Celestial domain, round table meeting room.
"As the Celestial King, does This King not have such a tiny bit of authority? This King will now give the order to immediately cancel the battle plan to invade the Infernal domain! "
Speechless looked at the seven Celestial Elders sitting at the gigantic round table with a sullen expression. It was said that the seven Celestial Elders were descendants of the Celestials with the purest bloodlines, but from Speechless' point of view, they were clearly seven yellow-skinned old dwarves.
Against Speechless' seemingly infuriated look, the seven old dwarves remained composed. It was as though they did not care about the wrath of the Celestial King that could erupt at any moment.
The Grand Elder, who had the highest standing among the seven Elders, was the first to speak, "Your Majesty, pardon my bluntness, but I'm afraid you do not have the authority to cancel the battle plan."
Speechless said with a sneer, "Why doesn't This King have that bit of authority? Tell This King, as the Celestial King with the highest standing in the Celestial domain, what authority does This King have? "
The Grand Elder was slightly taken aback, but he quickly gave a faint smile. He said unhurriedly, "Ever since a thousand years ago, the Celestial domain has implemented the round table parliamentary system. The round table parliament is not only the highest legislative body in the Celestial domain, it is also the highest authority in the Celestial domain. Even Your Majesty is elected by the parliament. Therefore, all major matters in the Celestial domain are decided by the Celestial domain! And as the Celestial King, you have the right to participate in the Celestial domain. Furthermore, your one vote is equivalent to two votes. "
"Of course, you also have other rather good privileges. For example, you have priority in choosing the various resources in the Celestial domain. You can enjoy the best delicacies and the best beauties in the Celestial domain. Celestial subjects have to greet you respectfully when they see you. They are not to treat you frivolously. If there is a diplomatic situation, your image will represent the entire Celestial domain. There are many other similar privileges. In short, other than the major matters in the Celestial domain that need to be decided by the parliament, you can freely decide on the other minor matters. "
Speechless fell into a daze for a long while when he heard this. He could not help but smile wryly in his heart.
Isn't this a f * cking constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system? F * * k the fucking round table parliamentary system!
However, compared to the human world's parliamentary system and constitutional monarchy, the structure of the Divine Territory's parliament was much narrower. Seven elders decided the country's affairs. Basically, power was concentrated in the hands of the Grand Elder. Although he had two votes as the God King, two votes against seven votes was practically non-existent.
Speechless never expected that the Celestial King would be in such an awkward position in the Celestial domain. It looked like he had gathered all his power to himself, allowing him to stand above everyone else, but in fact, he was an 'empty monarch' who had his authority stripped away. A Round Table Parliament had basically stripped the Celestial King of his right to rule. It was no wonder he had a nagging feeling that the bull-horned guard's attitude did not seem like he was facing a monarch who had absolute power over life and death.
As for what the Grand Elder said about enjoying delicacies and beauties, that was even more disdainful. The subtext of these rights was very simple — Sir God King, you can eat, drink, and be merry with peace of mind. Leave the Divine Realm to us.
In short, the King of Gods was a political puppet of the Round Table Parliament, no, the Seven Founding Elders!
Speechless suddenly thought of something and immediately asked in puzzlement, "Since This King does not have the authority to decide on major matters of the country, why can This King stand his ground against the objections of the masses and pass the plan to invade the Infernal domain?"
The Grand Elder could not help but laugh. "Your Majesty, are you joking? Or are you muddled from sleep? "
A cold beam flashed in Speechless' eyes as he looked at the Grand Elder and said with a sneer, "What do you think? Answer This King obediently. Although This King does not have the authority to dictate, don't forget that This King is the strongest person in the Celestial domain. "
When the seven Founding Elders heard this, they looked at each other and found it ridiculous. The Celestial King actually planned on using force to threaten them? Did he really think he was the strongest person in the Celestial domain?
However, the Grand Elder clearly did not wish to lose all decorum with the Celestial King. Therefore, he signaled the other Founding Elders with his eyes and pretended to be respectful. He said, "Your Majesty, although the Round Table Parliament is the center of power in the Celestial domain, you are the most supreme existence as the Celestial King. You possess the greatest authority in the Celestial domain — the Will of the King. Every Celestial King can only use the 'Will of the King' once during his tenure. You can propose any plan of the Parliament. As long as the plan does not lead the Celestial domain down a path of destruction, the Parliament will have to approve the plan. Just two days ago, you used the 'Will of the King', and the plan was to launch a full assault on the Infernal domain. Although this is inconsistent with the Celestial domain's concept of peace, it is not enough to lead the Celestial domain down a path of destruction. Therefore, the Parliament will have to approve your plan! "
When Speechless heard this, he fell silent for a moment. Two days ago, he had just arrived at the seventh level. He had been playing around to kill time. The Celestial King that had used the 'Will of the King' was clearly not him, but the real Celestial King. However, this matter had never happened in all the trials in the past. What was the reason, what was triggered, or what was changed that caused the plot to take such a bizarre direction?
Speechless sighed in his heart. However, he clearly would not give up on stopping the war. He looked at the Grand Elder and said softly, "If This King did not remember wrongly, back when This King proposed the plan to launch a full assault on the Infernal domain, the seven of you were strongly against it. Why are you still strongly against This King's plan to cancel the attack on the Infernal domain?"
The Grand Elder said in a deep voice, "When you proposed the plan to launch a full assault on the Infernal domain, it conflicted with the 'Reclusive Peace Plan' that the Celestial King proposed using the Will of the King a thousand years ago. As we were worried that the Celestial warriors would not be able to adapt to the sudden war after a thousand years of peace, we unanimously raised our objections. However, you used the Will of the King, so we could only choose to pass it. And at this moment, you suddenly want to cancel the attack plan. Forgive me for being blunt, but it's too late! "
Speechless said coldly, "Why is it too late?"
The Grand Elder sighed and said, "That's because the first division has already begun carrying out the mission. Furthermore, according to the report that came a minute ago, Captain Maio did not disappoint us. He had successfully destroyed one of the formation arrays. The war between the Celestial domain and the Infernal domain has begun."
Speechless said in a deep voice, "The war has yet to begin. It was only the destruction of one formation array. According to what This King knows, the Infernal domain's wall has more than a thousand formations. Only by destroying more than half of them would the Infernal domain's wall be considered destroyed. Now, it is still at a stage where it can be salvaged. All we need to do is take the initiative to negotiate with the Infernal domain!"
"Negotiate?"
The Grand Elder laughed in spite of himself and said, "Your Majesty, you are truly muddle-headed. Since ancient times, the Celestials and Infernal domain have always been irreconcilable. The Celestial domain and the Infernal domain are sworn enemies. A thousand years ago, there was a great war between the Celestials and Infernals. It resulted in a tragic scene of life being wiped out. Therefore, the benevolent Celestial King chose to take the initiative to make concessions and end the war. He signed a peace agreement that the Celestials would never step out of the Celestial domain, resolving the war between the Celestials and Infernals. And now, not only has the Celestial domain broken the agreement and stepped out of the Celestial domain, it has also destroyed one of the formation arrays of the Infernal domain. How do you think the Infernal domain will respond? The war has already begun. This time, even if we were to make concessions once again, the Infernal domain would definitely not let it go so easily! "
"Furthermore, Your Majesty, why should we make concessions? In fact, when you used the Will of the King to pass the plan to attack the Infernal domain, you had received the unanimous applause of the Celestial citizens! The Celestials are the greatest race in the world. What right do they have to be imprisoned in this tiny Celestial domain? This war is the collective desire of the Celestial domain, the desire for freedom! No one can stop the hearts of the people. You can't, nor can the Round Table Parliament! "
"Therefore, no one can stop this war!"
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