Blackstone Code

The harsh Marillo weather is not felt in the warm room.

It's snowing heavily outside, but it's 26 degrees in the hotel room. This is unimaginable for Marillo people!

The vast majority of Maliro people have not enjoyed the warm environment brought by "heating equipment". They can only live in drafty houses and wear or cover up as much as possible to cope with the cold weather.

If you are a little richer, you will also light a fire in the fireplace to increase the indoor temperature.

But overall heating is something only a handful of people can enjoy.

The old man wearing a thick winter coat was covered with sweat. He was talking loudly to the young president about his thoughts.

Marillo cannot be incorporated into the federation. As the successor to the next president, the young president should stand up and clearly refuse rather than accept.

At the same time, he also believed that even the redistricting of administrative regions should not be done by federal people.

This is a matter for the Marillo people themselves and should be handled by the Marillo government.

He talked a lot, describing from various aspects such as history, culture, politics, and what being too close to the Federation would bring to Mariro, a poor and backward country.

But the young president didn't listen to a word.

The old man also knew that the little president's nod with a perfunctory smile was definitely not an agreement with his own point of view, but just to go through a formality and process.

He was a little angry.

"I know your grandpa!" The old man interrupted his previous conversation and changed the subject to mention the young president's grandpa.

"That was a person that all of us admired, even the big warlords at the time, even if they were unwilling to obey the central government's decision."

"But I also have special respect for your grandfather!"

"This can be seen from the fact that he almost solved the problem of warlord separatism. He is a great person!"

Everyone likes nice words. The young president smiled more sincerely. Others said that his grandfather was good, although he had no clear impression of his grandfather.

But this does not prevent him from feeling that these words are pleasant to hear, and he also gives a positive expression, "Yes, people think he is great."

Seeing that the young president took the bait, the old man continued, "He has been running for the independence and strength of Marillo his whole life. He has never given up his desire to make this country better."

"Even at the last moment of his life, he was still working hard for the ceasefire of the warlords and against the federal interference!"

When the young president heard this, he realized that he had done something stupid. It was too late for him to stop, and the old man's voice did not pause at all.

"The same goes for your father. He inherited your grandfather's legacy. Even if he knows how dangerous what he has to face is, he still has to stay!"

"He didn't stay because he was greedy for the power in his hands. It was his responsibility to this land and the people that he couldn't let go of!"

"He has the future of many people on his shoulders, he has to do that!"

"Even if he knew, he might die!"

"Your father, your grandfather, your... (referring to grandfather's father, etc.) they are all always working hard and struggling to achieve our common goal."

"But look what you are doing now?!"

"Don't you still understand that these are the conspiracy of the Federation people?"

"them……"

The young president's face had become very ugly. In the old man's words, he was like a stupid son who betrayed the will of his ancestors.

He didn't know how to refute it. After all, some things were indeed facts from an objective point of view.

Ever since the rule of the Malorians was overthrown, they have been working hard to achieve peace and freedom in Malory. Although they have not seen any results after so many years, they are indeed working hard.

The fact that they worked hard cannot be ignored just because there is no good result.

But to the little president who grew up in the Federation, these are nothing but harsh and meaningless!

"I understand!", he interrupted the old man's voice and said patiently, "I will consider your suggestion, but there are other people behind me, and I need to listen to everyone's opinions before I can make the final decision."

The old man opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just bowed in disappointment and left.

Seeing the old man leave the room, the young president could no longer help showing a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

The older he is, the more he hates being preached to.

They always feel that they have grown up and are an adult, trying to face the world with the thinking of a child pretending to be the thinking of an adult.

Therefore, anything that may sensitize them to be "preachy" will be instinctively disgusted by them.

He told the person responsible for his safety, "I don't want to see him again..."

In fact, the little president is not completely naive. He has an independent personality and is even much more mature than other people of his age.

It's just that he doesn't know how to respond or refute.

He told Lynch about this the next day, with a lot of complaints and dissatisfaction in his tone.

After Lynch listened quietly to what he said, he smiled and said, "Next time someone says that, you can try to ask them to compare the difference between the current Marillo and the past Marillo."

"Most people can fill their bellies without taking great risks to work for warlords or killing anyone to survive."

“It’s not the ideals and pursuits they talk about that do all this, it’s the federal government.”

"They may not like the federal government, but they should not erase the federal government's credit."

“If ideals are really that important, the country’s position should not be added to it.”

“Aren’t the current Mariroans and their lives what your ancestors wanted them to be?”

"If it is not the Malorians or the Mallorians who bring hope and beauty, are we going to let the people here continue to live in pain and wait for a day that may never come?"

"If that is really an ideal and a pursuit, it shouldn't be so selfish!"

Lynch's words always make people listen quietly, and they soon feel that what he says makes more and more sense.

This is not flattery, this is fact.

Thinking along Lynch's train of thought, this is indeed the case.

Marillo now has no warlords. All armed groups that dared to take the lead and disobeyed discipline were killed by the pesticides from the Flight Research Institute.

At least the vast majority of them died under the influence of pesticides. There might be a few who were lucky enough to escape death, but their subsequent days would not be easy.

The damage caused by pesticides to the human body is irreversible, and they will spend the rest of their short life in pain.

Ignoring these people, isn't the current Marillo what those people have longed for for generations?

People have jobs, no war, no death, no hunger…

Except that the cold in winter is a bit unbearable, this is almost the ideal look of the older generation!

The young president suddenly realized that maybe the reason why they refused to recognize this was because of the power in their hands!

At least that's what he thought!

Once the federal government reorganizes administrative regions, public opinion representatives and the like will all be cancelled.

The influence of individuals in politics will be reduced to the limit, and the small number of privileged people who currently rely on public opinion to exist at the base.

What they maintain is the privilege in their hands, nothing else.

The so-called ideals and pursuits are just beautiful coats used to cover up one's true thoughts!

Thinking about it this way, the young president felt much more enlightened.

"You make sense!", he breathed a long sigh of relief, and even half-hoped that the old man would scold him again.

Then he scolded him back, exposing his hypocritical mask.

He paused and then asked, "When you meet with them in the afternoon, can I go and observe?"

As the leader of the plan, Lynch also has his own work to do.

He agreed without hesitation.

In fact, the afternoon meeting was led by Lynch, and also included some federal government officials and members of Congress.

The venue was still in a hotel, and this time many of the plainly dressed public opinion representatives were smarter and didn't wear so much.

In fact, after only two days and one night, some people were already shaken by this comfortable environment.

Especially some public opinion representatives in the north. At this time, the temperature in the north is basically around minus 30 degrees.

Next month the temperature will drop further to minus 40 degrees, and many people will not leave their houses during this month.

Because once you leave, accidents may happen.

But even so, some people will still freeze to death.

Wouldn't it be much better if there were hotels like this in the north, or if every home could have such a heating system?

The huge conference room was quickly filled up. In addition to the people participating in the talks, there were also some media and reporters.

Lynch sat in the second seat. The first seat was the second director of the Federal Department of International Affairs. This specification was enough.

After the talks began, Lynch also encountered similar problems as the young president, various ideals, plans, and the future.

Lynch was calm and unhurried when facing these problems. When others talked about his ideals with him, he would talk about the selfishness of human nature.

When others talk about pursuits with him, he talks about reality with others.

He always has a way of making people shut their mouths, which also gives the little president an amazing feeling!

So damn eloquent!

Problems were solved one after another in a personable manner. Even the old man who gave him a hard time yesterday had nothing to say when communicating with Lynch!

"It seems that we have initially reached a consensus on our opinions. With the rapid development of the world, the distance between people is constantly shortening."

"We should focus on the future development of a region, not some people in several countries in the region."

"The federal government's more systematic assistance to Marillo is an inevitable result of the historical process. Even if we don't do it today, we will still be sitting here talking about it in the future."

"But if we take the initiative to face this problem earlier than passively accepting it, more Marillo people who are suffering can get a new life."

"I implore you to put aside your prejudices and selfish interests and contribute your own strength to your ideal hometown..."