Chapter 106 The Threat From the Swamp
This was the first time Qiao An heard someone describe the glorious image of grandpa in the small town in the past. Thinking about the lonely look of this old man now, he couldn't help feeling sour.
"In any case, no one can deny that Mr. Guillaume Tell is qualified to attend the town council. Considering his poor legs and feet, it is understandable that he has been absent for so many years. Since he made an exception to attend the council today, of course it will not be for the sake of Made a special trip to cast an abstention." Mr. Longfellow returned to the point.
"Who does my grandfather support?" Joan asked curiously.
"Just like twenty years ago, Mr. Thiel defied the public opinion and called on the townspeople to resist the orc invasion by force. This respectable old man once again made the same courageous decision and made a speech in front of all the townspeople. , pointing out that 'running away and retreating won't solve the problem', 'it will instead encourage ambitious people to bully us even more', so he firmly supported Mr. Flint's proposal for war preparations. A consensus was reached again after twenty years, Joan, it’s a pity that you were not in the conference hall at that time, and you didn’t see the scene where the old dwarf hugged your grandfather with tears in his eyes, that was really touching.” Mr. Longfellow showed a little shame on his face "The courage of the two old heroes is admirable, but it's a pity that a mediocre little person like me doesn't have the courage of Mr. Thiel, and finally cast a cowardly abstention vote, and when I returned home, I was still thinking about arranging for my wife and daughter." Escape to a safe place as soon as possible, alas, the more I think about it, the more I feel ashamed."
Joan put himself in the shoes of Mr. Longfellow and thought that if he was in the position of Mr. Longfellow and knew that a disaster was imminent, the first thing he would consider would be the safety of his own property and relatives and friends. If he could escape, he might not have the courage to stay and defend his homeland. He wanted to comfort Longfellow, but he was not good at words, so he had to change the subject.
"What conclusion did Parliament finally reach?"
"Maybe I shouldn't criticize the administrative system of this town, but ah... Joan, when the two factions in the council are evenly matched, when the two factions are at odds, it is almost impossible to reach a clear consensus Mr. Longfellow looked depressed, "The mayor and his supporters think that there is no need for this town to intervene in the internal strife of the lizard people. For the sake of protecting our own safety, we should expel the fugitive lizard prince Weiss as soon as possible to get rid of this." Mr. Flint and Mr. Thiel advocated protecting this political refugee and using his appeal to fight against the usurper of the cold-blooded tribe. As I say, both sides are right, and it would be better to draw lots, even to leave the decision to the goddess of fate, than to follow this quarrelsome and inefficient system of deliberation. , I wish someone would stand up and overthrow the town's parliamentary politics, and replace it with a more efficient dictatorship by a powerful monarch... Alas, I am really in a daze, why are you talking nonsense to a child!" The owner of the leather shop Patting his forehead, a self-deprecating wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
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Mr Longfellow was not too critical of Durling Town Council. As he had foreseen, at the next day's meeting, the dissident MPs argued all morning and failed to reach any consensus. If nothing unexpected happens, the bickering will continue until both sides are exhausted or the focus is diverted by a new and controversial topic.
I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune, while the councilors in Delin Town were talking about the power change of the Lizardmen Tribe, that afternoon, a special envoy of the Lizardmen from the Great Swamp appeared in the meeting hall to give a speech to the participants. Brings an unexpected message that ends the feud.
The visitor called himself "the new head of the cold-blooded tribe"
The plenipotentiary special envoy of Lord Cottard, when he was intercepted by the guards at the entrance of the town, arrogantly declared that "I have something to ask to see the most useful person in Delin Town". When the guards brought the special envoy into the meeting hall, the noisy meeting place suddenly After quieting down, the eyes of the mayor Jason Tyndall and the congressmen all focused on the lizardman.
The lizardmen special envoy seemed to enjoy the attention. He swaggered up to Mayor Tyndale who was presiding over the meeting, bowed slightly politely to show his respect, and then showed a scroll tanned with snakeskin, and unfolded it leisurely. The scroll read aloud in an artificial tone.
...The embarrassing thing is that apart from Guillaume Thiel and Flint Anvil, the other MPs present couldn't understand what the envoy was saying, so they slammed the table angrily and asked him to change everyone understandable language.
The lizardman envoy stopped reading amidst boos, and looked around the venue contemptuously, expressing deep regret that these shallow and scaleless creatures could not understand "Dragon Language" - the official language of the lizardmen - and then said in a sarcastic tone " It's no wonder, after all, all of you here are human beings, and asking human beings to use the elegant dragon language is really embarrassing for that 'unforked stupid tongue' in your mouth."
After the ridicule, the lizardman special envoy had no choice but to condescend to reread the document in his hand in a "common language" that humans could understand. This time the congressmen finally understood. It turned out that this was an open letter written by the new patriarch of the Cold-Blooded Tribe, Cottal, to all the residents of Delin Town—perhaps it is more appropriate to call it the "Letter of Persuasion to Surrender".
In this open letter, the new lizardman lord Kotar first warned the residents of Delin Town in a threatening tone: "Two roads are in front of you, surrender or destruction!"
If the residents of Delin Town are wise enough to make a choice that best suits their interests, they should accept the following four conditions:
First, hand over the fugitive Weiss and the killers of Cohn and Chud;
Second, the townspeople of Delin accept the protection of the cold-blooded tribe, respect Kotal as the lord, and all the townspeople must pay one-fifth of their personal income to the lord Kotal as a tribute;
Third, the town council of Delin was dissolved, and an agent designated by Cottard became the mayor of the town;
Fourth, the Delin Town militia garrison will swear allegiance to Lord Cotal from now on, and is obliged to participate in the conquest war launched by the Lizardmen against other surrounding human villages and towns.
As soon as the lizardman special envoy finished reading the open letter, the congressmen's anger erupted uncontrollably. The sound of cursing almost toppled the roof of the chamber, and several particularly irritable congressmen overturned the table under the leadership of the old dwarf Flint. He rushed forward, snatched the extremely insulting document from the lizardman special envoy and tore it to pieces, then punched and kicked the special envoy out of the conference hall.
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