The queue of petitioners in the square put a little pressure on the councillors in the Guleg parliament building. But for the current consul, Draenau, it's not just a hint of pressure. After all, the parliament is only a slow legislative and oversight body, and Draenor himself is the top official of the Guleg's administrative system, and is directly responsible for such petitions. The outrageous resentment in the square was a great crisis for him.

The Archon's residence is located on a hillside, and through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Draenor can see the crowd of petitioners down hundreds of steps. The waving flags and the loud crowd made him feel a little overwhelmed. At this time, footsteps sounded behind him. He knew it was his secretary Caroline.

"How's it going?" he pulled himself together, but the exhaustion of a sleepless night could not be concealed.

"The Tekes Group and the Luan Taihua Group refused to assist. Caroline replied. Even though this was very bad news, there was still not a hint of gloom in Caroline's voice. That's what Delano admires most about Caroline – no matter how bad the situation, Caroline always seems to be scrappy.

"Okay, I see", as if expected, there was not the slightest hint of surprise in Draenor's voice. "You've written a good manuscript, and I'll take it in half an hour to talk to the people in the square. ”

Caroline couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "You...... Are you really going to announce that?"

Her surprise was justified, as a transitional candidate, Draenor should have done more "inaction" things, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault. Even if he eventually steps down because of this incident, he can still preserve most of his political assets. But Draenor doesn't seem to be going to hide here and pretend to be dead.

"I know that doing so could ruin my political life ..... maybe even my ......," Draenor couldn't help but feel a little excited when he said this, he sighed, but he didn't plan to continue.

But Caroline knew what he hadn't finished saying – and could even cost her own life.

"But I think if I don't do anything now, I'll be sad when I look back on this day twenty years from now," Draenor said, before waving his hand for Caroline to go out, "Let me be alone for a while." ”

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In the parliament building not far away, a tall middle-aged man was in a hurry, and even accidentally bumped into a clerk around the corner, casually said sorry and continued to hurry, at this time the sound in the square in the distance became louder and louder, the man couldn't help but increase his steps, and when he finally knocked on the office door, he who had always been in good physical fitness even began to pant slightly.

The two old men had been waiting in the office for a long time. Those who are familiar with Gureg will probably be surprised to see this scene. The two elders are the leaders of the "Liberal Party" and the "United Front", and Gureg is currently the two largest parties. The former represented the interests of Guleg's middle and upper classes, while the latter's base was dominated by a large number of lower classes. The two parties are in a state of flux, and the contradictions are difficult to reconcile. It is precisely because of this that an archon like Draenor was born. But what is surprising is that it is very rare for the leaders of the two parties to sit together.

And the tall man who arrived in a hurry was also unusual, he was none other than Herbert, the deputy consul of Gureg. He had come here to meet the leaders of both parties because of the intensifying petition activity in the square. But he wasn't trying to share the worries of First Archon Draenor, on the contrary, he was happy to see the latter step by step into the abyss.

Coming from a wealthy family, he is ten years younger than Draenor, and his appearance and temperament are also more outstanding. Although Draenor is respectful on the surface, he still has a little contempt in his bones. chose to become the latter's deputy, only because of his lack of qualifications, and he had to regard the position of deputy consul as a step forward. Fortunately, it won't be long before he succumbs to Draeno. That's one of the reasons he's here.

"Draenor is finished. Heinz, the head of the Progressive Party, was the first to speak. The leader of the United Front, Georgi, nodded in agreement. In a rare bipartisan agreement.

Draenor had insufficient resources at his disposal, and both the Degen Mining Group and Carlin's 23rd Fleet, which he could rely on, had refused to lend a hand. Despite his best efforts, even if any other politician could not do better, in the end it was still difficult to avoid giving the impression of "incompetence" to the public, and in this case, the end of Delano was already doomed.

Of course, the major parties in the parliament are not unreasonable, they know that it is Delanor who has helped them block the people's criticism, and even if Draenor falls, they will secretly take care of each other.

Hearing Heinz's answer, Herbert could not hide the joy in his heart. If Delano steps down, he will remain First Consul until the next election. And with this experience, as long as he does not do too badly, he will have a better chance of being elected in the next election than other candidates.

Seeing Herbert's joy, Georgie couldn't help but remind the other party:

"Judging from the grain reserves and source fire conditions in Yinggang Town, it can probably last for a few weeks. We will wait until the inhabitants of Shadowsteel have lost all hope of survival. He paused, "After this matter is completely over, it will be your turn to perform on stage, only in this way can you avoid the responsibility of 'poor rescue'." ”

Herbert nodded earnestly, he still had to hide his ambitions before Draenor completely collapsed, and even had to show that he was doing his best.

At this point, the fate of the trapped residents of Shadowsteel has been decided by the two largest parties in Gureg. Even the United Front, which has always prided itself on representing the interests of the lower middle classes, has no desire to rescue Shadow Steel.

By this time, the noise in the square had intensified, and even this soundproofed office could not stop the roar.

The climax of the petition has only just begun, but the exchange of interests in parliament has already been completed.

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The crowd in the distance suddenly began to stir, and the earth-shattering slogans suddenly disappeared, and Samuel, who was already a little dozing, instantly came to his senses, and he knew that the show was about to begin. The Secret Service guards worked hard to clear a spot from the crowd for Archon Draenor to use, and to avoid the possible presence of assassins in the crowd from posing a threat to the Archon's life.

The petitioners were quiet, they had come to ask the government to rescue their stranded families, not to make trouble, and now that the consuls had finally appeared, of course they had to listen to what they had to say. Several sets of equipment to assist in sound transmission were quickly placed in front of Draenor, who cleared his throat and began to speak.

"As you may already know, a few days ago, Shadowsteel Town was unable to properly suppress the mana corruption due to a malfunction of the source fire, and then fell under the attack of a large number of dark creatures. ”

"Passing merchant fleets have reported receiving a call for help from Shadowsteel, and although the entire city of Shadowsteel has largely fallen, there are still a large number of residents who have survived the attack of the dark creatures. They were hiding in a shelter beneath the Source Fire Tower, waiting for rescue. It is likely that these survivors will include relatives and friends in attendance. ”

Most of the petitioners were listening quietly, but not all of them were so friendly. One of the young men stood up and asked loudly:

"Shadow Steel Town was confirmed to have fallen three days ago, why didn't we get the news until today? You actually knew that Shadow Steel Town had fallen, but you kept blocking the news until this morning?!"

It was clear that the young man had spoken the minds of many people present, and the otherwise quiet crowd quickly began to talk. Samuel watched the show with his arms crossed. He didn't think there was anything wrong with the Greg government's blockade of the news of the fall of Shadowsteel, and letting the people know the bad news too early would only cause unnecessary panic. Waiting until the government comes up with a workable plan before releasing the news is the option of most mature governments.

But those words couldn't be said explicitly, so he wondered how Draenor would respond.

Draenor did not show the slightest irritation in the face of the young man's questioning, and remained calm.

"That's right, it's the news that I ordered the blockade. Draenor admits frankly.

This sentence instantly ignited the emotions of the crowd, but he signaled that everyone had not finished his words.

"The reason for the blockade is to be able to better negotiate with Degen Mining Group, which is the owner of most of the properties in Yinggang Township. Delano paused, "Seal the news until the negotiations come to an end, formalize their demands." ”

There was an instant silence in the square.

Samuel couldn't help but open his mouth slightly. Things were a bit more than he expected - Draenor didn't hesitate to throw Degen Mining out of the pot.

Degen Mining Group is indeed a Carlin group, but it is inextricably linked with a large number of powerful people in Gureg, even if Degen Mining is very unkind this time, there are still a large number of real power figures who will keep it, as far as Samuel knows, several leaders of the two largest parties in Gureg are very close to this group, and it is absolutely impossible to abandon Degen Mining at such a critical moment.

But Delano did not hesitate to direct the people's spearhead to the Degen Mining Group. From a moral point of view, there is no problem at all, but what do you do to Delanor, isn't it tantamount to offending the two largest parties of Gureg?

Draenor knew of course what the consequences of doing so would be, he took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and continued:

"In fact, we had been negotiating with Degen Mining Group for two days and two nights until this morning, and I had just left the table before breakfast today. ”

"But I'm sorry that we didn't achieve satisfactory results. Degen Mining still refuses to participate in the rescue of Yinggang Town...... They chose to pay the death compensation for their trapped employees in Shadowsteel in advance, and sold the mining rights and other property rights in Shadowsteel back to the Gureg government in accordance with the original agreement with the government. ”

Draenor succeeded, his words succeeded in stirring up the emotions of the petitioners, and now their anger has been transferred to the Degen Mining Group, no one cares whether the government's news blockade is reasonable and legal, and Draenor's image has changed from a despicable ruler who suppresses the media and blocks the news to a servant of the people who does his best to save the trapped residents.