Year 1637 of the New Era, July 30th. For the people of the Purcell Duchy, this was not a peaceful day. People thought that the food crisis had already passed, but they were wrong. They discovered that perhaps the food crisis had just begun.
On this day, all the grain stores in the Purcell Duchy began to increase their prices. Only two stores did not increase their prices. One was the Higanbana store, and the other was the Purcell Duchy's public store. However, in these two days, they had no grain to sell. The food crisis had finally broken out.
The commoners and nobles who had more money were better off. They had some food in their hands and could cope with this situation. However, the poor people were having a hard time because they didn't have the money to save too much food. Now that the price of food had risen, these people were facing the danger of starvation.
When the price of food rose, not only were those who couldn't afford to eat worried, even those who had stored food began to worry. They were afraid that the price of food would rise more and more. If that was the case, they wouldn't be able to eat very soon.
Although the Purcell clan and the Higanbana store had said that grain would soon be transported and the price of grain would soon stabilize, this storm had not yet passed. Commoners who had some money in their hands began to buy grain and store it in preparation for the coming famine.
The storm in Casa City was actually an enlarged version of the Purcell clan's situation. Now that the Purcell clan was in chaos, the Second Elder and the Third Elder had joined forces to force the First Elder to abdicate. Although the First Elder did not want to abdicate, he had no way to solve this situation. Both sides were in a deadlock.
At this time, both sides didn't notice that the elders who had been maintaining a neutral stance had begun to take action. They stretched their hands into the various authorities of the family. However, their movements were very small and very secretive. Both sides simply didn't notice them at all.
The battle between Kaiser and You Yin had finally begun. Both sides had pulled in a large number of people, turning the Purcell clan's conference room upside down. They had almost started fighting on the spot.
In the end, it was decided that the two sides would go to the conference room for a meeting. There would be a vote to decide whether or not the First Elder could still hold the position of Elder. This was a matter that couldn't be helped. They also knew that if this continued, the Purcell clan would be the one to suffer losses.
Both sides were full of confidence. They believed that they could obtain the best victory. The Great Elder's influence in the Elders' Assembly had always been the greatest. Every time they voted, he would have more than half of the votes. It was an absolute landslide.
On the other hand, the Second and Third Elders had roped in a lot of people. They were confident that they could defeat the Great Elder in the Elder Council. Therefore, both sides agreed to settle the matter in the Elder Council. As for the Patriarch, Evan had been completely forgotten by them.
On the fourth day of the eighth month, the Elders' Assembly was ready to convene. After the Elders' Assembly's vote, the Purcell clan's Great Elder Kaiser abdicated. He was no longer the Great Elder, even the qualifications of an ordinary elder were taken away. He had become a consecrated member of the clan.
Originally, the Elders' Assembly was going to hold a vote. They wanted the Second Elder to temporarily take over the position of Elder and solve the current food problem.
However, a problem soon arose. The Third Elder refused to accept this decision. Both sides once again quarreled. On the sixth day of the eighth month, the Elders' Assembly had to be held once again. This time, the Elders' Assembly was very important. It would be presided over by the clan's patron saint, a Rank Nine expert, Origin Sword Saint.
Within the Purcell clan, the Origin Sword Saint was an absolute god-like existence. He was the true stabilizing needle. No one dared to disturb him, and no one could make him move. His fearsomeness was above that of Buffy.
Origin Sword Saint had been a Rank Nine expert for nearly sixty years. Fifty years ago, the Purcell clan encountered a big disaster. While the clan's children were out adventuring, they encountered an evil Black Magician. The family's children killed the Black Magician on the spot.
They didn't know that the Black Magician was the disciple of the continent's most vicious Black Magician, Bone Saint Antoine. Antoine was a Rank Nine expert and was famous for being protective. The next thing was simple. Antoine began to hunt down the Purcell clan's children. At that time, the Purcell clan's children didn't dare to leave Casa City.
Finally, the Purcell clan invited one of the clan's two patron saints, the Rank Nine Water Magician, Green Wave Law Saint. He wanted to kill Antoine, but he didn't expect that Antoine would kill him on the spot. The entire Purcell clan had reached a point of life and death.
At this time, Origin Sword Saint, who had just become a Rank Nine expert a few years ago, appeared. Alone with his sword, he chased Antoine for thousands of miles. Finally, he brought Antoine's head back to Casa City. The Purcell clan safely passed through the crisis.
After this battle, Origin Sword Saint became famous. He became one of the continent's most famous Rank Nine experts. One must know that Antoine had been a Rank Nine expert for thirty years. In addition, he was a Black Magician, so he was very famous among the Rank Nine experts. However, he was beheaded by Origin Sword Saint, who had just entered the Rank Nine realm a few years ago.
In the following twenty years, the Origin Sword Saint did not fight again. Only thirty years ago, the Guardian of another great clan came to challenge him. The two of them agreed to fight on the Yudai River. The battle was earth-shattering, and the Yudai River stopped flowing for three days. At the place where the two of them met, the famous Sword Saint Lake was formed. The Origin Sword Saint won that battle again. From then on, no other Level Nine masters came to challenge him.
After that, no one had seen Hunyuan Sword Saint fight again. It could be said that although Wind Saint Buffy was a nobody within the Purcell clan, he was still Hunyuan Sword Saint. He had always maintained respect for his elders as a nephew. It was precisely because of this that no one knew the name of Hunyuan Sword Saint. Now, everyone had taken the nickname of Hunyuan Sword Saint as his name.
This time, Origin Sword Saint personally came to preside over the Elders' Assembly. Naturally, no one dared to say half a word. At the same time, everyone understood that they had been too fierce. If they continued to cause trouble, then they were afraid that Origin Sword Saint would kill them.
The Elders' Assembly acted as scheduled in the Elders' Assembly's conference room. When the elders arrived at the conference room, they found that the Second Elder, the Third Elder, and Evan were already in the room. In the original seat of the Patriarch, there was an old man sitting.
This old man's stature was very tall. Only the Patriarch, Evan, could compare to him. His white hair was like snow, without a trace of variegated color. Surprisingly, his beard was yellow.
The old man was sitting there with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep. When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but lower their footsteps. They carefully walked to their seats and sat down.
Evan didn't sit down. Instead, he stood by the old man's side. Below the Patriarch's seat, there were three elders sitting on the highest seats. They were the Second Elder and the Third Elder, Sayers. However, the two of them were now restless.
Before long, all the elders arrived. Evan lowered his head and whispered something into the old man's ear. The old man nodded his head slightly. Evan then stood up, holding the scepter that symbolized the authority of the Patriarch, he walked to the center of the conference room and stood in the host's seat. He looked around and said, "This time, the Patriarch's Council of Elders, witnessed by the Patriarch, will officially begin. First, we will conduct a vote. This time, the content of the vote is to remove the Second Elder from the position of Patriarch."
When Evan's words came out, everyone in the Elders' Assembly stared. Then an uproar broke out. They had already forgotten about the existence of Origin Sword Saint. At this time, they only had one thought in their minds, Evan was crazy.
But before Evan could speak, a cold snort was heard. Everyone present felt as if their heads had been struck by a hammer, causing them to see stars. Only then did they remember that Origin Sword Saint was still sitting there. If they dared to make such a ruckus, then they must be tired of living.
Everyone calmed down. Evan stood on the stage, his expression didn't change as he said, "Let's begin the vote."
The people in the conference room looked at each other, they didn't know what to do. At this time, someone raised his hand.
The people in the conference room stared, they looked at the person who raised his hand. It was the neutral representative of the Elders' Assembly, Juan. Following Juan's lead, the other Elders of the neutral faction also raised their hands, followed by the First Elder's faction and the Third Elder's faction. Only a few of the Second Elder's diehard supporters didn't raise their hands.
Evan glanced at the elders in the conference room and said, "The number of votes exceeded 70%. The Second Elder has been removed from the position of Patriarch. Starting tomorrow, he will officially become a Patriarch. Next, the next vote is to remove the Third Elder from the position of Patriarch. Those who agree, please raise your hand."
The people in the conference room were already dumbfounded. At this point, even a fool would know that Evan had made his move. This time, Evan had removed the Second Elder and the Third Elder from their positions. This was equal to pulling out the roots of the Elders' Courtyard. As long as he controls the Elders' Courtyard, then his position as the Patriarch would be stable.
If it was during normal times, then the loyal supporters of the Second Elder and the Third Elder might cause trouble. But now, they didn't dare. This time, the Elders' Assembly was presided over by Origin Sword Saint. If they dare to cause trouble, then their fate would be death!
On the other hand, the original Great Elder's subordinates were happy to see this situation. In any case, the Great Elder had fallen. Whether it was the Second Elder or the Third Elder, for them, there was no benefit. They might as well support Evan now. Maybe they could rely on the Patriarch's big tree.
There was no doubt that this time's vote was passed with a high number of votes. From today onwards, the Second Elder and the Third Elder would become Patriarchs of the Patriarch's Courtyard. They no longer had any authority in the Elders' Courtyard.
Afterward, Evan held another vote. This time, it was to select the First Elder. Evan's proposal was Juan, and this proposal was passed. Juan became the First Elder of the Purcell clan. Second Elder Evan's proposal was Feng Su, who was also a representative of the neutral faction. This proposal was passed once again. The Third Elder's vote was very dramatic. Evan's proposal turned out to be the First Elder's subordinate, the clan's Foreign Affairs Elder Stern. This was something that no one had thought of, but this time, the vote was passed.