Chapter 43: The 'Shortcut' and the Speaker
When the group of trolls returned to the tree, the young witch doctor pressed his palm against the thick trunk, and the whole tree began to tremble as he muttered a spell.
The dense leaves become smaller and drill thoroughly into the branches;
The small branches merge into the larger branches, and then disappear at the top as a whole;
The trunk becomes thinner and shorter, and the roots are gathered from the soil and return to the bottom of the tree.
Eventually, the entire giant tree vanished, revealing a solid cube three meters square in its original position.
"As you can see, we've given the Witch Doctor version of the 'treehouse' a certain 'portable' function, and although three meters square is still a bit big, there is no hope of continuing to grow smaller in the short term. And now, it's yours. โ
"Huh? This can't be done, your gift is too hard, I can't accept it. โ
"It's okay, I've already thought about it, in the future, every time there is an extra couple in the tribe, I will give away a treehouse, and you just happen to be in the first place."
Hearing this, Blade Tooth silently looked at the new witch doctor in front of him for a long time, and he lowered his head in apprehension.
"Tell me, who came up with this cunning idea? Sharptooth Witch Doctor? โ
The young troll scratched his fangs in embarrassment and showed a silly expression, trying to fool himself around.
Bladefang shook his head, warning in his tone,
"Whether it's the idea of the Sharptooth Witch Doctor, or your own, I would like to advise you to let go of these 'careful thoughts'."
"This method of 'guiding' to promote policy implementation is indeed feasible, but it is wrong to use 'cleverness' to bypass the opposition."
"Maybe you can succeed this time, but what about next time? In the future, will the opposing factions do the same when they can't convince you? โ
"In the long run, all the trolls have begun to seek 'shortcuts', is there still a need for the tribal council system to exist? In the long run, the short-term convenience may also be a kind of 'destruction' of the foundation, and the gains outweigh the losses. โ
"Even.... Forget it, go ahead and tell those supporters that this matter must be decided on the Rune Council before it can be implemented. โ
"I see..... Right.. I'm sorry...."The young witch doctor retracted his smile and replied with some frustration.
"And this treehouse?"
"Take it back, if the bill can be passed, you will bring it to me again."
"Okay."
"Well, go ahead, remember to bring my words to."
The young witch doctor nodded and walked away quickly, as for the cube left in place, the tribe had not yet developed the profession of 'thief', and there was no danger of losing it.
Looking at the back of the 'little guy', the blade tooth looked deep in thought.
Before, his worries didn't dare to say completely....
Once this opening is opened, they will be left with the idea of 'taking shortcuts', which may become a political tradition deeply engraved in the DNA of the troll society.
However, in fact, there is another 'shortcut' - 'killing'.
Once they realize, or take it for granted, the idea that 'it would be nice to kill all the opposition'.....
Once the butcher's knife is raised, it will never be recovered, and the bloody storm will haunt the troll politics and become an eternal curse.
Of course, in his previous life, he was only a half-law student, and he did not have the slightest experience in ruling.
Therefore, to put it bluntly, these ideas are just conjectures out of thin air, and there is no basis for whether they are right or not.
Maybe it's too much fuss? But there is no teacher here who can correct him, so he can only grope his way forward.
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On the second day, the entire Council of Runes met with additional members.
Before proceeding to the formal meeting process, the Sharptooth Witch Doctor asked to speak to the surprise of all the trolls.
He walked to the center of the chamber, stood on the humble podium, faced the participants who were sitting in a staircase around him, and recounted his previous 'little gestures' in a rather candid manner, and apologized for it.
"What the Blade Tooth Witch Doctor said made me feel deeply, that a convenient shortcut for a while may become a rotten wood that destroys the foundation, and I will take this as a warning from now on."
Listening to his statement, although the opposition led by the great witch doctor expressed their resentment at his cunning behavior, after all, it did not happen, and there was no need to chase after him.
The matter was over, and the discussion should have begun in earnest, but the absence of the old witch doctor had an effect, and no troll knew who should speak first.
So the great witch doctor stood up,
"Although there is no name for this, the old witch doctor has in fact been the moderator of the previous meetings; Now that he's deceased, we need a member to take his place in the Rune Council, and formalize the name, authority, and method of selection. โ
Naturally, the trolls had no objection to this, and spoke about this proposal according to their qualifications.
In the end, they jointly determined the name of the 'Speaker', as well as the relevant election method, authority, and so on.
Nomination system, simple majority election principle, responsible for presiding over the regular standing council meeting (participants are the heads of each committee + 'government' executor), convening the rune council plenary meeting (each committee head + members), all the plus members meeting (all + 'government' executor + probationary member of the House of Representatives), and has decision-making power over deadlocked bills.
It's a pretty rudimentary solution, but a lot of things don't realize the existence of flaws until the end of the day.
So, for the time being, that's all it takes.
In the nomination process, Blade Fang became the only nominee and was unanimously approved during the voting.
This gave him a bit of a headache when he didn't want to get involved in specific affairs at all, not that he wanted to lie down and fish, but he really felt that this thing was too draining.
I wanted to refuse, but thinking of the previous 'shortcut incident', his mind changed a little.
'Perhaps, it can be used as a safety bolt?' If we can leave a good political tradition, maybe there will be a lot less bloodshed in the future....'
With this in mind, Bladefang was officially elected as the nominal first and de facto second Speaker of the Runecrafts.
With the Tribe's current rules of 'Rune Council Discipline', in a way, he will be the true ruler of the Tribes for some time to come.
"Ahem, thank you for your trust, then I will put forward the first bill after taking office."
The trolls stared at each other to see what the 'legend' was going to do.
"Well, I ask the parliament to confirm the length of office for the post of 'Speaker' and propose it to be 'ten years.'"
Hearing this proposal, the trolls below, who were not known to other trolls, the two witch doctors with fangs and thick teeth, and the current first archon, all showed relieved expressions.
Bladefang himself may not be aware of it, but he actually has absolute prestige among the 'knowledgeables' of the tribe.
Trolls such as fangs and thick fangs, although they also trust him, have a faint worry after all.
They were worried that the young troll would follow what he himself once called a 'one-man thief'.
Now, seeing him take the initiative to limit himself, he is really relieved.
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PS: To emphasize, writing about parliaments, speakers, etc., is not that I think they are absolutely correct.
I also read novels myself, and to be honest, I'm actually a little aesthetically tired from watching 'Domineering Emperor', and I want to write something different, and I don't want to make a god-like wise emperor again.
I beg the reader to spray, but please spray gently.