Chapter 1917: Chapter 582: Compromise
Third Planet.
At this moment in Starlight City, Rain Capital, the Sixteen District, and various underground shelters, all news media were broadcasting the final ultimatum issued by the Fanluo God Emperor.
Panic spread like a plague, quickly gripping the hearts of all the people.
Numerous citizens watched the broadcast in terror and discussed among themselves.
"The enemy has united, the Federation is in danger now."
"I don’t understand, why are we risking everything for that damn Dimension Stone?"
"Yeah, I don’t want to die yet!"
"Wouldn’t it be better to hand over the Dimension Stone?"
"We can’t hand it over; if we do, humanity has no hope."
"Is it humanity that has no hope or those gentlemen up there? Don’t be naïve!"
"But the Council won’t agree!"
"Brothers, we can’t just sit and wait for death, we should speak up and fight for a chance to survive!"
...
At this time, citizens began to stand up and protest.
They were like sparks, spreading rapidly.
More and more citizens joined, eventually forming groups and moving towards the Federation Government.
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At the entrance of the Federation Government Building.
Soldiers dressed in exoskeleton armor lined up in formation, holding weapons with serious expressions on high alert.
The massive crowd of Federation citizens reached the entrance, holding banners high and loudly voicing their demands.
"We want to see Dragon White President!"
"We want peace, not war!"
"Abandon the Dimension Stone, give up the source of disaster!"
....
At this moment, reporters at a distance turned their cameras towards the crowd, reporting with serious expressions.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the ultimatum released by the Fanluo God Emperor on the Star Cluster Forum has had a huge impact not only online but also on the Federation. You can see many citizens gathering at the entrance of the Federation Government, expressing their demands."
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At a distance, the virtual ad projections on the building broadcast an interview with the renowned politician, Mr. Nanyam.
"Mr. Nanyam, what is your view on this matter?"
"In fact, we can understand everyone’s feelings since the Federation has now retreated to the Third Planet, without any other retreat. If we lose, we may have no chance of even fleeing!"
"Do you think the Federation Government should hand over the Dimension Stone?"
"Regarding this matter, I can’t answer, but I think everyone should trust the Federation Government and trust Lord Long Bai. They will certainly make the most correct choice."
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Inside the office of the Federation Government Building.
Long Bai was processing various weapon requests submitted by the military corps with his head down.
Suddenly, a rush of footsteps approached, and the office door was pushed open as Yun Rou hurriedly entered and spoke.
"Lord Long Bai."
"What is it?"
Long Bai looked up at Yun Rou and asked calmly.
"Something has happened, the final ultimatum from the enemy has caused nationwide panic, and many citizens are gathering outside to protest, demanding the Federation Government give up the Dimension Stone."
Yun Rou said nervously.
Upon hearing this, Long Bai fell silent for a few seconds and then asked.
"What’s the situation with the various military corps now?"
"There haven’t been any protests within the major military corps, instead, quite a few have signed a joint petition to fight the enemy to the end!"
Yun Rou reported back to Long Bai.
"I understand."
Long Bai replied in a low voice.
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o’clock in the afternoon.
Federation Government·Dawn Hall.
The entire conference hall was in chaos.
Long Chen, Farren, Alicia, Long Lan, Long Ying, Mo Xiu, Gabres, Moke Duo Clan Leader, Lord Omid, and numerous council members were all present.
Everyone gathered together, discussing the final ultimatum issued by the Fanluo God Emperor with very grim expressions.
"I really didn’t expect the four factions would unite together!"
Long Chen said, holding his head in distress.
"Hmph, they’re just desperate!"
Farren said with an annoyed expression.
"Gentlemen, now that they have united, our situation has become extremely dangerous, what should we do?"
Lord Omid asked worriedly.
"Damn, just because they’re united doesn’t mean they’re unbeatable. We were able to defeat them once, we can defeat them again!"
Gabres swore angrily.
"Lord Gabres, you can’t say that, we don’t have any other retreat now; if we lose, the Federation will truly perish!"
At this time, Senior Member Bai Kedi said anxiously.
"Yeah, Senior Member Bai Kedi is right, we’re really pushed to the brink; if you ask me, it’s better to hand over the stuff!"
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Many council members echoed the sentiment.
"Hand it over, then the people who died before would have died in vain?"
Mo Xiu said coldly.
"Lord Mo Xiu, we have no other choice, if there were any chance of victory, we wouldn’t agree to hand it over either."
Bai Kedi and others said.
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As the arguments continued, the door to the conference room was pushed open.
The noisy council hall suddenly quieted down.
Long Chen and others turned their heads, only to see Long Bai walk straight in.
Seeing Long Bai arrive, everyone stopped arguing and returned to their seats.
Long Bai walked to the podium, glanced at everyone, and spoke coldly.
"Everyone is here, so let’s start the meeting. This time, I called you over mainly to discuss the joint attack by Dark Star, Apocalypse, the Mechanical Clan, and Chilami. Anyone with opinions can bring them up."
With Long Bai’s words, the entire Dawn Council Hall became very silent.
Everyone looked at Long Bai with heavy hearts; the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
