Werther and Renly also attended the second royal council, because after the decision was made this time, an additional formal chair had to be added in front of the royal council table.
The royal meeting is in Maegor's House in the Red Keep. There is a small room very close to the king's bedroom. There is a long conference table. The king's special chair is facing the conference table. There are seven luxurious chairs on both sides of the conference table. There are also other chairs near the room.
Spare chairs can be moved over for temporary participants. Werther and Renly can only sit on temporary chairs now.
After everyone sat down, Robert raised the issue of increasing seats for everyone to discuss.
Prime Minister Jon Arryn spoke first:
"There are seven seats in the Royal Council because the belief in the Seven Gods worships the number seven. Is increasing the number of seats disrespectful to the Seven Gods and will it cause dissatisfaction among the believers?"
"Then only seven people will be sent to fight in the future?"
Robert directly silenced the Prime Minister, but in fact this was something the two had discussed before.
"I agree to increase the number of seats, but the chief mage's responsibility is to manage the majority. Should it be held by a respected noble?" Intelligence Chief Wallis took over the topic. This was something he discussed with the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Justice.
It is okay to add seats, but this seat should represent the interests of the nobility rather than the magician. Although Witte has two identities, in terms of responsibilities, he only represents the magician. This new force, which does not have many people in total, cannot be controlled by the new force.
to divide the power.
Varys himself hates nobles and hates magic, but the main thing he does is exchange interests. There was no actual conflict of interest with Werther before, but this time he chose to side with the nobles.
Werther looked at Varys with purple magic smoke in his eyes.
Everyone present saw Werther unleashing magic on Varys, and they did not dare to move as the King's chair did not move. They saw that although Werther did not attack directly, Varys opened his mouth as wide as possible, and his whole body was tense and trembling.
Sweating profusely, Wallis returned to normal only after the purple smoke stopped coming out of Werther's eyes.
"This is a fear spell from the illusion system. It can arouse the most fearful things in people's psychology. I have reduced the magic power to the lowest intensity. If I increase the magic power, Lord Varys may be so scared that he jumps out of the window." Witte said.
Everyone explained.
This magic has been improved by Werther so that it can be emitted directly from the eyes without using hands. A determined person will be frightened until his legs become weak and sweat, while a weak-minded person will be frightened and run away.
Varys took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat, pretending to be calm and looking at everyone. Just now, his mind was forcibly recalled that he was abused and castrated as a child, and that he secretly helped three children of the Targaryen family in the Eastern Continent was discovered. Finally,
Lying on the execution ground about to be beheaded.
[In the face of the absolute power of Werther, there is no guarantee of victory in conspiracy and conspiracy, and a shred of information must not be revealed. Even if he stays in the army, he cannot save his life.] Wallis will do things more secretly in the future.
"This is the magician! All nobles are just flesh and skin in the face of magic. Only the most powerful magician can lead the magicians."
The Baratheon brothers were all sitting on the ground, and Werther looked at the other people who were shocked.
"Don't look at me like that. I know what you are thinking. Mind control a certain noble? A magician's time is precious. I believe every magician is too lazy to waste that time. We prefer to burn the enemy to ashes directly.
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The purpose of releasing Varys is just to let him experience it. Now I don’t want to completely offend him, so I keep him to be useful to Robert.
Prime Minister Jon Arryn tapped the wine glass with a spoon to bring everyone back to their thoughts. Ever since Robert became king, everyone in the royal council has had a wine glass in front of him. Robert liked to talk while drinking, and in the end it was Jon Arryn who
Lin Jianyan said that only low-alcohol wine could be drunk during the imperial meeting, otherwise everyone would have to be drunk by Robert once every meeting.
"There is another problem. If the Imperial Council is increased from seven seats to eight seats, then the vote may become 4 to 4, making it impossible to make a resolution."
"Doesn't the king count? My vote adds up to exactly nine votes. If I am not present, the prime minister will act as my proxy. The prime minister has two votes." Robert gave the answer directly, which increased the king's power. Robert slammed the table.
Then say:
"Okay, now it's time to officially vote on whether to increase the number of chief mage seats in the Kingdom of the Royal Council, and whether the first chief mage will be Wert Baratheon. Who is in favor and who is against it?"
The final nine votes were in favor.
A few days later, in the Red Castle Hall, Robert sat on the Iron Throne. Under the throne, seven white-robed Kingsguards stood in a row. At the bottom sat Queen Cersei and the several-year-old Prince Joffrey, and the other seven were the original seven.
There were hundreds of people in the entire hall, including officials of the royal council, civil and military officials of the kingdom, and nobles invited to witness. This was one of the few major court meetings held by Robert since he became king.
After everyone arrived, Prime Minister Jon Arryn took out a document and began to read:
"With immediate effect, after discussion and decision between the king and the Royal Council, the number of seats in the Royal Council will be increased from seven to eight, and the seat of the Kingdom's chief mage will be increased."
"Coax~~" The matter of Werther and Renly's magic has already been in King's Landing. Now that everyone heard that they were directly given a seat in the Royal Council, they were instantly shocked and started to discuss with the people around them.
"Quiet!" Captain Barristan of the Kingsguard came out to maintain order.
Prime Minister Jon Arryn continued to read:
"It has also been decided that the first chief mage of the kingdom will be Witte Baratheon. The relevant documents have been signed by the king and members of the royal council, and copies will be sent to the country immediately." After saying this, he took the original scroll of the document in his hand and unfolded it to show to everyone.
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In fact, people standing so far away can’t see clearly. It’s just a ritual process to show fairness and legitimacy.
"Witt Baratheon!" Jon Arryn called his name.
Werther is dressed in a fiery red aristocratic robe, with long black hair tied behind his head. Five magic balls of pure white, yellow, blue and purple are arranged in a circle and rotate in a circle, representing the five elements of destruction, change, recovery, summoning and illusion respectively.
Magic, the five colors of orange, white, yellow, blue and purple light shine together.
He walked proudly to the Iron Throne in the center of the hall, put his right hand on his chest and knelt down on one knee to Robert.
Robert stepped down from the Iron Throne and stood in front of Werther. As a result, the Prime Minister handed the letter of appointment to Werther. Werther took it with both hands. Robert then took out the sword from his waist and carried the sword blade to Werther's left shoulder.<
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"I, Robert Baratheon, in the name of King of the Andals, Rhoynar, and First Men, Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, and Warden of the Realm, consecrate Vit Baratheon as First Lord of the Realm.
Archmage."
"Witt of the Baratheon family swore an oath with endless knowledge and magic to be forever loyal to the king, use magic to serve the kingdom, and use magic to destroy the enemies of the kingdom. If you break your promise, you will be cursed by knowledge and magic."
Robert then slapped Werther on the shoulders with his sword. Lavitt stood up, threw the sword to the Prime Minister and gave Werther a bear hug. The monarchs and nobles in the hall suddenly burst into warm applause. Werther could not move yet and could only move the five magic balls.
Stay away for fear of hurting Robert.
The Chief Archmage does not have specific clothing or tokens. Werther told Robert that apart from himself and Renly, if anyone could light up the five-color magic ball behind his back, he would have to keep him even if King's Landing was sold.
Witte just wants to end it as soon as possible. There are only three magic balls to maintain the balance of consumption and recovery, and five of them will consume magic power.
Some minor matters were discussed at the court meeting, and naturally the next step was Robert's reserved item, the banquet.
There is no saying in Westeros that children cannot drink. Noble families have been drinking sweet wine since childhood, and Robert was the first to drink wine for Werther and Renly. The other nobles were not polite. This is a good way to build relationships.
Chances are, today is also the first time that Werther got drunk since he came to this world.