The Original Vampire

The next morning, when Colin brought Vera to the restaurant, he finally saw Bachelor Dawn again.

"Good morning, Miss Vera, Viscount Angele!"

"Good morning, Bachelor Dawn, did the Prime Minister leave you for dinner at home yesterday?"

"Yes, the Prime Minister is very enthusiastic, and it is difficult for me to refuse."

"Haha, it's alright, I can understand. Besides, the dinner party of the Prime Minister's family will definitely not be much worse than that of the Phoenix Palace."

"It's really not too much." Bachelor Dawn smiled slightly, and then told Colin that he and the Prime Minister were squatting on the lawn last night and eating sweet potatoes.

Colin and Vera immediately looked at each other, never expecting the dignified Prime Minister of the Empire to entertain guests like this...

Of course, if you think about it carefully, although this method is a bit rude, it shows more closeness. It seems that the Prime Minister regards Bachelor Dawn as a real one.

The maid served a hearty breakfast. Colin didn't bother too much about the Prime Minister's strange hospitality. He cut a juicy fried steak into his mouth, chewed it, and asked:

"Then how did you talk to the Prime Minister yesterday?"

The Master Dawn did not answer immediately, but said to the maids around him, "Go down first."

"Yes."

When only the three of Colin were left in the dining room, Bachelor Dawn said, "Generally speaking, the discussion is good, but there is good news and bad news."

"Then let's talk about the good news first." Colin took a sip of milk and smiled, "A good day needs a good start."

Maester Dawn put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth with a napkin, signaled that he had finished eating, and then said the good news that Colin wanted to hear most:

"The Prime Minister is willing to stand up at the right time and publicly declare that he supports Master Joyce in inheriting the throne of the Duke of the North."

Colin nodded, satisfied with the result.

Vera was still a little dazed, and said doubtfully: "The Prime Minister supports Joyce... How is this good news?"

Maester Dawn smiled and recounted the contradiction between Baron Heidegger and the Senate.

Only now did Vera understand that it turned out that the Prime Minister supported Joyce,

In fact, it was to stimulate the Senate and make them unanimously agree to inherit the throne of the Duke of the North.

Colin continued, "What's the bad news?"

Bachelor Dawn's face became a little heavy, and said: "There is a Warsong tribe that is rising strongly among the orcs, and the Western Region has sent an expeditionary force to cross the Tianduan Mountains, trying to kill it in the bud in advance... But it has not been good so far. The news came back.

The Prime Minister is worried that there will be problems in the western border, but at present, the upper management of the imperial capital generally has no plans to send troops to support. "

Colin's expression also changed. He dug out the information about the orcs from his predecessor's memory, and of course he understood the seriousness of the problem.

If the Western Territory is not exaggerating, then this is definitely the biggest threat that the Radiance Empire is about to face.

Hearing this, Vera couldn't help but ask: "Why are the big figures in the imperial capital unwilling to send troops to support the western border?"

Colin twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled disdainfully: "Before the disaster really comes, most people will take a chance and think that things won't be so bad."

Bachelor Dawn nodded and agreed: "Indeed. Before seeing the real threat, the Central Empire of the Empire is reluctant to send troops easily. However, there is another reason besides this."

"Oh? What's the reason?"

"This is another bad news." Bachelor Dwayne said solemnly, "Prince Leahy asked to declare war on Yeville!"

"What?" Vera exclaimed.

She has lived and studied in Yeville for more than ten years, and has long regarded it as her second hometown. When she heard the news, she immediately became worried.

"Why is this happening? Is it because of the 'Eye of Judgment' forbidden spell? But...but isn't the empire worried that the mages will all burn?"

Bachelor Dawn sighed: "It is indeed because of the 'Eye of Judgment', Prince Leahy is not a person who can endure coercion, he would rather take the risk of being revenge by a mage, but also completely eliminate this to the knight class, extremely terrifying threat."

Seeing Vera's terrified expression, Ke Lin quickly held her slightly cold little hand and comforted:

"Should not everyone have the determination and courage of Prince Leahy? This proposal to declare war on the mage may not be implemented."

The Bachelor of Dawn nodded: "That's right. There are undercurrents in the political arena in the imperial capital now, mainly because of this proposal. Moreover, His Majesty is obviously unwilling to declare war on the mage, and he is deliberately staying out of the door at present, just because he does not want this proposal to pass the imperial meeting. "

Colin smiled clearly and said, "I heard at the dinner party yesterday that His Majesty was ill, so it was because of this!"

"Eighty percent of the time, this is the reason. However, even if His Majesty has been hiding and not appearing, there is another way for this proposal to declare war to be implemented."

Colin said in surprise: "The Senate?"

"That's right!"

"Will Prince Leahy do this?" Colin said in a condensed voice, "This means that he has completely torn his face with Emperor Reinhardt."

"When Emperor Reinhardt secretly met with Mr. Gou and reached a tacit agreement with him, he had completely offended Prince Leahy, so now Prince Leahy will probably no longer worry about the dignity of the royal family."

Colin's face gradually darkened.

He also realized why this would be bad news for Vera.

If Prince Leahy wants to force his proposal to pass the Senate without the consent of the emperor, he must obtain an absolute majority of votes.

It also meant that he had to convince more than two-thirds of the elders to stir up their hatred of the mage.

And Vera is also a mage...

Originally, Maester Dawn's plan was to use the Prime Minister to influence the Senate's decision on the succession of the Duke of the North, but now it seems that Prince Leahy's actions are very likely to invalidate this plan.

Perhaps Prince Leahy didn't care who succeeded the Duke of the North, but he inadvertently blocked Vera's way.

What's more, if the empire really declares war on Yeville, the mages will most likely retaliate. Regardless of whether the victims are the citizens of the empire or the nobles of the knights, the hatred of the mages against the mages will definitely reach a peak.

At this time, as a mage, can Vera stare at such hatred and successfully inherit the throne of the Duke of the North?

Thinking of this, Colin immediately said solemnly: "We can't let Prince Leahy's proposal pass the Senate!"

Bachelor Dawn also nodded, agreeing: "That's right!"

But then, Colin felt a headache.

Originally, their plan was to gain the support of the Senate by tricky methods through the Prime Minister's statement, but now they found that if the tricks were not successful, they still had to deal with the elders one by one.

This requires extremely deep political capital and influence.

And this is exactly what Vera and Colin lack most now.

"What do you think?" Colin asked, now he could only pin his hopes on Maester Dawn.

After pondering for a moment, the Bachelor of Dawn said slowly: "There are one hundred and seventeen members of the Imperial Senate, all of whom are prestigious figures from the major families of the empire. The families of the West, North Four Realms, and Feiyanling each account for one-fifth.

Therefore, the power of the entire Senate is basically the same as that of the vassals in the empire. There are also five consuls in the Senate, who are from the five paladin families. They can have a great influence on the elders of their respective vassal families.

To bankrupt Prince Leahy's proposal, we'll have to win at least two consuls to influence the elders of their faction. In this way, the proposal to declare war on the mage will not be able to obtain an absolute majority of approval votes.

In my opinion, the two consuls that are most likely to be won by us are the consul of the Saint Hilde family in the senate-Sebas, and the consul of the San Lorenzo family in the senate-Lai tom. "

Colin's brows were still furrowed. He knew that what Master Dawn said was very reasonable, but he knew that these two people were not easy to persuade.

Sebas was born in the Saint Hilde family, and was Vera's uncle according to his seniority. Of course he can represent the interests of the Saint Hilde family, but the interests of the Saint Hilde family may not necessarily be Vera's interests. Not the Duke of the North.

Moreover, at the dance last night, Queen Midella specially reminded herself not to trust Consul Sebas.

Although Colin did not completely trust Queen Midella, such a reminder still left a haze in his heart.

As for the Archon of Lattom of the San Lorenzo family... I am afraid he is more likely to be persuaded by Prince Lehi.

Unless Reinhard the Great personally comes forward, it is possible to change the position of the elders of the San Lorenzo lineage.

It's just that this unreliable emperor... can't reassure Colin.

"Then let's visit Archon Sebas this afternoon." Vera said.

Colin hesitated, but still did not express his doubts.

First of all, it is impossible for Queen Midella to believe whatever she says. He is more willing to test it himself. Moreover, Vera came to Royal Dragon City as a junior, so she should visit the Sebassor, otherwise, So sorry.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to send the greeting first."

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