Mage Joan

After a long time of thinking, the young "eye of the nest mother" finally made a decision.

Inana did not choose to "spread the fire" or "extinguish the fire". Instead, she found a path that even her adoptive mother had never imagined:

The choice of "spreading fire" or "extinguishing fire" is given to all citizens of Udinese to make a joint decision.

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Qiao An and his adopted daughter returned to the Demon Eye Nest City to calm the turmoil. On the morning of February 22, 1628, the congress hall once again rang the bell, calling for the nobles of the city to come and gather.

Just yesterday, the beholder nobles witnessed Mitra's former beholder queen Ishtar's way, and mercilessly executed the three warlords who refused to respond to the call. They were all shocked, and the **** negative side was typical before them. , Who would dare to disobey orders?

In less than half an hour, the warlords and nobles in the city rushed to the meeting place with a lot of subspecies Eye Demon servants from their respective territories.

It was Prime Minister Saoirsa who presided over the council today, and the mother and daughter Mitra and Inanna were also present, and the atmosphere in the meeting looked very serious.

Seeing that the people had arrived, Saoirsa announced the convening of the Udinese Citizens' Assembly, where all citizens "voted on where the future of the Magic Eye Nest City will go."

Hearing the Prime Minister's announcement of today's topic, the venue suddenly exploded, and the warlords and nobles could not help but talk in a low voice.

Udinese’s council system has been in existence for many years.

The beholders in the city nominally have the right to attend the council and participate in the decision-making of public affairs. However, in reality, this kind of "general assembly" is rarely held. The daily affairs are usually in the "executive meeting" composed of the prime minister and the warlord. "On the discussion, the final bill must be approved by the Supreme Court before it can be formed into a law.

If the Supreme is deliberately dictatorial, he can put aside the arbitrariness of the prime minister and the warlords, let alone the citizens' assembly.

Udinese’s council system, after all, is just a lazy tool set up by Ishtar in order to get rid of tedious official duties, and it does not really restrict the power of the Beholder Queen as an autocratic monarch.

In the past few years, Udinese has held a handful of citizen meetings. The topics discussed are important and the voting is also similar. However, if the final vote does not meet the supreme mind, it is a piece of waste paper. Will be executed.

Precisely because of these unpleasant precedents, the beholders who had been called up early this morning learned that the meeting was going to be held, and at first they couldn't help complaining, unwilling to waste time on such boring things.

In the noisy hall, most beholders showed bored air.

This certainly reflects their indifferent attitude towards public political affairs. Is it because they are discouraged, knowing that the vote they voted is just a cutscene, and will not have any practical effect. Over time, who will have the enthusiasm to participate in such activities?

Saoirsa saw the attitude of her compatriots in her eyes, and couldn't help sighing.

In fact, she was the most disgusted with today's issue among all the beholders, and for this reason, she had a fierce argument with Inana.

Reluctantly, Mitra supported the ridiculous idea on the day of adopting a daughter. The Prime Minister did not want to be angry, and had to bite the bullet and hold the meeting.

Knowing that there is little hope, Saoirsa can only hope that her compatriots will treat the significant ballot in their hands carefully, based on long-term considerations, for themselves, for the whole family, for the descendants, and for the future of the Demon Eye Nest City. , Make a rational choice.

Saoirsa knocked **** the conference table, and the discussion in the hall gradually subsided. The eyes of the beholders focused on the Prime Minister, and the surface respect could not conceal the boredom in her heart.

This group of "home girls" are all looking forward to quickly finishing the cutscenes. It doesn't matter what the issue is, as long as you don't interfere with yourself and "squat at home" behind closed doors.

In an atmosphere of boredom, Saoirse announced loudly that today’s topic was a vote:

"The orthodox heir who supports His Majesty Ishtar-His Royal Highness Inanna-is crowned as the new queen of Udinese, or completely abolishes the inheritance of the throne and transforms Udinese into a noble republic city-state."

Your Excellency the Prime Minister's voice fell short, and there was no sound in the council hall.

The beholders were stunned and suspicious of their ears, and then they erupted in exclamation, almost overturning the roof.

Will the vote abolish Udinese’s monarchy?

Is this true, or is it a prank?

Initially, the beholders played their persecuted and delusional nature, suspecting that this was a trap set by Saoirsa, Mitra, and Inanna, a sinister scam, to test the loyalty of the beholders in the name of a "referendum". Afterwards, those guys who dared to vote against were pulled out and slaughtered one by one to eliminate hidden dangers.

Saoirsa saw that the compatriots were suspicious, so she winked at Qiaoan and Inanna, and the three of them publicly swore: The eldest mother will testify on her, and she will never interfere with her compatriots' choices, let alone settle accounts after the fall!

Facing the dubious gazes of the beholders, Saoirse then read the voting rules:

"The ballot box is set up in the anti-magic field to ensure that voters are not affected by confusing spells such as'spiritual dominance' and fully follow their own preferences and make rational choices."

"Voting votes are anonymous. After the voting process is over, the votes will be cast publicly on the spot to ensure that any form of fraud is avoided."

"The warlords and the nobles have one vote for one person, and one vote for the subspecies beholder is half the vote."

As for the group of slaves with more beholders and subspecies of beholders combined, Joan originally wanted to give them the right to vote, but Saoirsa was firmly opposed to him, emphasizing that slaves were not Udinese’s. Full citizens are not eligible to vote.

To take a step back, even if slaves have the right to vote, the votes in their hands cannot reflect their own wishes. They are just the votes of their respective masters. Before getting rid of slave status, whether they have the right to vote has no practical significance.

In fact, even the voting rights of the subspecies beholders are in vain. As vassals of the nobles, the vast majority of them, even if they violate their hearts, will eventually follow the instructions of their masters to vote.

Two hours later, the result of the vote became clear.

In the end, with the exception of Slaoja and Rashnu and other less than 20 beholders who voted in favor, the vast majority of other beholders voted to reject Inanna's rule.

They are eager to completely abolish the position of supremacy, so that in the future they can hide in the bottom of the well and spend their days clean, and no longer have to be forced to participate in public life.

This voting result made Inanna a little disappointed. The young "Eye of the Nest Mother" originally thought that she would get more supporters.

But this is not hurt, Inanna's more important feeling is relieved.