Chapter 105 The Thirteenth Member of Parliament

Early the next morning, Joan got up on time to prepare the spell, and then made an exception and went out for a walk. The streets of the town were as calm as usual. He guessed that the internal strife within the Cold-Blooded Tribe had not yet been eliminated, and the Cottal party, who had usurped power, might not have the power to launch a war against Delin Town, and he didn't need to be suspicious.

Thinking of this, Joan's uneasy mood calmed down, and he buried himself in work when he got home, and spent the whole morning enchanting fifteen pieces of high-end fur one by one. After a simple lunch, Joan went out and hired a carriage, loaded the large and small bags of enchanted furs into the cart, and sent them to Longfellow Leather Goods Store.

Mr. Longfellow was not at home. His eldest daughter was watching the store. She was not surprised by Joan's arrival. She warmly invited him to drink tea and asked him a lot about enchanted furs. I am very interested, and even have a little more respect for Joan, a "fashion designer".

Joan bite the bullet and chatted with Miss Longfellow for a few minutes, and was about to leave when the door of the shop opened suddenly and Mr. Longfellow walked in.

Miss Longfellow took the cane and top hat from her father, and said with a smile: "You came back earlier than usual. It seems that there is nothing important in the parliament today."

Hearing the word "council", Joan realized that today was the day when the town council was in session. His ears perked up. He wanted to hear more from Longfellow and his daughter about the proposals discussed in the council, perhaps involving the lizard tribe. The subject of a coup.

Mr. Longfellow lost his usual smile. He didn't seem to notice Joann's presence. He frowned and said to his daughter, "Lena, go back and tell your mother to pack up and go to Port Layton tomorrow morning. Kate is coming too."

"Why, the holiday is brought forward this year?" Lena asked her father in surprise.

"It's not a vacation, Lena, it's a refuge."

"Refuge? Dad, you must be drunk, what are you talking about!"

Facing his daughter's questioning, Mr. Longfellow shook his head and smiled wryly, sat down on the armchair, lit his pipe and took a deep breath, his face softened a little.

"Lena, I can't go into details. In short, we may encounter a big crisis in Delin Town. For safety reasons, you'd better leave for a while. If the situation doesn't continue to deteriorate as I feared, you can come back. Not too late."

Lina nodded with a vague understanding, and hurried to find her mother and sister.

Joan came out from the inner room of the shop. Mr. Longfellow heard footsteps, and unconsciously looked back.

"Oh, it turned out to be Joan, who surprised me."

"Mr. Longfellow, I heard the conversation between you and Sister Lena just now. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I want to know what you mean by the 'crisis'."

"Actually, it's not a big deal." Longfellow stroked his beard, seemed reluctant to discuss this topic with young people, and said vaguely, "There were some debates in today's parliament, and some members like to scare people... "

"Is it about the coup d'état of the lizardmen tribe?"

"Uh...you've heard that too?" Longfellow looked at Joan in surprise. The young mage's dark eyes were like a deep well, completely hiding his inner emotions, making him feel unfathomable. He nodded hesitantly "That's right, because of this incident, Mr. Mayor and Mr. Flint had a big quarrel. The strange thing is that the two sons of the mayor's family did not stand on their father's side, but instead supported Flint's initiative, claiming that All the residents of Delin Town must be prepared for the aggressive war that the lizard people may launch at any time. From now on, we must concentrate all our manpower and material resources to prepare for the war. In addition, we must send people to Leiden Port as soon as possible to report to the governor Reporting on the events in the Everglades... To be honest, I was so scared by these remarks that I still feel a chill down my spine when I think about it!"

"The mayor finally accepted Mr. Flint's proposal?" Joan asked eagerly.

"Mr. Tyndale was not so easily persuaded. In fact, the parliament was divided on this issue. Of the 12 members present at the meeting, when the final vote was made, only Mr. Fidel and I - that is, the 'River Light Hotel' Mr. Longfellow sipped his tea to moisten his throat and said with a wry smile: "According to our Derling The town’s deliberation principle is that when a proposal gets equal votes for and against, the mayor will cast his crucial vote to determine the final fate of the proposal. It is conceivable that Mr. Tyndall There will definitely be a negative vote, and Mr. Flint's 'emergency preparation bill' will be rejected, but at this juncture, the door of the chamber is suddenly opened, and the thirteenth member of the town walks in."

"Wait first!" Joan was full of surprise, "There is still a thirteenth member of the Delin Town Council?"

"That's right, there are a total of thirteen councilors in this session, but the last councilor almost never attends the council, and most townspeople have even forgotten that there is such a number one person, but then again, Joan...others forgot That's all for that Mr. Congressman who is always absent, you shouldn't ignore him, after all, he is your only relative." Mr. Longfellow said with a half-smile.

Qiao An's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly remembered the abnormal behavior of her grandfather last night, and asked tentatively, "Are you referring to my grandfather?"

The owner of the leather goods store nodded: "To be a member of this town, you must meet three criteria: first, you must have no less than 2,000 acres of farmland, pastures or forests; second, you must have received a good education and have a good reputation; He has made outstanding contributions... The honorable Mr. Guillaume Tell meets all the above criteria, and he also led the townspeople to repel the orc robbers. In recognition of his great contribution, the town council awarded him the honor of "Lifetime Councilor" , may attend Parliament whenever he wishes."

"I've never heard grandpa talk about these things." Joan suddenly felt that grandpa had become very strange.

"It was 20 years ago that Mr. Thiel was elected as a 'life member'. At that time, I was a young man. As for you, my child, you were not born yet." Longfellow sighed, "At that time your father Mom is still alive, and the Tell family are all respected heroes and righteous men in the town. Unfortunately, your parents died young, and Mr. Tell unfortunately lost his right leg in the last adventure...Since then, he has been like a After more than ten years, people have gradually forgotten the leader who led everyone to fight against bandits. Small-town hero, just as a grumpy crippled old man."

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