Chapter 49 The Dark Council also raises taxes (1)
350 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, Empire State Building, is a very famous tourist attraction in New York. When the weather is clear, visitors can look out over the five states from the 102nd floor observation deck and the 86th floor observation deck.
However, no one would have thought that this was also the headquarters of the Wizards Association, the largest group in the Dark World Congress in North America. At 12:00 a.m., Alfred put on his hooded cloak and hung the sign of the Wizards Association on his chest - a counter-primary brooch with an eye in the middle. He walked out of his room and walked along the corridor toward the conference hall. Along the way, he saw many people in the same outfit as him step out of their respective rooms, with their wide heads covering all the identities that can be identified except height.
When we arrived at the conference hall, it was a circular room with a huge wizard's club carved on the marble floor. A few small lights on the surrounding walls provided a vague light source for the hall. On one side of the hall was a three-stage high platform, and there were three high-back chairs on the stage. Only the speaker and the deputy speaker had the right to sit down in the entire conference hall.
Not long after, the hall stopped entering and the door slowly closed. Alfred counted, 62 people, there should be at least one member of the parliament in each state. What a huge organization, why didn't he pay attention? Having said that, before meeting Li and the others, he had been studying the undead spells in a daze, and he never paid attention to these things. Apart from obedience to act, he had almost no thoughts or goals.
But now it's different. Alfred looked up at the three chairs on the stand. Although I couldn't overthrow or leave this organization, at least I wouldn't let you have a good time. Humph, your so-called protection is nothing more than disguised slavery and instruction. The members of the same organization don't even know who they are. What's the good of such ghost days? Can't you have friends if you study witchcraft or necromancer? And you are planning to plot my only wealth, my Book of the Dead, then, there's nothing to say between us.
Not long after, four people walked out of the side door, wearing wide cloaks, but unlike the MPs, the three leaders had a necklace with signs hanging on their chests, and the tall man in the middle also had a black cane carved in his hand.
The three men walked to their seats and sat down. The person in charge tapped the ground with his cane, and a majestic voice came from his tulle: "The meeting began."
"First, let me tell you something. Our node in Los Angeles was removed. After investigation, it was done by people from the witch hunter Van Helsing family from the European continent."
"Hiss." A breath of breath came from the MPs, and it seemed that most of the MPs had a deep impression of the name.
The Speaker tapped his cane again to calm the chamber.
"Don't be afraid, the parliament has already had a response plan. Let me tell you this is to make you more vigilant and not be as careless as the members of Los Angeles. After all, if it is not a sneak attack, I believe that each of our parliamentarians has the strength to kill him. What we fear is just his hidden ability. Please be careful that there will be no major incident. If any area finds his trace, please notify the parliament immediately. The parliament will organize people to hunt him as soon as possible."
The Speaker is still of good standing. When he said this, many members nodded and regained their confidence.
"Next, this is the new member of parliament, and he will be responsible for the establishment of new nodes in Los Angeles. Of course, for the construction of new nodes, the parliament decided to increase the profits paid by other nodes in the next six months. Do you have any opinions?"
"This is impossible. Our Miami nodes have a lot of expenses. Now they are just maintaining a balance. If the profits are increased, what should we eat?" A rough voice came from a cloak of a not-tall congressman.
"Are there any other nodes opposed it?" The Speaker did not answer his words, but continued to ask questions.
"Houston nodes object! Texas is an agricultural state, and there are three nodes in existence, which is unfair."
“Dallas node objected.”
“San Antonio node objected.”
"Philadelphia Node objected."
"San Francisco Node Opposes."
Alfred watched coldly, and all these opposition nodes were wealthy cities, which shows that these members had already understood egoism very thoroughly. What made the old master feel disdained was, do they really think that the insidious speaker was vegetarian? Although our old master thought about it with his preconceived ideas, it was really in line with the facts.
The Speaker immediately responded to the opposition of the members, "Okay, the above nodes do have their own difficulties. I think it is ultimately because there are too few staff members and it is difficult to develop. In this way, the profits paid by the above nodes will not increase, but the parliament will assign several deputy officers to assist you in your work."
"What? How is this possible?"
"That's right, there has never been such a precedent."
Now the slightest is over. The senators who opposed the previous complaints and oppositions were louder than before.
This time the Speaker didn't talk nonsense to them. A pair of red light flashed out of his cloak, and the eyes on the snake's head on the top of the cane also lit up. The signs on the ground also emitted a dark orchid light. The entire hall was filled with a terrifying energy. All the MPs who were making trouble closed their mouths and trembled under this energy.
"Okay, no one objected, just follow what I said." The Speaker paused his cane, the energy disappeared without a trace, and the members of the parliament never dared to make any sounds again.
"There is one more thing to notify everyone. The Chicago node will also start preparations at the same time. Members of other nodes will pay attention to cooperating with the preparations of the parliament."
The members of the parliamentarians below began to talk again, "Is someone going to die again?" "Yes, the last time someone died was 50 years ago?"...
Alfred's face turned worse as he heard these comments. Damn, I'm such a pig. I forgot the name of the Chicago parliamentary restricted area 50 years ago. I volunteered to help the Speaker explore the way. Well, Speaker, wait, let's settle the account with you sooner or later. I have to say that Alfred's ability has greatly improved since accepting the memories that Lee injected him. Although I don't know if he is thinking about the truth, at least his relationship with the Wizard Association is getting further and further apart.
"Okay, the meeting will be over, the members of the Detroit node will come in with us." After saying that, the three speakers walked into the side door.
Chapter completed!