Chapter 152: The Sound of the Tide
"Distinguished councillors, people who support me, I humbly accept your nomination for the Speaker of the House of Light. I am now standing here entirely on your support, and I know what you are thinking, and I know exactly what kind of predicament we are facing now! β
Councillor Nackfan stood on the podium in the center of the square, dressed in a decent, not luxurious black robe, and stretched out his hands to look at the crowd of black people gathered below him. The unparalleled sense of accomplishment gave him great satisfaction, and he gritted his teeth as he gritted his teeth.
"The past year has been a dark one for the Land of Light, as we have to face not only the encroachment of those evil undead, but also the betrayal of our allies. Our land has been usurped by the dead, and the bones of our loved ones have been forced to awaken from their eternal slumber and wander the continent again against their will!! Should we stop there? β
As he spoke, Councillor Nackvand jerked up his right hand and clenched it into a fist.
"Angels and elves are untrustworthy, and when we are threatened, their first reaction is not to help us, but to try to take advantage of it! And try to regain superiority over us, making us their eternal slaves! And the same goes for their lackeys who have betrayed their dignity! People of the Land of Light! The failure of the past is not an excuse or reason for us to retreat, the Council of Light was unable to play its due role due to its incompetent leadership, and even abandoned its dignity in front of the aliens, when our ancestors founded the Council of Light to raise the torch of freedom at the end of the shore, so that humanity could throw off those shackles and stand alone on this land. We are not affiliates of other races, much less slaves to them! We need to tell them with our own hands, in our own words, that we have what it takes to stand with them! β
"Oh oh oh oh oh !!"
As Nakvand spoke, the crowd below suddenly began to cheer, and they raised their arms frantically. Waved at the man in front of him.
"Here, I assure you that I, Nakvand, will re-establish the banner of our ancestors, regain the glory and dignity of our Land of Light, and use our strength to show them that the Land of Light will always be a beacon of our human freedom! My father was from Sauron and my mother was a distant Kanali, but they both came to this great country because they longed for the glory of freedom. And it all came together. This kind of miracle is only possible here! In this difficult time, we need to unite and shout out loud at this moment, regardless of gender, regardless of identity, as long as you are human. We will always be the strongest on this continent!! We should not listen to words and actions that seek to divide us. We should not shake our beliefs and make those wrong choices to unite with other races, human beings are a race with infinite possibilities! Only we can control our own destiny!! β
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ Noble people of the Land of Light, listen to me! β
On a gorgeous high platform. The "plump" man in a bright red robe smiled and stretched out his hands to look at the supporters below.
"In the past year, our Nation of Light has suffered unprecedented suffering, and we have lost too many lives. Too many homes and too many jobs. Some people put it all down to the alien and evil undead, but is that really the case? No! That's not the case, I'm Green. Walker can confirm this here! The threat of alien races does exist, and the evil of the undead is obvious to all. However, the greatest threat comes from within our Land of Light! I think you have seen that those who come from remote, bitter cold places, those who come from outside the realm of civilization enter our country for their greed and desire, and they take possession of the resources and benefits that should be owned by us! But do they have the qualifications? No! They don't!! They came here and did not bring any help to our country, but dragged our country to the brink of recession! As you know, my supporters, the Council of Light is in a very difficult situation at the moment, and our finances have been greatly affected, so we can't even guarantee the support of the frontline troops, which is why they are in a state of great difficulty! β
Saying this, Green waved his right hand vigorously. And with his movements, the people under the high stage also clenched their fists, waved flags, and held up the slogans in their hands.
"So, you must be wondering, where does all the tax money we pay go? Isn't the money we pay to protect our country, our people? But I have to tell you here that our money has been taken away by shameless thieves! They do not know how to use their own hands to work hard to reap the harvest, but only suck our blood like vampires, O noble people of the land of light, the nation established by our ancestors, so that those of us who have courage and dignity can get our due reward through our labor. Instead of wasting our hard-earned gains. They came to our country and enjoyed our welfare, the status and honor we bought with money, and even the peace that our soldiers defended with their own lives. But they are so despicable and shameless that they are not willing to make even the slightest contribution!
Can you, people of the Land of Light, endure this? No! No!! I, Green. Walker swears here that when I become the President of the Council of Light, I will let all the lazy and greedy vampires who lie on us leave our country, a country built by the blood and sweat of our ancestors, not for the greedy vampires! Only we, only those of us who have the blood of the Land of Light in our bodies, are the true masters of this country! Of course, we have to face external threats, but if we don't get rid of the hidden dangers within us, then we can't unite together to face the catastrophe that can destroy us! Keep your eyes open, voters, and do not let the rhetoric of those who have filth in their bodies and come from remote lands be deceived. They will only plunder more from us under the banner of racial integration. They always ask us to use the money, status, and even work we should have to curry favor with worthless outsiders for the sake of the freedom and glory of the Land of Light! Can we endure all this? Can we live with all this? Should we put up with all this?! No!! Now here, I'm going to be brave enough to stand up and say, no! We won't be silent any longer!! β
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ We are going through a difficult time. β
Councillor Calester stood on a somewhat decaying plank, the tall walls blocking out the sunlight. A heavy shadow hung over his head, and an icy cold wind blew through the alleyway, mixed with a slightly rancid smell. The old councillor looked at the sparse crowd in front of him, gritted his teeth, and pressed his thin hands on the table in front of him, trying to keep himself on his feet.
"The pain of this year is unforgettable, but it is time for us to wake up from our dreams. The Land of Light is not just a human kingdom, and it is too difficult for us alone to face a catastrophe that threatens the entire continent. Because at this time. It is time for us not to let fear and anger blind you, there may be a lot of strife between us, but death will not make any difference because of our race, our gender or even our identity. Whether you are an elf, a dwarf, an angel. Or human. It doesn't matter if you're in a deep pocket or destitute, death will come to everyone equally. And it was at this time. We should help each other and support each other! β
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ Bang bang bang ..............."
The sparse applause rang out, and the old councillor took a deep breath, the icy cold wind made him cough involuntarily, but even so, Calester still held his body strongly. Raise your head and look at the supporters in front of you.
"There are some things that are not subject to human will, and we will go through a very difficult time, but if we can let go of the past. So as long as we can get through this difficult period of morale, the final victory will still be ours! Now, what we need to do is not to confront each other, but to join forces, to abandon that little pride and prejudice in our hearts, and to make the best choice for us, for the country and for ourselves! No one wants to suffer, and no one wants to suffer, we all know that, but now, think about it, shouldn't we make a little sacrifice for the sake of your future generations, so that they can continue to live happily in this land of freedom, under the sun? β
Sonia shook her head as she withdrew her gaze from the window, then reached out and closed the window, keeping the wind and noise out of the room.
"No matter when you watch it, it's a funny and noisy clown show, it's really boring."
Sonia grunted softly. Casablanca City is bustling with activity right now, but Sonia has no interest in it, because she knows very well what these people are doingβββ it's simple, the general election for the Council of Light has officially begun.
Originally, according to the date, the election should have been held in the second half of last year, and by this time, the new speaker of the parliament should have already been elected. However, because of the sudden invasion of the Night Country, the old man who had not been able to sit in his position for too long sat for a while longer than expected, but Sonia also knew very well that his days had come to an end. If the old council leader was able to show his wise side during the war, such as personally leading or deploying troops to defeat the Night Country, perhaps his approval rating would allow the old man to realize his re-election ideals. But it's a pity that the performance of the country of light in the war can be said to be scum to the extreme, not to mention the repeated defeats and retreats, and even the last to defend the winter castle is completely dependent on the blessings of the Duchy of Moon and Rodβββ especially the latter has almost become the public enemy of the entire country of light, under the rendering of the Council of Light, intentionally or unintentionally, now the entire country of light knows that there is a human lord named Rhodes in Moon who sold his soul to angels, and he was reincarnated as a "human traitor" without shame to betray humans and fight for angels. Not only that, but the Council of Light also put most of the responsibility for the defeat on Rhodes, claiming that if Rhodes hadn't abolished a few strong men in their hands, the army of the Land of Light would not have been beaten so badly by the undead legion without high-end force. It can be said that at present, in the Land of Light, Rod's reputation is completely hate-level, but apparently Rhodes himself doesn't care about this at all. Anyway, it's not difficult for him to brush up on prestige or anything. As long as the prestige is extinguished, your hatred and prestige will naturally be gone, it's as simple as that.
In addition, Winter Castle is currently occupied by the War Angel Legion, although the immediate withdrawal of the Undead Legion after that made the Council of Light feel embarrassed and slapped in the face, but those politicians were not stupid, and quickly put the responsibility for this matter on the old council leader, claiming that if he hadn't made a mistake in judgment and handed over Winter Castle, the Land of Light would not have fallen into such a predicament at all. This also leads to the current old council president in the country of light is completely rats crossing the street and everyone shouts and beats, and every time he goes out to work, the carriage will be surrounded by many people holding protest slogans and full of righteous indignation. It is safe to say that this time he is stepping down.
In any case, as one of the five major consortia, the influence of the Locktos Consortium in the political world must also be maintained. And Sonya, as the third consul, is naturally indispensable for her family to pull ties for her family at this time to ensure the success of the election of the councillors supported by her family. This time, however, Sonia was able to stay away from these troublesome disputes. The reason is very simple, now that she has "entered" Lilian's side, originally after the relationship with that majesty before, the Council of Light no longer has a contact person who can communicate with Lilian, and now seeing that Lilian likes Sonia so much, she will naturally not let go of this opportunity. Lillian was sent on this mission, ostensibly to follow Lillian as her squire, but secretly to influence Lillian's decision-making, and to report to the Council of Light on the movements of the wayward dragon of light.
Because of this, Sonia is now the most indispensable person in the Council of Light, even the next Speaker is not as important as her, not only that, in order to make Sonia work better for the Council, the Council also finally decided to let Sonia "turn positive", after the new Speaker of the Council is elected, Sonia will automatically inherit the position of the vacant councilor. In doing so, she will be the youngest full member of the Council of Light.
Sonia also knows very well that the most important reason why the Council of Light can give herself such trust is the Locktos Foundation behind her. Because of such a relationship, they thought that it was absolutely impossible for Sonia to betray the family and the consortium and stand with a dragon of light who had no power to speak of.
It's just a pity that the Council of Light's calculation is completely wrong.
Thinking of this, a slight smile appeared on Sonya's lips, and then she turned around and walked into the depths of the white corridor. (To be continued......)