A New Governor Is Chosen!

As the final toll of Tear Knight City's bells faded, all the Tear Knight Leadership were in their seats. The Silver Gate of the Weeping Saint Cathedral closed from within, and the instant it shut, the White-Gold Sacred Flame was lit. White-gold light enveloped the entire Assembly Hall. No message could be sent out before the vote.

At the center of the Assembly Hall, a silver case containing the Ballot Tokens was brought to the long table.

Governor Yasol waited until the hall fell silent before signaling the Recorder to read out the Succession Statute.

The two crucial provisions were that the next Tear Knight Governor had to receive more than half the valid votes and, beyond that, support from a sufficient number of different systems.

Even if someone secured considerable resources through sheer vote count, an overly concentrated base of support would still require another round of voting.

The Tear Knight Leadership present were all thoroughly familiar with these rules, but no one interrupted the reading.

Only after the Recorder had finished reading every rule did the Chief Data Officer nod. "Begin the count."

The four candidates were waiting in the Candidate Room outside the central Assembly Hall. They were not permitted to offer any hints to those inside.

Lorenhill stood beside a long table near the door, holding the first-round Seat List he had compiled the night before.

As he saw it, there would not be many surprises in the first round of voting, much less an outright choice of governor.

After all, the Tear Knights had far too many factions. What truly mattered was which undecided votes could be won over once the totals were made public.

Raymont, meanwhile, was on the other side, reading Military Affairs Documents.

Although Blood Moon Season had ended, the Legion