"The Star Ocean Republic?"
Li Yao listened quietly and chewed on the name.
The 'strongest country in the universe' claimed to be the rightful heir of the Star Ocean Imperium?
Things were getting more and more interesting.
"Wuying Qi right now is no longer the naïve, childish, and hot-blooded young man in the past," Su Changfa said.
"During the thirty years of civil war in the Martial Meritocrats civilization, he had already honed his excellent commanding abilities. During his hundreds of years of wandering in the sea of stars, he also had fortuitous encounters that common Cultivators would never encounter in their entire lives. His body, his will, and his soul were all polished to the point that they were as tough and unshakable as iron!
"After he arrived at the Star Ocean Republic, Wuying Qi showed his capability briefly and soared to the sky. He boasted his own forces and even his own strength, and he gradually got in touch with the leadership of the government of the Star Ocean Republic, too!
"Don't forget that Wuying Qi used to be the youngest member of the 'Committee of Equal Human Beings', and his father was the chairman of the committee. He was born in a family of politicians with profound knowledge. After the great changes that he had gone through, he had a clearer understanding of human nature!
"Wuying Qi soon discovered that a lot of fatal problems were hidden under the glamorous clothes of the Star Ocean Republic!
"The seemingly 'strongest country in the universe' that seemed to be flourishing with fire and flowers was in fact filled with undercurrents and germs. The foundation of the country had been corrupted!
"The problems included the decline of the high-quality population, excessive medical treatment, the frequent strikes organized by the greedy unions, the never-ending increase of benefits and salaries, the serious aging of the population, the imbalance of development among the Sectors, the influx of low-quality immigrants from the remote Sectors, and the conflicts of different faiths and even religions …
"Also, the parliament has ruled the Star Ocean Republic for almost a thousand years. Different sects have long formed indestructible camps. Under the absolute power that nobody can check, the representatives have gradually been corrupted, too. The election has slowly turned into a game of money and crystals. In order to win the election, they have resorted to all kinds of methods. Everybody is only thinking about the short-term interests of their own sect, but nobody is thinking about the long-term development of mankind."
"All in all, the problems that led to the destruction of the Curly Dragon Civilization, the Medicine Fork Civilization, and the Martial Meritocrats Civilization all existed in the Star Ocean Republic!
"However, the Star Ocean Republic was enormous and had a deep heritage. It was like a strong giant that had not been crushed by the fatal viruses for the time being!
"However, if such a giant is defeated, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Wuying Qi's' first hometown 'had already been destroyed. He absolutely did not want his' second hometown 'to be destroyed for the same reason. He wanted to save the country, the people, and the civilization of mankind, but he was too outnumbered to know what to do!"
"Wuying Qi couldn't have been more frustrated by the feeling that he was the only sober one when everybody was drunk and walking into the abyss while doing nothing!"
"At this time, something unexpected happened in the Star Ocean Republic.
"At the edge of the cosmos, a small country jumped out and challenged them. They were caught unprepared by the sudden attack and occupied quite a few vassal worlds of theirs."
Hearing this, Li Yao suddenly thought of a possibility. His heart beat wildly, and he almost cried out in alarm!
"What's the name of this' small country '?"
He forcefully suppressed his excitement and tried his best to act as if nothing had happened.
Su Changfa did not notice Li Yao's anomaly. Thinking for a moment, he felt that there was no harm in telling him. "Let's call the small country 'Holy League' for now."
As he expected!
Li Yao completely understood what Su Changfa was going to say!
"Although the Holy League was a small country, it had been carefully prepared for a long time. It hit the critical point of the Star Ocean Republic and exposed all the problems that we talked about just now!
"For a moment, the Star Ocean Republic was not united, the system was rigid, there were too many factions in the parliament, the efficiency was low, and the greed of the ordinary people were insatiable … All the fatal flaws of the country were exposed. Faced with the aggressive attacks of the Holy League, it was unable to react in time!
"Wuying Qi loved the Star Ocean Republic and did not want his second hometown to be destroyed. Therefore, he raised a team with everything he had and went to the border to resist the Holy League!
"When the regular army was as slow as a clumsy dinosaur and lost every battle because of the unpredictable tactics of the Holy League, Wuying Qi, on the other hand, quickly analyzed the features of the Holy League's tactics and countered them head-on.
"After the first battle, Wuying Qi's militia was recruited by the regular army because of the dazzling achievements.
"Wuying Qi also became an officer of the regular army with his unparalleled capabilities and commanding abilities.
"He fought the Holy League at the border for years and made countless contributions through life-and-death battles. He was regarded as a superhero by the young officers. Because he was used to wearing the Black Crystal Suit and his unpredictable fighting style, the officers and the bottom-level soldiers all called him 'Black Shooting Star'. His subordinates who were close to him even called him 'Black Star'!
"Just like that, Wuying Qi built a ladder to climb upward with every drop of his blood and sweat. He gradually became the highest commander of the Star Ocean Republic in the war against the Holy League, and his personal prestige was raised among all the young officers and bottom-level soldiers!
"However, the war did not go as well as he expected.
"The war did not go well not because the Holy League was invincible, nor because Wuying Qi's command was inappropriate. It was because too many people were holding him back in the rear!
"At that time, the Star Ocean Republic was still dwelling in the dream of being the best superpower in the universe and did not consider the tiny Holy League to be a big deal. They considered it to be nothing more than the harassment of the barbarians at the border!
"Wuying Qi had been fighting the Holy League for years. He knew how sordid and terrifying the enemies were. They were definitely not common barbarians or devils. They had to be suppressed with the strength of the entire country in order to eliminate the potential trouble!
"He proposed to the capital many times that the country should enter the highest state of war immediately, levy a special war tax, build the largest planetary warships at any cost, and expand the scale of the army by more than ten times!
"All in all, it was a general war that might lead to the destruction of the country, not the border friction that the public imagined!
"The suggestions that he had worked so hard to come up with were all considered a joke by the lords in the parliament and vetoed!
"In the meantime, because of the inconveniences in the daily life of the people because of the war, many 'saints' among the people and the Cultivators were complaining and denouncing the military operations in the frontline!
"The Star Ocean Republic has suffered such heavy losses just to deal with an insignificant Holy League. We haven't made any progress for years. What has the commander in the frontline been doing exactly?
"We strongly demand that the corruption of the senior officers in the frontline be investigated. The assets that we delivered to the frontline must be thoroughly investigated!
"Is it really reasonable for the newly-recruited troops in the rear to train themselves so hard? I'm told that the cruel training methods were even thought up by Lieutenant General Wuying Qi, commander of the Third Fleet. He must explain the reasonableness and necessity of the training methods carefully!
"Yesterday, we were attacked by the guerrillas of the Holy League on Fenglan again. A hundred and fifty soldiers of three squads of regular soldiers were sacrificed! Why did it happen? How did our soldiers train themselves? How did we arrange our tactics? Wuying Qi must stand out and take responsibility until the end!
"Similar opinions are circulating on all the newspapers, networks, and streets of the Star Ocean Republic.
"In short, the 'saints' among the people and the Cultivators are not willing to raise the tax rate, reduce the welfare expenditure, or enter the war work system. They are trying their best to support the warriors who are fighting in the frontline, but they also demand that the soldiers turn into heavenly soldiers and destroy the Holy League as quickly as possible without caring about the objective situation in the frontline!
"After everything, Wuying Qi was deeply scared."
"He seemed to have seen the tragedy that destroyed the Martial Meritocrats civilization in the past unfolding slowly on a bigger stage!
"The Star Ocean Republic is the center of the civilization of mankind. Once it is destroyed, the hope of the civilization of mankind will be completely gone!
"The ordinary people are unreliable. Most of the sanctimonious Cultivators are unreliable, too. To save the civilization of mankind, we can only count on ourselves and on Wuying Qi himself!
"Everybody considers Wuying Qi to be a tough general with more brawn than brains who only knows how to fight. Little do they know that he has been a qualified politician since hundreds of years ago, and he already has a profound understanding of human nature!
"Faced with the criticism from the rear, on one hand, he feigned civility and tried to be perfunctory. On the other hand, he joined hands with many sects and disintegrated their alliances without alarming anyone. He expanded his influence and won the trust of some sects.
"In secret, he established a new group named 'Salvation Syndicate', which was made of the young officers in the middle and bottom-level as well as the backbone of the Cultivators in the rear who had been tested by him in person!
"The purpose of the Salvation Syndicate is to save the civilization of mankind, purge it, and revive the dying Star Ocean Republic at any cost!
"At this time, everybody who is smart knows that the frontline against the Holy League is a huge swamp. The military strength and high organization that the Holy League has demonstrated are not something that can be annihilated by minor battles!
"Without the general mobilization of a hundred Sectors, whoever is appointed as the commander in the frontline will get into trouble and ruin their reputation!
"Therefore, although the war in the frontline is not going well, Wuying Qi's position as the highest commander in the frontline is still secure. Nobody is willing to jump into the fire pit in his place!
"Wuying Qi's mentality has changed, too.
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