Guardian Qingyu nodded slightly to Horus, revealing a friendly smile.
Horus hurriedly returned a stiff, wooden smile.
The faces of Manolo Bana and others darkened as they reluctantly explained, "This is for the interest of the Royal City, an individual is not suitable to possess such vast wealth."
A cold laugh echoed from within the Elder Council, and another Elder spoke, "Elder Gula, don’t you think it’s inappropriate for you to say that? The laws of the Royal City have never stipulated such a thing. Moreover, we have ergency provisions, where an individual’s wealth will also be donated to the Royal City in tis of crisis, isn’t that essentially still the city’s money? It’s rely stored with him temporarily."
"Isn’t that right, Lord Horus?"
Horus hurriedly nodded, "Not wrong at all, Elder Brinden."
The dissenters realized sothing was amiss; why had the typically favorable Elder Council undergone such a drastic change?
Chief Judge Levill hurriedly said, "Elder Brinden, I of course agree with your opinion, but Rod is too young, he has no family, no heirs, not even a legitimate wife. Him controlling this wealth could potentially cause unnecessary damage to humankind, we are considering this for his own good."
As soon as he finished speaking, soone voiced their objection.
"Who says he has no wife? He is the prospective partner of Guardian Qingyu, already approved by the King."
Levill scoffed, "Oh? Are you referring to the King Candidate who has three hundred sixty-seven prospective partners?"
The dissenters suddenly beca energized.
"Exactly, although not stipulated by the law, our King should embody basic moral integrity, that woman indulging in carnal desires does not fit to beco a Queen."
"Jon is the qualified next candidate!"
Bang!
First Elder Ando slamd the table heavily, his aged voice echoing in the hall.
"Silence! Today’s discussion is not about the inheritance of Holy Fire, such matters are strictly forbidden to be brought up in irrelevant situations, anyone who digresses further will be heavily penalized."
A temporary silence fell within the Supre Council.
One of the three top executive officers, a leading figure among the dissenters, Talinus coughed and said,
"Elders, we are not opposing for the sake of opposition. Every issue needs its critics, this is the freedom granted to us by the King. If there were no voices of criticism, then silence would be culpable, and the Royal City would return to those harsh tis when one could barely breathe. We have already proven with facts that overly stringent controls do not enhance human combat capabilities. Every individual has a unique soul, which can only flourish in a free environnt."
Elder Brinden said gravely, "Talinus, we are aware of all this, please get to the point."
Talinus spoke seriously, "Rod’s victory is not his alone, but rather belongs to Lord Theodore, who utilized the Soul Ripple left by Lord Theodore, and stole the fruits of Lord Theodore’s victory. Therefore, the ownership of the True Silver Vein should revert to Lord Theodore and, since Lord Theodore has passed away and has no direct relatives, by rights should be managed by the Royal City."
"Exactly!"
Manolo Bana continued, "Lord Theodore’s Soul Ripple is so powerful it has reached the level of a strategic weapon for the Royal City. Rod’s misuse clearly violates the regulations of using strategic level weapons, causing great loss to the Royal City, and he should be held accountable for his misuse of strategic level weapons and also ordered to surrender all the Soul Ripples left by Lord Theodore."
Horus could barely contain his anger and shouted, "Nonsense! You are just attacking a rising star of humanity over your pathetic personal properties..."
Talinus said expressionlessly, "Lord Horus, are you trying to suppress the voices of criticism? Do you only allow us to sing praises?"
"No, I..."
"Then please point out what is incorrect in what we’ve said."
Horus was suddenly at loss for words.
The Holy Fire plan, of course, could not be publicly ntioned, so Theodore’s final soul transmission also could not be disclosed, making many aspects hard to explain.
However, just as he was at a loss for words, a wave of opposing voices erged within the Elder Council.
Elder Patrick said, "Talinus, a Spell Talent’s separation of Soul Ripple through Spell cannot simply be deed as a strategic weapon, otherwise, wouldn’t the soul of a Spell Master beco a super strategic weapon? This would contravene basic human norms!"
Elder Barron stated, "Moreover, unless there is a Spell Master of the sa level, the Soul Ripple cannot be transferred. Since Lord Theodore has passed away, there is no Spell Master of his level left in the Royal City."
Elder Vesarius stated, "Rod encountered Lord Theodore at the last mont, allowing Lord Theodore to pass on his Soul Ripple, which was clearly a legacy bestowed to him by Lord Theodore. According to the principles of inheritance, the Soul Ripple belongs personally to Rod, how he uses it is his own freedom."
For the first ti, Horus felt the power of having numbers on his side.
The strong opposition within the Elder Council made even First Elder Ando hesitate.
Then, as an Elder whispered sothing into Ando’s ear, Ando also changed his mind and stood up to formally announce.
"Rod has opened up new territory for humanity and acquired a new Fire Spark. According to the age-old rules and the agreent with the King, Star Town is an inalienable territory of Trolian; Rod is officially appointed as the Defender of Star Town, fully responsible for all matters there, and as a Pioneer, he is officially granted the qualification to assemble a Battle Group."
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