Chapter 476: What is the Ninth Order?
Past history has proven that
The pitch-black [Crime Manual] in Higashinohara's mind was not as "intelligent" as he imagined, and only triggered tasks that matched his current strength, and some tasks might not be completed even if they were triggered.
For example, in the White Swan Harbor, I met the demon knife Puso for the first time. Wiseman.
At that time, Higashinohara united with Doroshi. Alita was able to resist each other's strength, and in the end, she could only seize the opportunity to hit the other party hard with one blow and then fled in defeat.
At this time, in the council hall of Valhalla, the old man in front of him was even the perverted genius demon sword Puso. A horrible presence that Wiseman didn't want to mention.
Although Higashinohara has also grown after that battle, his strength has stepped from the quasi-ninth order to the real ninth order under normal conditions.
But even so,
He wouldn't be hot-headed, and naively relied on the 100 attribute points provided by this "Ten Stars of Extreme Evil" to try in vain to challenge the First Adjudicator who couldn't even show the level of his ability in the [Evil Manual] in his mind.
That's simply too long.
Just when Higashino Hara judged the situation and calmly analyzed whether the mission triggered by the [Crime Manual] this time was a pit for himself, this world conference, which was broadcast live to the whole world, finally slowly kicked off.
Suddenly, the world's live broadcast cameras and everyone's eyes focused on the slightly chubby man standing in the back row on the second floor of the conference hall.
He is one of the three presidents of the Celestial House of Lords, and he was born in the Nine Great Heavenly Lion Clan, but he took the initiative to give up the competition for the position of the head of the previous generation. Kim, the opening speaker of this World Conference.
At this time, this familiar figure, which can be seen almost every triennial world conference, is wearing a handmade dark black formal dress today, and the buttons in front of him are slightly unbuttoned to reveal the light gray vest inside.
Flor. With a mellow and kind smile on his face, Kim spoke loudly:
"On this day we are solemnly gathered here again on this day, with old friends and new faces in this chamber, whether we are strange or familiar with each other, the idea of the World Conference remains the same, which is to spread the faith of love, peace and justice to every corner of the world, the creator of God to the creator, and the world to the ...... of the world."
Flor. Kim paused as he spoke, his gaze swept over the faces below that were either sincere and attentive or hypocritical, and his tone suddenly became a little stern.
"However, there will always be people in this world who try to challenge our beliefs, put their greed, lust and ignorance above world peace, and challenge the majesty and bottom line of the world government again and again!"
Hear Flor. His Excellency Parliament Speaker King suddenly stated the 'accusation' after a warm and impassioned remark.
The House of Commons members and representatives from more than 300 countries in Valhalla's chambers knew almost exactly what each other was talking about—of course, the mysterious man in the clown mask who had stirred up the storm in the city of Kamito Kyoto a month ago.
For a moment, the delegates sitting at the red oak table could not help but have different expressions, wondering what the significance of His Excellency the Parliamentarian Chairperson had taken out this matter alone in his opening speech.
Is it to make an example of the monkey?
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but drift in a certain direction.
From the Interim Prime Minister Nobuo Kobayashi's face suddenly turned slightly pale!
His scalp was a little numb and he felt the feeling of being on his back, his whole heart suddenly sank, the expression on his face was a little struggling, and deep down he seemed to be about to make some decisions with great difficulty.
You must know that before he came, Interim Prime Minister Nobuo Kobayashi had planned the worst, that is, Wano Country would vote with those "problem countries" this time to judge whether to put forward the proposal of the allies.
However, at this moment,
President of the Council, Flor. Jin picked up this matter alone, and it had to make people wonder whether the other party wanted to model it or wanted to use it as a pretext.
"I have to admit... He did it. ”
Flor. Jin said with a solemn face, "But where there is darkness, there will be light!" If you do something wrong, you will have to pay a price, and those who cover it up will have to pay an even more serious price! ”
When the delegates at the conference table in the conference hall heard this, they suddenly showed thoughtful expressions, but their faces were impassive, and they were wise enough to protect their lives.
At this time, the president of parliament, Flor. Kim's tone seemed to suddenly soften a little, and with a slight smile on his face, he looked around at the delegates in the conference hall and said, "Okay, there are five items on the agenda of this world conference, so let's move on to the first agenda item of this conference - the proposal on whether to add members of the Allied Powers." ”
Accompanied by Flor. As Kim spoke, a number of waiters with bags of papers stepped out from behind the red oak conference table that stretched across most of the chamber, greeting them in a proper manner and presenting proposals to the representatives of the 321 countries participating in the meeting.
The total membership of the Allies is currently 356.
This means that about 35 countries were absent from the World Conference for various reasons, and these countries had already registered with the world government a year ago.
However, after the delegates of the countries who came here today received the [Allied Supplement] proposal on the world's first agenda item from the waiters, the faces of the representatives of about 20 countries became nervous with the naked eye.
Nobuo Kobayashi, the interim prime minister of Wano Country, turned pale with nervousness, and he struggled to open the folder with both hands, looking down at the "problem countries" that appeared in the supplementary proposal.
【Independent Kingdom of Rodi】
【Enfeiguo】
【Black Netherlands】
【Mabul Principality】
A little bead of sweat appeared on Nobuo Kobayashi's bare forehead, and his gaze swept down line by line.
I haven't seen the end yet,
Suddenly, his heart "chuckled", and unsurprisingly, he saw the three very eye-catching words in the middle of the supplementary proposal.
【Wano Country】
appears in this addendum.
Tokugawa Kuritora, who was accompanying Nobuo Kobayashi to stand behind him, did not see the handwriting on the proposal document,
But he only looked at the look on the face of Interim Prime Minister Nobuo Kobayashi and saw the clues.
At this time, Higashinohara, who was standing further behind, glanced at the Tokugawa Chestnut Tiger who had turned around.
The latter sighed and shook his head at him.
"Kicked out?"
Higashinohara asked softly.
"Not yet."
Tokugawa Kurita shook his head and said softly, "The proposal needs to be reviewed later." ”
Higashinohara nodded thoughtfully when he heard this.
He has heard a little about the review of proposals at the World Conference, which is usually reviewed by the Human House of Commons first, and then submitted to the Celestial House of Lords for amendments.
The two sides will further consider this matter.
If the House of Commons cannot reach a consensus on a proposal, it will soon fall into a state of "playing ping-pong" until the proposal is finally passed.
In a way,
This can be seen as the World Conference has handed over the review of proposals to the Human House of Commons, and the final decision is still firmly in the hands of its own Celestial House of Lords.
......
The spacious Valhalla Council Chamber was quiet for less than five minutes. Kim stood up again.
He looked down at the crowd and said,
"Okay, presumably everyone has also looked at the proposal, then the first agenda item of this world conference has officially begun, and the first country to be considered is the [Independent Kingdom of Rodi]."
Along with the words of the chairman of the council, the light curtain in front of the council hall also appeared on the introduction of the [Rodi Independent Kingdom].
It is to the effect that the country is in a state of chaotic war between the anti-government army and the government army all the year round, and the various departments and powers of the state are overstaffed and the people are struggling to make a living.
After detailed information and secret investigation evidence were presented, there was not much controversy, and the upper and lower houses voted 180-20 and 240-60 respectively to pass a proposal to ban the [Independent Kingdom of Rodi].
When this news spreads throughout the council chamber and is once again broadcast to the whole world, it means that from this moment on, there will be no [Rodi Independent Kingdom] in the world.
A country is gone.
All the people will be the people of the country.
At this moment, from the perspective of Higashinohara,
It happened to be seen that the acting minister of the interim cabinet, Nobuo Kobayashi, clenched his fists and trembled slightly.
Next, one country after another was projected on a light screen for "public executions".
There is no third outcome other than the outright dissolution of some countries and the survival of others.
"[The Principality of Mabu] trampled on the power of the people, flouted the laws of the world government, and passed through the deliberation of the House of Commons, and permanently no longer retained its seat in the Allied Powers."
"Next, Wano Country."
After a short sentence, it was finally the turn of Wano Country, and everyone cheered up when they heard the name.
Everyone knows that now that Wano Country has become a thorn in the side of the world government, will there be a miracle in the trial of this world conference?
"Wano Country is suspected of colluding with rebels and repeatedly trampling on the laws and regulations of the World Government and the Adjudication Division, which has had an extremely bad impact on all countries around the world. In the Lord's House of Heaven, the president of the House of Lords, Flor. Jin said in an unhurried tone.
Almost at the same time,
The old man from the Adjudication Division, who was sitting in the same row as the representatives of the Nine Celestial Families, raised his eyes slightly, looking in the direction where the country of Wano was located.
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At this time, Nobuo Kobayashi, the temporary acting minister who was short in stature and slightly bald in front of his forehead, finally stood up from the chair next to the conference table under the gaze of countless eyes.
He lowered his head and picked up the microphone and said with some difficulty, "I will not defend the accusations in the proposal, and Wano Country has indeed had some problems in recent years." ”
"But that's not what I'm trying to say, the people of Wano Country live and work in peace and contentment, the country is stable and prosperous, and the society is full of vitality and vitality, so I would like to ask the members of Parliament to take this into account before voting, and think of the countless happy and healthy people of Wano Country, such a country deserves to exist."
Hearing Nobuo Kobayashi's words, the chairman of the parliament, Flor. There was no superfluous emotion on Kim's face, and he said coldly, "The representative of Wano Country has finished speaking, so I will now invite the members of the upper and lower houses to vote." ”
Soon, the number of votes on the light screen began to fluctuate, and the result of the Celestial House of Lords was 200:0.
Unanimous vote!
The nobles of the Celestial House of Lords were all in favor of the dissolution of Wano Country, and almost at the same time, the results of the vote in the House of Commons were soon announced, also 287:13.
The agreement reached by the upper and lower members in the initial vote meant that the proposal for the dissolution of the alliance was passed by Wano Country.
Even though he had been mentally prepared countless times before coming, at this time, the interim cabinet minister Nobuo Kobayashi, who was at the head of the national crisis, suddenly turned pale and sat down on the chair in despair.
After a brief moment of rapid gasp, he suddenly stood up from his chair again, struggled to raise his hand, and said, "I protest! I... I apply to the Allied delegation to intervene in the proceedings for arbitration! ”
According to the rules and regulations of the World Conference, if a representative of a country is unable to accept a proposal adopted by the House of Commons, he may apply to the delegation of the Allied Powers to jointly arbitrate.
If more than 90 percent of the countries in the arbitration vote against the joint arbitration, the proposal will be put on hold and amended by the House of Commons for reconsideration.
The reason why no one in the countries that have been tried before has applied for arbitration is that on the one hand, people are soft-spoken, and on the other hand, there will not be many changes in the revised proposal of the House of Commons, so such a system has no effect.
It's nothing more than a temporary postponement of death.
At this moment, the representatives of various countries looked at the determined look on the face of Nobuo Kobayashi, the temporary acting minister of Wano Country, and their hearts were either mocking, or contempt, or pity...
No one thought he would succeed in delaying.
Outcome....
Of course, there are no miracles.
On the second floor of the House of Lords is the president of the House of Lords, Flor. Kim Grimacing announced the start of the joint arbitration among the representatives of the Allies.
But two minutes' work,
The representatives of the 320 countries around the table to the exclusion of peace and foreign countries completed the joint vote.
316:4
The stark-eyed numbers were displayed on the big screen, and the fact that Wano Country had only single-digit support meant that the joint arbitration failed, and the original verdict of the upper and lower houses was upheld.
For a moment, the celestial nobles in the upper house on the second floor showed a slightly sarcastic look on the corners of their lips, as if they were watching a poor clown standing on the blade of a knife and trying to ask for a life.
President of the Council, Flor. Jin had already retracted his gaze and said in a surging voice, "Your Excellency has failed in the arbitration, the trial will take effect, and the Wano Country will be permanently canceled from now on..."
"I thought that if they were not of my race, their hearts would be different... I didn't expect the cannibalism to be born here. ”
Suddenly, a man's voice came from the huge council room, interrupting Flor without warning. Kim's sentencing.
Everyone was in an uproar!
On such an occasion today, how dare anyone interrupt the verdict of His Excellency the Chairman of the House of Representatives in public?
Is it too long?
Almost at the same time,
The black-robed enforcement team of the Adjudication Division, scattered in the corners around the Valhalla Council Chamber, walked down with unkind faces.
Today, the First Judge is sitting on it, and they are bound to find out the troublemakers as quickly as possible!
However, when the black-robed enforcement team of the Adjudication Division approached the conference table from all directions and swept everyone around with a scrutinizing gaze, they were shocked to find that they couldn't find their target!
At this time, the voice continued like a ghost through thousands of years of time and space, "The pace of the times has crushed our former glory... But we still believe in what we are most proud of... That's what human existence is all about, isn't it? ”
The speaker of the parliament, Flor, who was interrupted. Jin's face also sank slightly, but his tone was unexpectedly calm, "Blatantly disrupting the order of the meeting, no matter who Your Excellency is, I promise to pay a price that I absolutely do not want to imagine." ”
Behind the seats on the second floor, the condescending representatives of the nine major families also glanced at the conference hall with a slight frown.
Beside the silver-haired old man who was in charge of the Adjudication Division, the Eighth Ruling made Ulduar listen anxiously to the news coming back from the headset.
However, all the black-robed execution teams scattered around the Valhalla Council Chamber, until now, none of them have discovered where the sound came from.
Annoyed and apprehensive in his heart, he hurriedly bent down to face the old man Gru, who was sitting still. Wiseman asked, "My lord, none of the squads have found anything abnormal, and the person who is secretly disturbing the venue is probably a ninth-order powerhouse!" Do we want to... Evacuate the members of parliament first. ”
But his voice fell,
The silver-haired old man who had been sitting in the adjudication department for nearly half a hundred years before he raised his head and glanced at him, and said calmly in a calm voice:
"What is the ninth order?"
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