Chapter 130: Rivalry
"This is a shameless betrayal of the fallen victims! a despicable conspiracy!" Derita cried hysterically, her expression frantic and painful, as if an endless rage was pouring out of his chest. "What kind of bullshit are you Kingdom Councilors!?You are traitors who colluded with the demons against the people of the kingdom!!"
The lame old elf waved his arms wildly, and if it weren't for the young guard in charge of policing him to stop him, André had no doubt that the crazy old creature would rush forward and tear himself into fleshy pieces, and then put it in his mouth little by little, chewed it, and finally swallowed it into his stomach.
Darren Hill could more or less understand the other party's feelings, as if the fruit trees that had been planted for years were about to begin to bear fruit, only to be told that the land did not belong to you, and therefore the ownership of the fruit trees would belong to someone else—a few days earlier, he had been the dog who had failed to save his reputation at the end of his political career, and was about to be ousted from the pinnacle of glory in disgrace.
But now, the young man in front of him, who was full of unique wisdom in his thinking, had regained the initiative, and he felt that he had a chance to continue to sit firmly in the position of Speaker, until the matter had been smoothly transitioned before he could relinquish his hope.
The more than 1,000 elves involved in the appeal are a force to be reckoned with, both in the name of morality and in terms of sheer force. Thankfully, Andre's display of the Garanord seed was a deterrent to them, and the insane Dretta did not have the resonant amber in his hands that would make the whole square hear his voice, so the people who supported the victims of the war kept their sanity. The first initiators, like their leaders, were temporarily restrained by the guards.
"Mr. Derita, as far as I know, the elves are a kingdom that values equality and freedom, right?" Andre stood on the stage with a smile on his face, his voice continuing to reach everyone's ears through the magical amber in the square.
"You cunning demon, what kind of despicable means have you used to deceive the council!? You deserve to stand here and discuss the meaning of equality and freedom with us elves!?"
However, his indignant accusations were destined to be lost to the noisy crowd before they reached it very far.
"Just because I'm not an elf, I don't have the right to discuss equality with you?What about these elders who are councillors!? Are they qualified? Have you produced credible evidence to substantiate your point when you oppose my 'corrupting' of elves?Have you carefully studied the various preparations and efforts made by the council in this matter when you accuse the council of inaction!?"
On the big screen, the righteous words of the children of the abyss seem to be more convincing than those hysterical leaders.
Speaking of conspiracy, it seems to me that a terrible conspiracy is taking place here. You narrow-minded nationalists are trying to hold me and the parliament into submission as victims, and what is the truth: for the sake of the prosperity and stability of Andrarui, I have answered the call of the great goddess and left the territory under construction, and have traveled long distances to show the best of Andhrari to the inhabitants of Garanord. Just to maintain and deepen friendly relations with all elves. And in the process, the council has been watching over me and my followers from beginning to end. They have spent so much manpower just to be able to protect the goodwill that has begun to sprout in the hearts of the people of the two races with great difficulty, and things have just shown the slightest sign of developing in a good direction, and they will be nipped to death in the bud by those of you who only rely on evil breath and ignore the facts, in the name of democracy, with an arrogant attitude!!"
If it weren't for the fact that the councillors understood that the Children of the Abyss on the podium were only building momentum for Andrari and the Kingdom Council, they would almost certainly have been convinced that they had carried out extremely strict surveillance of the actions of the aliens.
"You keep saying that I have bad intentions, but you can't come up with evidence to prove your point. You think that the Council has betrayed the kingdom and the people by virtue of your own subjective consciousness alone!" André stepped off the platform with the resonant amber in his hand, and walked quickly in front of Drita, "Mr. Dreita, I heard that you are a druid who uses the teachings of the goddess as a guide for his faith?"
The Children of the Abyss removed the sacred object that hung around his neck, emitting a turquoise glow, "I don't know if you recognize this thing?"
Andre aimed the sacred seed in his hand at the magic crystal that grabbed the picture, so that everyone in the square could clearly see the undulating divine light contained in the seed of the World Tree through the light curtain in mid-air.
"As you can imagine, this is the seed of Garanord that was given to me by the goddess herself at the blessing ceremony about two months ago......"
Although many people were already aware of this, when they heard the children of the abyss admit it themselves, people still let out a deliberately suppressed exclamation.
"It's not true! The goddess can't have bestowed such a privilege on you, this demon! You can fool everyone, but you can't fool me!" the leader of the referendum still did not stop shouting, because he was not very far away from Andrei at the moment, so his shouts were also heard through the resonant amber.
"You doubt its authenticity, do you?" said the Child of the Abyss with a strange expression as he handed the pendant in his hand, "How about you please judge its authenticity for yourself?"
The divine brilliance made the emotional promoter in the front row calm down instantly, in fact, Andrei's move was just a formality. If he dared to use a forgery of the seed of the World Tree to deceive the elves present in the goddess's sanctuary, even if there was even the slightest inaccuracy in his description of the goddess, such as the seed in his possession that was not given to him by the goddess herself, he would inevitably suffer the wrath and punishment of the goddess.
Garanod is a sacred place for elves and goddesses, and the omnipresent Garlandia will not allow a foreign race to use her name to deceive the pure people who revere her.
On the other hand, it is inevitable that Drita and his companions will doubt the authenticity of the Garanord seed, which has not been heard of for thousands of years. But if they still have to talk nonsense with their eyes open after they have personally determined the authenticity of the World Tree Seed and already have the answer in their hearts, it is also disrespectful to the Goddess. At the least, he was rejected by the goddess and could no longer use the power of the gods to perform divine magic, and in serious cases, it was not impossible to even bear the supreme power of the goddess on the spot, and it was not impossible to be wiped out.
So when the pendant as transparent as a jewel was passed down in the hands of several leaders, no one dared to speak out in front of everyone in front of the children of the abyss.
Andre took over the "Soul Binding Equipment" that belonged to him from the elve, who was as pale as paper and seemed to have been greatly wronged and struck, and this spiritual seed bloomed even brighter when it returned to his hands. The thousands of referendum supporters who had clearly seen the scene from the light curtain were already a little overwhelmed, originally said that they would drive the demons lurking in Garanord's malicious intentions out of the Whispering Forest, a pure land shared by elves and other creatures, but now it seems that this very special son of the abyss does not look like some enemy with a hidden earth-shattering conspiracy, but a young alien leader who has been recognized by the goddess. They suddenly find themselves, as the other side said, not to make a deep understanding at all, and just by the words of those war survivors, they are hot-headed and write their names on the sacred petition. It's just that now that the wood is in the boat, they can't go back and redefine their position.
-- Once a sacred text has been written, it cannot be changed.
"Even if the whole forest is blinded by your hypocrisy, I won't believe you!" Derita, who finally understood his situation, finally calmed down, "Anyway, our petition has been accepted, and no one can stop the referendum from starting!"
The leader of the complainants, who had calmed down, had already realized that the situation before him was entirely a conspiracy against his own people, but whatever the conspiracy, the referendum was already scheduled by the time he gathered the petitioners' signatures. After the referendum was initiated, each elf representing his or her family was obliged to vote in the referendum on this day a month later.
In other words, no matter what tricks this manipulative son of the abyss is, he will become like a pantomime in front of the referendum that represents the will of all the elves of Garranord, and whatever he will do will seem ridiculous and meaningless!
"Although this is not a special circumstance, the request for a public resolution to streamline the agenda will not be passed. But during the month leading up to the referendum, all the councillors who voted in favor of Andhrari's proposal to settle in Garanord will be suspended for questioning, and the shops built by you evil demons will also have to close for the moment when they will be judged by the people!"
These are the keys to Derita's real calmdown, because he knows that he has won the game, and the battle of words becomes even more pale and boring when facing the losing dog who is bound to lose.
As long as you can drive these alien races who have caused countless suffering and killings out of this forest, all your efforts will not be in vain, and history will definitely prove that everything you have done is completely correct, even if the means are a little drastic, it is only for the prosperity and prosperity of the whole kingdom!
"In a month's time, as a kingdom that promotes equality and mutual respect, we Andrarui will also have the right to argue and appeal at the time of trial?" asked Andrei with a calm face.
"I'm curious what you'll be able to say with this mouthful of right and wrong, hypocritical son of the abyss. It was as if she had seen all the demons being driven out of the forest a month later, "I was very surprised by the trap you laid you, cunning demons. But that doesn't change the fate you have to face, and the goddess can't take refuge for you again and again under the will of the whole kingdom!"
In the face of the enemy's declaration, Andre no longer looked like he was upright, just smiled casually, and returned to the main camp to which he belonged.
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Once the conflicting agenda had subsided, the Children of the Abyss were surrounded by the Grand Druids and the elders of the Council, who were no longer as hopeful as they had been in the referendum a month later. It's all because of Andre's rhetoric with Drita.
"As I said, the referendum is nothing more than a simple game to decide the outcome through rules like legal defense and canvassing for one's own vote. And those who are so simple that they have nothing but hatred in their minds cannot compete directly with us in these areas. Andrei calmly explained to his temporary allies.
As he said, those blinded by hatred have yet to realize how many mistakes they have made, how many delicate opportunities they have missed for the Children of the Abyss to turn the tide.