The Original Vampire

“What? Archon Lattom rejected our request to visit?”

As soon as he returned to his residence in the Phoenix Palace, Bachelor Daun brought another piece of bad news.

“Yes, Lord Viscount, they responded that Consul Lathom has been in poor health recently and cannot meet with foreign guests.”

Vera sighed and said, “It seems that the consul of the San Lorenzo family also prefers Lathom. It belongs to the prince.”

Bachelor Daun shook his head and said, “Not necessarily. This Archon Lattom is one hundred and eight years old. It is said that he often has health problems. This time he may not be looking for excuses to prevaricate us.”

Ke Lin was speechless for a while and asked, “You are so old, and you are not retiring?”

  Bachelor Dao En explained helplessly: “The consulship is for life. As long as Lattom is still alive, he will not retire voluntarily. After all, the members of the Senate are all collaterals of each family, without titles or territories. Once they are stripped of the aura of the Senate, they will immediately become minor characters that no one cares about.” “Is there no way

to remove a consul? “Is that so?” Colin asked thoughtfully, his eyes flashing.

Bachelor Daun seemed to have guessed the real purpose of Colin’s question and shook his head: “No. The original purpose of establishing the Senate was to create a completely independent system of supervision and checks and balances outside of the existing administrative system of the empire.

  So. In order to ensure that the decisions of the Senate members will not be affected by external factors, once a senator is elected, he will serve for life. Unless the consul violates the laws of the empire, not even His Majesty the Emperor can remove him.”

Colin Haha Yixiao is a little disdainful of this so-called “independent supervision system.”.

Today, it is a well-known fact that the Senate collects bribes, and he himself was only asked for sky-high “lobbying funds” by Archon Sebas. This shows that the Senate system has been completely corrupted.

“Are there no means to restrict the elders?”

Bachelor Daun thought for a while and said, “As for the means of restriction, there really are none. However, there are two main ways to influence the elders.

The first is bribery. This is also the most commonly used lobbying method. Senators have no territory. If you want to live a luxurious life, you must have the support of a gray income.

Another method is the inheritance of the senator’s seat.”

“Inheritance?” Colin asked doubtfully. “Senior, isn’t it a lifelong tenure? How do I inherit?”

“The inheritance I’m talking about is different from the inheritance of ordinary titles. The basis of title inheritance is hereditary. As long as the law of lords remains unchanged, the first heir of the lord will naturally inherit. everything about him.

But senators are different. Since senators are not hereditary, the descendants of senators cannot ‘naturally’ inherit their seats in the Senate.”

After hearing this, Colin already understood what Bachelor Dao En meant.

The so-called inability to inherit “naturally” means that the descendants of senators can be “artificially” pushed into the Senate.

The current members of the Senate are all from the 117 most prestigious lord families in the Glorious Empire. To become a senator, you must first become a senatorial candidate recommended by each family, and then this candidate needs to obtain half of the Senate. Only with the above approval vote can the person formally enter the Senate.

The second restriction method that Bachelor Dawn mentioned refers to the recommendation qualifications of the senior candidate.

Each family also uses this method to ensure that their elders will not deviate from the will of the family.

For example, Sebastian’s consultation is lifelong. If he wants his grandson Weber to enter the Senate and inherit his position after his death, he must first ask the Duke of St. Hilde to recommend Weber as a senatorial candidate. .

In this way, Duke St. Hilde also had the means to restrict Sebas.

But the problem now is that Vera has not succeeded in the position of duke. On the contrary, she still needs the approval of the Senate.

Generally, the succession of imperial noble titles does not need to go through the Senate. It only needs to be canonized by the Lord. The only difference is that for the Dukes of the Four Realms.

They guard the four sides of the empire and are the key force in resisting foreigners. The selection of the duke is crucial, so the Senate is added as a procedure.

But Sebastian’s attitude just now made Colin realize that this consul, who was born into the Saint Hilde family, did not really want to help Wei become the Duke of the North.

But Colin found that he had no means to influence the other party except for paying huge “lobbying funds.”

Do you really want to be ripped off?

  no!

If the other party refuses to do anything after receiving the money, Colin really has nothing to do with him. Moreover, now that the northern border has just been pacified, the money is urgently needed to alleviate the predicament, but it cannot be used to take advantage of the old guy.

Otherwise, kill?

Colin felt furious.

But then there was some hesitation. After all, in a place like the Imperial Capital, where dragons and tigers are hidden, Colin didn’t want to use this method of tearing one’s face unless it was absolutely necessary.

If he were discovered, he would have no choice but to take Vera into exile.

or else, transform?

But Colin also felt that transforming into a vampire would be very risky.

Because vampires are self-aware, Colin never tries to transform his enemies into vampires.

Colin is kind to the three current blood descendants: Knight Shire, Queen Elsa, and Knight Valla.

Ciel was reborn from a broken limb, and Elsa was resurrected from the dead and took revenge. As for Valla, she felt guilty towards Colin and died to atone for her sins before being given a second life by Colin.

In short, even if these three people are not blood descendants, they will not betray Colin.

Transforming into a vampire only strengthened this attachment and made Colin trust them even more.

But with Sebastian’s words, Colin didn’t dare transform the other person into a blood descendant.

Though he can indeed suppress the bloodline to make the vampire unable to resist him, this control is limited to the physical body and cannot control the spirit.

What if Sebastian pretends to give in to Colin, then turns around and sells Colin?

  Of course, if you transform into a blood slave without self-awareness, there is no need to worry about betrayal.

But in this case, it is easy to see the flaws.

After all, blood slaves have no self-awareness and only know how to obey orders. Unless Colin separates his consciousness to control it, this kind of control is very rigid, and it is okay to fool him in a hurry, but over time, his flaws will inevitably be exposed.

Is there really nothing we can do about Sebas?

Colin thought for a long time, but suddenly an idea flashed, and he said, “Actually, we don’t have to win over Archon Sebas.”

“What do you mean?” Vera asked, a confused look on his face.

“The consul only has one vote. Whether he agrees or not actually doesn’t have much impact. As long as we can win the approval of the other twenty or so northern elders!” Bachelor Daun’s eyes lit up. “You mean to evade Archon Sebas?”

  Colin smiled and nodded: “That’s right! Although Vera is not the Duke of the North yet, the North is now under our control. As long as we pay attention to the major families in the North, By exerting pressure, we can influence the elders of each family through the patriarchs of these families!

In this way, Sebas will be insignificant.”

Bachelor Dawn nodded repeatedly: “This is indeed a good idea, but I am worried that the time may be too late.”

Colin immediately ordered vigorously and resolutely: “No matter, we don’t know when Prince Leahy and the others are going to send the proposal to declare war to the Senate, but we can’t just sit back and wait for death.

Vera, you wrote to Ling Dong immediately. City, please ask Marquis Garcia to summon the northern lords and put pressure on them!”

“Okay!” Vera agreed immediately, turned around, and went to find the paper and a pen.

Colin said to Bachelor Daun, “Okay, let’s just assume that we have won more than 20 votes in the north. Next, we still need to persuade the elders of the first realm to ensure that Prince Lehi’s proposal to declare war will not be absolutely approved. The majority vote in favor.”

Bachelor Dawn pondered for a moment and suggested, “Sir Viscount, I think the greatest certainty is with the San Lorenzo family. Since Consul Lattom does not want to see us, we can try with someone else.”

  ”Who?” “

Her Royal Highness the Queen.”

“Queen?” Colin hesitated. He was no less wary of the beautiful queen than Sebas. If possible, he did not want to ask this person, “I’m afraid the Queen will have difficulty influencing the elders of the San Lorenzo family.”

Bachelor Dao En shook his head and explained: “Sir Viscount, I hope that you can meet His Majesty the Emperor through the Queen. He is the one who can really influence the family of San Lorenzo. He is a key figure in the attitude of the senator.”

“But… isn’t the emperor ill?” Vera on the side intervened after hearing the words.

Bachelor Daun curled his lips and said, “It’s probably because he’s pretending to be ill. He’s hiding from Prince Leahy. At the same time, he doesn’t want the proposal to declare war to pass the Imperial Council.”

  Colin also nodded and said, “That’s right. Moreover, the emperor is actually responsible for this matter. He is the most anxious person. If the declaration of war proposal is passed by the Senate with a large vote, it will definitely be a fatal blow to his prestige. It can

It should even be said that from now on, Prince Lehi and the Senate can directly ignore him. “

“Yes,” Bachelor Daun said. “Furthermore, Emperor Reinhard holds the right to recommend the senatorial candidates of the San Lorenzo family and can influence the attitude of Archon Lattom more than we can.”

Just as Ke Lin was determined to see Queen Midela again, an attendant knocked on the door and delivered an invitation letter to Colin.

Colin opened it with some confusion: “Crete, Saint Gerian?”

Upon hearing this name, Bachelor Daun’s eyes lit up and he said, “This is the ruling family of the Western Territory, Lord Saint Gerian in the Senate, Officer!”

Colin also smiled immediately and said,

“This Lord Consul invited us to a banquet!”

  (End of Chapter)