The seven days that followed were as long as seventy years for the entire Xing Yao Federation.
After Bing Bing passed out in the first game conference, she soon recovered and devoted herself to the game conferences in the various Sectors of the Federation. In fact, she was asking the Federation to help the billions of people who were suffering at the center of the cosmos.
There were more than one "game spokesperson" from the Imperium like her. Other than the "underground hominoids" from the Empyreal Terminus Sector, the "sinners" from the Land of Sins of the Martial Meritocrats Sector told their stories in tears, raising the deep sympathy and indignation of the Federation too.
Of course, the blood debts were all blamed on the remnants of the four Kurfürst families. The reformists, on the other hand, were described as people who still had a conscience and were trying to change everything. They were targets that could be saved and allied with.
The production team of "Darkness Scourge" also took the opportunity to release tremendous promotional materials to show the authenticity of the data they collected to the public. They were dissecting more of the tragedies at the center of the cosmos for the public of the Federation to see, which would further raise the public's surprise and fury.
As it turned out, the ordinary people at the center of the cosmos were suffering exactly like that!
If they were still indifferent, the same agony would soon play out next to them in the Federation!
Their offspring, even if they were not obliterated in the war, would become lizards, rats, and cockroaches like the "swamp freaks"!
Faced with the overwhelming public opinion, the highest authorities of the Federation naturally had to take a stand. They had to decrypt tremendous top-secret intelligence from the center of the cosmos so that the public could learn more about the military strength of the Imperium and the Holy League.
When the specialists and scholars interpreted the intelligence for the public, they would point out, intentionally or otherwise, that both the Imperium and the Holy League boasted the capability of ultra-large-scale, ultra-long-distance space jumps. With sufficient resources, it did not matter whether the distance was ten thousand lightyears, a hundred thousand lightyears, or a million lightyears.
In other words, the "ultra-long-distance defense line" that could bring psychological comfort to the people of the Federation did not actually exist. The Federation was certainly not an island that could be ignored. Once the war at the center of the cosmos intensified, the Federation at the edge of the cosmos might be burnt at any moment.
"As long as the situation at the center of the cosmos is stable, a strong, evil dictator can control all the resources and project troops at the edge of the cosmos without any technical difficulties. By then, whether or not the Federation will be destroyed will only depend on the enemy's will.
"Unfortunately, as' Vulture Li Yao ', the greatest hero of the Federation, distinguished himself at the center of the cosmos, the Xing Yao Federation is known to everybody... no matter which evil dictator at the center of the cosmos eventually, their next target will certainly be the Federation!
"By then, it will not be one, two, or three Black Wind Fleets that we will be faced with but very likely five, ten, or even twenty Black Wind Fleets. What other outcome can we expect except to be obliterated?
"Since the war is inevitable sooner or later, we might as well fight it sooner rather than later. While the center of the cosmos is still in chaos and the situation is not clear yet, let's march to the center of the cosmos with all the strength of the country and resist the enemy outside of our country!
"A decisive battle at the center of the cosmos is always better than a decisive battle at the homeland of the Federation. One Black Wind Fleet alone almost burnt the heartland of the Federation to the ground. If a couple of enemy troops of the size of the Black Wind Fleet arrive, it will certainly be a gory victory even if we manage to secure a victory!
"The result of the summit competition between the Moon Devil Squad and the Blood Shadow Squad is not wrong, but the starting conditions are wrong. The expedition army in the deduction only accounts for one third to one fourth of the soldiers of the Federation Army. Such hesitation is exactly a taboo for military strategists. We should either not fight, or we should fight as if it is a national war that concerns the survival of the Federation. We cannot count on luck at all. We have to bet everything on it!"
After a few days of consideration, deduction, and debate, the specialists and scholars gradually reached a consensus and resonated with the emotional voices of the people. Almost the entire Federation was burning with passion.
The ferment of the people's feelings was more than obvious in a widely circulated post.
"In the cold, dark universe, nobody is an island. All human beings are an inseparable part of the entire civilization.
"The sufferings of our compatriots at the center of the cosmos are our sufferings. The savages and oppression of the people at the center of the cosmos are our wives and children. The evictions of the people at the center of the cosmos from their homeland and the degeneration of abnormal animals below the ground will be the real portrayal of our future!
"We are at the edge of the cosmos, the last defense line of the civilization of mankind. If we watch our compatriots at the center of the cosmos being bullied, savaged, and oppressed, and even deprived of their feelings and self-will, and do nothing about it, who will help us when the enemy digests and absorbs all the resources at the center of the cosmos and comes at us aggressively tomorrow?
"So, summon our courage, burn our blood, gather our wisdom, go to war, save, and fight!
"This is not 'somebody else's war'. We are not fighting for the glory of the Federation, either. This is our war, a war to liberate all mankind, a war to defend the greatest spirit of the civilization of mankind!
"Our heads can be cut off, our blood can be shed, our bodies can be killed, and even the Union Army and the Xing Yao Federation can be completely destroyed, but we will not give the enemy a chance to stomp on our bones and point at our heads and say, 'Look at the cowardly slaves!'"
The post, like thousands of similar posts, was particularly touching and powerful because of the true feelings despite its crudeness. All the citizens of the Federation were seething. Students, workers, journalists, disabled veterans … Parades and rallies that strongly supported the expedition were unfolded on the streets and alleys of every city large and small in the Federation. Even the Union Army was in turmoil. Countless young, vigorous, bottom-level soldiers wrote blood letters, asking for the war.
Although the General Staff of the Union Army was very cautious in the proposal of the expedition to the center of the cosmos, it did not mean that the Union Army absolutely did not support the war.
As a matter of fact, in any age or country, the army was never really against the war. Instead, it was the greatest beneficiary of the war.
However, the army was more concerned about how to win the war and how many benefits they could claim after the war than whether or not to fight the war.
Since the public opinion was overwhelming and the morale of the army was available, the leadership of the military naturally did not insist on 'going against the tide'.
Therefore, in less than half a month after the disastrous strategic deduction, the public opinion of the entire federation took a 180-degree turn, and the fighting will was unprecedentedly high.
At this moment, the scorching atmosphere of the people and the Union Army was already less frivolity and arrogance than the solemnity of death. It was clear that the enemy's strength was far beyond their imagination, but for the future and the pride of the civilization of mankind, they still had to gamble the fate of their country and take a gamble. They would rather die standing than live on their knees. Such an understanding was very much like 'a desperate army is bound to win'.
Therefore, the time for the vote in the Supreme Council was finally ripe.
The Speaker of the Federation was much less authorized than the emperor of the Imperium and the Ultimate Benevolence Masters of the Holy League. Ding Ling Dong could not decide to send troops to the center of the cosmos on her own, but she could at least choose a suitable date to hold the most critical and sacred vote within her capability.
In the meantime, she also had the power to demand an emergency vote on a certain special motion in the Supreme Council that was beyond the power of the common representatives.
It was perhaps the largest, most heated vote since the establishment of the 'New Federation', and the most watched by all the people in the entire Federation.
Not only were the 3,422 representatives gathered on the planet of the Heaven's Origin Sector, more than ten thousand representatives from the general public were also present. Although those representatives did not have the right to vote in the Supreme Council, they had brought tremendous support from the public and ensured that the war machine would be activated at the highest speed the moment the Federation was mobilized and sent out the troops.
The noises of the ten thousand representatives and representatives almost knocked down the dome of the hall where the Rising Dragon of the Nine Stars flag was engraved.
However, when Ding Ling Dong showed up in military attire, the hall fell silent again. Everybody focused their eyes on the Speaker of the Federation and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
No further explanation was needed. All the representatives and representatives understood the urgency and severity of the situation.
There was no need for any blood-boiling slogans to motivate people, because the hearts of those who needed to be motivated were already burning. The representatives and representatives were obviously not going to be moved by a few words, either.
Therefore, Ding Ling Dong simply walked to the rostrum emotionlessly. Taking a deep breath, she declared resolutely, one word after another.
"Next, we will vote on Motion No. 11354 of the Federation proposed by Mr. Peng Hai.
"As for the specific content of the motion, regarding whether or not the Federation should be mobilized for war, whether or not to ally with the reformists of the Imperium, and whether or not to declare war on the Alliance of the Holy Covenant … You all know it already, so I won't elaborate on it here.
"However, based on the changes of the situation right now and the analysis of the latest intelligence that we have received, I have added some additional clauses to the motion according to the power granted by the constitution.
"In the original motion, we were supposed to decide whether or not to send a small-scale expedition army, including one third of the troops of the Union Army at best, to the center of the cosmos.
"But from what we can see right now, such a move is meaningless and even suicidal. It will only make the most elite warriors of the Federation perish in vain.
"Admit it. What we are faced with right now is not a war to march to the center of the cosmos, but a new defense war of the Federation that is even grimmer. It is a war to protect the civilization of mankind from the tusks of the strongest enemy!
"This is perhaps the last war of the Federation. It is the most sacred, ultimate war. Faced with such a war, one third of the troops is definitely not enough. Even the efforts of the entire Union Army are not enough. We need everybody, all the citizens of the Federation, to unite, and burn!
"Therefore, if you are unwilling to veto the motion of the war, please support it firmly. The entire Federation will enter the war mobilization state of the highest level immediately. Gathering the passion, courage, and wisdom of every one of us, we will mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized to march to the center of the cosmos and win the war. We will either survive proudly or perish gloriously!
"Right now …
"For the survival of the Xing Yao Federation, for the glory of the Cultivators, and for the future of the civilization of mankind, make your choice now."
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Flags could not be raised randomly …
A few days ago, he said that the book had reached nine million words and that it was the last kilometer of the marathon. He had to hold on.
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