The Original Vampire

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

  ”Good morning, Miss Vera, Viscount Angelet!”

  ”Good morning, Bachelor Dawn. Yesterday, the Prime Minister invited you to have dinner at home?” “

  Yes, the Prime Minister is very enthusiastic. I can’t refuse.”

  ” Haha, it’s okay; I can understand it. Moreover, the dinner at the Prime Minister’s house will definitely not be much worse than that at the Phoenix Palace.”

  ”It’s really not too much.” Bachelor Dawn smiled slightly and then told Colin that he had a meeting with the Prime Minister last night, sitting on the lawn and eating sweet potatoes.

  Colin and Vera immediately looked at each other. They never expected that the dignified Prime Minister of the Empire would entertain guests like this…

  Of course, by thinking carefully about it, although this method is a bit rude, it also shows a sense of intimacy. It seems that the Prime Minister is treating Dao En The bachelor, become his true self.

  The maid served a sumptuous breakfast. Colin was not too obsessed with the Prime Minister’s weird hospitality. He cut off a piece of juicy fried steak and put it in his mouth, chewed it, and asked: “Then what did you talk to the

  Prime Minister about yesterday?” How’s it going?”

  Bachelor Dawn didn’t answer immediately, but said to the maids around him: “You guys go down first.”

  ”Yes.”

  When only Colin and the other three were left in the restaurant, Bachelor Dawn said: “Overall, the conversation was good, but there is good news and bad news.” “

  Let’s talk about the good news first.” Colin took a sip of milk and smiled, “A good day needs a good start. “

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

  ”The Prime Minister is willing to stand up at the right time and publicly declare his support. Master Joyce will inherit the title of Duke of the North.”

  Colin nodded, very satisfied with the result.

  Vera was still a little confused and asked doubtfully: “The Prime Minister supports Joyce…how is this good news?”

  Bachelor Dawn smiled and recounted the conflict between Baron Heidegger and the Senate.

  Only then did Vera realize that the original purpose of asking the Prime Minister to support Joyce was to stimulate the Senate and get them to unanimously agree that she would inherit the position of Duke of the North?

  Colin continued to ask: “Then what is the bad news?”

  Bachelor Daun’s face became a little heavy and said: “There is a Zhansong tribe that is rising strongly among the orcs. The Western Region has sent an expeditionary force to cross the Tianduan Mountains and try to Nip it in the bud in advance… But no good news has come back yet.

  The Prime Minister is worried that there will be problems in the Western Region, but at present, the senior officials of the imperial capital generally have no plans to send troops to support.”

  Colin’s face also changed. He changed from The predecessor’s memory and dug up information about orcs, so he certainly understood the seriousness of this problem.

  If the Western Region is not exaggerating, then this is definitely the biggest threat that the Glorious Empire will face.

  After hearing this, Vera couldn’t help but ask: “Why are the big shots in the imperial capital unwilling to send troops to support the Western Region?”

  Colin twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled disdainfully: “Before the disaster really came, most of the People will take chances and think things won’t be that bad.”

  Bachelor Daun nodded and agreed: “Indeed. The central empire is not willing to send troops easily before seeing a real threat. But other than that, , In fact, there is another reason.”

  ”Oh? What reason?”

  ”This is another bad news.” Bachelor Daun said solemnly, “Prince Lehi requested to declare war on Yevil!”

  ”What?” Vera was shocked. Shout out.

  She had lived and studied in Seville for more than ten years and had already regarded it as her second hometown. When she heard the news, she immediately couldn’t help but become worried.

  ”Why is this happening? Is it because of the ‘Eye of Judgment’ forbidden spell? But…but isn’t the empire worried that all the mages will be destroyed together?”

  Bachelor Daun sighed: “It is indeed because of the ‘Eye of Judgment’, Prince Lehi He is not a person who can tolerate coercion. He would rather bear the risk of revenge from the mage to completely eliminate this extremely terrible threat to the knight class.”

  Colin saw Vera’s panicked expression and quickly held her cold little hand, comforting her:

  ”Not everyone has the determination and courage of Prince Leahy, right? This proposal to declare war on mages may not be implemented.”

  Bachelor Daun nodded: “That’s right. There are undercurrents in the imperial capital’s political arena now. Mainly because of this proposal. Moreover, His Majesty is obviously unwilling to declare war on the mage. He is deliberately staying behind closed doors because he does not want this proposal to pass the Imperial Council.”

  Colin smiled clearly and said, “I was at the dinner party yesterday. I heard that His Majesty is ill, so it’s because of this!”

  ”It’s probably because of this. However, even if His Majesty keeps hiding and doesn’t come forward, there is another way to implement this declaration of war proposal.”

  Colin said in surprise: “Senator Court?”

  ”That’s right!”

  ”Would Prince Leahy do this?” Colin said solemnly, “This means completely breaking up with Emperor Reinhardt.”

  ”At the time, Emperor Reinhardt secretly met with Jin Sir, when we reached a tacit agreement with him, we have completely offended Prince Leahy, so now Prince Leahy will probably no longer care 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 Lech wanted his proposal to be forced through the Senate without the emperor’s consent, he would have to obtain an absolute majority of votes in favor.

  This also means that he must convince more than two-thirds of the elders and provoke their hatred towards the mage.

  And Vera is also a mage…

  Originally, Bachelor Daun’s plan was to use the Prime Minister to influence the Senate’s determination of the Duke of the North’s succession, but now it seems that Prince Leahy’s actions are likely to invalidate this plan.

  Perhaps Prince Lehi 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 Yevil, the group of mages will most likely unleash a devastating revenge. Regardless of whether the final victims are the people of the empire or the knights and nobles, the Radiant Empire’s hatred of the mages will definitely reach its peak.

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

  Thinking of this, Colin immediately said in a deep voice: “We can’t let Prince Lehi’s proposal pass the Senate!”

  Bachelor Daun also nodded and agreed: “That’s right!”

  But then, Colin felt a headache.

  Originally, their plan was to use the Prime Minister’s statement to gain the support of the Senate through tricky methods, but now they found that if the trick didn’t work, they still had to deal with those senators one by one.

  This requires extremely deep political capital and influence.

  And this is what Vera and Colin lack most now.

  ”What do you think?” Colin asked. He could only place his hope on Maester Dawn now.

  After being pondered for a moment, Bachelor Dao En slowly said: “There are one hundred and seventeen members of the Imperial Senate, all of whom are prestigious figures from the major families in the empire. In terms of numbers, they are roughly from the east, south, and south. Families from the four western and northern regions and the Scarlet Flame Territory 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, each from the five great saints. Knight families can have a great influence on the senators of their respective vassal families.

  If we want Prince Lehi’s proposal to go bankrupt, we must win the support of at least two consuls and use them to influence the senators of their factions. In this way, The proposal to declare war on mages failed to obtain an absolute majority of votes.

  I think the two consuls we are most likely to win over are Sebas, the consul of the Saint Hilde family in the Senate, and The consul of the San Lorenzo family in the Senate – Lattom.”

  Colin’s brows were still frowning. He knew that what Bachelor Daun said was very reasonable, but he knew that these two people were not easily dismissed. Talk.

  Sebastian was born in the Saint Hilde family and was Vera’s uncle by seniority. He could certainly represent the interests of the Saint Hilde family, but the interests of the Saint Hilde family were not necessarily Vera’s interests. After all, she was still Not the Duke of the North.

  Moreover, at last night’s ball, Queen Midela specifically reminded herself not to trust Archon Sebas easily.

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

  As for Consul Lathom of the San Lorenzo family… I’m afraid he is more easily persuaded by Prince Lehi.

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

  It’s just that this unreliable emperor can’t make Colin feel at ease.

  ”Then let’s go visit Archon Sebas this afternoon.” Vera said.

  Colin hesitated but still did not express his doubts.

  First of all, it is impossible for him to believe whatever Queen Midela says. He prefers to test it himself. Moreover, Vera comes to Yulong City as a junior, so she should pay a visit to Archon Sebas out of emotion and reason, otherwise, she will How rude.

  ”Okay, I’ll arrange for someone to send the greeting card first.”

  (End of chapter)