Chapter 26 - People in the Azure Palace
What is the building that best represents the federal capital Elias? Eighteen out of ten people who hear this question will point to the Great Hall in front of the zenith square in the center of the city, commonly known as the “Blue Palace” Nadia Federal Parliament Building.
The round parliament building sits north and faces south, with a diameter of 324 meters and a height of 72 meters. It is the largest man-made structure in the Federation and the entire continent. It is magnificent and majestic in appearance, with a six-pointed star shape, and represents the academic alliance of faith in Austrian law. The main body of the building was built from cyan boulders collected from nearby unmanned empty islands.
Because of the sunshine all year round, the cyan building shows a hint of color similar to a clear sky. The name “Azure Palace” got its name.
According to traditional practice, all members of the Congress, whether they are parliamentarians or secretaries, whether bureaucrats or handymen, must wear the same style of white robes without any ornaments or badges that can represent status, title and identity In order to represent an everlasting spirit-equality before democracy.
On this day, Lu Xi came to the door of the Congress as a follower of Russell. In addition, there were two other instruments of Russell and the assistant officer and disciple Arantis.
Got off the carriage, Rasser looked up, looking at the six-pointed star emblem above the gate of the Azure Palace, a trace of solemnity and sacredness appeared on the gentle and calm face.
In front of the Congress, a lot of carriages have been parked one after another, and people wearing white robes have been getting off.
Walked into the gate, and an elegant hall was in sight. The hall was already filled with people in white robes. They gathered in groups of three to five, whispering.
It seemed that a person saw Ruther and his party entering the hall and walked slowly.
It was a chubby old man with white hair. Although he was covered with wrinkles, he was still glowing red, and his face was filled with a smile like Santa Claus. Russell hurried up and took the old man’s right hand, the smile on his face was eager but not excited.
“Master Palon, it’s been a long time since I saw you. It’s really a pleasure to see us as juniors.”
“Oh, there are probably only a few people who are happy. I don’t know how many people can expect me to see the goddess sooner.” The old man was still smiling, and the sentence was more like a joke; but the content was really sensational.
However, Ruther just shrugged, and a helpless smile flashed through: “You are still so witty.”
The old man named “Palong” looked at the follower behind Russell, and finally stopped looking at Lu Xi’s face.
“This is …”
“Yes,” Russell nodded affirmatively, and then beckoned to Lu Xi, “This is Dr. Palon Aravall, the great magister, and has been a friend of Teacher Orusello since his student days.”
“Hey, when did I and the non-mainstream non-mainstream become friends.” The Great Magister shouted with dissatisfaction.
Pretend? This is really a strange test. However, think about the real age of Orusello, compared with his current appearance, it is indeed suspected of pretending to be tender.
Palon Aravare, now eighty-nine years old, is one of the four major magisters of the Federation and the oldest one. As an honorary lifelong member of the Federation, Palon has also laid off all public office in the government like Orusello; in addition, he is still the principal of the Nadia Central Academy of Magic, and has passed since he assumed this position. It’s been thirty years.
“You are Lu Xi.” Master Palon narrowed his eyes and looked up and down at Lu Xi, his mouth curled up with satisfaction. “It looks like a good seedling, it’s a pity to follow the old man of Oulusello It ’s better to think about it, how about coming to be my disciple? “
How can you dig someone’s feet at the first meeting? Are you sure that there is no dementia? Does it matter that there is such a principal at the Central Academy of Magic?
Lu Xi pressed the above vomiting to his heart, but at the same time showed a smile on his face that he thought was the most intimate, said: “Oh, thank you for your kind love. But, I have no plans to switch so far.”
“Oh? Is that true? Young man, you have to know: Your teacher is stingy, arrogant, narcissistic, and likes to be pretending. You may not learn anything from him, and you have to serve him as a servant. You still Young, you must be careful about your life choices!”
Such words have a long center of gravity, but in exchange for Lu Xi’s bitter smile, and then look at Ruther, even the same expression appeared.
“Oh, Master, what happened to that thing?”
“Oh …” The old man’s words seemed to hesitate, “Let’s talk in the past.”
The two elders left, and the remaining young people could only look at each other. Alantis looked at Lu Xi and couldn’t help but smile.
“Fortunately, you did not promise Master Palon.”
“What do you mean?”
“That’s what he accepted you as a disciple.”
“Oh, no matter how, I also have a scheduled teacher. It is not my creed without words. However, although this old man is a bit suspicious of dementia, he is kind and should get along well. If I do n’t have a teacher , Maybe I will agree to be his disciple. “
“But did you know? Master Palon has thirty-four disciples.”
“Thirty-four,” Lu Xi was taken aback by this number, “You are talking about disciples, not students?”
“Yes, it is the disciple, who represents his inheritance of knowledge, the kind of inheritance of his law and property. Just like me and my teacher, you and Master Olucello.”
“I am not a disciple yet.” Lu Xi couldn’t help but correct it.
However, thirty-four … Master Palon, are you not afraid of restless homes?
“I’m sure now, this master must be old and confused.”
“Oh, many people say that. However, when he was in school, he was the only adversary recognized by the magical genius Orusello, who is known to be a hundred years old. Although it seems that the relationship between the two is not good now, it should be very It’s a pity for each other. The so-called spiritual friend probably means that. “
“Jiyou is just Jiyou, why do you say so literary and artistic … If so, why is the relationship bad?”
“Uh,” Arantis froze for a moment, and finally gave an inexplicable answer, “probably shy.”
Shy? This age is still arrogant, and you two old men must have a limit to maliciously sell cute!
“However, he has been like this since I was in school. He smiles every day, often holding candy and snacks in his pocket, and distributes it to the younger students. Although everyone likes to use him to joke, everyone does He loves him from the heart. It should be the same now. “
“Oh? When you started school?”
“Why, I also graduated from Nadia Central Academy of Magic, and then I was accepted as a disciple by the teacher. Have I not said it?”
“of course not.”
“Don’t look at me like that. I was also a figure in the college and I was the chairman of the student union for two years.”
Was talking about Xingtou, but suddenly there was a yin and yang strange voice around him: “Ah, isn’t this Chairman Arantis?”
Lux turned around, but saw a young man also wearing a white robe.
He has purple hair, a handsome face, a tall and fit body, and it should be a beautiful man; but somehow, Lu Xi seems to specifically reject him, as if he was born with a sense of physical aversion.
Lu Xi looked at each other strangely, frowning.
“Oh, it’s Duyd.” Arantis looked back, staring at the other person, and his tone gradually cooled down. “You also came, and the threshold of the Azure Palace is really getting lower and lower.”
“You!” There was a trace of anger flashing on Zifa’s face, but it seemed to remind him of his surroundings, and he quickly replaced the smile-like expression like a famous Sichuan opera star, and looked at Lu Xi’s eyes. Body, “I’m a long-established arcane aristocratic family, and I don’t know anything like a rude upstart. Who is this? Stray cats newly admitted by Lord Rasell?”
Lu Xiang looked at the ceiling with his head, and he did n’t even leave his eyes to the purple-haired man: “It ’s a pity that the stray cats survive on their own strength; but what do the noble domestic dogs rely on, the bones thrown by the owner?
“Hey, arguing with a group of upstarts born of wild cats, isn’t it a price drop,” unexpectedly, this time, the purple-haired man named “Duid” was not angry, he just stepped closer, still It was that fake smile, but the voice seemed a bit cold: “Little wild cat, figure it out, this is Eliashar. Be sure to be careful behind your back.”
After leaving this threatening and threatening statement, Duid smiled with a smug smile.
“Who is the second ancestor of Sao Bao who has obvious problems?” Lu Xi couldn’t help asking.
“Uh, how do you know he is the second ancestor?”
“I don’t know, just playing in this tone, isn’t it equivalent to writing” I am dumb “on my face?”
“Well, you are right. However, he is not an ordinary second ancestor.” Alantis looked at Lu Xi, and his smile was restored. “His name is Duyd Vilambat, now. The son of the Magistrate of the Federal Minister of the Interior, Turner Vilambat, is of course also the heir to the Vilambat family. “
“Wait,” Lu Xi raised his hand a little hesitantly. “I remember: The Learning Alliance pays more attention to ethics rather than bloodlines. In law, the disciples’ inheritance rights should be better than blood relatives? Why is that what Vilamabat’s magister Heir is his son? “
“That’s right, but the law doesn’t prohibit the magician from accepting his blood relatives as disciples.” Arantis said.
Indeed, many magicians are celibates, but after all, some people marry and leave offspring, and naturally some people pay attention to the concept of family, and even some people only accept blood relatives as magic disciples, which forms the so-called magic family. Some ancient magician families have their history even before the establishment of the Federation.
After the establishment of the Federation, in order to stay in the upper echelons of society for a long time, and to maintain the glory of the family forever, these magician families have exerted the ultimate “good tradition” of not accepting outsiders. After a long period of accumulation, these families took up a lot of social resources, and the forces were all over the political and military merchants, forming a huge network of interests that only covered the sky.
“This is the so-called aristocrat.” Lu Xi nodded.
“Yes. The teacher said: slavery, private soldiers, and local taxation. These are the three major cancers of the Federation. But in the final analysis, they are also noblemen.”
“The so-called Vilambat family should be a member of the nobility. That is to say, that Duid is not a dude, but a super dude, does that mean?”
Alantis couldn’t help laughing: “You misunderstood. Although the doormen are basically waste, but that guy is an accident. At school, every time he takes an exam, whether it is theory or actual combat, no matter Alchemy and engineering are very good, but they are almost behind me and have to rank second. Finally, even the election of the student union chairman lost to me. He is also an arrogant person, so he has to take the blood and I was born to find a balance. Just now, the reason why your attitude is so bad to you is probably to be with me. “
“So, that seaweed head is still a rare talent?” Lu Xi couldn’t help using a probing technique, and got the intelligence that the other party’s comprehensive strength is at level 4 of silver-just like Alan Thiel, it was really excellent .
“Yes, although he looks down on civilians, but he just ignores them from the top, and rarely sees such wicked words. Er, what is the seaweed head?”
“But no matter how you say it, the bloodline can’t be a reason to be superior in the end.” Lu Xi shrugged, still unable to have a good impression on such arrogant dignitaries, “Speaking of, his relationship with you always feels a bit familiar. “
“Really? I didn’t think so.” Alantis showed a puzzled expression ~ www.mtlnovel.com ~ Yeah, isn’t it the teacher and Master Palon? Didn’t you say that they are also fighting opponents since they were students? This is really like you. “
“Hehe, hehe,” Alantis smiled dryly, “You are such a joke.”
“I’m not telling a joke.” Lu Xi spread his hand, and quickly changed the subject before Alantis’s face changed. “That is to say, Master Russell’s biggest enemy is the nobility?”
“It should be said that it is the biggest enemy of the Federation and 25 million people!” Alantis corrected.
Lu Xi didn’t answer, but she was somewhat disapproved. Of course, he didn’t know why he disagreed.
“After a while, the teacher is ready to formally propose a bill to abolish slavery to the Parliament. If it succeeds, how much will cause a certain blow to the arrogance of the aristocrats.”
“Why not operate on the private military system and the tax system?”
“One is the gun barrel, the other is the money bag. Do you think the doorman aristocrat will give up such an important thing? Compared with slavery, the slavery is a little unremarkable. Moreover, the teacher has been running around these days and has already received the par Several highly respected MPs including Master Long supported and should be able to succeed. “
“This is really unclear.” Lu Xi thought to himself, “Human greed is endless. Since the aristocrats will not give up guns and money bags, why should they give up such cheap and expensive animals as slaves. “
By this time, Rasell and Palon had come over, and they were also followed by a few elderly people in white robe, who should all be parliamentarians. However, Russell’s face was somewhat gloomy, and he no longer had the spirit of the moment.
“Let’s go, the meeting will start soon.”