Chapter 465 - Federal Councillor (Medium)
North of Edinburgh, in the Scottish Highlands, in the upper reaches of the River Dee.
Before the Great Tribulation, Britain was one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with 65 million people living in less than 250,000 square kilometres, an average of almost 260 per square kilometre. However, ninety percent of the British live in cities and towns, including 24 million in Greater London and 54 million in England. In Scotland, which makes up more than a third of the British Isles, there are fewer than 10 million inhabitants, mostly in large and medium-sized cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, and less than half a million rural residents. The Scottish Highlands, which make up nearly half of Scotland, are almost entirely virgin forests.
It is hard to imagine that in a highly developed industrial country like the United Kingdom, such a large area of primeval forest is preserved.
After the Great Tribulation, the Scottish Highlands became even more inhospitable. The scattered villages have long since been abandoned, and most of the survivors have gone south to England, with some remaining in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Even the most pioneering spirit does not settle in primeval forests. Civilians do not fear looting if they leave the big cities, and there are no bandits in the primeval forests, but it is difficult to obtain the necessary supplies to survive in the primeval forests.
Unlike the United States, the central powers of most European countries, including the United Kingdom, did not collapse and quickly resumed functioning after the withdrawal of the invaders. In other words, social order has been restored in most European countries, and social production is on the right track. The first issue that needs to be addressed is to restore agricultural production and provide enough food for the people to ensure that no one goes hungry. In contrast, flat and fertile England was more suitable for farming than mountainous Scotland, so most of the English people gathered in England.
The civilians who remained in Scotland were mainly engaged in some basic industrial production, such as coal mining.
Because the land in Scotland is not suitable for farming, or even grazing, most of Scotland's inhabitants live in cities.
It's just that this is only for civilians.
In the upper reaches of the River Dee, in the valley south of Mount Ben McDouy, there is a castle built in the 11th century.
The castle was built by a hereditary earl of the Kingdom of Scotland, and over the next 400 years, the castle grew several times larger than 20 generations of the Earl's family, becoming one of the strongest military fortresses in the Scottish Highlands. In the 17th century, it was also the main base of the Scottish aristocracy that rebelled against the union with England. It was not until the early 18th century, when Queen Anne united Scotland with England, that the castle fell. After that, the castle was abandoned for more than 200 years, and it was not until the 60s of the 20th century that the castle was listed as a protected cultural relic by the British government, and a special person was arranged to take care of it, and the castle was maintained and repaired every year.
Today, the castle is the private property of a dignitary, the Vice-President of the House of Commons, the Speaker of the Scottish Parliament, and the Earl of Karen.
In Britain and throughout Europe, Cullen is a legend.
Before the apocalypse, Cullen was a veritable playboy. His father owned Scotland's largest coal mine and was the number one shareholder in dozens of restaurant chains in Edinburgh and Glasgow, owning a large estate in Edinburgh worth more than a billion pounds. Because he is an only son and the sole heir to a huge fortune, Karen does not take running the family business seriously, and spends his days in social situations.
Karen was able to become famous, not because he did anything during the Great Tribulation, but because he did nothing!
After the impact, Cullen took a few beautiful chicks and a group of bodyguards to hide in this castle and live an isolated life. His father remained in Edinburgh, guarding the vast family business and participating in the evacuation of the city's residents in response to the government's call.
Karen was scared of death, which happened to save his life.
After the catastrophe had passed and the invaders had evacuated, Karen learned that his father had died of a DNA virus infection, and that most of them had died.
It's just that Karen's opportunity has also come.
Many of the survivors in Edinburgh and Glasgow were hiding in the Karen's coal mines or in the houses owned by the Cullens, and their survival was directly related to the chain of restaurants in which Cullen's father had a stake, that is, the warehouses of the catering enterprises hoarded large quantities of food, which were the key materials for the survivors to survive until the invaders evacuated. According to some survivors' recollections, it was Karen's father who told them to hide in the coal mine to avoid the mutants infected with the DNA virus and provide them with food. Karen's father was killed by mutants on a way from Glasgow to the mines.
After social order returns to normal, Cullen takes advantage of his father's "inheritance".
In the local elections in Scotland, Cullen was elected not only as a member of Parliament, but also as Speaker, and later as a member and deputy speaker of the British House of Commons.
This is definitely a remarkable achievement for Karen who is not yet thirty years old.
And there's nothing surprising about that. Sixty per cent of the members of the Scottish Parliament are under the age of thirty-five, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, forty per cent are under the age of thirty-five. In the aftermath of the catastrophe, there were very few male survivors, mainly children and adolescents, with most of the adult males surviving around the age of 35, that is, young adults, and very few male survivors over the age of 50.
For Karen, his political career was just beginning.
When the United Kingdom joined the European Commonwealth, it won four seats in the European Commonwealth House of Lords, namely one each in the first-tier administrative regions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Cullen is the President of the Scottish Parliament, the Commonwealth Legislature. During the transition period, when the President and the House of Commons are democratically elected, the House of Lords, known as the Senate, will be the highest legislative body in the European Federation, with extremely high powers, and a total of 100 Lords will be powerful figures.
To put it bluntly, a new era requires a new social order, and entering the House of Lords is tantamount to joining the elite.
Karen was able to succeed by definitely not relying on that handsome face, nor was it a means to please women, in addition to the "legacy" left by his father, there was one person who played a vital role. This person is Ella, who fled to the castle with Karen in the first place.
Before the Apocalypse, Ella was a second-rate movie star and a courtesan with Edinburgh.
Like many actresses who rely on their face and body to eat, Ella seduced several directors and made a few B-grade movies that had no chance to land on the big screen, but because of her poor acting skills, she not only failed to be among the first-line movie stars, but also lost the opportunity to continue to make B-grade movies.
In order to become famous, for money, Ella used a woman's most valuable capital in Edinburgh's social scene.
Her first prey was Karen. If it weren't for the cataclysm, she would have been able to smitten Karen and make Karen her subordinate.
This disaster destroyed her dreams and brought her new opportunities.
After the invaders evacuated, it was she who persuaded Cullen to return to Edinburgh, so that Cullen could use her father's "inheritance" to win great prestige in Scotland, and then successfully elected Speaker of the Scottish Parliament, and then marched to London, where she gained a place in the House of Commons of the British Parliament, and as the Speaker of the Scottish Parliament, she was elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, and then naturally became the candidate for the House of Lords of the European Commonwealth.
It's no longer possible to say that without Ella, there would certainly be no Karen now.
In three days, Cullen will travel to Paris to be appointed President of the Bundestag, and after taking the oath of office, he will become a full member of the "Senate".
Everything is ready, or Cullen thinks everything is ready.
With Ella in charge, what else is there to worry about?
"Speaker, these documents need your signature." Although she still sleeps with Cullen from time to time to satisfy some of her most distorted hobbies, Ella is no longer a courtesan to be played with, and her official status is Karen's personal secretary and chief assistant.
"Ella, you haven't changed yet, and in three days, I'll be the patriarch."
"That was three days later." Ella replied coldly.
Instead of getting angry, Karen dragged Ella to him, wrapping her hands around her buttocks and letting her sit on her lap.
"Now is not the time, you have to sign these papers, and I have to send people to London and Edinburgh."
"Do you think the bureaucrats in Edinburgh and London work at night? Now that you're off work, I'll leave that for tomorrow. ”
"It has to be dealt with tonight."
"It's a long night."
Cullen said as he stripped off Ella's top. Although the temperature outside was still low, the campfire in the fireplace was blazing, and the temperature in the room was not low.
Sensing that Cullen had already reacted, Ella no longer resisted.
After following Karen for a few months, Ella knew him too well that if she didn't satisfy him, she wouldn't want to live this night. It's only in the last month that Ella has found it increasingly difficult to meet Karen. This guy was already energetic, but since a trip to Berlin last month to become a member of the Bundestag, it has become even more difficult to deal with, sometimes even tossing and turning for an entire night. Although Ella knows how to deal with men very well and knows Karen more sensitively, after being tossed by Karen a few times, she realizes that Karen has undergone some subtle changes. After suffering, Ella also learns to be obedient and no longer possess Karen alone.
When foreplay is done, Ella snaps her fingers as Cullen is in a trance.
Normally, at this time, the two little bitches she had brought in from Glasgow would come in and accompany Cullen to smitsake and satisfy Karen's twisted habits. At the last minute, Ella will take the two little bitches and go into battle to bring Cullen to orgasm as fast as she can.
The door opened, only to come in not two little bitches, but two men, two strange men.