"Governing Officer Houston, I had not received any messages beforehand and have reason to suspect that you are just using the name of the council to usurp power... Moreover, my position as the person in charge was personally appointed by the Speaker, and without His permission, this transfer order is ineffective,"
Chen Lun said coldly, without going over to take the document.
"I regret to inform you, Jack, that the ’Generous Primer’ of the council explicitly states that in the unexpected absence of the Speaker, the Senate has the right to convene a collective meeting in the Great Hall for major events... Your unauthorized involvement in this matter compromises the interests of the council, and your dismissal was the result of a vote. Do not make unwarranted speculations to frame me,"
Houston said with an indifferent shrug.
Chen Lun did not speak, feeling a heavy sense of foreboding.
He was aware that the other party came prepared, taking advantage of the Speaker’s absence along with Governing Officers like Kingsberg to seize power deliberately. Even though the opponent’s words seemed righteous, they were actually flimsy... Now in the headquarters, four out of the five Governing Officers belonged to Houston’s side, making minor manipulations virtually undetectable.
The problem was, by the time the Speaker returned to settle the accounts, things would have likely become a foregone conclusion, with merely some punishment for Houston and the others, and perhaps some compensation for Chen Lun.
The Generous Council was part of the newly emerging Seven Gods Church, with numerous internal problems and disharmony... Things were manageable when the Speaker was present, but once His presence was missing, conflicts would always arise between the two factions of the Governing Officers in the Senate.
Speaker Azjiluo couldn’t have been unaware of these issues, yet He still chose to take Kingsberg along for the purge of the Rothfuss Family, which surely involved some special reasons and coincidences.
However, these events triggered a chain reaction, casting a terrifying shadow over Chen Lun once again.
Seeing Chen Lun silent and not getting up, Houston simply came over with his subordinates, sat down beside him nonchalantly, and casually placed two documents on the table.
"I will now lead the Generous Council."
Chen Lun gave Houston a deep look but did not choose to confront him at this time. After all, the opponent was a high-ranking individual, and his intervention in the Royal City was unlikely to be represented only by an incarnation... A rash conflict with him would only result in loss.
Suppressing the killing intent in his heart, he nodded expressionlessly.
At this moment, the situation in the conference hall seemed to become clear.
Within the Seven Gods Church, four factions had chosen to align with the Prince, with the support of the Imperial Judgement Group giving Dazlert a smug look of assured victory.
Just as he was about to declare the meeting over, everyone in the room felt a slight tremor under their feet, followed by a distant rumbling noise.
Many furrowed their brows and looked outside.
Then, Steward Babayeh quickly entered from The Great Gate and went straight to the Prince, bending down to whisper:
"Outside Bixie Crost City, a towering tree has risen from the ground... The Holy Guard Scouts report that there are two figures atop the branches, one being the Naturalist Sect’s Saintess Lutina Castillo, and the other, the Pope, Lady of the Moose!"
The Prince’s forehead vein throbbed as he praised fiercely.
"To provoke the Tresor Family time and again, do they really think the Royal Family has no way to deal with them?!"
Nearly all present were high-ranking officials, and even Chen Lun with his keen senses heard Babayeh’s words, they all couldn’t help thinking:
The situation seemed to have escalated once more...