Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 128: Gold Reform
At the moment when the Sword of Oath is reaching its peak, another protagonist also chooses to do something big today.
At the bottom of the Golden Valley, the Elders' Council of the Shining Golden People.
In the circular venue, the twelve golden elders sat on their golden chairs, and in the middle of the venue was Tan who had returned from hell.
The meeting was chaired by the elder pastor.
"Tan! The completion of your mission in hell does not satisfy the Council of Elders. The purpose of sending you to hell is to block the Golden Shield Empire from obtaining mineral resources from hell, but now it has become a way to fund the demon tyrants to fight for territory. For a long time in the future, the Golden Shield Empire can still obtain resources from hell continuously, which is not conducive to the struggle between the World Bank and the other party in the secular world.
Therefore, regarding your application to join the Council of Elders, the elders have voted to... not approve it for now, and will keep it for later observation."
The decision of the Council of Elders was beyond Tan's expectations, but it was also reasonable.
This group of elders had never intended to let him enter the Council of Elders, and the so-called promise was just an excuse to keep himself stable.
Fortunately, I did not pin my hopes on the elders.
But Tan still defended himself, "I have submitted the investigation report on the Golden Shield Empire's power in Hell to the Council of Elders. There is accurate information showing that the Golden Shield Empire has been laying out in Hell a year or even longer ago. They have accumulated strong power on the edge of Hell and can mobilize the Hell Demons to attack our trade routes and persuade some demons to default on our payments.
With such strong power, it will not be possible to drive them out of hell in a short time.
If we want to compete with the Golden Shield Empire in Hell, we must be prepared for a long-term confrontation. Seizing Purgatory can allow us to gain an undefeated position, and then slowly expand to the edge of Hell, squeezing the market space of the Golden Shield Empire step by step.
I also wrote some materials and submitted them to the Council of Elders regarding the idea of funding the devil tyrant.
The devil only cares about interests, and the hostility a thousand years ago will not affect the cooperation a thousand years later. If the devil tyrant can occupy a large territory in hell, it can influence which side hell will stand on in future wars.
The Sword of Oath is about to lead the Angel Civilization. The Demon Tyrant does not want to be hunted down by the Sword of Oath. His best choice is to lean on us, and let the Shining Gold Civilization buffer the hatred between him and the Sword of Oath. "
Tan stood straight, spoke eloquently, with a firm tone and a look full of disdain for the Council of Elders.
The elders must have read the information submitted by Tan.
Elder Mu said to Tan: "Tan, making a deal with the devil is not a smart thing to do. You think that force and pressure can make the devil tyrant surrender, but you greatly underestimate the devil's cunning and changeable.
The World Bank's professional managers will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the funding for the Demon Tyrant, and the Council of Elders will also send a professional team of lawyers to revise the cooperation agreement with the Demon Tyrant.
Tan, the decision you made without authorization disrupted the plan of the Council of Elders. This is an immature behavior and the main reason why the elders refused to let you join the Council of Elders.
The Council of Elders has a new arrangement for your work... The Golden Shield Empire has completed the development of the Golden Shield Warriors and attacked the World Bank branch in Tedejia Hills. According to the branch's report, the Golden Shield Warriors have the ability to fight against the Golden Warriors, which is not good news.
Therefore, the Council of Elders decided to send you to Tedejia Hills to assist the branch in making an accurate assessment of the strength of the Golden Shield Warriors..."
"I refuse!" Tan did not wait for Elder Mu to his order: "Evaluate the strength of the Golden Shield Warriors. It would be more appropriate to send a professional than me."
The elder pastor said angrily: "This is the decision of the Council of Elders!"
"But this decision is wrong. You just want me to leave Golden Valley... anywhere."
"You are questioning the authority of the Council of Elders!"
Tan laughed: "Since it is being questioned, does the Council of Elders still have authority?"
Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Elder Mu stood up and said to Tan in a condescending manner: "The authority of the Council of Elders cannot be questioned. This is the authority that has never been broken since the continuation of the Shining Gold Civilization!
Tan, you don't realize what challenging the authority of the Council of Elders will bring to the Shuojin Civilization.
Now, I order you to withdraw. Whatever you are planning to do, stop it immediately and don't let the irreparable happen! "
Tan stood there motionless: "Is the authority of the Council of Elders only for internal affairs? How much external authority is left?
I heard that the Kingdom of Rio has defaulted on the money it owes to the World Bank, but the Council of Elders has yet to send in debt collectors."
"The debt of the Rio Kingdom cannot be easily resolved by debt collectors. Their political system has undergone many changes. The current king is Yin, who is unable to repay the debt. Debt settlement requires managers to make responsibility plans and only send out debt collectors after determining who will pay the debt.
This is the rule, you should know it!"
"I know this is the World Bank's rule, but what does this have to do with the authority of the Shuojin Civilization? It is even damaging the authority . The Shuojin Civilization has been imprisoned by the World Bank's rules, and the authority of the Shuojin has become a word game, all for the World Bank's good-looking financial statements." Tan vented his long-suppressed dissatisfaction: "Now there is even a low-level human civilization challenging the Shuojin Civilization, but you are still using the power and rules of the World Bank to deal with it.
Does the World Bank belong to the Shining Gold Civilization? Or does the Shining Gold Civilization belong to the World Bank! "
Tan's voice echoed throughout the Elders' Council.
Elder Mu shouted loudly: "Guards, guards! Arrest Tan..."
Following Elder Mu's order, a group of golden-armored people rushed in from outside. They stood behind Tan, and no one stepped forward to arrest her. Instead, they seemed to be protecting Tan.
All the Shuojin elders could no longer sit still after seeing this scene.
An elder recognized the identity of this group of golden people and said, "Debt collectors, who allowed you to enter the Elders' Council? Get out!"
The debt collectors did not answer, but stood silently behind Tan.
An elder called out, "Guards, where are the guards?"
None of the guards guarding the Elders' House came in, and no response was received.
Tan spread his hands at this time, showing his firm support for his subordinates, and said: "My fellow elders... this is authority! What you had before was only the power granted to you by the Shining Gold People System.
Now that you are no longer able to command the Shining Gold People, shouldn't you take back your power and redistribute it to more suitable candidates?"
Elder Mu said sternly: "Tan, you led the debt collectors to attack the Elders' Council. Do you think you can gain the power of the Elders' Council? Don't think we will surrender. Your crime of blaspheming the Elders' Council will be despised by all the Shining Gold People!"
Tan still maintained the same tone and said, "I have never thought of blaspheming the Council of Elders. I always believe that the Council of Elders represents the authority of the Sparkling Gold Civilization. Instead, it is the selection of elders that has caused the Council of Elders to lose its prestige."
The elder pastor asked, "What do you want to do?"
Tan replied: "Re-elect the elders and reorganize the Council of Elders. Every Golden Man can participate in the election and every Golden Man needs to vote. This is a very popular election system in human civilization. I think the elders elected in this way can represent the ideas of the most Golden Man.
Only then can the authority of the Council of Elders be re-established!"
Tan did not rely on force to seize power, which was somewhat unexpected by the elders. She proposed that the elders be elected by all the people, which was even more unexpected by the elders.
"This is against the rules!"
"Then let the Council of Elders make this rule now."
The Council of Elders fell into silence. All the elders sat down and exchanged opinions through the aperture.
Now Tan led the debt collectors to attack the Council of Elders, which has broken the existing authority of the Council of Elders. If the status quo is maintained by force, it is not clear whether Tan will give up. Even if she withdraws now, she will attack the Council of Elders again because of dissatisfaction in the future.
Then there are the imitators.
At that time, the authority of the Senate was truly gone.
The only way to save the civilization might be to reform . But in this case, Tan would have to enter the Council of Elders and use the opinions of the majority of the people of the Golden Clan to become the real decision-maker of the Golden Clan.
It is definitely not a good thing for the running train of Shuojin Civilization to suddenly change tracks at this time.
But what else can we do?
The elders voted.
Twelve elders, six votes to six.
The elder pastor as the presiding elder has the majority of votes.
"I agree with Tan's proposal. The current selection system of the Council of Elders is not suitable for the current rapidly changing era, so the Council of Elders decided to re-elect elders and reorganize the Council of Elders..."
