Maybe it was because of the spots on his face and his pale skin that he didn't want to see people, or maybe it was because of the age that made the old man afraid of the wind and the light. There was only one dim light in the quiet room on the second floor, giving off a gloomy and rainy feeling.
When the old man appeared in front of him, Xu Le wasn't too excited. Instead, he was slightly disappointed, even if the old man was the leader of the Empire's underground resistance organization, Voss.
Because the old man might be the person he was looking for, but he might not be the person he was looking for. This sounded a little complicated, but it was actually very simple. He now needed the help of a force that could help him escape from the Empire. The underground resistance organization was undoubtedly one of the best choices, but this leader of the resistance organization with spots on his face … was not that person.
But when the old leader of the resistance organization in front of him said this sentence, Xu Le's expression didn't change, but his heart was fiercely shaken.
Until you appeared.
This kind of sentence usually appeared in mythological scripts. The human who endured humiliation and resisted the evil forces experienced countless calamities and finally found a young man with a strange bone next to a garbage dump.
Holy light fell from the sky, shrouding the young man's fresh, refined, and radiant face. Graceful and sacred music sounded, and white doves flew in the sky. The old man holding a crutch cried and said in a trembling voice, "I thought there was no hope for the human race, until you appeared in front of us sinners …"
Xu Le couldn't help coughing violently, and his unhealed abdomen throbbed with pain.
Tens of billions of people at the bottom of the Empire's resistance to overthrow the Empire's rule, what did it have to do with him? He was very clear about his own ability. He was not Li Pifu. Even if he was the Federation's Military God Li Pifu, he was afraid that at most, he could only destroy the Empire's Dynasty. So he didn't understand what the old leader wanted to say, so he kept silent and listened quietly.
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"The Empire's royal family, on the one hand, used butchers like Kaedun to carry out bloody massacres to suppress, on the other hand, they hypocritically made some improvements to buy people's hearts, such as the classless education plan on Liban Star …"
"I have to admit that Emperor Fuchai is an excellent ruler. However, as an emperor, he represents the collective will of the royal family and the great nobles. Even if there are some internal conflicts between them because of these improvements, this objective fact cannot be changed. "
"Improvement is alms. It is to reward the slaves with a few bowls of food so that they can work more efficiently and actively for the slave master … But the slaves are still slaves. The only difference is whether they can eat enough."
"I know that there is a sentence in the Federation's Charter that all men are equal … Although I don't have any good feelings for you invaders, I have to admit that this sentence is very powerful. Perhaps this sentence is common sense to you, but it is the goal that we strive for. "
"I don't want to be a slave. Mu En and the others don't want to be slaves either. No one wants to be born a slave."
Leader Worth's expression became extremely solemn, and his mottled old face shone with the hot-blooded radiance of youth.
"When I was young, I didn't understand why those with white skin should be the lower class, and why those beautiful girls with black eyes were the nobles. This is the color that the creator painted on our bodies. Can we rely on this to determine whether we are high or low?"
Xu Le listened silently, feeling the strong resentment in the old man's words. When he thought of the Federation, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. There had never been such racial discrimination in the Federation. Even in the Tai Dynasty, there had never been such an ugly phenomenon. Today, although most of the people in the Federation had black hair and black eyes, people with brown hair and purple eyes were not rare. However, they had never heard of discrimination. On the contrary, they were very popular in daily life and in love.
"No one is willing, so we have to have a revolution." Leader Worth continued in a powerful voice, "Only a revolution can reestablish order and fairly distribute resources. However, to achieve true fairness, Emperor Fuchai must make him and his ministers spit out all the wealth, sweat, and blood that they have exploited from the people at the bottom for countless years."
"For the dynasty, this is equivalent to suicide."
"A regime is like a biological body. It's natural to be afraid of death. Who would commit suicide?"
"If the reforms are carried out to the end, the awakened people will demand more fairness and cross the bottom line of the royal family. I think our great Emperor Fuchai will definitely tear off his hypocritical mask of benevolence and reveal the ferocious beast's kiss."
"But this violent beast is now wearing an admirable coat of gentleness. Many people are confused, and the companions who insist on walking on the path of revolution are becoming fewer and fewer."
The old man in the chair let out a deep and sad sigh, "All these years, I have been thinking about how to walk on the path of revolution and how long we can walk on it. However, I found that the future is getting bleaker and bleaker. At least for our generation, we have lost all opportunities."
His gaze fell on Xu Le's body. The old man's somewhat cloudy eyes suddenly had a trace of extremely complicated emotions. This emotion had a trace of hope, two traces of shame, three traces of hesitation, and four traces of guilt. Even the age spots on his face began to dim and intertwine with light.
"I have only met one person from the Federation in my life." The old man looked at Xu Le quietly and said with great emotion, "You are the second. It is also because of your appearance that I discovered that there seems to be a new fork in the path of revolution. There seems to be a new possibility for the future of the Left Sky Galaxy."
After listening silently for a long time, when the topic involved himself, Xu Le finally broke the silence. After thinking for a moment, he said calmly, "This is the second time you have mentioned me … Perhaps I can vaguely guess what you and your resistance organization want to do through me. But have you ever thought that for the people of the Empire, even those lowly people you want to protect, cooperating with the Federation is betrayal?"
Xu Le raised his head and looked into the old man's cloudy eyes seriously. "No matter how history develops, as long as you make this decision, in the history books of the Left Sky Galaxy, you will forever be … a traitor."
"Although I detest the title of the Empire, I have to admit that I am a person of the Empire." Leader Voss suddenly smiled. A dim light reflected from his eyes, carrying a relaxed and determined expression. "For a person of the Empire to make the decision to cooperate with the Federation government is more difficult than you think."
The old man slowly raised his right arm and said calmly, "It is very difficult to convince the soldiers downstairs to cooperate with you. But the real difficulty is convincing yourself."
Xu Le often preached to himself in his heart as if he was talking to himself, so that he could walk more firmly on this difficult path of life. However, he really did not like to listen to others preaching to him. But for some reason, in this dark room today, listening to this old man who had been in charge of the underground resistance organization for god knows how many years reminiscing about the past and talking about these political struggles, he did not feel too conflicted. Instead, he felt a little emotional.
It was probably because this old man sitting in the chair, in a sense, was somewhat similar to him. In order to practice what he thought was right, he would do anything at all costs.
"Just tell me your conditions," Xu Le said after a moment of silence.
Old Voss took out a paper document from the drawer with trembling hands and slowly pushed it in front of him.
Xu Le quickly skimmed through it under the dim light. Frowning slightly, he shook his head and said, "Weapons support, protection of the sea route … Mr. Voss, I don't know if these conditions are too much, but they are definitely not something that a colonel like me can decide. If you can send me back, I will transfer this document to President Pabre. Also, I reckon that there will definitely be a closed-door discussion at the Parliament Hill."
"No, you have to agree to these conditions before we can discuss the follow-up details." In just a moment, the old and respectable leader of the resistance organization who was full of a sense of martyrdom turned into a cold and sober businessman. He stared into Xu Le's eyes and said indifferently, "I didn't hesitate to become a traitor who is cursed by thousands of people. We, the brave soldiers, endured the humiliation to cooperate with you invaders … If you are not even willing to show this bit of sincerity, how can I accept it?"
"First, we are not invaders. Second, you can choose not to cooperate with us. " Xu Le replied, "Third, you said that you have only met two people from the Federation in your life, so perhaps you don't really understand the way the Federation operates. Such an important cooperation agreement can't be decided by a colonel like me."
"No, no, no." Old Voss waved his hand to stop Xu Le's conversation and said with a playful smile, "Although I have not lived under the rule of a democratically elected government, I know very well that human society is always similar. Any procedural democracy and procedural justice can be abandoned as long as there are enough benefits … And what we are sending to the Federation is exactly enough benefits."
"As for the validity of the document that you, Colonel Xu Le, sign, I am not worried." Voss extended a trembling finger and said slowly, "As President Pabre's trusted aide, the successor of War God Li Pifu, and an idol of the Federation … As long as you sign this agreement, there are probably not many politicians who would dare to find procedural problems to overturn it."
Xu Le was silent for a moment and said, "I can sign the agreement, but after returning to the Federation, I can also pretend that none of this happened."
Old Voss smiled and looked at him. After a moment, he said leisurely, "I know all of your past files and those amazing stories. I know that you are not such a person."
Xu Le was speechless. Could it be that the word "good person" was so obviously engraved on his forehead? He couldn't help but sigh and say,
"Placing a secret agreement that may involve the lives of hundreds of millions of people on my personal moral integrity … Although I have to admit that I am a little proud, isn't this … too childish?"
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