Without any warning, the lights in the hall suddenly went out one by one.
Then a beam of light fell on the high platform in front and landed on a high-backed chair, which was the seat of the Speaker.
Dengdengdeng.
Footsteps sounded, and a figure appeared under the light. It turned out to be a short old man. His eyebrows and hair were all white, and he had big bags under his eyes. The muscles on his face had sagged, and his nasolabial folds were obvious, with some brown spots.
He bent over, put his hands behind his back, raised his head and glanced at everyone, and said with a chuckle, "Are you all here? Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. My legs have been getting more and more unresponsive lately, so I was thinking about getting a mechanical leg instead."
The old man, who looked like he was about to die, moved to the high-backed chair, sat down, and announced, "Let's get started."
This person is Lei Fu, the speaker of the Thunder Council, an Elemental Heart class, and a Level 7 Thunder Apostle.
Although he already knew his information, Tianyang was still a little surprised when he saw it with his own eyes.
After all, no matter how you look at this old man, he doesn't look like a Heavenly Rank expert. Instead, he looks more like an old man with one foot already in his coffin.
"First of all, I would like to announce that starting today, our parliament will have one more member. That member is Councillor Tianyang, who has completed the commission of Ash Town and all the mission projects."
Lei Fu put on a pair of glasses and looked up. Another beam of light fell from the hall and landed on Tianyang. The old man smiled and said, "Welcome, Councillor Tianyang."
Tianyang stood up and responded with a smile: "Thank you."
He nodded slightly to the surroundings, then sat back calmly.
Immediately, the beam of light that fell on Tianyang disappeared again.
Lei Fu continued, "Next, it's about the Reverse Realm. I believe everyone knows that although it is our parliament that is currently managing the Clave Gate, according to the agreement, we don't have much time left."
"Soon, Clavegate will be run by the Blue Keep."
“So now, we should take advantage of the Clave Gate as much as possible while we still have it in our hands and distance ourselves from other organizations.”
"The map we have released to the public is actually only a small part. The scope of our exploration is much larger than that map indicates, but this also brings some problems."
"For example, there are two or three places like 'Ashe Town' where powerful Black People are entrenched. One of them, the 'Phantom Fire Tunnel', located 300 kilometers southeast of the entrance to the Clough Gate, cannot be opened now."
"If we can clear the black people from this tunnel, we will build tunnels and establish a transportation network. Even if we no longer manage the Clave Gate, other organizations and gold diggers will have to pay fees if they want to use this route to go deeper into the Reverse Realm."
"Kraf Gate has just been reopened. Based on the experience of other fortresses, the next ten years will be the period of reclamation of the Reverse Realm. The flow of people during this period will be huge. In other words, even if we do nothing, as long as we occupy this tunnel and provide a relatively complete transportation network in the early stage, we can make money continuously for ten years."
At this point, the old man coughed dryly, raised his head and said, "So now, I need someone to clean up the 'Phantom Fire Tunnel'. Who of you is willing to go?"
There was silence in the hall, and after a moment, a voice said, "I'll go."
A beam of light fell on Congressman Ruden. This man, whose aura was as sharp as a saber, remembered at this moment: "I have
I have called back all the mercenaries under my command, and together with my team in the Waste Scavenging City, we should be able to open up the 'Phantom Fire Tunnel'."
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you, Luden."
Lei Fu nodded and said, "As long as you complete this task, you will receive 20% of the profits from the 'Phantom Fire Tunnel' in the future."
Luden nodded and sat back down.
Next, Lei Fu mentioned several other places, all of which were taken by several congressmen.
After this session, the elderly speaker adjusted his sitting position and said, "Next, I would like to discuss the diplomatic issues of the lower house with you."
"We have been working with the Fire Ant Gang for many years, complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses, and supporting each other. This should not change unless there are major changes in the future."
"As for the Blue Fortress, this organization can be said to be the biggest competitor of our council in the Waste Scavenging City. The Blue Fortress itself has its own merchant groups and caravans, and has also trained many mercenary groups. These advantages allow them to control most of the food sources in the Waste Scavenging City."
"Now that the Clave Gate has been reopened, the Blue Fortress's exploration scope and depth are second only to ours. Therefore, in the next ten years, it will remain our strongest competitor."
"If we want to dominate, we must suppress them or even kill them before they become really strong. What do you think about this?"
Including Ding Yiming, the parliamentarians put forward their opinions one after another. As an outsider in the Waste Scavenger City and a newcomer to the parliament, Tianyang did not interrupt rashly.
When everyone had finished speaking, he coughed and said, "Compared to the Blue Fortress, I think we should pay more attention to the Blood City."
Gong Zhibin immediately sneered and said sarcastically: "Member Tianyang, you have only been in the Waste Collection City for a few days, what do you know?"
"Although Blood City has barely squeezed into the top five organizations in Scavenger City, those human traffickers will never amount to anything. I know you want to show off, but now is not the time for you to show off. You'd better stay here and listen quietly."
Tian Yang smiled and said, "Member Gong, you are 53 years old this year. You are just an ordinary person who suffers from many diseases. You need to undergo a vascular clearance surgery every year, right?"
Gong Zhibin narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "What do you want to say?"
Tian Yang ignored him and continued, "Member Lin Qianfan, 55 years old, Hunter rank, Wild Hunt of rank 6."
"Councilman Chen Zhenyue, God of War rank, Level 6 Battle Master..."
"Senator Elof..."
Tianyang recited the information of each congressman by heart. When he finally mentioned the speaker Lei Fu, Gong Zhibin suddenly stood up and pointed at Tianyang and shouted.
"You're investigating us? What's your intention?!"
Tian Yang said calmly: "Don't get excited, Councillor Gong. I didn't investigate you. It's just that on the way here, I dealt with 'Blood City'."
"I have ruined several of their good deeds. Their deputy commander Jin Sheng was killed by my men."
"They sent assassins to kill me. But unfortunately, they failed to achieve their goal."
"The information I just mentioned was found from a female killer numbered 0 who was trained by Blood City. This information was stored in a chip she carried with her."
"Guess,
What would happen if Blood City leaked this information or gave it to someone with ulterior motives?"
Ding Yiran took over Tianyang's words and said solemnly: "The other party will know everything about our parliament and make targeted arrangements."
"Speaking of which, I received some rumors a while ago that Blood City secretly collected information about all the important members of the major organizations in the city."
"Now that Councillor Tianyang has also said so, it seems that this matter should be true."
Adolf stroked his bearded chin and said, "If this is true, Blood City cannot ignore it. Maybe these human traffickers have been secretly planning to deal with us."
"Words are not enough." Gong Zhibin said, turning a golden ring on his finger. "If we turn our attention to dealing with Blood City just because of Councillor Tianyang's words, it would be a waste of too much manpower and resources."
"What if they don't have this plan in the end? Wouldn't it be a waste of our efforts? Oh, by the way, Cui Yao from the Blue Fortress seemed to have a very pleasant chat with Councillor Tianyang yesterday. Councillor Tianyang, could it be that you two have become good friends?"
Tian Yang smiled faintly, he knew that the short and fat man was trying to throw dirty water on him, implying that he had a relationship with the "Blue Fortress", so he tried to divert the conflict in the meeting and let the Thunder Council temporarily give up the action against the Blue Fortress.
"Actually, after I got the information, I have always had a question. How could Blood City have such detailed information about the parliament and other important figures in other organizations?"
Tian Yang looked at the fat man intentionally or unintentionally: "Now I have a guess, perhaps, there are people in the parliament and other organizations who have been bribed by Blood City."
"Don't you think so, Councillor Gong?"
Gong Zhibin's fat face suddenly turned red: "Don't slander me, I am loyal to the parliament, and anyone here can testify to that!"
Adolf said on the spot: "Councilor Gong, don't talk nonsense. I don't have any friendship with you, and I don't know you. I can't be your witness."
Gong Zhibin glared at Adolf angrily, then sneered, "Member Tianyang, you are a new member of the parliament, why are you framing me like this? What is your intention?"
Tian Yang laughed and said, "Councilman Gong, from beginning to end, I didn't say a word against you, but you were the one who was aggressive. I'm confused, why did you rush to take the blame when no one else said anything."
"Tell me, who has the ulterior motive?"
"you-"
At this time, Speaker Lei Fu coughed dryly, interrupting their conversation, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, both of you are doing this for the good of the parliament, there is no need to argue anymore."
"Well, since Councillor Tianyang has known about this for a long time, then let Councillor Tianyang handle the investigation of Blood City."
"It's just that Councillor Tianyang has just arrived in the Waste Collection City and his foundation is not yet stable. I'm afraid it's not so convenient to do many things. Who among you is willing to investigate this matter with Councillor Tianyang?"
Adolf, who was sitting lazily in his seat, raised his hand and said, "Speaker, I just came back from the Reverse Realm. I need to rest for at least ten days or half a month. Let me help Councillor Tianyang."
Tianyang was a little surprised and glanced at the unkempt man.
Lei Fu smiled and nodded slightly: "Okay, let's do it."
"Just go ahead and do it. If you find that Blood City is indeed making any moves, we will eradicate it with the force of thunder!"