Chapter 2385: First Appearance

There were eight councilors in total. Initially, the power was indeed equal, but after so many years, five of them could be temporarily ignored because these five councilors were just making up the numbers, and the actual power they held was too small.

If it was said that they had no power at all, that wasn't right. When the councilor meeting was held, these five people gathered together and barely counted as one vote.

The remaining three councilors had actual power, namely:

Puri's father, the Saint Realm Councilor. He was the oldest, said to be 179 years old. After becoming a councilor, he couldn't use his own name. Every councilor had their own badge, which involved the tradition set by Emperor Okaz.

Even though the four kingdoms had split, the portrait on the currency was still Emperor Okaz. This could never be changed unless a second empire was established.

The predecessor of the Council Chamber followed the parliamentary system set by Emperor Okaz. Initially, there were eight councilors under Emperor Okaz, and now there were also eight. The eight badges had been used to this day: Saint Realm, Frost Snake, Rose Flower, etc.

Apart from the Saint Realm Councilor, the old councilor, the remaining two were the Frost Snake Councilor and the Rose Councilor.

The Frost Snake Councilor was cold-blooded, truly like a cold-blooded animal, but his status couldn't be shaken. When steam technology appeared, he defied all opinions and forcibly conscripted talents from the four kingdoms to concentrate on researching steam technology, which led to today's steam trains and so on.

Almost all steam products would be stamped with the Frost Snake Councilor's badge to thank him for his decision at the time. The relationship between the Chidorman Company and the Frost Snake Councilor was close, and they were obedient to the Frost Snake Councilor. There was even a rumor that the Chidorman Company was controlled by the Frost Snake Councilor.

The last Rose Councilor was a female councilor. Her age was unknown, and she always maintained a young and beautiful appearance.

Don't have any illusions because of the Rose Councilor's beauty. Among the three councilors with actual power, she was the most radical. 19 years ago, the Lehman Kingdom, as the strongest kingdom among the four, tried to become completely independent.

The result was that the Rose Councilor immediately convened a councilor meeting and scolded the three kings and five councilors until they were speechless. Finally, she concentrated the power of the three kingdoms and fought all the way to the capital of the Lehman Kingdom.

It was said that the Rose Councilor pressed the head of the Lehman King and used the other party's face as a seal to stamp a blood seal on the armistice agreement. To this day, that armistice agreement was still secretly collected and couldn't be made public.

The life of any of the three councilors with actual power was a legendary story. Puri's father, the old councilor, had even more achievements. This old man rarely participated in the struggles of the rulers. He mainly cleaned up the hyena wolf clan. All high-level members of the hyena wolf clan had a wish: for this old guy to die quickly. Every day he lived, thousands of hyena wolf clan members were dragged out and executed.

From the establishment of the empire by Emperor Okaz, if one calculated who had eliminated the most hyena wolf clan members, the old councilor was definitely at the top of the list.

Su Xiao didn't know the news of the old councilor's critical illness before. After learning about this, he thought of another possibility. Because the information was too little before, the speculation deviated. After all, just entering this world, Su Xiao couldn't predict the future, nor was he omniscient, so it was normal for the inference to deviate.

In Su Xiao's view, the hyena wolf clan hijacking him was likely not to kill him, but to control him in some way, and then harm the old councilor.

This possibility was over 90%. After all, the hyena wolf clan really hated the old councilor too much.

The core speculation was correct. The person behind the scenes was from the Council Chamber. The hyena wolf clan couldn't interfere with the secret arts masters escorting Su Xiao. Those dozen newly promoted secret arts masters couldn't play any protective role at all.

The person behind the scenes had already colluded with the hyena wolf clan, trying to get rid of the old councilor by manipulating Su Xiao.

Su Xiao basically determined that the old councilor and Puri were not very suspicious, unless Puri was a filial son. As for Azaz, the confidant of the old councilor, it was hard to guess for the time being.

"Puri."

"Hmm, please speak. Any request is fine, except marrying my sister."

"May I ask Acting Councilor Puri, how old are you this year?"

Bahar started saying nonsense again. It had already seen that it wouldn't work to be too serious when dealing with Puri.

"Hahaha, I'm 32 this year, unmarried."

"Then your sister?"

Bahar felt that saying it this way was somewhat inappropriate. This sounded like scolding.

"My sister is 19."

Puri's eyes were full of undisguised pride. It seemed that having an excellent sister made him feel more honored than becoming an acting councilor.

"Then your father?"

"My father is already 179 years old."

Puri was somewhat emotional.

"You are 32, your sister is 19, your father is 179? 179 minus 19 equals 160. 160 years old and still able to give birth? Wait a minute, let me slow down, it's a bit messy, 179 minus 19 equals..."

After brewing for a while, Bahar looked at Puri and said firmly: "Your father is worthy of admiration!"

Bahar made a thumbs-up with its wings. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who had been listening on the side, was dumbfounded. It and Bahar had the same thought.

"The reward is not urgent for now. I was assassinated when I came."

Su Xiao brought the conversation back to the right track.

"!"

Puri, whose gaze was somewhat frivolous, sat up straight, and the smile on his face disappeared.

"Who is it?"

"Not clear. The person who planned the assassination sent a dozen newly promoted secret arts masters to escort me, and then the Beast Gentleman also appeared. The people of the Chidorman Company forced back the hyena wolf group."

Su Xiao didn't say it was hijacking, but rather a more direct assassination. Some things couldn't be made clear, for example, the person behind the scenes wanted to use him to harm the old councilor.

"Understood. Give me... half an hour. Azaz, go and drag them out."

"As you command, Councilor."

Azaz walked out of the room with a cane. He didn't use half an hour, but returned after only 12 minutes.

Azaz carried a large cloth bag into the room and placed the large cloth bag on the ground to untie it, revealing a corpse inside.

"It's Iron Tooth Muro. When I found him, he was already dead, killed by throat-slitting. The time of death was about an hour ago. One of his metal teeth was taken away, and this was found at the scene."

Azaz took out a glass tube as long as a finger, which contained a small amount of black ash.

"Have you asked a secret arts master to backtrack?"

Although Puri was usually not serious, he was very reliable in serious matters.

"I have, the scene was covered up, and the picture backtracked was pitch black."

Azaz sighed. The clue to this matter was broken. He and Puri found an alchemy master to help, but the other party was assassinated halfway, yet they didn't investigate anything. This was somewhat embarrassing.

"Take me to see the situation of the Saint Realm Councilor."

Su Xiao didn't plan to let Puri and Azaz help investigate for the time being. The person behind the scenes wasn't easy to deal with. Even if the plan failed, the subsequent handling was linked ring by ring.

"Many thanks, I'll remember the favor."

Puri felt relieved in his heart. He was worried that this alchemy master would keep staring at the murderer, which wouldn't be good. His father couldn't last long.

With Puri as the leader, the group left the Council Chamber. This time, there was no need for approval documents or anything. The acting councilor could really do whatever he wanted.

Just after Su Xiao left the Council Chamber, he saw Amu running over from afar with big strides.

"Step back."

Azaz gripped his cane tightly, and black-purple light surged in his pupils.

"It's my follower."

"This is... an alchemy creature you created?"

Azaz looked at Su Xiao with some disbelief. The basic cognition of this world was that alchemists couldn't create truly living intelligent creatures.

"Yes."

"The lord is saved. Troubling you to come to Ango City was the wisest decision Puri and I have ever made."

"Don't flatter, hurry up."

Puri opened the door of the steam car, signaling everyone to get in.

Su Xiao walked quickly to the passenger door, opened the door, and sat in the passenger seat. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang followed closely, and Bahar could fly, so it didn't plan to take the steam car.

Seeing this scene, Azaz was somewhat puzzled. Although he hadn't been in contact with Su Xiao for long, he felt that Su Xiao wouldn't be the type to grab the front seat.

"Even if it's an alchemy master, it's still a young man."

Azaz smiled, but half a minute later, inside the steam car, Azaz's old face was pressed tightly against the glass window, flattened. Amu was squeezed in the back seat with him. Azaz now knew why Su Xiao and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang both sat in the passenger seat; the back seat was simply too crowded.

The press plug machine of the steam car made a "desperate" roar, driving towards the north side of Ango City.

Just as the steam car drove away, a man wearing a gray robe and a hood walked out from behind a building, watching the steam car driving away.

"You can't escape. Emperor Okaz is dead, and no one can save you anymore. To ensure he is dead, we have waited for more than a thousand years. This continent belongs to us."

The black-robed man's voice was hoarse. On his cheek, a very thin black tentacle drilled out from the skin, twisting. He naturally pulled off this black tentacle and threw it into his mouth to chew slowly. ===== CHAPTER 2386 =====