Chapter 112: Harvest Festival Dinner
At the end of the meeting, the magic that had imprisoned the council chamber vanished, and the councillors left.
Still, Patrick is thinking about the council's "increased investment in the central city of the Ghost Land------ urban planning and construction of Taquelin. "For what? And what tricks does the council have against itself?
After all, in terms of position, he is the most senior official in the Ghost Lands, and Patrick, who is the executive director, is equivalent to standing at the highest level of elven administrative power, even if it is the patriarch of the Windranger family, he is just an ordinary councilor, why didn't the council directly hand over the executive power of Taquelin to himself this time?
Moreover, the council has never cared about the unexpected places in Silvermoon City, and this time it is unprecedented to increase the urban planning and construction of Taquilin, and also increase some civilian quotas, the council may have ulterior motives.
For this abnormal behavior, it is worth pondering.
Maybe the parliament has something else in mind, maybe it doesn't matter.
When they were in the Sixth Ring, the council didn't expect that this inconspicuous little mage would suddenly become an existence of the same level as them. However, each side follows the good "tradition" of the elves, and only political battles are fought on the surface, and will not be resolved by force.
His Majesty has always been in a tacit situation with the internal strife within the Parliament, and as long as the internal struggle does not affect the stability of Quel'Salas, or the royal power of the Sunseeker, His Majesty does not bother to care.
When Patrick was in the 7th ring, although he was only an ordinary member of the council at that time, he had a noble status and fiefdom, although in the eyes of the high-level is not big or small, but he is also a junior chess player who has entered the Silver Moon Council, and now, Patrick is no longer what it used to be, he can sit next to the big chessboard of the Silver Moon Council together, and "play chess" with everyone, and then those directors panicked, for fear that the interests of their family will be lost.
To be honest, the executive directors didn't actually do anything, just political exclusion, after all, the rise of new forces will inevitably affect the strength of the old forces.
Patrick had already calculated at the time of the Sixth Ring that unless he chose to go along with them, the exclusion of the council would always exist.
So, let them be, they haven't got in their way yet, and Patrick doesn't bother to care what the council does.
The executive body of the council will announce the resolution to all of Quel'Thalas, and the harvest festival will reach its climax in the evening, and every part of Silvermoon City will celebrate the harvest in its own way.
Unlike the annual meeting of the Mage Guild, the Harvest Festival Sacred Ritual is the grandest feast in all of Quel'Thalas.
The banquet was held in the antechamber of the Silvermoon Council, and it was a large and luxurious hall, and compared to the last human aristocratic banquet Patrick attended, Lordaeron's banquet was completely unclassy.
Everywhere you can see the best ingredients, the golden halls, the bards accompanying the symphony orchestra, and the elves gathering to mingle with each other, this national banquet can be invited by celebrities from all walks of life, or the nobles of the gate.
The double-breasted gowns of the male elves, the soft fabric shirts and cufflinks are all made of magic pearls or gold, the black and white or gold and red mixed vests, and the waist with gold and red edges, all tell the high standard of this banquet.
The female elf simply wears some precious jewelry, without too much embellishment, gold or white silk gloves, with a simple evening dress, simple but not simple. The perfume on the body is also light, or simply omit the perfume, only a unique Acanon smell, without those heavy makeup, scratching the head of the female elves, beautiful and elegant, beautiful and noble.
The royal family and nobles will use this kind of banquet as a social method, because the upper-class people have a special identity and cannot make friends casually like ordinary people, so they use this kind of formal dinner to expand their social circle and circle of friends, and large families also use this to attract most of the young heroes to fill the family sphere of influence.
Much of the sense of responsibility and value system at the top stems from this. The political exchange under the stage is like an undercurrent, and in Quel'Thalas's society, the stage and the stage are interconnected and interdependent, and together they make up the past, present, and future of the High Elf Kingdom.
King Anastarian and Prince Kael'thas appeared and addressed the banquet before the banquet, and the royal family and all members of the council announced to each of the core members of the Quel'Salas the success of the council and the achievements of the council.
Then His Majesty Anastarian departed, leaving the prince to make new friends or discuss things at the banquet, and the rest of the nobles were free to talk and dance, and the party officially began.
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"Why didn't you go out and dance with the elves, it's not like the style of young people."
A familiar voice came from beside him, and Patrick looked up to see that it was the director of Oaks-Dawnblade.
"......" Patrick didn't answer, just a little grunch, but thought to himself, "A certain female elf hasn't appeared yet." ”
"What? Don't invite me to sit down? Although he said this, the entourage beside Oaks-Dawnblade took the initiative to remove the chair for the head of the house.
Both of them are second only to the royal family, and the other elves don't dare to come over and disturb the conversation between the two.
"Isn't it very confusing, the plan of the Dawn Blade to cooperate last time?" The patriarch of the Dawnblade had a faint smile on his face.
"Please make it clear to your seniors." Although Patrick and Oakes are of the same rank, out of respect for an elder, after all, Oakes has also fought for Quel'Salas for many years, and respect is a necessary etiquette.
"This city has been with me for more than 3,000 years, I can't know him better, you must know the system of Silvermoon City, and judging from your recent situation, you know the weakness of these systems very well, right? Patrick Cabolon Governor. Oakes said these words with a faint smile.
Patrick was silent, it was a tacit acquiescence, he was worthy of being the president of the Mage Association, and his eyes were really vicious.
"There's too much uncertainty about the future, so I'm asking for a promise from you."
"Senior, please speak."
"The young elf has a lot of vision and courage, and he is worthy of the old man's trust." Director Oakes was excited, and the hypocritical smirk on his face gradually began to change: "I want you to give the Dawnblade clan some shelter in the future, and protect the Dawnblade from being swallowed up by other council members. The Dawn Blade does not have a worthy successor anytime soon, my life is beginning to show signs of aging, and I will most likely not make it to the day when a new councillor appears, so I fear that after I leave, several other councils of the council will take the opportunity to break up and annex the Dawnblade. ”
"Director Oakes is so convinced that I'm not going to attack the Dawnblade?" Patrick asked rhetorically.
Oakes smiled dumbly: "The other elves may do, but you won't." I have carefully analyzed your administrative system in the Temple of the Sun, and have come to one conclusion: I am amazed by your wisdom. You divide the power of the executive branch and require each department to provide information to decision-makers on its own department. ”
That is to say, when dealing with a thing, you can get detailed information summary from several departments at the same time, and the final decision will be slowly promoted after the pilot, which avoids the adverse impact of wrong decisions. Moreover, each department has its own duties, although it cannot restrain each other, but it saves a lot of administrative costs, and can ensure coordinated development together, I am curious to know how you came up with this administrative idea. ”