Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 49 Decision-making
With the end of the Hermit's explanation, it was time for the Seven-Man Council debate, which was Higan's second favorite.

In this segment, you can see those high-ranking officials arguing over a matter until they get red in the face, and some may even resort to personal attacks.

"The Chamber of Commerce has made so much money in the Empire over the years. Now that it's your turn to take responsibility, are you cowardly? You are a bunch of real parasites."

The first to launch personal attacks was the "Regent", a representative of the imperial capital's nobles. Most of these titles were given by the first king. The first batch of seven-member council members experienced birth, old age, sickness and death, and their successors inherited their titles at the same time.

Bi'an lazily rested his cheek on his palm and listened to this heated debate with great interest.

As for her, she chose the name herself. It came from the flowers she saw when she was a second-level knight of the Holy Temple and participated in an expedition to the East Continent. The flowers were very beautiful and left a deep impression on her.

When His Majesty Henry conferred the title upon her, she insisted on retaining her own title.

The positive side, led by the "Pope", believes that the Elemental Shaper is an uncontrollable factor for the Empire, and what is even more unforgivable is that he is inextricably linked to the Winter Witch. Therefore, they must do everything they can to find out the true identity of this man and send him to the Inquisition to be baptized by the laws of the Empire.

Before that, the Lofik Group should fully cooperate with their actions.

This was of course ruthlessly rejected by the representative of the Lofik Group. Protecting the privacy of every guest is the Chamber of Commerce's commitment to everyone. For businessmen, credibility cannot be violated.

“That’s probably going to be hard to do.”

The "Erudito" of the Astrology Society still maintained her harmless smile and gently explained, "I once participated in the construction of Hearth Bay. Teleportation magic can only record the coordinates of two locations at a time. Even the Grand Mage of the Astrology Society cannot teleport Heisenberg from Hearth Bay to the Imperial Capital."

"Then arrest him and use torture to find out his identity. If necessary, activate the Golden Fleet and nip this threat in the bud!"

The "Iron Fist" Chancellor of the Inquisition is as radical as ever, and is even ready to send the Empire's invincible Golden Fleet into the war.

But in fact, the Inquisition had no power to mobilize the Golden Fleet. The war weapons that the empire was proud of had always been in the hands of the royal family, which was in line with the tone of the great nobles. They always issued some orders lightly and then let countless people clean up their messes.

Bi'an complained silently in his heart.

Dean Hermit, who had remained silent, said calmly, "We are currently unable to make an accurate assessment of Heisenberg. Any rash action will only backfire. The Empire cannot afford a war of depravity anymore."

This blow hit the nail on the head and brought the meeting to a standstill.

They all knew that although the Empire was the victor of the Corruption War, it also paid a heavy price in that war. Since then, the King has been bedridden and the Empire has gone into decline. What's worse is that the propaganda of victory has not been able to combat the rampage of the evil god's followers. Instead, after that, evil fanatics have sprung up everywhere like mushrooms after rain.

The Hermit looked directly at the Pope with his cloudy eyes. "The worst thing the Empire should do now is to spread the news of Heisenberg's existence. No matter what kind of connection he has with... that person, no matter what his position is, he will replace that person and become the savior in the eyes of the evil god fanatics."

As expected, the vote came to 3:3, and all attention shifted to the other side, who had never participated in the discussion.

The vote in her hand is crucial and will directly affect the future of the empire.

"I think what Mr. Hermit said makes sense. I vote against it."

Her answer was clear and concise, leaving no chance for the Pope's faction to canvass for votes.

As expected, she received a cold look from the Pope - this was the third time in a row that she stood against the Vatican.

However, Bi'an must clarify that she has no personal grudges against the Pope. It is simply that the series of radical policies implemented by the Holy See in recent years do not conform to her ideas.

Since the king fell ill, she felt that the pope had become increasingly obsessed with power.

However, some of the Vatican's judgments about the Lophik Group are very appropriate: a group of parasites that live for profit, always trying every possible way to make money, and they are indifferent to the future of the empire.

Therefore, it is often very difficult to cast a vote. But no matter what, as the votes are divided into 3:4, any words are powerless. This is the seven-member parliament system, and everyone must ultimately obey the result of the vote.

"Then, according to the vote, Mr. Horn will contact Heisenberg."

The representative of the Lophik Consortium gave the "iron-fisted" member of the Inquisition a deep look and said, "We are testing his attitude in a peaceful and tactful way. I think he may be wooed by the Empire. I don't want to see anyone start a war in Hearth Bay."

It is no exaggeration to say that the Inquisition has become notorious over the years. It has become a tool for the Pope to eliminate dissidents.

"Iron Fist" just snorted coldly and looked away.

This long and boring debate finally came to an end. No matter how many times he had participated in it, Bi'an could not adapt to the atmosphere of the meeting.

Although every member of parliament took the future of the empire as their banner, the agenda of the meeting was always to gain more benefits for their own camp. In fact, she felt that the kingdom had begun to split since the concept of "camp" emerged.

And now, there is a great expedition waiting for her.

Imperial intelligence agents have captured Dream Eclipse's whereabouts. Not long ago, they killed a former A-level investigator of the Containment Bureau and an executive of the Imperial Reserve in Hearth Bay.

This may be the first time that the Kingdom Army has truly fought against these evil god fanatics.

Seeing that Bi'an was getting up to leave, the Pope suddenly walked up to her and greeted her.

"I wish you a successful start."

He stared at the other side and said with a forced smile.

The political stance of the Kingdom Army is once again... disappointing, but fortunately, it won’t be long before the Council of Seven welcomes a new, more wise decision-maker.

Bi'an did not answer, but nodded at the Pope out of politeness, then walked out of the church without looking back.

Rather than looking at the Pope's expression, she preferred the huge ice bird, which made her itchy.

No knight can resist a mount that looks cool.

This was a meeting about Heisenberg, but unlike these politicians, if she was allowed to meet Heisenberg, she had only one request.

Let her ride the big ice bird and fly around in the sky.

Come on, she'll do anything!
………………

At the same time, Mr. Heisenberg, who was far away in Creekwood Town, tiptoed towards the guest bedroom and pushed open the half-open door.

The light coming from the crack in the door caught his attention.

This is Miss Chloe's room.

When he saw the scene in the side bedroom, a bolt of lightning struck his brain - Miss Chloe was lying beside the bed, with a gas lamp that she had gotten from somewhere lit. On the floor in front of her was an open parchment book, and beside her were a variety of herbs.

What exactly happened in these days?
When did Miss Chloe learn to read?

(End of this chapter)