Since the First Cosmic War, the Federation fleet has been stationed in the Evening Scorpion Nebula and the Gary Corridor for a long time, because these two cosmic spontaneous giant torsion holes that are not far apart are the only spatial corridors connecting the Federation and the empire mainland.

The Evening Scorpion Nebula and the Gary Corridor are like two starry sky gates made by the Creator, but the keys to these two doors have always been in the hands of the Federation, and the Federation can freely choose the time to open these two doors and enter the Imperial Garden according to the political, economic and military situation, which is a huge and indescribable advantage in terms of strategy.

Anyone can understand what control of these two spatial passages means for the situation in the entire universe.

It took decades for the Emperor Garden, generations of scientists to carry out research one after another, and invested unprecedented resources and financial resources, but they still could not succeed, and to this day, in the face of the universe of Haohan, they can only be silent and depressed, and can only launch a tragic six-year expedition to vent their anger and ambitions.

But the federal military has never let down its vigilance, because no one knows if the scientific and technological level of the empire will be greatly improved in a certain field because of the appearance of a certain genius. No one knows that one day in the future, the small warships densely packed with emperors will penetrate the space passage like a disgusting swarm, quietly appear in the black cosmic background, and kill towards the prosperous and peaceful capital star circle......

Although the Federation warships are much more powerful than the Empire, the thought of this bloody and frightening image makes people feel like they are about to suffocate. Based on this intense uneasiness and vigilance, the Federation has never increased its surveillance of the Gary Corridor and the Late Scorpion Nebula, and has maintained a strong fleet stationed here for a long time even when the crystal ore resources are seriously depleted.

However, this time, in order to comprehensively defeat the expedition strategy of the emperors, the Federation actually transferred the main force of the Federation fleet to the barren star field outside the border of Xilin! Because of this good news, the atmosphere of the private dinner in the president's official residence became more enthusiastic, only the president's daughter sitting next to Xu Le was still silent, the twelve-year-old girl lowered her head and ate quietly, and from time to time used silver chopsticks to unconsciously draw a few times on the snow-white tablecloth, as if she was thinking about something.

After dinner, hot tea came up, and the president's wife knew that the men still had topics to talk about, so she smiled and said a few words to Xu Le, and prepared to take her daughter upstairs to do her homework. When the president's daughter walked to the door of the restaurant, she suddenly glanced at Xu Le, and then showed a hint of begging at her father, President Pabur smiled and nodded slightly.

There were only two people left at the table in the dining room of the official residence, President Pabul and Xu Le, and the Secret Service staff in black formal suits with serious faces did not know where to hide.

"The presidential residence was a side courtyard left over from the demolition of the former palace, and on the first day I moved in after the election, I was stunned by the luxurious array inside. From this, it can be imagined that when those emperors and their wives existed, the palaces they lived in were exaggerated. President Pabul said softly as he looked around the room at the background of famous oil paintings and solid wood carvings of the Dew River.

He picked up the silver tableware in his hand, looked at Xu Le and continued: "The royal family uses these expensive tableware, naturally to distinguish them from the people at the bottom. The cost of their meals is so high that the poor can never follow suit, so they can't eat like them. ”

Xu Le listened carefully, not knowing what His Excellency the President wanted to say to himself, or whether it was just pure personal emotion.

"It is the elites who want the electoral process to be costly the most, so that the poor do not have the right to stand for election. It is the powerful who want the judicial process to be expensive, so that the poor cannot win the lawsuit. It is also the powerful who want the media to be expensive, so that the poor do not have a voice. ”

President Pabur said with a serious expression: "The three elements that run through the spirit of the Charter, the people, justice and freedom of speech, all have a common feature in this environment, that is, the high cost of procedures, so these people, justice, and freedom can easily become the people, justice and freedom of the powerful." (Note 1)

"I was able to become the president of the Federation, and I couldn't do without the support of people like Mochou Houshan. But all the money for the first election I went into politics came from the people who trusted me, and you can't imagine how many disabled miners paid their meagre compensation. ”

"It was the primary election for the Naxi State Assembly in the Donglin Region. President Pabur's eyebrows furrowed, but there was a sincere smile on his dark face, probably recalling that embarrassing but idealistic life.

"I ...... too He served as a soldier in Donglin. Xu Le reacted, stroked his head, and changed his words: "I know what kind of strength the Donglin stones are fighting for. ”

"Actually, I've always felt that your life was very much like those in my hometown. Mr. President laughed, then his smile disappeared, and he said seriously: "It is because I remember the people who raised money to help me run for election, so I have never forgotten that I am a democratically elected president." ”

Pabul always had a pair of thick and charming lips, and his deep voice was full of determination: "Therefore, in every decision I make, I must protect the interests of the whole federation as much as possible." ”

He looked at Xu Le and stretched out a finger, and said in an accentuated tone: "Remember, it is the entire federation, not a combination of politicians and magnates, but specific to each independent citizen." ”

The whole federation knew that Mr. President was an eloquent man when he was a lawyer, but after entering politics, he became a mild-mannered and contagious leader.

"Everyone has their own position. The war against the Empire has to a great extent alleviated the antagonism between the various strata of the Federation and unified our position, but the military campaign of Xilin has achieved a complete victory, where should the Federation go in the future?"

Xu Le did not think that he was qualified to discuss the future direction of the entire federation with the president of the federation, so he subconsciously thought that President Pabur's words were a heavy self-question, not a question of himself, but after a moment of silence, he was surprised to find that Mr. President had been looking at him calmly.

"I'm an engineer and now a soldier, and I don't know much about politics. He replied with some difficulty, telling the whole truth, "I can't give any opinion on this kind of big thing." ”

President Pabur laughed, patted the surface of the table, spread his hands and said, "Then why don't you read about this war from a military point of view?"

Xu Le felt a little nervous, knowing that the middle-aged man sitting opposite was the most powerful person in the entire Federation, at this moment, he couldn't help but think of the conversation in the Sunset State, and he didn't understand why a big man like His Excellency the President and Commander Zhong would reproduce his opinion so much.

Suddenly, he thought of a possibility, raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Mr. President and said very seriously: "Mr. President, my opinion does not represent the opinion of the old man in Philadelphia. "Half an hour later.

"Although the reasons for our judgment are different, we have come to the same conclusion. The Imperials are not far from giving up on the idea of invading the Federation. ”

President Pabur worried: "The Evening Scorpion Nebula and the Gary Corridor cannot forever corclose those cruel enemies. Even if the Empire may be isolated for six years during my term of office, or even while you and I are alive, one day, the Imperial Garden will break through that velvet and enter the Federation proper. “

"For the Federation to grow, and the people need peace and the right to be free from fear, we must defeat the empire once and for all. Now that the Federation has a strategic advantage, it must turn that advantage into victory while it is still in its own hands. ”

This means that the Federation's entry into the empire itself is imperative and cannot be delayed. ”

Xu Le frowned. It is not surprising that the President has come to this judgment, in fact, judging from the ceremonies held a few days ago and the propaganda of the Federation as a whole, it is an inevitable trend for the Federation to launch a new round of active attack on the Empire, why is Mr. Pabur's expression so worried at this time.

"My concern is that there are many people in the upper echelons of the Federation who do not want the war to be extended. Mr. President seemed to know what was going on in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "How can they be willing to sacrifice their great interests when they enjoy a privileged life in the Commonwealth? ”

"Now that the situation in Xilin has been decided, war is no longer an inevitable choice, in this case, the government and the military are facing a lot of pressure, these pressures cannot be revealed for the time being in the light of victory, but once they find some kind of opportunity, they will do whatever it takes to prevent the Federation from attacking the mainland. ”

"They...... Who are they?"

"The families you know, the legislators at all levels, the rich and emotionless indifferent merchants, and even the Xilin Zhong family, I don't think the Xilin Zhong family wants the war to expand again, and I wonder what kind of considerations Madame Tai has always firmly supported me. ”

President Pabur sneered: "There are too many people to oppose entry into the empire itself, and I can only say, as George Carlin once argued, that anyone who opposes changing the status quo, who is obsessed with the stale realities, and who even forgets the vision that his own wisdom should have generated, is a vested interest." ”

"What can I do?" asked Xu Le after a moment of silence.

President Pabur looked at the young man across the table as if he saw the same persistent self he had been many years ago -- when he insisted on fighting a class action lawsuit against a federal mega-corporation for the benefit of the people at the bottom, when he was fired from Hong Kong's largest law firm, and when his rented apartment was on fire, he had to drag a suitcase borrowed from a doorman, drag those heavy legal papers, and bent his elbow with his newlywed wife to wander the streets in the cold early autumn and then sit on a park bench for the night.

President Pabur squinted slightly, looked at the simple face of the young man across the table, and after thinking silently for a long time, he gave up his original plan and said with a smile: "Please send a message to Philadelphia for me, I would like to ask the marshal to come forward and make a statement." ”wW