Imperial Council Building, Senate.
This special room is located on the top floor of the building. It has a special one-way magic mirror that can overlook the entire Istalia and monitor every corner of the city.
Compared with the political hall that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, the Senate is not large in size, with only one round table and dozens of seats.
But only the real high-level officials of the empire can participate in formulating various domestic policies.
It can be said that the Senate is the real political center of the Burning Ember Empire and can determine the future destiny of the empire.
In the Senate at this time, the three Dukes Rumpu, Doro, and Metrolash were sitting in the front row. It goes without saying that their importance as the "pillars of the empire" was undeniable.
In addition, there are also the leader of the kobold tribe, Jinya, Guillermo, the minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Alger, the leader of the Redscale Garrison, Anthony, the chief knight of the Dragonsworn Temple, and the dragon of the Tower of Karma Fire. Pact Warlock Misha
Those who can appear here, at least have the status of marquis, are all "big figures" who can influence the situation within the empire.
"Why was this Senate meeting held at short notice?"
"Yes, according to the usual practice, it should be done three days later."
"Is there something big going on?"
"It won't be"
"Bang! Bang!"
Trump tapped the edge of the table with the wand in his hand, making a dull sound, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on him.
"Everyone——"
He cleared his throat.
"In the past year, the empire has become very conservative. I know many of you are dissatisfied. Now. It is time to make changes.
Your Majesty has awakened from his slumber, and this is why I summoned you here urgently. ”
Suddenly, everyone in the courtyard held their breath, and they all looked at the empty luxurious throne at the end of the round table.
The different faces showed excitement, anticipation, nervousness and other emotions.
Because Trump, the chief minister of the empire, had just brought news to them - His Majesty had woken up, and he was about to visit the Senate.
"Shua——"
With everyone's eager anticipation, the space in front of the throne gradually fluctuated and distorted.
Cassius, wearing a crimson robe and a crown, appeared in front of everyone, followed closely by Olivia, who was holding the contract document.
"Your Majesty!"
Everyone in the Senate stood up together, bowed their heads in the direction of the throne, placed their right fists on their hearts, and performed a standard loyalty salute.
Olivia hurriedly avoided the direction of everyone's salutes, trotted back to her seat in the second row.
Cassius naturally sat on the throne and pressed it with one hand: "Without courtesy, please take your seats."
Now he is still not used to the human form and always feels restrained. If the space in the Senate was not so cramped, he would have wished to transform into a red dragon.
Cassius casually supported his chin with his hand and said calmly: "Long time no see. I believe that all of you here know more about recent major events in the empire than I do, such as"
He paused deliberately.
"Demon of the Abyss."
Then, Cassius looked at the people in the Senate, obviously letting them express their opinions and express themselves freely.
"Crack!"
Doro immediately jumped up, his mouth full of white smoke, and cursed angrily: "Those bugs from the abyss are bullying people too much!"
He turned to look at Trump and pointed to the wound on his ear: "Your Majesty, look at how injured Mr. Trump's ears are?
How dare they openly assassinate the Prime Minister of the Empire! This is a naked insult to the empire!
But we didn't retaliate, what a shame! Do you know what the people of the empire say?”
"Those demons are so arrogant!" "Yes, demon attacks have also appeared in the city I govern. They are simply pervasive."
Suddenly, the crowd in the Senate was furious. Many people expressed their dissatisfaction with the devil's rampage and expressed their approval of Duke Doro.
Trump, who was pointed out, was not embarrassed at all and just sat there leisurely.
Doro seemed to be "concerned" about Trump's injury, but in fact he was complaining to Cassius about Trump's weak policies and gaining support from others in the Senate.
Misha frowned slightly and stood up and said: "Demons are indeed too rampant. I killed the enchanted demon in Istalya, but it is a bit unrealistic to counterattack the abyss.
I have dealt with hell demons in the fire elemental plane and learned a lot about the abyss from them.
According to traditional knowledge alone, the bottomless abyss has 666 layers, filled with filth and blood. There are endless demons in them, and they are under the rule of different abyss lords.
Unless we can capture Pazunia, attacking the Abyss will be wasted and meaningless for the Empire. ”
The expressions on the faces of Doro and other military elders suddenly turned ugly, but those elders who were knowledgeable and understood the knowledge of the multiverse expressed their support.
After all, they knew very well that the so-called "counterattack into the abyss" was just an unrealistic slogan.
Trump nodded with pleasure. He knocked on the floor with his wand and said, "Our enemy is the so-called 'Vengeance Demon' Jezarslak, a lord of unknown dimensions who lived thousands of years ago.
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The current situation is that the enemy is hiding and we are hiding. It is absolutely irrational to act rashly without getting the intelligence, but"
The ogre archmage grinned, a smile appearing on his ugly face.
"Now that His Majesty has woken up, we can let go of our hands and feet and deal with those demons with all our strength.
Your Majesty is far-sighted and has used prophecy to learn of the demonic invasion in advance, and I have been preparing for it for a long time. ”
Doluo's face became harder to see, and Trump turned his head and looked at the emperor on the throne with earnest eyes.
"Crack!"
Cassius did not speak, but snapped his fingers.
A huge magical image appeared in mid-air. The picture showed rolling mountains, and in the farthest distance there were towering snow peaks as high as a thousand meters.
"That's Mont Thierry!"
"I've been there."
Some people say that Mount Thierry is the most famous peak among the Ansteica mountains and is known as the "Spine of the North."
Suddenly, huge black claws tore through the sky, creating an abyssal crack hundreds of meters in diameter.
Countless weird and ferocious demons surged out like waves, and those ugly bodies even covered the sky and cast messy shadows on the ground.
"Ouch——"
The scene stopped abruptly.
Cassius's calm voice echoed in the Senate.
"According to the prophecy, the abyss demons will fully invade Anzeta, and the invasion time will be one month later."
Having said this, Cassius casually picked up the dragon-headed scepter placed on the throne, stood up, and raised the scepter levelly.
Everyone stood up immediately, and all eyes, whether full of expectation, nervousness or joy, were focused on the emperor.
Among them are half-dragons gifted by blood, ogre archmages, hobgoblin warriors, dragonsworn paladins, and kobolds who look like upright red dragons.
They are all the empire's top combat powers, and the concentration of dragon blood in their bodies is comparable to that of true dragon heirs. Almost every one of them has a challenge level of ten or above.
Cassius looked around, scanning everyone present with a scrutinizing gaze, then raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone——
A new war has begun. ”
Under the leadership of Trump, the elders around the round table once again placed their right fists on their hearts and said in unison: "For the Empire." (End of Chapter)