Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 723 The Way to Chaos
Cuiyue Star Region, the planet where 'Cuiyu Huaguan' lives.

In the white palace on the water, maids shuttled back and forth and stood quietly on both sides of the hall. They had their hands folded, light white gauze around their eyes, and wore snow-white dresses with delicate vine patterns on the corners, like white roses in bud.

Soon, a woman with long golden hair and a faint halo walked in slowly. She sat in the seat in the middle, like the pope in classical legends, dignified and beautiful.

'White Rose Harp' Ewen Qilin, the singing girl closest to the Sunday level in the Federation, is now also the most powerful and influential singing girl in the Central Star Region.

Soon, people in different clothes walked into the hall. Many of them were members of the Federal Central Parliament, and many were representatives of various companies and forces.

After entering the hall, they sat down in the fan-shaped seats, and then the discussion meeting began.

The purpose of this meeting is mainly to resolve the development direction of the central star field in the next ten years, reconcile the interests of all parties, and clearly define the boundaries of various factions.

Because of the rise of the 'Emerald Dragon' organization, many traditional forces in the central star field felt threatened. This year many people began to worry about the future of the central star region, which eventually led to this discussion.

Unlike those meetings that are announced to the public, this meeting will be more private. After all, some things cannot be discussed openly.

After the meeting began, a series of light curtains as light as mist rose up, isolating the entire venue from the outside world. A faint white mist also shrouded the interior of the venue. The white mist would interfere with photographic equipment and sound recording devices. The voice transmission in the venue would be completed by the singers present. After training in a special sequence of jobs, they could transmit voices directly in everyone's consciousness like the singers. At the same time, the entire meeting was led by Ewen Qilin, who was also an important witness to maintain the fair execution of future interest division.

The singer is an important ballast of the Federation, because it is difficult to restrain each other among the top power groups with traditional laws and morals. Even if contracts and agreements are signed, if no one can maintain fair execution, they are just a piece of waste paper. The difficulty in building trust will bring great conflicts and make many cooperations impossible to achieve.

If there is a singer above the Sunday level sitting in the center of the Federation, her deterrent power and guidance of spiritual beliefs to everyone will bring great stability to the Federation, which is also the basis for many consensuses and cooperation to be achieved.

"Since everyone is a little reserved, let me start first." A man in a gray suit stood up, and his voice rang in everyone's mind.

"I am a representative of the 'Tree Ring Group' and this time I will mainly talk about our ideas."

"It is foreseeable that if the Emerald Dragon is allowed to develop, they will use the construction of the Dragon Vein Project to gradually become a huge organization spanning dozens of star regions and easily uniting the entire southern star region."

"This will have two major consequences. First, the control of the Federation Central over the Southern Star Region will be greatly reduced. Many of our past investments and projects in the Southern Star Region will definitely be gradually excluded by local groups. Second, if the entire Southern Star Region is unified and the construction of the Dragon Vein system makes the economy take off, they will become a place that many Federation residents yearn for. The economic status will spread to the cultural field. At that time, the aesthetics, luxury goods, style preferences, cultural landscapes, etc. of the Southern Star Region will gradually become the benchmark and weather vane of the Federation. This will greatly deal a blow to us who were originally in a core position."

"Both of these consequences will greatly affect our interests, and economic differences will also lead to a de facto split within the federation. No matter what the cause, we must do our best to prevent it."

"At present, our suggestion of 'Huanzhishu Group' is to obtain the technology from 'Emerald Dragon' first, no matter what means are used. Remember, no matter what means are used, we will copy and develop it as quickly as possible after obtaining it, and build our own 'Dragon Vein' system. Of course, we can also not use this name, but name it the 'World Tree' system."

"As for being discovered or facing protests from the Emerald Dragon, it doesn't matter. We can fight a lawsuit legally. We occupy the central star field and have plenty of ways to delay and hinder the judicial system. We can also ignore the protests because the Emerald Dragon has only been established for less than a year and is far from being able to fight us head-on."

"There is no need to talk about morality. As long as we are actually strong, any protests and condemnations can be thrown down the drain."

His words were logically clear and targeted, which immediately won the approval of many representatives. Although Ewen Qilin, who was sitting at the top, rejected this kind of talk, she was not completely ignorant of the concept of greenhouse flowers. It was just that her personality prevented her from doing many things.

After he finished speaking, the man sat down and the scene fell into silence for a while. Many people did not speak at this time, and were still thinking about his previous remarks.

A minute later, another woman stood up.

"Hello everyone, I am a representative of 'Winter Dusk Moon'. Our group mainly produces military-related equipment." She introduced briefly.

"Since the civil strife ended five years ago, the Fifth and Sixth Fleets have suffered heavy losses and need a large number of new starships to replenish them. In the past, companies that produced various starship parts were distributed in multiple star regions, with slightly more companies in the southern and eastern star regions."

"I know that according to past practice, the orders will still be sent to military enterprises in the central, southern and eastern regions, but this time I have a different idea."

"Taking into account possible crises in the future, and in order to use this huge order to better develop our military industry, I suggest withdrawing the orders allocated to the southern and eastern star regions and investing them in the central and northern star regions." Her words sparked heated discussions.

The military industry is a very sensitive field. Ever since Aimularin reunified the Federation, a practice has been formed, which is to spread military industrial enterprises in different star regions and star fields as much as possible, rather than concentrating them together.

Yes, concentration will lead to higher production efficiency, but it will also easily lead to the formation of a military-industrial complex.

In the interstellar era, the decisive factor in war is no longer the quality of soldiers in the past, but the military production capacity. It can be said that as long as these enterprises and factories exist, they can continuously transform various resources and materials into war power.
Taking over military-industrial enterprises is a very sensitive act. If this representative's suggestion is followed, the military strength of the Federation's central star region will be greatly enhanced in the next few decades. This will undoubtedly greatly enhance the Federation's central voice and deterrence. But the consequence is that such behavior will also greatly stimulate factions in the southern and eastern star regions, bringing unknown impacts.

In the past, the prestige of the Federation Central Government was still intact, and they could easily mobilize and recruit military-industrial enterprises no matter which star field they were located in. However, since the signing of the agreement five years ago, the Federation Central Government's control over various star regions and star fields has declined significantly. At this time, military-industrial enterprises in remote star fields are no longer under the full control of the Federation Central Council.

Should they continue to maintain past practices and watch the strength of the central star region where they are located decline, or should they seize the bargaining chips firmly while the strength of other regions is not yet formed and use this to maintain their current strength and position? This choice is not difficult to think clearly, but it takes a lot of courage to make a decision. After all, they have to face the will left by Aimuraline.

Although Amyraline has been dead for more than 400 years, her will still influences the Federation today and she enjoys a high reputation among the people. It would be very risky to rashly overturn the decision made back then.

During the discussion, many people looked at Ewen Qilin who was sitting at the top. Many people hoped that the singer could withstand the pressure and complete the decision, so that they would not have to take risks. Ewen Qilin was not unaware of everyone's thoughts, but such behavior was not in line with her philosophy. Besides, she was not a strong-willed person and could not do such a thing as withstanding pressure and going against public opinion. In the end, she just shook her head and remained silent.

Seeing that the singer had no inclination to join this decision, everyone had to give up temporarily and turn to an in-depth and detailed discussion on how to obtain technology from the 'Emerald Dragon' as quickly as possible. It can be predicted that they will not care whether the means are legal or not, but will use various channels and methods to obtain everything they want.

Faced with everyone's unanimous opinion, Ewen Qilin could only respond silently. She was not a strong-willed person and could not force these people to give up, sacrifice their own interests, and watch the rise of the southern star region.

If the singers must stand on the side of the Federation's interests, the question is who truly represents the Federation's interests and future. This is already a rather vague and difficult issue to sort out. All factions and forces believe that they are right, and the singers cannot completely go against the trend.

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'Harp Crown' resides on the star.

A month has passed since Tilan brought Orles back to the Shitide family. During this month, Tilan often took Orles back and forth, sometimes staying in the Shitide family, and sometimes in her own mansion. In addition to taking care of Orles, she also gradually learned about the decisions of various factions in the central star region.

"It seems that they are not prepared to follow the previous rules." Tilan put down the information in the report in her hand.

"Yes, Your Highness Tilan." An intelligence officer bowed to her.

"According to our personnel in various factions, many top agencies in the central star region have received missions. They will send their elite operators to infiltrate the newly built factories in the southern star region in various ways to obtain the technical information of the Emerald Dragon."

"The headquarters, members, contacts, and networks of these firms are all in the Central Star Region. They cannot refuse such a mission under pressure from above. Even if we issue a warning, they will not stop," he added.

"It's a bit troublesome." Tilan rubbed his brows, feeling that the people in these offices were like mosquitoes and flies that were everywhere. In terms of direct combat effectiveness, they were definitely not as good as the army, but when it came to stealth, concealment, and espionage methods, they were too rich.

There are many people in the various production bases of the Emerald Dragon Organization, and it is impossible for her to protect every person and every corner so completely and perfectly. Technical information is something that can be easily leaked if there is only one loophole.

"Has the confidentiality plan that we informed them before been prepared?" Tilan asked another member in front of him. He had a stern appearance and wore intelligence glasses.

"It's done. Now we will divide the production materials inside the Emerald Dragon into five levels and 47820 modules. Each module is not connected to the other. The technicians in the base will focus on their own modules and have no way of knowing the overall picture. In addition, the higher the confidentiality level of the module, the stronger the security and monitoring force we will equip."

"Is that so..." Tilan looked at the table and thought.

“Although we can strictly control the production end, it is probably difficult to supervise the construction of the dragon vein after it is laid. Those are huge projects that span thousands of kilometers.”

"That is to say, some information will be exposed sooner or later." She tapped the hem of her skirt on her knees, her snow-white fingers poking out from the dark blue sleeves, looking a bit cute like a girl.

"We can only try our best to delay the process and keep it secret for a while longer."

"But..." Tilan remembered something.

Some of the special materials needed come from "grey dust crystals", which are purification crystals produced by her. Without these supports, it would not be easy for the forces in the central star region to find substitutes.

Tilan didn't dare to guarantee that the other party would never be able to find a substitute, but this necessary material would definitely hold up the other party's progress for a long time. During this period of time, she also had to strengthen the strength of the southern star region as soon as possible to avoid the result that the various factions in the central star region would be desperate and directly launch a war to rob.

"In other words, military-industrial enterprises are the key..." she murmured.

Today's military technology is not like that of the past, where latecomers only need a dozen years to catch up. The difficulty of manufacturing starships is far greater than that of simple rifles and cannons. All aspects involved are the result of countless experiences and technologies. It is impossible to imitate and develop from scratch.

How to convince them, or how to gain bargaining chips to protect herself? It seems that she will have to visit those well-known military industrial enterprises in the next few years.

She was not completely without foundation in this regard, thanks to the foundation that Arnansha had left her during those years. Even after staying on the lost planet for several years, she was able to use these relationships to get in touch with familiar people again.

I wonder what Arnansha thinks of herself now. She did not return to the central star field to take charge of the overall situation, but established the 'Emerald Dragon' in the southern star field. This may disappoint this senior, because it is not conducive to the stability of the entire federation. Strong branches and weak trunks are the way to chaos.

But she also has her own ideas, because what she wants is not just to be a glue to maintain the integrity of the federation, but a federation that can be completely controlled from top to bottom, so that she can promote her unconventional and even drastic reform measures.

To do such a thing, she could not do it alone, and she needed a very solid foundation of support, and the establishment of the 'Emerald Dragon' became a must.

It can be predicted that as she gets closer to that goal step by step, many of her former senior singers will slowly stand on the opposite side, because what they want to maintain is the "Federation" in their minds, not the "Federation" that Tilan expects and envisions. The two have the same name, but completely different cores.

Times have changed, teacher.

(End of this chapter)