Chapter 1918: Chapter 582: Compromise (Part 2)
Long Bai saw no one speaking, so he quietly stood and waited.
At this moment, Senior Member Bai Kedi took a deep breath, gathered his courage, stood up, and spoke to Long Bai.
"Lord Long Bai, if I may be so bold, it’s not that we are cowardly or afraid; we’ve really tried our best. But the enemies are just too strong. If we were up against one enemy, two, or even three, we wouldn’t be afraid. The problem is that we are facing four, and they are united. We have no chance of winning like this! Rather than fighting a war destined for defeat, we should just hand over the stuff."
"Hmph, cowardly thinking! Do you think that handing it over will solve everything? Once the Dimension Stone falls into their hands, our doom will be near!"
Long Ying objected with a very firm attitude.
Long Bai turned his head to glance at Long Ying but said nothing.
"Lord Long Ying, you’re not wrong, but if we can’t even get through this current difficulty, what’s the point of talking about the future?"
Senior Member Bai Kedi refuted.
"I think Lord Bai Kedi is right. Our priority now is to survive. If it really doesn’t work out, we can just leave this universe and wander."
...
Nearly a third of the council members supported this.
Long Ying was very angry seeing so many people support Bai Kedi and looked at Long Chen and others.
"Aren’t you going to say something? Are you really going to just hand over the stuff?"
Long Chen took a deep breath, then stood up and said.
"Everyone, although the enemies are united, if it really comes to a fight, the Federation may not necessarily lose. We must have faith in the Federation!"
"Lord Long Chen, we cannot afford to lose!"
Numerous council members said with heavy hearts.
Farren was furious upon hearing this and stood up.
"Look at you, losing spirit without even a fight. What is there to be afraid of? At worst, we’ll go down with them!"
"Lord Farren, I know you’re not afraid of them, but you also have to consider the citizens of Sky Dome City. Can you really bear to watch their homes be destroyed?"
Senior Member Bai Kedi said.
"You...."
Farren City Lord was momentarily speechless, his expression turning very unpleasant. The war had brought Sky Dome City to the brink of despair.
"Enough!"
Long Bai saw everyone arguing endlessly without reaching a conclusion and coldly spoke.
Everyone immediately fell silent, all eyes on Long Bai, waiting for her decision.
Long Bai glanced around at the crowd, her voice heavy as she spoke.
"I have heard everyone’s opinions. Each one of you has valid points. All of our intentions are for the Federation, so I hope you don’t let this get unpleasant. But the issue of the Dimension Stone concerns the rise and fall of the Federation, and even all of humanity, so we must proceed with caution. Let’s pause the meeting, go back and think about it, and we’ll continue discussions tomorrow morning!"
"Understood!"
Everyone sighed in response to Long Bai’s words.
"Meeting adjourned!"
With that, Long Bai turned and left.
...
Soon after, Xi Guang Laboratory, Basement Level 2.
Crack!
The black wall split open, revealing a secret passage, and Long Bai, wearing a mask, walked out.
She left the room directly, heading to the black holding chamber where VI-type Heroic Level Chilami Brooklyn Deputy Clan Leader was imprisoned, then opened a passage and walked inside.
At this time, Admiral Kabunofa, who was guarding, saw Long Bai and respectfully said.
"President Long Bai."
"Open up, and don’t let anyone else in."
Long Bai said coldly.
"Yes!"
Admiral Kabunofa immediately opened the stone door.
Long Bai walked into the dim circular palace and stood before the Ice Coffin.
She silently gazed at Long Xian inside the coffin, her purple pupils growing dimmer, murmuring softly.
"Grandfather, things have indeed turned out as you predicted. But rest assured, if the Federation truly perishes because of this, then this world has no reason to exist."
Inside the Ice Coffin, Long Xian lay still as ever.
The dim palace grew ever more silent.
....
Inside the room at this time.
Su Ming lay on the bed scrolling through his bracelet, watching videos of street protests uploaded by others, his mood very heavy.
He sighed deeply, realizing the situation was worse than he had imagined.
Su Ming was also a bit worried about Long Bai, considering the immense pressure she must be under.
Knock, knock~
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Su Ming snapped back to reality and said.
Creaaak~
The door was pushed open, and Irelia entered wearing a light blue top, a white skirt, her pale violet hair draping over her shoulders.
Su Ming was startled to see Irelia, quickly sitting up from the bed.
"Why are you here?"
"I came to see you, no need to get up, just stay comfortable."
Irelia walked over to Su Ming.
"Okay!"
Su Ming promptly lay back down.
At this point, Irelia walked to the bedside and accidentally kicked a wine bottle. She glanced down at it.
Seeing this, Su Ming’s heart skipped a beat.
Irelia looked up, smiling subtly as she looked at Su Ming.
"You’re drinking?"
"Uh, it’s just that there’s been a lot going on lately, feeling a bit stressed, so I had a little to relieve it."
"Really?"
"Of course, really. But enough about that, how did the meeting go?"
Su Ming quickly shifted the topic.
Irelia sighed slightly and said.
"Not well. It’s divided into two factions, one advocating handing over the Dimension Stone, and the other refusing to hand it over. The public leans more towards handing it over."
"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best."
