In December, the casting results for the major cities of the Third Republic were released, and the nascent trade union party achieved surprisingly good results. Most of the workers who were granted the right to vote for the first time were members of the Hong Kong Coalition Party, and they rightly voted for the representatives of the Coalition Party. Relying on numerical superiority, the trade union party won 38 of the 196 city councillors in the 34 cities of the Third Republic, making it the fourth largest party in parliament. In accordance with the organizational requirements of the Grand Council of the Third Republic, all city councillors automatically became members of the Grand Council and could decide on the affairs of the state on behalf of their constituents.

"Congratulations, congratulations! Brother, you are really in the prime of life! When I was your age, I was still a department manager in my father's company, and I didn't have the majesty and domineering you have now! ”

At the reception after the election, Conservative Party president Aziva Rand personally served Kaber Luya a cocktail. The middle-aged man, who is under 40 years old and is the leader of the fourth largest party in parliament, is in the spotlight, surrounded by lawmakers from all walks of life, quietly listening to Aziva's congratulations.

"Don't dare, don't dare", Caber Luya, who had become accustomed to dealing with these human-like capitalists, took the glass, held it in his hand, and bowed deeply to Aziva.

"Lord Rand has praised me falsely, I can have today's achievements without your support, without the enlargement of suffrage bill, our working class will not have the right to vote at all, how can I stand here and speak on behalf of the working class?"

"How can the right to vote be an objective requirement, and those workers have the right to vote, but they don't say that they must vote for your members of the Workers' Union? You're standing here right now, thanks to the work you've been doing for the working class, the benefits and wages you've fought for them, right? ”

Speaker of the Council, Espen Skodario, stood next to Rand and raised his glass to touch Luya's glass. Luya raised his glass and gestured to all the councillors around him, bowed in a circle, and drank it all.

"Wow-"

Enthusiastic applause rang out. Standing in the spotlight, looking at the smiling faces in the darkness around her, Kaber Luya suddenly became extremely confident in the path she had chosen. Isn't this kind of respect and harmony also a struggle for power for the working class? The cruelty and horror of the struggle mentioned in "On Capital" may not really be an objective reality, is it? Since ancient times, there has been more than one path to becoming a Magister, isn't it?

One by one, he greeted the parliamentarians who came forward to congratulate him, exchanged business cards, and took up more than an hour of Luya's time. After talking to these people he knew, didn't know, and would know in the future, he took advantage of the rare gap to hand the wine glass in his hand to the waiter, and found his lover on the balcony on the side of the hall, Stella Cork. This beautiful thrilling girl wore a low-cut dress in aqua blue, which showed off all the beauty of her figure. She stood in the moonlight, the moonlight snaked down the curves of her body, shining dazzlingly at the hem of her long dress, and the beauty was too great to look at directly.

Is this my woman?

Every time she saw Stella dressed up, Caber Luya felt that she had used up eight lifetimes of good fortune to meet such a lovely person. He was about to step forward, but he saw a man in fancy clothes he didn't know approaching his Stella.

Not good! There is danger!

The man's instincts were highly alert at this moment, and Caber Luya swallowed and spat, calming down and suppressing the urge to rush up and punch the man. He walked over unhurriedly, deliberately diagonally behind the man, to hear what he was saying. Stella, who was chatting with the man, saw him, winked at him playfully, pretended nothing had happened, and continued to chat with the man.

“…… I am a valued client of Tik Arpelle and can make evening dresses for beautiful ladies at a 20% discount. Miss, your evening dress suits you like a fairy. But I believe that with your beauty and the top designers of a top brand like Tik Arbemarle, you will be able to amaze all the people in this country. You might even be able to make it to the cover of a fashion magazine and become a new issue of the National Girl......"

Hearing Tik Arpel's sign, Caber Luya glanced at his lips. He had recently heard someone talk about the store, a top luxury clothing brand from the Alonte Empire, where an evening dress cost more than $10,000 and was not open to the public. Only VIPs who have received invitations from Tik Arpels, or who have been identified by them as important clients, can labor their designers to design clothes for the designated ladies. And, compared to invitations that can only make one garment, Tik Arpels' valued customers, who can customize dresses in unlimited quantities, are a status symbol among the top crowd.

Hearing Tik Arpel's brand, even if it was Caber Lua, his heart beat a beat, no woman could resist the temptation of Tik Arpels, not even Stella. After hearing about that brand, her attitude softened a lot, and she also had a smile on her face. Seeing this scene, Caber Luya knew that he couldn't wait, so he politely stepped forward and grabbed Stella's arm.

"This gentleman, this is my female companion Stella, and I am the president of the Coalition of Trade Unions, Caber Luya, who are you?"

"Caber Luya, I've heard of you", the man bowed slightly, "I'm Piero Scowdario, my grandfather is Espen Scowdario, I heard him talk about you, that you are a clear spring in the political arena of this country, a rare political genius. ”

"Haha, Mr. Scottario is really a ......", and upon hearing this, Caber Luya temporarily put aside his hostility. He and the grandson of the Speaker of the Assembly, Espen Scowdario, had a polite chat and said goodbye to each other. After that, he reached out and hugged Stella.

"I'm sorry—"

Just as he wanted to apologize, Caber Luya was gagged by Stella's finger in her lips. There was also a faint fragrance on the fingers, a perfume from the City of Fragrance.

"Honey, you know I never cared about that, I like you, I like you as a person, not money, not power and status. I like the way you are desperate for the sake of the working class, I like the way you dare to stand up to the Great Magus for the sake of the working class, I like the way you use the backbone of an ordinary person to hold up the sky of 60 million working class, so, don't apologize, I like you, I don't need your apology. ”

At this point, Caber Luya had nothing more to say. He kissed Stella deeply and pulled her onto the dance floor. What do you want if you can get such a lover in your life?

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Towards the end of the dinner, Aziva Rand took advantage of a gap to find Kaber Luya, who was alone, and handed him an envelope with fire paint.

"Boy, I saw you and Stella, and that stinky boy from Scottario's family, that stinky boy relied on his status as an important customer to harm many girls. You can't let Stella suffer, she's my favorite grandniece. ”

Kaber Luya nodded repeatedly, touched the envelope in his hand, and asked softly, "Chairman Aziva, what is this?" ”

"This is an invitation from Tik Arbemarles, and although I don't care about the important customers of that kind of store, I want several copies of the invitation. The bill for this invitation is prepaid and does not require you to contribute money. You take it, just like the gift that my uncle and grandfather bought for my grandniece. ”

"It's-"

"Hey, don't shirk it, I buy clothes for my grandniece, what's your business? Hold it for me! ”

Caber Luya thought about it and felt that there really was nothing wrong with it. He nodded gratefully at Aziva and put the envelope away.

"Okay, have a good rest, tomorrow I will take you to the first meeting of this council, this is a major event in life, you give me some spirit, don't toss too much!"

Aziva Rand smiled at Caber Luya and turned to leave. Caber Luya was stunned for a moment, and her arm was grabbed by Stella from behind.

"My dear, what did my old fox uncle tell you, so mysterious?"

"Ah...... It's nothing, we're going to have our first big council tomorrow, and he's going to teach me some lessons. ”

Caber Luya, on his instincts, concealed the envelope. He wanted to give the letter as a surprise to his lover at the most opportune time.

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The next day, for the first time in his life, Kaber Luya entered the main chamber of the Great Council. Before that, the closest he was to the Grand Council was when he stood in the National Square outside the Grand Council with countless working class members, chanting marching slogans. At that time, did he ever think that one day, as the leader of the fourth largest party in parliament, he would sit in this building with a long history and decide national affairs?

The main chamber of the Great Council is called the Hall of Democracy, and the word "democracy" carved in the Guvern language is clearly visible at the top of the back of the podium. In order to better disseminate the voice and represent the concept of parliament serving the state, the democratic hall is a fan-shaped structure with a high perimeter and a low middle, and the seats of the councillors on the first floor are from the top to the bottom, and finally converge on a four-square-meter podium. Any proposal or topic that needs to be discussed needs to be announced and discussed by the main proponent of the issue.

"Chairman Luya, this way."

Aziva waved at Lua in the front row, and Caber Luya walked up the stairs to find his place at the front, a large leather seat. On the table in front of the leather seat, there is a flower font inlaid with gold thread on the Nanmu name plate.

Kaber Luya.

"This ...... This is...... I'm a little excited! ”

Kaber Luya didn't hide his emotions, he had a brief chat with Aziva and sat down. After the General Assembly elections are completed, the next step is to elect the Speaker based on the seats of each party, and then the Speaker initiates the presidential election process, and finally the members of Parliament elect the President. This whole process will last for half a year, during which the Grand Council will temporarily suspend those small bills that are not urgent, and will only start the proceedings unless there is a particularly big matter, so as to ensure the smooth completion of the presidential election.

"What's going on today? Doesn't it mean that the Great Council doesn't meet much before the president is decided......"

Kaber Luya turned his head sideways and chatted with Aziva beside him, he was really curious, and his relationship with Aziva was relatively close, so he naturally asked him.

"You'll find out later, but it's quite a big deal."

Aziva smiled at Kaber Luya and didn't tell him the answer. Kaber Luya also did not find material on his desk. Curious and anxious, he forced himself to take a few deep breaths before he calmed down.

After a while, the clock struck nine o'clock, and Espen Skordario, Acting Speaker of the Great Council, took the podium. He had a serious expression, his hands on the lecture table, and he looked at it as if something big was happening.

"Distinguished members of parliament, you should not have convened a meeting during the election of the President in the new General Assembly. However, this is a crucial political decision for the next step of the country, and in order to maintain fairness and avoid risks as much as possible, I intend to bring this matter to Parliament for consideration, and if you disagree, please raise your hand. ”

Kaber Luya resisted the urge to look backwards, and in this kind of secret ballot, there will be a special person to record everyone's vote, and after the meeting, it will be sent to the party leaders. Each party will also arrange for its own people to make double records to avoid accidents. Although Kaber Luya is a newcomer, Aziva has taught him a lot of experience and made him fully prepared.

"Very well, there is no objection, then, now, I will invite Dawn Gibson, the fifth prince from the Ankenrein Empire, to give a speech. He had come with Ankenrei at the behest of His Majesty Emperor Paul Gibson, hoping to establish a military alliance with our country and jointly launch a crusade against the Negro Republic. This is the first war between the six great powers since the establishment of the magic equilibrium, and I have no right to act arbitrarily, so I submit it to the parliament for deliberation, and I ask you to make the best decision for this country based on the interests of the country, and the fate of the country will be handed over to you from now on! ”

Espen Skodario bowed deeply and stepped back from the podium. Footsteps came from behind the side of the Hall of Democracy, and this time, Caber Luya didn't suppress his curiosity. He looked sideways and saw a young man in a blue robe, descending the steps of the Great Council.

He must be the Fifth Prince.

Dawn Gibson.

Dawn Gibson was clearly accustomed to the scene, nodding politely to the lawmakers, bowing deeply to the party leaders in the front row, and then stepping onto the podium. He took off his hat as a symbol of the doctor's status, placed it lightly on the side of the podium, looked up, looked around, and spoke the first sentence of his speech in pure and fluent Fern language.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am here to invite the Fran Third Republic to join us in Ankenrein to grasp the pulse of a magnificent new era destined to change the layout of the entire continent!"

The entire council hall was silent.