Chapter 462

"If you perform better during your term as an observer, it is not impossible to be promoted directly to become an important member of the Council."

This condition really shocked Orson.

Of course, he knew that Luca was going to snatch him away from Antica and the royal family, but he did not expect that even the entire college council would show a unanimous willingness.

You know, the reason why the Imperial College has been able to dominate the higher education of the empire until now is inseparable from the establishment of the Council, in addition to the stable support of the royal family.

The College Council gathers the smartest brains in the world. Even if one of them makes a mistake in his decision, others will immediately correct it.

Therefore, even as the dean of the college, Luca can only do a limited amount of work at the Council meeting.

The decision to agree to Lena's admission was made at the Council meeting.

And being able to enter the Council of the Imperial College can be said to be, to some extent, better than serving the emperor or a powerful party.

Not to mention that the Council will give Orson this seat as a standing committee member later.

"Dean, are all these things you said true?"

Even a man as determined as Orson could not help but be moved when he heard such conditions.

It's not that a seat on the Council is better than a duke or a minister, but because this is a field that traditional nobles cannot touch.

"Of course it's true." Luca smiled. "This is the result of our standing committee meeting. If you agree, Orson, we will have a formal vote at the next meeting."

For Luca, Orson's treatment is justified.

Not to mention Orson's young double seventh-level strength, according to Orson's current talent and time, I'm afraid he will become an eighth-level in the near future, and he may even have a rank that has broken through the eighth level now.

Just talking about Orson's reputation throughout the empire, it is extremely cost-effective to include him in the Imperial Academy.

And Orson previously managed the Dukedom of Antica in an orderly manner, and his work in the Student Union was also very perfect, which is enough to prove that Orson's ability is perfect and comprehensive.

Such a person is suitable to be established as an idol and model to increase the influence of the Imperial Academy.

Especially since Orson has clearly given up his inheritance rights, his future is already uncertain, and the Imperial Academy must fight for it.

Even if Orson does not stay in the Imperial Academy in the end, the Imperial Academy will still keep an honorary title for him, unless something very big happens in the meantime.

Orson lowered his head and pondered for a long time, which was also within Luca's expectations.

Such a smart person will never deal with such a big thing in a muddled way, let alone rashly agree and rush to do it.

Before, Luca had the intention of recruiting Orson many times, openly and secretly, just to give Orson a vaccination in advance, so that Orson would have fewer concerns now.

Orson thought for a long time, and finally raised his head and looked in the direction of Luca.

"I'm sorry, Dean, please forgive me for not being able to agree to this matter now. I think that I should discuss the matter of entering the board of directors after my term in the student union ends."

"Ah, that's right."

Hearing Orson's answer, Luca was a little regretful, but he could accept it.

After all, Orson's answer was "wait a little longer", not "I refuse".

This is enough.

"Then, we look forward to the successful conclusion of this term's student union work. When that happens, Orson, you will work for two more terms, and we will agree."

"That's hard to say." Orson said, smiling and shaking his head.

"Let's talk about the future later. It seems that there is no need to discuss so far now."

"That's right, it's me, an old man, who is more anxious than you, a young man." Luca couldn't help laughing when he heard Orson say that.

Sure enough, he admired Orson's calmness and confidence in the face of adversity.

...

At night, on a blocked street, Odysseus stood at the intersection.

Behind him was a group of guards, mainly of the sixth and seventh ranks, with an eighth-rank guard captain standing on each side, and even a lot of secret sentries deployed in the dark.

In this case, the previous situation will never happen again.

His eyes were fixed on the blazing fire in the night sky.

That was Milton's residence.

After Sherlock and Phil found the strange sacrificial scene in the basement, they quickly reported it to the police station. The police station certainly did not dare to neglect it and immediately called Odysseus.

Afterwards, after making a good record and using the video magic stone to preserve the entire scene in the basement at that time, Odysseus burned the residence to ashes at the suggestion of Pope Levi.

The smell of dust filled the air, making Odysseus frown.

"Captain of the Guards, do you think I did something wrong?" Odysseus looked at the captain of the guards beside him. "For so many years, I have ruled the country with benevolence, and the result is that the cultists held this evil worship ceremony under my nose."

"Your Majesty, you did nothing wrong." The captain of the guards shook his head. "It is obviously the cultists who are wrong. They are disrespectful to Hela, greedy, and want to get power from the devil."

"..." This reply can be said to be the most problem-free reply, but Odysseus was not satisfied. He closed his eyes and shook his head.

According to Levi, this evil sacrifice is to worship an evil god named "Blood Mother". He was a loser in the chaotic era long ago. His title and name are not even worthy of being written into history books.

However, he was recorded forever by the church with his crazy believers.

"The servants of the devil can now bring such trouble to the empire. Is the empire really going to change?" Odysseus sighed helplessly as he watched the dust drift away.

Chapter 106: Union

Based on the analysis of the clothes and incomplete appearance of the last corpse, the royal family quickly obtained information about several dead people.

There were a total of seven dead people. Except for the unidentified dead in the center, they corresponded to the missing cases in Saint Laurent City in the past three months.

In such a large city, it is not uncommon for people to go missing. Perhaps it is because of a conflict with the family and running away from home, or escaping from oppression, and in this era of underdeveloped technology.

Not everyone can afford a magician, and not everyone can find the missing.

Therefore, many cases were hastily closed after two weeks of investigation without any results.

For example, Susie's disappearance before, it was only with the help of the doctor that she was reunited with her brother.

Although there are countless families' tears behind this, there is no way.

And the unidentified dead person in the center of the magic circle, according to the other party's dress, it can be judged that the other party should be the cultist who committed this tragedy.

Today's Saint Laurent City is like an understaffed mansion. Although it looks bright and beautiful on the surface, due to the lack of manpower to take care of it, a lot of dirt has been bred in various dark corners.

"I really have to take good care of this city in the future." Odysseus said this, turned around, and left the scene with the guards.

...

Back to the student union office, Orson saw Olivia sitting next to his seat, sorting documents for him.

Seeing this scene, his heart suddenly warmed up, and then quietly came behind Olivia and hugged her gently.

He could feel that the person in his arms stiffened, and then relaxed.

"Why didn't you say hello when you came in?" She said this, her voice sounding like anger and resentment.

"You've worked hard these days, worrying about me and helping me complete the student union's tasks."

"If you knew how hard it was, you would just stay by my side." Olivia complained.

"Well, I understand." Orson agreed, and then sat next to Olivia to complete her original task for her.

"By the way, Her Highness Elsa should return to Saint Laurent City in the next two days." When the two were busy, Orson suddenly remembered something and mentioned it.

"Huh? Why?" Olivia looked at Orson in confusion.

It's not that I think there's anything wrong with Elsa coming back, but she just came back a few days after arriving in the territory, which seems a bit too fast...

If she wants to compete for the right of succession, then Elsa's main activity area in the future must still be in Saint Laurent City.

If she stays in her own territory and can't contact the dignitaries in Saint Laurent City, she won't be able to accumulate connections.

Besides, although the governance of those territories currently belongs to Elsa, Odysseus has said that he will take back the governance rights later.

If Elsa cannot change Odysseus's idea of ​​establishing a crown prince because of her insufficient power in Saint Laurent City at that time, she will lose the legitimacy of all the territories under her rule. At that time, she will either give up the fruits or split the empire by force.

Even if the armed resistance succeeds and the army helps her to the throne of the emperor, she will be regarded as a usurper without legitimacy, and there will be endless troubles in her future rule.

However, even if Saint Laurent City is to be used as the main activity area, her territory is also her most important base at present. In such a short time, can she arrange all the territories properly? If there is an insider planted by Arthas, how should she deal with it?

"Maybe it's because..." Orson paused, and then said: "The results of the south will soon come out."

"..." Olivia was stunned when she heard this.

Then she nodded in understanding.

"Yes, the issue of Naples' inheritance is also an urgent problem to be solved."

There are only three possibilities left for Naples now.

One is that Giovanni steps down and stands trial, and his son Donnie takes the throne.

After all, when Giovanni was planning these things, Donnie was still young, and it is very likely that he was used by Giovanni later. As the only legitimate heir of Naples, he undoubtedly has a legitimate right of inheritance after Giovanni's death.

Another possibility is that both Giovanni and Donnie stand trial, and the family will be inherited by the collateral branch of the Florence family.

The mistakes made by the main family are generally not related to the collateral branch. Choosing a respected person from the collateral branch to inherit the family is a good thing if it can ensure the smooth development of Naples.

The last possibility is to choose a person who can convince the public to rule the Duchy of Naples.

But this possibility is not high.

After all, the concept of "being able to convince the public" is quite vague.

Even if a person who can convince the public is selected from the current empire with very strict standards, that person may not be able to convince a small number of people.

And this is equivalent to punishing the entire Florence family. Although the other party's conspiracy to contact cultists and orcs and intend to subvert the empire is enough for the emperor to cancel his family's noble status, this is unprecedented in the history of the empire.

To create this precedent, we must consider the possible consequences in the future.

"Do you think General Scaloni in the army will become the new Duke of Napoli?" At this time, Orson asked suddenly.

"... Probably not." Olivia thought about it and then shook her head.

"General Scaloni did not fight a beautiful battle of Jedi counterattack like Duke Antica when facing the massive invasion of orcs, and he did not have enough connections in the country to support him."

"But, after a while, maybe he will have connections to support him." Orson said meaningfully.

...

In a mansion somewhere in Saint Laurent City.

It has been a while since I last met Arthas. During this time, Rosalin has never received an invitation from Arthas.

But just yesterday, Rosalin received a letter from Arthas.

In the letter, Arthas expressed his longing for Rosalin and asked Rosalin to meet him after he returned to Saint Laurent City.

Rosalin is not stupid, she certainly knows what Arthas is thinking.

"Oh, men are like this." After looking at the mirror for a long time, Rosalin couldn't help but snorted.

"When you were powerful, you ignored people like me, and now you need my help, you come to me."

"Who do you think I am, who can come and go at will?"

Of course, she only dared to complain in her room.

She was very sensitive to politics and smelled a strange smell in the series of changes in Saint Laurent City before.

After learning that Arthas and Elsa were both banned, she knew that her chance had come.

When Arthas was popular before, he looked down on her. Now that he is down and out, Rosalin's chance has naturally come.

She not only wants to be the queen, but also wants to be the queen who can save Alsace from collapse.

Only in this way can she gain the most benefits for her family.

"Father, just wait, I will help you to the position of duke."

Chapter 107: Meeting again

"Congratulations, Charlotte."

Phil walked into the room and said with a smile as he looked at Sherlock who was sitting at the desk and reasoning with pen and paper.

After these days of getting along, the relationship between the two has gradually become familiar, and Phil also called her by the nickname of Charlotte.

"What's wrong?" Sherlock didn't look at Phil, still staring at the paper on his desk.

"Because of your outstanding deeds, His Majesty is going to promote you to the head of the criminal investigation department of the Public Security Bureau, and you will be fully responsible for all public security issues that arise in Saint Laurent City this time and in the future."