Chapter 185 "Fire"
Election day has arrived, and Ivy is invited to participate in the meeting that will determine the future of Ofila and the entire Western Continent.
She will be a witness.
However, foreigners do not have the right to vote, and the seats are also arranged at the end of the venue.
The members of the members have entered the field one after another, and there are mature holes like Lewis. The "parental" parliamentarians have no smile and calmness on the face. Jacob's face was even more gloomy.
But the protagonist of this meeting was not them. In the staggering sight of the members of the members, the diplomat Richard took a pair of old sheep paosaipans and embarked on the podium. Everyone's secret.
The calamity and ark that must come, and the unfinished career left by the tide master.
He wanted to expose the Chancellor as the keeper of these secrets, but he completely ignored the Tide Lord's instructions.
As Richard spoke, the venue fell into silence almost immediately. The members looked at each other with shock.
"I always feel a little weird."
Ai Wei whispered that she has been paying attention to the actions of the Speaker, but found that the man with the highest power in the Western mainland did not take any action. Speaker.
She almost immediately thought of the struggling Pope Julius. In order to retain power, he did not hesitate to unite with two other members of the Council of Seven to launch a coup. He would rather die than have his power taken away.
These days, Ai Wei has been studying Offala's political system as a reference for the new cabinet system. With the deepening of her understanding, she discovered many details that could not understand.
For example, the Western Continent also has crimes similar to "belief in evil gods", and they are more stringent than those in the empire. The parliament stipulates that anyone who spreads evil gods and the Sun of Destruction, regardless of their status, will be deprived of property and rights and sent to prison. This is undoubtedly It is the easiest law to slap someone on. If it had been Julius, Richard would have been arrested on this charge long ago, and he would not have been given the opportunity to spread these remarks publicly.
Ivy couldn't help but ask, "Is it possible that the Speaker has any other trump cards?"
"Their belief is more firm than anyone."
This is a question that Ethan has only recently figured out, "What they believe in is not gods, but the system left by the Lord of Tides."
In Ofila, election day is sacred, and all the efforts of the members are focused on the arrival of the election day. Regardless of the final vote count, no one questions the final result, and if any member intends to impeach the speaker during the meeting , the Speaker must not use his power to bring it to its knees.
The Lord of Tides seemed to have anticipated that power would bring corruption, and clearly wrote these contents into "Enlightenment".
At the end of Richard's impassioned speech, all the sight focused on the speaker.
Affected by Richard's emotions, everyone became anxious, and even their own votes would no longer care about. If Offala is about to destroy, how much votes can get meaning will lose meaning.
The bills they promoted were overwhelmed by the floods for Opira's future ideas.
The Speaker went to the podium, and everyone held his breath at this moment.
A voice emerged from deep in their hearts, like a devil's whisper, making them unwilling to believe everything Richard revealed - yes, as long as the Speaker denied Richard's words and said he was a deceiver. Liar, they must be willing to believe the Speaker and throw Richard in jail.
In this way, their lives will not change and the power will be in their hands.
They can also hold banquets and live a luxurious, high-society life.
We can hold a banquet tonight, listen to the melodious melody, and forget all about these troubles.
"Everything I said just now ..."
The members of the Speaker looked at the venue, and he could see the expectations of the members of the members, as if waiting for him to pronounce Richard as a sinner.
He has been good at observing words and emotions since he was a child, and knows how to figure out other people's inner thoughts through their expressions, which makes him a natural politician. In addition, his father's family has been a member of the Deep Sea Parliament for generations. His career can be described as smooth sailing. After that speech ten years ago, he became the new speaker almost naturally.
The vote rate shows that this is the result of expectations, and his competitors have no chance.
It was not until now that he faced the first crisis in his career.
The frown slowly relaxed, and the Speaker took a deep breath and said, "Everything Richard just said is the truth. This book is indeed written by the Lord of Tides!"
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The venue was caught in a long silence, and even Richard was full of surprise.
In his imagination, the Speaker would try his best to quibble and even deny the truth. He was ready to argue with him, but he did not expect that the Speaker would admit his words frankly.
The result was that panic was brought to the venue.
Because the Speaker also acknowledged the arrival of the Destruction Day, the torrent of the existence in history books will come back again.
"However, this does not mean that I agree with the views in the book. In fact, starting from the 17th Speaker, the strategies we adopted gradually deviated from the established trajectory in the book."
The Speaker spoke again, leaving Richard stunned again.
This...
It should be his rhetoric, right?
The Speaker was tantamount to the face of everyone, and acknowledged that he had violated the plan set by the master of the tide, which almost sentenced his death penalty in this debate.
The speech continued, "The question depends on how we should view that great being? Is he a great man with far-sightedness or an omniscient and omnipotent god?"
The Speaker threw this issue to everyone. For a long time, he said, "If it is the former, it means that His vision will also have the limitations of the times. It is impossible Give us the final retreat, once this plan is started, it is equivalent to acknowledging our failure. "
In his opinion, this was a cruel plan.
When he was elected as the Speaker, when he walked into the basement for the first time, and saw the secrets in the book, he decided to follow the policy of changing the 17th Speaker and always buried this secret in his heart forever.
"The number of people can carry by the Ark is limited. Who will decide the list of boarding?"
The Speaker can easily imagine the result of this secret. In order to obtain the number of "boarding the ship", people will use everything, and those who are abandoned will turn their desperation into anger and hatred.
The Deep Sea Council abandoned everyone, and this was the signal they sent to everyone.
Offala's residents cannot board all the ships, let alone mention people other than Offela.
The Speaker can also foresee that this country, which has gathered the efforts of countless people, will be destroyed in chaos and despair.
The crow was silent in the venue.
If Ofila will eventually be destroyed, now... it is the time to change the theme of the meeting and discuss the boarding list. Everyone is thinking about it in their minds, and even mentally preparing the content of the lobbying speech - this is what they are best at of.
They have devoted their efforts to Offala for generations, which they deserved.
The next step is the list of lists other than parliamentarians. To ensure that their relatives are also included in the list, which will increase the number of people, and will occupy most of the list at once, as for the remaining parts ...
They also need to bring some servants on board. No matter where the ship will sail, someone must take care of their food, clothing, and daily life. But not all servants can get on the ship. There is not so much space on the ship, and they don't want to let them go. The deck seemed overcrowded and unseemly.
In addition, there must be guards to protect their safety.
The list has been finalized.
The councilors began to look around, looking at their potential enemies. They almost immediately thought that "servants" and "guards" would be the key to determining the direction of Ark's power, which would allow them to get more votes when the ship sailed out. After Ofila, the power dynamic on the deck will completely change.
The Speaker looked at the erratic eyes on the stage, and the ideas of the members were not difficult to guess.
This is the first step towards falling out.
"Richard, maybe I should thank you."
He turned to Richard, who was supposed to be his opponent in the debate, "Coming out of your mouth these words made me feel a lot more relaxed. At least... it made me feel less guilty. After all, this was a selfish decision. I and the previous Speakers know this very well.”
And this is the biggest difference between them and the great existence.
There is no mistake in every song, one post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!
Unfortunately, maybe their eyes are short and cannot be seen.
For example, they cannot understand the significance of retaining the tinder.
The discussion of the audience is one after another, and a new round of power games have begun, and they will finalize all the boarding places.
No one seems to care about the outcome of this debate anymore either.
"If Ofila is destined to be flooded, I will fight with the people here until the end."
Richard once pointed out in the argument that this is an ostrich policy, which sounds harsh, but maybe the truth is.
But when the speaker made the final decision, he felt relieved.
He had selfishly hoped that Ofila could work together and rush to this final battlefield, even if this might take away their only chance of survival.
Faced with the threat of the impending Doomsday, the congressmen could no longer remain calm, and the discussion turned into a debate. Those congressmen who knew that they did not have much leverage in their hands were swayed by fear.
The lips outside the parliamentary hall licked her lips intoxicated, and for her, nothing was more sweeter than this.
Compared to destruction and perish, the collapse of order before the flood comes is the real essence.
Until,
Suddenly, the Speaker raised his voice and broke the discussion of gradually getting out of control at the venue.
“Over the years, I have been in contact with the Lofik Consortium, investing in their research, the purpose of which is to obtain more intelligence, and not long ago, one of the studies has produced results, and we have done so at the facility. An altar has been discovered beneath the surface that will give Ofira a powerful ally."
The venue was quiet again.
"Its name is Eliom, and it once fought side by side with that great being."
When this name spread in the venue, Urda who was observing became excited almost immediately. He couldn't wait to use the sound transmission spell to whisper to everyone's minds, "My Lord Eliom will come again, The Deep Sea Clan will become your strongest allies!”
This sudden whisper seems to encourage many people, but the effect is short after all.
When the congressmen turned around and saw Urda getting up excitedly, they immediately showed disappointed expressions.
At this point, what can a mere octopus face do?
A group of octopus faces are not good!
The rattles outside the parliament hall even had their eyes bent into crescents.
Everything is in their plans, she can't wait to see that the speaker knows that he has caused the flood and destroying the expression when the seal.
He will become the sinner of the entire Western Mainland, and his firm belief will collapse.
But the most delicious thing is to stay until the last taste. This is common sense.
"At this point, Richard, you will decide the list of boarding. Although you and I have had a dispute, I know you are a candidate that can uphold a fair."
The Speaker paused and shouted, "Warriors who plan to fight with me to the last moment, please stay here. We still need to make some careful strategic arrangements!"
Members responded with actual actions to respond to Speaker's arms.
Twenty years ago, he had used the same chant to win him votes, and this time, MPs dispersed in less than five minutes when they realized that the first person to leave the venue would have an advantage on the list. , I don't want to waste even one more second in this venue.
On the way out, the discussion became heated again.
They don't need a diplomat to dictate such a major matter. The last thing they need at this juncture is fairness.
Now it is the time to use their accumulated power, connections and wealth.
Richard stayed where he was, looking at the crowd going away without saying a word.
Select the list of boarding, conduct practical exercises, and formulate a navigation line for escaping ...
These were his thoughts before the parliament hall, and his purpose was indeed realized, but listening to the controversy between members of the members, Richard suddenly confused.
They were discussing that steam technology products could not occupy the living space on the ship, and suggested that most of the craftsmen should be kept in Ofila to "fill the combat force", which would provide more cover for their escape.
Richard can easily imagine the future scene of the Ark.
This power game will continue, which will cause him the same doubt as the speaker.
He felt that he did not have that kind of foresight, and could not imagine the significance of retaining these "tinders" for a while.
However, it seems there are others who remain.
It was the messenger from the empire.
Ai Wei and her attendants came to the first row, but their spokes were young people with their peers.
"Come on, talk about your strategic plan."
(End of this chapter)