Lord Highlander

   Chapter 871 859. Quarrel

  Received a reconsideration from the military department on the territory application for the hills and mountains north of the Thorn Mountains and the Invercargill Forest Territory, and the House of Representatives decided to make a public review on July 21.

   This incident has already spread in Wilkes City, and it stirred up storms all over the city almost overnight.

After the beast tide subsided, life in Wilkes City gradually returned to normal, and now the residents of the city suddenly had such a topic of conversation, from the high-ranking officials in Wilkes City to the street vendors. Let's have a few words on this topic.

   It is said that it is precisely because both parties have strong backgrounds that this matter is at a stalemate here, and four officials of the Territorial Administration lost their jobs because of this matter.

  However, these officials of the Territorial Administration also stood up to express their grievances.

  Obviously acting according to the rules, he did not do anything wrong, but he lost his job because of this, and became the first batch of scapegoats for this incident.

   In addition, unemployment is small, but face is big!

   Everyone is an aristocrat in Wilkes City, so how will you mess around in the aristocratic circle in the future!

  …

  On the one hand, there are aristocratic lords with military backgrounds. It is said that the Luthor Legion entered the Bailin plane to garrison this time before the beast tide.

   And this matter has also been supported by Marquis Luther, otherwise the Luther Army would have dared to keep peace in Tarapa!

   It is said that the mayor of Dodan Town was kicked back to Wilkes City when he was suspected of blocking the way.

   Now that the magician has claimed the territory first, no one can just swallow this breath.

  …

   On the other side is a magician aristocrat with a background in the Magic Union and the Alchemy Union. This Christopher magician is said to be the executive director of the Wilkes Alchemy Guild, and he is also well-known in the Magic Union.

  He has always lived in seclusion, few people see him in Wilkes City, but many people have bought the magic metal he refined.

  Master Christopher has very unique insights into smelting red copper and element conversion.

  His students are all over the wizarding world of Wilkes City, and now almost all the magicians in the city are supporting Wizard Christopher.

   Both parties are famous and noble, and neither of them is willing to give up this piece of territory.

   Now the trouble has come to the House of Representatives, and both parties are preparing for reconsideration.

  Businessman Malacombe was a little puzzled: Isn't mage Christopher an alchemist? The great alchemist behind Suldak, wouldn't he stand up to settle the dispute under such circumstances?

  …

  The morning sun shone in through the glass windows on the east side, and Suldak lay on the empty big bed, missing Natasha who was far away in Wall Village.

  Although this hotel has maid bed warming services, Suldak is not prepared to mess around.

  He rented a two-bedroom apartment, Nika and Samira lived next door, and there was a living room with a terrace outside.

The price of goods in Wilkes City is not high. The room in the hotel only costs 8 silver coins per day, and it also includes breakfast for four people. If lunch and dinner are also eaten in the hotel, two more silver coins Silver coins.

  It's not too far from the military headquarters, it can be reached in about five minutes on foot.

Suldak's head was a little groggy, remembering that he went to a dance with the Great Swordsman Chester last night. The Great Swordsman Chester took him to meet many nobles at the ball, so he drank a little too much , right now my head still hurts...

  At this time, Nika knocked on the door, and Suldak sat up from the bed quickly, and shouted to the door: "Come in..."

   "My lord, it's time for dinner." Nika stood at the door and said something to Suldak in the room.

  She didn't go into Suldak's room. Suldak never needed her help. Even the cumbersome things like wearing leather armor can be done by himself, and he does it very well.

  Suldak agreed:

   "Coming soon..."

  After getting out of bed, he walked to the bathroom, washed his face briefly beside the sink, and then hurriedly put the leather armor on his body.

  The hotel waiter has already pushed the breakfast cart into the room. White bread, fried eggs, thin ham and green beans are placed on a plate, and the presentation is very good.

  Samira walked back from the terrace wearing a navel-baring vest. Looking at her wet and broken hair, it was obvious that she had just had a morning exercise.

  As a second-rank powerhouse, Samira is very self-disciplined. She has to exercise for at least one hour every morning and evening. After the second rank, the sharpness in her light red eyes has decreased a lot, and she looks more restrained.

  The half-elf has a slender waist that a human girl cannot achieve, and people can never imagine what kind of explosive power she possesses...

   She didn't shoot that Christopher to death with an arrow, and now she regrets it a bit.

  …

  Suldak came to the military headquarters and joined Chester Great Swordsman and Earl Dunstan.

Earl Dunstan arrived late in a magic caravan. He is an outreach officer of the military. He was born in an old aristocratic family in Wilkes City. He has sunken eyes, obvious bags under his eyes, and a little sloppy footsteps at the age of forty. .

  However, he is very humorous and humorous. He is very familiar with the aristocratic circle in Wilkes City and has many friends.

As soon as the carriage stopped by the side of the road, Earl Dunstan couldn't wait to open the door, and said with a smile to the great swordsman Chester who was waiting at the gate of the military: "Just let you stay in my guest room last night , I’ve already arranged everything, but I didn’t expect to let you slip away.”

  The Great Swordsman Chester smiled without making excuses, and quickly boarded the carriage, followed by Suldak.

  As for Samira and Nika, they can only sit in the magic caravan behind.

  The three of them brought a team of entourages to the gate of the House of Representatives in Wilkes City in a magic caravan.

  The House of Representatives is not far from the military headquarters. When the three of them got out of the magic caravan, they found that there were already many nobles waiting at the door of the House of Representatives. It seemed that they also came to the House of Representatives to observe the reconsideration.

   Many nobles knew Earl Dunstan very well. When they saw Earl Dunstan stepping down from the carriage, they came over to say hello.

Most of these nobles own some territory in the Bailin plane. The circle of nobles in Wilkes City is that big. They usually hold various activities together. The nobles control 9% of Wilkes City. A wealth of more than ten can always make one's life rich and colorful.

   "Did you hear that Earl Billy died on Mrs. McClellan's belly last night..."

   "Really? Didn't McClellan just get promoted to Viscount? I said where did he accumulate such merits? It turns out that he took the lover route!"

   "If you ask me, Mrs. McClellan is really... tsk tsk."

   "..."

   When the nobles get together, they like to talk about new and bizarre things.

But after a few words, Earl Dunstan brought the topic back to the right track. Everyone talked about this territorial dispute, and they were very indignant at the banditry of the magician. They came to listen to the reconsideration and wanted to know how the House of Representatives would handle this matter. .

  The melodious bell sounded from the bell tower on the square in the distance, and the large iron gate at the entrance of the House of Representatives finally opened slowly, and two teams of guards came out holding halberds in their hands.

  Everyone walked into the House of Representatives talking and laughing.

  The House of Representatives in Wilkes City is an oval building with a large patio in the middle of the building. In the middle of the first floor is a hall the size of a basketball court. Thirteen seats are placed on a high platform in the middle.

  The podium in the middle looks very spacious, and many chairs are distributed around the podium.

  The nobles entered the hall and sat down on the outermost chairs.

  Big Swordsman Chester pulled Suldak and waited in the audience, and Earl Dunstan was beside them, explaining the process of the House of Representatives reconsideration in a low voice.

   Not long after, three magicians hurried in from the outside, but these magicians were all unfamiliar faces, and Suldak didn't see the Christopher magician.

  The magicians wore black robes and hid their faces in the hoods. The three of them walked to the other side of the stage in a zigzag shape.

   After that, many nobles walked into the House of Representatives one after another, and a group of members wearing gold silk white robes filed up to the middle stage.

Earl Dunstan stood between Chester Swordsman and Suldak, pointed to the white-haired old man in the middle of the stage, and said in a low voice: "That is Mr. Kornberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives. He is in Will It has been 15 years since Cox City has occupied the position of speaker, and I heard that he has asthma some time ago, and everyone is betting on when he will give up his position."

   "I didn't expect to live until now, but I still have a good time..."

  Earl Dunstan whispered.

  The speaker was panting a bit when he spoke, and it could be seen that his health must be quite bad.

   "Everyone, the reconsideration of the territorial ownership of the Invercargill Forest is now officially started. Let me confirm whether the applicant for the reconsideration and the accused party are present..." He spoke slowly, but his voice was very clear.

   When Suldak stepped onto the stage, he realized that there seemed to be a magic crystal for loudspeaker inlaid in the center of the stage.

   "Applicant—Military Department."

   "We are here!" Earl Dunstan replied loudly.

  The Speaker glanced at Earl Dunstan, obviously he knew him.

   "The accused party—Christopher Magician."

  "Mr. Christopher is conducting a crucial magic refinement, so he entrusts us with carte blanche to attend the reconsideration on his behalf." The magician in the middle raised the hood on his head, revealing a young face.

  The nobles in the audience exclaimed that this magician didn't take the House of Representatives seriously.

  Speaker Kornberg, without even looking up, announced that the reconsideration of the Invercargill Forest Collection Territory Approval has begun...

  In fact, this is a complete demonstration of this matter in the House of Representatives, and then everyone will judge whether this matter is right or wrong by citing classics.

   Then the military department, which is the applicant for reconsideration, explained the matter.

  Earl Dunstan tidied up his clothes, stood directly at the front desk, and said to the nobles hearing the trial:

"What happened is clear at a glance, and it looks very simple. In the Territorial Administrative Reconsideration submitted to the House of Representatives, the Military Department believed that the Territorial Administration's approval was not too flawed. Everything was done according to the rules, but the only problem was this kind of uncertainty. The development area is not actually considered the territory of the Green Empire."

   Speaking of this, Earl Dunstan paused slightly.

   There was sparse applause from the audience, but calm was restored immediately.

   "So, Master Christopher is applying for a piece of land that is not the territory of the empire." He continued.

  Then Earl Dunstan walked up to the members of the Territorial Administration, nodded to them and said:

"In this matter, the Christopher magician made a mistake at the starting point. The magician nobles are pure nobles, not noble lords, and they have no ability to open up unknown areas. They deliberately downplayed this part of the information and misled the Land Management Bureau. approval."

   Walking back to the front of the stage, Earl Dunstan said to the thirteen MPs on the stage:

"The military's attitude towards the territory of Invercargill Forest is very firm. Since the area north of the Thorn Mountain Range was opened up by the cavalry battalion led by the local garrison, there is no reason for the magic union to occupy this territory before the 433 land allocation. "

"The territory that the magician nobles can claim must be after the military has opened up the unknown area. After the noble lords choose their own territory, the remaining land will be handed over to the Territory Administration of the Empire and the Province of Bena. Only these unowned lands can be distributed.”

  He turned around and looked at the three young magicians on the opposite side, and said to them seriously:

   "Of course, the last thing I want to say is that our military department doesn't mind that the magic union chooses an unknown area, and brings a group of magicians to fight the natives and monsters there, and expand the territory for the Grimm Empire."

   His eyes were full of contempt...

  The magicians on the opposite side blushed suddenly, but they were very familiar with the reconsideration process, and they had to remain silent before the speaker indicated that they could speak.

  Speaker Kornberg looked up at Earl Dunstan, and saw that he had finished speaking.

   "The accused, you will speak next, and pay attention to controlling the speaking time." Speaker Kornberg said.

"Chairman Kornberg, everyone here, on behalf of Christopher Magician, I found out here that, as we all know, magicians have always chosen territories like this. We choose land that has not been occupied by noble lords, and the land obtained in this way is almost the most barren land. , and some land divisions are extremely fragmented, and sometimes it takes a patchwork to integrate a territory..."

  The young magicians are also very well prepared, and the magicians naturally don't want to always pick up the leftovers after the election of the noble lords.

   "According to Article 2 on page 79 of the Grimm Empire Magician Noble Territory Code, magicians have the right to apply for the territory of unexplored areas, and they must open up the unopened territories within three months..."

  The noble lords are not familiar with the territorial code of the magician nobles, and did not expect such a clause.

  Chairman Kornberg turned around and glanced at the congressman behind him who was responsible for sorting out the legal provisions, and the congressman nodded slightly to him.

  At this time, the great swordsman Chester couldn't help standing up and questioning Speaker Kornberg: "If the military occupies an unknown area, can it apply in advance for the land in this area to be a noble territory?"

  The speaker said to Chester Great Swordsman: "According to the laws of the Grimm Empire, the army cannot include unknown areas into its own territory..."

  Chester Great Swordsman continued to question:

"If a team of cavalry is developing an unknown territory on a certain plane, and a group of magicians are shamelessly staring behind them, as soon as the territory is about to be developed, they will propose to apply for this territory, wouldn't it be said that the noble lord We will never get the best quality territory?"

  When Chester Great Swordsman shouted like this, the nobles in the hearing seat immediately realized that these magicians really can do this...

  The nobles in the hearing seat immediately shouted:

   "These magicians are so shameless!"

   "They were just lucky enough to awaken the magic pool, but they are actually a bunch of rotten eggs from country bumpkins..."

  The magicians of the jury expressed dissatisfaction and shouted at the nobles:

   "We abide by the Grimm Empire Code, which is a privilege granted to us by the Empire."

   "What can we do wrong? The nobles themselves are a privileged class. When facing common people, you noble lords are not a virtue..."

  The quarrel between the two sides almost pierced the roof of the House of Representatives.

   "Quiet! Quiet!"

  Chairman Kornberg knocked heavily on the small clock on the table with a small gold hammer.

  The reconsideration of the Invercargill Forest Territory broke up in the quarrel, and the final conclusion has not been determined...

  Suldak will remain in Wilkes City, waiting for the second reconsideration of the House of Representatives.

  (end of this chapter)