HCB Chapter 264 Statement
Chapter 264 Statement
The Third Elder was known for his fiery temper, but he was helpless against those pampered young insects, and would scold them for their weakness while stroking his beard.
"How can you all contribute to Wang Xing like this? All you do is cry!"
"Stop crying, everyone! If you keep crying, you won't get any food!"
The Third Elder was furious, and his raised hand froze in mid-air.
He couldn't actually lay a hand on these little guys.
Putting aside the fact that those young men and women are still young and whether they can withstand his scepter, their backgrounds alone are enough to make him somewhat wary.
Therefore, when the young insects saw that the usually fierce and menacing Third Elder was slow to act, they quickly began to take advantage of his kindness.
The male and female walked hand in hand, leaving openly in front of the Third Elder. Before leaving, they said, "Third Elder, my boyfriend/girlfriend and I are going back to have dinner. You can help us out here for now. Um... if nothing unexpected happens, we probably won't be back tonight. Thank you for your help."
After saying that, she took her partner's hand and left in a grand manner, even having the leisure to kiss him on the lips.
The Third Elder stood there stunned for a moment, his eyes revealing three parts bewilderment, four parts resentment, three parts panic, and an extra part of jealousy.
Damn it! He doesn't even have a girlfriend yet, and these little bugs are already found at such a young age?
The world is getting worse, the world is getting worse!
If word gets out, where will he put his old face?!
The Third Elder, an old insect exuding an aura of arrogance, is glamorous on the surface but even more so behind the scenes. He has never suffered a loss since he entered the Elder Council in his youth.
However, even the strongest and most resilient male, like an eagle, has its own weaknesses.
—He doesn't have a girlfriend.
He considers himself a bachelor and once pursued a girl when he was young. He wrote no less than two hundred love letters in a month, which were eventually collected by his crush and made into paper roses, which were placed at the entrance of his workplace.
It means: I accept your sentiments, but you can keep the love letter.
Not long after, news of the girl's engagement came.
They even specially invited the Third Elder from his younger days to participate.
……
The Third Elder has passed away.
She even drank with the groom.
Then I witnessed the groom, a handsome man with short blond hair who was at least 2.3 meters tall, kiss the bride in the church in front of the bishop and all the friends and family attending the wedding.
At that moment, the young Third Elder's heart shattered into pieces.
In those distant times, the Third Elder was just a lowly clerk.
It took him over two hundred years to climb to the position of elder, and from then on he sealed his heart and locked away his love, turning his deep affection for the girl into a madness for his work, and accepting unpaid overtime, and even paid overtime.
During his tenure, he participated in numerous Zerg earthquake relief and infrastructure construction activities, as well as projects supported by large military enterprises, achieving fruitful results.
However, from his youth to middle age and into old age, the Third Elder's romantic prospects have never been good.
There are even rumors circulating that if you want to find a partner, you should work under the Third Elder, and you're guaranteed to find one within three years.
Yes, Zerg players working under the Third Elder can find a partner within two years at most, and some even have several children.
"In just two or three years, he participated in no fewer than twenty marriages of his subordinates, becoming a witness to their love."
"And was selected as the Zerg's Best Matchmaker of the Year."
"Become the most popular leader among singles of the year."
Inside the temple, Andor and Shen Qingqing chatted face to face and the topic came up.
"So this is why the Third Elder is so unhappy to see couples? Ha, that's kind of funny." Shen Qingqing took a sip of coffee and couldn't help but frown.
I definitely shouldn't drink sugar-free coffee like those urban ladies; it's too bitter.
Andor, who had received the message on the terminal at night, entered through the window at the back of the temple and lowered her eyelashes, silently adding sugar to her coffee.
"The Third Elder should not mind that the Insect Queen is making fun of him like this."
"Andorra, do you think it's feasible to completely abolish the old laws at this time?" Shen Qingqing took another sip of coffee and found that the bitterness was much milder than before.
“Hmm…” Andor pondered for a moment, then gave his answer, “Do you want to hear the truth?”
"think."
"Not feasible."
As expected, Shen Qingqing moved closer to him, wanting to hear how his explanation differed from her own guess.
"The Zerg's old system has been in place for tens of thousands of years. It is impossible for it to be implemented simply by issuing a new decree. The obstacles it will encounter will be more difficult than ever before. The nobles and the council of elders are the biggest obstacles."
Andor laid the documents flat on the table, and the information on all the Zerg nobles was clearly visible on the pristine white paper.
"This is a list of almost all registered nobles of the Zerg, excluding the thirteen clans. Roughly totaling, there are more than eight hundred viscounts and more than two thousand barons. The number of earls is relatively small, only more than fifty, marquises are twenty-seven, and dukes are nine... This is a list excluding the major nobles. Judging from this alone, the resistance to the implementation of the new decree will certainly not be small."
The pile of documents contained only brief records of noble information, which took up dozens of pages just to record their affiliations, and did not even include data on their children and spouses. One can imagine how great the resistance would be to implementing the decree.
“Even with great resistance, implementation is inevitable.” Shen Qingqing covered her eyes, her head aching, trying to avoid the oncoming impact by deceiving herself.
But when I opened my eyes, all I saw were countless documents, and I heard faint shouts in my ears.
"What about the Third Elder? What's his attitude?" Shen Qingqing asked casually.
She hadn't forgotten that she had called Andor over late at night not only to learn more about the Third Elder, but also to test his attitude.
If this reform can gain the approval of the majority of the Elders' Council, then the resistance to the implementation of the new decree will be much smaller.
“The Third Elder hasn’t made a clear statement yet, and it seems he’s still observing,” Andor shifted his gaze from the documents to Shen Qingqing’s face. “However, the recent demonstration by these insects in front of the temple today was partly orchestrated by the Third Elder.”
The attitude was clear, just not explicitly stated. Shen Qingqing concealed the weariness in her eyes and looked helplessly at the ceiling with its crystal chandelier.
"Besides the Third Elder, what are the attitudes of the other elders?"
She wanted to know not only the Third Elder's attitude, but also the attitudes of the other elders.
Andorton paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "The Fourth Elder remains neutral, the Second Elder is firmly opposed, and the First Elder supports it."
Clearly surprised that the former head of the Elder Council, the Grand Elder, would support the new reform order, Shen Qingqing's eyes lit up. "Why did the Grand Elder suddenly change his attitude?"
She remembered that Deske had once said that the Grand Elders were staunch supporters of the aristocracy and that the policy of keeping the people ignorant had been greatly aided by him.