Chapter 2620 Votes
Someone suddenly stepped forward and asked Levi that crucial question.
It was Gary McGonagals, the most powerful of the four top members there.
He was a warrior and used to be a killing machine in the army.
The guy had a terrible temper and was aggressive.
He believed in Levi because he had experienced something similar before.
Back then, he predicted what his enemies would do in a month, but no one listened to him.
Everyone thought that his thoughts were ridiculous and illogical.
In the end, their enemy destroyed them, and his army suffered heavy casualties.
Fortunately, Gary went out and prepared as best as he could on his own. That cushioned the harmful impact of the battle.
If he hadn’t done all that, they would’ve lost the war entirely.
Gary only had eight fingers left because his enemies blew off two of his fingers during that battle.
It was why they called him the Eight-fingered Hero.
When Levi was making his case, Gary kept quiet because he was monitoring Levi’s reaction.
The truth was that Gary found the idea to be ridiculous and way too risky as well.
However, he saw the exasperation in Levi’s eyes.
It was the same frustration Gary experienced all those years ago, and that was why he thought that Levi might actually be right.
Levi turned his attention to Gary and replied, “To be honest, I am only about seventy or eighty percent sure about the disaster happening.
“But I am one hundred percent certain that we’d be able to stop that disaster from hurting our country if we implement my plan, though. That being said, the risks and loss everyone had mentioned earlier were valid as well.”
Gary frowned deeply after hearing what Levi said.
The former thought, In short, if we do as he requested, we will stop the crisis from hitting us, regardless of whether it is real. However, all the underlying risks previously mentioned are still valid.
That meant that they would have to roll the dice.
However, Gary could tell that Levi was confident about solving the disaster if they disregard how the project would affect the economy.
“Will you bet on this?” asked Gary.
Levi nodded and replied, “Yes! I will bet on it, even if it means that there’s a chance I will be regarded as the villain and be mocked for all eternity.”
“Okay. That is what I want to hear. I, Gary Burns, will support you with everything I have,” shared Gary.
“Calm down, Gary. Do you even know what you’re doing? Given your current position, you should not make a decision like this.”
Many were panicking, and one of them was quick to speak up and stop Gary.
“I know, but I will put my faith in him and am rolling the dice. If anything were to happen, you can put all the blame on me. Let me bear all the consequences of this decision,” replied Gary calmly.
“No, you can’t afford to make up for that mistake! Millions of lives are on your shoulders. The entire country is at stake. What will you do if anything happens? Are you going to kill yourself to pay for that mistake? Even if you do that, it won’t do us any good,” refuted Craig.
The others chimed in, “Exactly! There will be no turning back once we initiate his plan. No one has what it takes to make up for it if this turns out to be a mistake.”
Despite everybody’s words, Gary firmly stood his ground and supported Levi. “I trust him. My instinct tells me that he can turn things around. He has what it takes to do that.”
“In that case, let’s put a vote to it. That will make things fair,” suggested Chandler.
“Okay, then let’s cast our votes. That is fair,” agreed the rest of the council members.
“You…”
Gary glared at the rest of the crowd evilly.
The result is obvious, isn’t it? What’s the point of voting at all?
“Alright, so all in favor of the Crown King, please raise your hand,” announced Chandler loudly.
Gary was the only one who raised his hand.
Everyone else turned and stared at each other.
“Okay, and now, to those who oppose the Crown King, please raise your hand.”
Zip!
Zip!
Everyone else raised their hands.
The result was obvious.
The decision-makers of Dragonites had voted on the matter.
They would not support Levi.
“I’m sorry. I did everything I could…” said Gary while looking at Levi in exasperation.
“This is how things are, Crown King. We can’t help you,” replied another member.
“It’s fine. I’m just glad that at least one person trusts me,” said Levi while smiling.
“Despite the result of the votes, we recognize that the Crown King might be right, so we will send our men to investigate the matter…” said Craig.
Those words were, perhaps, his way of offering some comfort.
Levi took one long look at the building after he left the Dragonites’ headquarters.
He wondered what he should do next.
Am I supposed to just let disaster strike and just ignore it all now?
