Chapter 129: Re-entering the Palace
As the midday sun shone down on the stairs in front of the Royal Council, Xue Hua and Farah once again entered the heart of this magnificent and atmospheric kingdom.
And this time, there was no longer a guy who didn't have long eyes to come and stop them.
This was not only because of the strength that Xue Hua showed in the duel last time, but also because of the two things held in the hands of Farah, who was at the forefront.
The first was a long black twisted wooden staff about a man tall in his right hand, the handle of which was tangled like a huge twisted flower, slowly thickening from bottom to top.
At the head of the staff was a huge gem like an eye, and the black halo in the gem was constantly turning, like the pupils of a human eye moving at will.
The other was a golden metal scroll that Farah was holding in the crook of his left arm, with two conical metal decorations at the ends of the shaft columns, and a paper roll of pure white fine parchment.
The metal scroll was held in place by a silver chain, and in the middle of the chain was a large lock.
Kane told him that both of these objects were sacred objects given to the censors by the council, and that they represented scrutiny and scrutiny from the council.
The twisted wooden staff is called the "Eye of the Council", and the gem at the head of the staff is the vision of the Council Overseer, through which the Overseer can monitor the actions of both the reviewer and the auditee, and the gem also has the power to see through illusions and falsehoods, and even recognize lies.
The Eye of Council has a fairly large field of vision, and it is able to penetrate the walls of houses and other objects, casting its gaze directly on the objects and people it wants to observe.
As a result, the Overseer would be able to see most of the entire royal district through the staff if he wanted to.
This is one of the reasons why Farah carries it to the royal council every day.
And every day when he left the royal council, he would also place the staff in the royal quarters, so that the inspectors could monitor the royal family's movements at all times.
The scroll is another magic item called the "Impartial Instrument", which is used by the reviewer to write the final result of the review at the end of the review.
The paper of an impartial document cannot penetrate ordinary ink, and can only be inked with "authenticity" to leave a handwriting on it.
When the reviewer finishes writing, the document will be handed over to the reviewee and the supervisor for review, and after confirming that it is correct, the document will be sealed and kept.
If the reviewee has any objection to the issues written in the document, he or she can appeal to the inspector on the spot, and the inspector will decide whether the appeal is valid based on the reviewer's review and impartiality.
If the appeal is not sustained, the documents will continue to be sealed, and the auditee will be dealt with accordingly according to the content of the review.
The appeal was upheld, the identity of the reviewer was revoked and further investigation from Parliament will be undertaken.
At the same time, the documents are invalidated.
The impartial instrument is sealed until the end of the review, and the key to the shackle is kept by the person being reviewed.
The Celestial Locks can only be opened once, and once opened, the Overseer will be aware of them immediately.
Those who hold the "eyes of the parliament" and the "instruments of impartiality" are the examiners approved by the parliament, which is equivalent to the messengers of the parliament.
This identity is already quite deterrent, not to mention that the question sent by Farah and others to the parliament for review is still about the "extreme uncooperation and bad attitude" of the Rugaoin royal family.
The conclusions of the investigation on such issues were already ambiguous, and now they are in their final stages.
Whoever dares to trouble their group at such a time is equivalent to giving Jahine eye medicine to his face.
Without Farah's hands, His Majesty the King probably won't let him go first.
So they arrived at the domed hall of the royal council very smoothly.
At the entrance of the Dome Hall, King Jehein had already come out with a smile on his face.
"Sages, welcome to my palace again!" He smiled so "sincerely" that it could even make people who met him for the first time feel a sense of respect from the heart.
However, the four people who had already seen him would obviously not buy his account, and they all knew that the king must be quite disgusted with them in his heart now.
So Farah said directly: "Your Majesty, thank you for your welcome, but not long ago we received a message from the council about possible problems in the seaport of Kurast, which made me very anxious, so we should not waste time and end the review process first!" ”
Hearing Farah's words, Jerhain was stunned, he originally thought that Farah would definitely find a way to delay the end time, but he didn't expect him to be more anxious than himself......
What's going on here?
He should know that once the review is over, there will be no reason for him to stop him from opening the seal of the underground prison, right?
Did he give up? Don't you want to worry about it?
Or did this group of old immortal guys think of some new tricks?
Thinking of this, Jie Haiyin couldn't help but cast his eyes on Xue Hua.
Xue Hua naturally knew about Xue Hua's sudden departure from the city half a month ago, but at that time, he was focused on opening the seal, so he didn't care much about Xue Hua's actions.
He didn't think a small, level 20 necromancer could hinder his plans, even though the guy had defeated one of his own Praetorian Squadron Leaders outside his Dome.
He admitted that he was shocked and embarrassed by the incident.
But he still believes that some things cannot be solved by relying on strong combat power alone.
However, according to Farah's change of attitude, things still seem to be a little unexpected for him.
According to intelligence, the necromancer had just returned to Rugoin through the town teleportation scroll this morning, and as soon as he returned, Farah's attitude changed almost one hundred and eighty degrees.
There must have been something going on that he didn't know......
It seems that caution must be taken.
Thinking like this, the expression on Jehine's face became slightly serious.
However, the closure of the audit was generally in his favor, so he had no reason to object to it.
Therefore, he also spoke: "Since Sage Farah thinks that the matter is so urgent, then we really don't need to waste time, Celebrant Officer, bring the key." ”
Jhein beckoned to the side, and a court official quickly walked up to him with a box.
He opened the box and took out a silver-white key from inside.
When Farah saw the key, she walked forward with the scroll in one hand.
"Before the audit results are announced, you must not enter the eyes of the fourth person, and other unrelated people, etc., please avoid it for the time being!"
A majestic voice suddenly came from the council eye in Farah's right hand, and then a white mist enveloped Farah and Jehine, cutting them off from the others.
"Okay, let's go in first, it's going to be a while before the results of the review are announced, so let's not stand here stupidly." Zhuogenan looked at this scene and nodded, beckoned Kane and Xue Hua, and then the three of them entered the lounge in the side hall of the Dome Hall under the leadership of the court courtier.
The domed hall in the center of the royal court is a white-domed building with a mixture of Gothic architecture, and it is said that this hall is an ancient structure that existed at the beginning of the Lugauin Kingdom.
From the dawn of its existence, it has been the central center of the growing desert kingdom, and every king of Rugauin has made it the political heart of the kingdom.
As Rugauin grew, the building was renovated and expanded several times, until today it has a large area including a council chamber, a king's lounge, two side halls, three servants' rooms, five general lounges, and a confidential document storage room.
The last time Xue Hua entered here, he was finally led to a side hall to sign documents before being taken by the attendants to an ordinary lounge to rest.
This time, however, the squire who led the way led them into another ordinary break room.
As soon as he stepped into the door of this lounge, Xue Hua was attracted by a huge colorful bust that suddenly appeared in front of him.
The portrait is so large that it almost covers half of the wall, and the golden border is adorned with gems of various colors, which makes the whole painting very eye-catching.
The portrait depicts a man who looks eight points similar to King Jhein, but his face is a little more sharp and strong than Jhein's sleek sophistication and the depth of the city.
And there is a hideous scar on the right eye of the person in the painting, which is obviously not the same person as Jerhain.