When the Saintess Arrives, No King Exist-Chapter 623 - 586: El Scholar Runs Fast

As Miss Lupher's boots just stepped onto the stone floor of Feiliu Castle, a sudden gust of hot wind swept up the dust.

Lupher quickly pressed down her golden tassel beret to prevent it from being blown away.

Behind her, two young men wearing the same type of beret each carried a shoulder bag, jumped down from the carriage in the wind, and stood on either side of Lupher.

The surrounding passersby cast their eyes on these three foreign travelers, especially the girl in the middle with shoulder-length black hair.

In this era, it was quite shocking to social norms and etiquette for a woman to dare to wear men's clothing and let her hair down.

However, upon seeing the dark purple feather on her beret, they withdrew their gaze.

That is the symbol of the El people and Salin Scholar Association.

The reason for saying so is that even if you're not an El person, upon joining the Salin Scholar Association, you'll be awarded the title of "Honorable El Person."

Especially, the academic robe on the girl further proved that she was a university graduate.

El people and university students are the two groups most fond of being unconventional, so it's understandable for this female scholar to dress like this.

While the passersby were looking at Lupher, Lupher was also watching them.

As the weather became increasingly hot, people on the streets of Feiliu Castle ditched their wool jackets and fur shawls, changing into long robes and linen shirts.

On the azure Nao'an River floated black wooden barges and white sailboats, with laborers bending with sacks on their backs moving back and forth on the dock, while sweating farmers in straw hats dragged a large cart of fruits and vegetables toward the market.

Although it wasn't her first visit, Lupher still felt a lot of anticipation in her eyes, as she had heard so much about the "Divine Charter" along the way.

It has to be said, compared to the Divine Ael Empire's patchwork of unwritten laws and local customary laws formed by precedents, this "Divine Charter" aligns more closely with the Ancient Aier's "spirit of law."

Cousin Catherine praised it in her letter, almost to the point of describing it as an experimental ground for the ideal society of the El people, which compelled Lupher, who was meant to continue her studies at the Scholar's Tower, to come here.

With the convening of the constitutional conference, the contents of the "Divine Charter" began to spread gradually throughout the Thousand River Valley.

Various degrees of unrest erupted across regions, prompting the Salvation Army and Duke's Army stationed near Feiliu Castle and Rapids City to suppress the crowds.

No matter how much the local priests and nobles wailed, they were powerless to resist the dominance of the two Tribunes.

Moliat's iron-fisted tactics and Horn's radical policies were the main reasons they supported Prince Kongdai back then.

But since Prince Kongdai and they had already lost, they could only accept defeat gracefully.

Following the example of the farmers in resignation became their ultimate fate.

As foreign trade gradually resumed, the contents of the "Divine Charter" not only spread within the Thousand River Valley but even began to reach neighboring areas.

Most nobles sneered at this or smiled derisively:

"Naive, I think this Thousand River Valley is bound to fall sooner or later."

However, the El people, with their tradition of parliamentary practice, were full of joy and enthusiasm.

Though the Salin Scholar Association rebuked the expulsion of lords from the Thousand River Valley for the sponsorship by the Imperial Nobility, many young El scholars were still curious about this new country on the empire's frontier.

Lupher was one of them, and as for the two people behind her, they were both her college mates and "Ai Guards" sent by her father to "supervise" her.

"It doesn't look impressive," remarked the red-haired young man, looking at the low buildings and scattered crowd, with a look of disdain.

The other young man was much more honest and taciturn, merely advising, "Miss Lupher, we didn't bring many guards with us, given your noble status, you should cover your face."

But Lupher wasn't listening to them; her gaze continually wandered through the crowd until it settled on a slowly approaching carriage.

A young maid stood at the edge of the carriage, waving at Lupher.

The carriage door opened, and Catherine, with her face covered in a lace veil and wearing a black silk dress, looked at her with a smile in her eyes.

"Cousin Catherine!" Lupher lifted her dress and ran toward the luxurious carriage, diving into Catherine's embrace.

Catherine gently stroked her long, smooth hair with a smile, "You've grown taller than before."

"Since when did you start taking note of my height?" Lupher laughed as she looked up, "I thought you'd praise my beautiful hair like you used to."

Following Lupher, the two El youths approached, clearly wary of Catherine's Witch identity and dared not get too close.

Lupher instantly gave them a disapproving glance, "Venice, Abazi, you two are such cowards."

The two youths smirked awkwardly, knowing that Lupher once received a Holy Blessing, costing nearly a thousand gold pounds, so she wasn't afraid of any Witch sickness.

They, however, had nothing similar and, despite Catherine being thoroughly covered, dared not come forward.

The three sat in the carriage, and due to the cramped interior space, the two gentlemanly sat beside the coachman.

Inside the carriage, Lupher naturally didn't bring up anything about the Witch or how Catherine was ostracized by the El Clan but instead proactively talked about the Thousand River Valley, "Has the constitutional conference ended?"

"Not yet," Catherine smiled as she adjusted Lupher's hat, "After sending you to the inn, I must attend the constitutional conference."

"Can I go?" Lupher's eyes immediately lit up. "Please, you're on good terms with that Autocratic Duke and Shepherd Leader, aren't you?"

"The constitutional conference is a solemn occasion after all, bringing you in doesn't seem quite appropriate."

"I promise not to speak," Lupher pondered, "Or I can buy a seat, is 1000 gold pounds enough? It's all I've brought. Do you have a Holy Seat Bank here?"

As the only daughter of the El great noble Yulery Lakin of the Falan Kingdom, Lupher certainly had the confidence to spend nearly a thousand gold pounds freely.

Before Lorenzo's rise to power, the Lakin Clan had served as the Imperial Ministers of the Falan Kingdom for four consecutive generations, holding positions as Navigation Minister, Finance Minister, and Minister of the Court.

Although later Lupher's grandfather was deposed by Lorenzo in the political strife for the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs (i.e., Prime Minister).

A thin camel is bigger than a horse. Lupher's own savings amounted to nearly ten thousand gold pounds, not to mention her dowry of as much as twenty-five thousand gold pounds.

Having two noble youths constantly guarding her was one of the key reasons.

"Oh, don't." Catherine quickly stopped her. "The representatives in the Advisory Council are all appointed by the Autocratic Duke and the Great Shepherd, how could you buy one? If you truly want to attend, I can arrange for you to sit in on the proceedings, but you have to write letters to bring some of your classmates over for us."

"My classmates? Do you need scholars?" Lupher asked in confusion. "Do you have so many positions for them?"

"Yesterday afternoon, we just passed Article Three of the 'Divine Charter' to establish the constitution and content dissemination in every region of the Thousand River Valley.

Except for Hotam County and Langsande County Special Administrative Region, all other areas require the appointment of a County Governor.

Each County Governor will have the authority to preside over both civil and military affairs, which may foster rebellion. But Moliat believes, that with her iron-fisted approach, while defeating the Leia Kingdom, the issue of suppressing rebellion and diminishing power can be addressed later.

With five days of negotiation and discussion, an agreement was reached that while the County Governors would have civil and military authority, they would be monitored and subject to impeachment by the Priesthood and their leader, the Shepherd Leader, appointed by Horn.

Of course, employing students instead of priests or masters in the Falan Kingdom was something that had never been accomplished before." Lupher couldn't help but exclaim, "Truly, it's like painting on a blank canvas."

"That's great then." Catherine knocked on the wall of the carriage. "No need to go to the inn; we'll head straight to the Central Palace."

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