A new day had arrived in Rodu, and many people were beginning to reassess the situation due to Alex's appearance. Even though the details of the battle the night before hadn't been revealed, the fact that the second prince had just so happened to appear at the scene was still quite intriguing.
Back when news of Alex's assassination spread, the king had personally announced the cause of his death, and executed several orcs and demons, but there were still many conspiracy theories about him.
Alex had reappeared the night before, and Josh just so happened to be related to him. There were even rumors that he had sparred with Alex, so this was naturally very intriguing news.
There was already a delicate balance between Josh and Sean, and as long as the king didn't express his stance, it would be very difficult for this balance to be broken in the short term.
However, Alex's appearance was like a sharp sword that mercilessly tore apart this pretense of peace.
With his immense power and status in the hearts of the Roth Empire's citizens, his choice would undoubtedly break this delicate balance, and even King Edward couldn't ignore his opinion.
Regardless of whether Alex had anything to do with the incident three years ago, most people didn't think that he would choose Josh after his return. Sean, who had once fought alongside him on the border, was clearly a better choice. After news of Alex's death spread, the first prince had personally stood in front of his coffin for three days and three nights, which was a clear indication of the deep friendship between the two of them.
All of the officials who had already made their choice began to consider whether they had made the wrong decision, and the fence-sitters seemed to have found a clear direction to take, and were beginning to stir.
The heavy downpour the night before was destined to shake the entire Roth Empire.
Of course, there were some people who weren't affected by this, such as the normal citizens on the streets who were still debating what to eat for breakfast, or the high-spirited scholars who were making their way to Carlow Church.
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Carlow Church was located in the western part of Rodu. Black railings surrounded an extremely wide plot of land, and at the center of the yellowing lawn was a grand, domed church. Two rows of large white stone pillars were arranged in an orderly fashion, and on the white flagstone plaza, white pigeons were searching for grass seeds between the cracks in the stone.
A black-robed preacher wore a serious expression as he walked through the corridors of the church. Instead of a smile, he seemed to be in a hurry.
The history of the church was even longer than that of the Roth Empire. During the war among species, the preachers roamed the Norland Continent, healing those who had been injured during the war, and raising and protecting those children who had lost their parents during the war. They were deeply revered and worshipped by the humans.
During the war among species, the church was one of the leaders of the human side. They were the ones who had gradually united the humans, and used the church as an organization to nurture many knights and magic casters for the human race.
The Roth Empire't't be the royal family, and the royal family 'To the To to lead to the humans to the war.
However, after the Roth Empire was established, the successive kings had been intentionally or unintentionally weakening the church's influence and control over the royal family.
This was especially evident during the past few decades that Andre had been in power. Carlow Church was the only church left in the Roth Empire, and most of the church's influence had been absorbed by the Magus Tower. All of the people who had survived the war had already died, and aside from some believers, this century-old church was now more like a symbol of the church's existence in human history.
Even though the pope was still nominally respected by the empire's royal family, there were extremely strict restrictions on preaching, so the church had essentially become a mere figurehead.
The empty Carlow Church had even become a venue for some of the ministers to hold large-scale events. For example, this debate was being held in Carlow Church.
The elderly preacher naturally didn't have to attend to such matters, so he stayed in the room at the back of the church.
Even though the church was on the decline, it couldn't be bullied by just anyone. The Roth Empire's Ministry of Education had only borrowed the church's main hall, and couldn't access the rest of the church as they pleased.
The young preacher served tea to these white-robed scholars with a serious expression before standing off to the side with his hands clasped behind his back.
He didn't want these people to disturb the peace of the church, but he had no choice but to serve them, so his expression naturally wasn't very pleasant.
The entire hall was paved with glossy golden marble, and light shone through the amber crystal dome, illuminating the entire hall.
There were intricate murals carved onto the stone walls, most of which depicted how the church had saved the human race during the war among species.
During that war-torn era, it was these preachers who had led the human race out of the Dark Age and established a true foothold on the Norland Continent.
Beneath these murals were hundreds of people in white and green robes sitting with their legs crossed. Some of them already had white hair, while others were still in their prime. There were clearly fewer people in green robes, and they were even younger.
On the platform, there were 10 people sitting with their legs crossed, and half of them were in green robes while the other half was in white robes.
All of the people in white robes were elderly men with white hair. In contrast, aside from Byron, who was sitting at the very center, the other four people in green robes were only middle-aged, and there was a young man who appeared to be around 30 years of age.
All of the people in green robes wore nervous expressions as they turned to look at Byron from time to time. This was the last of the 10 debates, and the outcome of this debate would determine whether the Roth Empire would adopt the new system of arithmetic or continue to use the old hexadecimal system.
Judging from the previous nine matches, even though more and more factions were joining the Tsing Yi Faction, the Tsing Yi Reformists were still on the decline compared to the stubborn Conservative Faction. Furthermore, it was very difficult for the Tsing Yi Faction to launch a powerful counterattack to break through the Tsing Yi Faction's defense after the Tsing Yi Faction accused them of being traditional and inherited.
If they were to lose this debate, then all of their efforts during this period would go to waste. Furthermore, the multiplication table that had given them hope of popularizing arithmetic would also go to waste, and that was something that no one wanted to see happen.
"Master Byron, it's already 9am; let's begin the debate."
A middle-aged man in a black robe stepped forward as he looked at Byron.
"Why aren't Mr. Meg and the others here yet?"
Luna was standing at the entrance of the hall, and she was looking toward the entrance of the church with an anxious expression.
Byron also took a glance at the entrance before withdrawing his gaze as he nodded, and said, "Let's begin."
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"Father, should we have noodles or rice for breakfast?"
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