The day set by the Noble Assembly finally arrived. Many arrived at a place that had not been used for a long time in Sissevair Palace — the "Elder Assembly Hall".
The "Elder Assembly" was what the Noble Assembly called it a long time ago. As time passed, Charnak had reduced the power of this assembly or Elder Assembly to a negligible degree.
Now, many of the "interrogations" were an independent special operation. In other words, the Parliament of Nobles had the right to judge the commoners through the "arbitration". They would use this right to judge the baron, who was considered "crazy" in their eyes.
The jury did not exist, so the "conviction" had become a joke. The reason this abnormal court could still be maintained was because this was the first time the princess had a direct confrontation with the Noble Assembly.
This was also the reason why Charnak trained Flora to face this pressure alone. If she could not even handle the Noble Assembly, who only knew how to argue, there was no way she could handle the internal and external troubles of the Empire.
Many of them came here with the help of Zalia. Now, Zalia had become a maidservant. Although it wasn't a pleasant title, this High Mage had decided that she would continue to serve Lin Li like this.
"There are many barons. Today, the entire Noble Council has jointly filed a public prosecution against you, accusing you of all the heinous acts you have committed in the Odore territory …"
The speaker of the Noble Council, Ciri, spouted a bunch of nonsense. In the eyes of many, he was just trying to make up a story. It seemed that the more he spoke, the more he seemed to be in the right.
From the very beginning, Roland knew that these nobles were troublesome. Although the nobles in front of him were weak in martial arts, they were good at playing politics and scheming against each other. Roland knew that he was just a fuse. They weren't targeting him personally because he was of no value to them. The only thing that mattered was the entirety of Oditore.
After a long and tedious speech, these people proposed to abolish many of the feudal lords' positions and take Odore Territory back to the Empire. They also proposed to let Prince Stu continue to supervise the territory and banish all the Trolls!
They actually dared to say that!?
Many people raised their eyebrows, but immediately understood their intentions. This group of people knew that this proposal was unrealistic, and they were just trying to find out the bottom line while bargaining.
Princess Flora was sitting on the other side. Her eyes were fixed on Miao Yi. She didn't have any expression on her face, but Miao Yi could feel her concern.
The layout here was somewhat similar to the arbitration court. He was in the center of the room, sitting on a chair that was not considered comfortable, while Salia stood four or five meters away from him. This was the rule, and only one person could sit there.
This situation gave people a lot of psychological pressure. There were at least 70 nobles sitting in a circle, and they stood up one by one to complain about the crimes they had committed. Some of them were simply bullsh * t, but there was no doubt that it made people feel irritated.
After listening to the complaints of the council members, many of them were told that they could refute them. However, he lazily looked up at them and said, "Show me the evidence."
After all, this matter couldn't be finished just like that. Miao Yi understood that he still needed to waste time. If he didn't torture these bastards enough, they wouldn't stop.
The council of nobles was indeed the home of politicians. Many of their requests were not a problem at all. After they found a bunch of witnesses from god knows where and entered the "Elder's Hall", the long and boring statements began …
When the day was over, Miao Yi helplessly dragged his body back to the hotel. He really felt that he needed to re-evaluate these nobles.
These people were not nobles, they were obviously a group of sharp-tongued brokers!
Although he didn't say anything useless, it didn't mean that these nobles wouldn't say anything. For the whole day, they made statements here and there as if they were the biggest criminals of the Empire of Saint Reims. It was really a headache. Princess Flora, on the other hand, tit for tat, tirelessly resolved these crises one by one.
It could be seen that Her Royal Highness had put in a lot of effort. Those arguments and evidence that couldn't hold water were all refuted by her. Many of them were not threatened or treated unfairly.
However, there was still a long way to go. When the sun set, Her Royal Highness announced the end of today's meeting. They would continue after a day of rest.
This was also a rule. The meeting would not continue continuously. In order to make it more "effective", both sides had to rest for a day.
When they returned to the hotel, they felt very tired. It wasn't physical fatigue, but mental and mental fatigue. The little girl had been listening to nonsense for a whole day and couldn't stand it anymore. She waved her little fist from time to time and angrily complained about the unreasonable nobles.
Yuna and the others were still obediently waiting in the hotel. However, Madame Vasaki told Miao Yi that there were some figures that looked like spies in front of the hotel. They seemed to be waiting for something.
"Counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth dam."
Miao Yi looked outside and shook his head. He felt that politics was really disgusting.
However, not long after they sat down, a handwritten order from Her Royal Highness made Miao Yi stand up again. Upon closer inspection, it was an invitation letter. The general idea was that Her Royal Highness would be attending a banquet tomorrow. She invited Miao Yi to go with her.
At the end of the letter, the reason was stated: "Seek the support of the commoners and knights."
Miao Yi thought for a moment and immediately agreed. He then began to think about the reason.
"The support of the commoners and knights?
She's quite thoughtful. "
Madame Vasaki looked at the letter and quickly understood Flora's intention. "Speaking of which, the influence of knights has been growing in recent years. She's much smarter than the nobles."
"Knights have that much influence?"
"The original knights didn't. The knights in Londor's era were just a bunch of barbaric warriors. However, after Charnak declared his faith in the God of Light, a new knight system was born."
Leaning against the back of his chair, he thought for a moment. He did not know much about the so-called "uncrowned nobles" in the dragon skeleton's memories. Perhaps it was because this class had only undergone a drastic change in the last hundred years, and the knights in his memories were still pure killing machines on the battlefield.
"It's a long story, but you'll probably see it tomorrow. The knights have become more and more idealistic over the years. I don't know if it's good or bad."
Madame Vasaki stood up and stretched. "Yuna and the others will be attending the banquet tomorrow. It's not appropriate for them to wear armor. I'll go back to the underground city and ask the tailors to make some suitable clothes for them."
"Thank you, madame."
Miao Yi nodded. He didn't thank her or anything. This made the madame in a good mood. She turned around and disappeared.
"Brother, I'm tired …" Salia had been tormented by the nobles' complaints for an entire day. She couldn't even keep her eyes open now.
Miao Yi smiled and was about to get up when he realized the little girl was lying in his arms. "Brother, I'm going to rest for a while. Wake me up when it's time to eat, okay?"
Seeing her lazily close her eyes and lean against his chest, Miao Yi sighed. He felt that it wasn't easy for the little girl to suffer so much with him. He reached out to cushion Salia's neck to make her more comfortable. Then, he took out a blanket from his dimensional ring and covered her up. He didn't move at all and let the little girl fall asleep just like that.
Zaliya's body was very light, and she was softly pressed against him. Her small chest rose and fell as she breathed evenly. Looking at her rosy cheeks, Roland felt that he was gradually freed from the irritation of wrangling with the Noble Council. After he calmed down, he actually fell asleep on the large armchair with the little girl in his arms.
This should've been a very romantic scene, but it was now filled with warmth.