Chapter 458 The Choice of the Silver Council (Merry Christmas)
The City of Silver is also known as the "City of Nobles", or "the inheritance place of noble bloodline", "the eternal legal center"...
Like the purpose of the nobility, this is a city that is conservative and unwilling to change.
It is an ancient city that retains the characteristics of the Dark Ages. The various buildings have not been significantly changed. Even the stone bricks in front of the city gate are engraved with thousands of years of time.
The city's predecessor was the Covenant City that was the first choice for nobles in the Dark Ages when signing alliance covenants, because it has the most famous witness institution - the Theocratic Covenant Council, where covenants can be signed under the gaze of the gods.
At the end of the Dark Ages, the Covenant City, which had lost its original prestige, became its headquarters after the establishment of the Silver Council and continued to serve the nobles.
Just like thousands of years ago.
Just like that, the gods are still high in the sky.
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The former Covenant Hall is now the General Meeting Hall of the Silver Council.
The huge circular hall, which could seat thousands of people, seemed deserted at the moment, with only twenty or thirty people sitting in the center circle.
They may be thin or obese, with different body shapes and appearances, but the same temperament they exude - arrogance.
Even though they try their best to hide their arrogance, their usual bossy attitude can still be seen in their every move.
Even in this tense time, in order to cover up their confusion and fear, they involuntarily choose to use fake smiles to show their arrogance, or "calmness".
"Have you engraved this into your bones?"
Sitting on one of the seats, Keynes withdrew his gaze and observed everyone.
"Haha, should I say that I am truly worthy of the most honorable Supreme Senators of the Silver Council?"
The observation of the powerful head of the Jia Silin family was undisguised. Every nobleman who found himself being watched involuntarily became nervous, even the current Speaker.
This is not surprising, because Keynes is one of the highest-ranking people present, and his status as a former speaker allows him to avoid saluting the current speaker on such occasions.
No, it doesn’t have to be one of several people. In theory, apart from his own lack of strength, Keynes is the one with the highest status, prestige, financial resources, age, etc. among the people.
Unfortunately, the aristocracy is a group that pays special attention to the so-called seniority. Keynes's presence cannot be eliminated at all and has always been the focus of everyone's attention.
Dong Dong.
The gavel inlaid with rare ivory shining with colorful magic light was gently knocked, making the already tense atmosphere even more tense.
"My beloved compatriots, inheritors of our noble bloodline——"
"Thank you for participating in this highest-level emergency meeting. The Silver Council has faced its biggest crisis since its establishment!"
After tapping lightly with the hammer of the covenant to attract everyone's attention, the current Silver Speaker cleared his throat, and then spoke calmly:
"Now let me recount the current situation."
"Based on the reports of our brave group of young heroes who volunteered to go to the first combat zone, combined with some secondary information provided by the Watch Club, we have received a shocking news before us."
The meticulously trimmed white beard trembled, and the speaker slowly said after taking a deep breath:
"The gods... are about to return."
The sound of inhaling came and went... Such a situation did not happen. Every noble noble here is a well-informed person, and they had already finished inhaling the information as soon as they got it.
The speaker also understood this level and continued without pausing for long:
"And their return is irreversible. You are all smart people and you all know what this means."
Taking a deep breath, the Speaker looked around with burning eyes, then stared in the direction of Keynes and spoke in a deep voice:
"Currently, there are only two paths before the Silver Council."
"Article 1: Continue to maintain your camp status among humans and fully support the work of the Watch Society.
, use all your strength on them, including the lives of you and your children."
silence.
The nobles did not speak, they were all thinking silently. The Speaker swallowed his saliva, and then maintained his apparent calm and said:
"As the Speaker, I must remind you that this road is bound to be full of risks."
"I believe you can find out how powerful the gods are in your family's information. Once we choose this path, we will inevitably become enemies of such existences."
"But compared with the huge risks, the rewards of this road are not generous enough. Even if humans win in the end, our status will not be able to go any further. Will Watching allow us to gain more rights?"
"I believe you all feel the same way about this. In our contacts in recent years, the Watch Group's intentions have been completely undisguised."
After the speaker said this, he paused to give the family heads time to think and at the same time observed everyone's expressions and eyes.
After taking in everyone's reactions, he nodded and continued:
"And the second one is to surrender to extraordinary creatures, or...to offer loyalty to gods."
As soon as these words came out, there was some commotion in the hall, but it soon returned to calm. A pair of eyes containing complex emotions looked at the speaker from above.
"First of all, with the gods as our backers, the core members of our family will be able to be protected without having to worry about their lives."
"We don't even need to go all out. We just need to continue to stand still when necessary. It's enough to defend ourselves."
"As for the reward... I just want to mention one thing. After the gods win, they will still be the same as before. They will not do everything by themselves. They need a group of agents in the mortal world."
With an almost uncontrollable madness in his eyes, the speaker's voice began to become inflammatory and he announced loudly:
"When that time comes...the time will truly come for the family's glory to be truly restored!"
Boom!
He banged the gavel hard and spoke faster and faster:
"I also need to remind you of one thing. Once we finally choose the second option, we must do it as soon as possible... You are all family heads. I believe you also know how big the gap is between the first and second place."
"In addition, if we want to invest in extraordinary creatures, then we must have a sufficient certificate of surrender, but don't worry about this, we have already made preparations."
Having said this, the Speaker was silent for a moment, and subconsciously raised his head to look at the huge hollow sculpture of the Mystic Eye on the dome above his head.
Under the witness of the covenant, nothing here will be noticed by the outside world, not even the gods!
Taking a deep breath, the speaker's voice trembled with a hint of excitement.
"We're going to offer them a gift they can't refuse."