Chapter 526: Announcing to the World: Merger of Two Countries

A week later, in the early morning, an electromagnetic wave was transmitted from the Golden Angel Building, spreading across the entire planet through satellites and transmission towers. Whether it was wired or wireless, as long as your TV and computer could connect to the outside, you would receive this signal, and only this one signal.

"Citizens of the Federation, hello, I am your Councilor Zhu Liye."

Councilor Zhu Liye's figure appeared on the TV (computer). At this time, behind him sat many councilors. These people were all smiling, except for Councilor Zhu Liye, who had some bitterness in his heart.

He thought these councilors were coerced like him, but the result was completely beyond his expectation, making his plan to unite with them and then turn the tables completely fall through.

"You damn traitors, you will not die well," Councilor Zhu Liye cursed in his heart. These councilors, the first sentence they said when they saw him was what kind of promise you got, making him itch with hatred. After side-stepping, he finally despaired. It turned out that these councilors and the consortiums behind them had all received promises from Ye Nan.

No one understood better than him what these councilors represented. They represented the consortium forces of the entire Human Federation. Their attitude represented the attitude of the Federation consortium. But obviously, these consortiums had all been bought by this alien Ye Nan.

"Councilor Zhu Liye, why not start yet?" Ye Nan's stern voice entered Councilor Zhu Liye's heart, disturbing his thinking.

Ye Nan naturally understood what the bitterness in Councilor Zhu Liye's heart was. As a member of the American consortium in his previous life, he deeply understood the nature of these consortiums. For the sake of profit, they could sell the country without hesitation, so Ye Nan promised various benefits to win over these consortiums. And as the councilors representing the consortium, they naturally surrendered to him. Soon, these councilors spread the benefits of the Space-Time Empire and criticized the current social system in front of the public, paving the way for this abdication.

Councilor Zhu Liye didn't answer Ye Nan, but looked at the lens and said: "I know, in the past period of time, we have done very poorly. Whether it is the citizen system or other social welfare, we have not done enough."

Councilor Zhu Liye opened his mouth and criticized himself, making the audience in front of the TV feel strange.

Outside the East Sea District base, in an ordinary house in a small town, a family of three was eating. But at this time, their eyes were all looking at the TV, and the action of eating naturally slowed down.

"Dad, what is this Councilor Zhu Liye talking about?" The child of the family of three was a very cute golden-haired little girl, but this golden-haired little girl pouted, seemingly dissatisfied with not understanding what she heard.

"He is saying he didn't do well enough," the father of the family of three put down the rice bowl, picked up the golden-haired little girl, and said affectionately. However, in his heart, he felt strange no matter what.

It was still too early for them to be proud. Even if they successfully obtained political power, there was no need to expose their shortcomings. You must know that among the shortcomings exposed, besides the military, there was also a share of their own. Hurting the enemy by a thousand and damaging oneself by eight hundred, in this victory that was about to be obtained, there was no need at all.

As an officer, he understood that Councilor Zhu, who possessed a robot army, had no other scruples except for fearing their military's planetary destruction cannon and Q-bombs. The military wanted to turn the tables, which was basically impossible. After all, weapons of mass destruction like Q-bombs and planetary destruction cannons would not be used easily. Once used, it was the end of perishing together.

"In the past, we had too many mistakes, not only the problem of social welfare, but also other problems, such as the gap between rich and poor being too large, the injustice of the judiciary..."

Councilor Zhu Liye looked at the paper behind the camera and said one thing after another. He was more and more surprised as he spoke, because there were not only places they noticed, but also places they didn't notice. For example, fishermen fishing by the sea, considering the cost, used self-made small wooden boats, which increased the risk of fishing.

Small things like this that would almost not appear in government reports appeared in the report, and they were well-founded.

"These aliens, it seems they have already investigated our Human Federation early on. Wolf ambition, wolf ambition." Councilor Zhu Liye roared wildly in his heart.

In his eyes, these things were not in the government report. They must have been investigated comprehensively by this alien Ye Nan who had lurked in the Human Federation early on.

Suddenly, Councilor Zhu Liye thought of the smart brain. "Damn Peters, still saying this alien is an indigenous civilization that just joined the Human Federation. Damn, does an indigenous civilization that just joined the Human Federation have such great ambition? Damn guy, he was deceived."

Councilor Zhu Liye was almost desperate. He regretted that he had sent the future of the entire civilization to his doom for the sake of fighting for power. He hated in his heart. If time could flow back, he would definitely cooperate well with the military and hand over some hidden technology to the military. Even if he was a puppet listening to the military's orders for the rest of his life, it would be better than becoming a sinner through the ages.

However, no matter how unwilling he was, he still listened to Ye Nan's orders. Not for anything else, just for a hope, hoping to see a fair trial given by the Pan-Galactic Federation. He hoped to see that scene.

"These mistakes are what we must pay for ourselves. For this, I announce the merger of the Human Federation and the Space-Time Empire."

As soon as Councilor Zhu Liye's words came out, everyone in front of the TV was shocked. The people who didn't understand all this spontaneously took to the streets, making the chaotic situation even more chaotic.

Councilor Zhu Liye guessed the things that might happen in his heart, but continued to say on the surface: "The Space-Time Empire has basic welfare, guaranteeing everyone's food, clothing, housing, and transportation from birth to death. The Space-Time Empire solemnly promises to everyone that everyone will be equal in the future..."

Immediately, it was a long talk about introducing the Space-Time Empire's system and welfare. These words full of temptation made the audience still in front of the TV feel moved.

"Ye Nan, chaos has appeared," Yilisi's voice appeared in Ye Nan's heart along the psychic connection.

"Very good, order all robots to suppress," Ye Nan said. He knew that the merger of two civilizations would inevitably bring bloodshed and conflict. This was something no one could avoid.

But Ye Nan could reduce the influence of this bloodshed and conflict to the lowest point.

By using robots to suppress the bloody conflict and then using the news to define them as rioters—since there had already been multiple instances of chaos—all the blame could be shifted onto the Human Federation.

In front of the television, a father holding a little blonde girl jumped up abruptly when Councilor Kairisi announced the merger of the Human Federation and the Space-Time Empire, causing the little blonde girl to fall to the floor.

"Scott, you jerk." The wife of the three-person family picked the little blonde girl up from the floor in a panic, feeling distressed as she felt all over the little girl's body, wanting to see where she had been injured.

"Audrey, my poor Audrey, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Mommy." Audrey patted her body and smiled lightly.

"I didn't mean to," Scott said awkwardly. He had stood up in a moment of excitement and completely forgotten that his daughter, Audrey, was still on him. His standing up like that had caused Audrey to fall to the ground.

Worried in his heart, he only let out a sigh of relief when he heard Audrey say she was fine; the guilt in his heart also dissipated quite a bit.

"Didn't mean to? When have you ever been careful?" The wife pointed at Scott and scolded him loudly.

Seeing her precious darling pushed to the floor by her own husband, the wife felt very upset. Just as she was full of anger, Scott had walked right into the line of fire, so she immediately shifted her target to him.

"I was just too shocked," Scott said, shifting the topic back to the television. "Look at those people; it's truly disgusting that they actually became traitors."

"Even if they became traitors, it has nothing to do with you." The wife glared at him and said with dissatisfaction, "You're just a small officer; do you really think you're a Grand Marshal? The people at the top have their own worries; it's not your turn as a small squad leader to care."

"Besides," the wife paused, her voice softening, "I think their benefits are pretty good too. At least there's no need to worry about food, drink, or clothing."

For a commoner like her, the replacement of the upper echelons didn't have much significance. In fact, if they didn't pay attention to politics, they wouldn't even know who those councilors were. Anyway, voting was the business of citizens with voting rights, not commoners like them, even though her husband was a citizen.

"Short-sighted." Scott glared fiercely at his wife and said with dissatisfaction, "If we are annexed, we will have no future."

"Isn't it just changing a name?" the wife muttered softly, though she didn't dare to talk back loudly to her husband.

In small matters, she could mutter a few words, but in major matters, she couldn't do anything because her husband always had his own opinions and wouldn't listen to her suggestions. Even if she voiced her own opinion, there would be no result other than encountering her husband's cold shoulder.

However, although her voice was small, it still reached Scott's ears. Scott immediately glared at her, "What do you know? This matter concerns the life and death of our Human Federation; it has nothing to do with changing a name."

If it had been a civil war before, then now it was an invasion by a foreign enemy; the nature of the two was completely different.

"Forget it, it's useless to talk to you so much. I'm going to the squad first." (To be continued.)