While in America, the system says Roosevelt was an emperor.

The next morning at ten o'clock, Tom woke up to find that the person next to him was gone.

They lifted the covers but didn't find Slaanesh, the great demon who was playing with Little Tom.

Just as Tom was puzzled, the door opened.

With her hair all messy, Denise tossed a small notebook to Tom.

Denise yawned and said:

"I've written down information on all the New York City council members for you."

"I'm going back to sleep."

"Young people are so healthy," Dani said, then fell asleep.

No wonder Denise didn't answer promptly last night; Tom had the mouth to ask, but Denise had no mouth to answer.

After tucking Diane in, Tom took his notebook and tiptoed out of the room alone.

Sitting in the hall, Tom opened his little notebook.

Unlike the U.S. Congress, the New York City Council does not have a Senate and a House of Representatives; it only has a City Council.

Each electoral district consists of 75000 votes, for a total of 25 seats.

In each election, once a constituency has received 75000 votes, no further voting is required.

According to Denise, in previous elections, only those who believed that voting could change the government would actually vote.

Most of the votes, like those of the fruit shop owner yesterday, were cast by...

A ballot was filled out haphazardly under the guidance of a respected person.

Under such a system, all city councilors are from wealthy and powerful families.

The method of canvassing votes involves bribing influential people in the local community to solicit votes, completely disregarding how ordinary people at the bottom of society vote.

The list of twenty-five people had coffee stains, the handwriting had changed from neat to messy, and there were even mistakes and crossed-out parts...

Tom smiled knowingly and continued reading.

The current city councilor for the central district is a member of the Carnegie family and his name is Toth Carnegie.

Judging from his age, he is most likely Anna's uncle.

Tom couldn't help but laugh. The more he learned about America, the more he felt it was a makeshift operation.

Confidence in their own plans also increased exponentially.

After lunch, Tom made a phone call to both Carl and Anna.

He told the two that he would give his first public speech at 3 p.m. on the 21st.

The two of you are welcome to be present to record and conduct interviews.

Anna's interview was scheduled after the speech;

Tom suggested that Anna take advantage of the next few days to interview her cousin, Toth Carnegie.

The two are rivals in the same constituency, and even if Tom didn't say anything, Anna wanted to do the interview.

Afterward, Tom called Vito's godfather again and asked him to arrange some election matters.

In particular, it explains how to attract voters to listen to the speeches.

Typical speeches and rallies rely on ideals, ideologies, and race to attract voters.

But Tom was different; Tom relied directly on grain.

Tom had the Corleone family spread the word:

The first 300 attendees will receive a food item worth 50 cents.

The first 100 attendees will receive a food item worth $2.

In addition to the food distribution, everyone can receive a raffle ticket.

Eleven numbers will be drawn on the spot after the speech, and cash prizes will be awarded!

Ten numbers, ten dollars cash reward!

One number, one hundred dollars in cash reward!

Tom also warned Vito not to pre-select the winner, as Tom wanted to provoke the general public.

Let alone uneducated Americans, even in countries with universal literacy, this move could attract tens of thousands of elderly men and women.

Of course, it also has limitations; it can only attract people with unstable jobs or those who have nothing to do.

But that's exactly the kind of person Tom wants.

Tom wished he could gather the homeless people together; a donut would be enough to make them vote for him wholeheartedly—what a bargain!

Time flies, and it's December 21st, five days before Christmas, and also the day of Tom's first public speech.

After several days of manipulation by Denise, Tom's attribute panel underwent a dramatic change:

【Strength: 4.1】

[Agility: 3.9]

【Intelligence: 5.0】

[Psionic Power: ███]

Current SAN value: 4.46/4.46

[Current attention level of Tzeentch: 6]

[Current attention level for Khorne: 14]

[Current Slaanesh's attention level: 93]

[Negative buffs expected tomorrow (already in effect): Slaanesh's affinity, Tzeentch's affinity, Khorne's affinity]

After repeated attempts, Tom realized that once the Four Gods had their eyes on him, there was no hope of escaping.

Even though Tom listened to the Great Emperor's fireside chat live on the radio, the closeness between the three gods was not eliminated.

It was 2:50 p.m., ten minutes before the speech was scheduled to begin.

The speech was held in a rugby field in the central constituency, with the podium in the center and a large amount of amplification equipment already set up.

With Tom's help, Carl arrived at an excellent shooting location.

Meanwhile, Tom had Luca bring a few henchmen to guard Carl and prevent any accidents involving the camera.

Anna was completely stunned when she entered the rugby field.

She originally thought that Tom's speech venue would be similar to that of her uncle Toss, with at most a few hundred listeners.

But when they arrived at the scene, they found that there were tens of thousands of people there.

The gap in audience numbers is even greater in other aspects than the gap in the number of people.

Most of Uncle Tos's audience were well-mannered, well-dressed, and quiet and elegant while listening to his lectures.

Even when they occasionally converse, it is mostly about highbrow and refined matters.

But Tom's audience was quite the opposite.

Their clothes were covered in patches, and they were discussing something noisily and anxiously.

Anna overheard some of it as she passed by, her face flushed instantly, and she quickly left the crowd.

It was all vulgar language; they even used "fuck" as a comma.

Once backstage, Anna asked Tom:

"Tom, are there really this many people here to hear your speech?"

"Didn't you just start preparing for the election a few days ago?"

Tom asked the question knowing the answer already:

"Um?"

"Have you been with your uncle these past few days?"

"He's also a city councilor, doesn't he get this many people at his speeches?"

Anna gripped the pen tightly and replied:

"No, the largest audience we've had in the past few days was only a little over seven hundred people."

Tom scratched his head, then passed the question back to Anna, asking in a leading tone:

"That's unexpected. I thought city council campaign speeches would have this many people."

"I don't understand why either. My time is up, so I'll go up and give my speech first."

Anna watched Tom's retreating figure, almost crushing her pen in frustration.

Under Tom's "well-intentioned guidance," Anna came to the following conclusion:

Tom's current media exposure consists only of a few reports of his speeches in The Washington Post and The New York Times.

The world must have suffered under the American government for far too long.

So when Tom took the lead, countless ordinary people responded.

Anna began writing furiously, revising the original report about her uncle.

Even Anna herself didn't realize that the originally neutral and objective content had unconsciously taken on a slightly derogatory tone.

As Anna revised the interview, she glanced at Tom's retreating figure.

Anna couldn't help but think back to Tom's last speech and wondered what kind of speech Tom would deliver this time.