After receiving a reconsideration of the military's application for territory in the hills and mountains north of the Thorny Mountains and the Invercargill Forest, the House of Representatives decided to conduct a public review on July 21.
This incident has become a hot topic in Wilkes City, causing a storm in the city almost overnight.
After the beast tide subsided, life in Wilkes City gradually returned to normality. Now the residents of the city suddenly had such a talking point. From the dignitaries of Wilkes City to the vendors on the streets, everyone
Let’s talk a few words based on this topic.
It is said that it was precisely because both parties had good backgrounds that the matter was at a stalemate, causing four officials from the Territorial Administration to lose their jobs because of this matter.
However, several officials from the Territorial Administration also came forward to express their grievances.
Obviously he was doing things according to the rules and he did nothing wrong, but he lost his job because of it and became the first scapegoat for this incident.
In addition, unemployment is a small thing, but face is a big thing!
We are all aristocrats in Wilkes City. How can we hang out in aristocratic circles in the future?
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On the one hand, there are noble lords with military backgrounds. It is said that the Luther Legion entered the Bailin plane to garrison before the beast tide this time, with the intention of gaining military merit and promotion, and also opening up a territory.
And this matter also received the support of Marquis Luther, otherwise the Luther Army would have dared to maintain peace in Tarapa!
It is said that the mayor of Dodan Town was kicked back to Wilkes City when he was suspected of blocking the road.
Now that the magician has claimed the territory first, no one else would be able to swallow it like this.
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On the other side is a magician noble with a background in the Magic Guild and the Alchemy Guild. This Christopher magician is said to be the executive director of the Wilkes Alchemy Guild, and is also well-known in the Magic Guild.
He has always lived in seclusion, and few people see him in Wilkes City, but many people have bought the magic metal he refined.
Magician Christopher Christopher has very unique insights into smelting red copper and transforming elements.
His students are all over the magic community in Wilkes City, and now almost all the magicians in the city are supporting Christopher Magic.
Both parties are famous and noble, and neither one is willing to give up this territory.
Now that the matter has reached the House of Representatives, both parties are preparing for reconsideration.
Businessman Malacom was a little confused: Isn't Christopher Magician an alchemist? Wouldn't the great alchemist behind Suldak still step forward to settle the dispute under such circumstances?
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The morning sunlight shines in from the east side glass window. Suldak is lying on the empty big bed, a little missing Natasha who is far away in Wall Village.
Although this hotel has a maid to warm the bed, Suldak is not going to mess around.
The apartment he rented was a two-bedroom suite. Nika and Samira lived next door, and there was a living room with a terrace outside.
Prices in Wilkes City are not high. A room like this in the hotel only costs 8 silver coins per day, and it also comes with breakfast for four people. If you want to eat lunch and dinner in the hotel, you will need to add two more coins.
Silver coin.
It's not too far from the military headquarters and can be reached in about five minutes' walk.
Surdak's head was a little groggy, and he remembered that he followed the great swordsman Chester to a ball last night. The great swordsman Chester took him to meet many nobles at the ball, so he drank a little too much.
, my head still hurts a little now...
At this time, there was a knock on the door by Nika. Suldak quickly sat up from the bed and shouted to the door: "Come in..."
"Sir, it's dinner time." Nika stood at the door and said to Suldak in the room.
She did not enter Surdak's room. Surdak never needed her help. Even if it was such a trivial matter as wearing leather armor, he could do it by himself and do it well.
Suldak agreed:
"Come right away..."
After getting out of bed, I walked to the bathroom, washed my face briefly next to the wash basin, and hurriedly put on the leather armor.
The hotel waiter has already pushed the breakfast cart into the room. White bread, fried eggs, thin ham and green beans are placed on a plate. The presentation is very good.
Samira walked back from the terrace wearing a tight tank top that exposed her navel. Judging from her wet and broken hair, it was obvious that she had just performed morning exercises.
As a second-level powerhouse, Samira is very self-disciplined and exercises for at least an hour every morning and evening. After the second level, the sharpness in her light red eyes has become much less intense, and her whole person looks more reserved.
The half-elf has a slender waist that no human girl can reach, and one can never imagine the explosive power she possesses...
She didn't shoot that Christopher to death with one arrow at first, but now she feels a little regretful.
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Suldak came to the military headquarters and joined the Great Swordsman Chester and Earl Dunstan.
Earl Dunstan arrived belatedly in the magic caravan. He is a military external relations officer and comes from an old aristocratic family in Wilkes. He has sunken eyes and obvious bags under his eyes when he is in his forties, and his steps are a little sloppy.
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However, he is very humorous and humorous. He is very familiar with the aristocratic circle in Wilkes City and has many friends.
As soon as the carriage stopped on the roadside, Earl Dunstan couldn't wait to open the door, smiled at the great swordsman Chester who was waiting at the military gate and said: "I told you to stay in my guest room last night.
, I have arranged everything, but I didn’t expect that I would let you slip away.”
Swordsman Chester chuckled and did not defend himself. He quickly boarded the carriage, followed closely by Suldak.
As for Samira and Nika, they could only sit in the magic caravan at the back.
The three of them took a group of followers in a magic caravan and arrived at the gate of the House of Representatives in Wilkes City.
The House of Representatives was not far from the Military Department. When the three of them got out of the magic caravan, they found that many nobles were already waiting at the door of the House of Representatives. It seemed that they had also come to the House of Representatives to observe the review.
Many nobles were very familiar with Earl Dunstan. When they saw Earl Dunstan coming down from the carriage, they all came over to say hello.
Most of these nobles own some territory in the Bailin plane. The circle of nobles in Wilkes City is so large. They usually hold various activities together. The nobles control 9% of Wilkes City.
Wealth above ten can always make your life rich and colorful.
"Did you hear that Earl Billy died on Mrs. McClellan's belly last night..."
"Really? Didn't McClellan just get promoted to Viscount? I wonder where did he accumulate such achievements? It turned out that he was a lover!"
"If you ask me, Mrs. McClellan is really... tsk tsk."
"..."
When nobles gather together, they like to talk about new and bizarre things.
But in the next few words, Earl Dunstan brought the topic to the right track. Everyone talked about the territorial dispute. They were very angry about the magician's banditry. They came to observe the review and wanted to know how the House of Representatives would handle this matter.
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The bell tower on the square in the distance rang melodious bells, and the large iron door at the entrance to the House of Representatives finally slowly opened, and two teams of guards walked out with halberds in their hands.
Everyone walked into the House of Representatives talking and laughing.
The House of Representatives in Wilkes City is an oval building with a large patio in the middle of the building. In the middle of the first floor is a hall as big as a basketball court, with thirteen seats on a high platform in the middle.
The podium in the middle looks very spacious, with many chairs distributed around it.
These nobles entered the hall and sat down on the outermost chairs.
Swordsman Chester pulled Suldak and waited under the stage. Earl Dunstan was beside the two of them, explaining in a low voice the process of the House of Representatives' review.
Not long after, he saw three magicians hurriedly walking in from outside, but these magicians were all strangers, and Suldak did not see the magician Christopher.
The magicians wore black robes and hid their faces in their hoods. The three of them walked to the other side of the stage in a Zigzag formation.
Afterwards, many nobles entered the House of Representatives one after another, and a group of members wearing gold and white robes filed onto the central stage.
Earl Dunstan stood between the great swordsman of Chester and Suldak, pointed at the white-haired old man in the middle of the stage, and whispered: "That is Mr. Kornberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives. He is in Will
Keseng has occupied the position of Speaker for fifteen years. I heard some time ago that he has asthma, and everyone is betting on when he will give up his position."
"I didn't expect that I would be alive and well until now..."
Earl Dunstan whispered.
The speaker was panting a little while speaking, and it was obvious that he must be in pretty bad health.
"Everyone, the review of the territorial ownership of Invercargill Forest has now officially begun. Now let me confirm whether the review applicant and the accused are here..." He spoke slowly, but his voice was very clear.
When Surdak walked onto the stage, he discovered that there seemed to be a magic amplification crystal inlaid in the center of the stage.
"Applicant's Military Department."
"We are here!" Lord Dunstan replied loudly.
The Speaker glanced at Earl Dunstan, obviously knowing him.
"Christopher Magician Accused."
"Teacher Christopher is conducting a crucial magic refinement, so he has given us full authority to attend the review on his behalf." The magician in the middle lifted the hood on his head, revealing a young face.
There was an exclamation from the nobles in the audience. This magician did not take the House of Representatives seriously.
Without even raising his head, Speaker Kornberg announced the start of the review of the territorial review of the Invercargill Forest Pool...
In fact, this is a complete demonstration of this matter in the House of Representatives, and then everyone will use scriptures to judge whether this matter is right or wrong.
Subsequently, the Military Ministry, as the party applying for reconsideration, elaborated on the matter.
Earl Dunstan straightened his clothes, stood directly at the front desk, and said to the nobles listening to the trial:
"What happened is clear at a glance. It seems very simple. In the territorial administrative review submitted to the House of Representatives, the Military Department believed that the approval of the Territorial Administration did not have too many flaws and that everything was done in accordance with the rules. But the only problem is this failure.
The development area is not actually considered the territory of the Green Empire."
Having said this, Earl Dunstan paused slightly.
There was sparse applause from the audience, but calm soon returned.
"So, Christopher Magician applied for a piece of land that was not Empire territory." He continued.
Then Earl Dunstan walked up to the members of the Territorial Administration, nodded to them and said:
"Christopher Magician made a mistake in this matter from the starting point. The magician nobles are just nobles, not noble lords. They do not have the ability to explore unknown areas. They deliberately downplayed this part of the information and misled the Bureau of Land Management.
Get approval."
Walking back to the stage, Earl Dunstan said to the thirteen congressmen on the stage:
"The military's attitude towards the territory of Invercargill Forest is very firm. Since the area north of the Thorny Mountains was opened up by the cavalry battalion led by the local garrison, there is no reason for the Magic Union to occupy this territory before the 433 land allocation.
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"The territory that the magician nobles can claim must be after the military has opened up the unknown area. After the noble lords choose the territory they should receive, the remaining land will be handed over to the territorial administration of the empire and the province of Bena.
Only these ownerless lands can be distributed."
He turned around and looked at the three young magicians opposite him, and said to them seriously:
"Of course, the last thing I want to say is that our military department doesn't mind if the Magic Union chooses an unknown area and brings a group of magicians to fight the indigenous people and monsters there to open up territory for the Green Empire."
His eyes were full of contempt...
The magicians on the opposite side suddenly turned red with anger, but they were very familiar with the review process, and they had to remain silent until the Speaker indicated that they could speak.
Speaker Kornberg looked up at Earl Dunstan and saw that he had finished speaking.
"The accused, you will speak next, please control your speaking time," Speaker Kornberg said.
"Speaker Kornberg, everyone here, on behalf of Christopher Magician, I find here that as we all know, magicians have always chosen territories like this. We choose land that has not been occupied by noble lords. The land acquired in this way is almost the most barren land.
, and some land divisions are still extremely fragmented, and sometimes it takes a patchwork of pieces to integrate a territory..."
The young magicians are also very well prepared. Naturally, the magicians do not want to always pick up what is left after the selection of noble lords.
"According to the second article on page 79 of the Grimm Empire's Magician Noble Territory Code, magicians have the right to apply for unexplored territory and must develop the territory within three months..."
The noble lords are not familiar with the territorial code of the magician nobles, so they did not expect that there is such a clause.
Speaker Kornberg turned around and glanced at the congressman behind him who was responsible for sorting out legal provisions. The congressman nodded slightly to him.
At this time, the great swordsman of Chester couldn't help but stand up and asked Speaker Kornberg: "If the military is to occupy an unknown area, can it apply for the land in the area to be a noble territory in advance?"
The Speaker said to the Great Swordsman Chester: "According to the laws of the Green Empire, the army cannot add unknown areas to its own territory..."
Great Swordsman Chester continued to question:
"If a team of cavalry is exploring an unknown territory on a certain plane, and a group of magicians are shamelessly watching behind it, and as soon as the territory is about to be developed, they will apply for this territory, wouldn't that mean that the noble lord
We’ll never get the best quality territory?”
When the Great Swordsman Chester shouted like this, the nobles in the hearing room immediately realized that these magicians could really do this...
The nobles in the hearing room immediately shouted:
"These magicians are so shameless!"
"They are just lucky enough to have awakened the magic pool. In fact, they are all a bunch of rubes and rotten eggs..."
The magicians on the jury expressed dissatisfaction and shouted at the nobles:
"We abide by the Grimm Empire Code. This is a privilege given to us by the empire."
"What can we do wrong? The nobility itself is a privileged class. When facing the common people, you noble lords are not virtuous..."
The quarrel between the two sides was so loud that it almost broke the roof of the House of Representatives.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
Speaker Kornberg struck the small clock on the table hard with a small gold hammer.
The review of the Invercargill Forest Territory ended in a quarrel, and the final conclusion has not yet been determined...
Suldak will remain in Wilkes City, waiting for the second reconsideration of the House of Representatives.