There were 400 students in Diaz's class, including 70 boys, but Diaz felt that only about 50 people attended, and they were organized into small groups with very complicated friendships and grudges. The girls are clearly divided: 70 witches are the masters, and 260 ordinary women are servants... Even if they are servants, they got in through fierce competition and countless connections. Being a servant to a witch means that after graduation, they can get a better job, faster promotion opportunities, and relatively better marriage partners. Dias smiled bitterly and said, "I am a foreigner, so I don't have to study the course 'Male Morality', but the local boys in Waite take it as the most important course, because it affects the scores given to them by the Male Management Department." Corneille nodded: "In Waite's current context, men are 'resources' and 'honor', not 'human beings'. Their values and lives are built around women, which is the opposite of ours." Diaz continued: "Well, I don't agree with this idea, but it's someone else's territory, so I won't say anything. Everything else is fine. The gardens of the academy are very beautifully manicured. Near the cafeteria, there is a dueling arena as big as a racetrack, where witches often duel. If you are lucky, you can eat while watching the entertainment programs. I can still adapt to the food in the cafeteria. Miss Longueville gave me a lot of help, as did the other members of the group... Oh, by the way, all the members of the group were blind dates that Pierre was going to find for me." Corneille teased, "Are you interested? I see Miss Longueville is very interested in you." "I don't have any special feelings. I'm still happier with Pierre. Pierre, what are you looking at me doing?"
Diaz's answer made Corneille feel a little uneasy. After a few seconds, he felt that he was too worried. Diaz had just met his blind date candidates, so it was normal that he had no feelings for them. After dinner, Corneille accompanied Dias for a walk outside. This was the first time for Tiresias to go out. She was both excited and scared, and couldn't help pinching the corner of Corneille's clothes. "I hope people won't gossip about us." She whispered. "It's okay, we're just walking around the mansion." Corneille started walking, and Dias followed closely. The moonlight spread like a white veil on the ground, illuminating the two intimate shadows. On the second floor, Melusina drew aside the curtains and looked at the two friends as if they were tasting dessert. After spending some time in the courtyard, they returned to the second floor with the scent of flowers, saying at the same time: "Dias (Pierre), I have something serious to tell you." "You go first," Diaz said. "Her Highness Isabella agreed to help us, but she would not invest in vain. She wanted to see our abilities. Her test was for me to go to the Discipline Tower and recruit a witch." "As for me, I will go to the Ixtapa district tomorrow to perform 'male duty'." "I've never been to the Ixtapa district, but I heard it's the dividing line between the slums and the rich areas, and the situation there is very delicate... Let's go and ask Miss Melusina," said Corneille. Melusina entertained the two visitors with tea and snacks. Her room was clean and tidy, and the air was filled with a faint scent of peaches. Curtains enclosed the bed and wardrobe in an independent area, and their outlines were vaguely visible. The largest space is occupied by a long table, on which there is a fortress model and simulated terrain, surrounded by neatly arranged pencils, cards, dice and books. Noticing Corneille's gaze, Melusina explained: "This is a game often played by witches. We created a multi-player gambling game based on real historical battles. If I have time, I can teach you, but you two are not here for this, right? " "She is going to the Ixtapa district to perform 'male duties', and I need to go to the Discipline Tower to recruit witches, so I want to understand the situation." Corneille said. "…Not very good." Melusina said. "?" "The Ixtapa district is unstable, and I heard from a friend that the administrators are discussing whether to send security forces to that district." Melusina turned to Corneille and her tone became more serious: "I don't know who gave Mr. Corneille such an idea, but I suggest you be careful of that person."
"That's true." "Mr. Corneille wants to recruit people who are ready to fight, and all the guilty witches who meet this standard are guilty of serious crimes. The prerequisite for rescuing any of them is to help them clear the charges, and trying to clear the charges itself means damaging the authority of the witches in the 'Chariot' and 'Justice' fields who sent them to prison, and it is more likely that they will face the 'Judgment' field directly. The Chariot is not to be feared, the Judgement domain can be bought off through trade, and the Justice domain is Mr. Corneille's mortal enemy." Corneille nodded: "This is one of the purposes of the trial. Fishing the witch out of the Discipline Tower will inevitably offend the Justice Domain. This will show the Duke of Alva's firm stance." "A token of allegiance? I don't despise you, but at this stage, it's unwise to be hostile to the realm of Justice," Melusina said. Corneille shook his head: "First of all, we urgently need the support of the Trastamara family, so even if it is a difficult test, we must complete it; Second, I would not go directly to the Discipline Tower. Instead, I would focus on conquering the Discipline Tower and then look for people who can have a say, and try to turn them into my allies. Only when I have enough connections will I start taking action.” Melusina crossed her arms and replied after a moment's silence: "Personally, I hope Mr. Corneille can succeed, because the field of 'justice' objectively restricts the witches' exploration of magic and ties our hands and feet, so everyone hates them." Although it was a blessing, it was not surprising that Melusina really refused to get involved in the matter... What was unexpected was that they ran into Anne the next day. Chapter 12 An embarrassing incident At 11 . on the 8th, Diaz took the medicine within the limit time, because today's male mission would not be until around 15: to clock out and go home, and he had to leave himself enough time. Today, Corneille selected three of his more capable men to protect Dias with him. These three were warriors he had known since the time he was in the Great Mercenary Group, and they were people Corneille could trust. Polly was very satisfied, but she also knew that the Ixtapa district was unstable, and if anything happened to the Duke, her career would be over. The coach company prepared a special car, and Polly checked it out personally. While she was busy, the light of teleportation magic flickered behind her. Polly instinctively turned around and drew her sword, but before the weapon left the scabbard, Corneille held her palm and pushed the sword back. "Hey, did I disturb your good time?" Annie said with a smile. Polly shook off Corneille's hand. "I want an explanation. Why are you here?" "My family has a charity event in Ixtapa, and I remembered that Mr. Toledo was going there today, so I wanted to go with him and take advantage of your security." Polly sneered: "The Longueville family, who dominate the 'demon' realm, can't even afford to hire guards?" Anne replied calmly: "Yes, but not much, and it's not good to get too close to me. That would create a sense of alienation with the locals, and half the meaning of doing charity would be wasted." "Thank you for your frankness, young lady, although I despise your shamelessness." Polly went about her own business, while Anne and Dias greeted Corneille. She was wearing a light blue dress today, and like an older woman, she had her hair wrapped in a headscarf, and her face was bare, with a plain look. Dias asked, "Miss Longueville, you and Miss Polly..." Anne explained: "The puppy's true loyalty is to the elven royal family, and our family made its fortune by selling elves as slaves. She saw that I didn't take action immediately, and gave priority to her male guards. Her professionalism is admirable." "She is no match for you. Not taking action is the right choice," said Corneille.
"Be careful what you say, Mr. Corneille. Canines have very pointy ears." Anne turned to Dias: "I hope Mr. Toledo won't hate me for this." Diaz gave an awkward smile. The Toledo family relied on following the Trastamara family in wars, burning, killing and looting everywhere to accumulate wealth and was awarded the title of duke. Their history of making a fortune was not much cleaner than that of the Longueville family. The carriage was moving, and the scenery along the way changed from "heaven" to "hell". The best times and the worst times coexisted peacefully in Merida. The city had no walls, but everyone knew that poverty was isolated from wealth. The Polanco district where Diaz and his family live has clean and wide roads, reasonable and pleasing greenery, neat and elegant residences, and reliable and numerous security forces. Once you leave the Polanco district, these livable conditions are gradually stripped away, and when you arrive in the Ixtapa district, it has become something else: dirty, messy, and noisy. In front of a civilian house, a chariot flag was erected, and soldiers in military uniforms set up checkpoints to check pedestrians and vehicles. Anne said: "The 'tank' sector concentrates the conventional military forces of Werther, which is equivalent to the Bundeswehr, but this is only a theoretical status. Because the most powerful witches all serve under the King of the Forest, the troops in the Chariot area are not strong enough and can only be a deterrent to ordinary people." "Not as good as the tribal soldiers from my hometown," said Polly. Seeing that Anne was about to "play with the dog" again, Corneille said hurriedly: "Speaking of this, there is an embarrassing thing: After the merger, the Federation originally planned to send troops to Waite, booking at least 2000 male soldiers. However, only half of them were actually recruited, and only 500 completed the training. The Ministry of Defense wanted to transfer personnel from the active troops, but the generals of the Wehrmacht jointly refused. After a month-long stalemate, they made concessions and supplemented the number of troops stationed in Weite to 1000. At the same time, the Federal Ministry of Defense was forced to negotiate with the Ministry of Justice to forcibly add 700 male serious criminals into the army, and recruited 300 male family members to accompany the army, barely gathering 2000 people to go to Wette. As a result, this deployment was disastrous. In just three years, the garrison was either lured out of the army by locals or robbed by criminals, and served no purpose other than replenishing the male population of Waite. This incident brought shame to the federal government, and also made men from other parts of the federation no longer dare to go to Waite easily." Anne smiled and covered her mouth. "Coincidentally, most of these men ended up in the Ixtapa area where we are about to arrive. They were used as prizes to reward hardworking workers." Diaz finally reacted: "So from the beginning..." "Well, it was to provide Waite with a male population, but no one dared to put the plan on the table, so they had to change the form and make a muddled account of it," Corneille replied. The carriage stopped and the soldier stepped forward, announcing that he was from the 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, Merida Brigade of the Security Militia and asked the people in the carriage to submit to inspection. Corneille observed that, like other visible professions, the Civil Guard was composed entirely of women and, at least in the First Company of the Second Battalion, it was polarized: The officers and their personal soldiers are well-equipped and energetic. They can sense energy fluctuations and seem to master magic or hold magic items. The vast majority of the remaining militia soldiers are ordinary people, with simple equipment, negative spirits, and no energy fluctuations. They are driven to work by officers and bodyguards, highlighting the "virtue" that the smaller the ability, the greater the responsibility. Polly jumped off the carriage and handed her professional certificate to the militia soldier for inspection. After confirming her identity, the militia officers and soldiers immediately saluted her. The rank of male guard officer is roughly equivalent to that of major in the Security Militia, and the Male Management Department is one of Waite's two most important departments. Who dares to be disrespectful? "What happened?" Polly asked. The officer replied: "That's right, sir. Today, there are four events going on simultaneously in the Ixtapa district: Mandatory activities for men designated by the Department of Male Management;
The welfare foundation under the Holy Fool Church's cash-for-work and free medical care activities; the Longueville family’s material donation campaign; Negotiation activities between the Ixtapa District Rights Committee and the Commissioner of the Waite Continuation Division. We have been ordered to rush to the Ixtapa District and cooperate with the friendly forces in the other five directions to jointly ensure the maintenance of order in the Ixtapa District and serve the nobles who have come here. " The officer spoke in a loud voice, and the people in the car could hear it clearly. Dias asked, "Church of the Holy Fool?" "The Church of the Holy Fool is the core organization in the field of 'fools'. The welfare foundation they run has been rooted in communities where low-income groups gather in cities, providing cheap medical care, elderly care and childcare, and sometimes also providing work-for-relief or distributing emergency supplies." Anne said. "Good man." Gao Naiyi shook his head: "It's kind-hearted, but it's also to improve the image. The information I know shows that the witch of the Fool Realm committed a serious crime in 999, causing her image to plummet. To this day, the Waite society continues to have negative views on them.” Under the escort and guidance of the Security Militia, the carriage drove into the Ixtapa district, first heading west and then north, and finally stopped in an open area in the north. One by one, the workers unloaded the wooden components from the freight wagons, and with the help of magic, they were assembled into wooden huts. The soldiers of the Security Militia brought furniture, food and drinking water into the hut. At the side, people from the Male Management Department checked the identities of the guards and the list of men who came to perform "male duties". Diaz was assigned to Room 41. He sat inside for a while, then came out and watched the bustling scene nearby. Corneille asked three of his subordinates to guard Dias, and even when he went to the toilet, at least one person would follow him. He himself memorized the surrounding terrain, assessed the strength of the members present, and the security situation. Polly chatted with her colleagues for a while, then came back to Corneille and said, "Everyone is paying attention to the negotiations between the Rights Committee and the Continuing Affairs Department." "What rights do they want to fight for?" asked Cornell. "No, it's 'they'." Anne's voice rang out over Corneille's head: "It was preceded by a general strike of women workers in the Ixtapa district, organized and led by the men of the Ixtapa district." Chapter 13: Show (Two in One) Polly narrowed her eyes in displeasure: "Why are you still here?" Annie jumped down from the roof. Pink flames formed under her feet, as soft as marshmallows, slowing down her falling speed and allowing her to land safely. The flames were harmless only to Anne, and their aftermath did not directly touch Polly, but they did curl a few strands of Polly's long hair on the outside, without Polly noticing. Corneille stood between Polly and Anne. He did not tell Polly about the hair, but he also silently suppressed Anne's momentum to continue her prank. "Monsieur Corneille, Monsieur Toledo, I have a favour to ask of you," said Anne. "Don't be so polite. What can I do for you?" asked Corneille. Anne turned to Dias: "Mr. Toledo, can I borrow your Mr. Corneille and sign a one-time contract with me?" "?" Anne then explained the whole story: It turned out that since the merger with the Federation, the business exchanges between Waite and other parts of the Federation have gradually increased. After federal companies learned that the labor cost in Waite was low, they tried to build factories in Waite.
