The train rumbled forward through the diffuse steam.
Quins looked at Buddy looking at the scenery outside the car with sadness, and said: "It will be three days before we get to Taopaphi. Why don't you take advantage of the opportunity now and tell me about Taopaphi?"
The situation."
Buddy quickly put away his emotions and said: "I have only been to Taopaphi for less than a month, and all I can say is what I saw on the surface."
"It doesn't matter, some superficial things will be fine."
Buddy: "Okay, let me tell you some information I know about Taopaphi."
Quince made a sign of all ears.
"Taopaphi is a veritable political capital. There are numerous nobles and nobles in Taopaphi. Perhaps due to this influence, everyone from high-ranking officials to common people pay great attention to etiquette, which is a characteristic of Saruna. I just went to Taopaphi.
A colleague I met in the Investigation Section told me a joke when I was in Opapafili. It was said that in Taopaphi, nine out of ten people you bumped into were nobles, and the remaining one was...
He also has some blood ties with the nobility."
"The three main political forces in Taopaphia are divided into the royal family, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. This system is said to have been passed down from the Neo-Macinian Empire a hundred years ago. As for the facts, you have to ask history
I am an expert, but I am just hearing about this."
"The House of Lords is controlled by nobles of all sizes, while the House of Commons is mainly made up of businessmen and civilians. In fact, these two houses have divided up 80% of the rights that originally belonged to the royal family. In addition to diplomatic rights, the only things in the hands of the royal family are
On the Mysterious Governance of Mysterious Worlds.”
"Mysterious power of governance?"
"Yes, the mysterious power of governance is the most important reason why many small countries still continue to have royal families. Since the birth of the country, the important reason why the royal families of many countries have become royal families is because they are generally composed of powerful extraordinary people.
Founded by people who are even extraordinary beings themselves, the royal family secretly resists many dangers from the mysterious world, and the people support the royal family with themselves. Do you think this method is familiar?"
Quins nodded: "Church."
"Yes, this method is basically the same as the church's model. It is said that the birth of the first unnatural god was based on the royal family's model. However, what its believers support is not the entire royal family, but an independent individual. Of course.
, the church’s view is exactly the opposite of the previous conclusion.”
"This argument is pointless."
"That's all," Buddy shrugged: "The Royal Secret Guard is the core organization that controls the mysterious governance of the Saruna royal family. Our investigation department is the product of a compromise between the royal family and the House of Lords and the House of Lords, and is supervised by three parties.
, can be regarded as a semi-official and semi-civilian organization, coupled with the Third Intelligence Bureau, which is completely responsible for the House of Lords, it is Saruna's legitimate official mysterious organization."
"Needless to say, the Royal Guards are all in the hands of the royal family. They are the strongest, but the scope of influence is the weakest. At most, it is a few cities around Taopaphi. But on the other hand, in Taopaphi, the Royal Guards
The strength is the strongest among the three."
"The Investigation Bureau is a three-party compromise agency. In the past, the Royal Secret Guard was completely responsible for handling mysterious incidents. This allowed the royal family to use mysterious incidents as an excuse to intervene in many matters. So in order to control this phenomenon, the Investigation Bureau's
The establishment was forcibly approved by the House of Lords and the House of Commons. However, due to the interference of the royal family and other factors, the Investigation Bureau gradually became a semi-official and semi-civilian organization. Among them, the forces in the House of Commons are the most pro-Investigation Bureau."
Quince thoughtfully said: "Because it is difficult for businessmen and civilians to come into contact with extraordinary beings."
Buddy nodded: "Yes, the royal family is the largest noble to put it bluntly, so it is not uncommon for some big nobles to have their own private extraordinary powers. Moreover, because the royal family and nobles forcefully block mysterious knowledge downwards, it is difficult for businessmen and civilians to
Being exposed to this aspect, this led to the fact that in the era when the Royal Secret Guard was dominant, many members of the House of Commons died at the hands of supernatural beings or supernatural beings. This was the main reason why the House of Commons actively promoted the establishment of the Investigation Bureau. As for the nobles, because they wanted to
In order to preserve his private extraordinary power, he finally worked with the House of Commons to form an investigation department through recruitment from the private sector to fight against the royal secret guards of the royal family."
Quins: "Turns out this model was inappropriate? Did they lose it?"
"Yes, the Investigation Bureau finally broke away from the control of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It can be said that this is completely the product of the three parties' hindrance."
Quins: "Then why wasn't it banned?"
"On the one hand, it is too big to lose, and on the other hand, it is also because the House of Commons has not agreed to ban it. After all, with one more mysterious organization, members of the House of Commons will have more security."
"Finally, there is the Third Intelligence Bureau. This is originally an official intelligence agency serving the government. It does not involve mysterious incidents and is filled with ordinary people. However, due to the semi-disengagement of the Investigation Department, some big nobles gradually united and infiltrated part of the government.
The intelligence agency, and gradually inserted his own personal extraordinary power into it, grew wantonly, and finally grew to the point where it could compete with the Royal Secret Service and the Investigation Bureau. This is also an important reason why the House of Commons has been reluctant to ban the Investigation Bureau.
one."
Quins touched his chin: "Interesting, there are three parties of checks and balances. I think the House of Commons has vaguely joined forces with the royal family in the mysterious incident."
Buddy: "Yes, although the overall strength of the Third Intelligence Bureau is not as good as that of the Royal Guards, it has an extensive intelligence network. This is where the Royal Guards are far inferior. And the House of Commons is the weakest party among them. Logically speaking, they should not join forces.
The Royal Family, but if it unites with the House of Lords, it will inevitably make the House of Lords the strongest in both politics and mystery. This is something that neither the House of Commons nor the Royal Family want to see. Instead, the House of Commons will exchange political resources for the mystery of the Royal Family.
Only by achieving mutual complementarity and mutual prosperity can we be able to stabilize the upper house of Lords and form the current stable tripartite situation."
Quins pinched the root of his nose: "It's really troublesome politics."
"Of course, this is not static. The internal conflicts among the three parties, as well as the constraints of external mysterious forces, etc., have made the situation in Taopaphi very complicated."
"I won't go into details about the internal conflicts. No force is monolithic internally, and I don't know it very well. Let me talk about the outside. The three largest mysterious forces, the Demon Hunters Guild, the Church of Steam and Steel, and the Wan
The Church of the Mother of Snakes. When I say this, I don’t mean that there are no other churches and cults. It’s just that compared to the three forces I mentioned, other forces have invested too much power in Taopaphi and even the Kingdom of Saruna.”
"The Demon Hunter Guild has always maintained a neutral attitude. I believe you will have many opportunities to deal with them in the future. The Church of Steam and Steel, as the Church of the Good God, cooperates with both Demon Hunters and Saruna. As for the Mother of Snakes, I
I think you know a lot about it, so I won’t say more. Currently, there is no accurate answer to where the headquarters of the Mother of Snakes is in Taopaphi, or there is none at all. Who knows?
"
Quince: "Tell me about Taopaphi's investigation department."
"Oh? Have you thought of it?" Buddy chuckled: "Taopaphi's investigation department is different from Teague. It is roughly divided into four factions, pro-lower house, pro-royalty, pro-upper house and neutral faction. Those who are pro-upper house
They are the most hidden and have the smallest number of people. Those who are pro-lowers and those who are pro-royal have the same attitude towards those who are pro-uppers. If they find out, they will expel or isolate, demote, etc. In normal times, secret competition between the two is unavoidable, but they are unanimous in facing the outside world. As for the neutral faction
, they are all similar to those of us who were transferred from other places. It can be regarded as an unwritten and loose group. No one will admit it, but everyone knows it in their hearts. On the surface, they all act independently without any inclination. At most, they are like us.
Coming from the same place, we hug each other to keep warm.”
Quins scratched his head: "Well, I regret going to Taopaphi."
Buddy laughed: "This is one of the reasons why I returned to Tigue. But don't worry, Taopaphi is five times bigger than Tigue. There are many places where we need to be in charge. People from other places like us are usually stationed.
Go to remote jurisdictions and work with other neutral factions, so you don't have to worry too much about political matters. Moreover, the pro-royal faction and the pro-Commons faction want to win over the largest number of neutral factions, so our life will not be too difficult.
."
Quins shook his head. Thinking of the relationship between the three princesses, he knew that his life in Taopaphi would not be peaceful. Fortunately, half a year had passed and there was no news of the return of the third princess, which was... good news.
Next, Buddy briefly talked about some of the important figures in these forces, and Quins remembered them one by one.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about other things." Quins said: "Have you thought about the secret story you want to continue?" These words are a bit superficial, but after such a long time, he and he have
Buddy is something of an old friend.
Speaking of this, Buddy put his hands in his hair and said with some difficulty: "It's hard to decide. The most important thing is that the highest level of mechanical secrets in the Taopaphi Investigation Department is only level 6."
Quince: "Do you want to continue the high-level secrets above level 7?"
Buddy nodded matter-of-factly: "You should have some experience of the gap between mid-level and high-level, just like that time with Iron Rose, when a few of us dealt with the level 4 three-headed hyena together."
Thinking of how many people on his side had gone through so much trouble and injured two people before they had to deal with the fourth-level mutated monster with great difficulty, he could imagine that the gap between the mid-level and high-level monsters would be even greater.
"But high-level mechanical secrets may not be available in Saruna. If you really want it, you can only try your luck with the three empires, or simply join the Church of Steam and Machinery."
"Joining the church is not what I want. As for traveling away to the three great empires, I don't say whether it is possible. If you are not familiar with the place, if you really go there to plan high-level mechanical secrets, it may have been several years later."
Buddy said.
Quins could clearly feel the pride in his heart, that feeling of powerlessness with a heart as high as the sky but powerlessness, which was the reason why he had been hesitant to advance to level 4 and choose other mechanical secrets.
"I will help you pay attention to the news in the black market." Quins sighed secretly. If he has advanced to level 4 or above, even if it is only level 4, Suigu Library can help him choose a suitable one.
High-level mechanical secrets. But unfortunately, he is only at level 1 now, and is far away from level 4.
"Thanks!" Buddy is already familiar with Tieg's black market. Now he can only hope to find high-level mechanical secrets in Taopaphi, the center of Saruna.
.
Speaking of this, Quins suddenly felt the hem of his clothes being pulled. According to familiar experience, Quins instantly knew that this was the code given to him by Bayonetta.
His thoughts changed slightly, and Quins said: "Let's not talk about this for now. The train has left for half a day. Let's rest first."