In the council hall of the town hall, a group of ministers of Ruyt sat together, some smoking cigars and smiling and greeting everyone, some curled up in their chairs and closed their eyes and pretended to sleep, some listened to the people's speeches, and some talked about the new consul.

Treasurer Kurt. Lattie, Logistics Minister Allen. Benton, Guard Battalion Commander Nathaniel. Ma Li, commander of the urban security brigade, Mikey. Mende and the other ministers had already arrived, and several female clerks in the town hall brought in some refreshments from outside, and the conversation was even more lively.

Nathaniel, who had a bearded face, even smiled and quipped to Commander Mende, "Mende, I heard that you hooked up with a chick in the assistant office on the second floor, how about it?" Have you ever tasted peaches? ”

"Fuck off, I'm not that kind of person...... Where did you hear this rumor? "Mikey. Commander Mende immediately retorted.

The two held military power in Ruyt, the chief Nathaniel was in charge of the policing in the city, and the commander of Miki was in charge of the defense of Ruyt, and the rumors of discord between the two had long spread in the aristocratic circle of Ruyt.

"Mikey, your vision is a little far from that of our new Consul......" The Commander of the Guard Battalion sneered at Commander Mikey.

Mickey. Mende didn't want to extend on the topic, so he just snorted and kept his mouth shut.

Someone next to him couldn't help but ask, "Nathaniel, you mean the new Archon...... So soon like a clerk in the assistant office? ”

There were two 'dings' at the door of the council chamber as they were about to start. When Count Cushing came, he immediately became seated, and the chamber became silent.

Lake. Count Cushing walked into the conference hall with Surdak, smelling the choking smoke in the room, and motioned to the assistant to turn on the exhaust fan by the window.

Then he sat down in the main seat of the conference hall, and let Surdak sit beside him.

As for Thea, she also followed Count Cushing's assistant, Lady Tania, and looked curiously at the room full of nobles.

Count Cushing paused, and said with a relaxed expression:

"Two years ago, the Marquis of Luthor captured the city of Ruyt, Lord MacDonnell withdrew to the plane of Gampo, and after the Marquis restored order to the city of Ruit, he led the Luther legion to evacuate the city of Ruyt, and then handed over the city to me to manage."

Speaking of this, Count Cushing looked melancholy, and with some regret on his old face, continued:

"It's a pity that I didn't have enough personal skills to bring any change to Ruyt during my tenure."

There was a hint of bitterness in his smile:

"I now declare to you that with immediate effect I shall cease to hold the post of Archon of the city of Ruyt, and that the Governor of the city of Ruyt, in accordance with the letter of appointment issued by the Chamber of Deputies of the Province of Bena, will confer the post of Count of Surdak."

“……”

"I hope that in the coming days, you will actively cooperate with the work of the Archon Surdak and work together to build our beautiful home, the city of Ruyt."

Count Cushing said a lot, but the ministers present listened attentively.

When Count Luhin finished speaking, applause erupted in the conference hall.

Lake. Count Cushing smiled and nodded to Surdak and motioned for him to say two words of inauguration as well.

Surdak slowly stood up from his position, smiled modestly at the ministers present, and then said:

"To be able to become the consul of Ruyt, first of all, I would like to thank the Marquis of Luthor for his strong recommendation, and also to Lake. Count Cushing's help and support all the time. ”

Just this sentence made the heads of the ministers in the conference hall stir.

Everyone present knew that Surdak's backstage was Marquis Luthor, but this relationship should have been tacit, but Surdak said it directly.

Surdak went on to say:

"At this time last year, I was ordered to receive an order to raid the Manor of Lord McDonnell on the Gampoo plane, and followed the second-turn powerhouses of the three major lords' legions in Bena Province to enter the Gampoo plane to capture Lord McDonnell, and the capture operation was very successful, and we successfully captured Lord McDonnell who was hiding in the Gampoo plane back to Bena City."

"In the course of this capture, we found that it is possible to regain the dry cloth plane."

"So, with the support of the military department, a new legion was formed on the Ganbu plane and successfully captured the city of Mukuso."

"According to the Territory Development Law of the Green Empire, they have a quarter of the fertile land of the Ganbu plane, and they have the ruins of Mukuso City, and now there are nearly five million people on the Ganbu plane, and they need to rebuild their homes."

"This is the gateway to the Dry Cloth Plane, and all supplies produced from the Dry Cloth Plane need to flow from Ruit City to the entire Bena Province...... and even the entire Grimm Empire. ”

"I think that's why I was appointed consul of Ruyt at the same time as I became the consul of Mukuso."

"Finally, tell me about my hopes......"

"I hope that Ruit City will become a trade hub for the entire Ganbu Plane, a gateway for the Ganbu Plane to open to the outside world, and it will become more prosperous because of the Ganbu Plane."

"I want to transform this place into a trading city, and I hope to encourage you to ......."

There was a round of applause in the chamber, far more enthusiastic than after Count Cushing's speech.

……

The nobles of Ruyt City are not fools, everyone has heard of the events of the Gamp plane, and they also know that Surdak is a descendant of the Marquis of Luther.

Everybody knows Lake. Count Cushing was able to hold on to the position of consul for more than half a year, in addition to the strong support of the Marquis of Luthor, but also waiting for the arrival of the Count of Surdak.

Now that he's here, the message released is very clear.

It is to take advantage of the geographical advantages of Ruit City to restore the prosperity of the dry cloth plane, and at the same time to drive the economic ...... of Ruit City

The question now is whether the noble lords of the various parties who control Ruit City are willing to cooperate with Surdak to build the prosperity of Ruyt, and sometimes the prosperity of the city will be at the expense of some lords......

For the ministers of the various departments in the city hall, when Count Cushing was the consul of the city, he adopted the management of decentralization, so now that Surdak takes over as consul, will he ask everyone to hand over the power in their hands......

There was also a faint expectation in the hearts of the nobles and authorities, hoping that a spoiler would jump out at this time, and everyone wanted to know what means Surdak had to restrain the forces of all parties in Ruit City.

It's just that none of these ministers in the city hall want to be the first to stand up, everyone wants to wait and see how the situation develops, and throw chips into the prize pool when the time comes.

But at the same time, everyone was a little worried, and they didn't know whose head Surdak's first fire would burn.

I just vaguely felt that this matter would not be so simple, and in the seemingly amiable conference hall, the ministers were watching each other......

Surdak did not stay in the chamber, and after saying this, he did not even bother to meet the ministers of the Ruit City Hall, and left in a hurry.

"This is really an arrogant and straightforward knight in costume......" muttered the minister in charge of urban sanitation, sitting in the corner of the chamber.

"Let's see, I don't know who will be the first to get lucky." The Minister of Land Management sat next to him and said.

The public land of Ruyt is almost occupied, so the Bureau of Land Management now looks more like an ornament in Ruyt.

The Minister of Health laughed, the same marginalized department, which is even worse than the Bureau of Land Management.

"It can't be you or me!"

The Minister of Health said with a smile.

……

At noon, Surdak did not go out for lunch.

He and Lake. Count Cushing appeared in the staff cafeteria of the town hall in a high-profile manner. Count Cushing also often came here for lunch, after all, it was a simple working meal.

As long as you are at the level of deputy minister or above, you can go to the small canteen to order food in the staff canteen of the city hall.

Surdak proposed to have lunch in the City Hall staff cafeteria. Count Cushing also readily agreed, and told Surdak that the fried cutlets in the cafeteria still tasted quite good.

The two walked side by side into the lobby of the staff cafeteria on the first floor, where Lady Tania, who was Earl Cushing's assistant, was the first to walk to the small cafeteria and greet the chef in charge.

The town hall in Ruyt is much more staffed than the town hall in Mucuso, and at lunchtime, the hall is almost full.

Ministers who did not want to go out for lunch almost all hurried into the small dining room, which was almost always a cubicle, and everyone gathered in twos and threes for lunch.

Word had spread that a new consul had arrived in the town hall, and the low-ranking clerks and clerks saw Count Cushing enter the dining room with a knight in costume, and their eyes fell on Surdak.

Then many people saw Thea following behind Surdak, her big sea-blue eyes were almost as clear as a lake, and everyone who saw her couldn't take their eyes off her, her innocent face, quiet and melancholy......

Almost at lunchtime, the news that the new consul had a pure and beautiful little assistant by his side spread almost throughout the city hall.

The lunch cutlet and seafood soup were really good, and Surdak thought that the dishes in the fine dining restaurants in Ruyt City were probably just that, and the final dessert was the finishing touch.

It is no wonder that Count Cushing recommended the small restaurant of the town hall to Surdak before lunch, suggesting that he could come here often for lunch in the future.

After lunch, Lake. Count Cushing gave up his office at the town hall and asked Surdak to rest in this office, while Count Cushing had a Speaker's office in the House of Representatives.

In the afternoon, a session will be held in the House of Representatives, and the main content will be Lake. Count Cushing will resign as Speaker before electing a new Speaker of the House of Representatives.