Benevolence Hall sounded like a name that could not possibly be any more ordinary . The cross that marked its signage signified that it was a medicine shop .
It was of a rather medium scale . Not too large or too small and everything in it seemed quite inconspicuous .
Tang Wulin pushed open the door and entered . There were not many customers inside the store and only three or four staff members . Rows of storage shelves displayed all sorts of commonly used remedies .
Tang Wulin walked among the shelves leisurely and picked up a few medicines from them before he came to the cashier .
The attendant at the register took a glance at the items he chose and had a slight change of expression . He raised his head and looked toward Tang Wulin . "Sir, these medicines that you've chosen are not used for just a single illness! Are you sure this is correct?"
Tang Wulin smiled . "The medicines I bought are not for healing illnesses, but for sustenance . "
The attendant hastily replied, "Those are medicines which can be toxic . How can you consume it like food?"
Tang Wulin answered, "It's fine . I have a good appetite . "
The attendant nodded . "Please follow me then . Let our in-house physician take a look at you . "
The conversation between the two of them sounded mundane, but in reality, it was a series of secret codes . Everything from the moment Tang Wulin began to pick up the medicines contained a hidden message .
Tang Wulin followed the attendant as they walked to the door by the side . The attendant brought him to an elevator on the second floor without saying a word . Upon boarding the elevator, it only had buttons for the second and third floors . However, the attendant began knocking rapidly against one of the elevator's metallic walls . After he had knocked rhythmically several dozen times, the electronic display on the elevator revealed the button for another floor .
The elevator descended and opened its door .
The attendant signaled for Tang Wulin to exit the elevator before walking out himself .
Even though it was two levels underground, the place was brightly lit . They crossed a passage and arrived at a spacious subterranean cellar .
There were a lot of people bustling about as if they were assembling something . With his sharp eyes, Tang Wulin could tell that the object they were putting together was related to mecha components .
Moreover, those were all components of a high-ranking mecha and also some core installations .
Tang Wulin asked nothing and remained quiet the whole time . The attendant eventually led him to a room .
Inside was a middle-aged man, appearing just as inconspicuous as Tang Wulin .
"There are seven monsters in the original Tang Sect . Which monster are you?"
Tang Wulin smiled, removing an object from his chest pocket and passing it over to the man . "The third in line . "
The original Shrek Seven Monsters established the Tang Sect, but the founder was not the leader of the Shrek Seven Monsters at the time . It was Tang Sect's first ancestor, Tang San, who ranked third in age .
Before leaving the Blood God Army, the Heartless Douluo gave Tang Wulin something . It was all the secret strongholds of the Tang Sect on the continent . Every stronghold was completely separate, so even they were unaware of each other's existence . Only the highest-ranking officials of the Tang Sect knew their locations .
Meanwhile, the token in Tang Wulin's possession belonged to the Douluo Hall .
It was a command token, not very big and in the shape of a rhombus . The words 'Tang San' were engraved on one side of the token while the other side had the words 'Tang Sect' .
Tang Sect, Tang San!
For some reason, Tang Wulin had a peculiar feeling in his heart every time he saw these four words . It was as if the name itself was very closely related to him personally .
The man had only taken one glance upon receiving the command token before he immediately stood up . His eyes were filled with astonishment . Then, he walked to the front of an instrument located by the side and fed the token into it .
A light screen appeared . "Life can be heartless, but you may still meet people full of passion . The heartless man was once passionate as well . "
The image of the two phrases attached to a sword blinked seven times on the light screen .
"Seven lights, just like the Hall Master's personal visit . "
He removed the command token . When he looked at Tang Wulin once again, his gaze had changed completely . He spoke respectfully, "Tang Sect, Mingdu division manager, Ji Qi welcomes the ambassador . "
The command token given to Tang Wulin by the Heartless Douluo was of highest rank available to the Douluo Hall . One was granted the authority to move all the Tang Sect's resources with this command token . It was the first time this manager ever encountered a person of such a rank .
Ever since the Tang Sect's headquarters was destroyed by the Godkiller-rank fixed soul ammunition, they had maintained a low profile and remained quiet . The great divisions had all shrank on the surface . Even as such, they were still being harassed by many parties .
At present, the appearance of the highest rank command token in Tang Wulin's hand was a great surprise to this division manager .
Tang Wulin sized up the person before his eyes . Ji Qi had a tall, brawny figure and a fair complexion . He was slightly chubby, so he appeared very good-natured when he cracked a smile . He had an honest appearance that posed no threat to man or beast .
"Hello . There's no need to be formal . I would like to understand the current situation in Mingdu, especially after the change in Mingdu's top-level personnel . Do you have a detailed name list?" asked Tang Wulin upon taking the command token back .
"Yes, we do . Please hold on . " Ji Qi was a very efficient person . Soon, a name list was placed before Tang Wulin .
"The federal parliament decides the Federation's affairs, with the speaker acting as the Federation's highest authority . However, the Federation still exercises overall control of the speaker as well . On the surface, it appears to be an extremely fair leadership system, but in reality, there are all sorts of dirty deeds going on in the Federation . Many senators' benches are controlled by the great forces . "
Ji Qi explained to Tang Wulin, "Ever since the unification of the continent ten thousand years ago, the Federation had utilized this parliamentary system . In the beginning, it had genuinely allowed the Federation to develop rapidly . However, with the passing of time, all sorts of outside forces began to infiltrate the parliament for their own benefit . The originally fair and just system began to change soundlessly behind the scenes . Until now, the Federation's final decisions are unrelated to what the people voted for and completely depend on which side has more control over the seats . "
"After Shrek Academy's destruction, the Federation was under such a tremendous amount of pressure that the parliament was dismissed temporarily . The speaker at the time took the blame and resigned . More than two-thirds of the new generation of parliament members were newly chosen . It was also a major shuffling of forces . "
Tang Wulin interrupted, "Brother Ji . I don't have a good understanding of the parliamentary constitution . Can you please explain to me in more detail including the differences between each faction?"
Ji Qi nodded and said, "There's a total of two hundred and thirty-one seats in the federal parliament, so there are two hundred and thirty-one members of parliament . This is confirmed after multiple adjustments . Every member of the parliament is selected by elections in different regions . Bigger cities will certainly have their own members of parliament and sometimes more than one, while the smaller cities may not necessarily even have one . "
"These two hundred and thirty-one members form the entire federal parliament . Forty-two bureau members are elected out of these members . These forty-two bureau members are inclusive of one speaker, fifteen deputy speakers and twenty-six committee members . They are the highest authority in the entire Federation . "
Astonished, Tang Wulin gasped, "So many deputy speakers?"
Ji Qi nodded . "This is something beyond anyone's control . It is necessary in order to balance out the great forces . Big organizations such as the Spirit Pagoda and the War God Hall have one resident deputy speaker position each . Our Tang Sect and Shrek Academy had one originally too . However, Shrek Academy chose to withdraw from this resident deputy speaker's position about six thousand years ago and continued to remain in absolute neutrality . On the other hand, the position of our Tang Sect's resident deputy speaker has been abolished during this parliamentary restructuring . "
At this point, his expression was filled with righteous indignation .
Two hundred and thirty-one members of parliament including forty-two bureau members formed the highest authority in the Federation . Tang Wulin memorized this quietly in his heart .
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