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Chapter 129: Fire Guns in the Capital

In the royal capital, the lingering spring rain had just ended when Queen Lilith brought the ministers from the round table meeting to the parade ground.

Winter has passed, and many ministers have changed into lighter clothes, but this is still outdoors, and the spring rain has just ended. The humid air makes these nobles somewhat at a loss. At this time, they should stay lazily in the room or on the balcony, enjoying a comfortable afternoon tea, appreciating their own gardening, and discussing the latest anecdotes.

At this time, many soldiers were running in the parade ground, apparently setting up targets.

Some nobles were already yawning. They didn't know what important matter Her Majesty the Queen had summoned everyone for, so they seemed quite impatient.

Originally, round table meetings were only held when the kingdom had to make important decisions, but starting with Augustine III, round table meetings gradually began to be held regularly, and the topics discussed began to cover everything, big or small.

Now the new queen holds a small meeting every three days and a big meeting every seven days, which has become a real routine. Being diligent is a good thing, but Her Majesty the Queen is a little too diligent now.

Prime Minister Nora Les and the Duke of the West's son, Ampto Scott, were guarding Lilith on her left and right.

After all, this is not in the royal palace. Lilith's recent reform measures seem to have touched the sore spot of some nobles, so they have to be extra careful in the near future.

The voices of opposition in the palace were getting louder and louder regarding the new policy. Almost every other day, there would be an example on Lilith and Nora's desk of a family going bankrupt or a person being separated from his wife and children because of the new policy.

Lilith was dismissive of this. She wished the new policy really had such a great influence. In fact, the new policy has not even spread beyond the royal capital. How could so many people be displaced by the new policy? If these nobles continue to make up stories, the number of displaced people will almost be more than the population of the royal capital.

But even though Lilith's attitude was so tough, the opposition still did not give in. There were many examples of refusal to execute, and all kinds of conspiracies and tricks emerged one after another.

In fact, the number of opposition parties is increasing.

After all, some nobles did not understand the new policies, but they understood that the new king wanted to interfere in their industries.

Of course, everyone was very polite on the surface, and any insults they gave were directed at the new prime minister, and never at Lilith.

Lilith could only maintain the status quo under the pressure. There were too many people opposing her. Lilith could not overturn the table. She could only puff up her body with all her might like a puffer fish to show how tough she was and how difficult it was to mess with her.

The new party and the old party maintained a balance temporarily, and everyone was waiting for an opportunity.

As soon as there is a chance of a front-line defeat, these people will immediately stir up a storm, force the prime minister who is not doing his job well to step down, and ask Her Majesty the Queen to stop the new policy and re-activate the old methods that can resist foreign enemies.

By then, Her Majesty the Queen, who has lost her foundation, can be manipulated at will.

At this time, the soldiers finally set up the target and sent out flag signals.

Teams of soldiers came to the shooting area of ​​the target, but what they held in their hands were not bows, nor were they carrying quivers, but some strange fire sticks.

Seeing Lilith nod, Nora clapped her hands and stepped forward to introduce: "Everyone, this is the new weapon that Her Majesty the Queen obtained from the North."

Nora took the musket handed to her by a soldier and began to introduce the performance of the musket in detail.

Because it was rather formulaic, the nobles became even more drowsy. However, many noble girls stared at Nora's face and figure and continued to talk about recent anecdotes.

Looking at these nobles, Nora felt a surge of anger for some reason. Weapons and armaments are matters of national importance, but these people don't care at all.

But Nora could only quickly end the boring introduction session and let the soldiers shoot with muskets.

"boom!"

The sound of the muskets finally brought some nobles back to their senses, but when they looked at the target with a hole in it in the distance, many nobles began to yawn again.

The expressions of these nobles seemed to indicate that "Her Majesty the Queen called everyone out just for this matter."

This musket is not as useful as the fireworks set off by the nobles' own professionals.

But Judith stood up sharply and asked, "Is this a magic item? Why can't I feel the fluctuation of magic power?"

The main members of the new party were mostly from the two southwestern regions, but the two patriarchs of the two southwestern regions maintained the aristocratic tradition and did not directly take sides.

The southern and western territories are relatively moderate and wait-and-see groups regarding the new policy reforms. A stable and powerful kingdom can help them resist the Kingdom of Anjou, so the two southwestern territories will give certain support to Her Majesty the Queen.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the next generation in the two southwestern regions have a very favorable impression of the new queen.

However, the nobles in the two southwestern regions would not let Her Majesty the Queen really turn against those nobles, because for them, a strong capital is the best, but the most important thing is the stability of the capital, so as not to let the crystal explode while they are fighting in the front.

So Judith is not a helper, and she will not shout "Long Live the Queen" like her brother. The entire southern territory is on her shoulders.

"It's not a magic item, it's more like a mechanism."

Nora raised her gun, aimed it at the target in the distance and pulled the trigger.

Although the recoil of this gun is slightly greater, for a knight-class professional like Nora, it is basically the same as having no recoil.

The target in the distance fell down.

"As you can see, without wearing protective gear, this distance can cause fatal damage to distant enemies. Even if wearing armor, without enchantments, they will still be hurt. However, the specific damage effect depends on each person's different physical fitness and job level."

"Tsk, this little bit of damage, he didn't even blink an eye when it hit my knight."

An old party noble stood up, his face full of disdain. He originally thought that the governor of the North had given him some earth-shattering weapon, but now it seemed nothing special.

"Then may I ask, sir, what is your knight rank and what are your weapons and equipment? How many knights are there in your family?"

Although Nora's administrative style is very tough, even a little crazy, his words and deeds are very elegant. At least when they are face to face, everyone will still give him face.

"This...at least it's not a problem to block your so-called fire gun."

"So what if I have dozens or even hundreds of muskets? What if ordinary soldiers can use these muskets after just two or three days of training?"

Then, two guards came over and pulled out a report next to Nora, which showed the approximate cost of a musket.

Duke Scott of the Western Territory immediately widened his eyes and stared at the report, while Judith also began to ponder.

"If you buy them from Gray Collar, these muskets will be even cheaper."

The nobles in the two southwestern regions began to study the report, but Lilith looked at these cheap muskets with a bit of dejection.

The time traveler has even started selling arms.