Chapter 885: Xiang Yalan Alliance

The sky over New Jincheng became dark at this moment. For a seaside city, a sudden rainstorm is too common, too frequent.

People held the handbags in their hands to cover their heads, ensuring that their hairstyles full of hair wax wouldn't be messed up by the rainstorm. There were people hiding from the rain everywhere.

Summer had arrived, and people didn't dislike heavy rain as much as they disliked heavy snow in winter.

People like rain, especially in summer.

It can sweep away the dryness in the air and make the whole world fresher.

However, some people also say that after a rainstorm, the sun will become more poisonous.

Ambassador Cassia stood by the window looking at the dark sky outside. When raindrops the size of soybeans began to fall from the sky, the huge sense of oppression made people slow down their breathing involuntarily.

The *pitter-patter* raindrops hit the window, as if someone was fiercely smashing the window outside.

Heaven and earth seemed to be connected because of this rainstorm, unable to distinguish what was heaven and what was earth.

News just came from the country that the President of Lapa was going to participate in a "protest rally."

The participants of this "protest rally" were not the main groups of these protests in the Federation, ordinary people.

But the leaders of the other ten countries in Lapa.

Plus the President of Lapa, a total of eleven Xiang Yalan country leaders gathered together. They talked about the issue of the Federation demanding to station troops in the east and south of Xiang Yalan.

No one liked this problem, although in some respects the Federation's army was indeed of great help to them in stabilizing the situation within their own countries.

They got a stable society that they might not have wanted, but what they lost were more and more important things.

Obviously, among the eleven countries in the Xiang Yalan region, any one country pulled out alone was not the opponent of the Federation.

So at the suggestion of some rulers, they planned to unite and form an alliance to advance and retreat together.

As the diplomatic ambassador of Lapa to the Federation, the President called him to explain the situation and hoped that he could make the Federation people relax their vigilance.

Once this alliance of an allied nature was established, they would have the capital to confront the Federation.

The Federation had already started a war in Tanfite, and it was impossible, and very difficult, for them to support them in starting another war in Xiang Yalan, a war that also couldn't determine the outcome.

The Federation was now pressing many countries in Xiang Yalan very tightly, demanding that they answer as soon as possible whether they were willing to accept the Federation's "aid."

Although they didn't say what not accepting would bring, everyone thought that it must be something bad.

It was precisely because the Federation people were watching very closely that Ambassador Cassia needed to find a way to create some other things to attract the attention of the Federation people.

"The President really thinks too highly of me!" Behind the window, Ambassador Cassia couldn't help but say this to himself reflected in the window glass with a sarcastic tone.

If he could really do this by diplomatic means, he wouldn't just be the diplomatic ambassador of Lapa; he might have long ago become the Emperor of Lapa!

But it was because he knew he couldn't do it that he didn't think about trying hard to do this thing.

Instead, he was thinking, thinking about whether his "betrayal" should be carried out to the end.

The sound of running came from the corridor outside the room, and then his two children made silver bell-like crisp laughter.

Undoubtedly, the two children were chasing and fighting at home again.

The thunderstorm weather made them unable to play on the lawn, so returning home became the only choice.

However, don't think that it's not fun at home; that's just the idea of poor people.

Their house space is too small, maybe only sixty square meters. After arranging two bedrooms, a dining room, a living room, and a toilet, there is no other space to provide happiness for people living in this kind of house.

But it's different here. There are twenty or thirty rooms here, and the area inside the rooms is also large, and there are maids coming and going.

The maids in the house take good care of the two children, which also makes the children's growth environment more suitable for them.

His wife is busy with various social activities, social activities with those noble ladies. Sometimes they rent a large venue as a salon, chatting about some fashion or topics they are interested in.

That woman can always be in the limelight in political chats. As the wife of an ambassador, she has now completely integrated into the upper-class society of the Federation.

His parents and his wife's mother, they also adapted to everything here in a very short time.

As long as there is money, in the Federation, it is heaven!

If he were a... dutiful ambassador, he certainly wouldn't be able to possess everything he has now.

He couldn't afford any expenses for a good life. The tuition for his two children's private school is a large sum of money every year.

And just having money is not enough; it also requires a certain "strength."

He, his family, the family he cares about, are all living in the Federation now.

Supporting their current beautiful life, making smiles appear more frequently on the corners of his mouth, is not because he is how hard-working, how capable.

But his current identity, his work.

Losing these, what else can he do?

Can he and his family still be happy?

When he was constantly looking for some reason for himself, a thought suddenly popped into his mind—

The President, and those ruling groups, can they really bring tomorrow and hope to Lapa?

If they are really the future of Lapa, why have the people at the bottom of society been struggling to survive for so many years?

On the contrary, these ruling groups are getting richer and richer.

Almost 95% of the resources of the entire country are in the hands of this small handful of people.

The people are not happy, nor do they have a future.

Although the Federation's ruling group has various problems, go look at those ordinary people; they live much better than the ordinary people in Lapa!

He has seen the terrible side of the Federation's ruling group, but even so, the Federation is still the country he thinks has the most advanced system, the most development and future, none of them!

Thinking of this, he seemed to have made a decision.

He returned to the table and dialed Senator Cleveland's phone number.

"It's me?"

The voice of Senator Cleveland in the receiver was still very recognizable. Ambassador Cassia bent his waist slightly, holding the phone with both hands. "It's me, Lapa's diplomatic ambassador, Cassia. I hope I didn't disturb your work."

Senator Cleveland knew who this person was. This person had a good private relationship with Lans.

And, he also obtained some intelligence and news from Ambassador Cassia, so he didn't transfer the phone to a staffer or anyone else. "I remember you. Is there anything I can help with?"

"You are too polite, Senator!"

"It's like this, I discovered a matter, not sure if it is useful to you or Congress."

His words attracted some interest from Senator Cleveland. They planned to forcibly station troops from September to October.

Forcibly stationing troops would definitely encounter some resistance. The Department of Defense and the military were doing deductions. Once the deduction passed, the price paid was smaller than the benefits gained, then they would continue to promote this plan.

So now the Federation Congress was still relatively concerned about the political changes in the Xiang Yalan region.

He seemed to be still making the final decision. After waiting for seven or eight seconds, he continued to say, "I heard that the leaders of the eleven Xiang Yalan countries have confirmed through phone calls that they are going to form a brand new organization—"

"Xiang Yalan National United Alliance!"

"They plan to gather the ruling class of all countries in Xiang Yalan to confront the Federation's idea of wanting to station troops in Xiang Yalan."

"I don't know if this news is useful to you or Congress. I hope I didn't disturb you."

At this moment, Senator Cleveland also reacted. This news was indeed very important.

Once the eleven countries were allowed to join hands, even if the Federation wanted to forcibly station troops, it had to consider the rebound situation that might break out later.

"This is a very, very important piece of news. I am very grateful that you can tell me these."

"I heard that you and your family like the Federation very much, and are living here?"

Ambassador Cassia nodded repeatedly, although Mr. Cleveland actually couldn't see clearly, it didn't prevent him from saying and doing these things. "Yes, they just moved to the Federation to live."

"May I ask, Mr. Cassia, are they Federation people now, or Lapa people?"

Ambassador Cassia seemed to have guessed something, and he said softly, "We haven't naturalized yet."

Wanting to naturalize is not an easy thing. The Federation government had long had a stricter review system for naturalization, otherwise, anyone who mixed in could naturalize, and the Federation would have been in chaos long ago.

Including Ambassador Cassia's family, they wanted to naturalize, which was not that easy.

Senator Cleveland asked with a smile, "Are they willing to become glorious Federation citizens?"

Ambassador Cassia was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "Of course, of course, they and I are very willing!"

Senator Cleveland picked up a pen and wrote it down in the notebook by his hand. "Very good. If they don't oppose becoming Federation citizens, I believe this matter will soon have a result."

"In addition, thank you for your reminder, Ambassador Cassia."

Senator Cleveland told more people this news, and soon they gathered together to talk about how to deal with it.

Some people thought they could let this Xiang Yalan National United Alliance be established, but they could find ways to support those who leaned toward the Federation to become important officials of the Xiang Yalan Alliance, or even the chairman!

This would be of great help to the Federation's more comprehensive invasion and infiltration of Xiang Yalan.

Others opposed the appearance of the Xiang Yalan Alliance. A political group with a strong purpose would make their work of annexing Xiang Yalan more and more troublesome!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 886 =====