A few days later, Avignon, Vaucluse, southern France.
This is a very famous city. If you have heard the story of the Prisoner of Avignon, then this beautiful little city may have a different meaning in your eyes.
During World War II, France once had a government that took into account both the rule of virtue and the rule of law. Unfortunately, after the end of World War II, the rule of virtue disappeared and only the rule of law remained.
But now, after years of reconstruction, France, which had not suffered much damage, has quickly returned to its past prosperity. If you ignore those who were hurt back then, the city is still as beautiful as before.
"Is your school board meeting going to be held here?"
Ender wore a Chinese tunic suit and walked with Angers on the streets of Avignon. This outfit was very conspicuous, but fortunately, the French people are not weak in tolerance. Only a few people cast curious looks at Ander's appearance.
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“Avignon is actually a beautiful city with a rich historical heritage.”
"I know, but this place is too humid."
Avignon is located on the banks of the Rhône River, and the large amount of flowing water made Ender a little uncomfortable.
"We have a Mediterranean climate here. The summers are hot and dry. Where is the humidity?"
Ender shrugged his shoulders. He determined that if he joined the school board, he would set the meeting place in the Sahara Desert. The yellow quicksand was the most comfortable place for him.
“Next time, remember to choose a place in the desert.”
"Then those industrious gentlemen like this are going to suffer."
The current situation in Angers seems to be the leader of the Secret Party and the best dragon slayer in Europe, but in fact there is no unity within the Secret Party. After the Day of Mourning, most of the best talents of the Secret Party were killed or injured.
The former Presbyterian family died out immediately.
In addition, the wars over the years have directly led to a major change in the leadership of the secret party. In addition to Angers, the homeless dragon slayer, a large number of mixed-race families have emerged.
"Especially the Gattuso family, those upstarts."
The Gattuso family was once a mafia family in Sicily. Their main business was smuggling and their side business was dragon slaying. They liked to dance ballet and blast their enemies' heads with Chicago typewriters.
This family was once the emperor of southern Italy and the godfather of many Sicilians, but it was not very powerful among mixed races.
But with the promulgation of Prohibition in the United States, the sale of private wine brought countless wealth to the Gattuso family, but soon Mussolini came to power and began to hunt down the Mafia in Italy.
The Gattuso family was once in danger of genocide, but this group of Italians who didn't like to take the ordinary path found a new way of survival.
Under the high pressure of Mussolini, they resumed their previous life, using the channel of smuggling alcohol to open up a new trade route between Italy and Tunisia, while bringing chocolate and cheese to the Italians in a steady stream.
Making money.
Afterwards, the Gattuso family got involved with the secret party, fueled Mussolini's downfall, and became the richest family in Italy while taking revenge.
In this case, this group of mafia gangs and now upstarts have become the school's largest funders, but they want more than that. They often openly oppose Angers' proposals in the presbytery and want to have more.
many rights.
"The Gattuso family has always wanted to build the Cassel College, the mixed-race university I told you about, in Italy."
Angers looked at the people walking on the street and the children playing in the street, and explained the current situation to Ender.
"But the Kassel Academy cannot be established in Europe. It must be far away from the control of the Presbyterian Church."
"Is this why you ran to America?"
"Yes, not long after I went back last time..."
After returning from China last time, Angers was keenly aware that the Presbyterian Church had gradually become an obstacle to the development of the Secret Party. This ancient organization longed for new blood, not puppets in the hands of those old people.
So Angers gave up his actions in Europe and resolutely ran to the younger United States to reduce the constraints of the Presbyterian Church on him.
After some "friendly" exchanges with the local mixed-race people in the United States, Angers joined the U.S. Army and experienced World War II. After these years of experience, he finally got back the memory of his close friend Meineke Cassel from the Presbyterian Church.
Legacy became the unique leader of the Secret Party.
And this legacy also gave Angers a great gift when he wanted to build a school: a piece of land in the outer suburbs of Chicago.
In this way, the construction of Kassel College was finally put on the agenda, but the Presbyterian Council argued endlessly over the location of Angers, so anxious that Angers wanted to put a knife to their necks.
"So you just dragged me here?"
"The Laurent family will support me. I have one vote of my own, plus your vote and the vote of the Beowulf family, which is enough to pass my proposal."
"I'm here to help you make up the numbers, right?"
Ender was a little helpless. As a chaotic and kind-hearted Brass Dragon, he was often too lazy to deal with such complicated and troublesome matters. If Cassel College was not really important, Ender would not participate in any school board meetings.
Andre and Ange walked into a splendid mansion. The tacky golden decoration showed the generosity of the owner. Under the guidance of the waiter, they climbed up the stairs. They opened a gorgeously decorated door and walked to a
In the conference room.
Six men sat at an exquisitely crafted conference table. They were communicating in low voices, but they all stopped after Ander came in, staring at Ander's Chinese face with pairs of golden eyes.
Ender didn't want to be polite to these people. He went directly to the main seat in the back and sat down, with his legs crossed, as if he was the boss and I was the second boss.
For a time, what was originally a classical and solemn private meeting became like an incense hall run by gangsters in Hong Kong.
Angers looked at Ander's appearance and sighed helplessly. He never expected this lawless dragon to abide by the rules in the first place.
He walked up behind Ender, put his hand on Ender's chair, and introduced calmly:
"This is Lu Ande, a member of the Huaxia Lu family, the first generation member of the Lion Heart Society, and my comrade. Now I recommend him to become a member of the Secret Party Elders Council."
The six people from the original Presbyterian Church lowered their heads. With their intelligence network, they naturally knew Ender's ability. This was a fierce man who had truly slain a dragon.
Although the intelligence collection in the Far East was always not smooth, all the information showed that Ender was as good a warrior as Angers.
"But he is a yellow man, and we should maintain the purity of the secret party..."
A man with brown curly hair glared at Ender and loudly objected to Angers' proposal.
"A member of the Gattuso family"
Angers whispered to Ander.
The next moment, a beam of light flew past, and the representative of the Gattuso family froze. An abnormal flush appeared on his face, and he began to take off his shirt regardless.