Three days later, the Dark Moon City held a highly anticipated temporary meeting.
In the council hall, Princess Royal Jía sat in the middle seat with Old Gauss standing behind her. On both sides of the round table were Joseph, Alan, Chen Rui, Tim, Old Ford of the Saiful Family, and the patriarch of the Mellon Family, Lombardo …
At the meeting, Jía first routinely summarized the situation of the Dark Moon recently, including the appearance of the Beelzebub Royal Family and the great victory at Mountain Xilang. Subsequently, Old Ford was the first to stand up and question Joseph about bribing Tim's cronies two years ago to lure Tim to the lower level of the main pit to assassinate him.
Joseph was already prepared for this, so he denied it immediately and asked Old Ford to show strong evidence. Otherwise, this kind of inference alone was not convincing. If Old Ford couldn't hold the evidence, then he asked Princess Royal to make a fair ruling and punish Old Ford for slandering the financial officer.
After a battle of words, this matter was left unsettled under the mediation of Jía. Then, the topic shifted to the selection of the financial officer.
According to the convention of a three-year term, the financial officer and sheriff should be re-elected at the beginning of the year. However, because Joseph and Alan were in cahoots at that time and couldn't be shaken, Jía deliberately used her privilege to postpone the election and extend the term of the two. On the surface, it was a reward for the two, but in fact, it was to wait for a more suitable opportunity. Until today, this foreshadowing finally came into play.
Joseph didn't speak. The one who spoke was the patriarch of the Mellon Family, Lombardo. Lombardo exemplified and elaborated the good development momentum of the Dark Moon Estate's economy from various aspects. All of this was of course the credit of the current financial officer, Joseph. Lombardo deliberately pointed out that thanks to Joseph's vigorous efforts, the Red Spirit Estate would continue to provide a large amount of food aid to the Dark Moon. Just this point alone, Joseph deserved to be re-elected as the financial officer. As soon as this was said, the small families on Joseph's side echoed.
Joseph still maintained a smile. These words were said by Lombardo, which was much more effective than his own boasting. Especially food was the weakness of the Dark Moon. As long as this point was grasped, the position of the financial officer would be as stable as a rock.
Old Ford still refused to admit defeat. He claimed that the west passage had been opened now, so it was not necessary to rely on the support of the Red Spirit Estate. If the Dark Moon Family worked together, they could definitely alleviate the Dark Moon's food crisis. At this time, Joseph's words defeated Old Ford's last resistance. As long as he could be re-elected, the Red Spirit's food aid to the Dark Moon would be increased by 30% from next month.
The food problem had been plaguing the Dark Moon for thousands of years. Although Old Ford's words seemed reasonable, everyone understood that the business route could not be established in a day or two. Moreover, the situation in the west was not stable now. No one could guarantee whether it could be an effective solution to the food problem. At present, they must rely on the support of the Red Spirit Estate. If the support could be increased by 30%, then it would greatly alleviate the biggest problem of the Dark Moon's food shortage. Old, Chen had had to rely on Moon Spirit. "Red Red", Ford.
Shea finally decided and agreed to let Joseph be re-elected as the financial officer. In fact, under the miraculous effect of Chen Rui's energy dust, the secret food base was successfully established and a large amount of food was stored. The Dark Moon was already self-sufficient. Jía finally agreed to let Joseph be re-elected as the financial officer. In fact, with the miraculous effect of Chen Rui's energy dust, the secret food base was successfully established, and a large amount of food was stored. The Dark Moon was already self-sufficient.
However, it was still the time to be patient. It was not appropriate to expose his trump card. Since Joseph thought he was willing to give 30% more food, why not accept it happily?
However, Old Ford's words immediately made Eren, who was overjoyed, change his expression. Old Ford hit the nail on the head and pointed out Eren's mediocrity and incompetence, low personal strength, despicable and cowardly. Not to mention that he lost to the powerless humans in the Sky Battle, everyone knew that he cheated in the competition between Aguile and Reka. Not only that, as a sheriff, Allen lacked the most basic leadership ability. The Dark Moon garrison soldiers were distracted, neglected training, and even had low combat power. It was disadvantageous for them to eliminate the bandits in the west repeatedly.
On the other hand, Tim of the Saiful Family was completely different. He struggled for two years in the danger of the underground demonic beasts and escaped from death. His personal strength had reached the level of Higher Demon. After escaping from the underground, he rescued the current mining officer, Chen Rui. He presented his plan, planned the imperial guards' surprise attack on the bandits, took the lead, and successfully poisoned the leader of the bandits. In the end, he became the key figure in eliminating the bandits and clearing the west side of the Dark Moon. Currently, his prestige in the Dark Moon was far better than Allen's, so he was the best candidate for sheriff.
When he mentioned rescuing the current mining officer, Chen Rui, Tim glanced at Chen Rui. He was speechless when he saw his master giving him a grateful look cooperatively.
These words didn't give face to Allen or even the Karon Family at all. Allen was so angry that he couldn't refute. As soon as Joseph saw that the situation was not right, he nominated the patriarch of the Mellon Family, Lombardo. Allen's face became even gloomier.
Old Ford and Lombardo were old enemies, and they had a lot of grudges against each other. They attacked each other without any leeway, and if it wasn't for the Eldest Princess, they would have already started fighting.
After the so-called upper-class nobles tore off their noble clothes, they were no different from the vendors in the vegetable market when they turned hostile.
Joseph's eyes fell on Jía's face. Jía was expressionless. She just stared at Tim with a slightly moved expression. Based on the analysis of the current situation, Allen was definitely unable to be re-elected. Jía finally waited for such a good opportunity to eliminate the bandits in the west, so she naturally wouldn't give up. She would definitely regain control of the sheriff's position, and Tim was the best candidate. Lombardo and Old Ford were considered to be mutually canceling forces. Moreover, Lombardo wasn't really a force under Joseph's command. Instead of letting Tim, a big threat, control the Dark Moon's military power, it was better to settle for the second best and adopt "Aguile's" strategy …
The ally who had a stable relationship with him for the time being must have further conspiracies. Puppet? Control? Or something else? In any case, it was beneficial and harmless for Joseph.
"Everyone, please listen to me." Joseph used a slight force to suppress the voices of Old Ford and Lombardo.
Everyone's eyes focused on him. Joseph sighed and said, "I remember, I almost forgot the most important thing."
As he said, Joseph's eyes fell on Chen Rui who had been silent, "Do you remember at the last quarterly meeting, when I recommended Chen Rui as the new mining officer, I once said that if the problem of Mountain Xilang is solved, then I will further recommend him as the sheriff."
As soon as this was said, everyone suddenly remembered that there was indeed such a thing. They all showed a strange expression: Such a powerless human is actually qualified to hold military power?
"I remember that I also signed a document with our Sir Mining Officer at that time. Princess Royal Highness also personally acted as the arbitrator. That document was in triplicate, and I still have it." As Joseph spoke, he took out a document from his space ring. Under the control of his power, it floated in front of everyone one by one. Sure enough, in addition to Chen Rui and Joseph's signatures, there was also Jía's own magic signature.
When Chen Rui heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. This time it was Tim's turn to cooperate and show a ruthless look. Joseph saw it and his smile became wider. He got up and saluted Jía and said sternly, "Now that the problem of Mountain Xilang has been solved, it's time for me to fulfill my promise … Your Highness Jía, I now officially recommend the current mining officer, Chen Rui, as the sheriff."
Old Ford of the Saiful Family didn't expect such a change to happen, so he immediately jumped out to oppose it. It showed that Chen Rui was cowardly and incompetent. The solution of Mountain Xilang's problem had nothing to do with him, so how could he plagiarize Tim's victory?
When Tim heard this sentence, he was greatly embarrassed. In fact, whether it was the crisis of Mountain Xilang or the underground world, it was Chen Rui who resolved it. In other words, he, the hero, was the real plagiarist.
Everything was under the control of his master, including Joseph's "support". Although Tim was confident in his scheming and ability, he was completely convinced by his master.
Unsurprisingly, the Mellon Family quickly fell to Chen Rui's side under Joseph's hint. The situation became weird. The sheriff candidate became an internal dispute under Princess Royal.
Jía looked at the document she signed herself, and her gaze became complicated.
Joseph secretly sneered: Jía has always kept her promise. Her prestige is extremely high. If she breaks her promise, then her prestige will definitely decline. As for Chen Rui, it was completely a coincidence. He relied on him and the Mellon Family to have the qualification to compete with the Saiful Family at the meeting. Even if such a guy with no power and background sits in the sheriff's position, he will only do worse than Alan.
Moreover, Aguile will strongly "support" Chen Rui, the representative of the new force. With the scheming of the Beelzebub Royal Family, it will definitely make the originally united Jía's side inevitably split.
Jía seemed to sigh and stood up. The quarrel suddenly stopped, and all eyes fell on the Lord of Dark Moon.
Jía said faintly, "Since there is a document first, then the Dark Moon City's sheriff will be the mining officer, Chen Rui. Tim made great contributions after disappearing for two years, so he temporarily returned to Mountain Xilang as the mining officer. He also served as the West Road Defense Captain, responsible for the development of the mine and the defense of the west side of the Dark Moon. The upper limit of the defense force is one-third of the imperial guards. There will be another reward later. "
Old Ford still wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end. The angriest one was Alan. As soon as Jía announced the end of the meeting, she immediately got up and left. Before leaving, she looked at Joseph, Chen Rui and others with resentment in her eyes.
The biggest loser this time was undoubtedly the former sheriff.
Old Ford came over with Tim and congratulated Chen Rui. His words were full of sarcasm. It seemed like he was mocking the human for "biting the hand that fed him".
Everyone knew that it was not so easy to be a sheriff. Besides, Chen Rui was just a powerless human, especially when he had offended an old force like the Saiful Family.
Joseph smiled and walked over, "Congratulations, Sir Chen Rui. We can cooperate more in the future. "
"Thank you sir for your recommendation." The human who dramatically ascended to the sheriff's throne seemed a little bewildered. His excitement was beyond words. Suddenly, he felt the cold breath behind him. When he turned around and saw Jía's cold gaze, he suddenly shivered and didn't dare to talk to Joseph.
Jía's cold gaze fell on Joseph's face. Joseph smiled as usual, bowed slightly, and turned away.
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