Star City, which had not snowed for a long time, started to snow heavily.
Ji He was wearing a white robe and stood at the city gate looking into the distance. The world in his eyes was covered in silver. Snowflakes fell on his shoulders, blending with the white robe. His black hair was also dyed white.
The feeling of loneliness arises from the bottom of my heart.
This is his second year of promotion to the decision-making level of Star City.
There were too many ideas in his mind that he wanted to realize, but he did nothing.
Now that he is alone and weak, if he wants to promote reform, he is faced with resistance everywhere. He needs a group of colleagues to implement his ideas.
If you don’t have any companions, then cultivate and find them yourself.
After the condolences to the city defenders were over, Ji He returned to the Star City Administrative Office.
It was freezing cold, and there was no air conditioning in Ji He's office. The whole room was empty. There was only a desk and a computer connected to the Star City database, and there was not even a sofa to connect to the guests.
Ji He stood by the office window, looking at the snowy world outside the window.
Many thoughts are intertwined in my mind.
In his heart, becoming the decision-maker of Star City is not his end.
When he was young, he had a detailed discussion with his teacher about the current situation of Star City, and he mentioned many shortcomings in the development of Star City.
One of the major drawbacks is the over-dispersion of power.
The military department, Star City's authorized research institutions, and city management formed the Supreme Council of Star City.
This power model did play a significant role in the development of Star City in the early days.
But today, as the surrounding environment becomes increasingly harsh, the decentralization of power has resulted in the implementation of many plans becoming very inefficient.
Approval at all levels and coordination with authority agencies.
The plan reviewed and approved by the Supreme Council of Star City is like passing through a barrier. From the moment it is approved, it needs to go through many hurdles before it can be truly implemented.
This is just one of the drawbacks of decentralization.
There are not always conflicts among the top leaders of Star City, and they often quarrel because of different ideas.
The reason for the quarrel has nothing to do with interests, but has to do with the perspective of looking at the problem.
For example, a few days ago, a conflict of ideas broke out between the decision-makers of the Military Ministry and the Hupo Research Institute regarding whether to build a new city first or to consolidate the defense projects of Star City.
Depending on where you are, your thoughts will be different.
The early Star City did need many different voices, and even Feng Qi supported decision-makers to actively express their different opinions.
Many advanced ideas at that time were born out of quarrels.
But this time, that time.
The surrounding harsh environment has intensified, and the challenges faced by the human race have intensified.
Ji He felt that spending too much time on arguing was meaningless.
He felt that it was time for Star City to make changes. First of all, Star City's power structure needed to be restructured.
But it is so difficult to do this.
No agency wants to be deprived of its power and become a subordinate unit subject to unilateral jurisdiction.
There is no way his idea could pass the review of the Supreme Council.
Now Ji He's idea is to first win over the military, a violent organization that represents the strongest force in Star City.
But even with the support of the military, Ji He still knew that he could not stand at the top of Star City.
In front of him, there is an insurmountable mountain.
He is Feng Qi's appointed successor and the current highest authority holder in Star City.
Usually in private meetings, everyone would joke about this legendary figure as the city administrator.
Zhang Daowen, who rose from the front line, had the support of a large number of top frontline battle groups, and subsequently gained a background in the military. He had been in charge of the military for a period of time and was the supreme commander of the military for a period of time.
Regardless of ability or background, he is the pinnacle of power in Star City.
He is like the Dinghai Shenzhen of Star City.
Although the highest power holder in Star City has the idea of gradually retreating behind the scenes due to the harsh surrounding environment, focusing on cultivation, and gradually handing over power to them.
But when that day will come is unknown.
Maybe it will be a few years later, maybe it will be decades later, or even more than a hundred years later.
He does not have the longevity of this legendary figure and cannot afford to wait.
But at this stage, it is simply impossible for him to cross the mountain of Zhang Daowen.
For the first time, Ji He experienced the helplessness his teacher once felt.
He wanted to promote reform, not to overthrow Fengqi, a mountain of faith.
Deep down in his heart, he always firmly believes that the human race's belief in Feng Qi must exist and must be firm.
Because Fengqi is already the foundation of Star City’s faith.
His traces have spread all over the city, like a beating heart, continuously creating power for the city.
The path of faith growth is one of the main growth paths of the human race.
What he wanted to change was the ideological influence Feng Qi had on future generations.
When faith becomes blind, like a kind of political correctness, reason becomes the fault that is being blamed.
Standing at a turning point in history, he feels that the development of the human race should be based on profit and efficiency.
Abandoning the ideas of the old era will only be beneficial to the development of the human race.
Ji He felt that the first problem he had to solve was still how to centralize power.
His ideas are so shocking that any idea in his mind that is put forward publicly will only be criticized and targeted. As a result, just like his teacher, he can only be forced to quit.
Even though the chance of success is very small.
He still wanted to try.
As Feng Qi once said:
"Someone always stands up, why isn't that person me?"
Standing at a turning point in history, since he had discovered the problem, he stood up and tried to change it, even if the result was destined to fail.
The military headquarters is his first target.
How to win over the military, Ji He thinks that offering benefits is the wrong way.
The structure of the military department is destined to attract people with interests, which will only lead to countermeasures and may even arouse the military's vigilance.
During this year, Ji He has not behaved excessively.
He just put forward the idea of optimizing the military structure, and used this as a reason to constantly go to the military headquarters and make friends with the top brass of the military headquarters.
At the Supreme Council, he and the military always had the same ideas.
He has always given the impression to the military that he is a decision-maker in Star City who is very interested in the construction of the military.
Through these opportunities, Ji He quickly locked his goals.
His name is Lin Zhengyuan, and he is one of the candidates for the position of the next top commander of the military.
Ji He took the initiative to make friends with him and got along with him as a friend.
What he has to do during the relationship is to gradually instill his ideas into Lin Zhengyuan.
But to achieve this step, it takes time.
As a senior military official, Lin Zhengyuan has a firm will that cannot be easily influenced by him.
But Ji He also valued Lin Zhengyuan's steady character, and what he had to do was tell his story well in the next time.
There is no need to deliberately add a hint of color to this story. You only need to tell Lin Zhengyuan your thoughts through the story. If he can understand your thoughts and think that your thoughts are correct, then they will be fellow travelers.
Facing a person like Lin Zhengyuan, any pretense or even attempt to deceive with lies will inevitably result in failure.
Ji He doesn't think his idea of reforming Star City is wrong.
What he needs are sane companions, not followers who have been brainwashed and choose to stand by his side fanatically.
Time flies.
Daybreak 397.
Military Department.
The weather was gloomy, with a steady drizzle.
Ji He sat on the sofa by the window, sketched the aura with one hand, turned it into a water element spirit chess piece, and landed on the chessboard.
Then he raised his head and cast his gaze at the middle-aged man on the other side of the chessboard.
The man has a short haircut, handsome eyebrows, sharp angular contours on his face, and a tall but not thick body. When he is not moving, he looks like a statue. He is very imposing. He looks to be only in his thirties, but his actual age is already
Forty eight.
"Lin Yuan, it's your turn."
With that said, Ji He lowered his raised right hand.
The majestic man sitting in front of him is none other than the current commander-in-chief of the military: Lin Zhengyuan.
Through these years of getting along, they have formed a deep friendship.
Ji He even learned to play Lingqi under the guidance of Lin Zhengyuan, and would occasionally come here to play chess games with Lin Zhengyuan.
Although he has no fighting skills, Ji He's chess skills have gradually surpassed Lin Zhengyuan's in the spirit chess game.
At this time, Lin Zhengyuan looked at the spirit chessboard suspended in front of him, his brows gradually furrowed, and after a brief silence, he suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief:
"I lost and stopped playing. I am no longer your match."
After finishing his words, Lin Zhengyuan helplessly waved his hand to scatter the spiritual chessboard floating in front of him.
Seeing this scene, Ji He had a smile on his face, and then stood up:
"Now that this game is over, I'm almost leaving."
"If there's nothing important, please leave later. I have something to talk to you about."
"What I do over there is not important. Tell me what you want to talk about?"
After hearing these words, Ji He sat down again, looked at Lin Zhengyuan with a smile and asked.
"I'm a rough guy, but I'm not stupid either. You've told me stories over the years, and I know what you're thinking."
Hearing these words, Ji He's eyes changed.
He had a vague premonition of what Lin Zhengyuan wanted to say next.
Lin Zhengyuan took a deep breath, looked directly into Ji He's eyes and said in a deep voice:
"I won't beat around the bush with you. I have thought about it a lot over the years and have been hesitant in my heart. Today I will give you a definite answer. I support your reform of Star City. I also feel that Star City should not be imprisoned in old ideas.
, it’s time to make changes.”
Hearing Lin Zhengyuan express his inner thoughts, Ji He looked calm.
In fact, he already knew that Lin Zhengyuan had made a choice in his heart. The delay in making a decision was just because he was afraid that doing so would involve too much and lead to turmoil in Star City.
Even if he doesn't choose to reveal his feelings to him today, Lin Zhengyuan will do so sooner or later.
Over the years of contact, Lin Zhengyuan has actually always understood his thoughts.
If you didn't have the inner support for his thoughts, you would have driven him away long ago, so why bother making friends with him?
"Lao Ji, tell me now, what are you going to do, Mr. Zhang? He is a staunch follower of Feng Qi. If you want to fight against Mr. Zhang, I absolutely disagree. Your behavior will only cause Star City to fall into turmoil."
Facing Lin Zhengyuan's inquiry, Ji He fell silent.
As Lin Zhengyuan said, there is an insurmountable mountain ahead of reform, and that is Zhang Daowen.
After a long silence, he shook his head and said:
"How could I possibly think about going against Mr. Zhang? He is our Star City's Dinghai Shenzhen. His importance is self-evident. Besides, even you and I together don't have the ability to fight against Mr. Zhang. No matter in terms of power or influence, we are all tied to Zhang.
We are so far apart. Believe it or not, with just one word from Mr. Zhang, even if you are the commander-in-chief of the military, he can easily remove you from your position and make the military side with him again."
"The only way I can think of is to persuade him in person. I believe Mr. Zhang will understand what I mean...but not now. I will not go to Mr. Zhang until I am not sure."
After hearing these words, Lin Zhengyuan did not ask any more questions. After being silent for a while, he looked directly at Ji He and said solemnly:
"Now that I have made a decision, I will fully support you, but I must warn you that if the situation develops in an uncontrollable direction, your decision will affect the stability of Star City, and I will not hesitate to
You take action, even... kill you."
When Ji He heard this, he stood up with a smile and reached out to pat Lin Zhengyuan on the shoulder:
"Your words are enough."
After saying this, he turned and left the room.
…
Daybreak 398.
The Supreme Meeting of Star City was held.
The direction of the discussion is mainly related to the next planning and development of Star City.
The construction of the new city has been officially finalized, and then the focus of Star City will be moved to the new city.
At the same time, representatives of Winter City also arrived at this meeting, and Winter City will also participate in the construction of the new city "Breaking Dawn".
The topic of integration of the two cities was initially discussed at this meeting.
The preliminary plan has now been finalized.
After the construction of Dawn City is completed, the residents of Winter City will move to the northern district of the city, and the northern district will also be named Winter District in the future.
However, this is only a preliminary plan finalized, and the specific urban planning allocation needs to be discussed later.
The initiator of this plan is none other than Ji He.
The environment around the human race continues to be harsh, the pace of frontline field development has slowed down, and we often encounter difficult and powerful enemies.
Ji He believes that the integration of Winter City and Star City will significantly enhance the comprehensive combat power of the human race.
After the meeting, Ji He returned to the office.
After waking up the screen, he began to browse information related to Winter City.
As a member of Star City's Supreme Decider, his duty is to guide the direction of Star City's progress. He attaches great importance to such a major matter as the city's merger.
I want to find out as much as possible the conflicts and potential risks that may exist during the merger.
The time came to 3 o'clock in the morning.
Ji He made himself a cup of tea and took a short rest while rubbing his temples.
This year, the plan to centralize power has still not made any progress. Although the military has been on his side, the military alone is not enough to allow him to stand at the highest point of Star City and achieve true centralization.
Although Zhang Daowen has retired, his influence on Star City is always there.
It is even more undesirable to choose to seize power by force.
This is a mountain that he cannot climb at this stage, and it is also the biggest obstacle preventing him from advancing reforms.
In fact, Ji He always had a second step plan in his heart.
As long as this plan is exaggerated by public opinion, Zhang Daowen will definitely be able to voluntarily withdraw from power.
Since being promoted to a member of the decision-making team, Ji He has gained a lot of secrets that he never knew before, including Zhang Daowen's identity and origin.
Using this as a breakthrough, he was able to weave a large network of public opinion, causing Zhang Daowen to retreat in frustration.
But he knew that this plan would fail even if it succeeded.
Zhang Daowen is so important to Star City. He is not only Star City's strongest fighting force, but also a living monument to heroes.
His legend has inspired generations of people to move forward.
So Ji He never thought about actually implementing this plan.
As for plan three, Ji He already had some ideas in mind.
Going directly to Zhang Daowen to express his thoughts was the last option in his eyes.
If he fails to confess, it means that he will withdraw from the Supreme Council of Star City, and his previous efforts will be in vain.
It's early morning.
After a busy night, Ji He opened the office door and prepared to go back to his room to sleep.
At this moment, the contact device he carried made a beeping sound.
Confused, Ji He picked up the communicator and pressed the receiving button. He only heard Lin Zhengyuan's urgent voice:
"Lao Ji, a powerful enemy is attacking from the north of Star City. Mr. Zhang sensed the aura in advance and has already taken action. Judging from the feedback from the energy and blood radar, the attacking enemy is very strong this time. It is the strongest life form we have encountered so far.
.”
"Who is the enemy?" Ji He asked immediately.
"We are already investigating the identity of the invading enemy. The intelligence has been shared with the Mist Tribe and the Silver Moon Tribe. Now the Silver Moon Tribe has given us relevant feedback. According to the Silver Moon Tribe, the powerful enemy who invaded has escaped from their bodies.
With extremely terrifying negative emotional power, he is most likely an extremely evil warrior who escaped from the endless hell."
"Eternal hell? Extremely evil warrior?"
Holding the communicator, Ji He frowned slightly.
This is a domain force that he has never heard of, and it is obviously not a domain force entrenched around Star City.
