Chapter 367 Qualifications
Everyone's smiles faded. As a city lord, he needed to be able to coordinate all the affairs of the Holy City, something Xiao Ruo might not be capable of. However, as a city lord, he needed to have sufficient power to protect the safety of the Holy City, and Xiao Ruo was well-deserved of this.
Xiao Ruo looked around at everyone and continued, "I don't have much qualifications to be a city lord, but I do have some qualifications to assist someone."
Xiao Ruo raised his hand, and Xiao Mu walked forward calmly and held Xiao Ruo's hand.
Xiao Ruo raised Xiao Mu's hand high and solemnly announced, "I want to nominate my brother's son Xiao Mu to be the next city lord."
"Haha..." Song Yan laughed, his laugh a little mockingly. "Xiao Ruo, you're slapping me in the face. Comparing a child to me, do you think it's just playing house? This is the Lord of the Holy City. How can a little brat who can't even recognize all the characters be in this position?"
Madam Xiao also said, "Xiao Ruo, don't act silly. Even if your brother inherited the position of city lord when he was young, it's time for him to learn some sensible things. Xiao Mu is only six years old, how can he understand anything?"
At this moment, Xiao Mu stepped forward. Dressed in a black suit, he looked like a grown-up. He bowed respectfully to the crowd and said in a resounding voice, "I know I'm young, but please don't treat me like a child who knows nothing of the world. It's no exaggeration to say that I've seen more big things than some of you here. Have you ever experienced being chased by a horde of zombies? Have you ever experienced hunger and thirst? Have you ever been isolated and had to rely on yourself? I've been through it all."
The pupils of everyone present dilated slightly. As they looked at the little boy in front of them who looked exactly like Xiao Xun, their impression of him changed drastically in an instant.
Indeed, except for some ministers who came from the military, these civil officials stayed in the Holy City all their lives, and only occasionally went out for sightseeing by helicopter. They had never had close contact with zombies. However, when they dreamed of zombies in the middle of the night, they would always wake up in shock. That terrible situation was really unbearable.
Ye Li held her daughter's hand and stood beside Xiao Mu. She looked at everyone and said, "I am Ye Li, Xiao Xun's fiancée and the mother of these children."
Everyone looked over. It turned out that this was the person who stirred up trouble in the Holy City.
Ye Li said frankly, "I understand what everyone thinks of me. I'm not here to show off. I want to make a deal with you."
"Oh? What deal can you make with us?" Song Yan asked, with no concealment of contempt in his eyes. He was just a bug that wanted to suck blood from Xiao Xun, yet he dared to stand in front of everyone.
"Minister Lei." Ye Li nodded slightly to Lei Ming.
Lei Ming was a little surprised. This woman had taken something that belonged to his daughter. What did she mean by this now? Was she trying to make things difficult for him? But in this situation, wouldn't that be too foolish?
"I heard that the agricultural laboratory and large tracts of farmland in District 3 were destroyed? This year's autumn harvest will be greatly affected."
"Yes." Although Lei Ming had an unreliable daughter, he took his job very seriously. He paused for a moment and said, "Almost two-thirds of the farmland was destroyed. It was very difficult for us to salvage some food."
Ye Li asked, "Is that enough? Is it enough for the people of the Holy City?"
"If we can plant a batch of rice quickly and harvest it in time for the winter, it should still be enough," Lei Ming said. "But it's a little tighter than before."
"That's great." Ye Li continued, "Can we still plant crops on the destroyed fields?"
"This..." Lei Ming was embarrassed. He said, "Our researchers are studying it. We have to give it a try to find out."
(End of this chapter)
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