Chapter 156 Violet Empire
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Salamun, Royal District, Tricolor Courtyard, Violet Capital City
The Royal District is located at the end of Violet Avenue, It is the core area of the royal capital Salamoon, and the three-color courtyard is located in the middle of the royal area. This huge green cross-shaped area has been blessed with a lot of magic to improve the environment. The environment inside is beautiful and spring-like all year round. It is used by the Violet Royal Family. It is also the place of rest and the most favored residence in winter for the elderly Violet family patriarch and the emperor of the empire, Clive Bresne.
In the atrium of the three-color courtyard, Lewen, the internal affairs manager of the Fire Claw Territory and a half-orc of the Fox Tribe, nervously asked Futaba, who had an indifferent face next to him: "Are you sure there is nothing wrong? You know We don’t have much time..."
"I have explained to you before, this is necessary preparation work." Futaba, who was wearing a fire claw collar coat of arms outside his robe, glanced at him impatiently: "How about you come?"
Lewin, who was originally a representative of the envoy, shrank his neck, shook his head and said: "No way, just do what you say, Ms. Futaba."
"Huh, actually I really don't. Too good at interacting with others Dealing with each other." Futaba pushed up his glasses helplessly and sighed softly: "No matter how much you think of strangers as potatoes, they still look like humans below the neck..."
Lewin shrugged and looked at the girl with admiration in his eyes. Although he was still a little worried, he had to admit that this young human female mage was much better than him.
This is also the reason why Futaba, who originally only had to act as a witness, was directly awarded the position of leader of the envoy by Chief Xiluo before departure.
Whether it is wisdom, scheming or strategy, Lewin, as the chief think tank of the Fire Claw Territory, feels that there is no comparison between himself and the other party...
However, he is not dissatisfied at all. On the contrary, Lewin is very happy. Futaba exists.
[If she goes by her previous thoughts, maybe the Fire Claw Territory really has a chance to take the initiative outside of the battlefield! 】
He thought secretly in his heart, and then saw a young man dressed as a waiter walking not far away.
"Ms. Futaba of the Fire Claw Leader, Your Majesty is ready to receive you." He slowly came to the two of them, first gave a slight salute to Futaba, and then bowed to Lewen. : "Long time no see, Mr. Levine, you can wait in the lounge over there for a while."
Levin nodded, and then whispered to Futaba: "Please do everything."
"I will do my best." Futaba responded feebly, and then followed the waiter to the other side. A palace in the distance.
It took a while for Levin, who came to this place for the first time, to remember something particularly important.
“Well, can anyone tell me how to get to the lounge...”
……
Five minutes later
Three Color Courtyard, Saint Laurent Palace
The old man with white hair and beard is calmly playing with the musical instrument in front of him, and from time to time he will write on the white paper beside him with his pen. Something, the skin that seems to have not been taken care of is slightly pale, and he is very tall but very thin, but it is not the kind of morbid thinness, but makes people feel like he has a fairy-like and elegant temperament.
If it weren’t for the amethyst crown on his head, which symbolizes authority, it would be difficult for others to recognize his status as an emperor when walking on the street.
“A magician, a bard, and an alchemist all make sense, but they just don’t look like an emperor.”
He slowly put down the sheet of music he had just finished composing in his hand, and smiled kindly at Futaba, who looked uncomfortable all over: "Right?"
[No, I just think you look like A person selling paintings on the street...】
Futaba, who had been left drying for a while, felt deep in his heart. He complained, but on the surface he had an expression of 'fuck you guessed it right', and nodded with admiration: "You saw it."
"Haha~ If there is any You have to choose, I really want to be a bard who can travel across the continent." The old emperor said to Futaba without any pretense. With a grimace, he spread his hands and said: "It's a pity that someone has to be the emperor."
Although Futaba disagreed a little, Clairvaux Bresne's words were indeed from the bottom of his heart. His Majesty the Emperor, who is nearly eighty years old, My three greatest hobbies are editing stories, composing music and painting landscapes, and although I Although it is just a hobby, Clairvaux's attainments in music and painting are of a first-class level. If he were to change his background, this man who is quite talented in art is indeed likely to become a great one. Bard, but it's a pity, as he said...someone has to be the emperor.
Clairvaux is not the only heir of the previous Violet Emperor. It is a pity that his brothers are really incompetent. Some of them are brave and ruthless, some are foolish, some are short-sighted, and some have evil intentions. But none of them is suitable. Being an emperor...< br>
As the eldest son, Clerval had to take this position, because both he and his father knew that if Clerval gave up inheriting the royal family and the Violet family, the consequences would be very serious. Very bad.
Different from the chauvinist empire where power is relatively unified, although the Violet Empire is also called the 'Empire', the emperor's right to speak is far less powerful. Although the royal family's voice still has weight, except for Except for the violet territory centered on the royal city of Salamun, the de facto supreme ruler of other places is still the local lord, whose status is roughly equivalent to that of the vassal king in ancient my country.
Ned once popularized science for Mo Tan and Futaba. This empire was composed of nine powerful families, namely Violet, Crystal Wolf, Hussein, and Baroka. , Dantes, Fernand, Marshall, Simon, Firepaw, they It was a vassal of a certain big country that was entrenched in this land a generation ago, but it became the owner of this place due to a joint rebellion that broke out under tyranny thousands of years ago, and it was Clairvaux's ancestors who spearheaded the coup. Edmond Bresne, who was the Grand Duke of Violet at that time.
So after everything was over, the Violet family naturally became the new generation of the royal family, and the other eight great lords declared their allegiance in name and took root in the places they occupied one after another, becoming like earth emperors. existence.
Of course, there has never been peace in this world, and everyone still understands the principle of staying together to keep warm. Therefore, despite maintaining territorial autonomy all year round, these families have always surrounded the Violet Royal Family and regard themselves as subordinates.
For thousands of years, the Violet family has always maintained the balance of the country in a relaxed manner, without intervening too much, but always ensuring its own weight and right to speak, and at the same time shouldering the role of checker, helmsman and backer. The identity of the pot holder. However, although this position is very high, it is also very delicate. Although their royal family has been in a stable position for such a long time, if a mediocre person appears at any time, there is no guarantee that other lords will not take the opportunity to seek power and usurp the throne. Such dramas, so even though Clairvaux was reluctant, he still obediently inherited the amethyst crown and became the emperor for more than fifty years.
Although he is not an emperor with long-term vision, keen sense of smell, and ease of handling, at least he does not have any fatal weaknesses or flaws, so he has not made any big mistakes over the years. , of course there are many flaws.
So, back to business...
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't understand any rules, so I'll get straight to the point." The old man in front of Futaba showed no intention of continuing to say anything, and immediately said in a serious voice: "We in the Fire Claw Leader met some people. Difficulties, I came to you to apply for a Supreme Council, and I want to invite the other seven to lead..."
"Supreme Council?" Clairvaux frowned slightly, and his calm temperament instantly faded. I went there a lot: "What do you mean?"
It's not surprising that he had this reaction. After all, the Supreme Council is no joke. It only occurs in extremely rare major events. An emergency meeting can only be initiated by the Violet Royal Family during a major disaster or major decision-making. As long as there is sufficient reason, the other eight lords must respond immediately and then go to the royal capital of Salamun in person as soon as possible to discuss it. Such power is said to be It cannot be overstated that it is an important part of imperial power.
Of course, if the Violet family has nothing to do and just wants to play mahjong with everyone on the grounds of "wanting to play two rounds of mahjong" or "forming a group for an outing", then it is purely for fun. Well, no lord would be in the mood to call everyone together for this kind of thing, and it would also cause a huge blow to the majesty of the royal family.
So in most cases, something like the Supreme Council will not happen once every ten years. Of course, the Marshall lords who capture and trade slaves in private are definitely qualified to call everyone together to have a meeting. Yes, but...
"Plague." Futaba did not mention her original intention of coming here at all, but said seriously: "A plague of unprecedented scale and extremely harmful levels."
Clever was suddenly frightened. Xiao Tiao quickly asked: "Plague? You mean the Fire Claw Territory? A large-scale plague broke out there?"
"No, it's not the Fire Claw Territory." Futaba shook his head slightly, He spread his hands with a sad face and said: "It is Misha County, which is located between our southeastern continent and northeastern continent. Due to unknown reasons, a plague broke out there. So far, tens of thousands of people have died, and as many as hundreds of thousands of people have been infected. !”
After hearing that there was no plague in the Fire Claw Territory, Clairvaux was obviously stunned, but he did not directly question Futaba. He just held his chin and pondered for a while. Frowning, he said: "I did hear about this news some time ago, but I remember that place is not too close to the empire."
"My Majesty, to be precise, it should be that place It's not too close to the 'Empire Heartland'." Futaba sighed, and then said in a deep voice: "But it's not far from the border of the Empire. If you start from the southernmost part of Misha County, then. It only takes a few days to reach the Fire Claw Territory.”
Clairvaux was not a stupid person. He noticed the meaning of Futaba's words almost immediately and asked quickly: "You mean..."
"Although Mi The entire county is now on lockdown to try to prevent those infected from leaving its territory, but ..." Futaba slowly walked up to Clairvaux and said word by word: "Before the blockade was established, thousands of people from Misha County had already fled south, and our Fire Claw Territory has been sheltering them during this time. There were more than four figures of refugees.”
Clever’s eyes suddenly widened: “It’s true. Are there infected people carrying the plague?”
As the old emperor said just now, he did receive relevant information when the plague initially broke out in Misha County, and even ordered people casually. A dozen pastors were sent north to provide some symbolic support, but they At that time, I wasn’t too worried. After all, plagues are not uncommon on the mainland, but they often don’t cause any trouble. After all, the proportion of clergy in this world is much greater than the proportion of doctors in the real world, and magical skills , alchemy and magic are also relatively unreasonable existences.
But looking at the expression of the little girl in front of me, the situation this time seems to be different from before...
"Yes, my Majesty, we did find infected people among the refugees." Futaba nodded vigorously and said in a trembling voice: "On the penultimate day before my mission and I set out, we already discovered More than 60 civilians in Misha County were infected, and 60% of the Fire Claw Territory warriors sent to take care of them were also infected. What is worrying is that the shamans and priests in the territory were completely unable to completely kill these people. Plague, at best, can only delay it to a certain extent, and the speed of the spread of the disease..."
Clever saw Futaba swallowing nervously, and he couldn't help but feel nervous too. got up.
Conscience of heaven and earth, he never thought that the Duke of Fire Claw, who almost never came to the royal capital, suddenly sent people to Salamoen because of such a thing!
"One day later, just the day before I left the territory." Futaba's face was a little pale, and she subconsciously hugged her thin shoulders, as if a woman suddenly appeared behind some extras in a ghost movie. His eyes widened like a ghost: "There are as many as 248 people infected, including 12 civilians from Misha County who died, and three weaker Fire Claw warriors died!"
"What!" Clairvaux was anxious at that time. He slammed the table and said loudly: "The speed of the spread is so fast, so now the Fire Claw Leader is..."
Upon seeing this, Futaba immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we also immediately discovered how terrifying this plague is, so..."
She clenched her fists hard, and tears flowed down her face. The fair cheeks slipped down and blended silently into the bright red carpet.
"So what?" Clairvaux couldn't help but become more nervous.
"Chief Rhino... No, I mean Grand Duke Fire Claw gave an order at noon that day... to kill those infected..." When the girl said this, her legs suddenly softened and she knelt down. On the ground, he burst into tears for a moment.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..Brother...brother...brother Tanmo...you died well...wuwu wu, it's so miserable..."
Chapter 153: End
(End of this chapter)