Integrate Europe.
This was extremely difficult for Britain and France.
Since the financial crisis, the European Union had been torn apart, and even Britain had left. Now they wanted to go back?
Would Britain feel embarrassed?
There were currently 26 EU member states. Was it possible for so many countries to unify their positions, eliminate their internal differences, and speak with one voice?
If Britain and France could really do it and maintain their unity, with the overall strength of the EU, it would be difficult not to give them a veto.
There was also Russia and Third Brother. The combined population of the two countries was more than enough, but their combined GDP was less than 8 trillion US dollars, still 12 trillion short of 20 trillion US dollars.
To form a "voting alliance," at least all the countries ranked 20th to 120th in the world's GDP had to be roped in to form a "veto." In other words, they needed to rope in more than a hundred countries.
Of course, if the medium-sized countries such as Japan, Gorea, Hutuki, and Brazil were roped in, and about 20 small countries were brought in, they could also form a "veto." It was similar to another form of the European Union.
However, as the saying went, "Three monks have no water to drink." Nothing could be done with too many people. Even if the two groups formed a "veto," internal differences would sooner or later prevail and overwhelm the overall interests.
In addition, countries with veto rights had to pay 1% of a country's GDP to the Earth Federation. Ordinary member states only had to pay 0.5%. The difference was double.
This was not a small amount of money.
Therefore, countries that wanted to join the "voting alliance" had to consider carefully whether it was necessary to pay twice the amount to enjoy the "one-vote veto."
Not to mention, it was too difficult to get more than 30 countries to reach a consensus. If one of the countries was bribed by a big country and became a traitor, they could forget about accomplishing anything.
In short, there were countless weaknesses.
Britain, France, Russia, and Third Brother certainly saw the "tricks" hidden in it.
Even so.
The four countries finally agreed to such a solution and joined the Earth Federation. They had been gritting their teeth and holding on for the past few months. Once comprehensive sanctions were imposed, they would not be able to bear it. It was better to quit while they were ahead.
In this way, all the countries and regions on Earth were included in the "Earth Federation."
A new federal era had arrived.
The year 20X1 was even called the "First Year of the Federation."
In June of the second year 20X2.
That was June of the second year of the Federation.
Lanfelord stepped down from his position as the president of the M Nation.
The president, who had been in office for eight years, had accomplished countless things that other presidents could not.
He led the M Nation out of the debt crisis and reduced the debt from more than 28 trillion to 15 trillion.
He completed the medical reform, reducing the cost of seeing a doctor by at least 70%.
He implemented a complete ban on guns, confiscated more than 300 million guns, and reduced violent gun crimes by 99%.
Drug crimes were basically eradicated and a drug-free country was created.
After solving the refugee problem, five million people had been transferred to the Desert Free City.
In the last year of his term, he initiated the establishment of the Earth Federation, leading the Earth into a new era.
The several major events mentioned above.
An ordinary president would be considered amazing if he could do one of these things! Both were praiseworthy.
However, Lanfelord had accomplished all of them in just eight short years!
This was no longer an ability that ordinary people possessed. Even describing him as a genius would be an understatement. He was simply a "God".
Thus he acquired a very high reputation.
And more than 95% of the public support rate.
There were even countless people who initiated petitions to amend the constitution, extend the president's term, and let Lanfelord serve for a few more years. The number of joint petitioners exceeded 50 million.
"To be honest, we can only meet a president like Lanfelord once in a thousand years."
"I bet 100% that the next president, no matter who he is, will not be able to do 1% of what Lanfelord has done."
"I used to be fiercely opposed to Lanfelord, but now I'm fanatically supporting him because everything he does is for our good."
"Eight more years, Mr. Lanfelord. We need you to continue to lead us."
"If he can do it, I hope he can continue to be in office for another ten or twenty years. As long as he is on the stage, I feel at ease."
"I used to believe in votes. Now, I only believe in Lanfelord."
However, Lanfelord still left the stage of power without any reluctance. Even if he could easily amend the constitution and choose to serve two more terms.
However, he did not.
Just as he said, "Even saints make mistakes. I'm not a saint. I have to leave when I leave the best memory for the people, and not step down in loneliness amidst complaints and anger … This is the perfect curtain call that I long for."
These words were moving. Even the two new candidates respectfully said, "We hope to become a president like Lanfelord. If he considers re-election, we are willing to give up the election and vote for him."
It could be said that Lanfelord had become a benchmark that could only be admired and difficult to surpass.
A few months after Lanfelord stepped down, he suddenly disappeared without a trace one day. The entire M nation could not find him, causing a panic.
However, even if they dug three feet into the ground and issued a global "missing person notice," they still could not find him.
Many M's people cried bitterly. Where did their respected president go?
After a few years, the M's people's yearning for Lanfelord still did not diminish. Instead, it became more intense. They missed that era very much.
Some Hollywood companies seized this business opportunity and launched a series of film and television works such as The Assassination of Lanfelord and Lanfelord Must Die. The main content was to adapt the 1,487 assassinations that Lanfelord had experienced into movies and television shows. It was about how Lanfelord fought with the assassins with his wits and courage, and how he cleverly avoided assassination after assassination.
After the launch of these types of films and television works, almost all of them exploded in the ratings and took over the box office. They even became super IP and spawned countless derivative works. Even if some of them were imaginative divine dramas, they still performed well in the market.
Many of the assassins who had participated in the assassination of Lanfelord picked up their pens and wrote memoirs such as "I Killed Lanfelord," "Fire at Lanfelord," "The 1888 Ways to Kill Lanfelord," and so on. They vividly described the process of their respective assassinations and sold quite well. They even spawned several best-selling authors, not to mention movie adaptations.
It could be said that Lanfelord had become a legend. He had become a popular cultural phenomenon. He had become a hero and a saint in the eyes of many.
Even his disappearance had left a lot of beautiful memories in people's minds.
Chen Jin shook his head. "Only the cruel truth is held in the hands of a few people, right?"
He was also a person who yearned for a beautiful life. The so-called truth should rot in the bottom of his heart.
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