Chapter 493: Self-Directed and Self-Acted

"We shouldn't rely on technology. We can completely sell the super-brain to those higher civilizations in exchange for credit points, and then purchase technology..."

The impassioned voice sounded in the meeting. The senator, in front of the camera, kept expounding his own reasoning. He didn't need a speech draft; he only needed a mouth to make his words sound flowery.

This was already the third day. The meeting had been held for a full three days. Excluding the break time in the middle, the rest of the time was basically spent in meetings. Although many contents would not be broadcast through television stations, the remaining contents were enough for them to edit into a TV series.

"I don't know what they are thinking, holding a meeting for so long, wasting time." A cameraman muttered in his heart. Carrying the camera all the time was also very tiring, especially not knowing how much longer these senators who were full and had nothing to do would discuss here.

Yes, "full and having nothing to do" was the image of senators in the eyes of ordinary civilians and citizens, because the senators' power was pitifully small. For technology like the super-brain that had a great impact on society, even if the senators discussed and passed it, it still needed to be reported to the military to get the military's approval before it would pass. If they couldn't get approval, it would be beaten back.

The military was the supreme emperor of the entire Human Federation. Whatever the senators wanted to do, they had to report to the supreme emperor. If the supreme emperor approved, they could naturally continue. But if the supreme emperor didn't approve, the senators would be miserable.

Being beaten back for revision was good; what they feared most was the military directly ordering them to pass it in the form of an order. Therefore, the senators were just putting on a show; they couldn't make any decisions at all. Many civilians in the Federation knew this clearly.

Ye Nan walked in from outside the door and found a place to sit down.

The so-called meeting was very much like a piano performance. Many people sat below, watching the people on the stage debate fiercely, plus those long guns and short cannons, no matter how you looked at it, it felt like a performance.

"Who are you?" A man next to Ye Nan saw Ye Nan sit down, immediately twisted his body, opened up a certain distance, and at the same time, a look of vigilance appeared on his face.

"Do I need to verify my identity to come here to watch a show?" Ye Nan chuckled.

Of course not, because this meeting was public, and anyone could listen in. However, even so, it was far from reaching the point of being crowded. In fact, the occupancy rate of less than 30% told Ye Nan that no one was interested in the parliament.

The man's face stiffened. Indeed, you didn't need an identity to come here, but...

"Who are you, daring to shout at me? Don't you know I'm a citizen? You lowly person." The man suddenly said angrily, as if Ye Nan had defiled him.

His voice was very loud, spreading far away, alarming the drowsy cameramen. Those cameramen turned their cameras one after another at the request of the reporters.

"This is news. Except for the military people who have the guts to make trouble here, no one else has. Especially the meaning expressed in the voice just now, it's the war between citizens and civilians again. This is big news."

Suddenly, those reporters who were also drowsy perked up. They took the cameramen and rushed towards Ye Nan.

Ye Nan's face remained unchanged, and he even had a smile on his face.

"It looks like the conflict between civilians and citizens in the Human Federation has reached this point." Ye Nan thought in his heart.

The reason why the man in front of him made such a big fuss, if he wasn't stupid, was that he had absolute certainty that the senators here would help him. As for those reporters, he shouldn't have put them in his eyes. In that case, Ye Nan could take the opportunity to provoke.

Looking at the man who roared a sentence and then opened up distance from Ye Nan, a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of Ye Nan's mouth. His consciousness suddenly broke into the depths of the man's soul, seizing control of the man's body.

"I couldn't think of this good method before, but since you sent it to my door yourself, don't blame me."

As the reporters came over, a wicked smile appeared at the corner of the man's mouth. "You stupid senators, you are actually discussing here how to deal with the super-brain. Idiots, idiots, you idiots, you idiots who waste time."

The man cursed loudly, immediately stunning those reporters. This was a meeting, and those people were all senators, senators who ruled the Human Federation.

Well, in fact, everyone knew clearly what kind of virtue the senators had. They were just a dog of the military; if told to go east, they wouldn't dare to go west.

But who were you? Were you a military bigwig? You were nothing, but it was this citizen who was nothing who dared to roar here, slapping the senators in the face in public. Who gave him such great courage?

Suddenly, the reporters who ran over intending to collect news stopped. Just by thinking a little, they could conclude that the military was supporting this man behind his back.

Stepping into the war between the military and the senators was not a rational approach. Everyone knew the means of these people in power; they were "bayonets seeing red."

In addition, these reporters were just civilians, not even citizens, the lowest level of society. Suddenly, all the reporters had the intention of retreating.

"These reporters are really timid." Watching the reporters' actions without changing his expression, Ye Nan knew that if he didn't "check" them, these reporters might not spread what happened here. If it wasn't spread, the conflict he stirred up this time would die in the womb.

Under Ye Nan's manipulation, the man began to bombard the reporters. "You reporters who are full and have nothing to do, you are actually wasting time here. Do you know how many heroes on the front line need you to report their deeds, report their achievements, let those lowly civilians know, let those lowly civilians sing praises?"

Suddenly, the faces of all the reporters present turned into the color of pig liver. In this society where 80% of the reports were about the military's achievements, they were indeed somewhat neglecting their proper duties, but this wasn't what they wanted to come for.

And even if you were right, was it necessary to be so overbearing when you spoke?

The reporters present thought in their hearts, and suddenly they hated the man along with the military he could represent. The "lowly civilians" in the man's mouth was simply slapping them in the face.

Ye Nan saw their expressions of daring to be angry but not daring to speak, and understood that his plan had succeeded.

These reporters might just be small characters, but small characters could also make things difficult for big characters in some aspects. For example, reporters, they only needed to reveal a few words during an interview to change the meaning of what the interviewee said, bringing him a bad reputation.

The senators over there also noticed the situation here. Originally, they didn't intend to come over and wanted to pretend they didn't see it, but the man said more and more excessively, bringing the "uncrowned kings" into it. The senators who didn't want to be implicated one after another rushed over, and even the meeting was temporarily suspended.

Anyway, without reporters paying attention, continuing to hold it was just a waste of expression. What, you say national affairs? National affairs should be worried about by that group of soldiers; you shouldn't worry about it blindly.

"Eh, Ye Nan, it's actually you." A familiar voice came. Peters followed behind a pot-bellied senator and walked over.

"Peters, who is he?" The pot-bellied senator heard Peters' voice and immediately asked.

"He is the supreme leader of the civilization I rescued this time, the Emperor of the Space-Time Empire."

The pot-bellied senator's eyes lit up when he heard this. He hurriedly walked over, held Ye Nan's hand with his fat hands, and said in surprise: "Hello, I am Senator Chief Kairisi. You can just call me Kairisi."

"Senator Chief?" Ye Nan's heart moved. The hands he originally wanted to withdraw also stopped, letting this Senator Chief named Kairisi hold him.

"Yes, I am the Senator Chief of the Human Federation, and my status is the same as yours. I think we can have a good discussion about the friendly mutual aid agreement between the two civilizations." Kairisi shook his head and wagged his tail, speaking in a decent manner.

If Ye Nan hadn't understood the composition of this civilization, he would probably have really been fooled by this Senator Chief named Kairisi.

Senator Chief, it sounded majestic, but in reality, they were like the Queen of England before the end of the world; they belonged to a "face project." If the Queen still maintained a certain influence on the cabinet, then the Senator Chief was a complete puppet.

Perhaps they were hiding some strength in the dark, but on the surface, they were completely no match for the military.

"He actually..." Peters whispered in Kairisi's ear, telling Kairisi some of the conversations between himself and Ye Nan.

"You have an agreement, yes, but it doesn't matter. We can sign more agreements. I guarantee that our Human Federation will support you and give you technical support, absolutely generous and friendly." Kairisi said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. His fat, greasy face kept reflecting the light, giving people a disgusting feeling.

"More agreements?" Ye Nan looked at this Kairisi suspiciously, wondering if his brain had been flooded with water.

No one was willing to sign more agreements, because the agreement between civilization and civilization was never a one-sided contribution; they would inevitably carry out some interest exchanges.

If it was a friendly agreement, it was still okay, after all, each took what they needed, reaching a so-called win-win. But more often, agreements were tools used by higher civilizations to exploit lower civilizations. In the agreement, it was full of traps.

Although Ye Nan didn't think his Space-Time Empire was worse than the Human Federation, the Human Federation had entered the Pan-Galactic Alliance one step ahead of the Space-Time Empire after all. There were many things they knew that Ye Nan might not necessarily know.

"Yes, more agreements. We will give you more help and carry out friendly mutual aid in overall technology. However, the specific agreement still needs to be discussed. Don't worry, our requirements are very simple and will not cause you any trouble." A smile squeezed out on Kairisi's face, making himself look as warm as possible.

Admittedly, fat people were always trusted, but fat people who were too fat, especially those who were oily and pot-bellied, always made people distrustful.

"Are there any conditions for this help?" Ye Nan asked with a hesitant face.

Naturally, he didn't need any so-called help. What he wanted was to swallow the entire Human Federation into the Space-Time Empire and strengthen the Space-Time Empire. The so-called help was just a drizzle.

"Don't worry." Kairisi seemed to know where Ye Nan's vigilance lay. He hurriedly comforted him, and the originally warm smile became even warmer, but paired with his oily face, it made people feel disgusting no matter how they looked at it.

"You don't need to worry. I can guarantee you that there will be no conditions unfavorable to you." Kairisi's voice was light, trying his best to eliminate Ye Nan's guard. "Don't worry, we won't ask for anything, just rest assured."

"Your guarantee is a fart." Ye Nan said disdainfully in his heart. On the surface, the Senator Chief was the biggest, but in reality, he was just a fart. His guarantee was of no use at all.

"By the way, were you arguing with that man just now?" As he spoke, Kairisi's brows frowned, and he began to calculate in his heart.

Like those reporters, he thought that this man was so bold to be presumptuous here, he must have the military supporting him behind his back. For such people, Kairisi was always having a headache, because if you were not careful, you would offend the military, thereby causing huge trouble.

In fact, Kairisi, as the Senator Chief, was not very afraid of the military. Admittedly, the military covered the sky with one hand in the Human Federation and snatched the power that should have belonged to their senators, but Kairisi himself was the leader of a consortium, and his nephew Peters was a rescuer, responsible for contact with other civilizations. In this way, Kairisi's status was very special.

Being close to the military on one side and in contact with other civilizations on the other, Kairisi, who held two big trump cards, successfully became the Senator Chief. Although he was not a citizen, although he was just a civilian, no citizen could confront him head-on.

It was just like how the nobles in ancient China could not confront the Prime Minister.

But even Kairisi would not offend the military for no reason.

However, this time it involved Ye Nan, and it involved a plan in his heart, so he hesitated and began to weigh the pros and cons in his heart. As for the man's insults to the senators, he chose to ignore them selectively. Personal honor and disgrace were simply unimportant in this situation.

"Ye Nan is a supreme ruler of a civilization after all. To become enemies with him for the sake of such a citizen is really irrational."

"As for what the military behind him is planning, it's no longer important. Even if the military is dissatisfied with me, I can resolve it. At worst, I'll just bleed a little."

"But as long as that plan is completed, I can truly control the entire Human Federation, instead of being a puppet like now."

One thought after another emerged from his heart, and a signature smile appeared on Kairisi's face. (To be continued.) ===== CHAPTER 494 =====