Chapter 566: Chapter 447, Parliamentary History (Seeking Subscriptions, Seeking Recommendations.)_1
As the banquet was drawing to a close, Hubert returned with a cheerful grin on his face.
He took his original seat and chatted intermittently with Rebecca.
After finishing his meal, Fang Hao left the banquet directly and returned to his room.
His task was done.
Upon arriving at his room, he changed into comfortable clothes.
Sitting at the desk, he picked up a pen and began to write.
After finishing, he folded the paper and took out a Bone Bell, gently shaking it twice.
Squeak Squeak!!
Before long, sparse noises could be heard from behind the wardrobe.
A Cranial Rat emerged, staring intently at Fang Hao with its big eyes.
Fang Hao handed the paper to it.
The Cranial Rat took the paper in its mouth, turned around, and disappeared back behind the wardrobe.
The message on the paper was simple, to keep a close watch on Hubert and his cohort, and to relay any unusual sightings or meetings in the city.
This was to prevent these malicious individuals from causing any unknown problems in the city.
Lyss City had just finished clearing out the Faceless, and the residents had not yet managed to relax from the tense atmosphere. If these people caused any more trouble, the situation would become severe.
The room in the City Lord’s mansion was very quiet.
Unlike his previous residence, where he could hear footsteps from the street below.
The sky outside the window was gradually darkening.
The voices of the guards could be heard from outside the door.
“Sir, Lady Rebecca is here!”
“Let her in.”
The door opened, and Rebecca walked in.
She took a seat to the side and grumbled, “This is my City Lord’s mansion, now I need to report to see you?”
“That’s not right, even if it’s your place, this is the room where I stay. You can’t just walk in whenever you want!” Fang Hao immediately responded.
“Why do you always have so much to say?” Rebecca shot him a look.
“Hubert came to find you again, could it be that he’s taken a fancy to you?” Fang Hao teased.
Rebecca glanced at him and said, “Hubert hasn’t taken a liking to me, but it seems he’s quite interested in you. He mentioned you several times, and rumor has it he doesn’t discriminate between males and females, you better be careful.”
Fang Hao was stunned.
This Hubert, he couldn’t be that twisted, could he?
Thinking it over carefully, he immediately understood why Hubert had returned and started inquiring about him.
Fang Hao explained, “It’s not surprising. Hubert has a transmigrator with him, and after he returned, he must have mentioned some things about me, which aroused Hubert’s interest.”
The problem was not difficult to deduce, pulling all the information together made it clear.
When the transmigrator at Hubert’s side smashed a wine glass on the dining table, it had attracted his attention.
At that time, he had surmised that some of his information would reach Hubert’s ears.
But it would be limited to what the transmigrators in the channel knew, the hidden information was unknown to those transmigrators.
“Do you know each other?” Rebecca was curious.
It seemed as if the transmigrators had a way of keeping connected, otherwise how would they know so much about each other?
“We don’t know each other, but I’m somewhat famous among transmigrators, and they basically all know me. So when he heard my name, he quickly associated it with my information.” Fang Hao continued explaining.
“It seems that even if your information got out, it wouldn’t pose much of a threat to you.”
“Yes.” Fang Hao nodded.
Hearing this response, Rebecca pursed her lips.
He responded with such confidence.
The room fell into a brief silence.
Fang Hao suddenly remembered Hubert had asked him about the Council during dinner, and in curiosity, asked: “During dinner, what did Hubert mean by an upper chamber and a lower chamber?”
It could be guessed that the upper and lower chambers were part of the Council’s organizational structure.
But he didn’t really understand what it meant, nor had he heard anyone mention it.
Now was a good time to ask Rebecca.
Rebecca replied directly, “Before the establishment of the Council, the decision-making of human city-states was each to their own, and collaboration was achieved through mutual discussion. At that time, humans were weak, and they suffered severe losses in battles with other races. In order to coordinate conflicts between cities, the human cities established a council system 53 years ago…”
Rebecca began her explanation.
It was clear that she was well-versed in this history.
Fang Hao now understood how the Council was initially formed, and how it evolved into its current mode over time.
In simple terms, the Council of Hundred Cities was divided into the upper and lower chambers.
The upper chamber consisted of five heavyweights, namely the Hall of Justice, the Church of Light, and three powerful City Lords.
As for the lower chamber, it was much larger and more diverse.
It included representatives of city-area Lords, aristocratic representatives, worker union representatives, NGO representatives, trade union representatives, mercenary representatives, etc., totaling up to a hundred delegates.
The Groot Marshal, whom he had beaten up, was the trade union representative this year.
Though a businessman, he had quite a few connections.
The idea of unified military command that Hubert mentioned was a proposal from a couple of years ago.
The goal was to legalize the Council’s power to mobilize the military forces of different cities, thereby increasing the effectiveness of a unified military command.
This issue has been at a deadlock as it would impact the influence of various City Lords and contradicts the clause in the agreement which prohibits interference in the affairs of individual cities.
In reality, it was a ploy devised by some people wanting to gain better control over the military forces of various cities.
“Oh, how do you plan on dealing with this matter of unifying the military?” Fang Hao continued to ask.