Volume 3: The Land of Mist Chapter 3 Impeachment and Narration
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Phoenix Hall fell silent. For a moment, it seemed that the only sound left was the burning sound of the Phoenix Holy Fire.
Some people lowered their heads, while others looked at Remedios who was sitting high up.
The magic general education in Ava is far superior to that of the Riel Empire under the shackles of the Star Law. Basically, if you pull a child from the street, he can explain to you the divisions of the world: the Light Realm, the Star Realm, the Moon Realm, and the real world.
As for the huge storm that engulfed the Terra Riel expeditionary fleet eight hundred years ago, and the abnormal storm that raged in the Broken Sea for more than eight hundred years, even if some people did not react to its source at the time, countless outstanding magic casters in Ava over the years have also realized the nature of this power.
However, Ava Continent has never been very friendly towards anything related to the Moon Realm.
In the mythology of Ava, the ancestors of the elves were born in the flames and mists of creation, and were similar to spirits. They longed to return to the realm of light from the moment they were born, so they gathered the flames that made them into a phoenix, hoping that it would lead them back to the realm of light.
However, on the way to the Land of Light, the phoenix they were riding had its wings broken by an evil being in the Moon Realm. This caused the elves' ancestors to fall from the sky, and having lost their fire, they had to use mud to repair themselves. From then on, they were bound by matter and could no longer return to the Land of Light.
Although this is just a myth, it has also given rise to a tradition in Ava that is extremely repulsive to the forces related to the Moon Realm.
Therefore, even though the endless storm on the Broken Sea has indeed protected the entire Ava continent for more than 800 years, the attitude of the residents of Ava towards this storm, and as a result, their attitude towards the storm caller Remedios, is in a very delicate state.
At the very least, this would not be a topic suitable for bringing up at a dinner party or at a moon meeting.
But now, Ward has directly broken this layer of window paper.
Remedios straightened her body slightly and asked with an unchanged expression:
"So what? How does this relate to your ridiculous suggestion earlier?"
"There is no connection. I just want to remind everyone that when discussing this topic, don't use the point of severing the power of the Moon Realm as a reason to refute me. Because on this issue, everyone here..."
Although Ward said "everyone here", his eyes were fixed on the next few words Remedios said.
“No one is qualified.”
Then he went on to say:
"So let's discuss this topic from a more pragmatic perspective. What will we gain if we accept the Empire's conditions, and what will we lose if we reject the Empire's conditions? So first of all..."
Next, Ward analyzed the pros and cons of Ava's two choices bit by bit like a businessman. In his words, the annexation of Ava into the Riel Empire was as simple as signing a trade agreement. Everything seemed to be a numerical formula written on paper, which could be accurately calculated.
"...As long as we achieve this, the sales volume of our exported handicrafts will be able to reach the gold level of the Age of Kings. We can use the foreign exchange we obtain to purchase scarce materials such as source silver or void salt, and then reinvest them in the production cycle..."
Halfway through the conversation, the man seemed to be a little self-absorbed. He didn't seem like a politician discussing important matters of Ava with the mayors of other free cities or the advisors of the Takma Cult at the Moon Wheel Conference, but more like a businessman persuading others to accept his trade contracts at a business conference.
So the man in dark gold scale armor sitting next to him stopped him with one sentence.
"So this is what you call being pragmatic? Selling Ava Continent for a good price?"
Morton Bloodblade, the lord of Fengyan City, the warrior city of Ava Continent, asked this question.
Ward Windsong stopped talking. He stared at the golden-armored warrior for a while, then replied:
"So what do you suggest? Gamble the lives of all the people in Ava for glory and honor? Not everyone is willing to play that unwinnable war game with you, Mr. Bloody Blade. I am only pointing out an obvious way to survive."
Everyone present knew roughly the size of the army assembled by the Empire this time - although the high elves were undoubtedly much stronger than humans in terms of individual quality, they were in an absolutely disadvantaged position in terms of numbers. After all, this was the resources of an entire continent compared to an archipelago, and with the support of the Star Law, the resources needed to train a useful magic caster were much lower than theirs.
If the war really breaks out, without external allies, even the most optimistic people would not dare to make any optimistic expectations.
After Ward finished speaking, he looked at the continent master Remedios again, but the other party was still looking at him with cold eyes.
He could clearly tell from her eyes how much she accepted his previous suggestions.
"Okay, under the witness of the Phoenix Holy Fire, you can now put forward your proposal."
Remedios did not comment further, but directly presided over the meeting and moved on to the next step.
As the initiator of this Moon Wheel Conference, Ward can propose a proposal for the seven participants present to vote on. After the proposal is passed, it will become a sacred resolution under the witness of the Phoenix Holy Fire and will be resolutely implemented by the seven city-states.
But no matter what the proposal is, it must first be recognized by the Ava state leader as a feasible proposal before it can enter the subsequent voting stage.
Therefore, from this perspective, the continent master's power of veto is unlimited.
"I know that under your leadership, all proposals for peace with the Empire will eventually be rejected by you..."
Ward said slowly.
He had prepared all these before coming here today.
As a fellow high elf, he fully understood that they were a race that would become more stubborn the longer they lived.
Even by the standards of the high elves, Remedios Moonshadow had lived too long. More than a thousand years had made her views on some issues go beyond obsession, and completely solidified into a mark that could not be separated from her soul.
Even though the empire's conquest was no longer as unacceptable as it was eight hundred years ago, and even though they might be the beneficiaries in the end, Remedios could not consider this proposal at the moment.
It was impossible to rely on the previous speech to convince the other party to accept his proposal. Now he had to use other methods.
Thinking of this, Ward said solemnly:
"So my proposal is to impeach the current ruler of Ava, Remedios Moon Shadow."
The only proposal that the other side cannot declare as an "invalid proposal" is impeachment.
And now that the contract of Broken Sea Storm no longer needs her to maintain, it is natural to start the process of impeaching this continental lord who has seriously exceeded his term of office by hundreds of years.
After that, we will propose cooperation with the Empire.
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Black Crow Watch, Dawn Fortress.
After the meeting, William finally had some free time.
During this period of time, he had been traveling back and forth between the Scar of the Viper and the City of Thorns. To be more precise, he was traveling back and forth between the two Moon Realm rifts in the Blackwater Province.
Since returning from the Moon Realm last time, these two locations have been very restless. Especially the former, after the lack of the Star Lighthouse to suppress it and the complete exposure of its nature as a Moon Realm rift, Moon Realm monsters are basically everywhere here.
Recently, he discovered that as long as he was near the Serpent's Mark, the activity of the Moon Realm Rift would calm down a lot. As soon as he left, the area would immediately become active, and the longer he could not get back, the louder the noise would be.
William had no doubt that once he moved away from the enemy, the Serpent's Scar would launch a large-scale invasion.
This has put him in an extremely contradictory state.
If you want to completely control the Serpent's Mark, you need to go to Ava Continent to seek help to repair the Dawn Fortress; and if you want to go to Ava Continent, you must first completely control the Serpent's Mark.
It's like a dead end.
Headache……
Thinking of this, William opened the cup again and took a sip of the alchemical potion.
"Your Excellency the Judge, are you looking for me?"
A cloud of crow feathers formed around William, forming the shadow of Blake.
At this moment, his main body is making adjustments to the Black Crow Watch in the Dawn Hall (formerly the Dusk Hall), trying to store as many parts of the Black Crow Watch as possible without destroying the original structure of the fortress.
William saw this and said:
"I'm sorry to ask you to come over when I'm so busy."
"Nothing."
Blake's shadow waved his hand.
Then he continued:
"But I can almost guess what you want to ask this time. In fact, I was planning to take some time to explain it to you."
"About what I know happened among the members of the Tribunal after you left."
