The morning after the rain is particularly fresh, the sun is not too bright yet, bright and pure.!
The specially selected dragon-scale horses shone with silver-gray light, carrying knights with their heads high and chest high across the street. The hoofs of the horses were raised and lowered as gracefully as dance steps.
Behind them, Natasha wore a golden crown and held the "Sword of Truth", the sacred weapon of the country. She sat on a horse and accepted the worship of her subjects. Behind her were the nine Dukes who had gathered, and behind them were the Grand Dukes in turn.
Nobles big and small.
Arriving at Nexor Palace, the nobles dispersed and headed towards the palace where the House of Representatives is located, waiting for Her Majesty the Queen to preside over her first meeting of the nobles.
Natasha returned to the Queen's Palace with a calm expression, turned on the magic circle, shielding the core from the outside of Nexor Palace. Then, with the help of Camille and two maids, she took off her full body armor and put on a black palace suit.
Long skirt, with the Hoffenberg family coat of arms and a white paper flower on the chest.
After signaling the two maids to leave first with her eyes, Natasha showed a little tiredness and said: "The pressure is so great. I don't know who is the enemy, who is the friend, and who is the supporter who can win over. Compared with the familiar Violet, here
It was too strange and depressing. When I was outside, when the magic circle was not activated, I didn't even dare to say anything in my heart. "Heart of Time, Your Excellency Ketonia is responsible for the surrounding area of Nexor Palace and the entire palace."
Rentat’s security.”
The implication is that she doesn't trust Ketonia very much.
"Actually, there is no need for you to inherit the throne. Holm's situation is many times more complicated than Violet's, and you are an outsider and lack actual support. It is easy to get involved in conspiracies and rebellions, and it is also very difficult to
It's easy to stand in the wrong position and fall into the abyss." The deserted Camille rarely said so many words, with a soft and loving look in her eyes, "Whether it is leaning towards the Magic Council, the Church, or a balance between the two sides, it will bring you a lot.
trouble."
Natasha smiled bitterly: "I know that even if I am cruel enough to ignore the existence of Granny Hathaway and many members of the Holm royal family, the United Church may not be able to compete with the Magic Parliament by suppressing it. Their strength has expanded too fast.
To contain them, we need not only the Kingdom of Holm, but also the alliance of Brianna, Camelot and Calais. Moreover, we must face the opposition and rebellion of the enlightened nobles, and even cause the kingdom to split.
, fell into serious civil strife, leaving Holm in ruins.”
"If it leans toward balance, the church will definitely urge it, and I must also take care of the Violet family and my father. They are all in the place where the church has the strongest power."
"You know so clearly, why do you still make unwise choices?" Camille said slightly reproachfully.
Natasha shook her head and said resolutely: "What excuse is there? If you directly express your unwillingness to assist the church, it will be a serious betrayal of faith and will be punished by the Holy City of Reims. The Violet family will also be punished overtly and covertly.
Therefore, when I heard the news, in addition to the emotional surge in my heart and my real unwillingness to leave my father, I also had the idea of using this excuse to evade. Maybe I will go to the Kingdom of Holm in the future, but it will never be
Now, unfortunately, my father suggested that I come and let me know my mother's regrets."
"Since there is no reason to shirk it, and I also have the blood of the Hoffenberg family, I should shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the Holm Kingdom. I don't want to see a civil war in the Holm Kingdom and turn my mother's cherished hometown into a
Hell, well, I came here with this idea in mind."
"Besides, I am a devout believer, the patriarch of the Hoffenberg family, and the patriarch of the Violet family. The church should respect my wishes within a certain range, just like before."
"Natasha, that was before. If the situation in the Kingdom of Holm reached a critical moment, how could the church consider your wishes and only ask you to make sacrifices for the Lord." Camille felt that Natasha's previous explanation was okay.
, but the subsequent statement seemed a bit written.
Natasha smiled and said firmly: "If it is completely against my wishes, I would rather sacrifice myself. The church cannot interfere with the royal power at will. This is an agreement made by both parties before the Lord hundreds of years ago. If the church violates it, they will be a heretic."
, is the object of hostility of all nobles."
Camille looked at Natasha, helped her straighten her collar, and said softly: "Then what are you going to do? What do you ultimately want to change the situation in the Kingdom of Holm? What is your future direction?"
"Well, I don't know many things yet, and I can't confirm my thoughts yet." Natasha was a little confused when asked.
Camille looked at her seriously: "Then figure it out as soon as possible. Whether you prefer the Magic Council, the Church, or maintaining balance, you must make up your mind as soon as possible, so that many things can be arranged and avoided as soon as possible."
She was referring to things in the Principality of Violet.
"I understand that the concept of governing the country must be determined as soon as possible, so that decrees can be promulgated in a planned way and opponents can be gradually eliminated. However, this requires me to have a deeper understanding of the situation in the Kingdom of Holm. The only thing that can be certain now is that in the end,
The enlightened nobles definitely don’t want the church to be completely eliminated, and the most conservative nobles definitely don’t want to return to the state of royal power hundreds of years ago. Haha, except for those like Gordon who are completely dedicated to the church. Therefore, I plan to do this for a period of time.
Maintain balance first." Natasha nodded in agreement.
Then, she turned to look in the mirror, looking at the purple-haired woman wearing a black palace dress, touching the Hoffenberg family crest on her chest, and said to herself: "Before that, I need to be clear about it.
Faith, what does the Lord mean in my heart? What is the relationship between the church and the Lord? Only by recognizing ourselves can we make plans for the future, advance to the eighth level, pick up the sword of truth, and never
He is a weakling who cannot resist the legend, and it is difficult to see what Cardinal Salde is thinking and what he wants to achieve..."
She didn't tell the Archduke or Camille about her shaken faith. Apart from Lucien, only Fernando knew about it. Hathaway guessed a little bit through the incident of Francis summoning the projection of Paradise Mountain submitted by Lucien. The same thing happened with Salde.
in this way.!
"Okay, it's time for you to go to the House of Nobles." Camille opened the door to the palace.
Natasha glanced at the mirror again, and saw the hesitation and sadness hidden in the bright appearance of the purple-haired woman in it, and suddenly thought: "When I arrived in Holm, I became the queen, but I can't go to the Royal Magic Tower of Holm.
I can’t visit my mother-in-law Hathaway, and I can’t go to Alto to see his unique magic tower and the often-mentioned Atomic Research Institute. Every move I make will have profound meanings interpreted by thoughtful nobles. If I do the above two things
·That would undoubtedly symbolize a complete fall to the Magic Council.”
"It's impossible for them to cross Lord Ktonic to see me... The distance in space is closer, but the actual distance is actually further away."
"Hopefully his new encryption algorithm will prevent our communications from being cracked..."
In the hall of the House of Nobles, Natasha stood on the podium, accepted the worship of the nobles again, and then said concisely and concisely:
"Now, I announce two things. First, prepare for the funeral of my grandfather and uncle. The whole country will mourn for a month. During this period, all meetings of the House of Lords will be suspended. If there is any need to issue decrees or implement policies, please raise them directly to me.
.”
The king and the crown prince were both called by the Lord. Natasha's request was normal, so Rex and others did not raise any objections.
Then, Natasha continued: "Secondly, given that I don't know much about the kingdom's affairs, and based on my confidence in the decrees issued by my grandfather and uncle, within six months, unless there is an unexpected and unprecedented situation,
, I will not approve any proposal to change the current laws, policies and ministerial positions. You will continue to maintain the prosperity of the kingdom as before."
"What?" The nobles were surprised one after another.
Rex, who was wearing a white hairband, stood up and asked: "Her Majesty, there are many hidden problems in the kingdom currently, which need to be dealt with in a timely manner. Wouldn't it be too extreme to not approve any proposals?"
"Before I came, the kingdom relied on these laws, policies and the efforts of the ministers to prosper and maintain peace. Could it be that just because I came, they no longer apply? In just six short months
In a matter of months, they will change from a beneficial thing to a very harmful thing?" Natasha said with her back straight and vigorously.
This made the nobles who were used to the aging King Feltis and the frail Prince Patrick a little uncomfortable and felt a lot of pressure.
"No, that's not what I meant. I mean they may not be able to keep up with the current situation." Rex defended. He didn't want to be judged as slandering the late king in the conservative Holm Kingdom.
Finance Minister Earl Haisong breathed a sigh of relief. His position seemed to be saved. So he stood up and said: "Her Majesty the Queen made it very clear. If something outside of the situation happens, such as a minister being found to have a problem, then she
It will definitely be replaced, but before that, continuing the previous laws, policies and personnel will help the kingdom survive the turmoil of two distinguished figures being called by the Lord one after another. I support this proposal."
Although the vested interests in the past felt a little regretful that they could not go further, their own interests were not harmed and they could still accept it. Therefore, both conservatives and liberals expressed their approval - how could someone who can enter the House of Nobles
Maybe not a vested interest?
"Let me explain one more thing. I will give the ten knights who come with me manors, villas and property from the royal property. If there is no objection, the meeting will end and we will start preparing for the funeral." Natasha looked sharply at the people below.
noble.
The nobles had no room to express their opinions on how to deal with the royal family's property, so they stood up one after another and respectfully sent Her Majesty the Queen off.
When they got outside, Camille looked at Natasha carefully: "Well done, the Grand Duke also told me not to let you act randomly."
She believed that Natasha had received a lot of training as the head of the Violet family in the past ten years.
Natasha looked at the garden in front with a smile: "The new alien space is rich in population and material resources. The focus of the church and parliament will definitely be placed there in a short time. Therefore, according to someone's words, I
First, calm it down."
What she didn't say was that the council had another focus, which was to reversely decipher the mysteries of fission and fusion using legendary spell models such as "Eternal Blazing Sun" provided by Lucien by Fernando and Hathaway.
- Lucien couldn't explain many experimental phenomena, because they relied on the discovery and research of microscopic particles such as neutrons, so he directly blamed them on Aitna, explaining that they were forcibly constructed by the power of Silver Moon and the feedback from the world.
As a result, the two great arcanists had to devote themselves wholeheartedly to research in this field. Of course, with a spell model, this was much simpler than directionless exploration.
Arlinge and Lucien stepped into the Atomic Research Institute after a long absence.
After Fernando confirmed the existence of atomic nuclei by bombarding gold foil with a flow of helium particles, and Lucien found protons by bombarding nitrogen with a flow of helium particles and established his new alchemical system, the elemental magicians went crazy, and other factions
The magicians also went crazy. More and more qualified arcanists began to bombard all kinds of strange things with particle streams, hoping to find something. Therefore, Lucien saw several more buildings in the Atomic Research Institute.
similar instruments, such as the electromagnetic cyclotron that he "invented".
"Teacher, are you here? I was looking for you!" Katrina and Leylia said unexpectedly and pleasantly.
"What's wrong?" Lucien looked at their expressions, which seemed to be a good thing.
Katrina's smile was as bright as a flower: "Teacher, when we were doing ultra-low temperature experiments, we discovered a strange phenomenon. At a certain temperature, the resistance of metal will disappear!"