Since Jiang Fei had decided not to be independent anymore and was going to follow the unscrupulous merchants to the end of the show, he naturally could not clamor to go back. So, after getting the full authority to command the army that he wanted, Jiang Fei followed Lockster and the others back to the parliament.
The Supreme Council was the highest authority in the Trade Federation. It was formed by 108 merchants, who owned more than 90% of the Trade Federation's wealth. Every one of them could be said to be as rich as a country.
However, among them, there were five who were the richest and most powerful. Their wealth accounted for more than 70% of the Trade Federation's total assets, so they had the absolute right to speak in the parliament.
Lockster was the weakest among the five. His family's most profitable business was the large munitions factory on Planet Skoda. Among the remaining four, Jiang Fei met two more at the spaceport today. Among them, the fatty was Zhu Bide, who was ranked second among the five. He was a pig-headed man from Piga.
Speaking of which, Piga people were usually chefs. Apart from being good at cooking, they did not seem to be very smart. Although they were a little talented in combat, they were relatively ordinary. They were far less brave than the Deklonian Crocodilian.
However, Zhu Bide was clearly an exception. His family seemed to have taken all the intelligence of Piga people. Not only was he smart, but he had also accumulated a shocking amount of wealth.
The other guy was called Kulachi, who was ranked fourth among the five. He was just an ordinary human who looked no different from an Earthling. He did not have any special abilities, but his family also had a shocking amount of wealth.
In the Supreme Council, Jiang Fei finally met the last two of the five. They were Xunke, who was ranked third, and Rivendell, who was the most powerful.
Xunke was an excellent candidate. This kind of person was born from the most ordinary people. However, their ancestors had carried out genetic adjustments and optimization on the basis of ordinary people, and finally formed a new race. They were better at calculation than ordinary people, and their bodies were more agile. Even their lifespans were greatly extended. They could be said to be super ordinary people. However, when faced with some strange races in the universe, the excellent candidate still did not have any advantage.
Rivendell, on the other hand, was a very special person. He was always wrapped in a black cloak. No one had ever seen his face, and no one knew anything about him. But when Jiang Fei activated Violet Eye, he was able to see Rivendell's true face through the energy of the Flux Field.
This guy was actually a cyborg. Eighty percent of his body had been replaced by machinery. His original body might have been weakened due to old age, but this mechanical transformation gave him a lifespan and strength that far exceeded his original body. At the same time, he also lost the fun that a living creature should have …
When he first met with the five big bosses, Jiang Fei made it clear that he would not participate in or care about politics. He was only responsible for military affairs. This was fully recognized by the five big bosses. It was precisely because Jiang Fei had no interest in the interests in their hands that they handed over the military power to Jiang Fei so readily.
After a day of rest, Jiang Fei participated in the last meeting of the Supreme Council as the 109th person.
In this meeting, the five big men announced the cooperation with Sarnagar. As they had already discussed this, the other merchants had no objections to the establishment of the Universe Empire. Since the empire was established, naturally there would be an Emperor. However, this Emperor was not a hereditary system. Instead, he would be elected.
However, this election was limited to the families of the five big men. Unless the Emperor went against the grain, he would be the Emperor for life. Only after his death would the next Emperor be elected.
The first Emperor would naturally be the strongest of the five big men, Rivendell. After seeing this decision, Jiang Fei could not help but sneer. If the other big men knew that Rivendell was a cyborg, they would definitely not agree to this.
Because as his organs deteriorated, Rivendell would soon turn into a pure cyborg. At that time, he could be repaired even if he was broken. Unless he was assassinated, he wouldn't die at all. This meant that the other four families wouldn't even need to covet the position of Emperor.
However, although Jiang Fei knew Rivendell's identity, he did not expose it. Just as he said, he had no interest in politics. It did not matter to him who the Emperor was. All he wanted was the identity of a high-ranking NPC. He wanted to be able to sneak into the safe zone of the "players". He wanted to give the "players" the opportunity to give them missions and trip them up.
Therefore, the power struggle of these unscrupulous merchants had nothing to do with Jiang Fei. Even if they had internal strife, as long as the new army was still in Jiang Fei's hands, Jiang Fei would not even bat an eyelid even if these unscrupulous merchants died.
This was because the right to speak was in the hands of the five big men. Although the other hundred or so councilors also claimed to have the right to vote, they were just a bunch of clappers. No matter what the five big men decided, they could only applaud and welcome it.
Therefore, after the meeting ended, the council was dissolved. All the councilors were given different official positions. They changed from councilors of the Supreme Council to officials of various levels of the Universe Empire.
The big businessmen who had benefited from this naturally did not say much. After all, they did not participate much in the previous decisions of the Alliance. Now that they had an Emperor, it did not make much difference to them.
Three days later, the Universe Empire was established. The news of Rivendell's ascension was widely publicized by the media controlled by the businessmen. At the same time, the news of Jiang Fei's promotion to the Empire's Grand Marshal was also spread.
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"What's going on? Didn't Ah Fei go to handle some errands? How did he become the Empire's Grand Marshal? " At this time, Aurelia was confused. Although they were far away from the capital, Bizenis, with the overwhelming publicity from the media, the girls also heard the news.
"Then, are we still independent?" Ariel asked.
"Let's not rush into anything. I'm afraid that something has changed!" Nina said.
"That's true. Perhaps Velen told him something," Bella guessed.
"Anyway, he will be back after he is done with his work. When he comes back, we can ask him!" Si Tuying shrugged. She did not care much about these things.
In any case, because Jiang Fei had been promoted to the Empire's Grand Marshal and led the Empire's strongest fleet, Aurelia and the others' plan of independence naturally had to be put on hold. They had to wait for Jiang Fei to return before they could make further plans.
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Half a month later, Jiang Fei returned to his hometown and returned to his fleet.
"Ah Fei, what happened?" Bella and the others immediately surrounded him.
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