Rufus did not make any speech that shocked everyone at the 70th anniversary of the founding of Crossbell, but only said a few remarks. Although the atmosphere was a little tense, it did not become a situation where he could not get off the stage.
The VIP box of Rainbow Theater Company. Due to the use of coated glass technology, the stage outside can be seen from the box, while people outside only see a gray sky.
Room 1 is a conference room.
This conference room not only blocks the line of sight from the outside, but the complicated barriers around it also have multiple functions such as sound insulation, isolation of guided waves, isolation of spiritual vein channels and even isolation of the perception of causal spells.
This is a formal and solemn precaution, because what is discussed here is something that should not be used for conversation through any remote communication method.
Currently sitting on four sides of the conference table are Dita, Maria Bell, Ian and Ling.
"Uncle Dita and Bell are both busy people. They will definitely return to Crossbell only during the Founding Festival." After Ling said that, she opened the guidance terminal and threw the information she had compiled on the curtain.
Ian took the documents prepared by Ling and started reading them, while Dita and Bell looked at Ling.
"After all, IBC's business is spread across the entire continent. As a multinational bank, it is extremely powerful. There is no way to stay in Crossbell as often as before. Ling, you have now sneaked into the imperial court. Tell us who the prime minister is over there.
Thoughts?"
The first person to speak was Maria Bell. Her life has been extremely busy since she became the vice president of IBC. Compared to Ling, Maria Bell spent even less time in the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture.
"I don't know what Uncle Gillias is thinking. However, the imperial government does not have any intention of annexing the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture in the near future. Mr. Rufus's statement here this morning is just a way to put pressure on the Republic. This is a way to put the empire in the secret war.
The one who turned the advantage under the table into the advantage on the table. Oh, by the way, Uncle Gillias seems to be very obsessed with the practice of 'diplomatic annexation'. After the Hundred Days War, there was no example of the empire directly using regular troops."
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"It will still be safe in the near future. How long will it take?" Ian raised his head and asked.
"It's difficult to give a specific time directly. Let's look at it as a year. The main task of the imperial government at present is to clarify the distinction between ministerial responsibilities and administrative trivial matters, including Mr. Rufus and I entering the inner court, etc., which all indicate that in the near future
There are major personnel changes. In this form, the empire's diplomatic posture will show a certain toughness to the outside world."
"Like a lion terrorizing all beasts."
Dita tapped his fingers on the table and quickly understood the current situation. He tapped his fingers in the air a few times and took out a set of sand tables. As he injected spiritual power, the sand tables quickly transformed into the style of the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture, including
All rivers and mountains.
"In other words, we can move faster than before."
Ling was slightly surprised when she saw this scene.
"Uncle Dita, have you picked up alchemy again?"
"Ha, I can't compare to you young people. But I don't want to just watch you two work hard. Okay, let's get down to business."
Dita tapped a few times on the spiritual power sand table and marked the gathering node of Crossbell's spiritual power that had been rectified.
"The spiritual veins of the Land of Karma have been contaminated by the spiritual veins of the Dark Earth several times. In order to achieve the goal, its influence needs to be isolated for a certain period of time. Therefore, I plan to gather my friends in the name of real estate development to
A piece of grassland in the southwest and a hill in the northwest will serve as the new city area. Clear the area around the Orchid Tower and arrange a filtering array."
"Can such a large-scale plan be completed within one year? Ellie's grandfather is preparing to retire. Who do you think is more suitable as the next mayor?"
Ling looked at Bell, and Bell called up the picture from his portable guidance terminal.
"It doesn't matter who comes. What we need is a puppet who can maintain the situation, not a capable politician. Therefore, the Chief of the Crossbell Police Department is a suitable candidate. And compared with those MPs, he will not go too far.
If you lean toward the Empire, you won’t lean overly toward the Republic. At least you won’t support the bill of merging Crossbell with the Empire in a hot head.”
"Well, it's not a bad thing to let political leaders engage in the hard work and deep thinking required by their positions and responsibilities. The real management functions are left to the civil servants. What about the mayor's secretary who is responsible for coordinating the civil servants? Last month
The troublemaker Anaste is still on the run, and this position is still vacant. Do you want Ellie to join?"
"Niece Ellie. Although she is capable...well, Bell and Ian, what do you think?"
Maria Bell certainly agreed with Ling's proposal, "This is really a good idea."
She has always been very opposed to Ellie going to the support class. Since there is such an opportunity to get her out of there, there is no need to miss it.
"I can also contact my old friends to enter the secretariat to help her work. They are all very experienced lawyers." Ian also nodded. "The key to getting bills passed by parliament: fast, simple, popular, and cheap.
The key to getting a bill rejected by Parliament: it's complicated, time-consuming, expensive and controversial. With the help of our old friends, it's easy to get Crossbell State Parliament to run according to our will."
"Ian, are you still not ready to come forward in person?" Dita asked.
"Standing in front of the stage is not suitable for me. I don't have the courage to become a politician. It is more suitable for me to be a behind-the-scenes worker. Compared with me..."
"Uncle Dita had better not come to the forefront too early. As the world's richest man, you have a decisive influence in the financial circle. Just like the expansion policy pursued by Uncle Gillias, it does not directly use the regular army of the empire but uses the opportunity to overwhelm
Like all small countries, it is the best insurance for Crossbell when it is not used. Neither the empire nor the republic wants to push you to the other side." Ling made an analogy.
"I understand what you mean, niece. It's just like how I sometimes sell a large amount of orders to hold down the price of a certain stock in the stock market. I don't really want to sell the stock. Don't worry, I have no such intention before the situation becomes uncontrollable.
"
Ling breathed a sigh of relief when Dita turned his attention away from participating in the election. Although she did not think that it was Dita's responsibility to lead to the ending of an independent country in a parallel world, she could keep him out of it.
The impact on the situation is more beneficial. Just like the collusion between Ling and Wiseman in the second half of the gospel plan, Levi was almost not involved, in order to avoid the possibility of leading to a specific cause and effect.
"The campaign, election and then appointment of officials will be roughly in June. Even if you plan to put Ellie on the shelf, there is still a two-month buffer period. During this period, Bell, can you find time to talk to her? About what to do?
It is more appropriate for you, the commander-in-chief of the entire Samlian Alchemist Group, to decide how far our plan should be revealed to her. By the way, Ellie is not completely ignorant of the world below the surface. At least.
, I am the 'initiator' of the matter, and she is also the insider." Thinking about it now, it was a huge oversight to involve Ellie in Ordis at that time. But the deal was already done, and it was impossible to completely leave her alone.
Even though she had long since severed ties with the Imperial Liberation Front, she already knew a lot about what she should and should not know.
After listening to Ling's words, Maria Bell first looked at Dita, and the latter nodded to her daughter, "I have already given full authority to you for the affairs of the clan. I am only responsible for what is on the table. I will hand over everything below the table."
Here you go."
"Okay, then leave this matter to me to communicate."
"Finally and most importantly, I have started to wake up our royal servant this week according to the original plan. Bell, how many people do you plan to let know about this?"
"There are two conceptual rights to know. Before she awakens, I do not intend to tell anyone except the four of us here about her true identity. Even after she awakens, as long as she does not have that will, we will not
I intend to make it public. Beyond that, in terms of form, I intend to give her the greatest freedom. I do not intend to interfere in any way in her own social circle. In fact, my father and I should try to avoid direct contact with her.
touch."
"Why avoid it?"
This is something that Ling can't figure out. If Chia had been trained by Dita and Bell from the beginning, there would have been no possibility of her plans to overturn because she was too attached to certain people.
"I have read the records left by my ancestors. That child, even before awakening, has the characteristics of being loved by the world. It can be said that it is a superior race, no, it is the power of a god. As long as she stays by her side, she will not go away.
Hurt her. And what we want to do is essentially to use her. In order to avoid being affected by her power and changing our minds, it is best to keep a distance from her."
"Huh? So just throw it to me. Aren't you afraid that I will make you your enemy under her influence?"
"Because you have the protection of His Excellency, I believe that the 'Alliance Leader' of the 'Body-Eating Snake' has a way to prevent you from falling into a situation where your free will is controlled by it."
That's it. Ling nodded, understanding Bell's plan.
"If it weren't for the fact that there is currently no vacancy in the 'Apostle', I think Ken Parela would have invited you to join Bell. In this way, you would not have such taboos."
"Haha, I just assume you mean well. At present, I have no interest in joining your association. In addition, I have no interest in taking care of children. Although that person is technically the elder of our family five hundred years ago.
Ancestors.”
Just like Miriam and Altina are technically descendants of the goblin family, Miko's bloodline is also inseparable from the Kurois family. The artificial human technology of the Kurois family is not
He pinches people out of thin air, but uses the existing bloodline as a model to operate...
Neither Dita nor Bell wanted to have children. Ian was an ordinary person without magic ability and could not prevent himself from being affected by Qia's thinking.
In this case, there is no other choice.
Ling did not intend to throw Qia directly to the support class, but what if it was her own volition? As long as she still stayed in this city, if a small coincidence happened occasionally, a few people among the more than 500,000 people would
Although it is a small probability event that an encounter occurs, it does not mean that it is impossible.
Well, if she wants to do that kind of thing, then let her do it.
Ling thought for a moment and decided to let it go. If Chia stayed in Rozenberk's workshop, she wouldn't have much interaction with the support class.
She believes that Chia Rozenberk must be a better choice than Chia Bennings.