Chapter 226 Silver Dawn
"Silent! Silent..."
Bang bang!
In a giant congress hall similar to an opera house, a loud pounding sound suddenly sounded, and the noise that was as loud as a buzzing flies was suppressed. The sound was an old man with a dark purple robe, a long white beard, and a small eye... the small wooden hammer in his hand, and twelve old mages who were about his age were sitting around him, but those old mages seemed to be in good spirits...
"Ahem, now we will discuss the fourth bill, the federal assistance to the Duchy of Falcon and the IOU... The bill was jointly proposed by 116 members of Congress, including Manard, Kensco, etc. Now we ask Member Manard to state the bill."
Under the gaze of countless silver federal MPs, a mage with a mustache and about thirty years old slowly walked to the podium in the center of the Council Hall and began to speak to the amplified crystal...
"Dear Speaker Crips, Dear Speaker Twelve Speakers, Dear Speaker, I have a question to ask everyone, what is the most precious thing for our wizards?"
“Wisdom and truth!”
Suddenly, a MP stood up and spoke out everyone's thoughts loudly, and the MP Manard immediately smiled and nodded, saying loudly:
"That's right! It's the truth! What we masters cherish most is the wisdom and truth of this world... They are so beautiful and precious. They can help people get rid of ignorance, make people face themselves, and let people see the world in front of them. But... in this world, most people are in ignorance. What's the reason? Church! The church makes people only know how to walk with their heads down, the church makes people not believe in any knowledge, and the church makes people despise wisdom! Although we masters do not care about the eyes of fools, we have great power, and strength also represents responsibility! We are also responsible and obsessed with wisdom and truth throughout Mount Ya, because only in this way can we deserve the staff in our hands and the robe we deserve... The true wise man is not a scholar buried in the pile of old papers, nor a researcher who is obsessed with experiments, but a mentor who opens wisdom for people..."
"...We have also been trying to spread real wisdom to our nearest neighbors, the kingdom of humanity, but all we have obtained is the expulsion of the church. They are afraid... We will make them lose their status, and we will let people see their true faces clearly! However, the trend of history is not something that anyone can resist, and the dragon gods will not always let the world fall into ignorance. The buds of wisdom finally took root on the ignorant land, which is exactly what the land is.
The partner we have always trusted, the Duchy of Falcon! This country once had a brilliant history. Humans had been stable for nearly a thousand years under the rule of the Falcon Empire. Most of the kings of falcons were wise and wise until the emergence of the church... But now their kings have understood the direction of history. The Grand Duke of Aragon knew the hypocrisy of the church. He bravely took back the privileges of the church, began to welcome us, and worked hard to strengthen our connection with us, actively introduced magic technology..."
"... Everyone has seen that the Duchy of Falcon is the most enlightened and promising country in the kingdom of mankind. The people of that country have gradually begun to get rid of ignorance and no longer blindly believe in the church's nonsense! But... the church will not be willing to fail. It is like a wounded beast, staring at the warrior who dares to hurt it. Finally... it has found an opportunity. It has begun to drive those foolish kings to attack this last place of hope, and even willing to sell out the emperor they once vowed to protect! Now... the only flower of wisdom in mankind is dying under the torrential rain, and how can we, as advocates of wisdom, sit idly by and watch!"
"... Once the Falcon Principality fails, we will not only lose an important partner, a huge market, but also lose all reputation! Because we, who call ourselves the spokesperson of wisdom, cannot even stop the wisdom-destroying* around us! How sad! Do we continue to study spells that are not recognized by the world in this way, and then engrave our own research results on our epitaph when we die? No! Such a life is really sad! If this is the case, I would rather go to the front line and fight for truth and wisdom!"
At this time, the entire council hall was silent. This was a very rare thing for the Silver Federal Parliament, which was known for its chaos and noisy. Member Manard seemed to be very satisfied with this effect, so he continued to deliver his speech in a very passionate tone. More than ten minutes later (Black Crow didn't want to be scolded to make up the word count, so the speech was written here...), he finally expressed his proposal...
"...So my aid bill is: First, openly recruit volunteers to the Duchy of Falcon to support the battle... Second, lift the limit on the number of magic equipment purchased by the Duchy of Falcon and its allies... Third, when the Duchy of Falcon and its allies purchase corresponding materials from the Federation, we will provide transportation for it... Fourth, send professionals to the Duchy of Falcon to speed up the training of the Legion of Magic... Fifth..."
"… At the same time, sign the IOU agreement with the Principality of the Falcon and its allies, allowing the other party to use resources... My speech is over."
When Congressman Manard gave a standard mage salute and left the podium, the entire congress hall immediately burst out with warm applause. Everyone was impressed by Manard's speech. Even some people who had different political views from Manard could not help but applaud. The Speaker quickly suppressed the applause with the small wooden hammer in his hand, and then he said loudly in the still full of breath:
"Now start to vote on resolution 194 of the Parliament of the 12th Ring Road of the Silver Federal Mage Republic. Please use the voting rights in your hands with a fair attitude."
As the Speaker announced the vote, a huge translucent screen suddenly appeared in the center of the Council Hall. Then the two big words "Agree" and "Oppose" began to flash on the screen. Each option flashed once, and the number below the option would jump to a few minutes later, and the result came out...
"The voting results have come out... the number of votes agreeing to implement the bill is 278, the number of votes against the bill is 9, and the number of abstentions is 12. Since the number of people agreeing exceeds two-thirds of the number of members, and the number of people opposing is less than one-fifth of the number of members, so..."
As he said that, the Speaker of the Grand Secretary and the twelve Speakers slowly stood up from their chairs, and then all the members of the parliament also stood up...
"Now, I, Crips Bonaparte, declared as the 279th Speaker of the General Assembly of the Silver Federal Mage Republic that the resolution 194 of the 12th Ring of the Parliament of the Silver Federal Mage Republic was officially passed, and the resolution officially became an execution proposal and submitted to the State Council for deliberation. After passing the review, the second execution review will be conducted."
Slap...
A burst of warm applause immediately sounded again, and at the same time, Manard also smiled victoriously to his companions, and the diplomats of the Duchy of Falcons who had been waiting outside the parliament all hugged each other and cried after hearing the vote...
On June 19, 1033, the Seven Dragons Congress of the 12th Ring Road of the Silver Federation officially passed a resolution to provide assistance to the Falcon Principality and prepared to sign the IOU agreement similar to a quasi-alliance treaty with the Falcon Principality. Since then... The Silver Federation has officially intervened in the civil war of the Kingdom of Humanity, and an extremely terrifying war machine began to operate. With the activity of the mages, a large number of new doctrines and new technologies began to be introduced into the Kingdom of Humanity... The entire Yashan world also made the dawn of the new era finally pierce the night of divine power...
When the Grand Duke of the Falcon Duchy received this news, the first sentence was, "Victory belongs to us!" As he had studied in the Silver Federation, he naturally knew the power of magic technology. This was also the reason why he had officially promoted magic technology after he ascended the throne and even did not hesitate to get into the church. However, there were too few people in China who knew magic technology, and the mages were not convenient to enter the human kingdom in large quantities due to the relationship between the church. Therefore, although magic technology in China has developed, the steps were still very small, and even the lowest-level stone golem could not be created. However, with the support of the Silver Federation, everything will not be a problem...
Except for the Duchy of Falcon, the biggest reaction was of course the Church of Light. After receiving this news, the current Pope of the Church of Light, Iscariot IV, immediately declared that all the mages of the Silver Federation were [Blasphemers], announced that the Church of Light and the Silver Federation had cut off all relations, and ordered all countries that believe in the Dragon of Light to terminate all exchanges with the Silver Federation...
Subsequently, the Pope also issued a persuasion order to persuade the three countries, namely the Duke of the Falcon, the Principality of Crow, and the Unicorn Empire, to persuade the great dukes and people of these three countries to be loyal to the Dragon of Light and not be deceived by heretics. The Pope even said in a very gentle tone, "The Church treats any country and people equally. The Church will not interfere in the war of any country. Even if the Principality of the Falcon has taken back some of the privileges and property of the church, the Church has maintained considerable tolerance. The Church itself is just a place to serve the gods and teaches the people to be tolerant and kind, and will not be nostalgic for the rights and wealth of the world..."
Not to mention, these words have indeed caused quite a lot of trouble to these three countries. After all, humans have been aware of the Dragon of Light for hundreds of years, and they still have a lot of trust in the church. The authority of the church is still tall in people's hearts, which has caused great resistance to some policies of these three countries, especially the Duchy of Falcon...
Chapter completed!