After two weeks of study and exploration, at the end of the first month of the new year's spring, Barov, the chief of the City Hall, convened the first plenary expansion meeting of the City Hall in the castle's reception hall at the request of Prince Roland. In addition to the heads of various departments of the first plenary meeting, this expansion meeting also included some of the Fortress nobles, with the number of participants reaching as many as sixty-five.

The learning process itself is an assessment. After Barov took charge of the City Hall for a year, he could easily distinguish which nobles were suitable for such work and which nobles had no cultivation value—so in this single level, nearly half of the nobles were excluded.

According to His Highness, he had given these small nobles the opportunity to board the fast track. Since they missed it, there was nothing they could do. Those who could not keep up with the times would only be eliminated by the times. Barov deeply agreed with this. Whether His Highness was a devil or a god, his territory had already shown a completely different atmosphere from other parts of the kingdom—if this was the new era, he would be happy to go with His Highness.

The main content of today's meeting was to make the final vote on the unified law after the city was built, and at the same time, let the Fortress nobles know the content of the law in advance. Barov had been preparing for this for a long time, and now it was finally time to unveil the curtain.

Everyone had a thin hardcover book in front of them, with a string of golden characters printed on the cover—"Basic Law of the Kingdom," which was also drafted by Prince Roland himself and modified by himself. Judging from the name alone, one could tell that His Highness had far-reaching plans, and he also believed that His Highness's power should not only work in the Western Territory.

"Let's begin," Prince Roland, sitting at the head of the long table, nodded.

"Yes," Barov cleared his throat, "I believe everyone in the City Hall already knows the news that a new city is about to be built in the Western Territory, and the law book in front of you is the general regulation that will be implemented in His Highness's territory after it is built. You can read it yourself, or you can listen to my presentation. Any questions can be raised on the spot and answered by His Highness."

There was a rustling sound of turning pages in the venue. He also opened the heavy cover, revealing the first page written on exquisite parchment paper underneath.

"The first thing you see is the general outline, which mentions the structure and system of the new territory..."

"Article 1: All power in the territory under the rule of Roland Wimbledon belongs to Roland Wimbledon."

"Article 2: The City Hall is the highest power organ in the territory, and under the leadership of Roland Wimbledon, it handles all matters related to the governance of the territory."

"Article 3: The influx of population into the territory can be promoted to formal citizens through various channels, and the City Hall should maintain at least three or more promotion channels."

"Article 4: After becoming a formal citizen, there is no longer any distinction between former freemen, tenant farmers, servants, and slaves, nor is there any distinction between men and women. Citizens are protected by the law, enjoy all the guarantees and benefits of the territory, and also have the obligation to pay taxes, perform service, and defend against enemies."

"Article 5: Nobles are also members of the formal citizens, and the title no longer has corresponding power, but can be inherited as an honorary title in accordance with the law."

"Article 6: The personal safety and legal property of citizens are protected by Roland Wimbledon and are inviolable."

"Article 7: Citizens should have the right to education, the right to freely choose work, and the right to freely marry."

"Article 8: The territory encourages legal commercial activities and free trade."

"Article 9:..."

Barov stroked the page, narrating each item downward. The laws formulated among the nobles rarely involve the people. Even the freemen of the city are just objects used for exploitation and conscription in the eyes of the great nobles. It is rare for a prince like Prince Roland to repeatedly mention the people under his rule in the system. Perhaps he really believes that only by relying on the power of the people can he fight against the coming doomsday war.

Barov didn't care whether His Highness relied on nobles or the people. He only wanted to do what His Highness told him to do as much as possible, so that he could hold these powers tightly in his hands. When he was in the royal capital, he transferred from the Astrologers Association to serve as an assistant under the Minister of Finance. He originally thought that he would soon be able to set foot on the top of the Graycastle Kingdom, but he waited for more than ten years, and his excited mood gradually became numb and desolate. The reason why he agreed to Wimbledon III's request to follow the Fourth Prince to Border Town, in addition to a vague promise, also contained a feeling of breaking the pot. But unexpectedly, he has now realized his expectations in another way.

Barov had never seen a real devil, but he knew the power of those iron-clad knights. Prince Roland could easily solve them, and naturally he could also pacify the resistance forces of the entire kingdom. Sooner or later, His Highness would be crowned king and rule the world, and he would become the powerful Hand of the King. At that time, if the Minister of Finance was still alive, what expression would he use to meet him?

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Since most of the general outline had been promoted to the people in a more popular way, the heads of various departments were not surprised. Only the small discussions of the attending nobles were aroused when it came to prohibiting human trafficking and abolishing the slavery system. No one even raised questions about the remaining regulations.

As for the noble transformation part, these small nobles usually did not enjoy much benefits from the territory. Most people's territories were divided in uninhabited places, so they naturally did not care about losing the so-called enfeoffment and legal power. In addition, after nearly two weeks of learning, many nobles had already planned to sell their territories to the City Hall, and then use the money to open a mechanical processing plant or chemical plant or other new industry in Longsong Stronghold.

In this way, explaining the laws one by one, the expansion meeting lasted from morning to afternoon. The servants directly brought the food to the table during the banquet, and everyone watched while eating. Barov's water glass was also changed several times. Although he felt a sore throat, he still enjoyed it.

Finally, the meeting entered the last agenda item, which was also the only regulation in the "Basic Law of the Kingdom" that allowed everyone to discuss and decide: determine the flag and name of the new city.

The sound of everyone's discussion instantly became noisy.

So Barov first asked everyone to establish a name and an ideal pattern in their minds, and then put them all on the table for the participants to compare and decide on the final answer.

After several votes and eliminations, the flag and name of the new city were finally selected.

The former is based on the emblem of the Graycastle royal family. The bottom pattern is still the high tower spear. A five-pointed star is added above the high tower, and three small stars are added under the tower. The big star symbolizes the lord Roland Wimbledon, and the small stars respectively represent the City Hall, the First Army, and the Witch Union.

The latter was established as "Neverwinter".