"Haha! First Fortress Master, it doesn’t seem appropriate if I don’t vote for you as you've voted for me, even though you have magnificent fighting prowess.” Fane chuckled. This old man Austin was too hypocritical, and Fane's mind was boggled at that.
Nonetheless, it was a good thing that he kept stressing the power of a pavilion master. This old man would not see it coming when Fane got elected as pavilion master.
Just as Fane predicted, the First Fortress Master's members voted for him, and none of them voted for Fane.
Austin coughed a little before saying, “ Fane, I believe that some of your people are also qualified to vote. Why don’t you ask them to vote now?" The First Fortress Master felt somewhat sympathetic. After all, none of them voted for Fane.
"Alright, then!" Fane nodded before gesturing to Alejandro and the others with his gaze.
Soon, Alejandro and the others walked forward to vote. Naturally, there was no exemption, and all of them voted for Fane.
After this round of votes was cast, Austin pretended to be embarrassed and awkward, muttering, "Naha... Brother Fane, I just..." He sighed before adding, "I truly am at a loss for words right now about our Nine Armies. Is it because they've always been under my lead? Look at them! Can't they see that you're exceptional? I feel all too guilty to be leading in so many votes— all of them had voted for me!"
He even pretentiously walked forward and spoke loudly to the crowd, "Brothers of the Nine Armies, how can you guys behave like this? The votes have to be cast according to your heart's wishes. You can't all vote for me just because I'm your First Fortress Master. Brother Fane is quite an excellent person, and you guys should cast some votes for him, too!"
Fane was bewildered. This guy conceitedly came forward and tried to campaign votes for him?
"Alright, everybody, please continue voting and just follow your heart's desires," said Fane smilingly.
Soon, it was time for the members of the Whittemore Fortress to cast their votes.
Fortress Master Whittemore smiled indifferently and walked forward to cast his vote for Austin.
Austin was even pleased when he saw that Fortress Master Whittemore had voted for himself. Since the fortress master of their fortress had voted for him, there should not be any reason that the others did not vote for him, right?
He did not expect what happened next.
Following Fortress Master Whittemore, elders of the Whittemore Fortress slowly walked forward and cast their votes for Fane. The remaining members who were in the Fifth-grade ultimate god level and above also voted for Fane.
In the beginning, Austin thought that the Whittemore family cast their votes for Fane to protect Fane's honor. However, Austin's expression faltered when all members of the Whittemore fortress, apart from their fortress master, voted for Fane. 'F*ck! Is this happening because I campaigned for Fane just now, and everyone’s voting for Fane after listening to what I said? F*ck me! These imbeciles! Can’t they see that I was just pretending to campaign votes for him? I didn’t imply for them to vote for Fane!’ Austin inwardly hissed to himself. He should not have pretended to campaign for Fane and said such words out of pretense. Things were in Fane's favor as what he said had helped garner so many votes for Fane.
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