With the support of the Raging Swordmaster, the Trigovar Inquisitor returned satisfied, and on the third day after he left Nightingale Manor, the Diocletian family prepared a feast, welcomed His Royal Highness Randall to the Bronze Halberd City, and invited the cardinals of the eastern, central, and western dioceses of the Sassan Empire, as well as all the powerful lords above the viscount level, including the royal family of Frederick and the family of Barcelius.

The Diocletian family held a feast five days later, and the invited lord sent the core members of the family to rush to the Bronze Halberd City to attend the banquet. They had avoided Earl Golden-Eyed before, but now they were afraid that they would not be able to catch up with this invitation, which was actually initiated by His Highness Randall.

Originally, Victor and Andrea were officially married, but Lord Sarsan was reluctant to have frequent contact with him, so as not to cause misunderstandings in Bloodwolf Castle. With Princess Elizabeth Frederick missing, Grand Master Tystir making a near-decisive decision to withdraw Bloodwolf Castle from the forefront of the race, and the Salsan Lords have no room to turn around, and must choose between the Knights of Radiance and the Barcelius family.

Such a choice was difficult, and all eyes were on His Highness Randall, who was reliant on Nightingale's Manor, and only he could break the deadlock.

The lords had already figured out that if Randall supported the Bloodwolf Castle, they would hold a grievance for Duke Baselius, and if he supported the Iron Mountain Empire, they would fully support the Bloodwolf Castle.

In short, this is a dispute between lords and lords, and there is no need for the Knights of Radiance to intervene.

No matter what choice His Highness Randall makes, he must suffer in the end.

Unexpectedly, Count Golden-Eyed and Sylvia threw two bricks and knocked everyone unconscious.

In the eyes of the lords of all countries, the weight of this seemingly ordinary building material is far heavier than that of the Sassang throne. Especially in the Southern Kingdom, in order to obtain the technology of making rock bricks, they will completely side with Victor and Sylvia, unless the Kingdom of Gombis is unwilling to share the technology of making rock bricks. However, the introduction of giant brick kilns and iron bricks by Centaur Hills clearly did not intend to monopolize rock brick technology.

If the Southern Kingdom mastered the rock brick technology, the Sarsanian Empire must also acquire it. Although the technology of making rock bricks could not be kept secret in the end, since His Highness Randall was now in Bronze Halberd City, the Northern Lord should show a positive and enthusiastic attitude, and it was his fault that the price he asked was too high, and it was the fault of the Northern Lord that he was treated coldly in the Sassan Empire.

The feast in the Bronze Halberd City took place as scheduled, and due to the large number of guests, the Diocletian family opened the main fortress and the knights' halls of the three auxiliary forts at the same time. In fact, most of the nobles in attendance did not meet His Highness Randall, who met with the high knights of the Sassan houses and the three archbishops at the lord's estate of the House of Diocletian.

During the banquet, Victor avoided talking about the rock bricks, as if Centaur Hills had just acquired the technology and had not yet figured out what to do. He expressed concern about the dispute between the two major royal families in the north, listened to the different opinions of both sides, and proposed the electoral system in the midst of a fierce quarrel.

The so-called elector is the two royal families and the church jointly elected five emperors' heirs, and then voted by the lords of the Sassan Empire above the earl level, from which an emperor is elected for a term of 30 years. The Elector must be of the House of Barcelius or Frederick, excluding high-ranking knights, and if the Elector is promoted to a knight of the Extraordinary during his succession to the Emperor, he will automatically abdicate and re-elect a new Emperor. The ascension to the throne of the emperor on the side of Barcelius could not change the title of the empire, but only the emperor of Sassan.

There are similarities between the electoral system and the rotation of power in the United Kingdom, but the difference is more obvious, and it should be said that it is a new thing.

The first is the qualifications, the Barcelius family was given the same election status as the Frederick family, which represented their royal status officially recognized by the church and secular lords, with unquestionable legitimacy, laying a crucial foundation for the restoration of the Iron Mountain.

The second is the right to vote, the centrists of the Sassan Empire used to curry favor with the Blood Wolf Castle on the one hand, and secretly communicate with the Barcelius family on the other, but in fact, they were angry at both ends. With the right to vote, the central lords, including the Duchy of Teuton, would gain more political space to not only elect emperors, but also weaken imperial power, further strengthening the real power of the noble senate.

The Church does not appear to have been involved in the process of selecting qualifications to voting for the emperor, but they supervised, confirmed, and coordinated throughout. This avoids the sharp confrontation between theocracy and secular lords, but enhances the practical influence of the Church, and the benefits that come with it.

The only victims were the Frederick family, who had won the widest public support for the heroic deaths of the Emperor and Grand Duke in the war against the orcs, and the vassals and soldiers of the Sassan Empire generally revered Bloodwolf Castle. If the Blood Wolf Castle stirs up a wave of public opinion among tens of millions of people, the saliva of the people of the empire can drown the Barcelius family, at least it will put great pressure on the church. This is the main reason why the Knights of Radiance and Patriarch Friedus have decided against the restoration of Iron Mountain.

Launching a war of public opinion is a way to flip the table, and the Blood Wolf Castle will not play this hole card unless it is absolutely necessary. However, Crown Prince Siegfried and Princess Freya never had a chance to ascend to the throne of the Emperor, and the Knights of Radiance supported Princess Elizabeth Frederick.

Although Her Royal Highness the noble princess has disappeared, Ziggy's alliance with Freya has dissolved. The electoral system brought opportunities to each of them.

The Emperor is appointed for a term of thirty years and is not allowed to be promoted to Silver Knight. Since the popular base of the emperor is still there, Siegfried with the bronze rank can most likely be elected as the Emperor of Sassan, but the emperor who has been in office for less than twenty years will step down unless he gives up the promotion to the Silver Knight. Freya is not qualified to be an Elector, but she can marry a large family and have children, and elect her own descendants to become the next emperor.

Such an emperor must have been aggrieved, and it was vital that the Frederick family at least kept the dignity of the royal family. Assuming that in the next few decades, the Sidon Frontier becomes the granary of the Empire, and it is highly likely that Sassan and Iron Mountain will split into two empires, during this transitional period, Frederick's royal family will be able to unite the hearts and minds of the people and preserve the legacy of the Sassan Empire.

For a time, the electoral system became a hot topic of discussion among the Sassanian aristocracy, some supported it, some opposed it, and the aristocratic scholars continued to argue, and the initiator, His Royal Highness Randall, had already embarked on a journey to the El Sect.

He chose to head east from Sidon Frontier to the Death's Gate in the Great Stone Fortress, and then south through the Kingdom of Neville to enter the El Cult.

This route is quicker than a detour from the Kingdom of Dordor and saves time socializing with lords along the way, with the only drawback being that it needs to be traversed through the plains and wilderness, and there are no well-developed roads and supply points along the way.

Fortunately, after the centaurs moved eastward, herds of bison, wild sheep, red deer could be seen everywhere on this vast and fertile plain, and the number of small animals such as hares and gophers with amazing reproductive ability was even more amazing. The number of predators did not recover, and Victor's convoy was not short of food.

In the evening, the convoy stopped on a flat ground and formed a circle, and the dragon knights, who had gone out to hunt, rushed back to the makeshift camp with their prey, and their attendants lit several bonfires to prepare for cooking and resting. As it gets dark and the makeshift camp smells of barbecue, Victor and Gillian step out of the carriage and walk to a campfire.

"It's so fragrant...... Gillian said happily as she raised her hand to fan the aroma of the roasted meat. Under the reflection of the bonfire, her face became more and more delicate and moving.

Victor went to the El Cult this time, and Sophia did not accompany him, and he was accompanied only by Gillian, which made Miss Chebman satisfied.

"Master, please try this roast lamb chop...... Acre's craft has improved again. The blonde Charlotte served a plate of barbecue and sat down next to Victor's shoulder, looking gentle and lovely. Gillian alone occupied Victor for three days and two nights, and Charlotte was unhappy about it.

Judy and Gillian used to have a good relationship, but it was actually an illusion, and when the weak and beautiful Lady Judy became a powerful senior knight Charlotte, she began to be jealous of all of Victor's female knight lovers, except for the sisters Lilia and Alina.

Compared to Charlotte's hidden needle in cotton, Gillian is still a pure little white flower, she was promoted to the silver rank prematurely, and she is only a minor in the eyes of the extraordinary knight. Generally, high-ranking knights get married and have children first, enrich their life experience, and wait until they are 40 years old before considering promotion.

However, it is a woman's nature to compete for favor with a powerful and noble partner, not to mention that Miss Chebman is arrogant, she snatched the barbecue that Charlotte gave to Victor, changed her plate to him, raised her slender eyebrows and glanced at Charlotte, changed a bright smile to Victor, and said, "Let me try if the art of grilling lamb chops in Acre has really improved?"

Charlotte lowered her head, her delicate red lips pursed slightly, showing just the right amount of grievance, and her supple and quiet posture was pitiful.

The two women were jealous, Victor had a headache, coughed, and said to Gillian: "My dear, do you want to join the York family, I will fight for a barony for you, with an area of not less than 5,000 square kilometers, and arrange 8,000 tenants, and I will give you another 50,000 gold soles, and the lord's tax will be exempted for three years, how about it?"

Gillian ate roasted lamb chops, performed the Chebman style of knocking bones and sucking the marrow, licked the bones clean, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, smiled disdainfully at Victor, shook her head and said: "No, I am the heir of the Chebman family, and I will inherit the title of marquis and rule a large territory in the future, and a barony wants to cheat me away, do you think I am a fool?"

Victor was amused and asked, "As the future Marquis of Chebman, would you like to tell us what good the electoral system is for us?"

Gillian shook her head and said: "There is no benefit, the benefits are all obtained by the central lords of the Sassan Empire, Frederick and the Elector of Baselius want to be emperors, and they will definitely pay to bribe them." ”

Victor looked at the sour Miss Chebman in surprise, and said with a smile: "That's right, the neutral lord is welcomed by the two major families, so he can naturally reap the benefits. However, the electoral system would exacerbate the political divisions of the northern lords, resulting in a decrease in administrative efficiency, greatly weakening the imperial power and strengthening the authority of the Senate. This means that we can also spend money to buy neutral lords for greater good...... For example, low food prices. ”

Gillian's eyes lit up and she said, "Yes, we can also buy them, how much should the price of food be reduced?"

"You don't have to worry about it, the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce is responsible for buying and selling food, and I proposed the electoral system just so that someone could sign the trade covenant. ”

There are pros and cons to the electoral system, when the northern lords need it, the loose imperial alliance can last for hundreds of years, and when it is not needed, the northern lords will soon split into two empires, with a very high degree of flexibility, and of course there are many loopholes that can be studied, which opens up a favorable situation for the infiltration of the golden group.

The most important thing is that Victor proposed that the electoral system did not offend any royal family, so he did not fall into the trap and owe favors.

The favor of the Raging Wind Sword Saint is very precious.

The northern lords could coexist under a loose electoral system, and the Inquisition owed favors to His Highness Randall was best left to the Trigovars.

Pope Clement has all his thoughts on the judges, but the Cardinals are not in his lineage. Although Clement was an ally of the Centaur Hills, and Victor and Sylvia regarded his clergy as agents of the York family in the church, there was one thing that Victor had to ask him for....... About the Great Prophecy that affected Ryan August and the Sidon Centaur.