Speaker? What's that?

Everyone had this question in mind, but the answer was obvious - since there was a Parliament of Hope, there must be someone in it who could help everyone weigh the pros and cons and make the final decision.

That's the Speaker.

Oh, so he is the Speaker. No wonder he can award honors to members of parliament. This is not surprising.

But no one here has ever heard of such a high-ranking person before. What's going on?

The brief speech by the man named Arthur obviously plunged the auditorium into silence. He was happy to see this scene and turned around and extended his hand to the host who was stunned and completely lost his professionalism.

In the dull gaze, the host quickly understood what Lin Qingliu wanted.

He held out his microphone, and the other party took it skillfully, held it in front of him and tapped it gently.

The dull sound of "Puff Puff" echoed throughout the auditorium. After confirming that the equipment was OK, Arthur put the microphone to his lips:

"I know everyone must have a lot of doubts now, so let me just say a few words -"

The display screen in front of "Xingluo", who was sitting in the second row, was filled with short messages, and the number was still increasing. Those were direct orders from the front-row congressmen.

They are either worried that the expressions revealed by turning around in front of the camera will affect their reputation, or they have simply lost the ability to turn around and can only give orders by sending messages.

The content of those orders was surprisingly uniform.

With a well-placed energy cannon, the annoying yellow-haired guy will be smashed into pieces!

With the "Holy Shield" in place, they don't worry about their safety being threatened, so the best time to kill the other party is now.

"Xingluo" did not hesitate at all. As the actual operator of the spire energy cannon, she knew the nature of her so-called "ability" very clearly.

She does not have the ability to make her own decisions like the "Blood Puppet", nor does she have the extremely sensitive personality of the "Shadow Master" in seeking benefits and avoiding harm. She has understood her situation from beginning to end, but has no power to change it.

That's it.

The straight-line distance between the auditorium and the spire was less than one kilometer. In just less than a second, Arthur on the stage was locked by the aiming devices of the two energy cannons.

As for Sharma, he was still standing in a daze at the back of the stage like a zombie. It seemed that his life or death was no longer a concern for the remaining nine councillors.

After locking onto the target, "Starfall" issued the attack order without hesitation, but the expected explosion and fire did not appear, and Arthur continued his impassioned speech.

What's going on?

Soon, the system inside the spire responded:

[Warning: Shipborne weapons are strictly prohibited from attacking authorized holders] (×3)

The blood-red warning message appeared three times in a row, causing everyone who had access to the intranet, including "Xingluo" and the councillors, to look horrified.

No, he really has the authority?!

Although "Xingluo" had never expected such an outcome, he breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.

She had been observing the performance of this blond man since the battle to defend the city wall, and at that time she had even wanted to fire an energy cannon to help the opponent overturn the situation.

I didn't expect that the other party actually had such an identity?

As a member of the first team, "Xingluo" naturally knew the name of every member of parliament. He knew very well that there was definitely no one named Arthur, not to mention that he hoped that parliament would emphasize equality, with only members but no speaker.

Thinking of this, "Xingluo" felt that he had done his best, so what happened next had nothing to do with him.

She breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in her chair, but saw that "Wanjuan" beside her still had that calm expression, as if her expression would not change even if the whole world collapsed in front of her.

"Sometimes I really think you are an emotionless robot."

"Xingluo" spoke out her inner thoughts casually. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have said these words at this time, but she had just experienced a difficult inner choice, and for a short period of time, she felt that nothing was important.

"Well, I guessed half right."

"Wanjuan" then answered, still with that indifferent tone.

"Xingluo" just raised his eyebrows, thinking that since the other party could joke, he must be emotionless, and then he stopped thinking about it.

Rather than chatting with her colleagues at any time, she was more concerned about what was going on with the speaker who was talking.

At this time, Arthur had just finished introducing himself. He smiled and explained to everyone:

“I personally left Hope City for a long time for some reason and conducted in-depth exploration outside Hope City alone.

"Fortunately, I came back in time, otherwise I would be really worried that when I return, only ruins will be left."

He came to Sharma again, and the spotlight above his head shone on the two of them:

“That’s why I just awarded the medal to this MP Sharma.

“As a superpower, I have an unshirkable responsibility to save humanity and explore what the outside world has become, but at the same time, as the Speaker of the Parliament of Hope, I have undoubtedly failed in my duty.

"But now I understand that in the decades since I was gone, the remaining councillors have hoped that the city would be well governed and would not disappoint me at all."

As he spoke, he stretched out the hand that was not holding the microphone. The terminal on his thumb reflected the light, like a heavy boulder pressing on the chests of all the congressmen below.

At this moment, his identity was beyond doubt. The congressmen could deny it or shirk it, but they already had the answer in their hearts.

Arthur, who was speaking above, seemed to be in a state of excitement. He began to reach out to the congressmen and called out their names with great emotion:

"Matthew, long time no see, you really have aged a lot.

“Kant, your expression is exactly the same as it was back then.

"Ms. Hines, you are really good at maintenance..."

Every time Arthur called a congressman, the cameras would turn in the corresponding direction. They could only force a smile and make eye contact with the stranger in front of them, even though each of them knew clearly that there had never been a man named Arthur in the parliament.

"Oh, the remaining few seem to have been replaced, but it doesn't matter, we still have a lot of time to get to know each other slowly."

Arthur pointed out the names of the members of the Immortal Faction and interacted with them intimately for a few words, but he still showed a puzzled expression when facing those unfamiliar faces.

His eyes moved back and forth between the old guys and the little guys, and finally he seemed to have figured something out before he made that sigh.

The brief introduction and speech finally came to an end. Arthur returned the microphone to the host, who had become the background board of the stage, and took the tray full of medals from another staff member:

"Don't worry, everyone will get a share. The Speaker will personally confer honors on you today."