"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."

When a meeting in Mellon's study about growing up, Buffett gave this sentence to Hall.

The latter agreed, so the initiation ceremony of the 'European Society' was the planting of a tree.

Native to the European continent, the summer oak is tall, stout and extremely hardy, also known as the English oak, which is the national tree of the United Kingdom and symbolizes tenacity.

In the back garden of the mansion on Mayfair Street, Hall stood beside a freshly planted sapling, hung a metal nameplate with his name on it on the branch, and said to all the members:

"To struggle, to explore, to never give in, this is the pride of the Royal Navy of England. I hope that in many years, the tree will become a tree and build a 'Victory' flagship belonging to the European Club Club, inherit the pride of the Royal Navy, and change the world by riding the wind and waves." ”

"Where the name of the European Society exists, the sun never sets." President Theofrey said in a deep voice.

"May the sun never set!"

All the members, including Hall, bowed to their chests with one hand and repeated.

Hall, Theofrey, White, and Walker then wore badges one-on-one for the four new members.

The golden sun hangs high above the sea in the shape of a badge in the shape of summer oak leaves, and a sail warship soaks in the sun and cleaves the wind and waves towards the skyline, and the battleship flag flutters, and the heroic figure carved on it shines.

The badge was designed with the help of scholars from the Royal Heraldic Institute of England, and the details are worth scrutinizing, including the heroic flag of the battleship as Hall's personal logo.

If you look at it with a magnifying glass, the Xiongshi pattern is a patchwork of miniature Latin characters, which read: As a tribute to the unparalleled contribution of His Excellency Hugo Hall to the European Brotherhood.

Several of Theofrey's friends are the founding members, each of whom has a unique logo on their badges, but the text is exclusive to Hall.

Because everyone knows that he is the spiritual leader of the European Society!

David watched the aristocratic genius in front of him, who was several years younger than himself, put on a badge for him, and his excitement was uncontrollable, and he wanted to call the other party godfather......

"David, would you like me to be your guide?" Hall asked solemnly with a serious expression.

David calmed his breath and barely kept it reserved, nodded and said, "It's my pleasure to be very happy!" To be honest, a second before you asked me, I wasn't sure what happened today was real. ”

"Take it easy, I've been paying attention to your performance during the appraisal period, and you're qualified to be one of us." Hall patted him on the shoulder and encouraged.

The fact that the European Society has abandoned the habit of other fraternities to demand new members to submit their names does not mean that the initiation ceremony is simply a tree.

During the six-month assessment period, candidates need to choose one other candidate as a partner to complete a 40-meter depth freedive with each other's diving partners, or a rifle trust shooting, or a high-altitude tandem skydive.

All three extreme sports are fatal, and they require a lot of trust and cooperation between partners to be successful.

Successful candidates can go some way to building trust and paying a high sunk cost. Even if it is not as crude and reliable as "casting a name", it is still worthy of recognition.

Recalling the arduous process of passing the diving assessment, David couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "If it weren't for your existence, I might have given up halfway, but it was your sword in Eton College that inspired me to move forward." ”

"Thank you, and I'm equally honored. But David, we're partners now, and you don't need to be so polite. ”

Hall made a thoughtful expression, "I remember the first time we met, you mentioned that time, do you like fencing?" We'll talk about it when we have time. ”

"That's great! When we first met half a year ago, I was an inconspicuous intern in the party's policy research office, and now I have the privilege of fencing with our youngest Lord......"

Davy smiled eagerly and agreed, his words full of flattery.

According to the class lineage theory of England, which is as solidified as the substance, he has the blood of William IV ancestor, but because his mother is a mistress, even if he later obtains nobility, he is not very able to come to the stage.

The main thing is that the family has no money and no power, and his generation is actually a middle-class family.

It is inevitable that you can blend into a social circle with a top family background like the European Association, and you will inevitably lower your profile subconsciously, not to mention that there is a real big man as a guide!

After the initiation ceremony, he returned to the room and found a study, and Hall asked, "So you have passed the internship now?" ”

"Yes, I am now a full-fledged civil servant in the party's policy research office." David's Adam's apple shook and swallowed and foamed, and his heart was inexplicably nervous.

Hall was silent for a few seconds before continuing: "Have you considered working in the finance department?" I can write a letter of recommendation to Mr. Major, yes, the Chief Minister of the Treasury. ”

"I have no reason to refuse your help!" David immediately stood up and expressed his sincerity.

The private club guide system was originally just a relationship between old members helping new members integrate into the group as quickly as possible, while top fraternity organizations such as the Skull and Bones and Freemasons gave a special meaning to the 'guides'.

Leading a new member into the circle of power is tantamount to giving him a guarantor, and if the newcomer does something bad about the rules, the guide also has a responsibility.

As a result, the guide is often more intimate with the other members than the newcomer being led, with the former promoting the latter and the latter growing and feeding the former.

If David hadn't resisted blurting out "Godfather", no one would have laughed at him. Therefore, there is no need to be polite, the relationship between the two parties is not ordinary now, and it can be regarded as a weak binding.

"Very well, I look forward to your future achievements."

Hall smiled with satisfaction, took out the letter of recommendation, and stamped it with his personal fire paint seal.

David condescendingly glanced at the short-sentence letter of recommendation, and became more and more excited that joining Europe would be the right choice.

The longer the recommendation letter, the more useless it is, and the shorter it is, the more effective it is!

The fact that his guide was able to write such a brief letter of recommendation to the then Chief Chancellor of the Exchequer proved that as long as the other party was willing, he could save countless detours in his future political path!

But why did Lord Hall take a fancy to him?

David was excited and a little heavy.

Hall, on the other hand, didn't take it seriously at all, and his help to David was just another experimental 'ripening' investment outside of the Margaret clothing brand.

The Chief Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Major, was a prominent figure in England's Blue Party who was close to the old-school aristocracy, and it was the Earl of Byron and Major who arranged for him to go on a date with Diana in the park.

The chief chancellor of the exchequer will soon be backstabbing the Iron Lady and ascending to the top.

Let David mix under him for two years, and the rate of progress will definitely be faster than in the original historical timeline.

Hall couldn't help but laugh as he thought about it, he had planned to be friends with David half a year ago; Half a year later, I am no longer satisfied with the hope of being the "godfather" of the other party, and time flies really fast......