"... After this incident spread in a small area, the nobles and parliament who wanted to limit the power of the royal family and the king seized the opportunity. If Charles is not punished, then this year's parliament will not be held as scheduled, so
This is to express protest.
In mid-February, Ouston was dismissed from his position, and Charles was detained at Nightsong Manor. The king, the prime minister, and representatives of the nobles conducted many negotiations within nearly a month."
Rawls withdrew his gaze, looked at the bronze tabletop covered with mysterious patterns in front of him and said:
"Four days ago, the king stated that he would punish Charlie. Three days ago, he announced that the royal family would confer Delina as the eldest princess and she would be engaged to Crown Prince Ma Xi. That afternoon, Charlie committed suicide at the 'Yege Manor'. In the evening, the news spread in a small area.
"
After he explained the causes and consequences of Charlie's suicide one by one, the members of the Tarot Society looked at each other. They either knew each other through previous exchanges or they knew it themselves. They all knew the heritage of the Augustus family, which had been passed down for more than two thousand years.
The Extraordinary family of 2000 was a powerful family that survived the mysterious era of the Fourth Age and took control of a country.
Why would such a family choose to bow its head in front of the parliament and nobles?
After finishing the narration, Rawls, who did not get any feedback, sighed secretly. At the Tarot Club, he might be able to obtain extraordinary resources, gain a lot of mysterious knowledge, and even some secrets involving the gods, but these members have no political power.
Anyone with a keen sense of smell is a bunch of political noobs.
Needless to say about the "Sun"; the "Magician" comes from a middle-class background and is not keen on this aspect; similarly, the "Moon" only likes dolls and staying at home; the "Hanged Man" is ambitious and capable, but more of a
Using his continuous promotion on the extraordinary path to gain power has a lot to do with his origin...
The only ones who can understand this aspect are "Justice" and "The Hermit", but the former is too well protected by his father, especially because of the competition between the two brothers, and he is unwilling to pay attention to this, while the latter is obviously influenced by Bernard.
Due to too much influence, Dai stayed away from politics.
Although Klein or Zhou Mingrui claims to be a keyboard political scientist, he is better than others in this regard. This is given to him by his previous life experience.
But for him, there is a big problem, that is, he faced an ordinary world many years ago, at least on the surface. But now that there is an extraordinary world, it is difficult for him to place himself in an ordinary world.
His political acumen came into play because he considered the extraordinary and the mundane separately.
For example, Klein got the "Black Emperor" card very early, knew about the "Black Emperor"'s god-making ceremony, and was aware that Loen was facing a reform, but he never connected these. This
Of course there are reasons for this due to the level he is at, but the inherent way of thinking in his mind also has a great impact.
In this world, although high-sequence powerful people have a transcendent attitude in politics, political games are never just about individuals, but also about the huge resources and power behind them.
The power controlled by the nobles and parliament led by Negan and Hall cannot be compared with that of the royal family, especially the power of the military. If you want to be promoted to demigod, you will definitely become a temporary pawn of the royal family, just like the promotion of Amyrius
Demigods are used to combat the influence of the Negan family in the military.
The reason why the ruling power is now in the hands of the nobility and parliament is entirely because of the support of the three major churches.
These nobles are different from those angelic families in the Fourth Age. They cannot compete with the royal family in terms of extraordinary power, and they cannot have an advantage in political power. However, the support of the church makes up for their shortcomings. The extraordinary power church is not inferior to the royal family.
Political forces also have the support of many believers.
If the three major churches of Loen and the royal family are equivalent to the balance in a state of balance, and the power controlled by the nobles is equivalent to the jig on the scale, they can affect the balance by adjusting their positions and gain benefits from both parties.
But sadly, this is only in general circumstances. In special circumstances, such as when the two ends of the scale change, the power to move will not be in their hands. Just like Augustus made the decision to let the three major churches settle in
The military gave in, and the nobles' loss of power was ignored.
Rawls, who had not received a response for a long time, had to ask himself:
"As you may think, Charlie's death is abnormal. As long as the royal family withstands the pressure, he can survive. This is different from Edsac last time, when three major churches exerted huge pressure.
And the church will not take the initiative to intervene in this kind of purely political struggle."
"Mr. Emperor, do you mean that Augustus has other considerations?"
Alger, the "Hanged Man" sitting next to Rawls, obviously had extraordinary talent in this area, but he did not continue to think about this issue. Instead, he said:
"Didn't you get the message?"
In his opinion, the "Emperor" is undoubtedly a member of the Augustus family, and now that he has been promoted to demigod, he must be taken seriously. But his current behavior is not in line with the other party's identity.
Exposing one's own shortcomings and doubting one's own family...this is not how an Augustus should behave!
Finally there was a response... Rawls breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the Hanged Man with some surprise. Did Alger doubt his identity or his purpose?
"I investigated Charlie, including Auston Leavitt and others."
Alger nodded, the "emperor" was excluded by Augustus in this matter.
Klein, who was sitting at the head of the long bronze table, relied on his experience as a keyboard politician to roughly clarify the context and political game behind Charlie's death, but he still didn't understand what the "emperor" meant.
Showing loyalty in front of a "fool" like him? He cursed secretly, but he soon realized that this was not impossible.
The "Emperor" has now been promoted to the "Fallen Earl" of Sequence 4. There are only two paths in front of him, "Frenzy Mage" and "Chaos Hunter". No matter which path has the possibility of gaining support from Augustus,
Not much, especially after Charlie's death.
Then choosing "The Fool" is quite reasonable.
After seeing that his goal was achieved, Rawls stopped talking and decided to take things step by step. The first step was to show that he had drawn a clear line between himself and Augustus, which was not in line with his identity.
At this time, "Hermit" Cattleya, who had been silent for a long time, looked at the male members opposite and said with a smile:
"It seems that many things happened before I joined. I wonder if you can tell me some."
On the one hand, she wanted to know what impact the "Fool" had in the previous great smog. On the other hand, she also wanted to learn more about the "Fool" from other members to determine whether her terrible guess was correct.
.
"Let me tell you something."
Seeing that Mr. Fool had no objection, Forsi the Magician sat up slightly and recounted some of the events before and after the Great Smog in detail, and did some artistic processing based on his identity as a writer.
"Edsac, human trafficking, missing slaves..."
After Cattleya remembered these, she smiled and thanked Miss Magician.
Klein's heart sank when he heard about human trafficking again. He thought about what he had seen and heard from the wealthy businessman Kapin, and thought about the man he learned from the red-haired Yin Lian, "Crazy Captain" Connors Victor.
He has in-depth cooperation with many human traffickers and slave merchants in Loen. "Lieutenant General Disease" Tracey once helped him transport several ships of slaves.
I need to play the "faceless man" now and don't have time to investigate, but I can ask the "Emperor" and "The Hanged Man" to check it out. Maybe I can gain something.
Thinking of this, Klein immediately controlled the "world" and spoke hoarsely:
"Mr. Hanged Man, do you remember Barron?"
"certainly."
Alger looked at the gloomy "world", and he roughly knew that the other party might be Gehrman Sparrow, that crazy adventurer. However, the other party had disappeared for almost a month. Could it be that he went to investigate Barron?
"He may be related to 'Mad Captain' Connors Victor."
"I see."
Alger nodded. Recently, the Church of Storms no longer cares about this matter. It is better to wait until the right opportunity before reporting it.
After "The World" and "The Hermit" completed a separate conversation, the Tarot Club came to an end.
…
After the gray fog went away and the crimson color disappeared, Rawls, who was sitting on the sofa, turned to look at the bedroom door, frowned, stretched out his finger to the door lock, and let it open silently. The spiritual barrier that blocked the room was also broken.
Alicia's figure appeared in front of the door, holding a letter in her hand. She took a few steps forward and handed it to Rawls:
"Sent by your messenger, he was unable to enter the room."
After Rawls was promoted to demigod, the "distortion" he used could no longer be solved silently by Alicia and the messenger Alexio.
After receiving the letter, he tore open the envelope. After seeing the unfamiliar handwriting, he subconsciously looked to the end, and the two words "Inn Wright" came into view.
Xio moves very quickly!
After sighing inwardly, Rawls paid attention to the letter, but Yin En stated in the letter that everything was normal, and no red eyes except Emlyn came into contact with him. This was different from Elder Laijatt's.
The answer is the same, I didn't notice the enhancement of the aggregation effect of extraordinary characteristics on the day of the red moon.
He stood up and walked to the balcony with the letter, looked at the southwest direction and pondered for a while, and could only sigh. Neither the vampires nor Trunsoest's possible backhand could be touched by him now.
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Hall Family Castle, East Chestershire.
Even though the Tarot Club has ended, Audrey Hall is still immersed in the emotion of feeling wronged for Princess Delina, which is not normal for a "psychiatrist".
Susie, the big golden retriever dog who had also been promoted to "psychiatrist" and was lying not far in front of her, could not understand her owner's emotions. She could only open her eyes wide and stare at Audrey without blinking.
.
After a long time, the voice of the personal maid Anne sounded:
"Miss, Pastor Simin wants to see you."
Audrey, who was immersed in emotions, raised her head, frowned slightly and replied:
"I see."
Smin is the pastor of the Church of the Night, but this is only her superficial identity. She is actually a secret member of the "Psychological Alchemy Society" and is Audrey's contact person after she returns to East Chester County.
Recently, she will give Audrey some tasks and accumulate contributions in exchange for the "Hypnotist" formula.
Although she had already purchased this formula from Mr. World and even collected some materials. However, in order to integrate into the "Psychological Alchemy Society" and gain more trust, she had been patiently completing these trivial tasks.
But under normal circumstances, Simin would not take the initiative to see her.
Audrey stood up, gave herself a comfort, straightened her clothes, and walked out. The big golden retriever Susie had already climbed up and followed briskly.
After arriving at the small living room and seeing Simin sitting on the small sofa, Audrey signaled her maid to leave, walked up with a smile and said:
"Ms. Simin, what's wrong?"
Simin stood up as soon as Audrey entered the small living room and took a few steps forward to greet her. She was average-looking but friendly. She waited until Annie was far away before she whispered:
"I have a good friend who is also a member of the Psychological Alchemy Society. She has an extraordinary item in her hand and wants to sell it..."
"Sit down first."
The smile on Audrey's face faded a little. She pointed to the sofa and sat down first. After Simin sat down, she whispered:
"Ms. Simin, if I remember correctly, we said when we first met that you would not come to me unless there was an emergency. This was your suggestion."
If it were normal times or even tomorrow, Audrey would never be so direct, and would let Simin pay attention to this problem more tactfully. But now she herself feels some sympathy for Delina's matter, even if she gives herself some comfort
It only has a mitigating effect.
Hearing Audrey's unkind words, Simin, who was dressed as a priest, was stunned for a moment, then stood up and apologized:
"sorry, I……"
The reason why she would not take the initiative to meet unless it was urgent was entirely to protect herself. The Psychological Alchemy Society is a secret organization and is wanted by the three major churches. Audrey can still be found out because of her identity and the situation will not be too bad, and she must
There will be big trouble, after all, she is the pastor of the Church of the Night.
Although she has the "Hypnotist" formula that Audrey needs, the other party is the one who is valued by the Psychological Alchemy Society.
"I apologize for my attitude just now." After giving herself comfort again, Audrey's tone softened a lot, "What kind of extraordinary item is it?"
"It corresponds to the 'Judge' and is called the 'Guardian gavel'. It looks like a metal gavel. One end of the gavel is blood red and the other end is silver white. It can add majesty to the holder and enhance physical fitness and fighting ability."
The ability to sense danger and evil atmosphere in a certain area, and to set corresponding bans, such as banning ghosts, etc..."
Simin did not dare to neglect and explained the abilities of the "Guardian Mallet" one by one.
"But the most important thing is that its negative effects are almost non-existent for 'psychiatrists'."