It was honestly very honorable to see how much Baron Skarr was struggling with making a decision, and for a moment, Jason thought that he wouldnāt get the Baronās support! But Baron Skarr was still a dragon, and just like Valākat understood the importance of money, the Baron understood the importance of gems more than anyone else! Baron Skarr knew that the Aqualith gems would take the Primordial Expanse by storm, and if he didnāt take the hand Jason had just extended to him, then he would be missing out on one of the greatest Gem Rushes of this century!
"I, Baron Skarr, fourth seat of the council, and King of the Draconian race of Vulcan, nominate Jason Marc as the most suited candidate for the position of Overlord of the Sixth Domain. Youāve played a wonderful game here, boy. You should be proud."
Baron Skarr said those last few words to Jason, and Jason just nodded his head slightly in thanks without bothering to return the Baronās smile. Now that Jason had gotten the support of seven of the nine council members present, Jason knew that he had more than enough nominations to be given the seat of the Overlord of the Sixth Domain. But even if Jason had already secured the seat, Jason was still not yet satisfied! There was one more person on the council that Jason was patiently waiting for an answer from, and Jasonās eyes travelled towards the second seat of the council and landed on Rakāhael with a narrowed gaze!
Rakāhael was conflicted. On the outside, Rakāhaelās hands were tightened into fists as she glared down at Jason angrily! There was an intense anger burning in her heart as Rakāhael realised that Jason had planned all of this from the beginning, and even though Rakāhael had a bit of respect for what Jason had accomplished here, Jasonās actions reminded her so much of an old friend of hers that she couldnāt help but hate what Jason had just done! Rakāhael knew that she was stuck between a rock and a hard place! On one hand, Rakāhael could refuse to give Jason her nomination! But by doing that, Rakāhael knew that she would be missing out on the important Aqualith stones that could help advance the research in her magic academies, and Rakāhael also knew that even if she refused to give Jason her nomination, Jason had already gotten more than enough nominations to become the next Overlord, so she would just be shooting herself in the foot!
But on the other hand, if Rakāhael accepted Jasonās hand of friendship and gave Jason her nomination, it would be an embarrassment! Rakāhael had been the most vocal criticizer of Jason all this time, and everyone knew that if Rakāhael had her way, then Jason wouldnāt even be on this nomination list! Jason would be in prison already! It would take a monumental amount of effort for Rakāhael to swallow her pride and accept Jasonās hand, and Rakāhael grit her teeth as she felt her ego and her sense of duty to her people battling against each other!
But after Rakāhael stayed silent even after a few minutes had passed, Cāthlyanu was forced to come forward and speak.
"Very well then, if those are all the nominations ā"
"I... I, Queen Rakāhael, second seat on the council, and Queen of the Angelic race of Eden, do not support Jason Marc as my preferred candidate for the position of Overlord of the Sixth Domain."
Everyone was shocked when Rakāhaelās voice suddenly cut through the hall to interrupt Cāthlyanu, and Jason could feel a strained smile spreading on his face as he saw Rakāhaelās glare deepen even more! Rakāhael refused to do it! The temptation to support Jason had been extremely strong, but deep in her heart, Rakāhael knew she was right, and she refused to give her support to a man like Jason! It didnāt matter if her domain would miss out on the Aqualith stones! The stones would have been good research material, but it wasnāt as though the second Domain was desperate for the stones! Rakāhael refused to let go of her integrity to support someone like Jason!
āHonestly, what sort of woman is this?ā
Jason couldnāt help but look at Rakāhael with some interest! Was it really possible for someone to remain this strong-headed even in the face of something this precious!? Everyone in the room knew that the only way to gain Jasonās favour in the future was to support him as the next Overlord, and Jason had already been prepared to get every single personās vote since he knew that they would all want a piece of the Aqualith trade in the future! So right now, Jason didnāt know if Rakāhael was just too strong-headed to let go of her own pride or if she was simply the sort of person who stood by her beliefs no matter what! Was she refusing to give in to Jasonās offer because he was an Avaran!? But regardless of Rakāhaelās reason, Jason couldnāt help but be impressed! It was very rare to find someone who could hold on to their own integrity even in the face of something like this!
Jason smiled towards Rakāhael, and he gave her a small nod to tell her that he understood, and Rakāhaelās face soured as she turned away from Jason and leaned back in irritation! The other council members werenāt that surprised by what had happened since they all knew that Rakāhael had been Jasonās biggest criticizer from the start! It would have been more shocking if Rakāhael had actually supported him! But the fact that Rakāhael had refused to give her nomination didnāt matter, because during these nominations, there were always those who supported one candidate or another, and it always came down to a majority vote to determine who would become the next candidate! But this was the first time in history that nearly every single member of the council showed their support for one single candidate, and there was no doubt that Jason had won already!
Cāthlyanu floated gently over his seat as he hummed curiously! This was truly something else! Cāthlyanu wouldnāt deny that he had also been shocked when he saw the Aqualith stone that Jason presented, and even a Celestial like himself couldnāt help but imagine the benefits he could gain from this stone! It was obvious that the temptation would be far too much for the other council members to resist! But that was fine! Even though Jason had used some unconventional methods, Cāthlyanu knew that Jason was the most qualified person for this seat! The Overlord of a domain needed to have both strength and wits, as well as the support of the other races in his Domain! The Overlordās duty was to watch over their various worlds and judge issues that arose between those worlds, and in order to do that, the Overlord needed to be smart enough to uncover the truth, even if he was surrounded by liars, and charismatic enough to gather support from others! Every other candidate present also had great qualifications, but Cāthlyanu knew without a doubt that Jason Marc was the only person present who they could entrust the Sixth Domain to without any worries at all!
But all of a sudden, all the council members looked towards the stands as someone stood up! Diane looked towards the council members with emotionless eyes that were narrowed unpleasantly, and she allowed her gaze to scan over them slowly before she turned away and began to walk out of the hall with her warrior women following behind her.