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The Hall of Representatives has a circular structure, and all seats are arranged in a circular shape with the center as the origin, and these are the auditoriums. In the center, there is a row of seats in a fan-shaped pattern, and these are the seats of the councillors, with a total of 24 seats. The seats face a table due east, which is the seat of the Speaker. Next to the Speaker, there is a table and chair, which is often used by the secretary to record the agenda of the meeting, but today, it belongs to Rhine.

Listeners and councillors walked in the hall one after another, and after Rhine followed his father Leo into the hall, the two fathers and sons separated from the councillors. Leo sat down in his place, while Rine walked over to a chair near the Speaker and sat down. When all the councillors and the audience had arrived, all the lights in the chamber were extinguished, and in the darkness, a lamppost struck straight on the speaker's podium, and suddenly there was a man standing in the empty place, who was the speaker of the dark council, Oglok.

No one knew how he appeared, even if there were so many powerful people in this chamber, but Leo, including Leo, could not detect the appearance of the speaker. However, this seemed to be a normal thing for them, and no one was surprised or anything else. Oglock stood straight behind the speaker's podium, his expression indifferent, he smiled at the councillors and all the audience below, and said in his slightly hoarse voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, it has been a long time since there have been so many people in this hall. Let us praise our enemies, whoever they may be. If it weren't for them, there would probably have been a member of parliament who would have impeached me for wasting a lot of resources to build something like this, which is left to the dust and does not do anything. ”

There was a chuckle from below, and after adjusting the atmosphere a little, Oglok slapped his palm lightly and said, "Okay, gossip Hugh Ti." Let's get straight to the point, and I think the councillors already know that a wilderness city that we protected was suddenly destroyed a few days ago. We have already sent a mission to investigate and collect evidence, so let's hear what the team has found. ”

As soon as the words fell, a pillar of light fell on Rhine. Suddenly, hundreds of pairs of eyes in the venue fell on the Ninth Knight. Rhine, still in the same languid appearance, stood up and bowed to Oglok as a sign of respect, before he said to the members below: "Honorable Speaker and Members, we have come to a preliminary conclusion about the destruction of the Shadow Capital this time. I'm afraid that you have some news about it, so on behalf of my colleagues in the Investigation Mission, I would like to present to you the results of our investigation. Everyone, please look at the big screen."

Located in the conference hall, four light screens are lowered above the speaker's podium, so that everyone in the hall can see clearly from any angle. Everyone, including Speaker O'Gllock, looked at the light screen. After the light screen flashed twice, some pictures appeared on it. In these pictures, there are scenes of ruins captured casually, and the location is naturally the city of shadows. You can see that the entire shadow city has been turned into a ruin, and there are corpses lying or sitting in the streets, corners, and car wreckage, which is like a picture scroll of the end of the world.

"The city has been reduced to rubble, and men, women, elderly and children have all been killed, and no one has survived. Not only one of our troops stationed in the city, but also a colonel and a lieutenant were not spared," Rhine recounted in a calm tone: "In the ruins of the city, we also found the bodies of the invaders. These enemies are all dressed in uniform and can be seen to belong to a certain organization, so this stamp should be familiar to everyone."

Everything on the light screen is flipped and then like a puzzle. The images that used to show the ruins of the city were constantly combined into a pattern, the coat of arms of countless soldiers holding their spears aloft.

Valhalla!

Although the people below had received the news, when they saw the coat of arms with their own eyes, there was still a sound of inhalation in the audience. For a moment, there were whispers in the auditorium, and it was not until Ogllock gently tapped the table and said "quiet" that the voices died down.

Rhine continued: "That's right, as you can see. This coat of arms has been found on the corpses of these intruders without exception, and this is an enemy we are all too familiar with, Valhalla!, but gentlemen, be warned, these intruders are not regular soldiers. Dr. Madel, a biochemical expert who traveled with the group, performed an autopsy on the corpses of these intruders and found that they were similar to living corpses, but microscopic smart chips were found in their brains, and we have reason to suspect that these things are biological weapons!"

There was another commotion in the audience, but Rhine continued to drop a bombshell. As soon as the screen turned, a streamlined weapon full of sci-fi style appeared. It has a silvery-gray exterior and looks so cold and inorganic. "What you're seeing now is the biokinetic cannon, a conceptual weapon that we're still working on, and it's no secret that the strength of the capable is because of the evolutionary mutation of their genes, which greatly increases their original bio-energy," Rhein said. These energies, when combined and applied, can be used to fight with powerful abilities. The bioactive cannon was developed based on this principle, and it is a strategic weapon that can be carried by ordinary soldiers. Through the control of the nerve wires and intelligent chips of the active cannon, the active cannon itself can extract the user's biological energy for cluster attack, which is no less powerful than heavy artillery bombardment, but it is easy to carry and more flexible than heavy artillery. If it can be mass-produced and put into use on the battlefield, even ordinary soldiers can turn the tide of battle."

"However, in the ruins of the Shadow City, our experts have discovered that the enemy's biological weapons have been used in this battle. What this means, I think everyone should know very well in their hearts. Yes, both biochemical and weapon, the obvious enemy in these two areas is greater than we previously thought. Rhine Zuihou said: "This is the general information that our investigation team has obtained, as for the detailed information, all of you carry the brain should have received an email, I will not repeat it one by one." ”

Looking at Oglok again, Ryan nodded, "That's what my report is. ”

"Very well, thank you for your statement and for the efforts of the mission. Oglok looked at the House of Representatives again and said, "The results of the investigation have made it clear that our enemy is Valhalla. They have unilaterally torn up the long-standing Peace Treaty between our two sides, violating the second clause of the Treaty, which states that 'no city or base shall be destroyed or invaded by any force, under the jurisdiction or protection of both sides'. Ladies and gentlemen, our Dark Council is not a charitable organization, and since Valhalla wants to start a war, then we will give him a war. That's why I propose that after today's meeting, we officially declare war on Valhalla!"

"Then we go to the vote, and before that, you have 15 minutes to think about it. ”

With Oglok finished, the agenda was temporarily suspended. The lights in the venue were lit up one by one, and both the audience seats and the councillors' quarters were busy. In particular, in the councillors' districts, think tanks from various families are constantly shuttling around the councillors, and they submit the relevant data to the councillors with ad hoc strategic recommendations for the next vote.

However, the Augustus family did not move, only Rhine left the table and walked to the side of his father, Leo.

Rhine said, "Father, what do you think?"

Leo smiled: "The Speaker's meaning is already obvious, war is inevitable, but this is also the desire of most people." After all, our parliament has been dormant for almost twenty years without major movements, and resources, territory, everything has reached a limit, and it is time for expansion. It's just that Valhalla has given us an excuse, but it seems to have come at a better time. ”

"What do you mean" Rhine's eyes twinkled.

"Something, rot it in your stomach. Leo interrupted his son and said, "Whatever the reason, war is the order of the day. Yes, this will be the second great war that will reignite the entire continent, and no one will be spared, and our family of Augustus will not be an exception. All we have to consider now is how to maximize the benefits of this war, and all other issues will not be a problem!"

"Do you need me to go back and help? If necessary, I can submit my resignation to the Bloodrider headquarters. Rhine seemed to have made up his mind, but his tone remained flat.

Leo's eyes lit up, and he smiled, patted his son on the shoulder and said, "This is my Rhine, but I don't need it yet." Kids, our opponents are not simple. Valhalla's five legions, the Hammer of Doom and the Golden Battle Axe combined are enough to rival your Scarlet Knights. The Dark Blade is a good assassinator, and the Shield of Guardian and the Victory Spear are a mobile force that can be attacked and defended. And that's just their strength on the water, and in our intelligence network, Asgartri is secretly training another unit, the Templars. Let's call them the Templar, the selection qualifications for the Templar are extremely strict, only those with abilities below the eighth rank can join, and this Sanctuary alone can compete with our Knights of the Eternal Night."

"But we still have the Abyss Knights, don't we? Although it was only established in the past two years, and there is no information or anything, it can be judged literally, this should be a secret army of the Speaker General. ”

"Abyss," Leo said solemnly, "Speaking of the abyss, do you think it's too much of a coincidence with that incident?" It's so coincidental that people can't help but secretly link them together. ”

"What about that?" Rhine's eyes became solemn, "You mean the blood sample of the Discord brought back by the low-cost blood rider from the Parkland chaebol two years ago?" In this case, the first time Abyss appeared in the top-secret file option was indeed three months after getting the blood sample. And so far, more than a thousand volunteers have been selected from the Bloodrider and other families to join the Abyss. But after entering the Academy of Science and Technology, these people never appeared again, could it be said that "

"That's how it should be, it's like they've fallen into the abyss. I'm afraid that the one who can climb out again should be like a demon-like existence, right?" Leo sneered and said, "Our council has the name of darkness, and it's normal for people to be confused about their strength. But using us as a cover is quite unpleasant."