Wow! The explosion rate is really high

After Bai E pondered for a moment, he raised his head and said to the doctor: "This matter is very big, and Blackwater City will not hide it from me."

In fact, he couldn't hide it. Even if the big shots deliberately avoided him, there would always be "one of their own" in the city that they couldn't avoid.

Helen, Aglaia, Kilolan, and even Caesar...

As long as any of these people who are familiar with him get the news, he will never be in the dark.

So the truth is that when I left Blackwater City, the messenger from the Imperial Capital had not yet reached Blackwater City.

And Blackwater City is not far from Gray Iron City. Since the messenger from Gray Iron City has arrived for two or three days, it is estimated that the messenger going to Blackwater City should also arrive.

If something major like this happens that affects the future direction of the city, the city's top officials who talk about keeping themselves away from the center of power may even want to involve themselves in discussions.

"..."

When he thought of this, Bai E reacted, "I have to go back."

Although my personal freedom in Blackwater City is not completely restricted, it will still be a bit troublesome if those high-level officials want to find me but cannot be found in time without a reasonable reason.

Bai E wasn't afraid of them, but it was annoying to be "educated" by those people all the time.

The most important thing is that if I rush back in time, I might be able to catch up with the group's decision-making meeting in response to the imperial capital's messenger.

Knowing the reaction of the upper echelons of Blackwater City, the doctor can also be notified in time so that Gray Iron City can make plans to advance and retreat simultaneously.

"It's time to go back." The doctor replied thoughtfully, "Then I'll wait for your answer."

"Um!"

…

In the meeting hall of Blackwater City, an old man with a familiar face heard the report from his subordinates in the headset: "The people in the military camp said that he went out to perform a mission and did not say when he would be back."

"..." A gleam of cold light suddenly appeared in the old man's eyes, "Disobedient thing!"

If he is not allowed to enter the city, he will run around outside the city? !

You are already the leader of an army, yet you still have to personally lead people to complete tasks?

‘It seems that the position of military region marshal cannot be handed over directly to him. When Weslin wakes up, he still has to let him check and balance this guy! ’

After turning these thoughts in his mind, the old man waved his hand and said to the other members of the Elder Council around him: "We can't wait for him. He's wandering out of the city and there's no decision-making significance in waiting for him."

A thug who neither understands the city nor has much political acumen, waiting for him is more out of respect for his strength and status.

Since the other party is not here, there is no need for so many of us to wait for him.

A thug who has the right to know afterwards is fine!

Clearing his throat, the old man looked at the assembled representatives of all walks of life in the city, "Now that everyone is here, let me tell you what happened just now. I want to tell you about the arrival of the imperial capital's messenger. Most of you sitting here should know about it, but I think many people may still be in the dark about their purpose. I called everyone here today just to ask everyone for their opinions on this matter."

"What the messenger conveyed was a decision made by the imperial capital..."

The imperial capital's messenger made it very clear that there had been a small discussion of its own within their Council of Elders.

It's just a matter of great importance. We can listen to the different opinions of people at all levels in the city on this matter, and perhaps we can summarize a more appropriate response plan.

"...That's what the Imperial Capital means. Regarding this proposal initiated by the Imperial Capital, everyone here, what do you think?"

"..."

The scene was temporarily quiet.

The amount of information sent by the Imperial Capital messenger was quite large. Many representatives present who had just heard about it still needed time to digest the information and think about it more before they could make rational judgments.

But there were also some people who had known about it earlier, and wanted to give everyone a preconceived impression in advance. They said in the silence: "In my opinion, this is a conspiracy on the part of the Imperial Capital!"

The imperial capital's messenger was not present. This was completely the private talk behind closed doors in Blackwater City, so naturally there was no need to be secretive.

Someone asked in response: "How can you see it?"

The man snorted and explained with a sneer, "The so-called alliance is just to use the power of all our cities to create a core super safe zone! The insect nests, omnics and wandering orcs all over the world are our gold The ancestors of this era have not been able to completely eliminate disasters from the earth. Just relying on us now, we want to wipe out the whole world? What a dream!"

"Didn't the Imperial City say that it would provide support to every city to eliminate the surrounding wild threats?" Someone raised objections.

The members of the opposition sneered again, "Can the Imperial City support thousands of cities around the world? The only consequence of joining this alliance is to help them build the land centered on the Imperial Capital into a big paradise. As for other places , must be abandoned under the threat of natural disasters. The Imperial Capital just wants to gather strength, not to protect every city! This is their real starting point! What do we have here? Nothing! It is neither a rich mining area nor close to the Imperial Capital. .What reason does the imperial capital have to allocate its power to protect our city?"

For a long time, repeated defeats against these disasters have severely dampened the fighting spirit of some people.

Even if there are warriors like Bai E now in the city whose single-person combat power is incredible, as long as the insect nest is still there, it means that it is difficult for humans to defeat these natural disasters.

Not to mention, defeating one insect nest does not mean that you can defeat every insect nest.

Defeating every insect nest does not mean that extremely vital things like insects will completely disappear.

Just listen to what the Imperial Capital said about eliminating all threats in the wild.

This ideal situation will never happen!

"In this joint chess game, we... are the abandoned ones!"

"As you said, we just don't want to participate."

"Not participating?" The opposition member who spoke sneered again, "Do you think you can just not participate if you want to? Cities that don't participate are not their allies. By then, as long as those disasters that the Imperial Capital Alliance cannot fight are directed to our surroundings, we, Blackwater City, will still be able to do so. Is there a way to survive?! A hegemonic alliance, we can enter if we want to, but not if we don’t want to?"

"Then if you say so, we might as well just wipe our necks and commit suicide. What a nonsense!"

"So, this is a conspiracy!" The speaker's eyes were red, and he hit the table in front of him with his fist, making a muffled "bang" sound, "But... it's not without a chance!"

"Chance?"

"Yes! Opportunity." The speaker nodded heavily, "We can see the conspiracy of the imperial capital, and other cities must also be able to see it. Of course, those cities that benefit from it support it with both hands, but the cities that lose their interests have their hearts in their hearts. We will definitely not give in. This is our opportunity! If we can unite, we may not be afraid of the pressure from the imperial capital."

Several elders from the Elder Council looked at each other with some satisfaction in their eyes.

Although the opposition speaker's words are a bit extreme, they can even be said to be completely different from their internal plans.

But the direction of guidance is right.

So the leading old man waited for a moment of silence before asking aloud: "What other opinions do others have?"

After thinking carefully for a long time, another woman wearing glasses stood up and said in a deep voice: "But I think this is an opportunity to change humanity and the future of our city!"

The woman looked around and said softly, "Everyone, we are not afraid of the insect nest anymore, are we? The results of the last battle launched by our military region against the insect nest showed that if we were more prepared, we would definitely be able to clear it out. The source of the natural disaster closest to the city. Apart from this insect nest, in fact, there are no fatal threats in a large area around Blackwater City. Even if there is, under the leadership of General Bai E , we are also capable of fighting back.”

The woman pushed up the frame on the bridge of her nose, her eyes exuding a fanatical light, "For us, the situation can't get any worse. We are different from those crumbling cities. We have the confidence. Even if It is the Imperial City that regards us as abandoned children in Blackwater City, and we are actually... not afraid of it! However, as long as we join this alliance, we can enjoy the sharing of productivity from this alliance. As long as we ourselves have the ability to maintain this shared line Safety is actually a good thing for the development of our city."

The woman became more and more excited as she spoke, and her glasses reflected dazzling light. "Isn't the previous city's development plan to gradually expand the scale of our city outwards after cleaning up the insect nest in the Black Rock District? This is in line with the development of the Imperial Capital. The strategies actually coincide. I think accepting the alliance of the imperial capital is not a bad thing."

As the supporters spoke, the entire meeting gradually became lively.

In the view of those who sit on the fence, "Absolute opposition and absolute support are both irrational choices. Only phased adjustments made during observation and development are truly suitable for our urban conditions!"

"The messenger from the Imperial Capital wants an answer at the moment, not a decision you made during the long period of observation and development. The icing on the cake is far worse than giving help when it's time!"

"The icing on the cake is better than all-or-nothing!"

Seeing that the scene was getting more and more chaotic, the old man from the Council of Elders coughed a few times and interrupted everyone's quarrel. "We are not so anxious about the reply from the imperial messenger. Everyone can consider it carefully in private first. We will inform you of today's meeting first." A paragraph. Wait until the right time, and then invite everyone to make final discussions."

After the show ended, in the corner of the city, several figures gathered together and fiercely spoke some treacherous words.

"Benefits?! Benefits?! He talks so much about profits! Is this city a city for high-ranking officials or a city for humans?!" Caesar squinted his eyes and looked at some of his like-minded companions in front of him, "Those people have said so much, It’s just that they are afraid that after Blackwater City is re-integrated into the imperial system, the interests of those high-ranking officials will be harmed. Are they afraid that the city will be abandoned? No! What they are afraid of is that they are abandoned!"

"Yeah..." A man on Caesar's right had a sad look on his face, "Even Miss Frillian didn't dare to speak so clearly."

The only woman present pushed up the frame on the bridge of her nose, with a wry smile on her lips, "This is the last chance for us humans to stand up! I don't care whether Blackwater City can become the core of the new empire, I just want to see humanity once again great!"

Even if such greatness is achieved through the sacrifices of countless cities like Blackwater City...then there is no need to give up!

A "loss of control" like General Bai's who would not hesitate to violate military discipline for the sake of humanity is unacceptable to most people in the city, but to them... that is the most correct justice!

It's just that they couldn't stand up and speak back then.

…

In the other corner of the city, the opposition people also had a disdainful smile on their lips, "Those people only think about making mankind great again all day long, but they never thought about what would happen to this city if they were abandoned. Where should tens of millions of people go?!”

"That's right! I died alone and died, and I even said that I sacrificed my life gloriously for my ideals and righteousness. But I have never thought about whether the ordinary people who were sacrificed by them wanted to be like them for the so-called future of all mankind. And sacrifice!”

"They are just a bunch of selfish brats who have no regard for the feelings of so many ordinary people. These ordinary people in Blackwater City who are under our management and who completely believe in us are the ones we should really be responsible for! We are the right ones! "

…

When Bai E returned to the military camp, he had already heard this lively news, which was spread in the mouths of every named officer in the military region.

The messenger from the imperial capital has already arrived.

The first time he saw Bai E, Carlos pulled him to the corner, "The elders of the Senate asked us to inform you that you should go to the city to meet them as soon as you come back. This is an order to enter the city, and the guards will not If I stop you, just go ahead."

"..." After roughly knowing the prevailing trends in the city from the conversations of those officers, Bai E nodded and said, "I understand, I'll be there right away."

Most are the opposition, a small number of supporters, and an even smaller number of fence-sitters...

No matter when or what happens, it seems that they can be roughly divided into these three main factions.

But until the moment he came back, the Council of Elders seemed to have not come up with a final answer.

I don’t know what their intentions are?

Now that I am calling myself over as soon as I come back, do I want to explain and inquire about this to myself?

With these thoughts flashing in his mind, Bai E rushed into the city immediately. The guards who got the news let him go. Not long after, Bai E arrived at the real center of power in the city - the Council of Elders! (End of chapter)