"The prosperity of Earth Star has indeed far surpassed that of the Federation."
"Even if the Federation is not in its current predicament, yearning and immigration are human nature."
It was rare that he had the intention to watch the preliminaries of the martial arts tournament with his daughter. Gradually, Wang Dong felt a little more solemn in his heart.
Judging from the schedule of the martial arts competition, at least more than 10,000 people participated in the competition this time.
Absolutely all of them are warriors, and even the proportion of warriors is quite high.
Perhaps some of these people are from the Federation, but the vast majority are from within the Earth Star Republic.
It has long been understood that the Blue Sea Star Alliance combines genetic enhancement technology with physical enhancement techniques, which can greatly speed up the improvement of people's power within a certain range.
But Wang Dong did not expect that just one martial arts tournament could attract the participation of so many warriors.
"For a period of time, the Federation can still rely on its previous accumulation to maintain its advantage in martial arts strength.
But once time passes...if there is no solution, it is inevitable that we will be overtaken or even surpassed."
Looking at the TV, Wang Dong's heart wrinkled slightly.
In the past, they had also considered organizing a martial arts tournament, but due to restrictions in many aspects, especially the handling of injuries and accidents, they had to leave it alone in the end.
The gap in technology is huge.
"I wonder if Mr. Mo and Tingting's research has made any progress."
"Let's first see if Jefferson can solve the federal problem. If not..."
Wang Dong narrowed his eyes slightly... After more than five years, the accumulation of the power of the true soul has been quite abundant. He has a feeling that even if the physical strength continues to increase, in at most two years, everything will be almost the same.
can take the final step.
If you succeed, you will reach the sky in one step. If you fail... then you must find a new way.
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April 1, 2111.
At the critical moment, several small political parties joined in, and the Democratic Party represented by Thomas Jefferson successfully defeated the Public Servant Party and won the election.
At the swearing-in ceremony of the second president of the Union, Jefferson once again delivered a speech. He emphasized that his responsibility was to cage the federal government and put civil rights and fairness above all else.
In the following days, all powers were transferred and a new government was formed...
It was not until April 5 that a notice was sent to the military headquarters.
As the Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Union, President Jefferson will invite all important members of the Military Committee to attend the first Military Committee meeting convened by him on April 10.
Military Commission. This is a command organization formed by the highest core of the military department.
The current chairman is Emma, the commander-in-chief of the military department.
The members include Wang Dong and the fourteen great celestial beings affiliated with the military department.
The Federation has a total of 10 heavenly positions, except for Du Wei Bang of the Blue Dragon Society, Urzhviev of the Orthodox Church, and Kapas of the Catholic Church.
"Peter, what's going on over there now?"
On April 9, all the committee members had arrived. After a gathering at noon, in the evening, another phone call came from Washington, asking Wang Dong and Romanov to come out.
The three of them walked along the city wall, which was extremely tall but had lost its function at this time and most of the areas were reduced to tourist attractions.
Washington was still wearing a military vest and his two thick arms were bare. However, the face that used to be so indomitable and full of courage and strength now showed some unconcealable fatigue.
It's not physical fatigue, nor mental fatigue, but mental fatigue.
After a period of silence, looking at the lights in the distance, Washington sighed softly.
"There is no such thing as nothing, but whatever we want to do is all up to us."….
Romanov's eyes were always firm and powerful, and there was a faint air in them that was different from before.
After responding to Washington, his eyes turned to Wang Dong again: "Chengzhen has withdrawn. Wang, what are your plans?"
"wait."
"Let's look at Jefferson first, and the ability of Congress."
"Look at the actions of those people again."
"Besides, the most important thing is ourselves."
Wang Dong's voice was calm and calm, and he paused slightly for each sentence to completely separate the meaning.
"It's okay to wait, but we have already discussed it before coming. Due to several reasons, our waiting time will not be too long."
Taking up the topic from Wang Dong, Washington finally revealed his true intention of meeting the two of them.
"How long can we wait?"
Wang Dong frowned slightly.
In fact, the situation in the United States has been a bit unstable and reluctant since the establishment of the Federation. If Washington had not insisted on it, the chances of integrating into the Earth Star Republic would have been higher than joining the Federation.
In addition, the situation in the Federation has not been good in recent years, and there is a comparison between the Earth and Star Republic outside...
Wang Dong has always been aware of the situation in the United States.
"How long we can wait is not up to me, but up to everyone."
"The situation is improving and everything is naturally stable."
"As the situation develops for the better, I am willing to wait."
"If nothing changes... I forced myself to make the decision for them back then, and now it's their turn to make the decision themselves."
The meaning of Washington's words has been fully revealed, and at the same time, the source of his fatigue has been completely determined... Only this kind of thing can make people like him feel powerless.
His eyes narrowed, but a strange light shone. Romanov shook his head and nodded again, neither supporting nor denying.
While pondering, Wang Dong didn't speak.
He had some rough idea of why Washington communicated with the two of them in advance... Anyway, Thomas Jefferson was also a member of the European Union.
After Cheng Daqi's term ended in failure, the new president has become a touchstone for them to test whether the federal parliamentary system can adapt to the Earth Federation at this time.
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April 10th.
Military Department. Military Commission Conference Room.
"Marshal Emma, generals, I'm sorry, I'm a little late."
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the time was quite accurate. President Jefferson hurried in and apologized to everyone.
"To be honest, I feel a lot of pressure meeting the generals."
"Marshal Emma has met before, let's not talk about General Romanoff, General Washington, and Archduke Charles. All of you are heroes who have been famous in the Federation for many years and have supported the Federation..."
Her curly hair is parted in the middle, and she wears a pair of glasses, but her eyes are very sharp, and there is some cunning hidden deep in her eyes.
After sitting down, Jefferson was not in a hurry to expand the topic. He first used a complimentary tone to get acquainted with everyone, and then slowly started to get to the point.
“Before I decided to run for office, I did some research, and the survey data showed:
About 13% think that the current order has basically reached democracy and fairness.
About 21% think that the current order is not as good as that of the war years.
About 46% think that the current order does not reflect the principle of federal parliamentary system at all.
In addition, about 20% of people choose to be uncertain and wait and see."
“The data were somewhat shocking, so I conducted another survey, which was about democratic rights and fair competition.
More than 70% of people believe that those who rose up in the past war years have used their various advantages to hinder the realization of democracy and fairness, and a large number of them have become cannibals of vested interests."...
Looking at everyone in the Military Commission, including Emma, Jefferson said: "I believe that this situation is definitely not what everyone here and President Cheng want to see. Otherwise, everyone would not have chosen the Federation back then.
parliamentary system.
So going forward, if in some aspects the interests of your relatives or subordinates are touched, I hope that everyone will put the interests of the federation first..."
Jefferson started his career by giving speeches, and his eloquence was very good. When he finished speaking, Wang Dong, and even Washington, who had already decided to leave, couldn't help but applaud him... If he could really unite his words and deeds, he still couldn't solve the problem.
If there is a problem, then we can have a clearer look at where the flaws of the current system lie.
All the atmosphere seemed to have calmed down, and President Jefferson felt slightly relieved.
Although his words sounded familiar at first, sincerely, he did feel a lot of pressure.
Even though he has become the President of the Federation at this time, these people in front of him are actually the real pillars of the Federation.
Dare to play some little tricks on the former president, because the former president is sitting in a position of the system, and if he tests the people here for no reason, some big troubles may arise.
"After all, they still have the heart to serve the country."
"Also, if they didn't have the heart to serve the country, they wouldn't have been able to support themselves on the frontal battlefield after so many years."
“To be able to make a difference, you must first get their support, and then compete with those people.”
After calming down, Jefferson stopped talking about these political topics. As if relaxed, Jefferson asked about some military arrangements.
Then he promised to increase support for various research institutes in the name of the government in relevant high-tech fields.
At the same time, under Emma's suggestion, the decision was agreed to strengthen the promotion of martial arts civilization.
Seeing that the first Military Commission meeting he had convened was almost going to end successfully, suddenly, a voice rang out.
"Your Excellency, although soldiers should not discuss politics, since you mentioned it just now, I would like to know if you have a rough time plan for the arrangement of the response plan?"
Joe Washington.
He didn't raise an issue at the meeting, but that didn't mean that Emperor Li was really convinced by Jefferson's words.
Smiling calmly and nodding, Jefferson responded: "The planning of the corresponding steps has been urgently formulated by me and the think tank. If General Washington is interested, I can send someone to send it to you after the plan is released.
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"Okay, please excuse me, President."
There was no intention of rejection at all, and Washington clearly expressed its concern about this matter.
Inadvertently, the eyes of Emma, Charles and others moved slightly.