The villain queen is eavesdropping on my inner thoughts and she won't let me lie down?

The City of Mysteries, Maple Spirit Moon Shadow Palace.

"I suggest that the soul of the Duke of Nancanton be placed in the holy fire burning on the altar. He must constantly recite the main oath of the Glory Oath to alleviate the pain of the flames burning his soul; in the future, if more nobles with serious crimes are found, they can also be copied in the same way, and finally a multi-play of loyalty will be achieved."

Roger controlled the shadow puppet to transform into Dio Brando and enter the palace to report to the Queen of Evernight that the Duke of Nancanton had been captured, and gave a personal opinion.

"It sounds good."

The Queen of Evernight nodded slightly after hearing this. Such a treatment is indeed more appropriate than direct beheading, and it is also more satisfying.

The Duke of Nancanton hoarded grain to speculate on grain prices, colluded with and instigated the aristocracy to subvert the Queen's notice, and took the initiative to flee and sell out national interests.

Any of these three is a capital crime that the empire cannot tolerate.

But he only has one life and can only be killed once, which is too cheap for him.

Put it in the altar's holy fire like lamp oil, and endure the pain of the flames burning the soul day and night, so that it is worthy of what he has done.

At the same time, let a traitor of the empire constantly chant the glorious oath of allegiance to the empire. Just thinking about this scene is enough to mock!

At that time, whether the Duke of Nancanton repeats it with wailing or recites it in pain and numbness, it should be able to serve as a warning to the nobles who swear the oath, right?

After hearing the queen's promise, Roger bowed and said, "Then I will take my leave. Later, someone will hand over the Duke of Nancanton to the secret law for detention."

The Queen of Eternal Night smiled and said, "That's not necessary. I plan to entrust the construction of the altar for the oath to Lord Dio. You don't have to be stingy with the manpower expenses, and the lamp oil will naturally be at your disposal."

Roger frowned slightly. Your Majesty, is it really okay for you to over-exploit the labor force like this?

[Here it comes, you spend a lot of effort to make shadow puppets, but one Roger is not enough. Do you want to exploit one person as two? 】

[You are so calculating. Even capitalists are not as calculating and exploitative as you! Ugh! 】

Eternal Night Queen heard this familiar voice. Although she was being complained, she was unexpectedly happy.

Great, the little guy's mental strength has finally recovered, and I can copy homework with confidence again!

Wait, I am not a masochist. I am not happy because I am scolded, but because I can be scolded again...

Uh, there seems to be something wrong with this!

Eternal Night Queen waved her hand to drive away the strange thoughts in her mind.

I am not like those strange officials in the military who are full of energy when they are scolded.

She didn't wait for Roger to say something to refuse, and said first: "This altar will also be used as the base of the Dark Night Guard. I believe that you will be more comfortable if you design and construct it yourself?"

This sentence really made Roger hesitate.

Although he often said that wonders ruin the country, it would be a face-saving thing to think that his office would be inside a wonder in the future.

It just so happens that I have god-level architectural design ability. If I have the money and the people, it shouldn't be difficult to create a spectacle, right?

It just so happens that the Dark Night Guard supervises the imperial nobles and is stationed in the place where the imperial nobles are granted titles. It also makes a lot of sense!

"Your Majesty has ordered, and I will do my best." Roger finally agreed.

The Queen of the Eternal Night snorted in her heart, look, look, I'm not the only one who likes to show off, right?

It seems that my ability to control subordinates has improved again!

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In a month, the Dark Night Guard traveled from south to north throughout the empire, completed a major blood transfusion of the aristocracy, and handled countless old cases. Wherever they went, the people of the empire lined the streets to welcome them, ending the suffering of countless people.

As the public trial of the nobles of the Dark Night Guard came to an end, Roger Charles also became the most beloved figure in the empire after the Queen of the Eternal Night as the commander of the Dark Night Guard.

His reputation was at its peak, and he returned to the Secret City in triumph.

While the Dark Night Guards mercilessly disciplined the nobles, Angelina used soft means to win over the negotiations again and again to complete the preliminary preparations for the implementation of the Glory Oath.

Although Angelina's tone was always gentle, her brother was holding up the butcher knife and trampling the nobles' past dignity and pride into dust.

So as long as the conditions were not particularly excessive, no one would be so stubborn as to refuse Angelina's conditions.

The nobles were also afraid that Angelina would give them a look and the big knife would chop them off.

As we all know, the right prime minister is not the kind of person who can reverse right and wrong.

But her brother now looks like a murderous madman, running around the empire like a wolf and a tiger. Who can guarantee that the trial will be fair?

It only takes a few extras to stir up the emotions of the people and send their entire family to the guillotine.

Today, Charles and his sister are extremely relied on by the Queen of Eternal Night. With the powerful military force of the Dark Night Guards and the banner of reforming the empire, no one dares to confront them head-on.

In the autumn of the third year of the Eternal Night, on a clear and sunny day, the nobles came to the Secret City again and had a pleasant exchange with the Queen of the Eternal Night. Together, they promoted the new "Imperial Charter".

The Charter stipulates that the Queen of the Eternal Night has absolute jurisdiction over every inch of the empire's land. She is the supreme leader of the empire's politics, economy, and military, and every subject should be loyal to the Queen of the Eternal Night.

However, the power of the Queen of the Eternal Night is not unlimited. Her legislative power has been separated and belongs to the Imperial Parliament, which was reorganized from the current Parliament.

The Imperial Parliament stipulates that there are three sources of parliamentarians: 25 noble representatives, 25 civilian representatives, and 51 magician representatives.

All new bills must be passed by the Imperial Parliament on the basis of not violating the Imperial Charter and must be voted on by more than half.

Even if the Queen of Eternal Night wants to create a new law, it must be submitted to the Imperial Parliament for a vote.

Unless it is a wartime system, she can issue temporary decrees as the supreme military leader without the parliament.

However, the power of the Queen of Eternal Night is still unlimited, because it is interesting that the number of magician representatives in the Imperial Parliament is higher than the number of nobles and civilians combined.

With the appeal of the Queen of Eternal Night among the magician community, if there is a consensus within the community, any new bill can be forced through.

Although this is essentially to reflect the empire's emphasis on magicians, there are a series of detailed regulations for becoming a parliamentarian as a magician.

But in the end, the Queen of Eternal Night still left herself a backdoor that can be operated.

In addition, the Imperial Charter redivided the empire's territory into 60 provinces.

In order to accelerate national integration, the new provincial division intentionally disrupted the border between Qingteng and the Seventeen Kingdoms, considering the provincial boundaries more from a geographical perspective, and was more general and reasonable.

The governor appointed by the Queen of Eternal Night governed the province's military and political affairs, and established the Governor's Office and the Provincial Guard.

The governor was appointed every five years, and the results of his administration would be assessed at the end of his term to determine whether he should be transferred or promoted.

The original owners of the land, the aristocracy, were required to give up their fiefdoms and no longer directly govern any land. The number of vassals and private armies was strictly limited, and they needed to make a glorious oath when they were conferred titles;

Correspondingly, the empire would guarantee that they could inherit the title, enjoy subsidies no less than the average output of the current territory, and have priority in serving as administrative officials under the same conditions.

In the future, officials of the empire will no longer be required to have aristocratic blood, and civilians will have perfect legal support for serving as officials in the court, and it is no longer a special grace of the empress.

Of course, administrative officials in the future will need to pass a unified assessment before they can take office.

When the Queen of Eternal Night and the nobles of the empire completed the signing of the "Imperial Charter", the noble class made full concessions, which marked that the Qingteng Empire had reached a basic consensus on the transition from feudalism to centralization, and all the work could be done naturally.

This process involved bloodshed, sacrifice, and open and secret struggles.

But in the end, these struggles were limited to the upper class of the empire and did not have much impact on people's livelihood.

Even because of the huge mountain that was pushed over their heads, the quality of life of the lower-class people in all aspects has improved to different levels.

The noble class suffered the greatest loss.

Not to mention those who fled and were liquidated, even the nobles who finally chose to support the imperial power and signed the "Imperial Charter" also exchanged their land, military power and absolute loyalty for the qualification to continue to be the superiors.

However, not all nobles were heartbroken and unable to breathe because they could not become local emperors in the future.

Many nobles had a low desire for power and were lazy, and they thought this was not bad.

Because the empire promised them that they would enjoy subsidies that were not lower than the average output of the current territory.

This means that they can maintain the same quality of life as now without governing the territory.

The average level of nobles' governance of their territories in this era is very bad and rough, but it is impossible for them to really do nothing.

With a large territory, there are always messy things that need to be handled and decided by them. If they are not handled well, their income will decrease.

Not only will they have no money to spend, but they will also lose face.

Even if they exploit the people in different ways, they still need to use their brains, right?

Now that the empire has recovered their land, it is equivalent to directly giving them a "pension", which can guarantee income regardless of drought or flood, and at least they can get a fairly luxurious guaranteed income.

Of course, from the perspective of the empire, such a promise will not be a loss.

Because the nobles measure the value of land and labor based on the current productivity. With the development of magic industrialization, the productivity of a unit of land will increase by hundreds or thousands of times.

In a few years, the nobles will find that the empire has taken away the large tracts of land they own, and then they only need to give them one percent or one thousandth of the output on it, even if the promise is fulfilled...

Even the purchasing power of this pension will decrease over time.

The guarantee given to them in the "Imperial Charter" is the value determined at the time of signing, without calculating inflation.

This is also a pit left by Angelina. She doesn't want the empire to waste national strength to support idle people.

Let the well-behaved nobles live a good life for a few years, which is a reward for their past contributions and cooperation.

But they will not be supported for a lifetime, let alone their offspring.

If you want to live a good life, please serve the empire. Whether it is politics or military, the empire has countless opportunities.

Under the witness of representatives from many parties, the Queen of Eternal Night personally used magic to print the "Imperial Charter" on an alloy plate mainly composed of refined gold.

This alloy plate is harder than most materials in nature, and is wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant. It is also attached with various protective magics, which has eternal meaning.

Everyone present dripped blood on the alloy, swore to fight to protect the "Imperial Charter", and then exiled it to the empty star realm.

Maybe the Empire of Heaven is gone, but the changes and explorations made by the imperial people will exist forever in this multiverse in this way.

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After lunch, the Queen of Eternal Night led a group of nobles to the magnificent building carved and excavated from the entire mountain, the Star Hall, 40 miles west of the imperial capital.

This was a spectacular altar designed by Roger, completed in more than a month by the Secret Society and millions of people, with countless money and precious materials.

It is also the only place for nobles to be knighted and fulfill their oaths of honor in the future.

It was originally a dead volcano with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. It was transformed by the power of magic and separated from the surrounding mountains, becoming an isolated cone-shaped peak protruding from the mountains and standing on the imperial post road.

On the front of the mountain, there are reliefs of the kings of the Qingteng Empire, each of which is 100 meters high.

The relief of the Queen of Eternal Night herself is even more than a thousand meters high and can be seen from a very far distance.

The quality of the carving is also more refined than that of the other kings, and it is located in the center and the most prominent position.

Although she is younger, she has become an empress from a queen, and she is one level higher in official rank, and she is indeed qualified to be one level higher than her father and grandfather.

Probably, since she asked for it herself, it was just a small detail, so Roger didn't need to stop her...

The left side of the conical peak is engraved with the famous generals of the empire, and the right side is engraved with the ministers who govern the empire.

The Star Palace is, to some extent, the Lingyan Pavilion of the empire.

The top of the conical peak is the crater where the lava is re-directed. A stone bridge is built on it. After walking over ninety-nine transparent steps, you will reach a suspended island higher than the peak.

This is the Glory Altar, the core of the Star Palace.

The altar is engraved with complex magic arrays, and at the same time, it burns with golden flames, which are directly driven by lava to provide energy for the magic ritual of the Glory Oath.

The soul of the Duke of Nancanton has been sealed in the eternally burning golden flame, and he suffers from the burning pain day and night.

Only when someone prays, he solemnly recites the main oath of loyalty to the empire in the "Glory Oath", and can he escape from this pain for a short time.

Standing on the altar, you will be affected by the magic circle. You will be in a hall with a sea of ​​stars as the roof, with rolling magma under your feet and the wailing of sinners in your ears.

Of course, there is no star in the black velvet sky at this moment, because no noble has completed the oath of honor.

Every noble who completes the oath of honor will have a part of his soul left in the Star Hall, becoming a star above his head, and there will be a chance of resurrection if he dies accidentally.

At the same time, life extension and some passive buffs are all based on the magic power of the Star Hall itself.

It can be called a wonder. In addition to being big, it also has more unique functions.

In addition, the interior of the mountain is hollowed out, and the Dark Night Guard headquarters is located here, while performing the task of protecting the Star Hall.

The Queen of Eternal Night led a group of nobles onto the transparent steps. Many people felt fear and dizziness because of the transparent and suspended structure, and they supported each other to come to the altar.

The nobles stood in front of the altar, and the holy fire suddenly rose ten meters high. Amid the wailing, many people felt a familiar voice: "Are you willing to offer eternal loyalty to the empire and regard it as the honor of your life?"

"It's my honor."

All the nobles patted their chests and responded.

The light of magic enveloped them, and huge energy also focused on the bodies of these nobles.

The Queen of Eternal Night raised her head, squinted her eyes, and watched thousands of stars gradually light up in the sky, and couldn't help but smile.

From this moment on, the development of the empire will enter a new page.