In the afternoon, Speaker Lei Fu solemnly announced at the meeting that he would step down and Tian Yang would serve as the Speaker of the Thunder Parliament. This decision did not cause much commotion within the parliament.
In fact, when many people received the meeting notice today, they had already vaguely guessed this, so most of the participating members were mentally prepared.
When they heard the news, no one was surprised, and of course, no one objected. After all, Tian Yang had just eliminated Elhoin, and there were even rumors that even the "Justice" Wang Lingjun had bowed down to him.
With such a powerful force, who would oppose it? And as soon as the speaker announced the decision, Gong Zhibin strongly supported it, as if he would fight anyone who opposed him. This was in stark contrast to the trouble he caused Tianyang when he first attended the meeting.
But not everyone is happy to see Tianyang become the Speaker.
Among them was Luden, who had followed Lei Fu since he was young. He remained silent throughout the meeting, neither opposing nor agreeing, making it hard to tell what he was thinking.
The other is Lin Qianfan's son, Lin Yuan, who now replaces his father as a councillor. He had one arm cut off by Tianyang, and his father decisively left the Waste Picking City after a duel with him, which seemed to be forced away by Tianyang.
Now that Tianyang became the speaker, he naturally couldn't be happy, so he sat in the corner with a gloomy face. When he saw Gong Zhibin loudly supporting Tianyang, his face became even uglier.
As for Tianyang, he doesn't care who is happy or unhappy.
Because no matter whether these people are happy or not, his becoming the speaker is a foregone conclusion, and they have no right to object. And with the example of Elhoin before him, he believes that even if some people are not happy about him becoming the speaker, they will have to accept it.
If these people dare to have any dissenting thoughts, he has plenty of ways to deal with them.
So the afternoon meeting went basically smoothly, and that same evening, the news that Tianyang would chair the Thunder Council spread like wildfire. In just one night, everyone knew that the young councillor from East Land had transformed himself into an influential figure in the Waste Pickering City.
That night, Tianyang came to the Desert Rose bar. The bar was still open, but to his surprise, Luo Du was gone.
"The boss has been gone for several days."
The bartender behind the bar made a cocktail for Tianyang and said, "The boss asked me to thank you if you come here. He said he owes you this favor and will repay you when he has the chance."
It is a good thing to be able to make a Heavenly Rank owe a favor. Tian Yang smiled and said, "When will Luo Du come back?"
The bartender shook his head: "The boss didn't say anything, he just said he would be away for a while, but he definitely won't be back in a short time."
"Here's your wine, sir."
A cup of bubbling golden liquid was pushed in front of him. Tianyang took a sip and found that it had the sour and sweet taste of fruit and the rich aroma of liquor.
He took a sip, left the money, and left the bar.
It seems that Luo Du will not appear in the short term. No one knows where he is going with old Jones, and no one knows what the final fate of Elhoin will be.
However, Tianyang is not interested in this.
On the next day, he used the 'Gate of the Crack' to come to the Dragon Tooth Stone Forest, and then entered the White Stone Camp alone.
When he arrived at the White Stone Camp, the guards recognized him and quickly invited him to the command building, and then notified Joe Peter.
The command building has been rebuilt, but it is just a temporary bungalow made of wood. The other buildings are being repaired, and it seems that it will take at least ten days or half a month to restore them to their original state.
"Lord Tianyang."
Joe Peter, who had a beautiful mustache, trotted in, came to Tianyang's side, stood with his hands hanging down, and looked like he was ready to obey.
Tianyang asked without any expression on his face: "Where's Victor?"
"died."
Joe Peter said with a smile on his face, "After you left that night, Mihawk and Victor had a big fight, and both of them died. Their bodies are still in the morgue. Would you like to take a look?"
Tian Yang glanced at him and said, "I wonder what he's doing here. Even if Victor is not dead, he can't make any waves now."
Seeing that his flattery had hit the horse's legs, Joe Peter quickly said yes, with beads of sweat on his forehead, looking at a loss.
Tian Yang said calmly: "Next, I will recruit soldiers in the waste city. You should be prepared. The camp will probably welcome three to five hundred new soldiers. I will have people train these new soldiers. After these soldiers leave the camp, the original organization will be disbanded and reorganized."
“I hope there won’t be any resistance then.”
Joe Peter immediately patted his chest and assured: "Please rest assured, sir, I will never let this happen."
Tianyang then nodded.
Joe Peter coughed dryly and said, "Sir, you came at the right time. Recently, a soldier escaped from the barracks, but I caught him back. What do you think I should do with him?"
Tianyang looked at him and asked, "What's going on?"
Joe Peter gritted his teeth and said, "It was Essien, he was Gao Yue's confidant. He instigated the soldiers to escape with him, but I caught them all."
Tian Yang said "oh" and asked in a nonchalant tone: "Then how are you going to deal with it?"
Joe Peter laughed and said, "We only have one way to deal with deserters."
He made a motion of wiping his throat.
Tian Yang nodded: "Let's do as you say, but just kill Essien. You can decide the details."
Tianyang believed that Peter Qiao had some ability. Besides, his family business was big now, so he couldn't do everything by himself. He would be exhausted to death if he did that.
Tian Yang said again: "Tell me what forces are there in the Tariqivia Desert."
Peter Qiao was stunned for a moment, then he understood that Tianyang was trying to expand his power.
Conscription is a signal that couldn’t be more obvious!
Joe Peter's guess was correct. Tianyang did have this idea. Elhoin has been active in the desert all year round, which means that there should be other forces in the desert besides the War God Castle.
Sweeping and absorbing, this is the only way to strengthen yourself.
Of course, even if he wanted to wipe out the surrounding forces, that would have to be done after the unification of the Waste Picking City. But now, it didn't stop him from asking around first so that he could make preparations early.
At that moment, Joe Peter asked someone to bring a map and spread it out on a long table.
"Please see, sir. The Tariqivia Desert is very vast. Whether it is our White Stone Camp or the War God Castle, they are just a corner of this desert."
"The Taliqivia Desert is full of dangerous places, rarely visited by humans. Dangerous gods often appear and build nests. It is rumored that deep in the desert, there are remains of the battlefield of the Second War of the Gods."
"You should have some ears.
It is said that the Taliqivia Desert appeared after the Second War of the Gods. It is said that although the war was not as intense as the First War of the Gods, it also greatly changed the environment of this area. "
"It is because of that war that the desert is full of dangers. However, deep in the desert, there are many precious mines. The Dragon Blood Stone Mine controlled by Elhoin is one of them."
"In addition, there are also Star Sand Iron Mine, Xi Gold Mine, Lightning Stone Mine, etc. These rare mineral veins are all affected by the energy of the war, which causes the underground rock layers to mutate and thus form."
Joe Peter explained clearly: "Among them, Star Sand Iron can increase the power of the material weapons, and it has a good degree of integration with the Black People's materials. Weapons made with it often have a high success rate."
"Xijin is a metal that is more precious than gold. Its color and texture are similar to gold, but it is harder and more malleable. It is one of the materials for top-grade jewelry."
"Lightning Stone can extract huge amounts of energy. A standard unit of Lightning Stone can provide a fortress of the size of Fort Ares with enough energy for one day."
"And deep in the desert, I believe there are other mineral veins, but that is a forbidden place for life. Even though Elhoin has organized people to send out exploration teams many times, they have only explored the dried-up Ambizan River. Ambizan means the River of Death."
Tian Yang watched him explain while pointing at the map, and said, "Those mineral veins should all be owned by someone, right?"
Joe Peter nodded and said, "They are all controlled by sand bandit families similar to Elhoin. The Pelikin family controls the Star Sand Iron Mine, the Galeon family owns the Dawn Gold Mine, and the most powerful Kaolis family owns the Lightning Stone Mine and has built a small fortress."
"It is said that the Kaolis family has a Heaven-level expert in charge. I am not sure whether it is true or not, but I do know that their Lightning Castle is located deep in the desert and is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Tianyang wrote down the locations of the three mines. At this time, one of Joe Peter's adjutants came in.
"Sir, my lord, Essien and the deserters have been brought to the parade grounds."
Qiao Peter looked at Tian Yang, and Tian Yang waved his hand and said, "You go and handle it."
"Yes, sir."
When they arrived at the parade ground, they saw more than a dozen deserters tied to the execution stakes. Their faces were pale and their eyes were empty.
Joe Peter sneered and said loudly: "You bastards, I have to say, you are really lucky. If Elhoin still has the final say here, all of you guys can go to hell."
"But now, except for the instigator Esin who must be executed, the lives of the rest of you are saved. You should thank Lord Tianyang for his mercy."
"However, you must remember that adults allow you to make mistakes, but you only have one chance. If you still want to escape, it won't be that easy."
In the temporary command building, Tianyang heard what Qiao Peter said and nodded with a smile.
Although this man is afraid of death, he is capable in other aspects.
Soon, a gunshot was heard from the training ground.
... ... ...
Three days later, a convoy left the Waste Collection City. It was Tianyang who moved to the War God Castle with his family. He also invited Wang Lingjun to go with him, and Wang Lingjun agreed. This incident itself also confirmed people's conjecture.
Wang Lingjun has been subdued by Tianyang!