The results of the vote are in.

The proposal for the abolition of slavery was quickly rejected by 427 votes against, 38 abstentions and 135 votes in favour.

Rassell's efforts failed. Actually, he should have understood from the beginning. Now Turner represents the interests of the gate lords, aristocrats, big slave owners and big businessmen, even if they can unite some conscientious parliamentarians, but the difference in strength between the two sides is too big after all.

Lu Xi looked at Russell, who was sitting in the distance, and looked at the Federal Minister of War who was in good spirits, and he really felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Fortunately, Turner's proposed military action against Namoa was rejected by 201 votes in favor, 45 abstentions, and 354 votes against.

Maybe it's because of the intrigue among the nobles, or maybe it's the uneven distribution of interests, but in short, the Federation hasn't been dragged into the abyss of war for a stupid reason.

Afterwards, Rassell smiled bitterly and said to Alantir and Lu Xi, "Yushi has already reminded me of this failure. For her, the world's best prophetic master, this outcome may have been foreseen long ago. Alas, in this way, I really became a fool......"

Alan looked at the teacher with a bitter expression and couldn't help but comfort: "Teacher, the results brought about by the prophecy technique are often plausible, even Master Yushi Nacardol has mistakes. Just because you don't succeed this time doesn't mean you won't succeed next time. ”

This was the second time Lu Xi had heard the name of this Yushi Nacardo, the female archmage of the Federation. Speaking of which, among the four great mages of the Federation, only this Nacardor master who has not seen the end of the dragon has never seen it.

Regarding Russell's seemingly open-minded self-deprecation, Lu Xi disagreed. His doomed defeat can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, so why bother with the prophecies of the gods.

Russell added, "I was so naïve. Parliament has long been controlled by vested interest groups, and the so-called democracy, in the present circumstances, is nothing more than a ridiculous policy of public foolishness. ”

That's right, that's right, this is the thinking of a mature politician.

"And what do you plan to do next?" Lu Xi looked at Russell's helpless wry smile and asked worriedly.

"In any case, I am also the Minister of War of the Federation, the Vice-Chairman of the Governing Council. It was so easy to be defeated, but politics is also an art of struggle after all, and I must review my means and methods after that. Russell laughed and said, "So do you have a plan?" ”

"It's over here, so I should go back. I have to report to the teacher about this as well. ”

Rassell nodded: "Actually, for me, I would prefer you to stay in Elichar, after all, even if you are preparing for the exam, my conditions here are much better." ”

"After all, I'm still nominally an assistant. Have you ever heard of an assistant who skips work for most of the year? ”

"That's right, Mr. Orucello needs you very much. So, when are you ready to go? ”

"Let's leave early tomorrow morning. I've inquired and the regular boat to the capital of Nafia departs at six o'clock every morning, and when I get there, I'll rent another winged beast and I'll be back to Rainbow Rose Island in about five weeks. ”

"There's no need to be so troublesome." Russell shook his head, "I've already sent Arantis to the eastern border on the Nicaron, so I'll give you a ride anyway." ”

"Isn't that too much of a nuisance? Moreover, Alain also has official duties, right? ”

"Haha, although it is official business, the Nicaron is my personal floating boat, and I have the final say on who I want to ride. Doesn't it say that private property is sacrosanct? ”

"Thank you, then."

Separated from Rassell's master and apprentice, Lu Xi returned to the hotel by himself, and as soon as he was about to enter the door, two figures rushed out of the corner and stopped in front of him. …,

"What is this, robbery?" Lu Xi asked with a mocking statement.

The hotel he stayed in was located in the central city, the so-called rich area, and except for the occasional few beggars who mixed in, the security was very good; If someone robs a magician in this place, there are only two explanations: they were kicked in the head by a donkey or they were looking for death. Moreover, the image of the two people in front of him is really not related to the robbers.

One is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, she has long light blue hair, and although her facial features are not top beauties, her youthful breath and gentle temperament have added a lot of points to her. She was wearing a simple dress, which should be a common person. The other was a boy, much younger, with brown hair, blue eyes, and a little freckles on his face...... Wait, why is this face so familiar?

"Ah~~ It's you little thief!" Lu Xi pointed at the little boy and shouted loudly.

This boy is the thief who touched Lu Xi's wallet at the flea market that day, and caused him to have a confused fight with a girl named "Jade". In the past few days, Lu Xi, who was frightened by the "poor god possession" and had a nervous breakdown, wanted to find this thief day and night, but he didn't expect to find it yet, and the other party sent it to the door in vain.

Unexpectedly, the girl pulled the boy, and the two of them knelt down in front of Lu Xi together.

"My lord, please save Sister Jade!" The girl pleaded, her eyes filled with tears.

"Ale, what are you doing here? Isn't it just a wallet, just to apologize and not kneel. ”

"Please, save her. The wallet is here, we haven't touched a penny, as long as you save her, I'm willing to punish her! The boy said as he crawled on the ground.

(System prompt: C-level quest "It's a thief!") "Complete, 2500 XP awarded)

Well, I'd love to get things done, and I'm not used to doing it in such a different way.

"You guys get up and talk first, there are people coming and going here, the impact is not good, yes, the impact is not good......" Lu Xi's face was full of black lines. He looked at the guests who were coming in and out of the hotel's door, and they kept scanning the three of them with surprise, curiosity, or amusement.

"Let's go to my room first, and talk about something slowly."

As soon as they entered Lu Xi's room, the two of them fell to their knees with a thud, which made Lu Xi talk for a while, and finally persuaded them to get up.

The girl wiped the tears from her eyes, calmed her mood for a while, and then slowly said her intentions.

The maiden's name is Marie, and the boy's name is Jock, both of whom were raised in an orphanage in the Kingdom of Milan.

Although the Nadia Federation in the sky is a federal form of government with "public foolishness", it has finally played a fig leaf of democracy and civil rights, while the imperial state on the ground is a completely different world. Three years ago, the orphanage's land was forcibly expropriated by a local lord, and they were sent away with just a small severance payment. The old director of the orphanage had nowhere to go, and then he thought of the Heavenly Federation, which was called the Kingdom of Heaven by the earthlings.

So, the old dean spent all his savings and severance money, finally scraped together enough money for the journey, and took the children to the capital Elichar.

It's a pity that the kingdom of heaven only exists in fantasy after all. The new deans and children in Elichar have neither household registration nor skills, and it is impossible for anyone to give them jobs.

Soon after, the old dean died of poverty and illness. Mary and Jock were the eldest, and had to take care of a dozen children.

Mary managed to find a job as a waitress in a restaurant, serving dishes during the day and going back to cook and do laundry for the children at night. Jock works odd jobs at flea markets during the day and often tries .........his luck at the farms in the suburbs at night.

Of course, Lu Xi knows: the so-called luck must be to find a way to steal a few chickens, touch a few dogs and the like.

Soon, Jock meets a young girl from the countryside who is unconscious in the grass.

The girl seems to have lost her memory, and she doesn't even know who she is or what her name is, but she only remembers a body of martial arts and terrifying strange powers. Because of her long jade-like hair, Jock called her "Sister Jade." ”

With the addition of jadeite, the children's lives seem to be much better. Because of that strange power, she easily found a job as a porter, and one person could do the work of ten people, and the wages she received were at least three people; It was also because of her strange power that all the ruffians and hooligans in the vicinity, even the high-ranking tax collectors, did not dare to bully them.

Mary began to plan to save money to open a store so that the children would have a better life for the future.

Jock thinks more: not only to open a store, but also to think about the future of himself and everyone if possible.

In the Federation, there is only one way for the lower classes to change their fate, and that is to get higher education. However, whether it is a magic academy or a general intellectual university, the tuition required is astronomical for these children. So, he began to focus on the rich people's purse bags......

Anyway, those big people who are high up in the sky, it's not a big deal to lose a wallet or two.

Even Mary and Emerald didn't know about Jock's thoughts. So, when Jock stole Lu Xi's wallet and was caught, Jade simply regarded Lu Xi as a gentleman of a ping-pong civilian.

After that, it was Jade who was sent to prison as a thief.

Lu Xi said helplessly: "Although you beg me like this, there is nothing I can do." Even though I was the victim, there was no evidence that Jade was unaware. Unless you turn yourself in, but at that time, you will be the one who will go to jail. I thought: the girl named Jade doesn't want to do that. ”

Looking at the gloomy expressions of the two children, Lu Xi couldn't help but comfort: "Actually, it's not a big deal, even if this matter is punished, it will only be half a year in prison at most." She will be able to return home soon. ”

"However, Sister Jade is also a refugee." Mary said.

"What happened to the refugees?"

"Don't you know? Once a refugee without a hukou is in prison, there will be no regular verdict at all, and all of them will end up in the slave market! Jock shouted.

Lu Xi stood up abruptly and stared into Jock's eyes: "Where did you hear this?" ”

"What Jock said is true." Mary hurriedly said, "Half a year ago, a person near our house was arrested for committing a crime, and we all thought that he had been sent to a mine in another place to serve his sentence. However, just a few days later, Jock saw him in the cage where the slaves were transported in the harbor......"

"Just today, we went to the detention center to visit the prison, but the jailer said that Sister Jade had been sent to the prison where she was serving her sentence, maybe she was already ......."

(System prompt: Trigger the C-level mission 'Rescue the Jade Girl'.) Victory Condition: Rescue the Maiden Emerald from the slave market. Failure Condition: The Girl Jade is bought by someone else. Victory reward: 2500 experience, 1 bodyguard. Failure Punishment: As a two-dimensional believer, can you really sit back and watch a cute three-free beautiful girl being bought and sold as a livestock? Fail, and you will be despised by all characters who possess two-dimensional attributes. ）

Lu Xi didn't answer, just walked to the hanger and picked up his coat.

"Let's go." Lu Xi said.

"Huh? But ......"

"Jock, you know where the slave market is going, right? Show me the way! ”

Not to mention that the reward of the cheating father, "Bodyguard", is a divine horse, nor does it say that the punishment of the bluffing "two-dimensional attribute character" is a divine horse, even if this kind of thing is not a task, as long as it is encountered, Lu Xi can't ignore it.

Although there was a fight inexplicably, although the wallet was inexplicably gone, it was impossible to say that there was no resentment towards the girl named "Jade", but it was only for the sake of hoping to learn a lesson. However, when I heard that the girl who was like an emerald and emerald would be sold into slavery, she might even be forced to do such and such things with a landowner with a fat brain......

Speaking of which, the little girl who was ravaged to death by human traffickers in her place seems to have big eyes as beautiful as emeralds......

"Ahh I don't know why, but I suddenly feel very hot! ”