Chapter 269 The Songstress's Oath Under the Tree

Led by a group of priests and security personnel, Tilan followed the team forward, and then a special hovercraft stopped at the square and let the group get on.

After sitting in the car, the girl looked at the magnificent buildings outside, and always felt that the style here was quite different from that of the Rose Federation.

"It's a bit inappropriate." A female priest in front of her saw her looking out the window and spoke.

"It's the same for my first time here."

"The architectural style here is too huge and upright. Even if some decorations are added later, it is difficult to cover up its overall temperament."

"Is it because this planet was built in an older era?" Tilan remembered some rumors she had seen on the Internet before.

"Yes." She nodded and then explained.

"In fact, the earliest capital of the Rose Federation was in the Twin Trees Star Region. The name is easy to understand, as there are two huge world trees there. As the founder of the Federation, Her Highness Isanissa is a human with some elven blood. Her preferences have greatly influenced the early trends of the Federation."

"At that time, due to the pain left over from the wars of the Fifth Era, the entire galaxy was swept by a retro craze. People hated the cruel wars, destruction, and radiation pollution brought about by over-developed technology, and began to miss the classical era and idyllic life described in literature or film and television." "

At the same time, because Her Highness Isanissa was born on a paradise-like planet, everyone yearns for and admires that kind of environment. Therefore, the architecture of that era was mainly based on imitation and close to nature."

"Even now in the Twin Trees Star Region, the environment is extremely well protected. The buildings there are integrated with the tall trees and rocks." Listening to the description of the priest, Tilan remembered what Andusia had told her before. The elf sister was born in the Twin Trees Star Region.

"Until now, many people still regard the Twin Trees as the center of the Federation, because the atmosphere in the Crown of Flowers is too serious."

"So what happened later that caused the Federation's capital to be moved here?"

"Haha, this should be easy for Tilan to guess. The one who can change the decision of the first-generation color-level singer Isenissa is naturally another color-level singer. That's right, it's Her Highness Aimuralin, the 'Cobalt Tears'."

"The reason why she is unwilling to keep the capital in the Twin Trees is that during the civil war, many conservative forces came from the Twin Trees. It is the capital and it is easy to gather the most powerful people." "

In addition, the elves have too much influence in the Twin Trees. Her Highness Aimuralin believes that the Federation should be a diverse and multi-ethnic country and should not be too affected by the elves' ideas, customs, and families. Finally, during the civil war, the Twin Trees was not under our control, but the home of the conservatives."

"Because of all the above, and the needs of war, Her Highness Aimuralin moved the capital and command center to this planet."

"The reason why I say this planet is that it was not originally in the Crown Star Region, but was moved from somewhere else."

"Can planets be moved?" Tilan opened her mouth slightly.

"Of course, at the end of the Transcendent Era, weren't the two black and white dragons moving the Earth to a safe remote star region? Now the Federation also has this ability, but it costs a lot, and it will not be used unless necessary."

"Everyone was not used to it at first, but it seems to be not bad now." She rolled up her long hair on the side of her ears, revealing her pointed ears, which showed that she also had the blood of an elf.

"All the people here are employees of the federal government, and their identities have all been checked. Unlike other star field planets, idle people can come and go at will. This largely avoids outsiders sneaking in, as well as contact between federal officials and other non-governmental organizations, ensuring a certain degree of political purity."

"Giant companies are the pillars of the federation, but their existence can easily interfere with the federation's self-will. When Her Highness Emuralin was in office, she suppressed many giant companies and reduced their power."

"In the past, even senior federal officials would worry that they or their families would be retaliated after stepping down because of offending giant companies, but now it is different. Members of the Central Parliament can live on this planet with their families for life. It is absolutely safe here and is not affected by external forces. Of course, the headquarters of the Federal Tribunal is also here, which is also a supervision and deterrent to those in high positions."

"Okay, we're almost there."

"I talked a lot about politics with Tilan today. I hope you don't mind. Because of your identity, it would be better to know it in advance. As followers of Isenissa's will, we need to remind and protect you."

"Thank you, I don't mind. It's a different feeling." Some seemingly ordinary things actually have so many political considerations behind them. This can be considered a kind of luck. Today's Rose Federation is already a politically mature and stable country.

After the convoy arrived at the destination, it stopped in a huge building. Its appearance was like a giant sword inserted into the ground, and in the middle was a hollow straight avenue. On both sides were black inner walls about several thousand meters high, with a sophisticated circuit network distributed on it. When the light was deflected, you could see the faintly reflected symbolic patterns. The outline of

this huge pattern is similar to a gear, but there are many components in the middle, riveted to each other, and various data symbols are drawn in the middle of the gear. Overall, there is a kind of orderly and orderly beauty.

"Are you surprised?" When Tilan stood under this wall and looked up, the high priest walked slowly.

"This is the legacy of the Mechanical Council, or rather, the legacy of mankind in the Glorious Age."

"The Glorious Age was the era when mankind first stepped into the Milky Way after the Mechanical Council defeated other factions. At that time, most humans had already completed the mechanization of their bodies, and finally ascended to the Sea of ​​Aegeka to become high-dimensional life."

"Although the crown was shattered and civilization fell due to the tidal disaster of the Sea of ​​Aegeka, many of their creations remained."

"By the way, I forgot to tell you that 'Sun of Divine Wings' is their descendant, and under the enlightenment of 'Sun of Divine Wings', human civilization sprouted again, and then came the distant First Era."

"The ancient history is very long, and I probably can't finish it today. Come with me first, many people are waiting for you."

"Yes."

Following the high priest through many levels again, Tilan came to the depths of the underground of the planet.

Although it is underground, it is not dull at all. The view is open. In the huge trapezoidal elevator that goes down continuously, Tilan can see the huge humanoid weapon sleeping on the lower side. It is about hundreds of meters high, and its eyes alone are bigger than Tilan.

"What are these?" She could feel that these huge humanoid weapons were not dead objects.

"This is the 'God-like Machine', the strongest single-person weapon in the Federation, or you can call them 'Titans'." The priestess next to her told her.

As the elevator continued to descend, they gradually came to the chest of this 'Titan'. Tilan could feel the huge energy radiating from the center of the chest, as if standing under the sun and being directly exposed to it, with a burning and scorching feeling.

A light blue light curtain isolated the heat source, and the priest behind her asked Tilan.

"It's okay, it will be a little uncomfortable here, because even if these Titans are in a dormant state, the magic energy radiated from their internal cores is also huge. They are Sequence Nine mechanical life forms, but they are not so complete."

Sequence Nine...

Even though the elevator continued to go down, Tilan couldn't help but look back at the sleeping huge humanoid machine. This great sense of oppression from the physique and magic power was particularly addictive.

After that, they arrived at the core of the planet and finally stopped.

This is a spherical world underground. A huge golden tree supports the metal shell of the sphere. Surrounding the tree are circles of tables and chairs. The Central Council, which is familiar and eye-catching to the residents of the Federation, is held here.

"We are here."

The high priest and four accompanying priests led Tilan to the tree step by step. It was not the meeting time at this moment, and there were only seven or eight councilors here.

"You are back, High Priest Xiong." A councilor greeted casually, and then his eyes moved to the black-haired girl behind him.

"This is Miss Tilan."

"Yes, she is the newly awakened chanter." High Priest Xiong nodded, and then his eyes swept over the councilors present.

"If you want to watch the ceremony, please step back a few steps."

"Of course." Several people were also familiar with this, and came to the back row of the circular table and sat down.

Seeing this, the high priest nodded slightly, then came to the tree, put his hand on the tree, and closed his eyes to concentrate.

Soon, the crown of the tree emitted a warm light of pale gold, and then pieces of golden leaves like light fell, flickering in the air and gradually dissipating.

Soon after, the gates around the parliament site opened, and priests in white robes and with golden flame badges on their chests walked into the scene. They stood in specific positions, and if you look down from above, it looks like a rose pattern.

Obviously, these are people who follow Isanissa's will, vow to maintain the integrity of the federation, and practice the prayer of the "Golden Flame Flower" for life.

The ripples emitted by the tree continued to spread, and after touching these priests, a faint golden light rose again, and then a giant pattern symbol gradually appeared under their feet.

The pattern of the venue became brighter and clearer, and a sacred light also surrounded the entire spherical space, eliminating all impurities and magic.

At this time, the high priest finally slowly opened his eyes, and he stretched out his hand to Tilan, motioning her to come over.

"Put your hands on the trunk and recite the oath after me."

"Yes."

Tilan walked along the steps towards the tree. On the way, a priest put a white robe with golden flowers on her, another handed her a small star-shaped cane, another covered her with a light golden veil, and another gave her a bunch of golden roses.

When she came to the sacred golden tree, she knelt on one knee, holding the flowers in one hand and pressing the trunk with the other.

"Under the sacred tree, under the gaze of the sages, and under the witness of countless people, I am willing to swear." The high priest read first.

"Under the sacred tree, under the gaze of the sages, and under the witness of countless people, I am willing to swear." Tilan followed and recited.

"I am willing to use my own ability to make this country, this civilization, and this galaxy better and more peaceful, and work hard." He spoke again, and then Tilan repeated it.

"I am willing to use my own ability to make this country, this civilization, this galaxy, more beautiful and peaceful, and work hard."

"Do not spread evil voices, do not deceive others, and keep yourself."

"Until the end of life."

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"Do not spread evil voices, do not deceive others, and keep yourself."

"Until the end of life."

The oath is not long. Compared with the oaths taken by federal congressmen when they take office, it can be said to be much more relaxed. There are only two real constraints, one is not to do evil, and the other is not to deceive. The earliest singer's oath actually has a third clause, which is not to violate the law, but there are too many federal laws, and later there were often some oolong situations. For example, a singer was considered by some people to reflect and discriminate against minority groups because of a line of lyrics, which violated the anti-discrimination law.

Later, the lawsuit was brought to the Supreme Court, which caused a lot of trouble and gave the federal justices a headache. Then the newly born singer simply deleted this clause when she swore, which means that even if it is illegal, the singer's status cannot be arbitrarily deprived, unless there is a serious mistake, so that the federal parliament will initiate a proposal to deprive the status.

Generally speaking, both the government and the people of the Federation are quite tolerant of the singers. So far , there

are only a handful of singers who have been stripped of their identities and banned from singing. In addition, the phrase "keep yourself" was proposed by "Cobalt Blue Tears" Emuralin, which means that the singers can have the freedom to speak in any occasion, and others cannot distort, interrupt, or force the singers to speak.

This kind of political power is quite unique. It prevents some high-ranking officials from forcing the singers to stand in line and speak, allowing this group to maintain a certain degree of independence. And the last phrase "until the end of life" means that the singer's identity is lifelong, until she dies.

This sentence is also designed to be quite subtle, that is, if the singer becomes a ghost after death, she will no longer have the identity of a singer, avoiding some bugs.

After the oath, it is time to go through the process of registering the name and various information. In this way, Tilan was busy until four o'clock in the afternoon, and the whole process was completed.

After the end, a priestess took her to the outdoor square to relax.

"Do you want some ice cream? I'll buy you one." The big sister with pointed elf ears took her to a bench and sat down. It was not far from the office of the Federal Central Council, and it was a place where many people went for a walk.

"Yes." The girl nodded.

"Okay, sit here for a while, I'll be back soon." Then, she walked towards the ice cream shop across the square.

Sitting on the bench, Tilan looked up at the simulated blue sky, the lifelike white clouds slowly drifted by, and there was a breeze blowing gently beside her ears. Coupled with the wide lawn and the garden full of golden roses beside the square, a faint sense of tranquility came to her heart, making her relax a lot from her previous nervous state.

It really feels like a dream... I didn't expect to come here. She opened her eyes and looked at the eye-catching and magnificent golden tree not far away.

This is the location of the Federal Central Council, a place depicted in countless videos and broadcasts, a solemn and solemn occasion, a place that many people cannot set foot in their lifetime.

Just as Tilan was daydreaming, the elf priest came back with an ice cream.

"This is taro blueberry ice cream, and this is strawberry green peach ice cream. Which one does Tilan like?"

"Then I'll have taro blueberry." Tilan looked at the light purple and light blue cream ice cream, and felt a subconscious intimacy.

"Here." After handing Tilan the ice cream, the two sat on the bench and enjoyed it, occasionally feeling the breeze.

"By the way, Tilan doesn't know my name yet, right? Actually, I didn't expect to accompany you for so long at first, because the accompanying priests will be randomly replaced, this is for your safety considerations."

"But I didn't expect that I would stay in the end." She smoothed her bangs on her forehead.

"My name is Akaxia, I'm a half-elf, with about 70% elven blood." She has the standard golden hair of an elf, light pink eyes, and a tight priest robe that clearly outlines the curve of her chest, which is quite charming like a mature big sister.

"I'm currently a subordinate priest of the Golden Flame Flower Cathedral. After about five more years of further training, I will be transferred to another local star field to serve as a full-time position. Then I will be able to travel around and occasionally travel."

...

"Did Tilan ask me how my work here is? It's actually not bad. Although there are not many entertainment activities, there are no restrictions on watching movies, playing online games, etc. Occasionally, I will compete with my friends. My combat effectiveness is not bad. At least I am in the middle of Sequence 6, and I am also a graduate of a prestigious school."

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"The ice cream shop here? Yes, the ice cream shop here is also run by the government, and the one selling ice cream is my senior sister, ahaha."

"She studied journalism and communication in college. After she was admitted to work in the government, she was transferred to work in the Crown Star Field. She was very happy at the time, but later found that this job was very boring. She just kept recording and organizing, and then published it according to the general format of the federal government."

"It's very important, but there is no change. She said that her job can be done by a high school student. She doesn't feel it has any value, but the colleagues around her are indeed graduates from prestigious schools."

"Anyway, after being distressed for a while, she applied to be transferred to the logistics department. Now she is selling ice cream to us. According to her, making ice cream is much more comfortable than being a human coder."

"Tilan is a singer. With this identity, you can freely enter and exit the Flower Crown Star Domain. You don't have to be so strict with us. Oh, by the way, this is your first time in the Central Star Domain. Since this time is relatively close, you can go to the nearby Feiyu Star Domain or Shuangshu Star Domain. Those are the most prosperous worlds in the entire Federation."

"Don't worry about the safety of your trip. Just tell the high priest and he will help you contact security personnel for escort. Also, all the expenses for the trip to the Central Star Domain can be reimbursed, so you don't have to worry about not having enough money."

"However, does a singer really need money to spend? I think as long as Tilan is willing to take a simple advertisement, she can get a lot of sponsorship fees. I haven't seen any singer living in poverty."

...

"Alas, you don't want to take advertisements for the time being? You are really determined, little Tilan. In that case, fill out the reimbursement form and I will send it to you later."

"Have a good rest tonight, and you can leave tomorrow."

"The confirmation of the singer's identity has been completed. It is estimated that it will be announced on the official website of the Federation in another week."

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"Are you saying that you are worried about being recognized and having an inconvenience in your life?"

"Well, that's actually easy to do. You can apply to have your face in the video blurred, so that with a little disguise, others won't be able to recognize you at a glance."

"However, Tilan looked really beautiful in a long skirt, covered with a golden veil, and holding a rose. At that time, several priests were a few beats slow in chanting the spell, but you didn't notice it, haha."

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"Okay, that's all for today. I'll take you to your residence. Your identity chip should be able to pass through most places here now." "

Don't worry about safety. Maybe any aunt taking a walk is a Sequence 6 expert. This is the Crown Star Region, the core of the entire Federation. Every employee who enters here will not be lower than Sequence 5, and their backgrounds are clean."

"Have a good rest. You're tired today, little Tilan."

(End of this chapter)