In the spacious hall, the previous displays have been removed. There are two huge tables in the middle, with rows of wooden chairs on both sides.
The tables on both sides were occupied by two parties from the five major chambers of commerce. On one side were the families of Tisiphone, Nissus, and Anemii, and on the other side were the families of Carites and Helis.
"The Helis family does not agree with the conditions you proposed." Melu said after reading the terms in her hand.
The three families jointly demanded that the Helles and Carites completely withdraw from Hopeland and transfer nearly half of the property under their own names.
Negotiations were deadlocked from the start.
No matter how you look at it, it makes people feel that the terms proposed by Tisiphone, Nissus, and Anemii are completely insincere.
Meilu's reaction didn't seem to surprise the other three families, it was expected by them.
"Miss Mellu, do you disagree, or does the Helis family disagree?" Wick asked.
"What's the difference?" Mei Lu frowned.
"Sorry, what I want to say is that the Helles family actually agrees with this matter." Noyce said, tapping the table with his thick fingers.
"How..." Before Melu could finish her words, she suddenly saw a young man walking out surrounded by people, it was her brother Bell.
The young man seemed a little nervous, but the elder beside him spoke.
"Melu, as a girl you are not suitable to lead the Helis family." This was the former Vito, who was Melu's uncle.
There are many people around him who are elders of the Helis family, people who were forced to hand over their power and property before. Most of them are Melu's uncles.
Meilu looked at this group of people, unmoved, and instead focused on her brother Bell.
"Bell, why are you here today? Shouldn't you stay at home?"
Bell seemed a little afraid to look at his sister, and spoke with some restraint.
"Uncle Vito asked me to come... The uncles thought that as a boy, I should be stronger so that... I can protect my sister."
"Since my sister became the head of the family, she has been very tired every day, slept very late, and often secretly shed tears. I know all this."
His tone became smoother as he spoke.
"I hope my sister can have a good rest and live a good life without being so tired and anxious every day."
"So, what do you think?" Mei Lu looked at her younger brother, so familiar yet so unfamiliar.
"I want to be a man, instead of hiding behind my sister all the time. I want to be the head of the family, and I also want to do something on my own." When he said this, there was a look of envy in his eyes.
"That's it." Mei Lu lowered her head.
"Does father know?"
"Yes, father agreed." Bell nodded happily.
There was a brief silence in the hall.
After a long time, Noyce continued to speak.
"Miss Meilu, don't worry. We will not hold you responsible. You can still live freely overseas in the future."
"Is this kindness on your part?"
Mei Lu raised her head, her eyes a little red.
Noyce looked at the girl in front of him and sighed slightly.
"I have watched you grow up, and Feng Nai and you have been friends for many years. You don't have to worry about your future self."
"So, no one asked me for my opinion, so I just agreed?"
Melu turned her head and looked at Jelder beside her. This cousin seemed a little guilty and did not dare to face Melu's eyes. He sincerely thought that this would be good for Melu and would keep her away from this dangerous whirlpool.
Get stable happiness.
Jelder still remembers the little sister he held when his aunt came to their home when he was a child. She had a beautiful smile and held a red fruit in her hand, which she handed to him.
Then the aunt said: "This is brother Jelder, come on, Melu, call me brother."
The little girl just learned to speak and sweetly called out "Hello, Brother Gerard". From then on, he fell in love with this well-behaved sister.
Several years later, he and his parents went to the host's house for a visit. There were many guests at that time, and there were also many children. Melu came down the stairs in a skirt, and when she saw herself, she called out "Brother Jerde."
It turned out that she still remembered herself, and a strange emotion arose in her heart, as if the unnoticed weeds on the hillside were seen for the first time among thousands.
Jerde was very naughty when he was a child. His parents scolded him, his elders misunderstood him, and children of the same age rejected him.
But Meilu's call was like a small stone falling into her heart, and the ripples slowly spread throughout her body.
It turns out that some people remember me.
Jelder replied softly. "I'm sorry, but I sincerely hope you can find stable happiness in the future."
"But, that's just what you think is happiness."
Mei Lu seemed to want to say something, but she still couldn't. Her left hand tightly grasped the hem of her skirt, and finally lowered her eyelashes in despair.
Adli on the opposite side saw Melu giving in, smiled and continued to speak.
"As for the Carites family, I think there is no need to ask, because the Miss Lacey sitting in front of me is not Angus's daughter."
As he spoke, waves of exclamations sounded from the seats next to him, and everyone turned their attention to the calm and confident girl.
"Angus's daughter's name is Elaine, and she has passed away, and you, Miss Lacey, are just a fake." Then more explosive information spread in the hall.
"What, that Lacey is actually a fake."
"Let me tell you, how can Angus's daughter be so beautiful?"
"Haha, I want to know what happened to her."
Adley also sighed a little in his heart. If he hadn't learned from Daniel, he would never have thought that Ceres and Chelsea would help a stranger with peace of mind and declare that Lacey was Angus's heir.
People around him pointed and pointed, and even the guards behind him were a little shaken.
As the words fell, there was a burst of discussion, ridicule, and sarcasm all around. Everyone had some dark psychology. Watching the high-ranking figure fall seemed to get a special pleasure, even if it had nothing to do with them.
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At this time, a messenger held the document high, stepped in from outside the hall, and announced loudly:
"Inform all the chambers of commerce and industry branches in Hopeland. The Verga Business Alliance Industry Guild Headquarters has issued a formal document. The Tisiphone family will take full control of Hopeland, become the speaker of the area and the plenipotentiary representative of the industry guild, and take back the card.
The Rites family’s seat in the trade guild is no longer included in the twenty-six seats.”
"In view of the death of former Chamber of Commerce President Angus and his descendants, Carites will be taken over by someone with full authority from the industry guild."
As the words fell, there was an uproar in the hall.
"This decision by the league violates the agreement that was made." Chelsea's cold voice came from behind Lorraine Hill.
"Does this mean that the guild headquarters is no longer the noble union that pursues justice and trustworthiness?"
She continued to speak, which also sparked some discussion. This decision was indeed unusual.
"Orders from the guild headquarters cannot be disobeyed." Wick spoke again.
"But we Carites will not give in. In our hearts, Miss Lacey is still the most orthodox heir of the Chamber of Commerce."
"And you are the murderers who killed Angus." Following Chelsea's words, several of Carites' guards drew their swords and stood in front of Lorraine Hill to protect him.
"Then it seems we can't reach an agreement."
As Wick finished speaking, groups of black-clad soldiers poured into the hall from the side door. They held silver-white muskets in their hands. Accompanied by armor and footsteps, they lined up neatly and stood behind Adeley and others.
He leveled the gun and pointed the muzzle at Lorraine Hill and others.
"You..." Mrs. Philia stood up, but Master Helang, who was sitting next to her, took the lead and stopped in front of her.
"Mrs. Filia, please don't be angry. Emenas has regulations that teachers and ungraduated students are not allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of other organizations and countries."
Looking at the old man with a gray beard, several balls of light gradually floated around Mrs. Philia, the brilliance flowing in them, flickering on and off.
"It seems that my old bones are going to have some exercise." He Lang was not surprised. He took the slender sword handed by the person next to him and then held a sword flower in his arm.
"The last time I competed with you was twenty years ago. I was still very young at that time." The old man gradually exuded a mountainous aura, and wisps of white smoke began to appear around the sword body, and the air
All slightly distorted.
At this tense moment of confrontation, the others finally reacted, panicked shouts rang out in the hall, and then they rushed out crazily.
The armed forces of the two chambers of commerce confronting each other outside the mansion also experienced a sudden change. The Helis family suddenly retreated, leaving the Carites family alone to confront the other three families. When they sensed something was wrong, the Carites guards also began to shrink urgently.
And the bells in the city rang again, and the teams of the other three families attacked again. The Helles family was silent, and the Tisiphone family, Nissus, and Anemii family once again joined forces and advanced towards Carites.
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Seven or eight blue steel golems stood up in the city and fired out blazing pillars of fire, igniting the Carites fleet that was about to fire. Cans of kerosene were thrown from Nissus' house and fell onto the sea, lighting up the harbor at night.
Burned into a sea of fire.
Screams and fighting sounds echoed throughout the city again.
"Fire!"
Some warships farther away from the harbor lobbed cannonballs at the Nissos house, causing a loud noise. Some oil tanks that had not had time to launch exploded on the spot, and the entire chamber of commerce was immersed in a sea of fire.
But this time, the coalition forces of the three families did not retreat and continued to advance towards Carites, with long ladders being erected one by one.
Without the assistance of the Helis family, most of the fleet was in flames, and the Carites Chamber of Commerce seemed to be in danger.
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In the spacious hall, the violent airflow directly penetrated all obstacles, whether it was windows, beams, tables and chairs, and was like being swept away by a giant dragon, dissipating directly into the sea and sky.
There were no lights in the dark hall, and the cold, silvery moonlight swayed down from the sky and shone into the messy and ruined hall.
The people in the hall were staggering around, most of them being suppressed by debris. The previous musketeers were also scattered everywhere, and some even disappeared.
Noyce climbed up from the overwhelming stone pillar with difficulty and looked at the girl in the center of the hall.
The long silver hair blown by the sea breeze shone in the moonlight and kept fluttering. The clothes on her body were not damaged at all, and wisps of air flow around her sides. There seemed to be stars twinkling in her pupils, peerless and independent.
And in the entire strait outside Hopeland, violent storms began to take shape, and countless tides were swept up, rising into the sky, like the Milky Way pouring down from the sky, directly extinguishing the fire in the harbor.
"Is this the result you want?" She finally spoke in response to these enemies who were using scheming tactics.