The Parliament Building, located on the banks of the Herloom Mana River, is not only the seat of the Protoss Empire's parliament, but also a symbol of Protoss politics, history, and architectural art.

The history of this building dates back six hundred years, and it is renowned for its epoch-making scale, meticulously carved stone walls, and clock tower.

The House of Commons, known for its iconic blue seats and opposing seating arrangement, is one of Herloom's most important political decision-making venues, while the House of Lords, with its red seats and ornate decorations, highlights its tradition and solemnity, mainly responsible for deliberating and amending bills. Franklin Hall is the key hub connecting the two houses, responsible for large-scale events.

The upcoming election of the Rebirth Church cardinal will determine the sole representative of the Rebirth Church stationed in the Protoss Empire, and this bishop will become a true partner of the Protoss Empire.

As the clock was about to strike nine in the morning, most of the attendees in the spacious Franklin Hall had taken their seats and were ready to wait for the start of today's election.

The outermost ring of seats was roughly divided into three sectors: the nobles in the south, the nobles in the north, and the nobles in the east of the empire.

Including life peers appointed by the monarch, who serve for life, and more hereditary nobles who enter the House of Lords through inheritance of their titles.

The inner circle factions, located further down, are more complex. They are elected or recommended through general elections in the provinces and represent various constituencies of the Protoss Empire. Their main responsibilities are to formulate and pass laws and review decisions.

The distribution of seats in the inner circle is also related to the factions of the nobles.

After the seats were filled, the entire hall became a faction map of the Protoss Empire.

Those active bigwigs in the imperial capital, Herloom, now mainly depend on which side they are more deeply employed or associated with.

Loki McCarthy, as the governor of the northern Snowfield Province, was located in the lower right of the chamber, while Duke Morodian Berenhard, for example, was in the upper left of the chamber because the imperial capital was geographically south.

As for the center of the hall, the three vacant areas added temporary seats, occupied by the high priests of the three branches of the Rebirth Church.

The high priest seats of the Batian branch and the Mourning branch were all full. For some reason, only five high priests of the Silent Extinction branch attended today. They were also several high priests stationed near the imperial capital. None of the main force from the north came.

And the three cardinals have all arrived and are standing in the open space in the center of the hall.

Opposite the seats of the nobles and ministers, the throne of the Protoss Empire was quietly placed, and not far from it, an elf who looked less than 1.5 meters tall was sitting.

The Emperor of the Protoss Empire, Franklin III, looked very nervous sitting next to the elf, making it difficult to tell who was higher in status.

As the holder of the [Primordial Tablet - Light] and the strongest of the Protoss, revered as the Great Sage of the Empire, Isis exuded a frightening aura just by sitting there.

But the elf's face showed no interest in anything. She just sat there, holding her cheek high up, and looked down on this group of Protoss congress members who had been replaced again and again.

Her meaning was also very clear—

They could pretend she didn't exist.

But if anyone violated the rules today, don't blame her for obliterating them.

Even though today's election was about to begin, there was still a continuous stream of voices.

In the lower right area of the chamber, belonging to the northern nobles and parliamentarians, Earl Milford happened to sit next to Loki McCarthy.

In fact, within the fixed area, the specific seats were not particularly fixed. When he first came to the imperial capital, Herloom, his daughter Mishura kept telling him that Loki McCarthy was her brother-in-law, which made him confused. He didn't know where Miss Heuvelian, the priestess from the Aesthetilan Kingdom, had met such an amazing fiancé.

At first, Earl Milford was sure that Mishura was talking nonsense, but today, with a try-it-out mentality, he spoke to Loki McCarthy, who was sitting not far away. The other party chatted with him very kindly and friendly for a long time, thanking him for his help to Mirian. In the end, Loki McCarthy simply sat with him, so that many northern nobles became full of respect for Earl Milford, because through a few words, they could judge that Loki McCarthy had a close relationship with the eldest lady of the Milford family.

"..."

Heuvelian, who had changed her appearance, was sitting on the left side of the hall in the seats of the Batian high priests, feeling like she was sitting on pins and needles.

From her angle, looking forward, she could just see Lanchi and Earl Milford sitting on the right side of the hall. They were really chatting. Milford looked like he was discussing marriage for his daughter, which made her very embarrassed.

Also, recalling the care that the Milford family had given her, a priestess of the Goddess of Destiny Church, a month ago, and thinking that she had now become a Batian high priest, she felt like a fallen priestess...

As time passed, outside Franklin Hall, the Parliament Building's clock slowly pointed to nine o'clock and chimed.

At this moment, the heavy chimes echoed in the hall, each strike like the echo of history, stirring up layers of ripples in the calm air of the hall.

All the discussions gradually subsided, and everyone's eyes focused on the high platform in the center, where the election of the Rebirth Church cardinal was about to officially begin.

When the chimes ended, the elf slowly stood up in solemn silence.

Although she was petite, her presence was exceptionally strong, as if she was the center of this hall, and the eyes of all the empire's bigwigs gathered on her.

"In theory, before the official start of the election, there is a presentation and speech session. The three Rebirth Church cardinals will have the opportunity to present their ideas and achievements over the past three months in any form. This will be a crucial moment for them to prove their value and ability to all the nobles, parliamentarians, and other important figures present. That's it."

She began to narrate the following content in a lazy tone, her voice devoid of much emotion, and every word was clearly audible in the hall.

Afterwards, Isis sat down again and handed over the time to the three cardinals.

The order was defaulted from left to right, and the first was the Batian branch's time.

Sigrid didn't intend to say anything herself, because she would only scare these nobles. She beckoned her direct subordinate, Gloria, to do it for her.

The Holy Son should be the best at this kind of thing, but today the Holy Son had already made it clear to her before the parliament began that he would maintain absolute neutrality as a Protoss Empire figure in the parliament today and would not favor her in the slightest. As for whether they could reach a tacit understanding, it would depend on whether they were in sync.

(End of this chapter)