Nian Nineteen looked at the City Lord with a calm expression. However, everyone knew that this person was arranged by Nian Nineteen. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said these words at this time.
Although everyone knew this, they still had to pretend. Moreover, Nian Nineteen had already reached an agreement with these people. Therefore, they didn't say anything and just watched Nian Nineteen and the City Lord's performance.
Nian Nineteen looked at the City Lord and said, "City Lord Wu, what should we do?"
City Lord Wu's name was Wu Youdao, he was the City Lord of a small city-state near Elephant City. From the name, one would know that this city-state wasn't very big. In fact, this city-state wasn't very big. Moreover, most of the cities in this city-state were in the mountains. It was a very poor city-state. But the more it was like this, the more it had a special characteristic, and that was that the people there were very valiant. Bull Head City was the same, the people there were very valiant. However, because they were too close to the mountains, there wasn't much land available for farming. Because of this, the living standards of the people there were very low. They relied on Elephant City for support, so naturally, they would follow Elephant City's lead.
It was precisely because Wu Youdao was very obedient that he invited Wu Youdao to perform this double act with him. Although everyone knew what was going on, no one spoke.
Wu Youdao had already received Nian Nineteen's instructions, so he naturally knew what to say. Thus, he directly said, "Originally, with all the City Lords present today, it wouldn't be my turn to speak. However, since City Lord Nian has asked, then this one will speak boldly." After saying this, he stood up and looked around. Then he said, "A snake without a head can't do anything. If we don't have a leader, then we won't be able to fight against the Sacred Academy. On the contrary, we might be defeated one by one. Therefore, I think that we should choose a leader to lead everyone against the Sacred Academy!"
Everyone had already reached an agreement with Wu Youdao, so naturally, they wouldn't oppose him. Everyone nodded and showed that they agreed.
At this moment, Year 19 continued, "I don't object to choosing an alliance leader. Alright, let's use today's opportunity to choose an alliance leader. Everyone, tell us who you have in mind, and we'll vote to decide!"
Just as Wu Youdao was about to speak, he heard a voice. "Wait, I have something to say." This voice was very sudden, but it was very loud. Everyone in the hall heard it and looked towards the direction where the voice came from. This was because everyone had already reached an agreement with Nineteen, so they wouldn't object at this time. This stage should belong to Nineteen and Wu Youdao, so why did another person suddenly appear on stage?
However, when they saw the person who spoke, everyone immediately thought to themselves, "As expected."
The person who spoke was Shi Potian. Everyone knew that Shi Potian and the Lost Soul City were very close. Moreover, Shi Potian and the others were part of a small alliance. And this small alliance didn't have a good relationship with Nineteen. Because of this, they weren't surprised that Shi Potian spoke at this time.
Seeing Shi Potian suddenly speak, Nineteen's eyes couldn't help but flash with a cold light. However, this cold light quickly disappeared as he looked at Shi Potian and said, "So it's City Lord Shi. What does City Lord Shi have to say? Could it be that City Lord Shi doesn't agree with choosing an alliance leader? "
Shi Potian replied, "Of course I agree with choosing an alliance leader. Just like City Lord Wu said, a snake can't do without a head. Without a leader, we can't deal with the word 'Holy'. Because of this, we must choose an alliance leader. But I want to ask in advance, what authority does the alliance leader have? Our Anti-Holy Academy Alliance is an alliance, everyone is equal. If we choose an alliance leader, then we must listen to the alliance leader. Wouldn't this be a disguised form of unification? Then who is in charge of our City Lord? Me or the alliance leader? Because of this, I think we should clarify the authority of the alliance leader first. "
As soon as Shi Potian's words came out, the City Lords in the hall immediately began to discuss. They discovered that Shi Potian's words were reasonable. If the Alliance Lord's authority was too great, then nobody would be able to stand it. If the Alliance Lord was chosen, then it would be too late to talk about how much authority the Alliance Lord had. Therefore, they decided to set the Alliance Lord's authority first before choosing the Alliance Lord. This way, before the Alliance Lord took office, everyone would know how much authority the Alliance Lord had. This way, everyone would be able to feel relieved.
Nineteen clenched his teeth in hatred. But when he saw the City Lords nodding, he knew that if he didn't clarify this matter, then it would be difficult for the alliance leader to be chosen. After thinking about this, Nineteen couldn't help but feel even more hatred. If it wasn't for Shi Potian's words, then he would have already been the alliance leader. As long as he became the alliance leader, then it would be easy to deal with Shi Potian and the others. Now that Shi Potian said this, it would be impossible for him to seize power like before. After all, no one was stupid, if the alliance leader had too much authority, then it wouldn't be good for anyone.
Nian Nineteen calmed himself down and glanced at Shi Potian. He said in a low voice, "Then what does City Lord Shi have in mind? How much authority do you think the alliance leader should have? "
Shi Potian looked at Nian Nineteen and said, "Naturally, the Alliance Lord should have some authority. However, there's one thing that needs to be made clear. The Alliance Lord can't interfere with the affairs of the city-states. The city-states are still governed by the City Lords, the Alliance Lord can't do anything about it. I think everyone agrees with this." This was what they had discussed before. The City Lords must be independent, they mustn't be controlled by the alliance leader. It's just that Shi Potian changed the way he said it.
Nobody objected. Although the people present supported Nineteen to be the Alliance Leader, if the Alliance Leader wanted to manage them, then they wouldn't do it. Because of this, nobody objected to this proposal, not even Nineteen. Nineteen was very clear that even if he became the Alliance Leader, if he really wanted to manage the internal affairs of the city-states, then it would cause a backlash. Because of this, he didn't have any objections to this proposal.
Shi Potian looked at everyone and said, "If you don't object to this point, then I'll talk about the second point. The second point is actually very simple. Although the alliance against the Sacred Academy has been established, there were still some conflicts between us. No matter who becomes the alliance leader, he would still need to command the war. What if he uses his position to take revenge? You know that it's a certain death mission, but he still wants you to go. Do you want to go or not? Because of this, we need to impose some restrictions on the missions that the alliance leader assigns. I won't go too far. When the alliance leader commands, naturally, his orders are the most important. If you think that the alliance leader's orders are unreasonable, then it's fine. As long as there are four City Lords supporting you and five City Lords opposing, then the alliance leader's orders would be canceled. But if there are no other City Lords supporting you, then the alliance leader's orders would have to be carried out, even if it's certain death. What do you think of my proposal? "
Everyone fell silent. They understood what Shi Potian meant. Now that Shi Potian and the others were obviously not on good terms with Nian Nineteen, if Nian Nineteen found a chance to teach them a lesson in the future, especially during a battle, if he insisted on giving them a certain death mission, would they accept it or not? For the sake of his own safety, Shi Potian thought of this point.
Originally, they didn't think about this. They all had an agreement with Nineteen, so they supported him to become the alliance leader. However, Shi Potian's words were very interesting. First, he pretended that he didn't know who would become the alliance leader. Then he said that the various city-states had conflicts with each other. This reminded the other City Lords that some of them had enmity with Nineteen. What if Nineteen retaliates after becoming a City Lord? Shi Potian's proposal seemed to be for his own sake, but at the same time, it also gave the other city-states some insurance. This was also good for them.
As for Shi Potian's proposal, if the five City Lords didn't agree, then the alliance leader's orders would be canceled. This was because the City Lords of these city-states would have several allies. However, the number of allies wouldn't be too many. If they had a lot of allies, then they wouldn't be able to compete for the alliance leader's position. Because of this, the five City Lords were still acceptable.
Nineteen's eyes were now spitting fire. If this proposal was passed, then how much power would he have as the alliance leader? Who would he be able to command? After thinking about this, Nineteen opened his mouth and said, "Five City Lords is too little. If the five City Lords oppose together, then the alliance leader wouldn't be able to command the war. What do you think, everyone?"
There wasn't the response that he expected, even Wu Youdao didn't say anything. Everyone had their own plans. Shi Potian's proposal wasn't too excessive. On the contrary, Nineteen's proposal was a bit excessive. Each of them didn't have a lot of allies, five was already a lot. If there were more, then they wouldn't be able to get enough allies. If things went wrong, then they would have to carry out certain death missions.
The other City Lords also knew that Nineteen's opposition was because they were afraid that their authority would be restricted. However, this had nothing to do with the other city-states. If you want to be a City Lord, then you naturally have to be restricted. If you don't, then you would be bullied to death. Therefore, this time, nobody said anything.
When Nineteen saw this situation, his heart couldn't help but thump. He could see that the other City Lords wanted to agree to Shi Potian's proposal. This was very disadvantageous for him. However, if he resolutely opposed it, then it would cause a lot of dissatisfaction. Although he had an agreement with these City Lords, the contents of the agreement could only be fulfilled after he became a City Lord. If he offended these City Lords at this time and they didn't vote for him, then it would be hard to say whether he would be able to become a City Lord. Moreover, Nineteen also thought about the words of his guests. He didn't have a single opponent. Although it seemed like he had no opponents on the surface, don't forget that there was still Zhao Hai who hasn't appeared yet. If Zhao Hai suddenly appeared and he had a conflict with the other City Lords, then what would he do? The result would be dangerous.
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