The Northern Army entered the city.

Teams of giant dragons and vehicles marched on the historic stone roads of the royal city.

The paving stones, which had been impressed by the wheels of wagons, did not match the wheels of the newer vehicles.

The infantry columns followed behind. Victory did not destroy their discipline, and they kept their ranks in order as they entered the city.

Because not all troops were required to enter the city, and the honor was more important than the actual need, the ones selected were the earliest veterans who joined the Northern Legion.

The arrangement of two people in a row and three people is purely a muscle instinct and does not require any deliberate maintenance.

Although there was no cavalry unit in the legion, Figsin still rode a white horse and walked slowly in the center of the team. The horse was found on the spot, and she did not bring her own horse.

This is one of the rare times that Figlin puts so much effort into the styling.

Drogo did not show up, but sat in the car with Flynn and Aisha.

For the two old dragons, the scene of entering the city was nothing interesting. In their long lifespans, they had seen too many changes of ownership.

Especially in times of chaos, it is not uncommon for an area to change its name to five or six countries within a hundred years.

But for Elsa, this scene was quite interesting.

She was holding her small camera and leaning out of the skylight to take a lot of pictures.

Fulin was afraid that her silly student would fall, so she held Aisha’s legs in the car, looking like a parent looking at a naughty child.

It’s just that the two parents are of different races, and the “naughty child” and the “parents” are of different ethnicities.

The people of the royal city, whose siege was lifted, stood on both sides of the street with curiosity and fear, watching the unfamiliar Northern Army.

The giant dragon and heavy weapons really scared many people. They turned pale, covered their chests with one hand, and grabbed something with the other hand to prevent themselves from falling.

Some serfs who rarely entered the city would prostrate themselves on the ground and perform a great ceremony out of habit, fearing that they would be whipped if they were a step slower.

This made Elsa a little uncomfortable. She couldn’t stand others prostrating themselves on the ground. She felt that no one should treat anyone like that.

“This country is going to be better, right?” she asked Drogo, the man behind all this, as she retreated back into the car.

Drogo replied lazily: “If you ask how good it is, I can’t say. But if it is better, it is definitely better. The new Sutton is destined to be much better than the old Sutton, at least it will be better for 99% of the people here. It’s just that these changes take time.”

For most people in Sutton, it remains unknown what their new life will look like.

The procession marched all the way to the front of the palace.

Here, in a rare instance, there is another place where the old-style army is “more powerful” than the new-style army.

They have pretty good etiquette.

At the power transfer ceremony, the royal guards demonstrated their complex and exquisite formation changes, and the ceremonial objects in their hands were so colorful that the people of the Northern Legion were stunned.

It’s a bit like trying to save face when you can’t win.

However, they really won it.

Although there is a guard of honor in the Northern Legion’s plan, the focus has always been on actual combat since its establishment, and there has been no time to set up a guard of honor.

After a whole set of complicated operations were completed, the regent, Charlton Sutton, the younger brother of Sutton VI and uncle of Figgin, held up the flag of old Sutton and the surrender document, and walked slowly to Figgin’s saddle.

“Today, I, Charlton Sutton, the regent of the Kingdom of Sutton, voluntarily give up the throne. According to the Act of Succession, the throne will be returned to the daughter of the late king, Figsin Sutton.”

The wording is quite subtle: “voluntary giving up”.

Those who don’t know might think it is a system of abdication.

Figosin dismounted, took the flag and documents, and was filled with emotion.

He never expected that the Sutton flag that he had sworn to defend would end in his own hands.

The flag of the Kingdom of Sutton is the emblem of their family, a griffin knight holding a spear high.

He was the ancestor of the family, a legendary knight who turned Sutton from a farming surname into a noble surname.

Figesin did not provide a new flag for replacement, not because she had not thought about it, but because she did not intend to use a flag that only represented a family or a force as the symbol of the entire country.

She plans to launch a national flag design campaign after the handover of power and the country is stable. Everyone can participate in the design and everyone can vote, and the one with the most votes will become the new national flag.

Of course, there needs to be a review process to manually eliminate options that are too outrageous.

According to Drogo, it is difficult to say whether the general vote will ultimately result in an abstract option.

As for the throne.

“I will not inherit the throne. The kingship of Sutton is over. From now on, the royal family will still be the symbol of Sutton, but will no longer be the ruler of Sutton.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the regent and the ministers no longer maintained their calm expressions. They looked at Figesin in astonishment, unable to believe what he had just said.

The sound was transmitted far away by the sound amplification spell, and even the people watching from a distance could hear it clearly.

The kingship was over.

This was definitely the most bizarre thing they had ever heard, and it came from the mouth of a royal member, a royal member who was about to become the new king.

Exclamations came from all directions.

But then people realized that this Figesin might indeed lead Sutton to a better future.

She not only restricted the nobility, she also restricted the royal family.

Limiting one’s own power is not something that ordinary people can do.

“Then…” Charlton didn’t know what to say for a moment.

He really wanted to say something like “the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed”, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized that Figesin had overturned many laws of our ancestors along the way, so this one wouldn’t be a big deal.

After the crowd calmed down a bit, Figesin continued, “A new system will be established on this land. I promise that it will be established in a peaceful way and will lead this land and its people to a more prosperous life. As for the new system itself, it will be announced soon. If you have any objections and reasons, you can raise them at that time.”

The work on the scene is over, and there is still a lot of practical work to be done.

The transfer of power went smoothly. The dukes of other territories quickly expressed their loyalty and support, signed the aristocratic reform documents, and gave up most of their territories.

The effect of the new system will take time to verify, but the effect of the nobles losing their territories will not. The benefits are immediate. For many businessmen, they finally don’t have to study a bunch of new laws when they go to a new place.

Sutton’s merchant groups, large and small, also became Figesin’s first and most staunch supporters.

A brief period of strict control was implemented in the royal city to prevent a small number of restless people from making dirty money while society was still not stable.

The Northern Legion replaced the guards in the royal city, and any crime discovered would be dealt with severely.

Special management during special periods, all serious crimes with a sentence of more than ten years will be implemented during this period, and they will be executed as soon as possible. This measure helped the Northern Army to establish order in the Royal City in a short period of time.

The relatively harsh punishment did not cause much resentment among civilians, but was quite popular.

Because the security level of their daily lives has been significantly improved during this period, even the amount of sneaky things has been reduced a lot.

Only a few people who were not doing legitimate work expressed dissatisfaction, but the voices of dissatisfaction soon disappeared.

Those people are now either in jail or have lost their minds.

The public announcement of the new system also began as scheduled.

Once released, it caused very heated discussion.

The reason is simple: the changes are too great.

Most obviously, the king is no longer the supreme ruler of the country, but has become a “nominal king” whose main duty has become attending various diplomatic occasions. In other words, he has become a national mascot.

Sutton’s first “mascot” was the original regent, and Charlton Sutton became Sutton VIII.

As a well-mannered old gentleman who loves drama performances, has great accomplishments in painting, it is indeed inappropriate for him to be a ruler, but he is perfectly suitable to be a mascot.

Figesin, who did not inherit the throne, became the prime minister, the de facto head of state, with a term of five years and was allowed to be re-elected at most once.

The country’s entire institutional structure has not undergone any subversive reforms in form and still consists of the king, prime minister, cabinet, House of Lords and House of Commons.

But the functions have changed dramatically.

In addition to the king and the prime minister, the cabinet composed of ministers is no longer a lifelong system. The ministers are appointed by the prime minister, so basically each cabinet follows each prime minister.

Members of the House of Lords also lost their life tenure and were required to be elected to represent different regions.

Members of the House of Commons have shorter terms of office and are elected from different regions. Unlike the House of Lords, the number of seats in the House of Lords is the same for each region, while the number of seats in the House of Commons is allocated based on the population of each region.

In the old system, although there were Houses of Commons and Houses of Lords, their functions were more than just decoration and limited.

Because the old system stipulated that policy bills proposed by the House of Commons had to be approved by the House of Lords, while proposals from the House of Lords did not need to go through the House of Commons, there was a serious imbalance of power, and the House of Lords was completely superior to the House of Commons.

Above the House of Lords is the King.

Although everything proposed by the king must be approved by parliament, since the king has a veto over any proposal, in fact, the king’s power is far higher than that of parliament.

As for the prime minister and the cabinet, they are more like tools of the king.

In addition, the original House of Commons had a term limit, the House of Lords had a lifelong term, and the king was hereditary, which made the class system so locked that it could not be more dead.

The benefits of such a system to the royal family and the nobility are obvious, but the problems are equally obvious.

Those whose power is not threatened will inevitably suck blood fiercely for their own interests. At the same time, if the supreme ruler, the king, is a fool, the damage to the country will be enormous.

After the new system was announced, people quickly realized that for most people, it was much more reliable than the old system.

The discussion evolved from identifying problems at the beginning to exploring what kind of wonderful development the new system would bring.

As a result, not many people paid close attention to the selection of the first cabinet.

In the first cabinet, nearly half of the ministers came from the original cabinet.

There was no way. Figosin did not have so many available personnel to complete the entire replacement of the cabinet.

Among the remaining people, some were selected from the original affairs officers, and some were originally from the North.

For example, Gerda, the Great Steward of the North, is now the Minister of Northern Affairs.

That is, the highest official in the North.

And not human.

For example, Drogo.

His current title is very long: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Minister of Culture, Media and Sports, and honorary noble title: Lord Protector of the Country.

Moreover, the Minister of Magic Development and Application and the Minister of Education are actually from the Drogo Group.

It is hard to say now, who has more power in Sutton, Figithin or Drogo.

At this time, Drogo, who was so powerful in Sutton, was having a meeting with Figithin.

“We’re doing pretty good, aren’t we?” Figxin looked tired but in good spirits, and she was very satisfied with her current results.

“It’s really good.”

Drogo had to admit, she was pretty good at it.

“So our new system is very beneficial, and everyone is supporting this new system.”

“Well, the common people should really support the new system, while the nobles and ministers just have to support it.”

“Well, they don’t really have a choice. What are the shortcomings of our system now?” asked Figesin.

She had only asked casually, not expecting Drogo to reveal any particularly damning flaws.

Because in her opinion, the current system is already perfect.

“Of course, there are plenty.”

“what?”

“For example, in order to pass their own proposals, legislators will inevitably form groups and eventually form parties to compete in the form of parties. In addition, due to the limited term of office, long-term projects may be difficult to complete. For example, a system is proposed by a party, but it is not completed by the time it leaves office, and the opposition party takes office. Such competition can indeed limit power, but it will inevitably lead to inefficiency.”

Figgin frowned.

“Also, since legislators are elected, are their proposals for the betterment of the country or for votes?”

“Isn’t this different?”

Figesin wondered, “Isn’t it true that whoever works for the good of the country will get votes?”

“Of course not. Let’s make an extreme assumption. If most people in this country become drug addicts, will there be a congressman who proposes to legalize alchemical addiction drugs?”

Figxin was stunned. She now felt that this system seemed to have quite a few problems.

“But don’t worry. Our system is definitely still beneficial now, just like the feudal system of nobles, which was also beneficial when it was first created because the object of comparison was slavery.”

Zhuo Ge said calmly: “There will always be more reasonable new things to replace the old things. Maybe the birth process will be a little tortuous, but the new and better system will sooner or later overthrow the system we are practicing now and kill it easily, just like we killed the feudal system.

“Nothing lasts forever, Figgins, so it’s better to focus on the present.” (End of this chapter)