Cthulhu Gonfalon - Chapter 60

When both sides started to debate, the table leaned more to one side.
Luo Meng’s speaking skill was so eloquent! Through his mouth, bad could turn into good, stinky could turn into perfumed, black could turn into white, dead could turn into alive. In comparison to that, the flexible mind and clear mouth of Stelle were completely not on the same level with him.
From the beginning of the debate, Stelle was instantly pushed down by Luo Meng. Her reason was refuted one by one, was sharply and exhaustedly criticized. If she occasionally grabbed the chance to refute in one or two sentences, she would also fall into the traps that Luo Meng had set up in advance. Conversely, she became more and more like a laughing stock.
Not only that, whenever Luo Meng had an excellent performance, one or several noblemen or representatives whom he had bribed beforehand, would applaud for that. Every time those noblemen clapped their hands, the faces of other noblemen supporting Stelle hardened and darkened----Sui Xiong doubted that if it wasn’t for the limited rule, they would have soon stormed off in a huff.
This scene could only be described by the word ‘tragic’. Noblemen and representatives constantly shook their heads one by one. Even Stelle herself, knew that her failure was certain. She could merely rely on the thought that she could not lose everything..
"Haizz! This matter is like a professional athlete beating a small child!" Sui Xiong could not help but sigh, "One side has remarkable skills which can fight in any battle and is also a master who could accurately grab the skill ‘cool down time’ in half a second. One side could only dive one’s head forward into the keyboard like a weak chicken. Luo Meng is indeed boring. Torturing people will also need to have process and power..."
"Where is the counterattack?" Lei angrily asked, "I don’t see Stelle striking back."
Sui Xiong laughed out loud.
The debate, which tilted to one side, ended. The noblemen and representatives didn’t also need to discuss. By looking at each other’s eyes, they knew that everyone had made the same choice. Moreover, those noblemen whom Luo Meng had bribed, prepared to congratulate Luo Meng, the big fish that was the crutch of the whole village.
After the old baron had asked around for a while to confirm everyone’s decision, he then cleared his throat and announced the result.
"The winner of the fight over the inheritance right is Luo Meng. He will inherit the Gerton’s viscount position and become the new Lord of this place. As for Stelle, her noble status will be deprived and she will be expelled from the Gerton’s dominion." He imposingly looked around, "Right now, who has an objection to this result?"
Almost instantly, a clear and melodious voice of a girl came up from the audience: "I have an objection!"
The entire audience, who was originally noisy, was suddenly silent again after hearing her voice.
On the high platform, many noblemen showed their doubtingly surprised and somewhat pensive looks. Those noblemen who backed Luo Meng were terrified and didn’t dare to act spontaneously.
Under such a circumstance, the one who dared to come out and stir up trouble was definitely not an idiot. She must have had a support. However, they could not figure out who on earth this person was and what power on earth he got that he dared to take the sky as small as the lid of a cooking pot.
The old baron who was in charge of hosting was also thunderstruck. He was about to get angry, but he then suddenly shuddered on the inside, as he seemed to figure out something. Therefore, he hurriedly restrained his anger and followed the rule, letting the questioner come on stage to talk.
Olivia slowly went up to the high platform. At this critical moment, she was unexpectedly calm. There was not even a half of flustering look on her face. She was composed, deliberate and leisurely waking up.
Until she came into the middle of the high platform, Luo Meng, Stelle, and the old baron asked at the same time, "What identity do you have to speak up? Why do you object?"
"I, Olivia, a relative of the Gerton family? I use an identity of a member of the Gerton family to speak up here." Olivia calmly answered, "I doubt Mister Luo Meng’s bloodline. The Gerton’s viscount cannot be inherited by an outsider."
"Nonsense!" The nobleman, whose build was as robust as a bear, suddenly stood up and angrily roared in loud voice, "Luo Meng’s identity is evaluated by us. There is absolutely no mistake!"
He was one of the noblemen that Luo Meng had bribed in advance. At this moment, when he saw the fixed important business having a twist, he immediately stood up to display something, to show that he was valuable for the money that he had been paid.
His title was not high. However, his personal strength was extremely powerful. While talking, his eyes were glaring, an intimidating momentum was shot out from his body. He was like a fierce tiger coming down from a mountain. In a far distance, he was like pressing himself toward the high platform, thinking of using his momentum to oppress Olivia and force her to step back.
Under this momentum, both Stelle’s legs were paralyzed on the ground. Her lower body was wet. Luo Meng’s face also turned white. Although he barely managed to maintain his poise, he couldn’t help but take two steps back.
But to Olivia, who used to confront a Giant Dragon, that momentum was nothing. More than half of the momentum was aiming at her but she was just affected a bit. It was like a cold breeze brushing across her face. She calmly faced that robust nobleman, "I, of course, have evidence. I cannot speak without thinking."
"Humph!" That robust man was like a black bear, looking at both sides but could not find any help. He then could not do anything else but coldly moan and sit down again, "I am waiting to see your evidence----if it cannot convince me, even though you are a girl, don’t dream of getting away from my punishment!"
While he was saying that, he punched heavily on a table before him. His giant power didn’t only make a crack on the table but also rocked the whole high platform, making other noblemen with lower strength furrow their brows.
If this human-shaped black bear really went mad on stage, everyone would be in danger!
"You said you have an evidence. Then show me." The old baron tried as hard as he could to speak in a calm tone. But his annoyance was displayed through his puckered brows and heavy eyes.
The matter is about to end perfectly, why does a twist come up! Not to mention that the reason is the question about Luo Meng’s bloodline... If she could really verify their question, those noblemen, including him, who had confirmed Luo Meng’s bloodline, would become a laughing stock.
Olivia slightly nodded, took two steps to the side, widening the distance between her and Luo Meng and put on the look of being afraid that Luo Meng would be so angry that he could hurt her.
Her action was indeed too obvious, which made everyone constantly furrow their brows. Luo Meng was on the other hand in a dilemma, he couldn’t be angry. No matter what question he faced, he could not also reach his hand out to hurt her!
If he really did it, it would just verify the suspicion and bring him troubles, which could flood the sky later on. Not to mention the fact that, if he dared to sneakily injure someone on this traditional holy high platform that represented for the nobility, even if his bloodline was true, his inheritance right would absolutely be taken away.
In other words, he would absolutely not inherit the stupidity of that idiot and stinky one who was defeated by him and was cramping on the ground now.

After all, the most important thing to the nobility was the honor, or we could say, "face". At the critical moment, a person who threw away his "face" didn’t qualify for being an heir.
Let alone, he didn’t believe that this little girl could have any method to expose him. Through many years, the Bloodline Inheritance Ritual had been used by the noblemen from everywhere countless of times. Who could have the ability to expose this?
After Olivia had stood steadily on her feet, a light flashed upon her wrist. On her hand, which was covered in an ash color, there was a translucent blue-light scroll.
"This scroll has a ‘Magic collapse’ spell, which could dissolve any black art effect. No matter it is from a magic of oneself or from a black art tool or from any ritual, there is no exception."
Luo Meng was a little bit nervous to the point that he almost stumbled on the ground. Even in his dream, he could not think that the Gerton family would have this kind of base. A little girl coming from out of nowhere could take out a legendary scroll!
Perhaps, among the previous Gerton’s viscounts, is there someone who used to be a friend and have a close relationship with a legendary shaman to the point that he was entrusted with this scroll?
Maybe this legendary shaman is hiding in the dark right now. He is the one ordering this little girl to step out to protect the Gerton family inheritance.
However, he immediately chased all these absurd thoughts out of his mind. Why do I need to scare myself when I still don’t know whether or not that scroll is real? Such things happen a lot in the casino. One clearly gets a good card in hand but is fooled by someone with a bad card. I myself cannot make a mistake like this!
A legendary magic scroll? How can it appear easily like this!
As a veteran swindler, his face had been already trained very well. Regardless how many times his emotions changed inside his heart, his face completely remained the same. Which made other noblemen, who were originally suspicious about Olivia’s question, cannot help but doubt about her. And those noblemen who were bribed by Luo Meng took advantage of their whispering discussion to disturb people’s hearts.
"Is this little girl talking nonsense?"
"That’s right, a legendary magic scroll... How can such possibility exist? My family is also considered a huge aristocracy, but I have never seen that."
"What on earth is that legendary shaman! If I can meet him once and say something to him, I can then blow off a bull. A legendary scroll? Even if they are legendary shamans, not every one of them is able to make a legendary scroll!"
Of course, there was not also no one paying attention to the discussion----
"Is the "Advanced Removing Magic" enough? Theoretically, it can also remove the effect of a black art. It is just a tool that temporarily oppresses black art..."
"But wanting to remove the effect of a ritual, I am afraid that even the legendary magic cannot do it. If it’s not like this, how can the Bloodline Inheritance Ritual----"
"Watch your mouth! Watch your mouth!"
"Right, right... There are some words I should not say, I might be muddle-headed..."
Facing everyone’s stare and doubting eyes, Olivia’s face was fixed. She raised that scroll over her head, "True or not, wait until I activate this scroll. Everyone will understand."
"Right now, I am activating this scroll."
"No!" The bear-like robust man hurriedly shout, "Who knows what on earth the scroll over your hand is?! If it is some kind of attacking magic, at least half of the people here will die once the magic is casted in such a close distance!"
Olivia laughed coldly, "If someone worries this could be an attacking scroll, he can leave now."
Facing Olivia, who was raising up the slightly shining scroll that could be incited anytime, the bear-like robust man could not help but be cautious and he didn’t dare to act spontaneously.
He knew his wisdom was limited. As he could not think of any good methods, he immediately turned his head around, hurried headed toward the "respectable" old nobleman, winking his eyes to signal.
The eyes of that old nobleman, who was indeed an old cat that had turned into a fox, slightly moved. He said in low voice, "I find this unsuitable. Each one of us all has a protection black art prop. Once you launch the ‘Magic collapse’, the props on all of us will lose theirs effect... The damage is too big!"
"If so, you can give your black art props to someone you trust to bring them away." Olivia was still the same, maintaining her hands holding the scroll. Her face was indifferent.
"This is impossible!" The triangle-faced representative shouted, "Without a protection black art prop, what if there is an assassin now?----Maybe you are originally a partner of an assassin!"
This guy was also bribed by Luo Meng beforehand. In necessary time, he planted false evidence against Olivia. Just in case something happened, this move at this moment really displayed its effect.
If he started, other noblemen and representatives, who decided to support Luo Meng to get the inheritance right, would follow one by one. Each one of them expressed their worries of being killed if they left their protection black art props, and that Olivia had some ulterior motives of collaborating with an assassin to kill them!
At this moment, the situation on the high platform became more chaotic while Luo Meng silently smiled on the inside.
This is it, the more chaotic it is, the better! As long as the water is muddy, I can have an opportunity to prevent this little girl from activating the scroll. Regardless whether or not that scroll has the legendary magic, "Magic Collapse". If it can’t be activated, everything will be in vain for this girl.
But he indeed got excited little too soon. At this moment, Lei, who had been silent all along, stood up, took a deep breath then shouted.
"Respect! Calm!"