Chapter 32: A Coming-of-Age Night (Part II)
As the mayor's wife bowed in her respect, the town erupted in cheers of "Long live the mayor!"
The mayor and his wife seemed pleased with the crowd's reaction, smiling and listening to the loud cheers that lasted until Elph felt that the scene before him was even indescribably terrifying, before the mayor raised his hands to signal the crowd to silence.
"The guests don't know about our traditions, so I need a little more time to explain. Mayor Gauge cleared his throat and continued, "Ten years ago, when the town of Mima was still called Gaga, the town became my fiefdom, and the first time I came here, what I saw could only be described as destitute, and I didn't even understand why His Majesty the Emperor treated the descendants of an old high-ranking noble family like this. I couldn't watch the townspeople suffer, and I couldn't bear to live in a dilapidated environment, so I distributed a part of the house slaves I carried with me to a few townspeople, so that my house slaves could help them live a life full of food and drink, and when the life of the first few townspeople began to become easier and I was grateful to Dade, I understood, understood why I came here, understood that I was carrying my mission, understood my destiny, and was by no means abandoned by His Majesty the Emperor, I came here to change this place and assist His Majesty the Emperor in rebuilding the map of mankindAnd my house slaves, the first generation of bipedal horses, including the love of my life today, are already the townspeople of Mima, the first foreign townspeople to get rid of their horse identity and become people!"
Once again, the crowd erupted in shouts of hooray, frenzier than before, as a man near Alver screamed loudly, "I'm the first generation!
"You know Karl," Alfer said to Karl, "Mr. Krent used to say strange things about salvation, and some people said he looked like a cult leader, but today I know that those people must not be from Mira Town. ”
After hearing enough of the cheers, the mayor once again stretched out his hand with a satisfied smile to signal the crowd to be quiet, "After I fell in love with my wife, I enjoyed it every day, but my wife was not satisfied with enjoying herself every day, she thought that all the townspeople of Gaga Town should only enjoy themselves, not work, and that life was a slave's business, but slaves should not be slaves for life, and she proposed that slaves should have a fair chance of emancipation, that becoming a slave is just a process of life, and that there should be no shame, and that slaves are a title full of contempt, and should be changed." In some legends, animals can become human beings through hard work, and she thinks this is good. She said that horses are always working hard for their masters, and that it is the same as slaves, and that slaves should be called two-legged horses, and that as long as the two-legged horses help the townspeople out of poverty, then they should become human beings, and they should become townspeople! So, my wife and I sold part of our property and bought a large number of two-legged horses, which were distributed to each family, and we collected only a small part of the town's income as a tax, and as long as the two-legged horses worked well, they were freed when their owners' taxes were worth five times their value, and we would hold a dinner party twice a year called Coming-of-Age Night, and burn their deeds of sale, and celebrate them as new townsmen! With these decisions in mind, I'm changing the name of my fiefdom to Mima Town!" The mayor clapped his hands at the band on the high platform, and the band played cheerful music, "Let's welcome the three new townsfolks!
Two men and a woman, three dark-skinned, well-groomed, with thick shackles around their necks, were helped to staggered up to the high platform, their eyes were timid and full of joy, the mayor and his wife smiled and untied their necks with the key, hugged them cordially, handed them a few pieces of paper (presumably the deed of sale) to them, lit the brazier on the high platform, and guided them to throw the deed of sale into the brazier.
In the square, the shouts of welcome and long live continued, even turning into crazy screams.
Such a high decibel made Alfer feel a headache, the abrasions on his palms were hot, he was anxious, the scene in front of him, the traditions of Meima Town, were too weird, Alfer just hoped that this inexplicable ritual would end quickly.
Karl walked up behind Elver and put his hand on his ear, and before Carl said to Elver, bear with me.
Lyaqin lay quietly on a small coffee table nearby.
"These three new townsfolk are all from the Kellogg Clark family, who were once fifth-generation two-legged horses, but now they are the richest people in town! With a vast land and a huge estate!" The Clark family and the three new townspeople will go to the town council hall before sunset tomorrow to register, and the Clark family will apply for a new horse or apply to hire a villager from a nearby village as a worker, and the new townspeople will apply for a new horse, and the earl's horse will be used as a substitute labor force before the new horse is issued. The mayor's wife paused, and added, "Guests, please come to me after the party, and the Earl and I will arrange a lodging for you, and I wish you a pleasant night!"