Chapter 271 Intermission
Perhaps Locke thought that the issue of building castles on the front line and transporting supplies would be acceptable to both the local faction and the border faction.

In this way, the first example question can be easily passed, which will set a good start for the parliament and ease the conflict between the two factions.

If Locke had this idea, then the situation at the meeting undoubtedly completely destroyed this possibility.

As soon as Locke raised the issue, the local faction began to shirk responsibility and cry poor.

One said that his territory was not developing well and he had no money or manpower to support the front line. The other said that there were famines and bandits in his territory. Although they wanted to support the motion, they really couldn't do it.

On the contrary, they also hoped that Locke could send him a batch of supplies and personnel to deal with the emergency.

When these words were spoken, the border area faction on the opposite side could not possibly accept it. They slammed the table and started cursing.

The local faction was not to be trifled with and directly fought back.

Then the two factions started arguing.

The local faction accused the border faction of eating too much and requesting all kinds of logistics supplies every day. Who knows whether the food went into the soldiers' stomachs or fed themselves.

The border faction accused the local faction of exploiting their territories, saying they had no idea of ​​the horror of the Green Tide, that they only cared about money and that they only cared about hindering the development of the resistance army.

While the two factions were cursing at each other, Roland and the neutral members beside him watched the verbal battle silently, from asking each other questions to directly making personal attacks on each other and greeting each other's family tree.

When some people from the border area were about to lose control and were about to draw their knives to attack people, Locke knocked on the table and said.

"Are you done arguing? Since there is such a big controversy, let's put this motion on hold for now."

After Locke spoke, the members of the local and border factions who stood up glared at each other and sat down again.

And since the first proposal failed, let alone the remaining proposals.

The military expansion plan to win over the border area faction was opposed by the local faction, and the plan to confer titles to win over the local faction was also opposed by the border area faction.

It is beneficial to both parties. A proposal similar to the first defense plan could not be passed due to the quarrels between the two factions.

With the two factions almost irreconcilable, Locke was forced to suspend the parliament after failing several bills in a row.

Roland, who had been watching silently, walked into the lounge that Locke had prepared for each member, pulled up a chair and sat down slowly.

Hela also walked into the lounge. As for Alfonso, he stood silently outside the door.

Just as Roland sat down, there was a knock on the door of the lounge.

"Please come in."

Roland said calmly.

After hearing Roland's words, the person outside the door pushed the door open and walked in under Alfonso's vigilant gaze.

Roland looked up and glanced at him. He was wearing a long robe and, in the previous meeting, he was sitting on the side of the local faction.

He walked into the room and closed the door. Then, he politely performed the etiquette of a spellcaster inside the Tower of Truth to Roland.

Roland looked at his etiquette with a slight smile on his face, he stood up and said happily.

“I didn’t expect to see a polite person like you in a barbaric place like Donnar.”

After hearing Roland's words, the visitor's smile became even brighter, and he began to talk to Roland very naturally according to the etiquette of the Tower of Truth.

As an envoy sent by the local faction to win over Roland, he was obviously well prepared.

Using the tone of a noble mage from Sinar, he tried to win over Roland in a tactful way, and Roland responded to the envoy with corresponding courtesy and dealt with him with vague answers.

With Roland's trickery, both parties had a very happy chat.

After chatting for more than ten minutes, the envoy from the local faction left Roland's room with a smile on his face.

After the envoy left, Roland, who had just smiled, quickly put away the smile on his face.

He patted his face, turned his head to look at Hela beside him, and asked.

"What happened just now? Did you reveal anything?"

Hela blinked, looked at Roland, and said hesitantly.

"Was that a play just now?" "Yes."

Roland nodded and spoke casually.

"I feel like I was a little too aggressive just now. I'm not that enthusiastic about Locke. Will they be suspicious?"

Hela shook her head and said.

"If it's acting, it's great. I thought Roland was really happy."

After a pause, Hela continued.

"His etiquette is correct, right? Maybe he really is someone who respects you. Doesn't Roland like such polite people?"

Roland glanced at Hela and said.

"Knowing etiquette doesn't mean you are polite. Maybe you are just pretending, like me. Etiquette is not a virtue, it's just a tool."

Hearing Roland's words, Hela nodded thoughtfully.

After Roland finished speaking, there was another knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Roland said calmly without any surprise.

This time, it was representatives from the Border Area Faction.

He walked into the room and closed the door.

"How prepared are you?"

Roland asked first.

"everything's ready."

The border region representative looked at Roland and said calmly.

Roland nodded and gave the order in a calm tone.

"Well, go back and tell them to be prepared to take action at any time. Gather your emotions and kick the door open."

"Yes."

The representative of the border region nodded, then he adjusted his expression, recalled what had just happened in the parliament, and showed obvious anger on his face.

Then he kicked the door open and walked out angrily.

After he kicked the door open and walked out, Alfonso blocked his way directly in front of him, drew the sword at his waist, and exuded a powerful aura and murderous intent.

In the room, Roland had a cold expression on his face, and he looked at the border region representative with an icy look as if he was looking at a dead person.

Because of the loud noise of kicking the door, everyone in the corridor looked over here.

Both the local faction and the border area faction showed surprised looks.

However, after seeing the situation clearly, the local faction laughed, while the border area faction was a little angry.

The Border Area Faction members who hoped to win over Roland glared at the Border Area Faction representative, while the Border Area Faction members who believed that it was their own people and that the problem was Roland glared at Roland.

Although Roland and the Border Area Faction had already colluded with each other, in order to keep it secret, only the top leaders of the Border Area Faction knew about it.

"Hmph, let him go, Alfonso. Next time someone visits, tell me first and don't let anyone in casually."

"Yes."

Alfonso responded hoarsely and made way.

The representative from the border region glared at Alfonso angrily and strode away.

There is no doubt that if it was not known in advance, anyone could see that the representative sent by the border area who had just arrived had angered Roland, and the two parted unhappily.

(End of this chapter)