The Marvelous Grimoire of Magic
Chapter 1268

Crisis and Opportunity (First Update)

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During the period later known as the Revival Era, countless highly practical high-tech products emerged. Lepa Brena, "the last Yugoslav woman," received a gift from the Latverian government: a black civilian hovercraft produced by a joint venture between Wakanda and the City of Immortals. Slobodan Zivojinovic, her husband, had been displeased at being ignored during the conversation, but that dissatisfaction vanished the moment he saw the big toy.

Praetorian Guard Hammurabi reported to the Emperor that the couple, Lepa Brena and Slobodan Zivojinovic, had accepted the gift. He then handed the Emperor a letter. Lepa Brena had written it during a brief opportunity to leave the castle. Through the Praetorian Guard, she asked the Emperor to bring their relatives back from Miami as soon as possible. The letter would dispel her children's suspicions and persuade them to leave with Latverian agents.

"If only those provincial officials were as sensible as Lepa Brena."

The Emperor waved a hand, ordering the Praetorian Guard to give the letter to the Intelligence Department's contact and have the agents take it with them when carrying out the mission. Although Latveria had unified the former South Federation through force, some of the officials absorbed into the Administrative System still clung to their old belief that votes were the core of governance—referendum ballots served only to evade responsibility and give citizens the illusion that they had the power to make decisions. The British had only understood the consequences of leaving the European Union after the Brexit vote, yet officials could simply claim that it was the result of a democratic referendum and turn a blind eye to their own responsibility. Information obtained from Mycroft Holmes proved that 10 Downing Street and both houses of Parliament respected the decision made by British citizens, while those who profited from

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