Chapter 235: Voting of the Council
The Braidro troupe slapped their butts and ran away, leaving behind a mess that Mayor Bailana had to clean up.
Overnight, the pearl of Ferren, Ascatla, became a city of strife, and the female mayor who had not seen the stage play that caused an uproar was also confused.
Priest Gartnes is now in her office, arguing with several representatives of the people.
"The Temple of Los Angeles must be banned! This drama is full of ridiculous lies, Bredero has committed the crime of blasphemy, and he is extremely evil, and he must not let this drama poison the pure and pious hearts of the people of the Pearl of Faerun! ”
The chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Bridge, sneered: "Mr. Presiding Priest, what drama the citizens of Ascatra City want to watch is their freedom, and the Church of Los Angeles has no right to interfere!" ”
As a representative of the merchants, Bridge was very dismissive of Gatness's remarks.
The "Shadow Traders" community now make up a large percentage of the total number of merchants in Askatla, and many of the Amber Merchants have invested in the trade.
"Bredrow and His Friends Culture and Technology Development Co., Ltd." is headquartered in Acheng, and every time a new magic disc is released, Acheng businessmen are the first to get the most share.
Selling the Shadow Disc is lucrative, the risk is not high, and the nobles are not afraid to rely on their privileges to make profits, which is definitely a good deal.
The Temple of Losanda was not popular with the young nobles and priests, but it was very popular with the lower classes, and in terms of numbers, the middle and lower classes were a hundred times more numerous than the nobles and priests.
The ticket price of the Magic Shadow Theater is not like the live version of the stage play, which can be arbitrarily raised, and is only sold to the rich, and the main consumer is still the middle and lower class people, and only small profits can make money.
For businessmen who believe in the goddess of Waukin, as long as there is money to be made, what is blasphemy?
It is not their own gods who blaspheme, and with 300 percent of the profits, they dare to commit any crime, even at the risk of being burned at the stake.
"Mr. Bridge is right, it's rare for profiteers to be able to say a few words."
The councillor from the ghetto, with the help of Chanem, seized the Bronze Crown Hotel, and now the representative of the poor class, Handak, said with a cold face: "Mr. Priest, just with your few words, don't want to distort the will of tens of thousands of people in the city of Askatra, the people love this drama, they want to watch this drama, so this drama must continue to be performed!" ”
The masked mage commissioner, who represents the caster's interests, watches the show with his arms crossed, and he doesn't want to get involved in this debate that has nothing to do with magic.
There were several leading pastors from the major churches in the temple area, all of whom were found by Gatnes.
Gatnes believes that Bredero's blasphemous precedent in the name of art must not be set, and that today it is the church of Los Angeles, and tomorrow it may be the turn of other churches.
Persuaded by Gartness, the men came together to put pressure on the town hall.
Attorney General Galles, the chief pastor of the Heim Church, frowned: "The drama "The Temple of Loshanda" makes me smell a hint of conspiracy, just like the blind sect that collapsed two years ago, those evil cults who call themselves 'prophets' openly slander the true God in the temple area, preach evil doctrines, and bewitch a lot of people. I'm worried that Bredrow has hidden evil intentions......"
Handak retorted: "Mr. Attorney General, don't forget, it was Mr. Bredrow, the creator of "The Temple of Los Angeles", who reported and led the team to exterminate the Blind Sect back then! ”
This sentence silenced Galles, who had also been awarded the Guardian Medal by the Attorney General for Bredero's efforts to eradicate the Blind Cult.
The Storm Bringer of the Temple of Talos was also present, but he wasn't there to help Gartness, the Storm Lord's followers were just here to see the fun.
He was very happy to see the bad luck of the church in Losanda, and even hoped that all the other hypocritical churches in the temple area would be unlucky, and that they would be expelled from Amm after being turned on by the people.
Fuck off these scammers, and the Ams will be even more afraid of the majesty of the Lord of the Storm.
The high-ranking priests from the temple district were not in agreement, and their support for Gartness was far from enough, and the Dawn Priest became more and more anxious.
"This drama is really substandard, and the boys in the group don't like it very much."
The representative of the nobility, the head of the Knights of the Warmest Heart, Witherland, said: "This kind of boring play, even if it is banned, is not a loss, and this is also a warning to Bredrow, so that he should not deviate on the path of creation, return to the original track, and stop making up some vulgar and absurd plays, so I support the Gatnes officiant." ”
Representatives of the temple district and nobles supported the ban.
Representatives of businessmen and the public supported the continuation of the performance.
The Masked Mage will abstain.
Two-on-two, the scene is in a state of stalemate.
Mayor Bailana did not want to ban the show, the most important reason was that the show would bring high taxes to the town hall, and Bredro had always paid taxes according to the law, and the "Shadow Deal" he pioneered provided the city hall with taxes that were now second only to the Ascatra Sea Trade Tax.
Under pressure from the Temple of Los Angeles, Bredero's play was banned, which would have been a huge tax loss.
And the temple of Loshanda does not pay taxes, so how can mortals collect money from the gods?
The large sums of money collected by the Temple of Losanda from the Amber every year have been transformed into splendid temples, sculptures and works of art, and the ornate robes and golden scepters of the priest are gold-swallowing beasts that only enter and do not contribute to the economy and taxes of Am.
The High Priest wanted to make the town hall lose tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of tax revenues in vain with a single sentence, and the Temple of Los Sanda did not have such great influence in Am.
But the council does not take a stand, and the council system does not allow the officials of the council to govern according to their own preferences, and they are the executors, not the decision-makers.
Representatives of various forces in the mayor's office have taken their positions, and only one person has not spoken.
Alan Linville, as the spokesperson of a "dynamic" social group and a significant "social position" in Am, is now a key vote.
The shadow lord sighed secretly, with the grudge between him and Bredrow, it was a great thing to be able to ban that person's drama with one vote.
But everyone has times when they can't help themselves, and the shadow master is no exception, as the leader of a large organization, the impulse to vent his personal anger will only lead the organization to destruction.
After banning Bredrow's Shadow Show, the Shadow Thieves Guild will also lose a lot of money, and a large part of the raw materials for making the "Light and Shadow Magic Box" and burning the "Shadow Disc" come from the smuggling channels of the shadow thieves.
Besides, the Shadow Lord believes in Max, the god of thieves, and the gods of goodness are splashed with dirty water, and their hypocritical nature is exposed, and a large number of Am's followers are lost, which is exactly what he can't ask for.
"I'm against banning films!"
Alan Linville said resolutely under the gaze of everyone.
Gatnes shook his body when he heard this, and he knew that he could not stop the performance of this blasphemous work, and the future of Amrosanda Church was very slim, as if the sun was sinking in the west, and darkness was gradually covering the earth.
"You're going to regret it!" Gartnis yelled out of frustration: "Sooner or later, you will regret this for the rest of your life, it is you who have released the dark ghost, and it will wander on the continent of Feren......"