When Suldak came to the military headquarters, he found that many citizens had gathered in the square outside. Several young magicians were standing on a high platform in the center of the square, taking turns to give speeches.
Some citizens gathered around and whispered, and there were also many supporters of the magicians. Whenever these young magicians finished their speeches, they would give them warm applause.
They gave a speech in the square opposite the military headquarters, clearly targeting the military headquarters in Wilkes City.
However, the Green Empire has been preaching freedom of speech, but this sentence generally refers to only the nobles of the empire, so what these magician nobles say in the square, the military really has no right to interfere and can only let these
Magicians were noisy in the square.
Suldak walked into the military headquarters and met some young officers. Some of them would always take the initiative to say hello to him.
Now he is quite famous in Wilkes Military Headquarters. He dared to confront the Magic Union head-on. If it were any other officer, he might have been forced to give in long ago.
As the priests and priests of the Temple of Liberty gradually left the empire, the status of magicians increased... The magic pattern structures, enchanted weapons, magic potions and daily necessities related to them were very important to a noble lord.
All of them are indispensable.
The leather boots made a dull sound when they stepped on the floor of the corridor. The corridor of the military headquarters building was a bit long.
Swordsman Chester's office is just deep in the corridor.
Walking to the door of the Great Swordsman Chester's office, Surdak pushed aside the people outside. The adjutant of the Great Swordsman Chester was sitting at the desk outside. When he saw Surdak walking in, he immediately put his index finger on
With her lips, she motioned him not to speak, and then pointed to the office inside.
Suldak closed his mouth, nodded, and then sat down on a row of chairs opposite the desk outside.
Some of the voices speaking inside could be heard, but I couldn't make out what was being said.
The exchange between the two parties ended quickly, and then footsteps sounded, and a middle-aged nobleman walked out of the office.
Surdak also stood up, followed by the great swordsman Chester, who nodded slightly to Surdak, and was about to send the middle-aged nobleman out, when the middle-aged noble saw Surdak,
He stopped, narrowed his eyes and said restrainedly: "You are Suldak, right?"
Seeing the count's noble medal on his chest, Suldak quickly saluted and replied briefly: "Yes."
The middle-aged nobleman did not comment, and only said: "You are indeed young and promising, but what the heck! If you have time, you should still participate in more activities for young people in Wilkes City, and have more contact and communication with the young people here...
…”
Surdak did not expect that this middle-aged man would directly act like an elder and warn him.
After the nobleman left, the great swordsman Chester put away the smile on his face and pulled Suldak into the office.
Swordsman Chester opened the curtains to let in the sunlight outside, and motioned for Suldak to sit wherever he wanted, and then said:
"In the past few days, the president of the Wilkes City Magic Guild and the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce have come to me one after another. They say they are trying to persuade us, but it is better to say that they want us to take a step back. But I have been here for the past two days.
I'm thinking, we have worked so hard to secure the territory, why should we give in? If we take one or two steps back now, we may take five or ten steps back in the future, and don't expect the magicians to appreciate our kindness.
…”
"I estimate that this kind of thing will not only come to me, but maybe people will come to you one after another. They may be powerful people in Wilkes City, or they may be some other people. I often
, we will be imprisoned by the circle we live in, so we need to overcome obstacles all the way and keep moving forward."
He seemed a little worried.
Suldak didn't ask further questions, just nodded and said: "I know."
The adjutant brought in two cups of tea and placed them on the desk.
Swordsman Chester turned his head and looked out the window. His office window faced the square outside. More and more citizens gathered there, and the voices became louder.
Swordsman Chester continued: "Speaking of which, Christopher Magician is still somewhat famous in Wilkes City. His name as director of the Alchemy Union is like an aura around him. He has the ability to influence the situation in Wilkes City.
In the alchemy market, many merchants and nobles are his customers."
"Before Marquis Luther came, he told me that if you were willing to open up territory in the Bailin plane, the Luther Army would fully cooperate. However, I didn't expect these magic unions to go so far this time. This matter
I have already written to Marquis Luther about the matter, and I will follow his advice."
The Great Swordsman of Chester is Marquis Luther's absolute confidant...Suldak thought this way.
He then said: "I have now signed a peace treaty with all the indigenous tribes in the Invercargill Warcraft Forest. They are all willing to accept the rule of the Green Empire. The four tribes that do not want to join the empire have migrated to the west of the Thorny Mountains.
Near the wetland, the territory I get may first meet the needs of the indigenous tribes, and I will set aside large tracts of pasture in the hills and mountains to compensate them, so I will not give up this territory under any circumstances."
Suldak added: "I would rather have this land languished in the House of Representatives than leave it in the hands of anyone else."
Great Swordsman Chester exclaimed: "You are so fast..."
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Surdak returned to the hotel from the military headquarters.
In the past few days, he has been traveling between the military headquarters and the hotel.
Nika occasionally went out to visit Wilkes City. She was full of curiosity about the city. After breakfast every day, she would leave the hotel with a small bag filled with water and white bread, and then walk for a whole day.
I won't come back from outside until the evening.
She didn't walk very far at first. The city was so big that it would take almost half a day to walk back and forth on this shopping street.
Now Nika has learned to ride the public carriage that costs fifteen coppers a time and travels to other neighborhoods.
Samira usually practices archery in the backyard of the hotel. Recently, she discovered that there is an archery studio on the back street of the military headquarters and spent three days there.
Suldak walked to the front desk of the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, intending to order a dinner and ask the hotel waiter to take it to his room.
"Lord Viscount Surdak, there is a gentleman over there who has been waiting for you."
After the hotel waiter finished speaking, he pointed to the rest area in the hotel lobby.
Surdak walked over and saw a middle-aged nobleman with a thin face on the sofa in the lounge area of the hotel lobby. The nobleman's face looked somewhat familiar.
"Are you...?" Surdak asked.
"David Golding..." He deliberately puffed up his chest to expose the noble badge on his chest, and then said to Suldak very confidently: "You must have heard my name!"
Suldak thought for a while, then asked tentatively: "Are you a distant relative of Baron Josie Golding?"
"If you want to say that, then I won't deny it. Maybe you can say it the other way around." Senator Golding crossed his legs and sat motionless on the sofa, staring at Suldak with his head raised.
His face looks a bit old-fashioned and mean, and his slender eyes like to look at people together with his nostrils.
"The trading house in Duodan Town is just one of my many properties. Now let Qiao Xi help me take care of it." His tone changed slightly and said: "I think since the nobles enjoy tax-free privileges, it is the right thing to open a trading house to be tax-free.
As it should be.”
Surdak was not moved at all and said casually: "Sorry, I am currently the mayor of Dodan Town, so these must be done according to my regulations."
"I heard that you are from Halanza, Talapagan area, Bena province?" Councilor Golding continued to ask.
"Yes, my hometown is in the deserted area of Halanza City." Surdak replied.
"Maybe there are no nobles doing business in your hometown... Well, it's just a trading house. It doesn't matter to me whether it collects taxes or not. I came to see you this time, but I was entrusted by others." Gore
Councilor Ding clapped his hands, stood up and said.
In a condescending manner, he continued to say to Surdak:
"A friend asked me to tell you face to face that it would be better to give up the land north of the Thorny Mountains."
As he spoke, he walked out of the rest area and walked into the hotel lobby, then turned back and said:
"Also, tell me what I think. I will vote against you at the next House of Representatives review. There are exactly seven members who have the same idea as me, which is just over half of the members of the House of Representatives..."
Councilor Golding looked a little proud, dusted himself off with a white handkerchief, and then said with a smile:
"Instead of losing in the voting process, it is better to take the initiative to give up the land and leave a good impression on others..."
Suldak just smiled "haha" and waved casually towards Senator Golding.