4th of October.
"Regarding the distribution of the usage rights of the special crystals, the current decision is as follows …"
In the Colomier Magic Tower, President Jeremy read out the research proposal on the Rechargeable Crystal. The five academies had already determined the order and time of the research after drawing lots just now. Balenar Academy was very lucky to be ranked first. However, Senator Lotica didn't look relaxed at all. He just silently applauded like the others, showing his respect for the motion.
The statement read after the cobalt mine auction made Rotica almost sleepless for the past few days. He wanted to know … what was the seller's intention? Was he really going to break the monopoly and force the market to sell cobalt?
While he was thinking about these questions, President Jeremy had already moved on to the next topic: the routine announcement of the results of the first day of the "Crown of Late Autumn" competition.
In this segment, the councilors who had been pondering about how to research the 'special crystals' all raised their heads in unison. That was because the frequency of the words' Cullen Kingdom 'appearing in the first day of the competition seemed to be a little too high.
"A total of four results have been announced, and the Kingdom of Karen has won three championships? And two of the three competitions are in the top three? "
There was a lot of discussion. Obviously, the members found the result unbelievable. But the result was written in black and white. Even if they questioned it, it would be meaningless. Rotica, who was the first to propose for the Kingdom of Karen to participate in the "Crown of Late Autumn", frowned and said, "It's very simple. The Kingdom of Karen is not good at magic. Aren't the people who live there only know how to use brute force? Look … the top three of the equestrian preliminaries are almost all the names of the Kingdom of Karen. This shows that they are similar to Bindu! "
This made sense. In the past, Bindu had won these competitions. At this time, it seemed that the two were quite similar. Combined with the behavior of the "Roddy" envoy, who was like a local tycoon, the members immediately expressed their understanding.
"Senator Rotica is right. They have their weaknesses, so naturally, they have their strengths. Now it seems that those guys from Bindu are not as barbaric as the Kingdom of Karen … Haha. "
"Indeed. With such results, the Kallon Kingdom is worthy of us taking a proper look at them. But when it comes to rune puppets and spells, how could they be a match for us? "
After a few words, the heavy atmosphere that had risen earlier dissipated a lot. The councilors gradually came to a consensus. The Kallon Kingdom's achievements today only proved that they weren't completely useless.
As for the others? Let's wait and see … The real highlight has yet to come!
"Next topic." Jeremy cleared his throat, picked up the meeting memo, and said, "Some time ago, an anonymous challenger appeared in the four arenas and swept away everyone. Have the academies found any clues yet? According to the eyewitness's description, the mage was probably the most powerful battle-type mage below the level of a Magister. This kind of talent was hard to come by for the entire Lessiman Empire. If you have any clues or claim responsibility for this matter, please inform me immediately. If it is confirmed that the challenger is not Wizard Lachman, then the Parliament will need to adjust the warning to prevent unnecessary trouble. "
In fact, the representatives of the various academies had been discussing this topic for a long time. Although there were many mages and Magisters in the Lessiman Empire, there were very few who could be called "battle-type mages". Most of them were like Houdini, whose magic power reached the standard. On the battlefield, sometimes magisters were not as powerful as high-level "battle-type mages".
Therefore, the four academies that had been slapped in the face paid special attention to the existence of such a mage who swept away all the other academies. They had been desperately looking for clues for the past few days, but in the end, they found nothing. The way the challenger hid his identity was very simple, but very effective, so much so that many people suspected that the guy was deliberately disguised by President Jeremy or some other senior …
After some discussion, the members of parliament finally decided on a plan: the opponent was likely to appear in the "Crown of Twilight Autumn" competition. If not, they would raise the warning level.
After Jeremy wrote down the bill, the rest of the topics were mostly trivial matters. After that, it was time for the members to make suggestions. Before anyone could say anything, Member Lotica took the lead and proposed a motion to "strictly supervise the market order and prevent illegal transactions outside of the Parliament's control." …
As soon as he took it out, everyone present knew that he was truly afraid.
Ballenner Academy had monopolized the cobalt mines for a long time. Today, the other academies had accumulated a lot of resentment. Others wanted to research cutting-edge levitation technology, but they had to be choked by Lotica. Who would be comfortable with such a feeling? Who would be happy?
Jeremy also felt that he was being a little too sensitive, but since Lotica had brought it up, he had to vote according to the procedures of the Parliament. Normally, such a motion that involved the rectification of order would usually be passed easily, but today, more than half of the members abstained, with eight votes in favor and nine against!
"I don't think there's a need to go through such trouble during the 'Crown of Twilight Autumn' competition. Stability is the most important thing. "
The member of Tim Academy glanced at Lotica and completely ignored his gloomy gaze.
It was the same for the other academies. Obviously, Ballenner's dominance over the years had finally brought about a backlash. The councilors of the other academies weren't fools. Although they didn't believe that cobalt could really be sold in Lachiman, they were willing to "give it a push" to disgust Lotica on this matter.
Faced with such an outcome, although Lotica was mentally prepared, he still felt a little embarrassed. After all, he had been influential in the Parliament for so long, and this was the first time a motion had been rejected so easily. Fortunately, Jeremy left him some face and led the topic to the other academies, which eased the tension.
After the somewhat deadlocked meeting ended, President Jeremy did not return to his laboratory as usual. Instead, he stood in front of the window in the corridor of the conference hall and pondered for a long time before leaving the Magic Tower.
It was currently afternoon, and the president's personal carriage slowly drove through the stone road in front of the Colomier Magic Tower. Through the carriage's curtains, the cheers from different arenas could be faintly heard. Today, the "Crown of Twilight Autumn" would not only continue with competitions in equestrian and other aspects, but there would also be a variety of maritime events held in the coastal waters outside the pier. However, Jeremy was actually most interested in puppets. He was an Archmage "puppeteer" and a high-grade Mage "elementalist", and his focus was on the effects and changes of "materials" on puppets.
However, because "puppets" were still in their infancy, and the other countries had almost no ability to build them, there was only one competition related to "puppets" in the "Crown of Twilight Autumn" — the "Duriel Rally Race" to be held tomorrow morning.
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