Chapter 181 A Shattered Premonition
The Minister of Trade suddenly surrendered himself to the police——
This scared the Supervisory Bureau.
But they soon discovered traces of Word Spirit control.
There were only a few people who could control Minister Droste... For safety reasons, they also imprisoned the Minister of Trade in the basement, the same basement where the President of Lloyd's was previously imprisoned.
In any case, this is not something that these little inspectors who have just reached the second level of power can handle...
Just put it there for now.
After being imprisoned in the basement, Droste regained his free will.
He was surprisingly quiet at this moment, because he knew someone would come to save him. Even if the Avalonians didn't come, the Star Antimony or the Noble Red would come.
So he just opened his eyes, stared at the darkness in front of him, and fell into long thought.
So that's how it is, Meg is dying...
That's why she was so anxious. Suddenly arresting the president and vice-president of Lloyd's... businessmen were already panicking. And if she were arrested, she'd probably exacerbate that panic.
Before this, Meg knew nothing, so she chose to ignore everything and concentrate on staying in school to teach students.
Unless the Tribunal asks her to do something, or Her Majesty the Queen personally orders her to do something, she simply leaves everything to the Tribunal. When someone asked her about it, Meghan's personal response was, "I don't want to mess anything up because of me, so I choose to do the right thing, and I have the ability to do the right thing well."
——Compared to her carefree temperament, Meg is unexpectedly thoughtful.
Long ago, the Court of Arbitration was a truly supreme authority. They were the Round Table of the Round Table, essentially composed of the founding families. Collectively, they were nominally equal to the King.
Later, many founding families gradually withdrew from the Arbitration Chamber. To fill the vacancies, some top ministers were recruited... At that time, "Ministers of Trade" could also join the Arbitration Chamber.
However, an incident occurred at that time, which directly led to the ministers being banned from joining the Arbitration Chamber and the Supervisory Office. Those who had already joined the Arbitration Chamber and the Supervisory Office were also banned from inheriting family businesses.
Nowadays, those who can join the Arbitration Hall are geniuses who have reached the fourth energy level before the age of forty, whose souls are basically intact and who have the potential to advance to the fifth energy level.
They were all blessed by the Silver Crown Dragon and could give birth to new fifth-level beings at any time. Normally, they were isolated from the world, helping the king or queen adjudicate high-level matters—such as executing a minister, abolishing a department, launching a war, or executing or deposing a member of the royal family.
This is also the true foundation of Avalon.
From this perspective, Avalon can also be said to be a theocracy indirectly ruled by the Silver Crown Dragon.
However, according to the records of the Droste family, the Silver Crown Dragon actually appeared frequently during the first hundred years of Avalon's founding. He would appear once or twice, or even three times a year, often visiting the then-current Arbitration Hall to inquire about the situation and grant orders and favors.
But after that, He appeared less and less... and because He rarely appeared, the original founding families thought they had done something wrong and withdrew from the Arbitration Hall one after another.
In the past hundred years, He has not appeared once. Although He still responds to prayers steadily, He no longer manifests from the material world.
Perhaps he is fed up, or disappointed, Minister Droste thought.
After all, Avalon is no longer the kingdom of knights that it was when it was first founded.
They only wore armor and called themselves knights, but how were they different from nobles in other countries?
But in fact, according to Droste's idea, it would be better to say that Avalon has changed too little.
Because other countries have changed even more.
The Star Antimony people invented machine guns, united with demonologists and alchemists, and are developing their "Star Antimony alchemy". Their technological level can be said to be changing with each passing day; the dwarves who were forced into the northern mountains by the elves invented aircraft and mining machines, lived together with the wise northern giants, and established many colonies.
The goblins built troll plantations in the southern continent, selling large numbers of domesticated trolls to other countries as cheap labor. They were an extremely sought-after commodity.
Trolls have a lifespan comparable to humans, possess fangs, are low in intelligence, and are lazy and ignorant. However, they are extremely tall, possess abundant physical strength, possess immense power, and are proficient in rituals and curses... They are valuable as guards, laborers, or as curse casters and ritualists.
After training, the trolls have a strong ability to open up wasteland. They have a strange regeneration ability and are immune to most poisons. Only fire and acid can stop their regeneration. Thorns, knives, guns, and bullets are of no use to them.
Thanks to these trolls, the Iris Kingdom has reclaimed a vast expanse of land in the south. The large amount of goods that flowed back has significantly increased export trade.
Today, goblin merchant ships connect goods from all corners of the world. Even the stagnant lizardmen of the desert are changing their ways, opening schools and teaching all students equally. Even the elves of the Theocracy are preparing to teach other races advanced divine arts.
——Everyone is changing, only Avalon remains motionless.
Objectively speaking, it can't be said that it's completely untouched... At least many people who have inherited the title of knight can't even wear the armor passed down from their fathers or grandfathers. They will even ask craftsmen to modify the armor and hollow it out to reduce weight and dissipate heat.
Today, Avalon still doesn't even allow races other than humans and elves to set foot on their land, let alone allow goblins to do business.
This outdated rule had already left the people of Avalon far behind. Goblin merchant ships carrying large quantities of goods from the east and south could not disembark in Avalon and were forced to go to Star Antimony, the Theocracy, and Iris.
As a result, the people of Avalon had to pay a higher price to buy the same things from these humans, and they considered this to be tradition.
It was because Droste was the Minister of Trade that he understood these things.
Before the Noble Red Society contacted him, he was indeed a man who worked diligently for Avalon - it was precisely because he was diligent and responsible enough that he saw so many hidden dangers and crises and believed that it was time for Avalon to end.
Even though Queen Sophia was open-minded enough, she still did not allow aliens to operate, considering that the people of Avalon had not seen aliens for hundreds of years, considering the opinions and reactions of the people, and considering the opposition of the knights.
If Sophia can't pass even with her fame, and doesn't want to change even with her open-mindedness, is there any hope for the future of Avalon?
Droste thinks not.
It would be better to sell Avalon for a good price while it still posed a threat to others. The Griffin Legion was still the strongest air force on the continent, and Meg was a top-tier expert. Combined, even the Star Antimony people would be wary of them. But on the other hand, the Star Antimony people would pay a high price for this intelligence.
Although Droste himself had never been to Xingtan, he already owned four estates and a viscounty there. He was granted the hereditary title of viscount by the current king. The land belonged to him, and he could even recruit his own soldiers!
These things were obtained in exchange for his selling intelligence about Avalon.
Because the powerful people of Avalon are all authoritarian and have sworn allegiance to the queen, the spies they planted can never reach the highest levels. Because of this, neither the Star Antimony people nor the Iris people know the true situation of Avalon.
After all, the Griffins were indeed a threat... possessing intelligence exceeding that of humans, strength approaching the fifth level, the ability to blend into the wind, moving silently and rapidly, and possessing a lifespan as long as that of an elven. With the Griffins' friendship, any attempt by Avalon to attack another nation would be difficult for them to defend.
Then there was Meg.
And now, Meg is almost dead?
If he sold this information to the Xingti people...how much money could he make?
Droste narrowed his eyes.
He suddenly had a premonition - a premonition that Avalon was about to be destroyed.
Most Avalonians couldn't anticipate Meg's death, but if the Star Antimony people were prepared in advance... then it would be a surprise attack. The Avalonians would have no time to resist and would be defeated directly.
On the other hand, if he couldn't report such important information as Meg's impending death, then his existence as a spy would lose its value.
In other words, it is now time for Droste to make a decision.
Help Avalon, or help Xingti?
"Oh……"
He smiled.
Is there any need to choose then?
He no longer has a choice.
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