Chapter 310

Heaven didn't cooperate; clearly, the sky over De Kesa was still cloudless and clear last night, but this early morning, after a bout of fierce wind, it started pouring rain.

But the cold raindrops did not dampen people's enthusiasm; they donned raincoats and held umbrellas, rushing forward in a frenzy toward the stadium that rock stars usually favor, but today belonged solely to one man, knowing he would never be absent.

Sure enough, when the time came to ten o'clock in the morning, that man arrived, decisive and vigorous as always.

"Friends of Texas, haha, of course, including the kids in the back, good morning everyone, I've already heard your cheers and seen the smiles on your faces, and I clearly know you're not happy just because you got to see me."

He is practically a born orator; just a casual joke ignites the enthusiasm of the entire crowd.

"yeah~ It's no big deal, because I also saw that news; in fact, it's too much of a coincidence, because just as my private jet landed at the airport, Charlie…… oh, he's my secretary, a guy who thinks he's a man and indeed looks like a man, hey, Charlie! Hahaha, he's right there, anyway he let me see his computer, and what was written on it was this news."

"I think when I'm standing here speaking, Joe should also be wearing diapers and holding a meeting with his aides…… but I want to say I don't care…… I don't care what they think or do, and even say I don't like the Great Holy Seat at all, that always mysterious company that won't give me a test qualification, haha, but they say we are the saviors of Yangyue, we should go save another world, and I like that."

Amid the already near-frenzied cheers, he waved his big hand, and the bright red on his chest flew up together.

"Yes, as the strongest nation today, we have the duty to set an example before the world, to go to Yangyue World, using our army, our technology, our culture, to bring them what we firmly believe in, just like a savior—this is our God-given right as the favored of God! I feel this way, my wife feels this way, including my daughter, son, son-in-law…… everyone in our family feels this way, and I know you all feel this way!!"

"So I don't care! I don't care at all what those oppressing idiots think now, because my Yangyue World Development Committee has already been established, I have decided to launch action, I have decided to make a difference, I have decided to go to Yangyue World together with you all who are now rallying around me!"

At this moment, the venue was almost blown sky-high by the enthusiastic crowd; he almost shredded his throat before shouting the final sentence of this speech.

"maga!"

——

Bright sunlight shone upon the snow-covered fields, and amidst the continuous mountain ridges stood a somewhat jarring imitation ancient building; beneath its green roof tiles, workers hurried back and forth, as if many places were still under renovation.

From the tourism notice on the wall, it seems that until not long ago it was still a tourist area, but now it has been divided by all kinds of warning lines, and security personnel constantly shuttle through it, nervously wishing to interrogate anyone they see.

——Only one person is an exception.

Perhaps because behind him followed a large group of black-clad, black-panted armed guards, or perhaps because of his handsome yet somewhat stiff pretty face, this young man who appears male from his attire easily entered the core of this palace, and throughout the whole way not a single person dared to block him.

"Good afternoon, President, I don't know if you're still accustomed to living here?"

The middle-aged man sitting behind the wide desk was frowning and scolding the young, beautiful secretary; his hand, flying in the air, was about to land on the desktop, but he didn't expect this sudden greeting to ruin his good moment.

"Ah……"

He, angry from embarrassment, was about to lash out, but upon seeing the young man's face he immediately stood up and offered a flattery completely opposite to his stern expression.

"Oh dear, Mr. Piao! I really didn't expect you to come here today, and you didn't even notify……"

Saying this, the President suddenly trembled, hastily correcting himself.

"Don't worry! I will surely always remember your kindness; I will remember who let me climb up to this position!"

"Haha, President, there's no need for you to bow and scrape like that; we're merely in a cooperative relationship."

Though his words were pleasant, Mr. Piao's face showed no hint of a smile; he sat down loosely in the chair pushed forward by his subordinate, crossing his legs.

"Relax, actually I came here today mainly to convey my father's meaning."

The President lowered his head even further.

"Please go ahead……"

Mr. Piao waved his hand lightly, and a guard stepped forward, placing a thick document before the President.

"I need you to promote and sign a decree allowing the Silla Army's future service location to be changed from the homeland to Yangyue World."

"This……"

The President's eyes widened just from glancing at the cover; although it was clearly winter, large beads of sweat immediately covered his forehead.

"You…… could it be that you want our citizens to go to another world to fight in your place……"

However, the person sitting opposite him merely stared at his eyes, slightly raising an eyebrow.

"Huh?"

"I……"

The President was startled, the flesh on his face trembling nonstop, finally gasping for breath as if about to suffocate.

"Sor…… sorry, Mr. Piao, I didn't mean to offend; this matter…… I will support you……"

"Haha, that's right, Mr. Li."

Having been in the President's office for so long, this is the first time Piao Renshuang has shown a smile, but printed on this mask it looks rather more terrifying.

"Aren't we always like this? What's there to worry about?"

The President, nearly collapsing to the ground, could only nod repeatedly.

"Yes yes yes, correct correct!"

Looking at this hound that had just been retamed, Piao Renshuang gave a cold snort, withdrawing his smile, but before leaving he threw out another sentence.

"Ah, by the way, we also plan to formally expand the conscription scope to female citizens; remember to prepare early."

"You……"

The President, who had been about to sit in the chair with the secretary's support, suddenly felt his legs give way and fell to his knees with a thud.

"Sorry, President……"

The secretary, frightened pale, had wanted to quickly remedy the situation, but felt a pain in his calf like being caught in iron pliers—that was President Li's hand gripping tightly.

Consequently she broke down mentally, wailing loudly, and failed to notice that the President's face, in the shadow beneath the desk, was gritting his teeth; although he was desperately enduring the inner torrent, he still couldn't help letting out a sound.

"Piao……"

——

"In short, we believe that developing Yangyue World is a major test for our Europa Alliance internally, but also a crucial opportunity; if we can strategize properly and face it together, we are very likely to solve the many problems currently before us; my remarks end here, thank you for listening."

After nodding to the bespectacled blond man, the chairwoman seated in the main seat took a deep breath and read the next line from the draft into the microphone.

"Thank you, Iron Blood Representative, for your speech; we will now vote on the draft 'Europa Alliance Joint Development of Yangyue World', please raise your hand if you agree."

The representatives below were about to raise their hands when suddenly a discordant sound came.

"Wait a moment!"

The chairwoman frowned discontentedly, but since it had come to this she could only soften her voice to ask.

"Um, Gaul Representative, although your behavior does not conform to the regulations…… but may I ask what you would like to say?"

I have an opinion!

The Gaul Representative was so angry he even used body language, his arms constantly waving in the air.

The Royals have already withdrawn from our Europa Alliance, haven't they? Why is he still able to appear here!!

The named Royal Representative had no choice but to stand up, salute everyone present, and then begin explaining.

Um, I don't understand. There clearly exists an organization here; by what right can't we Royals appear here? Have we already ceased to be part of Europa? My withdrawal doesn't equal... uh, I mean, theoretically withdrawing doesn't mean we theoretically can't participate!

Such twisted logic even made the other small-country representatives watching laugh, let alone the Gaul Representative who was already fuming; he immediately started mocking.

Wait, what did you just say? You? You're a part of Europa? Can't you find a mirror to look at your face? You're clearly a Tianzhu person! Do Tianzhu people understand? You're not even fit to represent Britannia!

This thrust hit the Royal Representative's soft spot; anger flared in his heart. He admitted he was of Tianzhu descent, but denied he wasn't a Royal, and thus retorted sarcastically.

Really? Then the Gaul Representative standing before me speaking should be an African, right? But why is your skin so white? That's not correct!

Saying this was basically trying to pick a fight; the Madam President could only hurriedly tap the small gavel beside her to try to maintain order.

Hold on, you two representatives; this is the noble and important Europa...

However, what came back was the Gaul Representative's genuine outpouring after entering a battle-frenzy state.

Shut up! The one who should be questioned most here is you! You're not even a Europa person—you're a white~eagle~person!

……

In an instant the whole venue fell silent, as if someone had brought up a topic that must not be touched.

The President sat there dazed, wondering what nonsense you're spouting, how am I supposed to wrap this up?

Fortunately, at that moment a brave gentleman raised his hand, allowing her to sigh in relief and quickly say.

I saw the Swiss Representative raise his hand; may I ask what you'd like to say?

This gentleman from a well-known neutral country looked a bit nervous, but his speech was still quite fluent, as if ye1 he had plenty of experience.

I have no objection! Uh, no... I mean, I agree with this vote!

——

Hahaha, Larry, did you see that old woman's expression? Haha, seeing the Swiss Representative was as excited as seeing her father crawl out of a grave! Hah, actually I did that on purpose; I just wanted that Gaul guy to voluntarily say those words!

As the night deepened, in a tavern by the Thames River, a man who was already dead drunk laughed loudly, shouting at the bartender—who probably wasn't even called Larry—telling boring jokes over and over.

It's likely he was just too excited, and a bit of saliva accidentally went down the wrong pipe.

Oh dear, cough cough cough...

While he was spraying alcohol vapor and coughing uncontrollably toward the side, he unintentionally saw a beautiful silver-haired figure sitting not far away and couldn't help but whistle.

Hey, Larry, look at that girl over there—just from her back you can tell she's a real beauty! What do you know about her? Ah, forget it, someone as traditional an Englishman as you wouldn't understand, so let me, your older brother, show you a thing or two—I'll have her…

But just as he straightened his clothes and prepared to go over and chat her up, the usually silent bartender suddenly grabbed him.

Friend, if I were you, I wouldn't do that.

The patron froze for a moment.

... Uh, sorry, bro, I didn't know that was your girl.

Good heavens, I didn't mean that—I mean, you might not know she's a witch… Damn, this is no joke, she really is a witch! Mess with her and you'll invite misfortune!

And it's not just baseless rumor—the gentleman who tried to stop her from drinking had just left when he slipped and fell; the scumbag who tried to pick up her corpse hadn't even moved before he got the news that he'd been diagnosed with cauliflower; as for things like thieves breaking their hands, drunks causing trouble and smashing their heads, the bartender went on and on listing a whole bunch more.

Ah… this…

Although the patron didn't believe the curse-of-the-witch talk at all, and there are plenty of other fish in the sea, he, unwilling to invite bad luck, still chose to shift his aim toward another direction.

Then did you see that blue little guy over there? I'm going to give it a try!

Ah, no, he won't work either!

And while the two behind them were causing a ruckus, the silver-haired woman's table suddenly rang with a phone call.

Uh…

She, who had been slumped over the table asleep, woke up dazedly, fumbled around on her body for a while, and finally found the phone lightly vibrating in the glass before her; without even glancing at it, she swiped it open and held the damp device to her ear.

Hey, are you Satan or Lucifer? Since the detective's off today, you can just relax and be lovey-dovey—no one's going to kick down your door and raid the place.

The person on the other end of the line fell silent for a moment, then let out a faint sigh.

... Constanna Senior, what are the chances I run into you without you having drunk too much?

The answer is no! But the odds of not smoking are higher… ah uh, huh, that was just just now… so what do you want from me, SpongeBob Junior?

If a gamer were present, they'd surely recognize that this so-called 'junior' is none other than the famed Starry Sky President from 'Code Name: Yangyue,' and in the real world a super-rich second-generation heir, Howard Thomas—so his next words naturally are.

Senior, do you know about 'Double Moon Struggle'?