Is the oil running out
"Even if my energy is running out, it shouldn't be a problem to try the longevity fruit, right? Even if the effect will diminish, it shouldn't be completely useless."
"He himself didn't want to eat it. He lived too long."
"Uh? What do you mean?"
"A large family has existed for too long and has a strong influence on the entire city-state. This is not allowed in the eyes of many people.
He was indeed loyal to Zion and committed to developing the city and the era, but he could not guarantee that his children would do the same.
So for the continuation of his family, Old Moen had to step down."
Hearing this, Xu Le swallowed his saliva and asked a question that was somewhat inappropriate:
"What would have happened if Mr. Moen hadn't stepped down?"
"Old Moen controls too much of Zion's economy and researchers, has too many disciples, and his sphere of influence is too complex and chaotic.
Moreover, he killed Mrs. Archie in front of everyone some time ago. If he had not died, his family's influence would have been too great, which would have been detrimental to the harmony of the entire Zion."
Li Wen didn't make his words very clear, but Xu Le already understood what he meant.
Zion's parliamentary system cannot allow the existence of such families that have long controlled the political situation. They belong to the old interest carriers and are monopolies.
Such existence will affect Zion's development.
Even old Moen himself had no way of being sure whether his descendants would still be loyal to Zion.
When wealth and power reach a certain level, some things will gradually change.
"I see." After hearing this, Xu Le seemed a little unhappy.
The old Moen people are not bad, although they have some different ideas, but people are dying...
Li Wen also felt this sad emotion, but he chose to change the subject:
"Okay, everyone has a day when their life comes to an end. Tell me, how much soap did you make last night?"
Xu Le was shocked. Li Wen was not as easy to fool as old Moen.
"Didn't I just say that? 930 yuan, isn't it a lot?"
Li Wen looked at him sideways without saying anything. He just kept looking at him, making Xu Le feel uncomfortable all over.
"Uncle Li, you don't think I'm lying, do you? You know I'm honest and trustworthy, and I never lie to anyone."
Li Wen still didn't say anything and continued to stare at him blankly.
I felt a little embarrassed when I saw Xu Le.
"Well, it's actually 1,230."
"1230? Really?"
"Yes, it's true, it's truer than real gold..."
Afterwards, there was another very long eye contact, and it was obvious that Xu Le was no match for Li Wen in this kind of eye contact.
"It's actually from 1630... Okay, okay, it's actually from 1930. It's really gone."
Xu Le waved his hand, and Li Wen did not continue to force him this time.
"1930 yuan is enough to supplement Zion's current fortifications and weapons research. Do you have any other ideas?"
Xu Le was stunned. Talking about such things in such an open place, isn’t Li Wen afraid that there may be ears on the other side of the wall
"Are we chatting here? What if someone overhears us talking about this?"
"All the people here have been replaced by my people, you can do whatever you want."
Xu Le was stunned again. This was clearly Moren's manor, so why were all of them replaced by Li Wen's people
"Why are your people here?"
"Old Morn no longer trusts anyone, including his children."
Xu Le: …
Although it sounds reasonable, it is still a bit sad to see things develop to this extent.
"I see."
"Let's talk about the energy plan and rationing. The black tide has passed, and the power of the weapons has been verified. We can start preparing for many things."
Xu Le nodded and began to plan for Gu Yin's energy allocation:
"First of all, in terms of civilian energy, the previous minimum demand was 3 yuan, which is definitely not enough to meet the social needs of Zion today. I plan to use 3-4-3, a segmented energy distribution.
Once this critical value is exceeded, energy prices will rise to a level that a normal family or even a company cannot afford.
Then there is the area of weapons research and development. What I mean is that there are a minimum of 300 bars of soap per month, and the total consumption in three months is about 900. Don't say it's a small amount. I also do research myself, and I don't actually use that much.
As for the remaining part, a minimum of 1,000 bars of soap will be used as the energy supply for city defense. The defense of Zion is the most important issue, and everything is based on guarding Zion.
This is my general idea. Of course, in actual operation, it still needs to be subdivided.”
Xu Le's plan is just an outline, but this outline is already very mature.
But isn’t the quantity of soap a bit tight
If daily consumption is used up in three months, it will cost 1,000, research and development will be 900, and city defense will be 1,000, which means the total consumption is nearly 3,000 bars of soap.
Although this can completely replace the moonstone and completely get rid of some of the economic intervention from the Red Moon Temple, the consumption and collection amounts always feel a bit mismatched.
"How much soap did you harvest last night?"
"1930, true at first glance, available for checking at any time..."
"Alright, alright, I won't ask you anymore. There's no point in asking you. Prepare a suit. The election is coming up in a few days."
"Don't worry, this is the moment I've been ready for."
…
In the next few days, Xu Le was basically preparing for some matters related to the parliamentary election.
Although it is almost certain, basic preparation is still necessary.
In addition, daily practice, the development of the furnace, and the research and development of ancient sound multi-energy weapons have not decreased.
Tomorrow is April 10th, the day of the parliamentary election, so things may be very busy afterwards.
So today Xu Le stopped practicing, explained a lot of things, and even called Gu Beichen.
"Have you contacted the intelligence department of the Red Moon Temple?"
"Not yet." Gu Beichen said a little embarrassedly.
He boasted a lot before, but when it comes to actually doing it, there are indeed some difficult aspects to handle.
Contacting the Red Moon Temple rashly and saying that he had inside information would be tantamount to seeking death, so he had to proceed step by step.
"It's been so long, and you haven't made any progress? What do you do for a living?"
"You are going to be a congressman, why are you speaking so harshly? Will the people of Zion support you if you do this? No."
"You are not a Zion citizen. You are now a member of the Red Moon Temple. Why should I be polite to you?"
Gu Beichen was slightly stunned, then said aggrievedly:
"I am a lighthouse man when I am alive and I will be a dead lighthouse man when I die. Sooner or later, I will go back and take back what I lost."
Looking at Gu Beichen's determined eyes, Xu Le's heart moved slightly.
Yeah, the lighthouse, they lost so much there.
Being completely abandoned by a stratified society, and leaving the city like a dog.
"Yes, we should go back and take back what we lost." Xu Le also echoed.
"See, you think so too."
Xu Le got angry when he heard him say:
"How I think about it has nothing to do with you taking the money and not doing the work, right? You have received 50,000 yuan in funding, what on earth do you do every day?"
Gu Beichen lowered his head and remained silent.
He didn't say anything, so someone else spoke for him. At this time, Wang Shu walked in and placed a travel form in front of the two of them:
"In 37 days, he called prostitutes 79 times in total, trying all kinds of them, even calling a few strong girls from Tianrui Lifeng. His taste is really unique.
I feel like when you gave him the money, a new world opened up for him.”
Xu Le rubbed his brows:
"From what you said, I was wrong in giving him activity funds?"
"He claimed to be a passionate man, but now he has become a passionate old client."
Hearing Wang Shu's description, Gu Beichen on the other side was not ashamed, but proud:
"How is it? Am I strong?"
Xu Le and Wang Shu were both speechless. This guy was hopeless.
"Okay, this one contains information about the core of Guyinduo Technology. You can take a closer look and learn more about it."
"Show it to me? What's the use of this thing?"
"It's useless, but at least you won't be clueless when someone from the Red Moon Temple finds you."
"That makes sense, and then what?"
"Then hide this file somewhere no normal person can find it, and use it as a hook."
"A place where normal people can't find it? Do we have to wait for the people from the Red Moon Temple to arrive before we can take it out?"
"No, that's not it. Just because a normal person can't find it doesn't mean that the Red Moon Temple can't find it either. Just hide the file."
"Okay, I understand."
After talking about the espionage mission, the three returned to the original topic. Xu Le suddenly asked:
"If we get back to the lighthouse, what can we do?"
"Back to the lighthouse?" Wang Shu frowned slightly. He knew that Xu Le would not let someone go without a reason. Perhaps something had happened.
"Zion is fine, why do you want to go back?" Gu Beichen also curled his lips.
"Didn't you say you wanted to go back and get back what you lost?"
"It's just talk. I'm not strong enough now. I'll go when I'm stronger."
Seeing his cowardly look, Xu Le wanted to hit him.
Wang Shu took over and asked:
"Why do you suddenly think of returning to the Lighthouse? Isn't the development here very stable?"
“It’s not about going to the Lighthouse for development, but after becoming a councillor, there is an opportunity to go to other cities for political exchanges…”
At this point, Gu Beichen and Wang Shu both understood.
"You want to go back?"
“I have some ideas, but I haven’t confirmed whether this is feasible.”
"Political exchanges and friendly interviews are not worth considering, unless your purpose is more than just political exchanges..."
The three of them talked back and forth and soon came to the crux of the matter.
Revenge! How could I forget such a thing
Although all three survived by various means, what was the actual situation? The actual situation was that all three of them were killed, at least once.
Especially Wang Shu and Xu Le. If Xu Le hadn't forcibly injected Gu Jianuo's secret medicine into Wang Shu, gambling his life, he would have been dead.
The heads were chopped off.
Xu Le's situation was even worse. If it weren't for the power of hope from the Black Sheep Girl, he would have been stabbed into pieces by Xiong Zemo.
I just can't get over this.
"Since you want to go back, you have to prepare well." Wang Shu nodded, agreeing to this matter.
"What about you?" Xu Le looked at Gu Beichen.
"You all went, how could I not go? You made me sound like I was afraid of him. Is that Xiong Zemo really good at fighting? What's the point of him being able to fight? To get involved, you need to be rich and powerful. Is he as rich and powerful as us now?"
The corner of Xu Le's mouth twitched. This man was so arrogant, wasn't there anyone to teach him a lesson
"Since everyone agrees, let's put it this way. After the election of councillors is completed, we will return to the lighthouse and complete what we have not completed before."
"Okay." The other two said in unison.
…
April 10th is the day of Zion Parliamentary elections.
The previous few people have finished their speeches, and they have held political shows many times before. This is the final election moment.
In fact, Xu Le had put on similar shows before, but they were all organized by Moren and Li Wen.
They know Xu Le's value to the entire Zion, the value of the melting pot, so Xu Le's time should not be wasted on such political showmanship.
Xu Le was not very familiar with his colleagues who were running for election, and had no interest in listening to their political speeches.
Ai Li, who was wearing a special guard uniform, had been standing by and poked Xu Le several times, because if she hadn't poked Xu Le, this guy would probably have fallen asleep.
"Are you that sleepy?"
Xu Le forced himself to open his eyes, staring at Ai Li with an expression that was difficult to describe.
Is it fun? Yes, but also tiring…
"It's all because of you."
Ai Li was stunned for a moment and simply turned her head away. She knew that Xu Le was having another attack at this time, so it would be better not to waste time talking to him now.
"Get ready, it'll be your turn soon."
"no problem."
Soon, the host of the parliamentary elections said loudly:
"The fifth candidate is Dr. Xu Le, the youngest doctor of Zion Progressive Technology, the initiator and chief designer of the Guyinduo Technology Core Program, and the leader of Zion's new energy era..."
Following his introduction, there was thunderous applause.
The parliament's flattery of Xu Le has reached an unprecedented level. This is pure flattery, which is also the kind that Xu Le hates very much.
But when this kind of thing happened to him, he didn't think it was so disgusting anymore.
When Xu Le, wearing a very flashy white suit, stood on the podium of the Parliament Building, warm cheers and applause rang out from the audience.
There are many statements like "Xu Le, I want to give birth to a baby for you, but I'm a boy, do you mind?"
Xu Le could only laugh at such remarks. After all, today was a very important day.
"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I am Xu Le."
As Xu Le spoke, there was another round of cheers. He did not stop them, but just lowered his head embarrassedly, showing the embarrassment and shyness of a researcher.
This kind of shyness is extremely lethal to women of different ages and can easily arouse their desire to protect them.
Xu Le's way of doing things is in line with the ideas of Zion's new-age men, which are progress, innovation, and technology.
Finally, the policy announced by Xu Le before is in line with the interests of the entire Zion, which is what the elderly value.
This is the "personality" that Moren and Li Wen prepared for Xu Le.
This kind of personality is a means of publicity and also a rotating force, so Xu Le's current appearance is a sure kill for them.
Xu Le smiled shyly, his voice was not loud but powerful:
"I'm sorry, I'm just an ordinary researcher. I actually prepared a lot of speeches before, and Secretary Liu also prepared a speech for me, but I forgot everything when I got nervous."
There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and Xu Le continued:
“Although I am not very good at speeches and declarations, it doesn’t matter, I have my own strengths, that is, technology and innovation in Zion, which is my field.
There have been many achievements in the core development of Guyin Multi-Tech. I know that everyone is not interested in academic research, so I will not elaborate on academic theories and the like.
What I can promise is that after I become a member of parliament, I will provide a policy of free basic energy and half-price energy for excess energy.
In this way, people will no longer need to use coal for heating in winter. Even if the energy cost exceeds the limit, the energy price will be only one-third of what it is now. I don’t know if it can be even lower because I haven’t studied business.”
As Xu Le spoke, an embarrassed smile appeared on his face again.
After he announced the policies he would implement, there were waves of cheers from the audience.
This most direct energy policy that benefits the people is a dimensionality reduction attack on other candidates.
According to Li Wen, Xu Le was no longer on the same track as other candidates after he participated in the election. The only thing that could prevent Xu Le from becoming a member of parliament was the failure of Black Tide Night.
But it is obvious that Xu Le succeeded in the Black Tide Night, and it was an unprecedented success.
Therefore, his becoming a member of parliament is a foregone conclusion.
Ai Li's eyebrows twitched in the backstage. Xu Le's shy look was quite different from his normal look.
"He has a talent for acting, right, Ms. Ai Li." Li Wen walked over at this time.
"Is this what Minister Li thought of?"
"No, regarding the publicity, it was indeed done by Old Moen and I, but the performance here was basically his free play. It seems that he really has the talent to be a politician."
“What is the talent for being a politician?”
“I know how to pretend.”
While the two were discussing, Xu Le on the stage was already preparing to finish his brief speech.
"That's probably all I can do for you. I hope you can vote for me next time. I also want to become a congressman and do more for Zion. Thank you."
Amid cheers, Xu Le returned to the backstage.
Seeing Li Wen coming, Xu Le also hurried over:
"How was it? Was my speech okay?"
"It's a pity that you didn't become an actor in the art troupe with your acting skills."
"What are you talking about, Uncle Li? These are all my true words." Xu Le was shy again.
Li Wen's eyebrows twitched, but it was also good this way. Xu Le was able to remain calm, which was good for both of them.
"Then let me congratulate you first, Councillor Xu Le."
"No, Uncle Li, please don't say that. Without your support, I will never become a member of parliament in my lifetime."
…
The day after much anticipation, the Zion Parliament announced the four new members with the highest votes.
Although normally, only three members of parliament should be replaced.
But unfortunately, Mrs. Archie died of illness, so four seats for members of parliament became vacant, and the four people with the highest votes were newly promoted.
They are…
Zion Progressive - Dr. Xu Le
Zion Ronghua Food-Ms. Mai Lele
Mr. Zhou Hua, retired judge of Zion
Zion Charity Honorary Ambassador-Mr. Zhang Shaoyun
Sitting leisurely in a coffee shop, eating a breakfast that he would never eat on normal days, Xu Le closed the newspaper in his hand.
He will return to his post the day after tomorrow, and these two days will probably be his last leisurely moments.
Generally speaking, these two days are used to deal with the matters at hand, but Xu Le's affairs are usually not resolved by him alone, but by the entire group behind him.
His own forces, Li Wen, and the entire Zion Progressives.
So Xu Le seemed much more relaxed than other parliamentarians.
Xu Le was preparing to wait for Wang Qing here. Before going to the parliament building, he had a lot of things to check with Wang Qing.
Especially the upcoming Guyinduo airship renovation project.
No one knows what airships will look like in the future, but after energy is no longer a problem, Xu Le feels that the size of airships should be reduced.
After being reduced in size, airships are more suitable for small-scale, scattered battles.
He came a little early today, but by this time, Wang Qing was actually already late.
This made Xu Le a little dissatisfied.
"Brother Xu Le, why are you here?"
Soon, a familiar voice interrupted Xu Le's thoughts. Xu Le turned his head and saw two figures.
Li Qingcheng and Wang Man.
Xu Le thought for a moment, staring at the two women, especially Wang Man whose outfit had completely changed, and suddenly said:
"Call me Councillor."
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