This Holy Knight is So Despicable!-Chapter 325 - 286: A War of Words Among the Scholars - Elf Edition (Monthly Ticket Bonus 4/4)
Chapter 325: Chapter 286: A War of Words Among the Scholars - Elf Edition (Monthly Ticket Bonus 4/4)
Early this morning, the square by the Lake of Life was already crowded with elves.
Recently, the hottest topic in the Elf Empire has been the royal family’s decision to conscript once more, with the intention of waging war.
Due to the sparse population of the Elf Empire, this conscription order essentially affects every elf profoundly.
Before everyone could recover from the shock of the conscription order, news broke that the opposition had blocked the gates of the Imperial Palace.
To be honest, hearing this news, the average elf felt a sense of disgust and anger.
This kind of public disturbance and internal friction is certainly unpleasing to many.
But along with that, they felt a hint of schadenfreude. After all, with someone taking the lead, they could also use this opportunity to gauge the true stance of the imperial family.
However, the stance of the imperial family took all the elves by surprise.
Open discussion!
Just like that, under the broad daylight, in the face of the public, to openly discuss this major decision that could influence the future direction of the Elf Empire?!
Crazy, absolutely crazy, have the Empress and the Princess truly lost their minds?
And in fact, the Elf Empress and the Princess were equally surprised.
After all, this decision was not made by them.
By the time the Empress found out about it, things had already reached an irreparable stage.
Fortunately, Lette maintained an air of nonchalance, which slightly eased the Empress’s mind. But despite that, she didn’t sleep a wink last night.
Now, she sat exhausted on the temporary high platform, looking at the dense crowd of elves below, feeling a headache coming on.
If this matter is not handled well, the dignity of the elf upper echelon would be completely ruined.
She looked at the man standing on the platform, shaking her head helplessly.
"No wonder they call him Holy Sin, the man who made the Holy Light Church cry out and plead to leave the Holy City back then."
"Mother, it’s okay, I trust Lord Lette. Since he has the confidence to convene such a gathering, he must have a way to resolve this."
"My dear daughter, we are wagering the fate of the entire Elf Empire on this man."
"Mother, do we still have a national fate? This kind of gamble, if we win, we gain a huge advantage, if we lose, nothing is lost. So why not take a gamble?"
The Elf Empress looked at her daughter, sighing helplessly: "You’re becoming more and more like him. If I had known, I wouldn’t have let you go to that Holy City three years ago.
Alas..."
The Elf Empress sighed behind her, but Lette didn’t mind.
His opponents today are the opposition representatives lined up in the audience.
Each of them sat upright, yet emanated an eager aura.
If they successfully defeat the pro-war faction in today’s open discussion, they will become the voice of the second-largest group in the Elf Clan, second only to the royal family.
This would be a step to prominence, becoming a distinguished figure in the Elf Clan, with even a chance to have their names recorded in history.
Today they were brimming with confidence, as they naturally had an advantage.
The Elf Clan has always revered peace and detested war, and to proactively initiate war is a criminal act in itself.
No matter from what perspective, initiating war is both evil and irrational.
This obvious argument made the balance tilt in their favor even before this debate had begun.
With such an overwhelming advantage, they couldn’t figure out how they could lose!
"Alright, it’s about time. If everyone is ready, let’s begin now."
Seeing Lette smile broadly, the opposition leader stood up: "We are ready."
Lette nodded, extending his hand to activate an Array.
Countless rays of light gathered above the platform, projecting the scene accurately while ensuring the voices reached every elf’s ears in the square.
Seeing Lette’s thorough preparation, the once-confident opposition suddenly felt a little astonished.
Lette ignored them, standing confidently at the center of the stage and started to speak eloquently.
"Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend this open inquiry session.
Today, we will, here, openly accept inquiries from the opposition regarding the recently issued conscription order, with live broadcast and archiving.
Please do not have any misgivings. We’ve staged such a grand event to eliminate the undercurrents in your hearts and to answer your questions.
Alright, without further ado, let’s invite the opposition to pose their inquiries regarding the conscription issue.
Come on! Let’s give a round of applause!"
Sparse applause was heard among the crowd, eventually merging into a unified sound. After all, people still hadn’t figured out what the Elf Royalty intended to do.
Seeing this, the opposition leader turned and signaled with her eyes to a member beside her, who understood the hint, left her position, and quickly stepped onto the platform.
She first bowed to the royal family and the elf leadership, then stood at the designated inquiry position on the platform.
"My question is relatively simple, why is someone from the human world meddling in the affairs of our Elf Empire?"
The site was in uproar upon hearing this!
The elves were shocked, staring intently at the large screen.
Initially, they thought this would be a harmonious and elegant debate, but unexpectedly, the opposition came in with such force, directly aiming to discredit the spokesperson of the Elf Royalty.
Since the Princess and her Holy Sin Support Group had become enormously influential in the Elf Empire, everyone knew Lette’s name.
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