Diana's knight Mordred has participated in the Imperial Martial Arts Tournament and almost won the championship. ”

"These are two different things. ”

The crowd was at a stalemate for a while.

At this moment, the communication crystal in front of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture lit up.

The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture narrowed his eyes, picked up the communication crystal, and walked out of the room.

Everyone looked at each other, completely unaware of what was happening.

The one who can contact the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture must be a high-ranking official, but who will contact him at this time?

Ten minutes later, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture walked into the room, with a strange expression on his face, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Let Rommel participate in the game." ”

The vice dean was stunned for a moment, although he didn't want to see Roland win the championship, but in his bones, he didn't want to see a dragon spear man appear at the martial arts conference held by the Paladin Academy, "Do you still have to discuss it for a while?"

"No, I don't. The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture waved his hand, his expression uncertain.

"Whose do you mean that?" someone in the room questioned.

The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture was silent for a long time, and then spoke, "Your Majesty the Emperor. ”