Chapter 114 The government is just a limited liability company
Xuanji saw a photo of Heinz Schwartz wearing the uniform of a Space Fleet rear admiral when he was young and leaked on the Internet. This was probably an unintentional daily candid photo of an extremely handsome blond man with a straight face and his head lowered.
Standing on the grand steps of the Ministry of War at his feet, his otherwise ordinary uniform turned into a work of art on his graceful body.
The moment she climbed down the stairs, she remembered the moment she met Kalki with short blond hair, and the way he looked in the admiral's uniform at the underground temporary headquarters. There were some very similar looks in the White Tiger Knight, which made her heart surge.
, can’t help missing him.
She asked herself: If he had chosen to stay in Gaia and marry her, would she have become a marshal's widow like a noble lady of Gaia ten years later?
No...
Kalki has an unyielding will, and he will not give up his soul for any real interests. This is why she always loves him deep in her heart, no matter what he does to her——
Xuanji went to Marshal Schwartz’s grave to offer him a bouquet of white and gold chrysanthemums.
The marshal's new tomb looks very grand and elegant. It looks like a small monument, with a statue of a broken-winged angel standing on it. The angel holds a sharp sword and frowns, as if he is bowing his head in meditation. There is also an everlasting statue of an angel.
The flames are burning, symbolizing the spirit of sacrifice in the Battle of Messier.
Schwartz's grave was filled with bunches of flowers and wreaths, as well as piles of small holographic candles that could glow for hundreds of hours.
This is the Gaia people. Sometimes they have a kind of foolish kindness, which makes them seem so brainless and a little cute.
Xuanji looked at the various scattered objects at her feet, and even a love letter from the Gaia girl. Everyone's world is so different.
Are you a Platonic person or a Gaian person?
She looked up at the marble angel, her handsome profile exuding a cold beauty, just like Plato's knights.
As she thought about it, a Platonic soldier actually received a state funeral as Marshal of Gaia. How strange and unpredictable his fate was.
"Xuanji?" Lancer, wearing a new lieutenant uniform, opened his eyes wide. He unexpectedly met Xuanji.
He and Heinz Schwarz were friends, but the number of people attending the state funeral was limited, so the officials naturally forgot to invite him as a young staff officer. He could only come to pay his respects after the marshal was buried.
"Lancer, what a coincidence."
She blinked and saw another thin gold thread on his epaulette. The Ministry of War held another funeral ceremony and promoted many veterans who returned from the Battle of Messier.
Sometimes, she would deliberately keep a distance from Lancer Xu, and now their relationship is very awkward.
If they hadn't met Kalki, they might have become a close couple. Or at least even if Xuanji rejected his love, they could still cautiously return to being friends, pretending to be childhood sweethearts, and feeling like close friends. p>
Lieutenant Xu also realized this and was so nervous that he touched his hair with his right hand.
"I got paid today! There is a very good Japanese restaurant nearby, called..." He quickly operated on the projection screen of his wristband, "Kiritsubo! Super cost-effective Japanese food, and we can have two people tonight.
20% off dinner! Xuanji, let’s go to dinner together. As always, I’ll treat you!”
"No, I haven't eaten seafood for a long time... I just have something to do tonight, so I'll leave first." She actually refused him to invite her to dinner for the first time.
They have been together for so long, why are they no longer what they used to be after Kalki came.
"Lance, bye, I'll contact you if I need anything."
Seeing her turn around and leave, Lancer suddenly felt like a needle pricking his heart.
He is jealous and hates the head of the group. The close relationship he had with Xuanji for many years was destroyed by him at will.
If Kalki is now married to Xuanji and she feels very happy, then he has nothing to say, but now that he has dumped Xuanji, she has become so depressed and is nothing like her past.
This scumbag!
"I met Kalki in Messier." Lancer said loudly, "Don't you want to know how he is doing?"
Sure enough, she stopped and turned around gracefully.
The sky at the Honorary Soldiers Cemetery gradually became dark, and the two people were separated by a distance and could not see each other's faces clearly.
"Is he okay?"
Lieutenant Xu saw in front of his eyes the sight of young officers being shot dead, Zhang Ming's angry expression, and the corpses and blood on the ground.
He clenched his fists, and his hands were actually shaking. He was not good at lying.
"Very good, he greets you... Kalki said that he will get married soon. He hopes you can bless her, and he also wishes you to find a happy future. He asked me to convey to you that you don't have to worry about him anymore." p>
"You... are lying!" Xuanji shook her head gently, "Kalki would not say such a thing..."
Her beautiful face looked pale and helpless, and she suddenly turned around and started walking quickly.
He watched her suddenly run away and cover her face with one hand. She seemed to be crying.
In order to hurt Kalki, he also hurt her. In front of his eyes, he remembered the scene he would never forget. The blond knight hugged Xuanji, and they stared at each other with forgetfulness——
They have always been one, and the only thing left behind is him, a Luther.
In a huge office in the "Star Palace" of the Tower of Babel, the capable new president He Meili was convening a large group of senior government officials and advisers to hold a meeting on security matters.
"The current economic situation is very severe, and our energy system has suffered heavy losses." Ms. Schiffer, Gaia's Minister of Economic Affairs, used boring charts as a central demonstration. "The unemployment rate has exceeded 20% this week.
14.8% of the population relies on part-time work for a living, so the unemployment rate will continue to rise."
"In particular, the unemployment rate among the people in the 'box house area' has exceeded 38%, and they are about to face the dilemma of heating shortage in winter..."
"The Box House District is now in complete chaos, and police cannot be dispatched in many places... 20,000 people were shot last week." Chen Jiabao, an Asian supervisor in charge of the Mangxing City Police Department, also reported, "Our current approach is
Build high walls in neighborhoods where the crime rate exceeds 50% to prevent the people inside from escaping, which is a disguised form of making them squat."
"It's only a matter of time before Star City loses control..." The newly appointed director of Homeland Security is a mulatto, who maintains the British style of David Dewey. "I have some new trends in the underground resistance organizations. They are now
Developing rapidly."
He Meili crossed her hands in front of her, thinking silently.
"There is no good news on the front line. We have now received the latest information. A main fleet of the White Tiger Knights is already on its way to the rich mining area 'Yanunitu' [1]. This fleet is led by the Grand Commander Ira,
And led by the two captains Lakshmana and Krishna, this means that this fleet is more powerful than the fleet that attacked Messier." War Minister Timoshenko spoke, this is a Russian with a Mongolian appearance.
, looks stocky and fierce, with thick raised eyebrows like an ancient military commander.
"What? Kalki is no longer the commander of the regiment?" President He Meili suddenly spoke, "How did the intelligence come about? We only know now!"
Everyone present looked at each other.
"The point is not the replacement of the grand leader of the White Tiger Knights. This matter is very difficult." A female consultant with black bun hair and decent professional attire quickly stood up to smooth things over.
She then operated so that the three-dimensional display area in the center of the conference table displayed the entire "Yanuni Diagram" area.
"This was originally the mining area with the richest reserves of water concentrate. The 'King of Space Bases' Keto's main base once guarded this place. However, after three heavy-loss battles with the Platos, we have been unable to rebuild the Keto base.
, Fortunately, the Platos are just interstellar predators. They never build any fixed strongholds, which is completely different from us." She quickly pointed out the red dots above, "They just destroyed the Ceto base and were unwilling to do anything for it.
The cost of maintaining a giant base 7,500 light years away was too high for them. So after the fleets of both sides withdrew from 'Yanunitu', our mining company and garrison secretly entered the area.
..."
"There is no other way. When the enemy advances, we retreat. When the enemy retreats, we advance." The lady, who looked to be of some Chinese descent, laughed awkwardly. "Now we have established a near-miss with numbers An001-An045 under the eyes of the Platos.
Fifty small mining spots, you see, these are the spots."
"Plato's fleet usually plunders these small bases intermittently, but because of the rich mineral deposits here, it is worth calculating the investment-output ratio. Now the Messier General Base has been destroyed, and the 'Pasanit Area' has been devastated.
Looting, as well as a corner of the 'Marduk Area', it will take at least a year to rebuild these bases. During this period, the mineral resources of Anunitu are crucial to us. If these 45 mining bases are again used by Plato
If people destroy it..."
This lady may have some British ancestry. When she said this, she raised her head nervously, her eyes grew light brown, and she looked very panicked.
"I haven't finished what I just said." The Minister of War raised his voice, "Plato's second fleet 'Media' has also launched. I'm afraid the Platos want to pursue the victory and replicate the victory of Messier Base again."<
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"We need to send at least 4 space fleets to respond, otherwise..."
Now everyone present knew that something was wrong and started whispering among themselves.
"Members of Congress will not agree to this war budget." Charles Barry, still blushing, still communicated privately with Finance Minister Schiffer in an unhurried tone, "It is impossible to increase taxes.
If you tax 5%, the people will rebel."
Seeing Shiv's slightly withered face drooping, the old man continued:
"Our Gaia United Government is just a limited liability company, we can't be like Plato..."
In the atmosphere where everyone was whispering but completely overwhelmed, He Meili's dark olive complexion almost turned darker.
What a mess!
Her heart was in turmoil. Her predecessor was an incompetent politician who only verbally promised more benefits and left a lot of mess for her. She had to clean up and deal with the military pressure from the Platos.
"What will happen if we are defeated again in 'Yanunitu'?" the female president asked sharply.
There was silence.
The nervous female consultant answered directly:
"Violence, if you step down, our Green Party will lose at least ten years of power, and even... the revolution that swept everything."
He Meili lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and said in a firm tone:
"We must conclude a peace treaty with the Platonists now, and stabilizing internal affairs is our top priority."
Therefore, after weighing the balance between all parties, ninety years later, the Gaia coalition government sought peace for the first time from Plato's political center "Putaroga".
The first reaction of the Platonic people of the "Republic of Virtual Kings" was no different from the essence of Gaia's political arena - they convened a plenary meeting of the Senate.
"The Gaians have always been unfaithful to their word." The defense commander Ahir said with a little contempt, "This is just a delaying tactic. In history, we have concluded three peace treaties with the Gaians, and they have never completely
In the implementation of the peace agreement, in the end it was us who held the hope of embracing peace and suffered a big loss."
"This time they must have taken the initiative to seek peace because they could no longer bear another major frontline defeat." As a former leader of the White Tigers, his main battle stance is very natural. "We must continue to expand the results of the war, and pursuing victory is the top priority. "If the Gaia system that controls more than 42 billion humans completely collapses now, are we Platonians ready to give them bread?" Prime Minister Nahuatl suddenly asked.
The whole place was silent.
"We are two worlds that never mix, but only compete with each other. Gaia's rapid collapse may not be a good thing for the Platons. Our population is 38 billion less than theirs." Nahuatl, wearing a black cloak
Show the demeanor of a seasoned politician.
"I am a soldier. I just try to kill the enemy while I am victorious. When I have the advantage, it is absolutely unwise to let the enemy go." Ahir said softly and then fell silent.
"Well...if we can conquer Gaia, we should let the Gaian people be baptized and convert to Yuanjiao." Lal, the minister of religion, the chief priest of Yuanjiao, suggested, "In this way, the two worlds will merge, right?
?"
"Forced conversion violates Yuanjiao teachings." Privy Councilor Xuanyuan Zeng immediately objected, "All prisoners of war can stay in Hyperboria only if they voluntarily convert to Yuanjiao. The rest will be converted into Yuanjiao in various forms."
They sent Plato. After all, the doors of heaven are not open to everyone."
"This time, the conditions proposed by Gaia's new government are also very attractive." Uza, the internal affairs officer, spoke. Although she concealed her identity, she was obviously a woman and spoke very softly. "They agreed to close some mines to cater to their needs.
Our religious ethics allow some expelled weak interstellar natives to return to life and provide certain compensation. We are also willing to donate 65% of the water concentrate produced to us every year within three years of maintaining peace. Their requirements are not high, as long as
It only takes three years of peace."
After the internal affairs envoy finished speaking, the elders began to whisper.
[1] Anunitum, the fertility goddess in Babylonian mythology, is also considered to be the fish north of Pisces, which represents the spring flood and is meant to guide the sun from the darkness of winter to spring.