"After the founding emperor, Garner San Lorenzo, has there never been another legendary paladin in the Empire of Light?"
Colin looked up at the huge statue in the central square and asked curiously.
The seventh order was the sacred realm, and the eighth order was the legendary realm. Therefore, the eighth order paladins were also known as legendary paladins.
"No." Vera leaned her head on Colin's shoulder and whispered, "As far as I know, the House of Saint Hilde once had a very talented paladin who was very close to the eighth order. However, when he tried to break through to the legendary realm, he went crazy."
"Went crazy?"
"Yes. He completely lost his mind and killed everyone he saw. Later, the pope and two other paladins worked together to kill him. "
Colin's eyebrows furrowed tightly. Apparently, he had some doubts about this.
Vera saw this and spoke again, "The pope at that time had an evaluation about this — the mind of a mortal cannot withstand the impact of the legendary realm. Only the blessings of God can keep one's mind."
"The blessings of God?"
"Yes, many people guessed that the pope meant that only the 'blessed' could be promoted to the legendary realm. The founding emperor, Garner San Lorenzo, was also a blessed. "
"Blessed …" Colin rubbed his chin and suddenly remembered that when he was fooling the blood descendants, he also claimed to be a blessed.
At this time, he was also interested and asked, "In the history of the Empire of Light, was there only one blessed person, Garner San Lorenzo?"
Vera thought for a while and said, "Well … at least, Garner San Lorenzo was the only blessed person recognized by the church."
Haha, Colin laughed in his heart.
There were quite a lot of imposters like him.
"How did the church deal with the people who claimed to be 'blessed'?"
"It seems that a few of them were tried … I am not sure about the details. You will need to check the church's documents."
Colin shook his head. He didn't want to take the initiative to look up this kind of thing. Wouldn't that be revealing the three hundred taels hidden here?
Moreover, his three blood descendants were very reliable and there was no risk of leakage for the time being.
While thinking, Colin suddenly found that the door of the senate slowly opened.
"Looks like it's over."
"Well, I hope that it will be a good outcome," Vera replied as she squeezed Colin's hand tightly. She was still a little nervous.
Colin gently patted Vera's hand, indicating for her to be at ease. Then, he walked towards the Senate.
"Good morning, Senator Sebas!"
"Good morning, Miss Vera, Viscount Angley!"
"Excuse me, what was the result of the vote in the Council of Elders …"
Sebas smiled before he said, "Congratulations, Miss Vera. I believe that I will soon be addressing you as one of the Dukes Of The North!"
"Really?" Vera was so happy that she almost jumped up in joy. "Thank you for telling me this good news!"
Colin was finally relieved. Although this trip to Imperial Dragon City was full of twists and turns, he had finally achieved his goal.
However, he also noticed that the expression on Senator Sebas's face was a little unnatural when he told Vera the good news.
Colin felt that Senator Sebas might not have approved of Vera as one of the Dukes Of The North, but he was forced to vote in favor of her.
In fact, this guy might have even voted against her decision …
Senator Sebas did not seem to want to talk much with Vera, and after a few words of blessing, he hurriedly left.
Colin and Vera were about to leave when someone suddenly called out to them. "Miss Vera, Viscount Angley!"
Colin turned around and saw Senator Crete standing not too far away with a smile on his face.
Colin had a good impression of the senator from the Western Region. When Colin and Vera were campaigning for the declaration of war, Senator Crete was one of the first forces that Colin and Vera had won over to the Western Region.
"Greetings, Governor of Crete! Is there anything I can help you with? "
Senator Crete asked with a smile. "I'm sure you already know the result of the vote in the Senate, right?"
"Yes, thank you for your trust in me. I will do my best to protect the Northern Frontier for the Empire!"
Crete nodded and asked with a serious expression, "Then do you know what the final result of the vote was?"
Vera shook her head.
Colin's heart skipped a beat, and he asked with a smile, "From what you're saying, is the result of the vote a little anxious?"
"Sixty-two votes were in favor and fifty-four votes were against," Senator Crete said directly.
Colin narrowed his eyes immediately, realizing that something was wrong.
Since the Emperor had already agreed to let Vera inherit the Dukes Of The North, the senators from the Flaming Flame Territory would definitely vote in favor of it. After all, Prince Leahy had already been expelled. As long as the senators from the Flaming Flame Territory were not stupid, they would definitely not provoke Emperor Reinhardt at this time.
Since Senator Crete had taken the initiative to tell Vera the specific voting results, the senators from the Western Region must have also voted in favor of it.
Among the remaining three senators, Colin had not had much contact with the Southern Region, so he was not sure about their attitude. However, the Southern Region did not have any conflict of interest with the Northern Frontier, so it was possible that some of them voted in favor of it.
As for the Eastern Region, they would definitely hate Colin to the core because of the destruction of the Pegasus Legion. They would also hate Vera. Therefore, the senators from the Eastern Region should have voted against it.
However, there were still less than fifty-four votes. Therefore, at least half of the senators from the Northern Frontier had voted against it!
When he thought about the unnatural expression on Senator Sebas' face just now, Colin sneered in his heart. So, he asked, "Did most of the senators from the Northern Frontier vote against it?"
Senator Crete nodded and said, "Yes, and when Senator Sebas expressed his opinion, he clearly opposed Miss Vera inheriting the Dukes Of The North."
"Haha! Mr. Sebas is really … unexpected! "Colin said as he gritted his teeth. He could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
Previously, he had felt that Senator Sebas was hostile to Vera. Now, it seemed that Senator Sebas did not even bother to hide his hostility.
But why?
Was it because Colin had killed Drynden, the brother of Sebas' butler, Drynden?
Or was it because Colin had beaten up Sebas' grandson, Knight Weber?
No!
Colin felt that with Sebas's temperament, it was impossible for him to hate Vera just because of these two trivial matters. There must be a deeper reason.
Unless his core interests were affected, Sebas would definitely not take the risk of completely falling out with the future Dukes Of The North and express his opposition in the senate.
When Senator Crete saw that Colin was deep in thought, he did not say anything else and immediately left.
"Colin, Sebas … why did he do this?" Vera asked with a puzzled expression.
"I don't know either." Colin shook his head. "But I know that this person has already chosen to stand against us. As long as he is in the senate, the Northern Frontier will always be constrained!"
He helped Vera into the carriage. As soon as they sat down, he asked in a deep voice, "Is there really no way to replace the senator?"
"There is no such thing. As long as Sebas does not die and does not violate the Empire's laws, then we can't do anything to him. "
When she saw Colin frowning, Vera said, "The idea that you proposed last time to use the Northern Frontier's feudal lords to influence the senators so that Sebas can become a mere figurehead is not bad. Maybe we can use this method to make Sebas a senator in name only."
Colin shook his head and said, "That is just a temporary measure. We can't always keep an eye on the senate and threaten the senators of the Northern Frontier before every vote.
What I want is a way to completely eliminate Sebas's influence once and for all! "
Vera fell into silence. She did not have any good suggestions for the time being.
Colin's eyes flashed with a fierce light. To be honest, he really wanted to send out the blood slaves to kill Sebas.
But after thinking about it, he still could not make up his mind.
This kind of violent method was too dangerous. Moreover, a senator had just died, and the situation in the Empire was at its most tense. If the assassination failed, or if Colin's biggest secret was exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even a Paladin like Prince Rhy couldn't bear the crime of killing a Consul.
Looking at the scenery outside the carriage, Colin suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He immediately ordered the coachman.
"Change the route to the prime minister's residence!"
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