Chapter 1854 - Dingchengs Election, Part Two (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The election in Dingcheng was officially held. The tricks that politicians used were quite similar to celebrities. They did not really have a lot of admirers, so they had to hire a group of people to pretend to be their supporters with huge banners and signs, resulting in massive traffic congestion for the pedestrians and vehicles on the roads. It felt like they were being supported by the whole world.

Councilman Nan was a prime example. It did not matter if the people were not supporting him. It did not cost him much to hire a group of people to pretend to be his supporters. When he walked up the stairs to the Rock Sword Pagoda, he did not forget to smile humbly at the crowd like a celebrity walking on a red carpet, telling the crowd not to cheer so much for him.

“Who’s that guy?”

“Councilman Nan, he has the biggest chance to be elected as the Great Councilman of the city. He used to manage a few other cities, too. The officials were very efficient under his care, and he had contributed a lot for the cities too. I think the cities under his care never had any huge problems,” someone spoke up.

“Oh, that’s impressive. The city might blossom if he’s managing it!”

“Of course, let’s earn a fortune together with him!”

“He’s the reason I moved to this city!” a vendor called out.

“Let’s give Councilman Nan our support. We just have to follow his guidance!”

Councilman Nan was walking up the stairs slowly, tidying his collar. He could hear the crowd discussing him with his outstanding hearing.

Being a Councilman was not tough. He just needed to make some public appearances and organize some events, and had to be willing to spend money on talks and donations. Many people might not know him, but a good word would easily get the attention of busybodies. He just needed to give these people some benefits at the right time, and they would turn into his loyal supporters. A person’s intelligence would not necessarily grow with their age. The most important thing about their country’s law was that every citizen over the age of eighteen was given the right to vote, and yet, the politicians were tricking their votes out of them, just like they were tricking kids into taking their candies.

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Councilman Nan was amused when he recalled what happened in Wanggui Town.

The people in Wanggui Town were the ones who had appointed him as the person-in-charge. They happily took the candies he gave them without caring about what would happen in the future. He was not to be blamed for the incident. It was the people’s fault for not treating their votes seriously. They only cared about the temporary sweetness of the candies before them like kids. They had only themselves to blame when something went wrong later on!

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Today was the final day of the lockdown in Wanggui Town. The military forces that Dan Yong dispatched should have settled everything on his behalf. He no longer had to worry that the past would bother him again.

He looked up at the towering structure again, before glancing back at the Elemental Capital that was soon going to blossom rapidly despite its current simple appearance. He could not help but grin. It had been over ten years since he was in such a great mood. Even though it was supposed to be an election, it was more of a prize ceremony for him. The outcome was already decided.

“The weather is nice today, it’s a perfect day for me to take office,” Councilman Nan said in a mocking tone, glancing at Councilman Ming Jian, who was walking up the stairs beside him.