562 The New Era (2/2)
By now, Hathaway had finally finished her long, long spell. She sighed the words like it was a piece of tune,
”Eternal Blaze!”
Instantly, Fernando saw the faces of the five saints lighting up under the power of the energy ball. The five faces were as pale as the finest paper sheet. Somehow, he recalled Lucien's joke,
”Cry, and yell, and then, go to hell!”
The energy ball then exploded, bursting out the brightest light ever that was much more dazzling than anything else in the world.
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Inside the Parliament of Nobles in the Nekso Palace.
The nobles, both the Liberal and the Conservative, had all quieted down, waiting for Her Majesty to continue.
Natasha took a deep breath and resumed her determination as a knight. She then pulled out her Sword of Truth and raised it high,
”Here I swear by my soul and my destiny to the Lord of Hell,”
”I'll return my power to those who follow me. The only things I will keep to myself are the direct royal manors and the power over arranging personnel.”
The nobles were totally shocked.
”I'll return my legislation and law enforcement power to the Parliament of Nobles, and only retain the power to veto. I'll never take it back, nor will my offspring!”
”I'll give the nobles my executive power. The Parliament of Nobles will be able to choose a prime minister every ten years, and the prime minister will form a cabinet to exert the power. I will only, again, retain the power to veto!”
”I'll give the cabinet the leadership of Verdict Knights and Sword of Truth's Knights, and only keep the lord titles!”
”The taxation revenue that you gain and the administrative institutes will remain the same, but you'll be able to decide how to spend the tax revenue!”
”Any one of you who leads the knights as frontiers to extend the kingdom's territory will be given one third of the new territory as your own manor, and then, one third for the knights, and one third goes to the kingdom!”
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”All my words and promises will be written in the Code. I, along with the future kings, and queens will abide by the law just as all you nobles! The Congress of Magic will be the supervisor!”
Natasha's determined words were like strokes to the nobles.
In the past, because of the power of the Church and the Congress of Magic, the nobles had no choice but to unite around the majesty to survive. However, the kingship or queenship had been growing so fast and powerful that the nobles could barely see their own positions. In that circumstance, the nobles could only make constant compromises to keep the balance and to wait for the future change. They never dared to say no.
However, Her Majesty today took the initiative to compromise by greatly reducing the queenship, to the extent that they could never have expected!
Duke James, Duke Solefen, and many of the rest nobles became very excited. The muscles in their faces slightly twitched. The offer was too good for them to reject!
In the noise of electric currents, Natasha's passionate speech got widespread to Colette, Brianne, Calais, and the Northland,
”Here I swear by my soul and my destiny to the Lord of Hell,”
”I'll return my power to those who follow me. The only things I will keep to myself are the direct royal manors and the power over arranging personnel.”
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Yourcenar, Song of Dusk, sprang up from his seat out of great excitement, which was shared by all the nobles around him. What a bright future it would be!
The Grand Duke of the Duchy of Calais put on a bitter smile seeing how thrilled the nobles were.
Hammer of the Void, Knight of Disasters, Life Reaper, and Burning Lady also had similar responses as Yourcenar.
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While Duke Solefen, Duke James and most of the nobles had all stood up to support Natasha, there were still a few extreme conservatives being quite hesitant, as Duke Rex had not showed his attitude.
”His Holiness?!” Rex suddenly saw the figure high above in the sky through the window.
However, before he could say one more word, the horribly loud explosion overwhelmed his voice, like countless bolts of lightning striking the earth.
A new sun had risen. It was so hot and bright that anyone who saw it would feel intimidated. The sun represented a brand new life, and its power was driving away the holy light!
Boom!
That explosion just completely wakened the nobles in their mind!
”This is Eternal Blaze, from the Congress of Magic!” Natasha stared at the nobles and then burst out the cry,
”In front of us is the new era. Everything old will be abandoned!”
”My decision. Who agrees? Who opposes?”
The imperatorial aura of the queen made the nobles have to kneel, and also because of the great lures she offered. Seeing that Paradise on Earth was rapidly collapsing and the huge mushroom cloud, the leading dukes started kneeling down one by one, and finally, only Duke Rex remained in his seat.
In the end, Rex released a sigh as he took a glance at the sword in Natasha's hand. He kneeled down and said together with the rest of the nobles,
”We pledge our lifelong allegiance to Your Majesty!”
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With the structure drawing, Lucien easily broke the core defense of the divine circle. As soon as he stepped in, he heard the loud, horn-like explosion. Knowing that the plan just worked out, he had now felt much relieved. He pushed the divine power barrier to its limit to make sure that those ordinary people in Rentato would not suffer from the fight. And he started humming a merry little tune,
”The east gets red, and the sun rises…”