When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 696 Otatira's Compromise

The moonlight enveloped the Tiannv Palace. The originally quiet palace was now brightly lit. The guards outside the city quickly entered the city and took control of every street corner and important road.

The guardsmen dressed in black and gray uniforms temporarily acted as gendarmes. While enforcing the curfew, they began to investigate and register suspicious persons from house to house.

Not to mention that all the small ports in and outside the city were blocked, and even fishing boats were not allowed to leave the port.

Hiding behind windows and door cracks, the residents and wizards of Tiannv City were whispering in the uneasy night.

The high-level wizards, secret party leaders, and Thousand Valley merchants who attended the meeting were almost frightened to death when they learned that Horn had been assassinated.

Hundreds of greeting letters flew into the Tiannv Palace from all directions of the city like snowflakes. In order to clarify the rumors, Horn had to reply to them one by one.

After some commotion and some efforts to calm people down, Horn was able to find time to meet with these relevant witches.

The most important ones are Otatila and Aesena.

In a waiting room of the Tiannv Palace, Horn was drowsy in the main seat, while Jeanna and Meliati were sitting on either side, each reading a report from a guard monk.

But the groaning sound from the old door still woke Horn up. He looked up and saw Lulule walking in with Otatila.

"From the assassination this evening to now, the basic outline of the matter has been revealed." Otatira's voice was cautious and apologetic, "In addition to Tiannv City, the guards' barracks outside the city and the parliamentary residences in the city have all been damaged to varying degrees.

At present, the Royal Guards have taken over the entire city and arrested a total of 34 demon hunters and 9 rebellious wizards. All 398 people involved in the case have been detained and imprisoned. They are jointly kept by the Royal Guards and the Witch Council. The main culprit Veronica is still at large. "

For Black Snake Bay and even the entire empire, assassinations by demon hunters are a normal occurrence.

King Genesis of Leia was assassinated, King Charles VIII of France was assassinated, and even the previous Pope John VIII was assassinated more than fifty times in his life, and finally fell to death while celebrating mass.

But after this happened, even Otatila, who was known for her calmness and composure, was frightened and almost lost her composure.

If this supreme hero in the Thousand River Valley died on the territory of Black Snake Bay, the Savior Army would immediately start to flow downstream, regardless of anything else.

By the time the Savior Army enters Black Snake Bay under the banner of revenge for Horn, the situation will be completely out of control.

"398 people involved in the case seem a bit too few, and the main culprit hasn't been caught yet." Horn took a sip of blue coffee to refresh himself. "He is not afraid of the Savior Army's guns and can sneak into such a high-end banquet. He is no ordinary assassin."

"I know we will give a reasonable explanation, and I guarantee that the people involved will receive the punishment they deserve... more than they deserve." Otatila said sincerely, "But I also hope you can understand that this will not be an expanded political storm. We want to remove the rotten flesh, not amputate."

"Perhaps he is already terminally ill and it is time for amputation, but you can't see it." While stroking Horn's shoulder, Jeanna stared at Otatila with an unfriendly look.

She was just choosing a dress for the queen of the banquet, and because of her absence, Horn was almost assassinated.

This kind of security that ignored everyone made it impossible for Jeanna not to have wild thoughts. Even if Jeanna didn't have wild thoughts, there was no guarantee that the officers under her or even the people in Qianhe Valley would have wild thoughts.

So Otatila has to show her attitude, but not too much.

Horn wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of a group of secret parties and pass some bills he wanted to promote, but this did not mean that he had to expand it. The main reason was that if he expanded it, there might be people under him who would use his name to carry out radical actions and make profits.

It would be bad if the church could take advantage of the situation.

Black Snake Bay is not the Thousand River Valley, and Horn is not a real god. The current technology and system do not support him to supervise everyone everywhere.

He came to Black Snake Bay to obtain a strategic buffer and source of raw materials. He didn't want to get bogged down in another war before solving the big problem of the Kingdom of Leia.

"Regarding the assassination case before the wizard conference, I can let your newly established Black Snake Bay Federation handle it, and you can judge and deal with all the people involved in the case." Horn raised three fingers to Otatila, "But I have three requests."

"Please tell me."

"First, I request that a temporary gendarmerie be established with tariffs, which will have independent case-handling, investigation, and judicial supervision powers." Horn looked Otatila in the eye. "I need to know whether you are just pretending or really investigating."

Otatila pursed her lips for a moment: "Okay, I agree."

"Second, at the Black Snake Bay Federation Congress the day after tomorrow, I will propose the implementation of the Temporary Public Security Management Law in the city. It must be passed, and the Military Police will take over local public security."

"Yes, that's what you should do."

"Third, I will pass the Child Slavery Prevention Act and the Hereditary Slavery Prevention Act."

Otatira suddenly stopped talking and stood there with her lips pursed. After a long while, she slowly said, "I also want to promote these two bills, but with all due respect, even if the assassination at the Tiannv Palace happened, it would be difficult to get the wizards to give in.

You know, if they want to launch a purge of opponents this time, they will definitely do it under the pretext of a secret party colluding with the church, and then target conservative criminals and suspected but unproven secret parties.

However, these two bills are too hasty, and the wizards who run plantations who originally stood on our side will oppose them. The first two demands have reasons, but the latter demand cannot be linked to the assassination case. "

"Then what can you offer in exchange?" Horn already knew that Otatila would not allow these two bills to pass, and he even knew that now was not the right time.

The reason for bringing it up at this time is, on the one hand, to prepare for the formal proposal in the future, and on the other hand, this kind of thing is to ask for an exorbitant price and then pay a low price. Now it is Otatila's turn to make an offer.

Looking at the injury on Horn's shoulder, Otatira pondered for a moment before slowly speaking: "You seem to have been looking for Lord Sefaye's whereabouts, right?"

Horn was stunned: "How did you know?"

"You were looking for traces of the Sicheng Hermitage, and after you came back, you asked around about Grandma Cynthia. Grandma Cynthia and Lord Sefaye are good friends, so of course I knew about it."

"What? Do you have any clues?"

"To be precise, I have already told Grandma Cynthia about this matter. As long as you swear to keep it secret, I can take you to meet Grandma Cynthia." Otatira continued, "In addition, I can also tell you how to make red dragon breath. Can this be exchanged for your forgiveness?"

(End of this chapter)