Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 343 The Queen and the Parliament

At the military pier of Caledon's resting place, the dragon lord champion warrior Masno looked at these comrades who were ready to go with a puzzled face.

During this period of time, he has been preparing to attack the Black Ark of Drucci, and he will lead the fleet to set sail tomorrow morning. Although the Eternal Queen Champion Warriors game will not affect this matter, he still wants to say it.

If the prince becomes the queen's champion warrior, then what is his title, the queen's subordinate?After seeing the maid of Avalon, I would probably be able to greet her peers.

But looking at Imrik's high-spirited look on the bow, he can only shake his head to express that it is good to be young, unlike his two sons who are about to enter the battle sequence of the Dragon Prince.

"set off!"

Imrik, standing at the bow of the ship, gave a loud command. The people on this ship are the most elite force of Caledor. They promise to let others understand why Caledor always occupies the most powerful kingdom in Ulthuan. title.

After two days of wandering, under the acceleration of magic, the ship passed through the Lothern Strait and arrived at the port of Avalon from the Dream Sea.

The person in charge of welcoming them couldn't help but feel a strong sense of oppression when they saw the stern dragon princes coming down, especially when Davian walked out with the fire dragon banner, which also symbolized that the dragon lord had arrived Avalon.

On the busy port, everyone began to stop. Many people put down their belongings and expressed their welcome to Imrik.

"Prince Dragon, welcome to Avalon."

This kind of words can be heard endlessly, and the most strange thing is that some women enthusiastically cheered for giving the Dragon Prince a dragon egg.

Regarding this matter, Imrik expressed noncommittal, and nodded to those who bowed their heads, expressing that they got up and continued to work.

Avalon's attitude towards Caledon is much better than usual. Whether it is taking the risk to rescue Alarielle or rebuilding work, Caledon has provided a lot of manpower to help these Avalon who like heroic stories Walloons are full of fantasy.

The maid in charge of welcoming also came to the front and made a gesture of invitation to Prince Long. There is still a lot of distance from Eden Valley, and the place to stay is ready, but her meaning is a bit strange, asking Prince Long. Living in the Court of the Eternal Queen, or a manor for entertaining.

Imrik coughed twice on purpose, telling Davian next to him to turn his eyes away, otherwise he greeted the one-month mine experience card and said to the maid,
"Since it is the queen's kind invitation, Caledo respects the queen's thoughts, so I naturally want to meet her once, so that the next exchange between the two countries will be smoother."

Davian, who was accompanying him, gave the prince a sneaky look, and said so grandly, meeting once?I guess I won't be back for a few days.

After riding to the Eden Valley, the maid took Imrik to the courtyard in the forest, while the others were taken to the place where they stayed. After all, they were all nobles, so it was impossible to throw them into the barracks to squeeze tents.

After a while, the maid took Imrik to the court of the Eternal Queen, but it was not the courtyard before, but the chamber instead.

Before entering, with his keen sense of hearing, Imrik could already hear what was being discussed inside.

"Your Majesty, the parliament still has some doubts about the regulations on raising agricultural taxes and expanding subsidies to the standing army. Druzzi's invasion was just because he underestimated the enemy. The White Tower of Hoeth has rebuilt Avalon's magic defense matrix. Our social welfare has declined."

A slightly old voice came from it, judging from the content of the speech, it should be a representative of the parliament.

"Mr. Rossetti, Avalon lost a lot in the invasion of Druzzi, so we should take this as a warning. Avalon has the largest population in Ulthuan, but its military strength is the last. In stark contrast, we need to contribute to Ulthuan's time of crisis, not wait for other kingdoms to help."

Alarielle's voice is very crisp, but also very firm. It can be seen that she does not want to be a mascot queen in the traditional sense. Military reform may be the first thing to do.

"This may not be a wise move..."

Imrik stepped into the palace quickly, just to see who dares to threaten my little queen. It was a shock. I was just going to the old world, but someone dared to question the queen's decision. The dragon court is firm, and No hesitation in supporting any move by the Queen.

Imrik, who didn't care about etiquette at all, said directly to the old man without bowing his head to the queen as if he was going home.

"Unfortunately, many of the actions of Parliament were not wise. Overly onerous regulations are undoubtedly disgusting and have no effect on the reality of the situation."

Alaryri, who was on the main seat, was delighted to see her long-lost lover come back, but she still sat down firmly. After all, this was a public place, and she needed to care about the majesty of the queen.

"Dragon Prince..." Rossetti, the representative of Avalon's noble council, narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that Imrik would arrive here soon, and he wanted to use this time to veto some of Alarielle's decisions.

Otherwise, if you wait for Imrik to make a move, you won't explain in a gentle and gentle tone like the queen.

"Parliament is an institution that is elected by the people and leads the country together with the ruler. We can represent the public opinion and supervise the actions of the ruler, so as not to let the country fall into the dictatorship of some dictators." Rossetti intends to give Prince Long clarified the role of parliament. After all, this political system has been in operation for thousands of years. Since it was effective in the past, it is also true now, and it should be so in the future.

Imrik took a rattan chair handed over by the maid, and signaled to Alarielle to help her handle this matter with his eyes, and then said to the council representative,

"so?"

"So we maintain the Queen's rule, but when His Majesty issues some decrees that are not in line with the national conditions, the parliament needs to raise the issues in a timely manner so that the kingdom can run smoothly." Rossetti's tone was very calm, perhaps many people are afraid of dragons Prince, but as an old man who is more than 700 years old, he has seen too many storms. This young man may have made great military achievements, but he is also a reckless politically like his father and grandfather.

"Rosetti, right? I want to ask one thing, how many troops can the Avalon Council of Nobles control?"

"Three thousand three hundred." Rossetti vaguely sensed Imrik's thoughts, but the identities of the two were high and low, and the Eternal Queen was by her side, so it was impossible to tell lies.

"How many militiamen?"

"About 15 million."

"Then how long will it take to organize these militias?" Imrik propped his chin with his hands, looking at the parliamentary representative who was already sweating.

The quality of Avalon's militia, apart from some talents in bows and arrows, can roughly refer to the provincial soldiers of the empire. Although it has not yet reached the level of the old farmer in Barto, it is undoubtedly the most hip in Ultsuan.

The superior location means that there is no need for too many guardian forces here. If Druzzi wants to enter Avalon, he has to cross Nagaris and two gates. Except for the occasional invasion of monsters in the Anuli Mountains, there are almost no What an explicit threat.

Coupled with the superior environment, you can wait for the next year's harvest with just a few seeds, which leads to a very strong atmosphere of enjoyment. Not to mention being comparable to Caledoby in terms of force, even Itain's sailors are much stronger than these sissy soldiers.

"Five days." Rossetti wiped the coldness on his forehead. Yes, the Dragon Prince did not start with the so-called relationship between the ruler and the parliament, but an extremely sensitive issue in Avalon now. How long will it take to organize a line of defense to protect the queen in the area controlled by the parliament.

Imrik pretended to be surprised, expressing that it was a little hard to imagine this time,
"It's unbelievable that it took you five days to organize a line of defense to protect the Queen. Although Caledon doesn't have that many people, as long as Sir Randy gives an order, all the militiamen can be mobilized in two days. Gear up and come to Tal Khared to protect the Dragonlord."

Alarielle covered her mouth and chuckled lightly when she heard this sarcasm, and asked the militia to protect the dragon lord. I'm afraid this is the funniest thing I've heard over the years.

"It's obvious that you don't pay enough attention to the ability of military organization. What should you do if the queen has another accident? Do you have this ability to guarantee the safety of the queen? Or is it that the Avalon noble council is just a decoration, and the company forms the queen's first line of defense? have no qualifications."

"So what qualifications do you have to represent public opinion? Do you think the queen is not important enough in the hearts of the people?"

Imrik stared at this old nobleman. White hair does not mean wisdom. Older age may mean more stubborn and traditional. With this military ability of stretching hips, if he manages Avalon's affairs by himself, the noble council will be guaranteed Three-quarters of the people will step down, and the remaining one-quarter will be for display.

He has no service experience, but has only participated in the training of the militia, so he doesn't understand how these people got into the position of the noble council.

"Of course not. I expressed the parliament's doubts about this matter. After all, the increase in agricultural taxes may make farmers more tired..." Rossetti's words began to be incoherent. He already felt a strong sense of oppression. In front of the real dragon lord.

At this time, Alarielle saw that she had almost dealt with it. After all, she still had to deal with the council for a long time, so she couldn't make the relationship with Rossetti too rigid. Open your mouth slowly,
"I also understand the doubts of the council, but Avalon needs to be prepared in this dangerous world. I will organize Priest Aisha to bless the land and try to make farmers less hard."

"Thank you for your understanding. Since this matter has been resolved reasonably, I will take my leave first. I wish you a pleasant exchange with the Dragon Prince." Rossetti chose to back down. Turned into a phantom of a giant dragon, just wanting to leave quickly.

Imrik, who was stared at by Alariel, shrugged helplessly. I didn’t do anything wrong. The people who are dragging their feet in the parliament must clean up, and they will be murdered even if they help. Where did the little queen who hugged herself and cried went?

"I'm glad you're here. On behalf of Avalon, I welcome you, Sir Imrik." After seeing Rossetti leave, Alarielle turned her head to welcome Imrik, but her tone was very Officials obviously don't want to say anything private here.

Imrik didn't care about this, he stood up and walked towards the queen, ran all the way to Avalon, and greeted himself like this, I'm not a licking dog, so I have to kneel down and salute first.

Seeing Prince Long walking towards the queen, the courteous maids immediately understood what was going on, and all bowed and retreated.

Afterwards, I saw the Dragon Prince resting his finger on the Queen's delicate chin, making those dodgy eyes look at him,

"Unexpectedly, that crying little queen dared to wink at me at that time. Maybe it's because I haven't seen each other for a long time?"

Alariri, whose chin was pinched, looked angry, stood up and hugged the rascal, and then bravely kissed him.

(End of this chapter)