The Witch's Taste

Chapter 278 The Federation’s Goodwill

At 4 p.m., after the statistical results of Niguri, Sakaguchi and Kobe wards came out, the total vote ratio had returned to 47:53.

Seeing that the British Party was about to catch up with the current, everyone in the living room was also very excited.

Xia Zili even found a bottle of champagne from the refrigerator and prepared to open it for everyone to celebrate.

Considering that champagne is an aperitif, it is normal for Xia Qingyu to keep a bottle in the refrigerator.

Although he tried to convince himself in this way, Chen Ziang still felt that something was wrong - because this woman did not seem to be the type who would celebrate success, but more like a bad character who would throw wine at the loser.

At 6 o'clock in the evening, as the vote counting in Gunma and Jinchuan wards ended, the vote gap not only did not narrow, but widened further - to 45:55.

Everyone was suddenly filled with despair. Only Xia Qingyu slowly shook the goblet and took a sip of the amber liquid inside.

The remaining urban areas such as Matsuyama, Chiba, and Hokkai have too few permanent residents to sway the total number of votes.

And don’t forget, there are still remote towns outside Jibei City and Zhongnan City whose statistical results have not yet been released!
"I'll go to the federal embassy to look for him again." Xia Zili stood up with despair.

"I'll go with you." Chen Ziang stood up and said.

He was not as depressed as Xia Zili, perhaps because he had expected such a result long ago, or because he thought about the fate these people would face next... He had no sentimental thoughts, only a certain kind of heavy weight.

The time for peace is over.The road ahead is going to be difficult to walk.

"I'll go too!" Tsukimiya Suzuna said quickly.

"Have you completed your ceremony?" Chen Ziang asked her.

"Uh..." Tsukimiya Suzuna was speechless.

"We will be back soon after confirming the situation." Chen Ziang said with a smile.

Forget it, we can't wrap our seniors too tightly, it would be bad if we go too far... Suzuna Tsukimiya thought to herself.

But if the senior hasn’t come back at 12 midnight, I will find him immediately!
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Just as Chen Ziang and Xia Zili rushed here, the federal embassy also welcomed a secret visitor.

"Congratulations." In the reception room on the third floor of the embassy, ​​the young blond high elf Trauch Klublief raised his glass and said with a smile, "Mr. Iwata, enjoy the fruits of victory."

"Gao Tianyuan is yours."

The corners of Iwata Aokawa's mouth were slightly raised, his smile looked extremely kind and friendly, and he said modestly:

"You can't say that. I'm just the chief public servant elected by the people. Mr. Krublev, I don't know about the cooperation we negotiated earlier..."

"The cooperation was negotiated with the Bakht family." Trauch corrected him, "You should negotiate with the Bakht family. I have no authority to guarantee you anything on behalf of the Bakht family."

"Indeed, I took the liberty." Iwata Aokawa bowed his head respectfully.

"However, this is not a public event after all, so I don't think it is necessary to be so serious." Traoch shook his glass leisurely, "I personally think, of course, there is no real evidence, I just think that Gao Tianyuan and the Bacht Group cooperate, and both sides It’s beneficial and harmless, and it’s an obvious win-win situation, what do you think?”

"Yes." Iwata Aokawa said immediately, "We humans also have an old saying, 'He who understands current affairs is a hero.' The Kuomintang Party does not understand current affairs, so they lost the election. Takamagahara will be more active in mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation with the Federation in the future. It is also the wish of the people of Gaotianyuan to carry out closer all-round cooperation.”

"I've heard of this." Trauch said quietly, "But I've also heard a saying from you, which is '30 years in Hexi, 30 years in East, Feng Shui turns around'."

"Takamagahara chose to fully support the Federation this time. When will he switch to the Empire again in the future?" "As long as the friendship between the Federation and Takamagahara lasts forever, I believe this will not be a matter of concern." Iwata Aokawa replied smoothly. , "Dear Mr. Klublev, do you mind if I toast the friendship between the Federation and Takamagahara?"

"Of course." Trauch smiled again, "Respect for friendship."

"Respect for friendship!" Iwata Aokawa breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

Their wine glasses collided lightly, making a crisp sound.

"Trauch." The assistant knocked on the door from outside, "That person is here again."

"Please allow me to excuse you for a moment." Trauch's expression remained unchanged and he just put the wine glass on the table.

Iwata Aokawa raised his glass slightly, indicating that he didn't mind.

After leaving the reception room, Trauch went down to the first floor and saw Xia Zili and Chen Ziang waiting there.

"My dear sister!" He showed an exaggerated expression of surprise, ignoring Chen Ziang beside her, "You finally thought of visiting your brother?"

"I came here several days ago." Xia Zili frowned and said, "But you still don't want to see me."

"Sorry, I am the Federation Ambassador to Takamagahara." Trauch said with a smile, but there was no apology in his expression. "The recent election for the Governor of the Takamagahara Sector is the one that the Federation is paying close attention to, so I am also very busy with my work."

"Now that the governor has been selected, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and take time to see you."

Xia Zili took a deep breath and seemed to be about to attack, but Chen Ziang calmly nudged her with his elbow.

"That Bakht mining ship." She asked directly to the point, so as not to waste time with rhetoric, "Is it here to destroy Takamagahara?"

"Ah?" Trauch showed a surprised expression, "I've never heard of this. Where did you get the news?"

There were not many flaws in his expression, but Xia Zili was well aware of his nature, and Chen Ziang used the power of [Capturing Malice] to realize that his malice towards him had hardly restrained, so the two of them never let down their vigilance.

"Answer my question head on." Xia Zili emphasized again.

"I don't know." Trauch spread his hands, "You should ask the Bakht family what's on the Bakht mining ship."

"The Bakht family was originally a branch of the ancient Klublev family, and they have maintained close ties for nearly a thousand years." Xia Zili said coldly, "You say you don't know about the situation of the Bakht mining ship? Who believes it?"

"But I really don't know." Trauch said with a smile, "Maybe the family knows it, but it doesn't mean I know it. You should go to the clan and ask... By the way, after so many years, you went back and met Father? He misses you very much."

"If he missed me, he wouldn't have called me once in so many years." Xia Zili said coldly, "Bakht mining ships cannot enter Gaotianyuan. You plan to destroy this place! I know everything!"

Faced with his sister's continuous aggression, Trauch finally became a little impatient. He simply put down his original gentle disguise and said with a sneer:
"Destroy Takamagahara? You are so wrong, dear sister. The Bakht mining ship was invited by Takamagahara to help you mine deep mineral resources."

"Deep mineral resources can easily reach depths of tens or hundreds of kilometers. The cost of drilling a well is astronomical. However, there are rich magma resources hidden under the Takamaki Earth's crust. As long as these magma can be induced to leak out, a large amount of molten blood ore will be released. Mixed in magma, it bursts out of the surface with periodic eruptions."

"There is no need to drill or mine. You just need to wait for the magma mixed with minerals to cool and solidify, and then send it to the assembly line for crushing and washing... How much labor and equipment costs does this save? How much can it bring to Gaotianyuan's mineral output? The increase? This will become a miracle in the history of industry! A miracle of improvement adapted to local conditions!"

"But no one can survive in an environment full of volcanoes and frequent earthquakes!" Xia Zili's body trembled slightly, and anger and despair welled up in her heart at the same time.

"What does that have to do with us?" Trauch showed an innocent expression, and said, spreading his hands, "Gao Tianyuan just asked the Federation to help develop deep-seated mineral resources. You didn't say that dead people are not allowed?"

(End of this chapter)