NOVPUBThe Congressional Building, located on the banks of the Herram Magic River, is not only the seat of the Protoss Empire’s parliament but also a symbol of Protoss politics, history, and architectural art.
The history of this building can be traced back six hundred years, it is globally renowned for its epoch-making colossal scale, intricately carved stone walls, and a clock tower.
The Lower House is famous for its iconic blue seats and adversarial seating arrangement, making it one of Herram’s most important political decision-making venues, while the Upper House, with its red seats and lavish decorations, upholds its tradition and solemnity, primarily responsible for inspecting and amending bills. Franklin Hall is the crucial hub connecting the Upper and Lower Houses, responsible for hosting large-scale events.
The forthcoming election of the Cardinal Bishop of the Rebirth Church will determine the sole voice of the Rebirth Church in the Protoss Empire, and this bishop will become the true partner of the Protoss Empire.
With the clock soon to strike nine in the morning, the majority of attendees have taken their seats and prepared for the start of today’s vote in the expansive Franklin Hall.
The uppermost circular seats are divided into three sectors: the southern aristocracy, the northern aristocracy, and the eastern aristocracy of the empire.
These included lifetime nobles appointed by the monarch and, even more, were hereditary nobles who entered the Upper House by inheriting their titles.
The lower, inner circle consists of more complex factions. They are elected or recommended through provincial general elections and represent the various electoral districts of the Protoss Empire, their main duties are to formulate and pass laws and review decisions.
The distribution of the inner circle’s seats also has a certain connection with the factions of the nobility.
Once all the seats were filled, the entire hall became a map of the factions of the Protoss Empire.
The major figures active in the imperial capital Herram are now seen primarily in terms of their positions or deeper associations.
As the governor of the Northern Xueyuan Province, Rocky McCarthy is located on the right side of the lower level of the chamber, for example, Duke Morotian Berenhald, because of the geographical location of the imperial capital leaning towards the south, is on the left side of the upper level of the chamber.
As for the central area of the hall, three areas have been cleared for additional temporary seating, each seated with Grand Priests from the three branches of the Rebirth Church.
The grand priest seats of both the Hegemony and the Branch of Mourning Clan were fully occupied, for some reason, only five grand priests of the Nirvana Branch attended today, who were the grand priests stationed near the imperial capital, and none of the main forces from the north arrived.
Meanwhile, all three bishops have arrived, standing in the open space in the center of the hall.
On the other side, opposite the seats of the nobles and ministers, is the throne of the Emperor of the Protoss Empire, and not far from it, there sat an elf who was just under one and a half meters tall.
The Emperor of the Protoss Empire, Franklin III, sitting next to the elf, looks nervous, making it difficult to distinguish their respective statuses.
Isis, the holder of the [Primitive Tablet - Light] and the most powerful person in Protoss who is also revered as the Grand Sage of the Empire, emanates an intimidating aura just by sitting there.
But the elf’s face showed no interest in anything, she simply sat there, loftily holding her cheek, looking down on these members of the Protoss Parliament who came and went.
She made her meaning clear--
You can pretend she doesn’t exist.
But if anyone dares break the rules today, don’t blame her for wiping them out. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
Even though the voting is about to begin, there is still a torrent of chatter.
In the lower right side of the chamber, which belongs to the northern nobles and members, Count Milford happens to be seated next to Rocky McCarthy.
Actually, the specific seating within the fixed area is not very rigid, when his daughter Michela kept telling him that Rocky McCarthy was her brother-in-law since he arrived at the imperial capital Herram, which confused him, he did not know where Miss Hyperion, the priestess from Aestheland Kingdom, had met such an extraordinary fiancé.
At first, Count Milford was certain that Michela was talking nonsense, but today he tried to strike up a conversation with Rocky McCarthy who was sitting not far away, the latter chatted with him very friendly for a while, thanking him for his help with Milian, eventually, Rocky McCarthy simply sat down with him, as a result, many northern nobles around them started to respect Count Milford, because through a few words, they could judge that Rocky McCarthy’s relationship with Miss Milford is not shallow.
"..."
Hyperion, who had changed her appearance, was sitting on the Hegemony Grand Priest seats on the left side of the hall with a feeling of unease.
From her angle, she could just see Lanci and Count Milford on the seats on the right side of the hall, the two of them were really talking. Milford looked like he was discussing his daughter’s marriage, which made her extremely embarrassed.
Also, recalling the hospitality she received from the Milford family a month ago as a priestess of the Church of the Goddess of Destiny, and realizing that she is now a Grand Priest of Hegemony, she feels herself like a fallen priestess.....
As time passed, the large clock of the Congressional Building pointed slowly to nine outside Franklin Hall and chimed.
At this moment, the heavy bell echoes in the hall, each chime was like a historical echo, stirring layers of ripples in the calm air of the hall.
All the murmurings gradually quietened down, and everyone’s gaze focused on the central podium, where the Cardinal Bishop’s election for the Rebirth Church is about to officially begin.
With the end of the bells, the elf slowly stands up amidst the solemn silence.
Although small in stature, her presence is incredibly strong, as if she was the center of the hall, and the gaze of all the imperial dignitaries converged on her.
"Theoretically, before the official start of the vote, there is a time for display and speech. The three Cardinal Bishops of the Rebirth Church will have the opportunity to present their philosophies and achievements over the past three months in any form they like. This will be a crucial moment for them to prove their worth and ability to all the nobles, members, and other important persons present."
She began to describe in a lazy manner the content of what would follow, her voice devoid of most emotions, every word clearly audible in the hall.
Then Isis sits down again, leaving the time to the three Cardinal Bishops.
The order is from left to right, starting with the time allotted to the Hegemony branch.
Sigrid has no intention of making any speeches herself, as she would only scare these nobles. She gestures for her subordinate Gloria to act on her behalf.
This type of thing is best handled by the Saint Heir, but today the Saint Heir made it clear to her before the start of the parliament that he will maintain absolute neutrality in the parliament as a figure of the Protoss Empire today and will not favor her in the slightest. As to whether they can achieve a tacit understanding, it is up to whether they can understand each other’s intentions.
