Chapter 598: 598

Chapter 598: Parliament and Black Tower 2

The dark magic-related bill was decided with 164 to 136 in favor of it .

Although the margin was short, there was no unexpected movement of disagreement .

It was because there were signs that the law was already decided, and they tried to move on to the next one .

Honestly, it was closely related to their interests and rights .

“The decision has been made to enact the legislation, so please let us know the details and a clear plan . ”

At the words of Bishop Pascal, a young man called Craig, who was one of the neutralists along with Aiden, rose .

He was the fifth son of a former Milton Kingdom noble and was a student .

“I think that it would be a good idea to refer to the treatment being provided by the Holy Empire as they have already implemented it . ”

Several members of the same neutralist group agreed with Craig’s words .

“Sir Craig is right . ”

“If it was the King, then working in cooperation with the Holy Empire should be fine . ”

Following the neutralists, the royalists and the noblemen expressed their opinion too .

“However, the warlocks, who have already committed crimes and are on the watchlist, shouldn’t be accepted . ”

“Even if a dark magic research institute gets created, people might turn anxious, so the place needs to be considered after careful thought . ”

All kinds of opinions were gathered, and finally, the ‘Dark Magic Management Law’ was created .

The detailed points of the law were as follows .

1 . Limited dark magic research is permitted to prevent the evil behavior of those related to dark magic .

2 . Dark Magic Institutes are collectively called , yet they will be thoroughly monitored and supervised by the kingdom’s government, and it will be supervised by wizards and religious men .

3 . Warlocks participating in the study process need to be recruited . Their behavior and mentality are to be thoroughly screened and then registered .

The warlock registered in the Black Tower can’t leave the area without permission .

The use of dark magic by anyone registered in the Black Tower is prohibited .

… . (Skip)… . .

The bill may be amended at any time depending on the circumstances in the future .

Looking at them all, Luke nodded his head .

At first glance, from a warlock’s point of view, their freedom would be viewed to be greatly restricted by the law .

However, it could be seen differently . They would be officially recognized, and their existence could be declared .

‘It is impossible to change everything at once . It should be done one after the other . ’

Luke was planning to register some of the Dark Moon Magic Tower warlocks into the Black Tower .

If he could get them registered, there wouldn’t be those who would deviate from their own research .

The question was where to put the Black Tower .

The bill stated that related studies on dark magic shouldn’t cause damage or anxiety to the residents and to install it in an area where monitoring them would be easy .

‘It is annoying, but should we try putting it on Jason Estate? The home of Dark Moon is already there…’

Jason estate was a separate land from Symphonia .

An undeveloped area close to the Holy Empire with no population .

However, being too isolated could raise doubts in people’s minds about their management .

In addition, if it came out that Luke had been raising warlocks in the past, it would turn as a huge hit for his position .

‘Maybe I need to find something near the capital . Should we rebuild the old fortress on the west hill?’

Thinking so, Luke went out of the parliament that was bustling with new bill discussions .

His must-see was over, and as king, he had to look after the state affairs .

If he had time, he would’ve seen it till the end . However, he didn’t have the time to sit there and watch .

Luke reached the capital .

Erwin, the Court Wizard, had been organizing the papers and the research materials published in the kingdom’s magic world over the month .

Luke was interested in magic, so summarizing it was part of her routine .

‘Huh? Someone is contacting me?’

Erwin pulled out the magic communication device, which was vibrating .

However, she wasn’t able to answer it, which only made her more curious .

It was because this was her first time seeing the coordinates of the incoming communication .

‘Who could the caller be?’

There were a few childish wizards .

They typed any coordinate and teased or lied to the answerer .

There were even cases of fraud, so it was recommended to not answer calls from unknown coordinates .

Erwin didn’t answer it at first .

However, even after 2 to 3 times of not answering it, the call kept on coming, so she answered .

If the other side was trying to play a joke, she decided to kill the man even if it meant tracing back the communication wave to the other side of the world .

“Who are you?”

The face on the marble was too blurry for her to recognize it .

Besides, there was a lot of noise, and the voice kept getting cut .

‘A joke?’

It was when Ewin thought that, finally, a clear voice came .

– I was ordered by His Majesty Luke… Came to Southern Continent… Eli .

‘If it is Eli…!’

Eli was one of the fairies whom Luke had sent to the Southern Continent to crush any conspiracy attempted by Arsene . She was the one who called Erwin .

A fairy wizard of 7th magic circle .

As an elder in Fairy, she was fluent in magic .

Erwin asked her right away as she was curious and scared that the connection would fail again .

“I heard that you all went to Yemaek with Prince Jo Won-rak . Are you all doing fine? Hold on, how did you even contact me from the Southern Continent?”

From what she knew, for a magic communication to be initiated from the Southern Continent to the Northern one, a special item had to be there .

It would be impossible for a call to be done without an artifact such as an antenna, which Luke had .

-Well, Yemaek Royal family… Long-distance communication… A treasure made it possible… So .

According to Eli’s explanation, the treasure was made by the excellent craftsmen during the time of old Yemaek .

It was just a replica, but it was pretty much like an artifact from the ancient Abaron Empire .

It was called a treasure, and it had the function of amplifying magic communication .

‘Maybe, it was similar to the antenna that he made?’

However, it wasn’t such an important thing .

-A word with His Majesty… I need . Please, call him .

“Your Majesty is out of office . You will have to wait . ”

Erwin immediately sent word to the parliament .

However, Luke appeared earlier than she thought .

It was because he was already back from his visit to the parliament .

And on his way back, he encountered the attendant sent by Erwin, and he walked quickly to speak to Eli .

“I heard the reports that Jo Won-gyun took control of Song Imperial family . So, you are in Yemaek now?”

-Yes, Your Majesty . Unfortunately, we failed… By the time we went, everything…

The representative of the fairies that were commissioned by Luke only chose the strongest from each race and sent them to the Southern Continent .

However, it was already late when the fairies got there .

Well, the result was rather worse . They felt bad for even being there .

Jo Won-gyun’s men, who grasped the contact between Jo Won-rak and the fairies, accused the 3rd crown prince of planning a revolt with goblins of the Northern Continent .

Eventually, the fairy warriors escaped with Jo Won-rak, who was framed, and evacuated him to Yemaek, the nation of his fiancé .

“That happened, huh? But why are you reporting this to me over such a long-distance device?”

If it was such a simple situation or report, all they had to do was inform him with the help of the trade lines .

However, they could only use the Yemaek Royal Family’s treasure to contact him, and there was a strong reason behind it .

-The Song Empire… declared war on Yemaek…

”What!?”

-There are already troops on the border… The movement isn’t that huge…

According to Eli’s explanation, the Song Empire revealed their intentions and then declared war on Yemaek .

The cause of the war being that Yemaek didn’t release the 3rd prince, the sinner of the empire .

However, considering the fact that large troops were being deployed on the borders, their intention to occupy Yemake was clear .

‘Tch, the Song Empire is trying to spill blood in the Southern Continent? If that happens, things will go according to Arsene’s will . ’

Luke heard from Hwang Bo-sung the futures he had seen, and he knew what kind of world Arsene wanted to create .

Taking over the Southern Continent, he would use it as the outpost to invade the North .

Using the countless resources and humans in the Southern Continent, he would be able to create an Undead army .

‘The Rhodesia Continent was destroyed because of the Undead army that came from there . A future that doesn’t exist now…’

Eli was hesitant to speak since Luke was deep in his thoughts . However, she still decided to say what she had to say .

-The 3rd crown prince, Jo Won-rak, and the King of Yemaek, Biryu… from Your Majesty Luke… requested help… to stop those behind… to stop them .

‘Behind? They mean Arsene . ’

He managed to defeat Arsene with his own hands in Anbury City .

He might not appear right away in the war .

Even if a Lich was immortal, restoring its body could take a lot of time especially if its power was lost .

‘But it is Arsene . If that monster appears there, no one will be able to stop him . ’

Although there was Saint Nanda, his location was never known .

And even if Arsene didn’t appear, the situation was unfavorable to Yemaek .

The Song Empire was the strongest nation on the Southern Continent . It had troops as well as supplies .

In addition, with the help and support from Arsene, they might destroy the Royal Family of Yemaek .

‘It might be better for me to join the war . ’

If Arsene appeared again, Luke could destroy him once again .

And it didn’t matter if he appeared or not .

He just couldn’t stand the fact that the Song Empire might take over the Southern Continent .

“Fine . I’ll come there . ”

Fortunately, all the urgent work in Symphonia Kingdom and Holy Empire was done .

The rest of his tasks could be handed to his retainers and officials .

This was why Luke decided to go to the Southern Continent .

Eli went wide-eyed at his decision .

She thought that asking Luke to help them would be difficult . However, Luke agreed too easily .

-Your Majesty will… Is this possible?

“Of course . Would you like me to come quickly?”

The Song Empire had declared war .

It wouldn’t be strange if they started the battle right away .

Therefore, the faster Luke went, the better it would be for Yemaek .

-I will inform… the King of Yemaek… 3rd prince .

Once the magic communication with Eli was done, Luke summoned his aides in the royal palace .

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