Mage? Spell Engineer!

The guards clear the way, the band sings, and the Level 3 meeting begins!

Some have already participated in the meeting of nobles and have no hope for the expansion process. In fact, from the beginning, the nobles only used the three-level meeting as a tool to delay reforms and prevent His Majesty the King from arbitrary decisions.

It was not until the representatives of the third estate gradually gathered in the royal capital of Valuana and entered the venue with hope and longing that the nobles realized their mistakes and were sincerely panicked.

There are too many people, too many representatives of the third estate!

After all, the privileged class is only a minority of the kingdom's population, not even one percent of the population. When the palace hurriedly issued a call for a meeting and a method for selecting representatives of the third estate, these people emerged from the provinces and the neighborhoods of the royal capital and poured into the meeting place.

Nobles in robes or swords, as well as bishops, began to be confused. When could so many knowledgeable people gather among the common people? They tend to be impassioned, talk eloquently, and propose seemingly reasonable measures and demagogic ideals. The important thing is that they are still young.

On this side, the first and second class people often have hair on their temples, exuding an aura of twilight. Yes, even if they were born with gold or silver spoons in their mouths, they spent a lot of effort to inherit their status, and now they have to share power with "lower people" in this noisy hall.

It wasn't like this before! In the meeting hall of their ancestor, the Sun King Charles XIV, the representatives of the third class were just diligent old farmers and timid small businessmen. They were called here just to listen to the holy teachings and tell them to those around them after they returned. people, hand over the money to the old man honestly.

Now? How many restless souls are there! They spoke without hesitation, as if they could be on an equal footing with the privileged class upon entering the venue. Yes, this is their purpose, to cancel the kingdom's excellent traditions and to criticize the privileges of the nobility and the church.

Anger and uneasiness intertwined and spread in the hearts of the nobles.

"Gentlemen, I'm back again!" A nasty guy stood in front of the venue arrogantly. Necker held his speech in his hand, that is, his reform plan.

It would be better that way without Du Plessis. Necker was somewhat satisfied that he had not been knocked down and imprisoned. It was precisely his resignation that made the king and others realize their value again.

Before the meeting officially started, the nobles had already begun to attack the third estate. An earl spoke first: "Master Finance, congratulations on your return to the court! Before the meeting began, members of our first estate agreed that major issues needed to be resolved:

“None of us expected that there would be so many gentlemen at the venue that some could not find a seat.

"In accordance with the glorious tradition, I hope the organizers of the conference can control the number of representatives of the third estate to no more than twice the number of representatives of the first and second estates."

"We have never heard such a statement! How many compatriots have traveled thousands of miles to get here, some of them are flying on an airship for the first time, and the money was raised by fellow villagers.

"And now, your noble lord can't accommodate us, can't this huge venue accommodate us? I saw an attempt. You and your companions tried to humiliate the representatives of the third estate and drive us out!"

"Excited sir, I have no intention of driving away all the representatives of the third estate. I just ask that the qualifications of each representative be reviewed. Who knows if there are sans-culottes and reporters among you who may sneak in and cause trouble?"

If the qualification review is started, it will be a time-consuming and laborious task, and the nobles' goal will be achieved.

"I refuse! We will all advance and retreat together!"

In the conference hall, the delegates were like a swarm of irritated bees, buzzing and arguing. The voices of representatives of the First and Second Estates echoed in the hall, full of arrogance and disdain. They believed that the number of the third estate was too large, like a herd of disorderly sheep, and must be controlled, otherwise their voices would drown out the wisdom and nobility of the nobles.

Representatives of the third class also realized the advantage in numbers and organized and united into clubs as groups, especially lawyers. They were inherently language warriors with strong eloquence. While uniting their own class, they aggressively attacked the privileged class. .

But it was mainly a battle between the First and Third Estates, with the Second Estate falling into a strange silence.

The bishop and the lower-level priests seemed not to be at the meeting, and their backbone, Archbishop Duplesi, was not present. The representatives of the mages were no longer the chiefs of the two towers. Many mages from the south also arrived at the venue, and Pascal represented Ka. Nuo attended.

Pascal saw many familiar faces among the representatives, and Maxim was among them. He had some appeal, but was not yet the protagonist among the representatives of the third estate.

The quarrel over numbers was temporarily put aside by the arrival of the king. Some people who came from far away were excited and reverent when they saw Charles XVI's appearance, just as His Majesty the King's prestige had not completely depreciated along with the currency.

"The day I have been eagerly looking forward to has finally arrived, where I can see my outstanding representatives leading the country. Although the situation is a bit outdated, I insist on restoring the old traditions in order to allow the kingdom to draw new strength from them and open up new paths for the country. A new source of happiness.”

The opening remarks drew cheers and applause from the attendees, but they were soon disappointed.

". The internal government is empty and surrounded by external enemies. My people, the kingdom has reached its most difficult time.

"I don't want to see us just arguing needlessly here, but unifying our minds for the next action to save the kingdom."

The lengthy speech can probably be summed up in one sentence: I am poor, so everyone should dedicate the last gold coin in your pocket to me!

Even a fool can see through the three equations in the speech:

kingdom = king;

New power = new money;

New sources of happiness = new tax items.

But countless indebted businessmen and farmers who had to pay grain due to poor harvests all hoped that the representatives would intercede with His merciful Majesty and save the breathless third class.

The two parties are in conflict, and everyone in the venue wants to defend their one-third of an acre of land and the small surplus of food.

Necker did not give the nobles another chance to attack the third estate and immediately started the agenda.

He believed that the third estate was willing to accept his own ideas. Not only did Necker believe that his writings could influence public opinion, but he also believed that the reform plan to abolish the privileges of the nobility and cleanse the kingdom's authorities would be welcomed by the common people.

This is also true. The representatives of the civilians became more and more excited as they listened and wanted to applaud the minister.

But the nobleman once again played tricks. This time, the elite monster among the powerful, Duke Merovingian, stood up and made an insidious proposal:

"If the representatives of the third estate refuse to accept the qualification review, it doesn't matter. We can skip this to save time."

As soon as these words came out, the nobles thought that the Duke had betrayed his class and was really going to go with the bankers. However, they soon applauded the Grand Duke's proposal: "However, for Lord Necker in terms of finance and finance, I hope that new administrative ideas can be voted on according to the following rules:

"The three strata vote separately and decide internally whether to pass the motion. The reform plan will be considered passed when at least two strata agree."

A simple separate vote actually eliminates the numerical advantage of the representatives of the third estate. In the eyes of the first estate, the church should wear the same pants as itself. The weird mage is undecided, but their guild also enjoys privileges, and There were also far fewer church representatives.

What a brilliant move! Necker also became nervous. If he really followed this procedure, his plan would most likely be rejected again.

Maxim was the first to shout: "I disagree!"