People in Terra, governing a weird little country

"No, no." Ernst turned his head away and pushed the bank card.

The messenger gritted his teeth and forcefully shoved it in: "Take it, take it. Don't be polite to my brother!"

After refusing three times, Ernst finally put the card into the drawer with embarrassment.

He raised his head and glanced at the two of them. He wanted to continue to extend his hand, but seeing their expressions that said if you dare to extend your hand again, I will fight you, he hesitated for a moment, and finally got straight to the point:

"You two...don't you have any ID?"

The envoys from the Ursus Empire came very suddenly, and Shelag had not received any relevant news at all. The two of them went directly to Xinteleya, stated their identities, and requested an interview.

But Ernst didn't know them, and they weren't well-known people like the Duke of Kaster or the Grand Tutor of Yan State. Without ID and prior notice, Ernst couldn't just recognize them, right?

He didn't want to transform into Britain's brother and stage a farce of welcoming the "Uncle of Zanzibar" and then shout bunga, bunga!

But this question is indeed a bit awkward. Generally speaking, you should have lit this thing yourself, but Ernst took the initiative to ask for it, which made it seem suspicious.

To avoid embarrassment, Ernst waited for a while and extended his hand to hint twice, but it was obvious that the two did not seem to understand.

At this point, Ernst really had some doubts as to whether these two were real Ursus envoys or counterfeit products.

But they gave me money. Theoretically, fraud should be that you are cheating me to eat and drink, right? You took the initiative to give me money, isn't that a bit wrong?

Out of politeness, Ernst finally asked this question.

As for the two people on the opposite side, they were really embarrassed this time.

They looked at each other and read each other's lips.

"Do you have your ID?"

"You are confused. We are Speaker Witte's men. We are intelligence officers at best. How can we get the diplomat's certificate?"

"Aren't all Ursus' diplomats top intelligence officers?"

"That's true...but we don't have a certificate."

"How about trying the press pass?"

Ernst watched the two of them kissing each other for a long time, almost about to kiss, but he didn't understand why.

It's a pity that he couldn't understand it, otherwise he would have sighed: "Damn, even if I changed places, the world is really just a makeshift team!"

Chapter 356: Cavalleria major!

Ernst was unable to confirm their identities in the end. But out of courtesy, when Ernst left the office for lunch, he left a piece of A4 paper that only cost 4 cents to print on the table. On this A paper, there happened to be some unsophisticated ink, which formed a Terra version of the United Nations Declaration.

Of course, it is an excerpt. Terra and Ernst's hometown are very different, and the Manifesto is not like "We Choose to Go to the Moon", where many contents can be used by just changing a name. Therefore, Ernst has not yet completed the translation of the entire Manifesto.

Having read books all his life, he never thought that one day he would be working in the Chinese translation team.

Of course, the excerpted version of the manifesto left on the table definitely has nothing to do with Ernst. It is just a small coincidence caused by the infinite monkey theory in reality.

Probability, isn't it amazing?

Of course, Ernst did not chase these two friends away. They paid a lot of money, and even if Ernst could not receive them from an official perspective and have a systematic discussion with them, he could still entertain the two guests privately and fulfill his hospitality.

I called Enchiodis and decided that since I had to make the money, it should naturally be given to my brother.

Only after Enthiotis came in person and took away the two undocumented messengers who happened to pick up the documents did Ernst feel at ease and boldly leave the office building from another route.

He also has an appointment at noon.

The person who made the appointment with him was also a little special. She was the Grand Knight Commander of the Casimir Orthodox Order - Ioletta Russell.

Casimir's state institutions were old yet somewhat new. The so-called Supervisory Council was a committee composed mainly of knights that combined deliberation and execution, responsible for forming a government and exercising governance.

The Grand Knight is the title of the Chief Executive of the Council of Supervisors, and also the title of the head of state of Casimir. Not only that, the vast majority of the Council of Supervisors have the dual identities of knights and government employees, which is the original meaning of "knight nobility".

And Ioletta Russell is the Grand Knight of Casimir of this generation.

To some extent, he was the most important guest among all the guests who came to Kjerag to attend the World Expo.

The others, whether it was the Duke of Castor or the Duke of Windermere, were powerful and wealthy, and had the strength to fight against a country with a dukedom, but they were ultimately just one of Victoria's many separatist regimes. Ioletta Russell was the actual nominal head of state.

Of course, the President of Colombia, Mark Max, was a special case. He was not actually on the list of the visiting delegation, and he only appeared two or three times during the entire Expo, and both times he came to greet Ernst.

At other times, Colombia's negotiations with other countries were handled by their delegations. Ernst also observed them carefully and found nothing special.

For Ernst, Ioleta Russell's invitation was both unexpected and reasonable.

After all, a big part of the reason why Ernst added the key words “nominal head of state” in his evaluation of Russell was that Casimir brought more than one group of people on this visit.

Just like Colombia was divided into the Colombian delegation and the Rhein Life delegation, the people visiting Casimir were also divided into the "Supervisory Council delegation" at the national level and the "Casimir Chamber of Commerce (KCCC) delegation" at the organizational level.

Moreover, in stark contrast to the situation in Colombia, where although Rhine Life received widespread attention, other countries would still give priority to Colombian government representatives, throughout the entire expo, the number of visitors received by the Chamber of Commerce every day was far greater than that of the Supervisory Committee.

This is enough to reflect many problems.

In addition, Ernst had never been to Ursus, but he had indeed been to Casimir. From his own personal experience and the introduction of the Honorary Casimir Hinterea, Ernst could clearly draw a conclusion - in Casimir, the influence of the Commercial Federation was far greater than that of the Supervisory Council.

Their so-called Supervisory Council, the Knights' Association, and the National Council's government system, combined, have less influence than the shadow government of the Chamber of Commerce.

Ernst didn't know how Casimir had become what he was now, but he could more or less guess Russell's predicament.

The dilemma this person is facing is probably much more troublesome than what I faced at the beginning.

Kjerag, Tukarim, a private room in the restaurant on the third floor of Kjerag Grand Hotel.

When Ernst pushed the door open, Russell had been waiting for a long time.

This blonde Kasimir was already over sixty years old. As a Kuranta who was not an immortal, her face showed obvious signs of being ravaged by time. But even so, she was still well-proportioned and well-mannered, without any signs of obesity, giving people a sense of hidden strength.

Those light blue eyes were bright and full of kindness and appreciation when they looked at Ernst.

The last time Ernst saw this kind of look was when he and the tutor proposed the giant beast re-education base, and he saw similar emotions in the tutor's eyes.

Regardless of whether it was a disguise or a courtesy, Ernst politely apologized:

"Your Excellency, Grand Knight Commander, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Something unexpected happened just now and I was delayed for a while. I'm sorry."

"Nothing. It's only natural that Prime Minister Ernst is busy these days. When I was your age, I had just stepped onto the battlefield, fighting the Ursus with trembling legs."

She smiled, seeming to be a little emotional.

"Compared to our time, Prime Minister Ernst was born in a peaceful and good era."

Ernst smiled:

"Peace also needs to be maintained. I am very fortunate to be born in this era, and I am also very fortunate that I have this opportunity to contribute a little to the peace of Terra."

"Prime Minister Ernst has done a great job. Better than anything I expected before I came to Kjerag," Russell praised undisguisedly.

She thinks so from the bottom of her heart.

It is said that seeing is believing. Russell has seen countless people in his life. After becoming the Grand Knight Commander, he has seen too many monsters. But there are not many people who deserve such an evaluation.

There were too many people who deceived the world and stole fame, who flaunted their power, and who had only half a bottle of water. But Ernst, from the time Russell began to pay attention to this young man in Kjerag when he gave his first humanitarian speech in public, to now when she saw him in person, he was old enough to be her grandchild, and his performance had never disappointed Russell.

Her admiration was genuine. When Ernst walked into the room, she even felt a little sorry. Why wasn't he from Casimir?

He can achieve such results by staying in his small piece of land in Kjerag. If he is given better resources and a broader world, maybe he can become a figure like Casimir [Knight King]?

If Ernst knew what he was thinking, he would probably just smile bitterly and refuse.

Everyone's success is inseparable from the support of objective conditions. It is a trick to coax children to succeed by hard work alone. He is no exception.

Take himself as an example. If he had not won the support of Yelagund in one decisive battle, he would have to wait until his next life to rely solely on his qualifications and accumulated wealth to defeat his brother and take the top position.

Or be bolder and follow the example of Sima Xuan Wang, and try to outlast the snow leopard! Then secretly raise 3,000 warriors, scatter them among the people, and gather them together in one day, and no one knows where they are coming from!

But even if he really did that, Ernst would have missed too many opportunities. Apart from anything else, Rutland, who had long been willing to hold a summit of nations, would have started working long ago. A scientist like Kristen, who was older than him and not an immortal, would definitely fight to the death before she ran out of energy, and Ernst might not be able to catch up with that opportunity.

And Vina, the last crown princess, what would happen to her if he hadn't met her in Victoria? What about Xinteleya and Joyce? Would they join Rhodes Island or seek another way out?

When that time really comes, the only people Ernst can count on are Rhodes Island and the old cat.

But that was a slim chance. Kelsey's principles were actually very clear. Her cooperation with Ernst had not violated that bottom line until now - no politics involved.

Transporting building materials, answering questions, working as a tour guide at the World Expo to earn extra money, and working as a consultant for the Star Project, these were either business activities or exploring the future, and Kal'tsit threw herself into them. But Ernst had never seen her talk to him, "The heroes of Terra are only Snow Leopard and Lynx!"

There may be countless opportunities to try, but success will only occur in one or two of them.

After the greetings were almost over, Ernst sat down at the table, looked at the Grand Knight Commander, and took the initiative to speak:

"The Grand Knight Commander has come all the way to ask me to have a private talk. What's the matter?"

Ioletta Russell did not hide her feelings, she explained:

"Prime Minister Ernst, to be honest, I am not here to discuss the issue of the World Summit with you."

"The summit of all nations is indeed tempting. I spent the whole night thinking about it and I can guess one or two points of its foresight. But for Casimir, we have a more pressing problem."

Ernst raised an eyebrow: "What's the problem?"

"The 23rd Casimir Knight Competition Special Tournament is about to begin."

"Prime Minister Ernst, your World Expo has given me a lot of inspiration. Since the Columbia Science and Technology Expo can be promoted and expanded into a summit that encompasses all nations and connects the earth, why can the knight competition be limited to a corner of Casimir?"

She paused and gave Ernst an unexpected invitation.

“We want to go big.”

"We will supervise this Knight Competition Special Tournament in the name of the Supervisory Committee and send out invitations to all countries and capitals in Terra."

"Shelagh is no exception."

Ernst was stunned.

Oh my goodness, what do you mean? I remember that the Knights' Special Tournament was organized by the Business Federation, right? What, is the Supervisory Committee planning to get involved?

You also want to send out invitations to all of Terra. Are you planning to hold a [Cavalleria Major]?

written request for leave

Today is my friend's birthday, so we went out for dinner and drank some wine. I just came back and my head hurts, so I'm asking for a day off.

Actually, I didn't plan to drink it, but my friend brought out a bottle of old Moutai, which made it hard to refuse. Plus, we were all really happy, so we drank two glasses.

This is indeed a bit too much effort.

Brothers, a real man is harmed by alcohol and sex. Starting tomorrow, stop drinking!

I'm going to sleep today, I'm sorry, good night.

Chapter 357: No One Knows Knightly Competition Better Than Me

In this magical land of Terra, each country has its own unique skills. Leitania has the [Golden Rhythm] that places national unity in a super magic system, Victoria has the magical Drak-Aslan dual royal succession system and Terra's first natural disaster weapon, and Da Yan has too many unique skills to count, including giant beasts, sea heirs, evil demons, heavenly masters, real dragons, and closed-door policies. It can be said that there are as many troubles in Terra as there are in Da Yan.

Among these magical countries, Casimir is an inconspicuous one.

The rise of capital, the decline of feudalism, internal struggles, and entertainment to death. If these labels were placed in other places, they would more or less be written into a book called "Casimir at the Turning Point of the Times", but in Terra, it is really a bit underwhelming. And as Grand Knight Russell, who led the existing government's Supervisory Council in the internal struggle of Casimir, she certainly did not qualify to write a book called "She Changed Casimir".

In fact, Ernst was actually very puzzled at first. Why did Russell and the Supervisory Commission get chased and beaten by the Chamber of Commerce in this game?

Yes, the capitalist order represented by the Chamber of Commerce is indeed stronger than the aristocratic republican system that currently structures Casimir, but this is Magical Terra. Although it is not Holy Terra, Russell has soldiers in his hands.

If you can't resolve the order of the Chamber of Commerce, why don't you just draw a picture of it?

Casimir seems a little too urban. You businessmen seem a little too intellectual. Do you think my lance is not sharp enough?

Having soldiers in hand means having the initiative. This is why great men said that the weapon of criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons. You have advanced ideas, and advanced ideas can't be killed, but people can be killed. Apart from other things, there are many cases in history where reactionaries were defeated in debates and resorted to force. How can someone with military power fight so ugly?

The Chamber of Commerce has no organized military force. Even if there is the Heroless Alliance, if the combat effectiveness of the Heroless Alliance can really catch up with the Knights of War, then the Supervisory Council would not be in power now.

Of course, Ernst was not encouraging Russell to really play Bobo's little song, he was just very curious about it.

After an in-depth discussion with Hintleya and a personal meeting with Russell, Ernst finally realized the mystery behind it after learning that she wanted to lead the Supervisory Council to enter the field of knight competitions.

In the game between the Casimir Supervisory Council and the Commercial Union, the Commercial Union did make a brilliant move. This brilliant move was to launch the [Knight Competition].

Why is this a brilliant move?

"Knight culture has always been the oldest, most long-standing and most distinctive traditional culture of Casimir. Even though neighboring countries such as Victoria and Leitania also have similar knight systems, Casimir is still recognized as the hometown and birthplace of Terra's knight culture."

"That's why we can't just ban the sport of knightly competition. It's deeply tied to our cultural traditions, and is loved and appreciated by the general public. Even though we later gradually realized that this kind of entertainment-oriented knighting was tarnishing our knightly traditions and was subtly lowering the status of knights in the hearts of the people of Casimir, it was already too late."

"We can't go against ourselves."

Having said that, Russell let out a long sigh.