Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 630 - 481 votes decided

Aglaya's words officially brought forth the core issue at hand in this meeting—should the castle's existence be completely abolished?

Such an alteration is not, as some might think, just about ensuring the rescue of a few key individuals.

The localized impact caused by carving out a piece of space from the real world can be far more troublesome than the wide-ranging, long-term effects.

Especially since the castle is set so deeply within the city, its collapse would spell trouble on a grand scale.

A spokesperson clad in the robes of the Arbitration Place was the first to stand, speaking out loud, "I propose that we completely abolish the castle. The city can no longer tolerate such a den of filth!"

Immediately, a chorus of agreement erupted, "Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

Those truly concerned about safety were completely different from that batch of profit-seekers.

An area bound to attract demonic attention could only be abolished without any room for compromise.

Facing this sudden backlash, the first speaker, an elderly man, had a dark expression on his face, "The castle cannot be abolished! We must provide space for the rational venting of desires. If we do not establish toilets, the entire place will become a toilet; if we do not establish order, the market will find its own order. It is much better for us to control such trading within the castle than to allow such transactions to develop freely and unchecked!"

"Then go search! Go investigate! What is the city security squad for? We should not indulge these uncontrollable desires! In the face of demons, we must be vigilant as a whole!"

"Desire is an inherent attribute of humanity; we can't go against everyone's nature! You are shaking the very foundation of the city!"

"Are these so-called desires truly those of the entire city, or are they just your own private desires?" the Arbitration Place speaker retorted with a scoff, his words vehement.

Seeing the topic veering towards chaos, another lavishly dressed elder stood up to end the dispute, "Enough! Since there's disagreement, let's settle this with a vote!"

For regular members, it was one person, one vote, with roughly over a hundred votes in the venue.

The remainder belonged to key institutions like the Arbitration Place, the barracks, the Scientific Research Institute, and their opinions carried more decisive weight, with a spokesperson's vote counting as ten.

Bai E held a voting device in his hand; once authenticated by the representative of the barracks, his vote counted as the decision of ten votes.

Without a doubt, Bai E cast his support in favor of abolishing the castle.

Before long, the voting results were in, showing the pro-abolition side winning by a slim margin of 5 votes.

Ordinary council members, burdened with family missions, mostly voted against abolition.

Yet the Arbitration Place, the Spiritual Power Managers Center, the barracks, the Mechanical Court, and even the city security squad, extraordinarily united in consensus on this matter.

This turn of events sounded the alarm for all institutions genuinely concerned about the city's safety; no one could stand by and allow the same to happen again.

"Very well, very well!" The elder who first raised the issue, visibly indignant upon seeing the vote's outcome, said, "Since everyone is so confident in the order of the city, let's wait and see the performance of your security squad and the Arbitration Place then!"

The resolution was settled, and Aglaya, who hadn't attracted too much attention since the beginning, now stood up calmly to speak.

"I have another proposal to put forward."

"Considering General Bai E's exceptional performance in the recent castle incident and his demonstrated potential in Spiritual Energy, I suggest granting him access to all of the city's secret magical techniques. If General Bai E had earlier access to the Exorcism Magic Circle, Kiro Lan wouldn't have even needed to risk demonstrating them."

In fact, the anomalies that occurred at the beginning might have been dealt with by General Bai E right from the start.

"General Bai E? A general promoted from an artificial being also to master so many secrets of the city? I am not at ease with this."

"Exactly! Teaching him combat skills is fine, but granting access to all Spiritual Energy techniques... I'm sorry, but I cannot agree!"

"Aglaya, have you forgotten the fact that General Bai E just recently lost control! Do you realize the significance of granting access to all secrets?"

The city's foundation relies on various energy Arrays, and the maintenance of these related Array nodes are all recorded within the secret techniques.

If one day the controller intends to make a move, others won't stand a chance.

Aglaya's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Even knowing full well that this inevitable counterargument was coming, she still couldn't help but feel it was a thorny issue.

If General Bai E couldn't seize this opportunity to gain access to all Spiritual Energy techniques now when his performance was so outstanding, finding a similar chance in the future would become difficult.

How many life-changing events can one encounter in a normal lifetime?

Some opportunities, if missed, may never come again.

With such thoughts, Aglaya's gaze shifted towards certain corners of the room.

The Spiritual Power Managers Center also had its networks; it was time those connections were called upon for support.

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If there weren't enough explicit signs of support, there wouldn't even be a chance to try voting on it.

She wondered if her web of relations was strong enough to push this through...

However, the next moment, Aglaya saw an unexpected figure, not well-acquainted with her, standing up. "I support Lady Aglaya's proposal. General Bai E has made remarkable contributions and is loyally devoted to the city. The strength of General Bai E is the strength of our city."

An unfamiliar representative suddenly rose, "I also agree with Lady Aglaya! The presence of General Bai E could deter criminals lurking in the shadows. The stronger he is, the safer our city will be."

"I agree too..."

Representatives from the Scientific Research Institute, the security squad, the Arbitration Place, and even from the Mechanical Court—an institution that usually stood on the opposite extreme from the Spiritual Power Managers Center—were all standing up to express their positions at this moment.

After speaking, they all turned towards their respective sides, nodding and smiling with a sense of goodwill as if to curry favor, seemingly with ulterior motives.

Though the existence of the Spiritual Power Managers Center was vital to the city, when did it gain such prestige over these parallel institutions?

No! Perhaps it wasn't her prestige at all.

But rather… Bai E.

Their gaze had deviated slightly.

It was Bai E, seated beside her, who was the true target of these powers' overtures.

When did this warrior, originating from the lowest ranks of the barracks, come to possess such influence within the city?

Overwhelmed with shock, Aglaya watched as the proposal she had only tentatively suggested was miraculously passed with an overwhelming majority.

Even more straightforwardly than the earlier controversy over the castle.