Zamal's wonderful ending triggered enthusiastic applause from the audience. The "peace advocates" and the moved centrists applauded one after another, while Zabir and his close followers stood up directly and applauded as hard as they could.
Under the applause, Zamal gracefully made a farewell gesture to the village sages.
As Zamal exited the stage, the eyes of countless people fell on Cassel, waiting for him to give his final speech.
Zamal sat next to Zabeer.
"Well done, Zamal," Zabir said.
"I believe this is a speech that will go down in history." Zamal looked at Cassel, "And it was under the background of the deputy commander."
Under the eyes of everyone, Cassel walked down from his seat and slowly took the stage.
When Cassell walked onto the stage.
"I have to ask a citizen to speak for me," he said calmly to the crowd.
When these words fell clearly on the field, everyone was in an uproar.
"Speak for him?"
"The deputy commander doesn't give a speech in person? What's going on?"
"It's not unprecedented to change people to give speeches on the way, but..."
...
The representatives of the township sages present showed varying degrees of panic. On such an important topic, the speaker was changed during the meeting, which was really unbelievable.
It was just the "peace advocates" who came to their senses the quickest, breathing a sigh of relief and looking at each other with smiles.
The most panicked people were none other than the opposition sages.
They started discussing in a hurry like a nest. It happened suddenly. They had no idea that Cassel was going to change the speaker.
No matter how we discuss it, the uneasiness and uneasiness of the opposition cannot be erased. Some people can't help but suspect that Cassel intends to escape before the battle in order to please the "peace" faction and the centrists who are inclined to surrender.
No matter what, Cassell slowly stepped down under the eyes of everyone.
As Cassel returned to his seat, the person next to the deputy commander slowly stood up. He was a man wearing a hood and wearing simple clothes.
Everyone's eyes began to circle around this man, carefully guessing who he was and who he was, a skilled debater.
The man's steps were slow and leisurely.
It took him nearly a minute to walk to the three-meter-high white stone platform.
Step by step, the man slowly took the stage.
For some reason, the "peace advocates" faction felt a little uneasy in their hearts when they saw this man's methodical pace.
Zamal stared at him fiercely.
When he stood firm on the white stone platform and placed his hands on the podium.
"I haven't been here for a long time." This was the first thing he said.
Then, the man slowly took off his hood.
"All representatives of the rural sages, I am your consul."
The simple words fell.
After a moment of silence.
The whole place suddenly fell into violent boiling.
Archon...
The Archon is back? !
Many people present had seen the face of the Archon. When they compared it carefully with their memories, they were surprised to find that it was really their Archon, and they would not admit it.
"Archon!"
"Really Archon!"
Hearing the definite answer, everyone's heart was hit hard again!
On the benches surrounding the stone platform, people had different expressions.
Those who tended to surrender and felt guilty, some even slumped on the benches.
The "peace advocates" really couldn't believe their eyes. They looked back and forth for a long time before they had to believe it.
Zamal's palms were sweaty and he looked panicked.
Next to him, Zabier's face was even pale.
The most enthusiastic response was undoubtedly from the opposition. Many people shed tears, hugged each other, and cheered the return of the consul.
The man looked around at everyone in the city-state assembly.
After calming down for a while, he raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
Despite the suddenness and confusion, the city-state assembly soon became quiet again, and everyone looked at this man.
The consul who had been missing for more than ninety days suddenly returned. This was really unbelievable.
Under everyone's gaze, the man spoke.
"Under the witness of the Lord, I have an unshirkable mission to give this speech."
After the first sentence fell, everyone present held their breath in unison.
"For this, I am very grateful to Zamal for his speech. He inspired me a lot."
After Zamal heard this, his expression suddenly became tense, and he did not dare to miss any of the man's words.
The man fell into silence for a long time.
The speeches are always full of witty words, one after another, and they race against time.
Silence during a speech is often seen as hesitation or stage fright, and people rarely tolerate silence during a speech. However, the strange thing is that at this moment, no one feels impatient.
After a while.
"This is a really hard time," the man said again.
On the seat, Zamal's expression changed slightly. He had some suspicions, but he was not sure...
"I must admit," the man looked at the compromisers, "we have reached the edge of failure."
"The fact we have to face is that the Vanguard Army, one-third of the entire city-state's new army, was completely annihilated in Chuimu Town due to shameful betrayal and my improper command. We lost two castles and more than a dozen villages."
Zamal's body leaned forward slightly, with a hint of unrealistic fantasy in his mind, as did Zabir beside him.
They heard a trace of despair in the man's tone.
Perhaps the Archon has lost his fighting spirit... Zamal thought.
On the white stone platform, the man held down the stone platform and continued: "The enemy is so menacing and powerful. I used to be determined to fight, but now I have to face the dilemma of an unsustainable war."
"I must also admit that what Zamal said makes sense. This is just a dispute. Compromise is indeed a neutral word. We can reconcile and accept the king's generous conditions to achieve peace, eternal peace. Yes, We haven’t declared war yet, everything has come in time.”
Because the assembly was so quiet, everyone could hear the man's voice clearly.
The "peace" faction showed incredulous expressions. Some of them had never imagined that victory would come so suddenly.
When the opposition heard this, they couldn't help showing disappointment and looked at the man in disbelief. They thought that the consul would be the most determined person, but suddenly they poured cold water on them.
"All representatives of the rural sages, I have to tell you that it is not impossible for us to compromise."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but burst into uproar one after another.
Did their consul advocate peace? !
On the white stone platform, the man took a deep breath and looked around.
"Under one circumstance, under one condition, we will choose to compromise."
Zabier couldn't help but sit up straight. Which situation and what conditions? He is not afraid that the consul will put forward more conditions. In fact, smart people know that the royal capital has already left room for concessions.
The only thing he fears is that the consul will not accept the surrender and forcibly dissolve the assembly, but for now, there seems to be no need to worry about this.
"All the representatives of the township, I have to tell you that we accept the terms of compromise, so from now on, I will continue to use the word 'if'."
The man calmly glanced at everyone, and after a while, he slowly spoke:
"If, if no one had their hands and feet cut off for breaking the stone of the statue; if no one stood in the market waiting to be sold; if no one starved to death in the world and fell here to starve to death again; if no one was dug up Go blind and throw them into a slave cave to die; if no one is deprived of all rights according to law and treated as property and beasts instead of a living person!
What if the old law did not protect the priests and nobles, the statues, the king, and the oppressors who caused the people to suffer!
If none of this had happened.
Then we will choose to compromise, we will choose to surrender.
But tell me, have there been any people who have experienced these hardships, have they ever experienced these hateful oppressions? ! "
Everyone on the field suddenly fell from uproar to silence.
The consul, who returned after more than ninety days of suffering, held invisible pliers and tortured their conscience and justice.
“If these things hadn’t happened, then I wouldn’t have had to revolt.
But each of you has seen these oppressions really happening. They are happening now and will continue to happen in the future.
Let me tell you, I once saw a child: just because he stole some bread, the bread used by nobles at banquets, his hands and feet were cut off when he was less than ten years old, he went crazy, and finally disappeared. .
I once saw a mother and daughter: the girl's father had his hands cut off because of a statue of a hero. He later died, and the mother and daughter, who had starved to death before they were alive, starved to death again in this hell. . "
As the man spoke, he shook out the saddest memories of the past word by word.
"The priests of the Torment Temple once said that the people of Shanbu are destined to suffer. The noble king once said that as long as the tower is built, we can return to the world. They said this countless times, and countless people have believed it. , willing to be enslaved for this.”
Those "peace" factions and centrists who favor compromise were forced to retreat and were almost suffocated.
Many people began to re-examine their positions and reconsider Zamal's speech just now.
The man turned around, looked behind him, patted the stone platform, and said calmly: "Let them come in."
I don’t know where I received the instructions, and I don’t know where they were transmitted.
The representatives of the rural sages at the seats suddenly heard that the earth seemed to be shaking and trembling.
Immediately afterwards, the village sages saw nearly a hundred people crowding, pushing and pushing into the venue. These people were either wearing armor or plain clothes, some were young and strong, or some were old and frail. They rushed in one after another. Crowded under the white stone platform, surrounded by their archons.
The man who had gone into the crowd to preach the scriptures stood again in the crowd surrounding him.
The hundreds of people were very noisy at first. After the man raised his hand to signal for silence, they quickly became quiet and all looked at him.
"I tell you, from the day Arranbine is built, we will be ready to fight against everything."
"We are against the yoke, we are against the king, we are against the old law, we are against everything that is old!"
Those who surrounded the Archon, one after another, puffed out their chests.
"Zamale said that this was a dispute because there was never a declaration of war between us, and yes, he was right. So..."
The man paused and faced everyone,
"We declare war! Declare war on the old world!"
The words fell like a heavy hammer.
Everyone's mind was shocked.
The seats in the castle assembly were either excited, frightened, panicked, or determined. Their expressions were different, but all of them were trembling.
On the edge of the stone platform, the people who surrounded the Archon clearly heard the Archon's loud words. They clenched their fists and waited patiently and full of anger.
"All citizens,
We may be doomed to fail, to be shackled again, to be enslaved again, to have our hands and feet cut off for breaking a stone. It could be tomorrow, it could be Monday, it could be Wednesday, it could be Friday, it could be today.
Our faith is being tortured and our hope is about to be extinguished. "
As the man spoke, he stared at the "peace" faction with sharp eyes, his gaze seemed to penetrate their souls.
"We have reached the edge of the cliff, facing the shadow of failure, countless losses, and the city-state is in danger. So some people have lost hope, abandoned their faith, and chose to compromise and surrender.
So now, let them listen to the voice of the people! "
Beside the white stone platform, the people gathered closely stared at any representatives who planned to surrender.
These nearly a hundred people clenched their fists and stood tall, as if what they were going to do next would take all their strength.
"Declare war, we declare war!" They were furious and said in unison: "We will do our best to declare war!"
The man looked at the nearly a hundred people who had come here with him, and asked, "How long will it last?"
"Until all people are liberated!"
Their voices are enough to shake heaven and earth.
The representatives of the rural sages on the seats were moved by the overwhelming calls. Most of them could not restrain their excitement. First, the opposition stood up collectively and joined the call, and then almost all the centrists were completely shaken. , and nearly half of the "peace" faction.
"Declaring war, we declare war! We declare war with all our might!"
"Until when?!"
"Until all people are liberated!"
There are a total of three hundred and forty-two people present. At this moment,
Everyone can hear it,
The people are united and calling for liberation!
Those "peace advocates" who did not stand up were frightened and trembling.
Zamal and Zabeer's faces were completely pale.
After a long time, the shouts at the city-state assembly gradually subsided.
The man stood on the white stone platform and asked coldly: "Tell me, have the representatives who want to surrender heard the voice of the people?"
Of those still sitting on the bench, no one dared to answer.
The man ignored them and continued his speech not only in front of the representatives of the township sages, but also in front of everyone.
“I want to tell you, there have been tens of thousands of unfair trials in this hell.
Those noble priests, with laws in their favor, drove us to build that great tower, drove us to build statues of slave heroes.
If we compromise, how will one of us be judged when he stands in their court?
Will the old law defend us? Will the noble priests avenge us?
If they stand in court, even our lawyers will defend them. They want to put shackles on us, enslave us, and make us submit. "
People listened, and no one was unclear about what the man said.
Because they have all experienced it more or less, or heard about it.
"Tell me, are you going to give in now?" the man asked in a gentle voice.
"Never!" everyone said in unison.
"Are you going to be enslaved now?"
"Never!" People still gave a negative answer.
"Are you now going to put on the yoke again for yourselves and your descendants?"
"No, never!"
"Okay, okay." The man straightened up, his determination had never been so determined.
The man looked at the attendant who was hesitant to speak and understood that his speech time was almost over.
Now, almost everyone's eyes were focused on the man, waiting for the Archon to make his final speech.
The man looked around at everyone present.
The bloodless "peace" faction, the centrists who were moved to stand up after being impressed, and the opposition who were firm from beginning to end.
"Why did we declare war?" The man's tone was calm.
Those who stood up gathered closer to each other, leaning forward and leaning against the white stone platform in the middle.
"Because there is a group of people here who are calling for liberation,
There is a group of people here who are unwilling to surrender,
Here is a people who do not want to put the yoke back on themselves or their descendants,"
The man's voice gradually became louder, and even the tips of his hair were trembling.
"We declare war,
We declare war on the old oppressive laws,
We declare war on statues and kings,
We declare war on everything of the past!
Until the old world is overthrown,
Until the entire nation is liberated! "
The man's voice became higher and higher, his emotions became more and more intense, until he reached the top.
The people were united, they held their breath and waited for the man's last words, a rolling thunder.
“Because it’s not a certain moment, it’s not a certain person, and it’s not even certain people.
But every moment, the entire nation is calling for liberation! Calling for the shackles to be cut off, calling for the overthrow of the old world! "
