Just as Xu Le lamented, no matter who died, it would not cause any fundamental changes to this world. The sun would rise as usual, and human life would continue.
President Pabre was sent to the Federation prison, and the investigation under the name of reconciliation continued to deepen under the leadership of Parliament Hill. As the most loyal supporter of the former president, General Du Shaoqing was not investigated at all. Instead, he continued to gain the trust of the interim government, reinstating his position as the enemy's commander-in-chief and returning to the frontlines of planet Mo Hua.
The war in the Zuo Tian Starfield was still at its boiling point. The Empire's army won one victory after another, and the Federation's ground forces on planet Mo Hua were even forced to enter a difficult tunnel defense. At this time, the Federation reinstated Du Shaoqing. Other than the promise of a certain person in the tavern, it had to be admitted that this was also a choice made under difficult circumstances.
The Empire's military used an even more powerful attack to welcome Du Shaoqing's return. The missiles that should have been used up in the Federation's intelligence once again covered the sky and the sun. The dozen or so ground forces that had shown their weak strength in the past few months of ground battles erupted with terrifying energy, and a torrent of steel formed by thousands of armored vehicles crushed the fields.
It was only at this moment that the Federation's military understood that the reason why the Empire had not been able to fully reclaim Mo Hua Planet despite having the absolute advantage was not because of the bloody resistance of the Federation's military, but because they had not used their full strength.
The Empire's commander-in-chief, her highness Huai Caoshi, had been silently holding back her most powerful right fist. With her terrifying patience and tolerance for losses, she had waited for an entire three months.
She had been waiting for this moment, waiting to defeat Du Shaoqing.
The Federation's famous general Du Shaoqing, who had never lost during the military exercise or the war, had finally lost this time. Although he had just arrived at the frontlines not long ago, although the Federation's internal problems would more or less affect him, and although there were various objective reasons, he had still lost in the end.
When the outcome of the war on planet Mo Hua was decided, and the Federal Fleet began to send the ground forces away, an email from the Empire's headquarters was sent to the Federation's headquarters.
In that email, Huai Caoshi said to Du Shaoqing, "I've read your book."
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I read your book.
In the headquarters in front of the George Carlin Foundation, Tai Zhiyuan looked at Pabre's works under his teacup. He had once said something similar, pointing out the most important reason why he could defeat his opponent.
After finding out about the email that Huai Caoshi had written to Du Shaoqing, he just smiled and didn't feel too emotional, because his attention was now on other things.
One of the youngest members of parliament in the history of the Federation, the leader of the Silent March Movement, was officially elected a few days ago, becoming the youngest president in the history of the Federation.
The first thing that Tai Zhiyuan decided to do after becoming the President of the Federation was beyond everyone's expectations. Whether it was the big families, the media celebrities, or the people who followed him step by step from S2 to the Capital Special District, they were all extremely shocked.
He decided to end the war and begin negotiations with the Empire.
Starting a war was a very risky political decision, and ending the war before complete victory was an even more risky political decision.
Especially for the young Tai Zhiyuan, his record as an outstanding field army officer was an important reason why he could win a lot of votes. In a social environment where the people were still hostile to the Empire, no matter who dared to try to negotiate with the Empire, there was a danger of being overturned by public opinion.
All the officials and cabinet members expressed their strong opposition, but the young president insisted on doing things his own way. He even used the momentum of suppressing the voices of opposition to forcefully remove the important people around him from the government who were given to the big families with both hands.
Then, the young President of the Federation made another incredible decision. Not long after ordering the dissolution of the Joint Investigation Department, he established a new department called the New Deal Office. The internal structure and main members of the new department were actually the original Joint Investigation Department. He had directly inherited the legacy of President Pabre!
The current New Deal Office did not have the support of the abolished Patriot Act, and its authority was not high, but it was directly responsible to the President's residence. It had the power to directly recommend personnel appointments and removals, so it could still control the operations of the various departments of the government.
The Federation was in an uproar, and countless news media began to fiercely attack. Editor Bob and reporter Wood of the Capital Special District Daily once again took up the responsibility of the standard bearers, accusing President Tai Zhiyuan of going down the dark path of secret rule again.
Facing the strong pressure of public opinion, the President's residence did not seem to care, and continued to steadily promote the establishment of the New Deal Office. Then, to everyone's surprise, the new office was formalized and transparent, and pushed to the front of the stage and under the sunlight.
The Capital Special District Daily Daily chose to remain silent for the time being, while the rest of the news media were still hot on the attack. After three days of silence, the President's residence began to fiercely liquidate the former Pabre government. During this process, countless rumors spread on the civilian Internet.
A certain weekly in the East even directly published the ugly performance of many news media during Pabre's time in office. Some of the reports were true while some were false. However, when the truth and falsehood were mixed together, the people would think that everything was false. Therefore, the news media that were still attacking the President's official residence gradually lost the power to speak.
During this time, editor Bob and Xu Le met in a coffee shop in the capital. The two did not have a deep discussion about the current political situation of the Federation. They just smiled and focused on another topic.
After the conversation in the coffee shop, editor Bob finally understood why on the military transport plane leaving Spring City, Xu Le solemnly said that if there was a chance, they would talk about the story between the Federation and the Empire.
A few days later, the most authoritative Capital Special District Daily Daily of the Federation began its historical serialization. The serialization lasted for 11 issues, and the content of the serialization was related to the origin of mankind. It told the story before the Great Catastrophe, and at the end of the serialization, it even faintly mentioned the possible origin of the Federation and the Empire.
At the same time, the Venus Documentary Film Studio, with the special approval of the Bureau of Proclamation, shot a documentary about the new journey of mankind. In this documentary, director Bai Zeming used beautiful images to describe the beautiful civilization of the previous generation before the Great Catastrophe, and then through the analysis of the representative scholars of various disciplines of the Federation, it was inferred that the so-called Great Catastrophe was an unfortunate supernova explosion.
The serialization of the Capital Special District Daily Daily and the documentary not only mentioned the Great Catastrophe that was about to be forgotten, but also vaguely and directly broke the window paper, believing that the people of the Federation and the people of the Empire came from the same origin, the same race, and the same great and beautiful civilization.
The revelation of the history before the Great Catastrophe shook the entire universe, successfully arousing the curiosity and desire of humanity. People began to discuss the ancestral planet called Earth, hoping that one day they would be able to return to that space to take a look and see what the place of origin of mankind was like.
As for the distant relationship between the people of the Federation and the people of the Empire, it did not cause too many changes for the time being, but presumably, the feelings in the depths of everyone's heart would be subtly different from before.
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In the war that happened in the Left Sky Star Region, the Federation used 40% of its strength, and the Empire used 80% of its strength. Although the Empire military obtained victory on Planet Mo Hua, in the entire universe battlefield, the Federation still held the advantage.
From the data alone, it seemed that there was no reason for the Federation not to win this war. However, the reality was that if the war situation continued to escalate, the Federation could only use 20% of its strength at most, and it could cause public opinion to rebound and society to collapse. The Empire's royal family, on the other hand, could coldly squeeze the resources of the lower class without even blinking an eye to support this war.
Under such circumstances, in fact, even if the President's Office did not insist on pushing for the end of the war, even if there was no serialization of the Capital Special District Daily Daily and the documentary, the families and businessmen who controlled the economic lifeline of the Federation were not willing to let this war continue.
The Empire was also very clear that it was impossible for them to win or even lead the Federation, so negotiations were a matter of course.
The two armies of the Left Sky Star Region temporarily stopped fighting, and the Empire's princess, Huai Caoshi, arrived at the Federation.
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On the street not far from the Wangdu Youth Apartment, there was an unlicensed barbecue stall. At a small table in front of the barbecue stall sat a young man and woman. Their facial features did not look alike, but if one looked closely, they would discover that the pair of eyes that occasionally narrowed gave off a very similar temperament.
"You'd rather live like a ghost in the Federation than go back?"
Xu Le looked at his sister, Huai Caoshi, and replied with a smile, "I'll go back when I have time."
Huai Caoshi picked up the beef kebab in front of her and put it into her mouth. After chewing slowly for a moment, her eyebrows slightly furrowed as she said, "Even the food tastes so bad."
In this regard, even if Xu Le wanted to speak up for the Federation, he could not find the words to say. Thus, he could only smile bitterly, quickly picked up a skewer of fried synthetic meat, and handed it over, saying, "Try this. I guarantee that the Empire definitely doesn't have it …"
His expression was extremely ugly as he continued, "… It's so disgusting."
Huai Caoshi was amused by his words. After a moment of silence, she looked at him and said seriously, "If there's a chance, you should go back and visit father. Although he's in good health, he's still considered an old man. Although father hasn't said anything, I can see that he misses you very much. "
"After knowing what you've done here, he's very proud of you. He feels that you didn't disgrace the Huai family. Of course, he still doesn't understand why his son is willing to risk his life for the Federation."
"I agree that you should stay in the Federation. Although there will definitely be dangers, this is a very loving choice. It's good material for fantasy literature, and it's very beneficial to the peace of the universe."
The handsome middle-aged man was still wearing that white robe, revealing his charming but disgusting white legs. He squeezed to the other side of the small table with a smile on his handsome face.
"Xiao Cao, it's time for this cheap uncle to talk to my dear nephew."
Xu Le looked at the perfect face that wanted to be smashed into five hundred pieces, melted with strong acid, flushed down the toilet, and excreted into the swamp.
He suddenly said, "Last time at Master Fan's mansion, we talked about it. Since the Hua family is a later guest, it means that the ancestral planet hasn't been completely destroyed. There are still humans living on it. Did your ancestors record that thing?"
"What thing? Nuclear bomb? Of course, it's not a big secret for us. " Master Fan smiled and corrected him, "Please remember that although your mother's surname isn't Hua, your grandmother, your great-grandmother, and countless other grandmothers have the surname Hua, so a lot of the Hua family's blood flows in your body. That's why it's not your ancestor, but our ancestor."
"Okay, I admit that the Hua family's bloodline is very strong." Xu Le asked, "The question I'm concerned about now is who's in charge of those things? The Federal Central Computer doesn't know either. "
"Of course the Hua family is in charge of such a difficult thing."
"Then what about before the Hua family's ancestors came to the Left Sky Galaxy?"
"At that time, the former royal family was in charge. They seem to have had this blood oath since ancient times."
Xu Le shook his head and said, "I don't think they can be controlled like that."
"That's why after the ancestors arrived at the Left Sky Galaxy, they firmly grasped the right to control it."
The Great Teacher paused for a moment and said with an extremely solemn expression, "Perhaps the shadow of horror in the collective unconscious is too deep. You should know by now that the history of the survivors of the human race in the Left Sky Galaxy is much more difficult than the five-man team."
"Yes, I know very well."
"That's why we should do more for the people on that side."
"Yes, I agree."
"… Apart from that, do you have any constructive suggestions?"
"Yes." Xu Le asked, "On the stone wall of Master Fan's mansion, I once saw a line of words: 'A pure heart has a boundless future.' What does that mean?"
"Then you probably missed the small line below."
"What does it say?"
"No need to fart?"
"Why did it say that?"
"Because the ancestors of the ancestors insisted that the line was fart."
"That's it?"
"And then?"
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Behind the barbeque stall on the street, Li Wei, the leader of the Bermuda mafia, who had specially come to the Federation for summer vacation, was discussing with the stall owner how to make wild beef out of synthetic meat. He glanced at the small table from time to time and listened to the two people's quick questions and answers. Although he couldn't hear the content clearly, he still subconsciously smiled.
Just as the princess of the empire and Master Fan left in the company of the high-ranking officials of the Federation government, the smile on Li Wei's face suddenly disappeared. He narrowed his eyes and vigilantly looked at the convoy coming from the street. Looking at the agents in black who were quickly dispersing, he slowly put his hands under the stall.
The young president of the Federation, Xi Zhiyuan, had come to see his best friend. Perhaps he had come with old friendship and sincerity. However, in Xu Le's eyes at that moment, he only saw that the other party had brought dozens of Special Task Force agents and even more Special Task Force troops.
Xu Le looked at the thin young president who walked to the table and said expressionlessly, "Which military region's special forces are they from? Don't tell me you left Small Eyes behind. "
"The main members are from Black Eagle. Small Eyes' special forces also left many members behind. After all, their individual combat strength is quite good."
Tai Zhiyuan took out a white silk handkerchief from the pocket of his suit and gently wiped the corner of his mouth, then sat down on the stool opposite Xu Le.
Xu Le said, "Do you need to bring so many people to see an old friend? Although Small Eyes is a bunch of trash, if there are too many of them, killing them may disturb the reunion time. "
Tai Zhiyuan said calmly, "I don't want to be the first president of the Federation to be killed by someone from the Empire."
"What did you do to be afraid of me killing you?" Xu Le looked at him with slight mockery.
"We've known each other for more than ten years. When have you ever needed a reason to kill someone?" Tai Zhiyuan asked with slight mockery, "Or are you saying that you're a very reasonable person?"
"When have I ever killed someone without a reason?" Xu Le slowly narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "And don't people like you always say that there's no reason to speak of in the universe?"
"It's more difficult to find you now than it is to see me, the president of the Federation. Don't you think it's very strange for a crown prince of the Empire to hide in the Federation?"
"In the tavern, I promised Pabre that if you were to do what he did, I would treat you like I treated him. So I can't leave for now."
Tai Zhiyuan coughed lightly and said, "For an expert like you who can put his life on the line against an entire country, as the president of the Federation, the most important thing for me to do is to kill you."
These two were once best friends. Now that they met again at a barbecue stall on the street, they no longer had the tacit understanding and smiles of the past. There was only a tit for tat between words and bearing.
"The current you has become a bit unfamiliar." Xu Le was unable to remain harsh and cold for long. He quietly looked at Tai Zhiyuan's increasingly thin cheeks and said, "Last time when I met with Chief Editor Bob, I mentioned a few things to him. He's very worried that you'll become the second Pabre."
"In a sense, Pabre is my teacher. I should have been learning from him since I was young, and I really am walking on his path. The difference between us is that he's too extreme. He's obsessed with destroying the existing order, but I'm not like that. "
"Order can only collapse from within. I'll learn from his lesson and then do my best to do it steadily. In reality, the Federation's luck lies in the fact that I, who was born into the Tai family, am willing to walk on this path. In reality, this path can only be walked by me."
Tai Zhiyuan said, "Regardless of whether you and other people believe it or not, I always believe that the historical significance of me becoming the president of the Federation is precisely to completely eradicate the seven great families for the future generations, to lay the most solid foundation."
Xu Le quietly looked at him, as if he wanted to see if there were flowers on his face, not silk flowers, but real flowers.
Tai Zhiyuan's expression slightly darkened, and he said, "And I want to repeat one point. You, as a person of the Empire, especially the crown prince of the Empire, have no right to discuss and interfere in the matters of the Federation. There are many things that get more troublesome the more you interfere, such as that president who once belonged to us."
"People like Pabre can either die or come to an agreement. He'll betray his own ideology. If you force him to send himself to prison, he'll instead feel the joy of martyrdom. So even if he's sentenced to life imprisonment, he won't be quiet just like that."
Tai Zhiyuan unbuttoned his collar, looked at him mockingly, and said, "Do you know how troublesome this is? Some newspaper in the South has started to publish his diary, but can a damned diary save the country?"
Xu Le raised his eyebrows, spread his hands, and said, "Don't ask me. I don't write diaries."
"There's one more thing. The Federation Investigation Bureau is monitoring Bob and Wood according to the law. If you dare to break the law again and kidnap and threaten those investigators, I'll order the Federation government to arrest you at all costs."
"What law are you talking about according to the law? Is it the Citizen's Privacy Law or the Patriot Act that you abolished? "
Xu Le stared into his eyes and said, "You used to run the Xizhou Law Firm. You and Pabre both know the law very well, so when the Capital Special District Daily started to monitor you, you always found a way to deal with it. But I also want to remind you of one thing. I respect the laws of the Federation, but I respect some principles even more. As long as I'm here, there are some things that you can't do."
He continued, "Without me, without Chief Editor Bob and reporter Wood, would you be able to become the president? I'm not arrogant or anything. You know I'm not that kind of person. I just think that people should be honest, respectful, and grateful. "
Tai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "I've never admitted what you said about your contributions to the Federation. Without the help of Zou Yu and Lin Banshan, you wouldn't have been able to do those things. Well, maybe it's a child's temper, but I won't admit it because you're a citizen of the Empire. "
"What else can I say when you're using a child's temper to talk about things? I can only say that maybe one day in the future, someone will admit that I was, and can be, a citizen of the Federation. "
Xu Le picked up the bottle and filled the glass in front of him. He said in a normal tone, "As for you, I'll always keep an eye on you because we're best friends, so I don't have anything to be embarrassed about. If you do anything stupid, I'll kill you directly."
"It's really stressful to be your best friend."
Tai Zhiyuan grabbed the glass in front of him, rolled up his sleeves and said lightly, "But I believe you won't find a chance. Although you're the most famous moral trafficker, I believe that I'm the one with the true moral integrity. The fact that I betrayed my class means that I'm destined to be more perfect than you. "
Xu Le rubbed his hair and said angrily, "You want to compare this? Just now, Master Fan of the Empire left this table. I can clearly say that the more perfect a person is, the more they deserve to be beaten. "
At this time, Li Wei came over with a large plate of ingredients. He put it on the table and said softly, "Mr. President, please try the plain porridge and scallion pancake, Donglin flavor."
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Tai Zhiyuan looked at the plain porridge and scallion pancake in front of him. His fingers, which were rolling up his sleeves, froze slightly. He said in a daze, "Get yourself a glass too. Let's have a drink."
Xu Le raised his eyebrows and said, "You dare to drink with this inferior synthetic body of yours?"
In this world, there were too few people who dared to speak to the President of the Federation with such a sarcastic tone. However, for Xu Le, he would only return to his youthful self in front of his closest friends. It didn't matter whether the other party was the President or not.
But it was important to others, such as the Deputy Director of the Special Task Force, who was standing not far from the small wine table. After hearing Xu Le's last sentence, which had been deliberately raised in volume, his expression changed drastically. He suddenly felt like he was humiliated by his superior, and he subconsciously tightened his grip on the handle of his gun.
Li Wei, who had just finished delivering the plain porridge and scallion pancake, noticed this person's action. He narrowed his eyes and stared coldly at him, saying, "If you don't want to die, then take the egg and scram. I'm not a gangster, I'm a civilized person. This sentence means that you should scram."
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Tai Zhiyuan looked at the plain porridge and scallion pancake in front of him and thought of many things in the past. He thought of the fainting in the Mecha Training Room in Section H of the Ewha University Library, and the origin of the name of the Xizhou Law Firm he had opened. His expression became gentler and he said,
"Why can't I drink?"
The young President, who was born in a prestigious family, raised the wine glass in front of him to his lips and took a sip slowly and reservedly, making the cheap beer taste like expensive Mouton red wine.
Xu Le looked at him and smiled. He picked up an upside-down wine glass from the table beside him, filled it to the brim, and finished it in one gulp. The atmosphere around the small wine table became more harmonious.
"Let me remind you, people who don't get married are not perfect. The President especially needs to get married."
Tai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "It's next month. The bride should be introduced by you, but as the matchmaker, you don't need to attend the wedding, because I don't have a little dark room to entertain you."
"Bai Qi?" Xu Le looked at him in surprise and asked, "Where's the person you said you were going to get married to in autumn?"
"It's a stupid family that only knows how to regret. Let's not talk about it."
Xu Le smiled. Because of the name Bai Qi, he naturally thought of the coming of age ceremony. When he thought of the sickly guy opposite him who was gifted in a certain aspect, he suddenly felt a little ashamed. He quickly poured another glass of wine and took it away. He asked worriedly, "What about her identity?"
"I don't plan to hide it from the public. Don't you think this will be a good story?"
"Did you have real feelings for her before?" Xu Le asked with a frown.
Tai Zhiyuan looked at him quietly. Suddenly, he laughed and asked, "You have so many women. Who do you have feelings for?"
Xu Le knew how to answer. He raised his wine glass and toasted, "No matter what, you've let her follow you for so many years. You're very manly."
Tai Zhiyuan took a sip and continued to ask, "What are you going to do with your side?"
Xu Le lowered his head and answered, "You said that I'm from the Empire. The nobles of the Empire can have many wives, not to mention that I'm a member of the royal family. So, if they're all willing, then I'll take them all."
Tai Zhiyuan thought of the identities of those women and raised his glass in return. He sighed and said, "You're the real man."
At this point in the banquet, the atmosphere was harmonious, and it was suitable to talk about serious business.
"Do you have any suggestions for the negotiations with the Empire? That princess is indeed your sister. She's as tough and stubborn as you. She doesn't see any room for compromise."
"I don't understand these things."
"Not understanding is not a good excuse to get out of trouble. Peace is what you want, so you have to work hard for it. I can tell you that the Federation's bottom line is that we can't go back to the Cali Corridor. Also, we must get the x3 crystal mine in our hands."
Xu Le looked into Tai Zhiyuan's eyes and said, "This is equivalent to asking the Empire to cede a star field. You know how difficult it is. Why would the other side accept it?"
"The spatial passage of the Cali Corridor is an anti-funnel. You should know very well that you've been here many times. Now that the Empire's fleet has the ability to travel through space, how will the Federation defend the other side of the funnel? So, our first line of defense must be on the other side of the passage.
"The Cali Corridor is basically a barren star field. The Empire has no effective control over it. What's wrong with giving it to us? Of course, for the sake of each other's faces, we can use the name of joint resource exploitation.
"As for the x3 system … Shang Lin is not a world like the Left Sky Star Field where communication between star systems is not necessary. Without the crystal mine, the Federation will collapse. I can even agree to let both sides jointly manage it. My side will pay the corresponding amount of mining in the form of a lease."
Xu Le listened in silence. Only now did he ask, "Have you ever thought that these negotiation terms are all concessions from the Empire?"
"The Federation has won this war. That's the main point."
"Is there any meaning to this?"
"Fine, even if there's no meaning, we can pay a large sum of money in the form of resources. If the Empire wants to call it war reparations, I have no objections."
"That sounds feasible." Xu Le frowned and asked, "What about the emotions of both sides? After fighting for almost a hundred years, hatred is not so easy to erase. "
"The Empire is about to die. Can't they be allowed to have some emotions? But since it seems that the Empire will never die, then their emotions will naturally become better. "
Tai Zhiyuan said calmly, "As for the Empire, with the Imperial Family's unyielding style and habit of ruling with iron and blood, when have you ever cared about the emotions of the people?"
Xu Le did not care about his mockery and said with emotion, "Even if the peace talks are successful this time, who knows when the next war between the Federation and the Empire will begin?"
Tai Zhiyuan also began to feel emotional. "Maybe a decade, maybe a few decades, or even a few centuries. By then, we no longer need to care about these things. Or maybe we can't care about them in our graves. We'll just leave it to the more intelligent descendants to deal with."
His emotional voice suddenly stopped.
He looked at Xu Le and said, "Actually, I really want to completely defeat the Empire. However, the problem now is that you can't just watch the Federation forces invade Tianjing Planet and attack that supposedly magnificent palace. You also don't die easily, so other than negotiating, I have no other choice. "
Xu Le's hand that was holding the wine glass froze slightly. He smiled and said, "Looks like I'm still useful."
Tai Zhiyuan said calmly, "You could have been more useful."
Xu Le knew what this meant. After a moment of silence, he said, "The Federation promised to provide the Empire with the technology to manufacture synthetic meat. I'll try to convince them."
"That's impossible," Tai Zhiyuan said firmly.
Xu Le looked at him and said seriously, "There are many commoners and slaves at the bottom of the Left Sky Star Region. Their lives are really miserable, and many of them don't have enough to eat."
Tai Zhiyuan replied, "But the manufacture of synthetic meat is within the scope of the Charter. The government has no authority over it."
"The Charter can also be changed. I'll go and convince … others. You go and try to convince the Bureau of Proclamation. After all, Lin Banshan is the acting director now. Settle this matter before he returns to Bermuda. To him, there are no rules that cannot be broken. "
Tai Zhiyuan said after a moment of silence, "I'll go and try."
Xu Le held the wine bottle and poured him a full glass seriously. He said, "I recently learned a lot of sayings and proverbs before the Great Calamity. Some are really interesting. For example, something about accumulating good karma. If this matter is done, your future generations will be blessed."
Tai Zhiyuan was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he said, "I won't have any descendants."
"Why?"
"The Tai Family, which has been passed down for generations, will end in my generation."
Tai Zhiyuan slowly drank the wine in his glass. He wiped the corner of his mouth with a white silk handkerchief. He said calmly, "You don't have to rush to persuade me. I'm not a real lunatic like Lee Jae-do. Naturally, I won't self-sterilize the Crown Prince of the Tai family just to realize my life's dream."
"Then why?" Xu Le said angrily, "You're sick."
Tai Zhiyuan looked at him with a smile. He said, "I really am sick."
"After the assassination in the gymnasium, you were sent to the General Hospital. The doctor diagnosed you with epilepsy. At that time, I gave you a bottle of medicine. I don't know if you still remember."
"I think I remember, but I didn't take it."
"From the moment I was born, I always carried that bottle of medicine with me. Back then, when I fainted in the computer battle room in the library, it was the same reason. I'm sick."
Xu Le frowned and looked at him. He asked, "What kind of illness?"
"Hereditary illness. It's a genetic illness that the medical community couldn't find the cause even after searching for tens of thousands of years. It has a very long professional name, but it also has a very simple name. It's called Tai's Disease."
"Because in the entire Federation, only the people of the Tai family have this illness. From the moment the Tai family is born, the nerves in the brain often show abnormal electrical discharge. It's very similar to epilepsy, but it's more troublesome because the doctors can't find the cause."
"The onset of the illness is very painful, and the brain shrinks faster than normal people. The lifespan is also not very long. That's why my father died early, and I've never seen my grandfather."
Tai Zhiyuan shrugged, which was very rare. He said self-deprecatingly, "This illness doesn't always bring bad consequences. Because of the abnormal electrical discharge in the brain, although there are only a few people in our family since ancient times, every generation is indeed an extremely outstanding genius."
Xu Le looked at him in shock. He held the wine glass tightly and couldn't say anything.
"However … such a life is ultimately cursed by the creator, right?"
Tai Zhiyuan looked at the lights in the distance quietly and said calmly, "That's why I won't have children. I'll let this pain and curse end in my generation."
"But Old Director Tai is already in his nineties!"
Xu Le suddenly waved his arm and said loudly, as if he had grabbed a life-saving rope.
Lie Zhiyuan said calmly, "The old director is my family's only distant relative for seven generations, but not many people know that he was adopted. My mother has always felt guilty towards him, precisely because he was unwilling to have more sons back then, but instead adopted a bunch of daughters …" (See Chapter 219 of Volume 4 for details, for the last time.)
"But there has to be some way, right?" Xu Le said with a frown.
"You've seen so many deaths. Don't you understand?"
Tai Zhiyuan said with a smile, "I don't care about these things. There are many reasons why I chose Bai Qi as my marriage partner. After all, we were just making a deal in the beginning. Then, when I die or leave, her pain might be reduced."
Xu Le shook his head. He looked at the empty wine glass and said softly, "I don't think so."
Tai Zhiyuan looked at him and said firmly, "I'm also a person who refuses to bow to fate. Because my life is shorter than others, I must become the youngest president of the Federation. After completing my term, I will do what I really want to do."
"I want to go to the deepest part of the universe. Even if I die, I want to die there. Back then, I told you on the beach that my goal is the sea of stars."
"What will Madam think of this matter?"
"Women are always more troublesome, whether it's your mother, your wife, or the many wives in your future life. But in the end, these troubles have to be solved by men."
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Looking at the thin and bleak back of the young president of the Federation as he left, Xu Le immediately contacted the old man and confirmed a fact that made him speechless.
It turned out that the ancestor of the Tai family was the most inconspicuous person beside the statues in Charter Square. During the great catastrophe, when the spaceship evacuated from the ancestral planet, the ancestor of the Tai family was the last person to evacuate from the planetary observatory. Therefore, he was severely exposed to radiation and left behind sequelae in his body.
This sequelae had a severe impact on the biological marker structure in his body. This effect could even be passed down, turning into a genetic disease that was like a curse.
When the group of five decided on the order of human society after death, they took into consideration that the fragile human society at that time needed to develop the Three Forest Star Region, which was still a wilderness, and needed more effective administrative efficiency. Therefore, they chose the imperial system, which was convenient to centralize power, and when they chose the first emperor, they chose a descendant of the Tai family ancestor and a newborn female.
"The reason why they chose the descendant of the Tai family was probably because the five of them, including the ancestor of the Tai family, knew very well that the Tai family bloodline couldn't be passed down for too long and too wide. Therefore, even if the descendant of the Tai family wanted to continue the imperial system in the future, they would encounter innate difficulties.
"Although the tenacity of the Tai family's life force allowed the Tai family bloodline to be passed down for far longer than they expected, in a sense, the group of five still succeeded in their calculations. However, the analysis of this choice in hindsight was a bit too cruel."
After a long silence, Xu Le said, "Perhaps the group of five felt that the Tai family ancestor had sacrificed too much in order to evacuate the ancestral planet, so they chose his descendant as the new emperor of the human society as compensation. Perhaps it would be more pleasant to look at things in a simpler way. Why can't we think of things in a more positive way? "
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To the human society in the midst of war, the most beautiful moment, the most beautiful scene was actually very simple. That was, the soldiers on the frontlines, who had experienced the test of death every day, finally returned home safely and were reunited with their loved ones with tears in their eyes.
The negotiations between the Federation and the Empire were still in a painful state, but the Empire's Tianjing Television Station had already started broadcasting related news. The great Emperor Fuchai, who rarely appeared in public, appeared on the walls of the Imperial Palace. With a calm gaze, he inspected the orderly formation of retired frontline soldiers who walked through the palace gates with their heads held high.
The Empire's news said:
Under the leadership of the great Emperor, under the joint efforts of the Baijin Royal Family, nobles, and brave warriors of all ranks, the Empire obtained the final victory of this war. The cowardly Federation will soon have to pay a huge amount of war reparations to redeem the peace that was given out.
The Tianjing Planet on the news was a sea of celebration. The nobles in luxurious clothes pulled up the slave soldiers who had returned from the frontlines and knelt in front of them, hugging them like brothers. Then, they announced in public that because of the heroic battle achievements and scars of the slave soldiers, they would give them precious gifts.
Similar scenes kept appearing in the Empire's news, but the Federation citizens naturally did not see it. They also did not know that the "Financial Support Plan for the Barbaric Aboriginals and Slaves of the Backward Star Regions" that had just been passed with great difficulty by the Parliament Hill had directly turned into a huge amount of war reparations from the Empire.
At this moment, almost all the television screens in the Federation were broadcasting a documentary.
This documentary, filmed by the Venus Documentary Film Studio, was called "The Soldier Returns Home":
A second lieutenant carrying a heavy military backpack returned from the frontlines. He walked into the kindergarten nervously, trying to recognize the girl playing a tabletop Scrabble game on the screen as his daughter that he had not seen for two years. Under the gentle reminder of the teacher, he smiled and squatted down, opening his arms.
A cute black-haired girl looked over in a daze. Suddenly, she covered her mouth and screamed. Like a little bird, she threw herself into the arms of the father. No matter how the camera around her filmed, she hugged her father's neck tightly, as if she was worried that he would disappear again.
The girl stuck close to the second lieutenant's face and said softly, "Daddy, I miss you."
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Tao Xiaoli was a female clerk in a trading company in the port city. Today was her birthday, but she was not in a good mood. This was because her beloved boyfriend was serving at the frontlines in the Left Star Region and would not return for another three months. While she was eating cake and blowing out candles, her boyfriend might be hiding in a narrow alloy tunnel to avoid the wind, rain, or even missiles outside. He could die at any moment.
She rejected a male colleague's dinner invitation and returned to the apartment alone. Throwing away her handbag and slippers, she leaned against the sofa tiredly. Rubbing her hair with both hands, she looked at the empty room and thought of those beautiful old days. Her expression was lonely and sad.
At this moment, the door of the utility room was pushed open. More than a dozen colleagues pushed in a cake cart full of candles and sang the birthday song. She looked over there in surprise. Her hands were on her chest, and she did not know what to say. She was moved, but she could not help but feel a little regretful.
It would be great if he was here.
As if the Creator had heard her silent prayer, the colleagues around the cake cart dispersed. A handsome young man wearing a Federation military vest walked over with flowers in his hands.
Tao Xiaoli's hands that were on her chest suddenly grasped her clothes. She looked at that face in disbelief. She slowly walked over and hugged him tightly. She kept kissing his face and lips with tears flowing down her face.
(Note: The above two concepts are from a video on the Internet. This is the last note.)
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There was a blurry old video in the documentary: God knows how many years ago, in front of that shabby Red Oil Restaurant, a four-year-old girl saw a general walking over in the sunset. She screamed and rushed over, jumping up and hugging the general's neck.
The general in his prime was not burly, but he was very strong. The little girl hugged his neck and shook him while giggling. Her neatly cut black hair was like a watermelon skin.
There was a new video in the documentary: One day in the late spring, the camera followed a Federation field officer who was severely disabled in a wheelchair as he climbed up the multi-story irrigation farm with difficulty.
On the top floor of the farm, the man in the wheelchair looked at the girl and said while panting, "I have two good news for you. The first is that I just set a federal speed record for climbing up the thirteenth floor of the irrigated farm in a wheelchair. Of course, no one has done this before."
"The second thing is: Dear, Uncle Xiao agreed to our relationship."
In front of the irrigation farm, the girl wearing an apron and a headscarf looked at him in surprise. Then, she raised her hands and covered her face, crying silently.
In these scenes that made countless people of the Federation burst into tears, the director of the documentary inserted a live news broadcast from several years ago in an extremely obscure, or perhaps sinister, way. There were only a few frames of that video, which basically flashed by when it was broadcasted. Unless someone was bored enough to count the frames very slowly and watch them one by one, no one would see them.
It was the scene of welcoming the Federation hero back from the Imperium. When the small-eyed man in the Federation military uniform walked out of the cabin door of the warship, the capital airport was filled with joy.
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There were also some real interviews in the documentary. The subjects were all Federation soldiers who had returned from the frontline or their families.
A colonel of the Federation looked at the camera and said, "My name is Ning He. I'm an advisor of the staff of the First Military Region. I served in the frontline for less than a year, so it's a pity that I didn't get any military medals."
The young woman beside him with a sweet smile said to the camera, "My name is Xiaoli. I'm Ning He's wife. I don't want any military medals. I just want him to come back."
Under the direct instructions of the government, the film crew with a military background even surprisingly interviewed General Du Shaoqing, the former commander of the Federation enemy, who had just returned from the frontline.
In the warm welcome ceremony at the capital airport, the camera was following the famous general of the federation wearing sunglasses. The camera was shaking violently. In the midst of the noise, the reporter desperately asked, "General, how does it feel to be home?"
Du Shaoqing turned his head and took off his sunglasses. After a moment of silence, he said, "It feels good."
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At the end of the documentary, it was still edited by Bob and drafted by the former chairman of the General Staff Council, General Miers, who had retired many years ago, personally wrote a sentence.
"We remember the heroes because they allowed us to live without heroes. So, please let us welcome the heroes back home."
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