Chapter 55: Who's Responsible (Ask for Follow-up)
Seeing that Luke finally sat down, Virgil secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This is really a rare wonder among imperial officials. In this venue, those who are qualified to sit here, especially the high-ranking officials in the front row, are not educated and decent people.
Even in the case of political disagreement, they are very careful about their words and manners. Be sure to say things that are in line with your identity and do things that are in line with your identity.
If you behave like a low-level pariah, you will be ridiculed.
Serious ones will be ostracized by the upper circles.
Faced with the rogue detective of the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau, Virgil has no way to use his power to expel or punish him, so he can only admit that he is unlucky to spend money to eliminate the disaster.
After Congressman Virgil used the money to settle the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau, the meeting was finally able to proceed normally.
Although it is highly likely that the elf Clear Sky is hiding in the Cape area, it cannot be ruled out that she is hiding somewhere else. Therefore, the entire urban area of Nutao City needs to be searched, and the powerful areas need to be searched carefully.
Virgil has issued security missions one by one for each city.
Everyone is a person in the chain of interests, and no one asks for a price like Luke.
The whole process of the meeting was very smooth.
After the hunt for the elven Clear Sky was arranged, Virgil raised the possibility that if the Clear Sky could not be found, things would deteriorate again.
For example, Clear Sky summons the red dragon Nil Colon in the center of the city.
For example, Clear Sky uses a secret technique to unleash the power of the Book of Calamity, causing a large-scale catastrophic event in the city of Raging Waves.
Like what...... It should be said that the appearance of the Book of Calamity will definitely attract the mystics who covet it. The Abyss Temple, which has been active for nearly a hundred years, has enshrined the Book of Calamity as their holy text, and the Abyss Mage will definitely come!
These are the guys who almost ruined the Oulu Academy.
Speaking of the Abyssal Temple, Professor Lennon conveyed Dean Wilred's warning.
The first seven apostles directly affected by the Book of Calamity should all be alive. They were all former magic professors at Oulu Academy, and they were not only skilled in occult arts.
The apostles were the ones most influenced by the Book of Calamity, and they cast their minds and bodies into the abyss, abandoning their human conscience in pursuit of the highest secret arts that they believed existed.
Their ideas and experiences have attracted many mystical artists who have been influenced by the occult arts.
Dean Wilred has been keeping an eye on the Abyssal Abyss Temple.
"They're much more powerful than we thought.
In order to deal with these dangerous abyssal mages, there are also disasters that can be caused by the Book of Calamity. Oulu Academy has reorganized the Crisis Committee and formed the Oulu Battlemage Regiment, which was once formed to eliminate the Abyss Mages.
I suggest that a similar combat unit be formed in Raging Waves to deal with sudden crises. Relying only on ordinary Imperial agents and sheriffs, or even soldiers of the military, it may be difficult to effectively deal with such a high-level catastrophic event. ”
yes, it's not war.
Nor is it a small-scale violent crime.
The Book of Calamity had almost destroyed the Oulu Academy, and if it broke out in the City of Raging Waves, it was not something that ordinary security officers and a few high-ranking forces could deal with.
The Oulu Academy was re-established as a regiment of battle mages.
Angry Waves should set up a similar organization to deal with large-scale and sudden disasters.
But how should this institution be established? Who should be responsible?
This is a department that directly faces the elven clear sky, the Book of Calamity, the mystic, the abyssal mage, and so on. Not only will they die at any time, but once something happens, they are also the first group of people to be held accountable.
So when Congressman Virgil asked who was willing to take on this heavy responsibility, no one in the room dared to come forward.
Luke already asked for the money, so of course he wouldn't care about it. Even if he wanted to take care of it, Virgil didn't dare to let him take care of it.
The remaining officials either do not allow them to be in danger by their own position; Either he knows that he is not capable, or he is strong or killed.
Congressman Virgil looked at the silent conference hall, and his face turned ugly.
Next to him one was a representative of the Oulu Academy, and the other was a representative of the military. It is definitely a shame for them to see that there are so many officials in Angry Waves City, and there is no one who can take on the heavy responsibility.
Fortunately...... Eventually, someone stood up.
"Congressman Virgil, I'm willing to take charge of forming this crisis response unit."
Hearing that someone had shared his worries, Congressman Virgil immediately cast a look of joy and appreciation.
But when he saw the person standing up, his expression couldn't help but tense.
Because it was Viscount Iscollan who stood up.
He is the head of the Brotherhood of Blades in Raging Waves, and belongs to the conservative old aristocratic forces.
And the city of Angry Waves is the stronghold of the emerging industrial and commercial aristocracy.
Most of the titles of the new nobles were bought, and the uniforms were lords and could not be hereditary. They were not accepted by the old aristocracy, and gradually formed a circle of their own.
In recent years, cultural renaissance and technological innovation have led to the rapid rise of a new aristocracy with business acumen. With their great financial resources and increased influence, they made their way through the political system of the empire dominated by the old aristocracy.
In addition, the imperial family also wants to suppress the old nobles who dare to draw their swords and scold themselves, and the new nobles have more weight in the ruling hierarchy of the empire than the old nobles.
The times and various factors have caused the old aristocracy to decline rapidly in this hundred years.
But the hundred-legged insect dies and does not stiffen.
The hereditary old aristocracy, passed down from generation to generation, still had a very strong influence in the backward countryside outside the imperial cities, even if they gradually withdrew from the ruling class.
The old aristocracy did not consider the new nobility to be worthy of the title of nobility.
The new nobles also felt that they were not worthy of the title of noble, so they were always on guard against the counterattack of the old nobles.
As a port city open to the world, the city of Angry Waves is firmly controlled by the new nobles.
Viscount Iscolan is not just an old nobleman, but also a high-ranking Brotherhood of Blades.
He came forward and said that he was willing to take charge of the formation of the crisis response department, which embarrassed Virgil even more than if there was no response just now.
Virgil found a reason and said, "Viscount Iscoran, the elven clear sky has taken out the silver blade of the Brotherhood of Blades many times...... While I don't think the Brotherhood of Blades was involved in the theft of the Book of Calamity, it's better to keep your suspicions out of the way. ”
Viscount Iscoran said in a loud voice, "I have seen the elven clear sky, and I also gave her the silver blade of the Brotherhood, but I did not know that she would steal the Book of Calamity.
There are a lot of rumors right now that are bad for our Brotherhood of Blades, and I want to prove our innocence.
I'm afraid no one here knows the clear sky better than I do!
And the only one who can quickly organize an armed force to protect Angry Waves is our Brotherhood of Blades. The Brotherhood of Blades has dedicated assassins, and they're already on their way to Raging Waves. ”
The Brotherhood of Blades was founded by the old aristocracy to fight against the imperial power.
The Brotherhood of Blades was originally founded to fight against Imperial agents.