Chapter 1088
The Stand-in of the Hourglass
After announcing the reconstruction of Hrasal, Yulia did not continue her declaration. Instead, she stopped and looked around. With a gentler, lighter tone, she spoke softly:
“Everyone, I believe… the many calamities we have brought upon ourselves thus far are due to imbalance. Nobles are not tried or are only punished even if they break the law, and many high-tier professions can only accept nobles as employees. Many people are born to decide the fate of the nation without doing anything, and there’s a distinction between founding families and Knight families even in Avalon. In some countries, nobles only pay fewer or nearly zero taxes, while commoners bear heavier tax burdens. In many countries, including Avalon, simply becoming an Extraordinary of a certain Path leads to being monitored or even arrested. They might not have committed any crimes, and their inheritance or profession might be perfectly fine, but merely because related Paths are prevalent in neighboring or enemy countries, they have the possibility of being spies, even though we know there’s no direct connection. In some countries, when royal power is corrupted, the monarch is replaced, or even when those who killed kings and exterminated royal families rule, the subordinates obey corresponding commands—simply because the usurper wears the crown… even if the command itself aims to drive the nation’s train towards the abyss…”
At this point, Yulia glanced at Crown Princess Xingti. She was already Queen Xingti, yet she still lowered her head in sorrow. Yulia turned back and gazed at everyone. “I believe all of this is due to the imbalance in the world!”
The girl in the white robe with pure white hair shone brilliantly under everyone’s gaze. With her ruby-like eyes burning like the sun, Yulia continuously declared: “From today onwards, the new Hrasal Empire will be unified within three months. In the new Hrasal Empire, there will be no more nobles, no more privileges!”
People stared blankly at Yulia. The matter was even bigger than they had imagined. What was this “Stand-in of the Hourglass” about? Were they witnessing the enthronement of the founder of a new empire, an empress? But… if it was already an empire, how could there be no nobles? And how could the problems she mentioned be solved?
In response to Yulia, the Hourglass’s dark golden radiance descended from the sky! “In the name of the Hourglass, I declare— In the new Hrasal Empire, all citizens, apart from differences in virtue and talent, will hold any profession and position without discrimination. All tax burdens shall be equally distributed among all citizens according to their abilities; All are equal before the law! The same laws shall not differ based on the person!”
With every statement Yulia made, the radiance accumulated around her increased. As a “Pioneer,” Yulia was essentially a reserve apostle of the Hourglass. As soon as she died, she would immediately become an apostle of the Hourglass, just as Queen Sophia would be taken away by the knights of the Silver Crown Dragon upon her death. And the number of Pioneers was overwhelmingly rare. Each Pioneer, with the mission of “creating possibilities for the world,” was the tangible hand of the Hourglass in promoting the development of the era and controlling the orderly evolution of the world. Therefore, their relationship could even be closer than that between the Pillar Gods and the Cardinals. Cardinals were essentially the Mouthpieces of the Pillar Gods and their stand-ins for performing certain actions in the Material Realm, akin to a boss’s secretary; Pioneers, on the other hand, were like the Hourglass opening a store and hiring a manager to run it. Although the former had greater authority, the latter had more freedom, more tasks, and more funding. And with the Hourglass’s support, it meant the Church’s support.
“The New Hrasal Empire is a nation established under the joint protection of the Nine Pillar Gods, led by the Hourglass, Candlemaster, and Silver Crown Dragon, under the supervision and protection of the Eternal Holy Kingdom, and built by all citizens who acknowledge the three elements of ‘Fairness and Harmony,’ ‘Collective Happiness,’ and ‘Authoritative Law.’ All citizens hold sovereign rights of the nation!” Yulia declared loudly: “Henceforth, in the New Hrasal Empire, the Royal Family will only serve as priests and intermediaries connecting the gods. They will communicate with the gods and their apostles on behalf of the people and convey guiding opinions to the cabinet, parliament, or all citizens. The Royal Family will be assisted by an Emperor or Empress cabinet, whose members will be elected by the parliament, and parliament members will be elected by all citizens. Elections will be held every five years, according to the Sacred Number of the Hourglass. Any group or individual shall not exercise any action not explicitly authorized by the citizens; no group or individual shall be arrested, accused, or imprisoned without violating the law; everyone shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Everyone enjoys the security of property and personal freedom. Unless there is a clear violation of the law, no one’s property shall be deprived by anyone; freedom is defined as any action that does not harm the psychological and physical health, social reputation, and property safety of others. Imperial laws and taxes shall be minimal in principle and strict as a bottom line. Only actions that harm others and society will be prohibited by law, and anything not prohibited by law is permissible. Any citizen has the right to participate in the formulation, amendment, and abolition of laws personally or through their authorized representative, and any citizen must study the legal provisions they may encounter. All individuals, including the Emperor or Empress, cannot forcibly prevent or pass the birth or abolition of a new law based on personal will… Everyone has the right to receive a minimum level of education. Before mastering basic and necessary labor skills, their education costs will be borne by the Royal Family. All Extraordinary individuals who wish to master Path Power must study in legal institutions; or after becoming an Extraordinary on their own, they must timely go to official organizations to register their Path, Energy Level, and profession. The Empire respects the Nine Pillar Gods, led by the Three Pillar Gods, and holds large sacrificial events on public holidays annually. However, it does not prohibit the worship of any Pillar God, Heavenly Envoy, Apostle, or any other existence in the Dream Realm, unless such worship clearly disrupts the three elements of ‘Fairness and Harmony,’ ‘Collective Happiness,’ and ‘Authoritative Law.’ The Empire allows any foreigner who acknowledges and recognizes the three elements, swears to respect imperial culture, masters the imperial language, abides by imperial law, and resides within the imperial territory to join. The Empire requires all administrative operations to be documented and preserved in the Dream Realm; all administrative personnel must promptly report their administrative work to their superiors; the cost, revenue, and completion of all administrative work, as well as personnel transfers and appointments, must be publicly disclosed to society…”
Not a single misplaced word, not a single grammatical error, not a single omitted point, not a single flawed content, not a single superficial statement! Under the illumination of the Hourglass’s dark golden radiance, every word Yulia spoke resounded with divine sound. golden runes appeared around Yulia with her words, imprinted on her immaculate pure white dress, faintly exuding a majestic and sacred pressure. Even all the Extraordinary individuals vaguely felt that the power they could draw upon was being suppressed. That was the “Pioneer’s” power. The divine power of a balancer, maintaining the equilibrium of the world… Even though Eivass knew what Yulia was going to do, he momentarily felt as if he was in a different era. This was Yulia’s invention? The reason she was truly recognized by the Hourglass… An invention that could promote the development of the era, create possibilities for the world, and promote world order. This indeed met the conditions for the Hourglass to choose an apostle. Eivass took a deep breath and gazed at the distant azure sky. Isabel also hugged his arm, lowered her eyes, and stroked his hand as if to comfort him. …Ring Heavenly Envoy. Eivass’s lips moved, uttering silent words. “Are you watching? You should be. How could you not come on such a significant day? Yulia, who was murdered and abandoned by you… Did you ever imagine she would have such a future? In the future you saw, was there ever this scene?” — After seeing this scene, have you seen a brand new future?
(End of Chapter)
