Chapter 617: attitude towards magic

The audience meeting of the new king is over, and some lords from various places have returned to their own territories, while others will stay in Jingyao for a period of time.

In the palace, Rodney XVIII convened his courtiers who had great influence on the policy of the kingdom.

"Everyone, the first country to recognize the legal status of wizards has appeared. What impact will this have on the world? How should we, Aldo, respond?"

Palace Chancellor Rupert squinted his eyes and looked at Paul Greiman sitting opposite him.

The young Northwest nobleman sat beside Her Royal Highness Catherine somewhat cautiously, probably because he was not used to the strange environment.

Graham appeared here, which made Rupert feel a little surprised.

But after thinking about it, he felt that it was reasonable. He was Princess Catherine's fiancé, and the king should let him attend such high-level meetings out of respect.

He glanced at Princess Catherine beside Paul, feeling a pang of regret in his heart.

He grew up watching Catherine. What an outstanding woman she is, but because of the exclusiveness of power, she wants to marry to the Northwest Gulf.

If only she was a boy.

Regarding the new King Rodney XVIII, Rupert complained a little in his heart. He didn't even discuss such a big matter as marrying a princess with his old ministers first.

Strictly speaking, Rodney XVIII had actually discussed with them, and he was the one who found them together with Catherine.

But this is more like going through a process out of respect for the minister.

The sophisticated Rupert could tell at a glance that the two brothers and sisters had already negotiated in private, and judging from Catherine's unenthusiastic attitude, it was definitely the king who persuaded his sister with both soft and hard tactics.

Later, Catherine summoned them alone, the old ministers left by the previous king, stated her position with sincerity, and asked them to serve her cousin wholeheartedly and not have other ideas.

Although many people are not convinced, but at this stage, this is the only way to go for the time being.

"Your Majesty!" The first to speak was Earl Walsh McKee.

"I think the Kingdom should immediately sever official ties with the Principality of Inton. Not to mention that wizards and magic have always been evil images in the eyes of the world. If we continue to maintain friendship with Inton, we will receive strong pressure from the Holy See."

He glanced at the crowd and said, "I think you all saw the performance of the envoy of the Holy See at the audience meeting? It was like thunderous anger."

Regarding Earl McKee's point of view, many people present nodded in agreement.

"I disagree!"

Rupert looked at Walsh McKee, and retorted: "If we cut off the official relationship with Inton just based on this, wouldn't Aldo become a vassal of the Holy See, and we are an independent country."

"And the Holy See hasn't started to accuse us yet. Our own panic to please them will make other countries laugh."

Rupert had a very bad impression of Walsh McKee, and it was rumored that Walsh McKee was one of the important driving forces behind the engagement of the princess.

A villain playing tricks actually appeared here.

But there is no way, who let him be brought by the new king.

"As far as I know..." said Earl Adela, another man brought by the new king, "during the Giles rebellion, there seemed to be traces of witchcraft among the rebels."

He looked at the Minister of Intelligence, "Earl Morin, am I right?"

Earl Morin nodded, "During the period, there were indeed many phenomena that we could not explain with common sense."

Earl Adela said: "From this point of view, wizards seem to be our enemies."

When everyone thought he was going to express the same point of view as Earl McKee, he said again: "But if this force is completely pushed to the opposite of us, it seems to be very harmful to us."

"What do you mean? Let our great kingdom be associated with magic?"

"No! I mean, at least until the immediate crisis is solved, try to set up as few enemies as possible, especially some mysterious enemies."

"According to what was said just now, the wizards are already on Giles' side."

"How do you know that all the wizards have gone to him? Isn't there still a group at Yin Dun?"

"Probably the same batch..."

Everyone chattered and quarreled into a ball.

Rodney XVIII had a headache, he glanced to the side, his sister and brother-in-law-to-be were sitting upright, not saying a word.

"What do you think?" he asked Catherine and Paul.

Catherine slightly frowned her beautiful eyebrows, "My lord is right, the independence of the kingdom should come first. Before our real interests are damaged, we must not rush to flatter the Holy See."

The king set his sights on Paul.

"Cough!" Paul originally wanted to watch the whole process from the sidelines~www.readwn.com~ But since the king asked, he had no choice but to talk.

"Your Majesty, the attitude towards wizards and magic should be determined based on how this mysterious power can affect ordinary people in reality."

"Inton's new policy provides us with a good observation sample, maybe you should send more people to find out."

"To observe, to count, to summarize, whether this force will become our enemy or help in the future, we should have a full understanding of it in advance."

"It may be difficult to know the essence of magic, but the appearance of magic can be seen with the eyes, and the impact it can bring to the lives of ordinary people without the suppression of the ruler."

"As it is now, it is extremely undesirable to have blind fear or blind pursuit of imaginary magic instead of magic in reality."

"I think that after you have sufficient data covering most aspects, you will come to a more correct conclusion, and the correct conclusion will help you make the right choice."

Paul's words made Rodney XVIII's heart suddenly enlightened.

Princess Catherine beside her also looked at Paul in surprise, her eyes were softer.

"As you say," said the king, "it seems to make me treat magic as a normal new thing."

"Yes, existence is reasonable. Now that it has appeared, it is no longer a wild gossip, and it is a manifestation of the laws of our world."

"Okay! I've got an idea. Thank you, Paul."

Pop, pop, Rodney XVIII patted the table in front of him.

The people who were arguing stopped immediately, and turned their eyes to the king in unison.