Chapter 3565 Legality

Chapter 3565 Legality

There were many laws etched into the jade slip, including all kinds of legal jargon with clauses and conditions. It would take some time for them to go through all of it, but they understood the gist of it.

For example, they could kill their enemies. It was pretty simple.

However, they cannot harm innocents or people who did them no wrong unless they belong to the enemy group. There were a lot of clauses explaining the intricacies, even about taking them prisoners and deciding later and whatnot.

But the one that had them smiling and soul-whispering to each other was the Marriage Act.

The Marriage Act allowed their male descendants to stay married to three wives at the same time, but only with the explicit and written consent of the first wife and the second wife. However, there were also other requirements for the second marriage and third marriage that needed to be fulfilled before they could take on the second wife and third wife.

For their female descendants, they could only be married to one husband.

As unfair as it seemed, Evelynn and the others also didn't want any of their female descendants sleeping around, so they were agreeable to this discrepancy.

Divorce was allowed as long as mutual consent was present. However, they could not marry for the next ten years. As for alimony, it was also present. However, the alimony was thirty percent of the income regardless of the earnings, lasting only for a hundred years and did not extend after that period of time.

However, there were many clauses within that, one of it stating if alimony is given, then sexual intimacy should also be exchanged within this period of time as a form of duty. If they didn't want that kind of arrangement, then the party who wants alimony could opt out. There was also another clause stating if the divorcée has sexual relations with others or remarries, then their alimony payments are to be stopped.

There were also many clauses for child support, leaving Evelynn and the others blinking.

If they got abandoned as a child, then they were abandoned. Only an orphanage could save them at that point, or some master could adopt them.

They had heard about alimony a lot of times, but it was not enforced much before, but... child support? That was new to them, making them intrigued.

Then... there was the most hateful of them all... tax!

However, they were intrigued by this as it seemed to be opt-in.

There were two types of tax brackets in the tax code.

One— they could pay ninety percent of their earnings and receive medical treatment, resources from the Treasury every month or year according to their wishes. As for the resources themselves, they would be favorably distributed to those who opted in for this tax bracket. In other words, they were given priority.

The other one was natural— where one didn't have to pay a single crystal!

Tanya uttered in a warm voice, causing Eterna to jump and hide behind Claire. It made them laugh further as they finally saw Eterna becoming tame from that monstrous lady who always appeared at their doorstep and beheaded them without fail.

"..."

On the other hand, Schleya blushed in embarrassment as she lowered her head. She didn't want to be in the Law Enforcement Department at all since that would mean raising her twin crimson blades against a family member, but at Mingzhi's request multiple times, she had no choice but to agree.

However, this also meant she was trusted, so she couldn't help but feel moved.

"But fret not because not every set of laws is in the hands of law enforcement."

Mingzhi continued with a smirk, "We enforce most of it, but the laws like the Marriage Act are within the jurisdiction of the Administration Department, which is going to be headed by none other than Evelynn Cauldon, Isabella Ruth, and Shirley Ashton."

The big three nodded, appearing to be already notified of their positions. Their smiles denoted that they were more than glad to accept these positions that ruled over the family.

"Likewise," Mingzhi continued, "The Treasure Department will be headed by Ellia, Niera Alstreim and Iesha Frostrain."

"...!"

Ellia's lips curled a bit, but Niera and Iesha seemed shocked.

The latter two weren't informed of this decision at all, leaving them dumbfounded.

"This..."

Niera looked troubled. She wasn't sure she could be fair enough to distribute resources properly. On the other hand, Iesha nodded.

A lonely place like the Treasury felt like the best place for her, silent and encompassed in a frigid feeling of loneliness that would allow her to meditate there perfectly.

Mingzhi just smiled and didn't bother to explain herself why she chose them as she had already discussed this with Davis. She continued.

"The External Affairs Department will be headed by Natalya Astoria, Lea Weiss, and... Yilla Zyrus."

"...!?"

This time, it was Yilla who parted her lips as she went speechless, while Natalya and Lea appeared fairly accepting of the decision. After all, Davis had already informed Natalya, while Mingzhi informed Lea.