Chapter 437: Council of Elders
The Great Elder had no idea that Jacques had quietly summoned Fat Orange before leaving his study.
After Jacques left, in addition to the Great Elder, there was also a fat orange hidden in the corner.
In the next half-hour, the Grand Elder summoned three men, one to monitor Jacques's whereabouts, the other to attend to other matters, and the last one was sent to Paul, as the Grand Elder had said.
Naturally, Fat Orange followed the guy who had been sent to see Paul and followed him to a warehouse outside the city.
The warehouse outside the city is indeed a good place for Tibetans, which does not need to be inspected and registered to enter the city, and is not far from the headquarters, which is more convenient and faster to supervise.
The Great Elder sent someone to communicate with Paul, and his purpose was also to persuade Paul to follow him, from this point of view, the Great Elder's line has been greatly weakened in recent years, and he intends to bring Paul's father and son under his command to strengthen his strength, of course, Paul's father and son do not only represent the two of them, but also represent the Burning Flame Valley lineage.
The man told Paul that his son had come to the imperial capital and asked for his release. Unless Paul makes a statement to make an alliance with the Great Elders. Otherwise, the Great Elder would not have recognized Jacques' candidate for Son of God, and certainly would not have released Paul.
With Paul's wisdom, he would certainly not trust the man easily, and chose the same strategy as Jacques - dragging, dragging until the other party showed his flaws first.
Before coming to the Mithril Society with Twenty-Three, Paul had thought about the various scenarios that might come his way. Being imprisoned himself is also one of them, and the solution to the situation is to seek support from an external force, and this external force is Jacques.
As long as Jacques's identity is confirmed and a candidate for the Son of God loyal to the organization can be produced, Paul and Yelena's elopement that year is not only faulty, but also meritorious.
After the man left, Fat Orange appeared in the room where Paul was being held, where he met with him, and after a man and a cat gathered the information they knew, they worked out a new plan.
The next day, the Grand Elder did not wait for Jacques to visit again.
When the personnel in charge of surveillance entered the Eagle Hotel of Hurdow, they found that the room where Jacques lived had long been empty, and the object of surveillance had disappeared.
At the same time, another news came that Paul had also been released from detention and was missing.
Hearing the return, the Great Elder was so angry that he smashed his teapot on the spot.
However, what made him even more angry was that a few days later, Robert sent a message to the branches of the Mithril Society in various places, claiming that the Holy Maiden Yelena had left a son and had recently returned to the Mithril Society. According to tradition, this man is one of the candidates for the new generation of Son of God.
The Great Elder immediately issued a rebuttal, believing that Jacques's identity was suspicious, and even if it was Yelena's son, he could not prove that he was the firstborn. After all, Paul eloped with Yelena 23 years ago, and Jacques was not yet 20 years old.
The two notices from Robert and the Grand Elder brought the contradictions between the two factions to light to the entire congregation.
Subsequently, around the issue of Jacques's identity, the two sides sent five more open letters back and forth, and quarreled.
Fortunately, these letters were transmitted by telegraph cable, and it only took a week to go back and forth.
It wasn't until Robert announced the convening of an interim council of elders to discuss the issue of Jacques's identity.
This impromptu meeting was not held at the Mithril Society's headquarters in the imperial capital, but was set in the port of Moussey, mainly because Robert's current identity was too sensitive, and there was no way to sneak into the imperial capital quietly.
A month later, the nine elders gathered in Musai Port.
Although Robert is the acting president of the Mithril Society and the first military and political person in the South Castile Federation, the Mithril Society still adheres to the tradition of keeping a low profile and secrecy, and selects a small villa on the outskirts of Port Mousse to hold a meeting, for which a radius of five miles is emptied, except for the Nine Elders, only a few people are allowed to enter the villa, which naturally includes Paul and Jacques father and son in the center of the whirlpool.
The red-haired twenty-three stood outside the courtyard of the villa to greet the elders who were attending the meeting.
As soon as the three elders were sent into the house, another steam cart stopped on the path outside the courtyard, and the white-haired and white-bearded elder got out of the car. The old man refused to be helped by Twenty-Three, and walked off the steam cart with his back hunched and his cane.
Although his body was a little rickety, the Great Elder's footsteps were steady, and as he walked, he asked Twenty-Three, "Are they all here?"
Twenty-three replied with a smile: "Except for you, all of them are here." ”
"That kid Robert, too?" the Grand Elder asked, pausing in his tracks.
Twenty-three nodded and said, "Here, he is the first to arrive at the venue." ”
Knowing that everyone was waiting for him, the Great Elder was satisfied, but he waved his cane and hit Twenty-three on the calf, and said, "Then why don't you lead the way quickly, what are you doing slowly." ”
Twenty-three was shocked in his heart, the Great Elder's movement of raising his hand and waving seemed to be very slow, but he couldn't dodge.
"My fault, my fault...... You're here......" still leading the way with a smile on his face.
Pushing the door into the venue, the Grand Elder found that there was a round table in the conference room, and there were ten seats around the table, and there were currently nine people seated, leaving only the seat directly opposite Robert empty.
Outside the round table, there were a few chairs against the wall, which were almost full at this time.
The Great Elder glanced around and found his grandson Komi in the seat against the wall, so he leaned on his chair and did not sit down, but said with a smile: "The acting president actually called my grandson who is not a weapon." ”
Robert propped his elbows on the table and said, "The Great Elder is too strict, I think Brother Comey, with outstanding organizational skills, careful and steady work, is a rare talent." If it weren't for the fact that there is a fixed number of elders in the inheritance, I would be very willing to propose Brother Comey as an elder, which is called the capable going up and the mediocre going down. We in the South Carolina Union are now implementing this policy to select officials, and the results are remarkable. ”
The whole room could hear the smell of gunpowder in the words of the two, according to the tradition of the Presbyterian Church, if Comey wanted to become an elder, he could only replace the seat of the Great Elder. Of course, after Comey's replacement, he will not succeed the Great Elder, but according to the time he entered the Council of Elders, he will become the new Nine Elders, and the other eight elders will be promoted by one in order, and the current Second Elder will become the new Grand Elder, holding the second most powerful power of the Mithril Society in addition to the president.
The Great Elder would definitely not abdicate and pass on his position to his grandson unless he died, and he felt that he could survive a little more and continue to contribute.
Don't you see, the first president lived to be three hundred years old, and now the great elder is less than half the age of the first president, and there is still a long way to go.
"I don't understand the government affairs, but I heard that the acting president has been busy all day long for the South Carolina Alliance recently, and he has done his best, you have to pay attention to your body, and the physical fitness of the awakened can not be boiled. After the Great Elder sat down, he immediately fought back against Robert.
You're all busy with the South Castile Alliance, about the Mithril Society?
You're all thirty people, you're just an awakened person, not even a plastic person, isn't it?
Robert said with a smile: "Nanka's independence is one of my important means to achieve the goal of the Mithril Society, Nanka's appearance has disrupted the balance between the current countries, although I claim to obey the leadership of the royal family, but what I do is still the Duchy's self-made set, look at it, there is an example of Nanka in front, and there will be new changes soon." ”
At this time, the second elder spoke: "The matter we are discussing today is not the affairs of the South Carolina Alliance, this is put in advance, since everyone is here, let's get to the point." "Changsha
Robert waved his hand and said, "I'm sorry, the people haven't arrived yet, so I have to trouble everyone to wait a little longer." ”
The second elder asked suspiciously, "Aren't they all here?"
"The attendees have not yet arrived. ”
At this time, sitting in the seats against the wall sat Jacques Paul and his son, Twenty-Three, Comey, Klaus, and two other senior members of the Mithril Society, all of whom were young people preparing to inherit the Elder's seat in addition to Jacques and Twenty-Three.
"Who else is missing?" asked Sixth Elder Henry.
At the same time, the door was pushed open, and a red-haired woman in a power suit appeared in the doorway.
"The fire phoenix is here. Robert stood up to greet him, but Robert didn't even get up to greet him when the Great Elder arrived.
Huofeng nodded, walked straight to Paul's side, stood in front of Jacques, waved his hand gently, and motioned for Jacques to give her his place, and she wanted to sit next to Paul.
Jacques was such a clever person, and immediately understood Huo Feng's intentions, and moved his ass to the empty seat next to him, so that the woman could sit next to his father.
It is said that this woman in the same vein as her father has been unknown before, but in the past two years, she has suddenly risen to prominence with the revenge army in the Northern Regions, and in fact, the grandmasters under her have reached more than 30 people, and her reputation is far and wide.
The Avengers are the descendants of Robert's troops, and Robert can compete with the Great Elders, in addition to the South Carolina Alliance, the Avengers are also one of the important bargaining chips.
"Brother Paul, I haven't seen you for many years, but my demeanor is still there. Huofeng sat down and accosted Paul, who was beside him.
"Senior Sister Huofeng has changed so much that I don't dare to admit it. Paul said.
Huofeng leaned forward, and actually took off his leather coat, leaving only a tight short fight: "When you left, I was only fourteen years old, and twenty-three years have passed, and I am almost four people, so there are naturally some changes." With that, he leaned forward.
Jacques squinted and peeked to see that his father was sitting upright, not paying any attention to the mountains beside him.
"This is your son and Yelena's, tell my aunt, what's your name?"
"It's the dog, his name is Jacques. ”
"You're so handsome, like you were back then. I really want to have such a handsome son. ”
Twenty-three suddenly poked out from Paul's side and interjected, "Feng'er, I also have a daughter! ”
"What department have you awakened?"
Twenty-three said: "Naturally, it is a fire system, and my wife is also a fire type." ”
Huo Feng turned his head and glared at Twenty-Three, and said, "I didn't ask you, Little Jacques, tell your aunt, are you awakened by the fire system? ”
Jacques had no choice but to reply, "I'm sorry, aunt...... Auntie, what I awakened is the chaos system......"
Fire Phoenix: "......"
At this time, someone at the round table said, "Everyone is here this time, are you ready to start?"
Robert stood up and said, "Okay, be quiet, let's get to the beginning of this council of elders." As we all know, this temporary convening of the Council of Elders was mainly to discuss the eligibility of Jacques as a candidate for the Son of God. You received the relevant information before the meeting, so I won't go into details, let's ask the fourth elder Bobby to speak first, after all, it is about you Burning Flame Valley. ”
Jacques has been accompanying this ancestor for the past few days, the master of his father Paul, and the contemporary head of the Burning Flame Valley.
The Four Elders spoke about Paul and Elena's experiences after they left the Mithril Society, citing several witnesses and explaining Jacques's chaotic attributes to prove that Jacques was Elena's firstborn.
The witness statements are all new, but the testimonies of these people can be verified by each other, and cover the first three years after the two eloped, and the many adventures and battles can prove that Elena did not have children before giving birth to Jacques.
After the four elders finished speaking, the Great Elder remained silent.
Robert opened his mouth and said, "In this case, do you have any opinions on Jacques becoming a candidate for the Son of God?"
After a pause, looking around the round table, the Great Elder was silent.
Robert laughed, "Okay, let's talk about what to do with Paul." I don't think Paul's elopement with Yelena did any real damage to our Mithril, and the Child of God candidate returned to the Order. Paul also did nothing to harm the organization during his absence, so I recommend that Paul's full rights within the organization be restored.
At that time, Paul was an inner disciple, and I suggested that he be arranged with a position suitable for an inner disciple, well, it is best to work in the first line. Mr. Paul is said to be among the best among the Grandmasters, and I propose to send him to the Avenger Army, where there is a great need for powerful transcendents. ”
Huofeng put his hand on Paul's lap and said, "Senior brother, we will be comrades-in-arms in the future, but you have to take care of me more." ”
Twenty-three interjected: "Senior Brother Paul went to the revenge army, he should also be your subordinate, you should take care of Senior Brother......
Everyone in the room was whispering about Robert's proposal, when suddenly the Grand Elder knocked the ground three times in quick succession with his cane, and the room fell silent.
The Great Elder said slowly, "It's rare for everyone to be so here today, and it just so happens that an old friend has returned, so everyone can welcome her together." Comey, go outside to pick up the car, someone is coming. ”
Comey looked at Robert, and when Rob nodded, he left the venue and went outside the villa.
Not long after, a small man in a robe and hood followed Comey into the venue.
"He's?" Robert asked the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder said, "Take off your hat, Ovilla. ”
Paul stood up for a moment.
The little man standing behind the Great Elder raised his head and took off his hood, revealing a head full of silver hair and a youthful and lovely woman's face.
"Hello everyone, I'm back!" Ovilla said.