Elemental Card King.

Chapter 171 Humanity's Inevitable Defeat! A New Era, a Wartime System

They'll help whoever wins.

This principle of how society works has once again been proven.

Inside the Union Parliament hall, there were initially only about 20 members of parliament present, but now a third of them have arrived, and they have begun to pass around a document containing all the materials from the impeachment trial of the First Minister.

Midnight: 03:20 AM.

Late at night, the rebel military announced via television and radio that it was dissolving the coalition cabinet led by the First Consul and would hold a public trial for the former Consul.

Midnight: 05:01 AM.

The total number of troops from various external realms that the main plane carries has exceeded the total historical value. Bradley Jr., the global defense chief who escaped from the capital, is attempting to remotely command them.

The dimensional exploration legion under the command of the resistance army, along with the ten massive legions of the First Realm Defense Army, had already assembled in the capital and surrounding satellite cities, and controlled many fortresses and jump centers.

In addition, more than 20 allied forces, including the Central Divine Capital Guard Corps and the Sky Dome Barrier Space Force, were under the unified command of Marshal Yan.

"The combined firepower of both sides is enough to completely destroy the prime mover plane up to five times over. The doomsday bells are ringing here," a scholar from the Celestial School said with great certainty.

If the situation continues to spiral out of control, the entire Major League Baseball will fall apart.

but.

everything is over.

The capital has never welcomed so many god-level card masters as it has today.

The Grand Marshals, leading their personal guards, arrived at the Forbidden Land. They would proceed to the council hall to attend a hearing and make crucial judgments about the fate of human civilization.

Morning: 07:00 AM.

The general public trial was officially held.

One of the key tasks was the trial of the First Consul, on charges of 'abuse of power,' 'betrayal of the alliance,' and 'endangering human civilization.'

Soon.

The entire audience was in an uproar.

Because when it comes to a capital offense that endangers human civilization, it is related to an extradimensional plane and a highly threatening intelligent civilization.

"Back three years ago, when it was learned that there were anomalies in the plane observation science and that the plane's trajectory was beginning to deviate from the big data model, why did your alliance cabinet choose to conceal it?"

The accusation came from an expeditionary force representative: "Do you know how many families this act has ruined to this day?"

The former First Consul, now free from any constraints, sat in the dock.

His expression was calm, showing no fear of being a prisoner, nor any arrogance of someone who had long held a high position.

Big Bradley said calmly, "It's all for the sake of all humanity. Once the news is made public, and the dimensional economic system gets out of control, the number of families affected will be far more than just tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands."

The other party added that they have been working with the Finance Minister to design a new economic system and have given the Celestial School more funding in order to solve the mysterious problem of the unknown factor 'X'.

"The Dimensional Exploration Legion has provided evidence multiple times suggesting that 'X' may be an advanced intelligent civilization. Why don't you fully accept it?" the complainant asked again.

"I believe in science."

Big Bradley calmly stated, "The Dimensional Observatory has not observed any prime planes in the distant universe, and given the expeditionary force's egregious history of embezzling large amounts of Alliance taxes, I do not accept this evidence."

The lawyer defending him further explained that there are many small civilizations outside the region, and the expeditionary force could very well have used them to impersonate advanced intelligent races.

have to say.

The former governor handled the first two issues well enough that it was difficult to find fault with him.

The first one can be seen as the trolley problem, where he made a choice, sacrificing a small portion of humanity in the name of righteousness.

Secondly, it even allowed him to turn the tables on his opponents under full public scrutiny.

But then everything changed.

When the complainant provided relevant materials from a higher civilization, the entire parliament hall was filled with shock and uproar, and the Allied generals who were present as observers also made a commotion.

The former governor finally lost his composure and loudly protested, explaining that the previously submitted documents did not contain so much information.

"You are deliberately concealing the truth. The crime of endangering human civilization should be attributed to your expeditionary force. Look at what you have done: harming your own people, occupying the capital, and destroying the entire constitutional system of the alliance!" Big Bradley argued forcefully, his words sharp and accusatory.

The complainant's representative listened to the other party's accusations with a smile, showing great patience and politeness.

He said, "Mr. Bradley, have you forgotten? Six months ago, you didn't even look at it and had the latest evidence sent straight to the shredder, and the same thing happened three months ago."

To prove their claims, the head of the coalition's office was summoned as a witness.

He slapped the Magna Carta with one hand and, after making a solemn oath, confirmed that the complainant's claims were true.

Under the charter that symbolizes the supreme authority of the alliance, no one can lie.

At this moment, the former governor's expression was extremely unpleasant.

All along, the materials they submitted were long and tedious, and the arguments and testimonies were weak and unreliable, which was a complete waste of his time.

At present, whether the destroyed evidence materials contained any conclusive evidence from the scene is now impossible to verify, and he has indeed been hit hard on this point.

But what's even more fatal is what comes next.

The complainant's representative called another witness.

Among these.

One is an academic giant of the cosmology school and a leading figure in contemporary planar observation.

"I heard that the Governor once asked you a question: if it is indeed an advanced civilization that has completely disrupted the operation of our plane, then are we able to defeat this civilization?" the complainant asked.

The academic giant opposite him nodded: "Yes."

"What was your answer at the time?" the complainant continued to ask.

After a brief hesitation, the other side could only truthfully reply, "We are destined to lose."

Wow!
At this moment, the entire audience was stunned.

Many of the soldiers in attendance slammed their fists on the table and stood up in anger.

"What are you saying, you old bald man!"

"That dog has no respect for us at all."

Several generals pointed at the other side and started cursing, wishing they could roll up their sleeves and beat them up.

Left with no other option, the Supreme Court judge repeatedly struck the gavel, maintaining order for a full half minute before finally silencing the entire parliamentary hall, which resembled a marketplace.

The academic giant, neck stiff and enduring numerous murderous gazes, said, "All judgments are based on science. If 'X' is truly an advanced civilization, then we are indeed in a difficult situation."

at the same time.

Former Consul General Bradley, oblivious to the renewed uproar around him, slumped into his seat, recalling his earlier statement, "I believe in science!"
This statement corroborates the testimony given earlier.

He's finished.

Not to mention that the appellant began to press their advantage.

"As the cabinet's science advisor, you have evidence and reports showing that all scientific advice has been adopted over the past five years. Do you think the former governor also believed that our human civilization was destined for a disastrous defeat?"

Hear the words.

Big Bradley roared, "I was just asking out of curiosity, and that's not a valid basis for judgment. Supreme Court Justice, you should ban irrelevant leading questions."

However, this explanation was ignored.

The scene was still debating the scientist's startling remarks.

He closed his eyes in despair, unable to imagine how his reputation would plummet.

This leading question was indeed a masterstroke, cleverly combining two seemingly unrelated questions into one.

Moreover, what's truly chilling is that there was a mole lurking around him all along; otherwise, how could a casual remark made out of curiosity have been remembered?

"Expeditionary Force prisoner, Big Bradley, step forward!"

in the afternoon.

For ordinary people, life goes on as usual; those who need to go to school go to school, and those who need to go to work go to work.

Most primary and secondary school students have no sense of the collapse of a faction due to a military coup, but may have a somewhat confused awareness of hearings that involve the fate of human civilization.

of course.

They understood the former governor.

"War criminal Big Bradley, step forward!"

"To!"

The students have been using all sorts of war criminal and prisoner-of-war references on him, and they're having a blast with it.

Following the public trial, fueled by public opinion, the former First Consul was completely transformed into a war criminal clown who had lost the will to fight and harbored the belief that humanity was doomed to defeat.

Even more ridiculous is that former global defense secretary Bradley, seeing that the situation was hopeless, quickly fled overseas and kept running away, earning him the nicknames "Runaway Bradley" and "Champion of Escape".

In the online culture of young people, a new meme has emerged – 'those who study mathematics and physics' – used to satirize the surrenderist rhetoric that claims to have absorbed science into their minds.

Everything can be deconstructed.

Everything can be abstracted.

Regardless, this certainly dampened the serious pre-war atmosphere.

Half past four in the afternoon.

Su Chen had just gotten up and woken up in the VIP lounge of the Qingyun Provincial Association Center.

no way.

He watched the live text broadcast all night, and even watched the full public trial in the morning.

Yesterday was a national war, and last night he fought against an unexpected attacker. After such a long day, he was extremely sleepy.

"Let's eat first. I'll go to the cafeteria and heat up some food for you."

Teacher He Yun had just woken up, and she looked very happy.

Su Chen glanced at the other person in surprise. Something was off about the atmosphere.

Teacher He explained, "Both lists released last night have been invalidated. No one will cause you any trouble because of this, and Chairman Yan has returned to his post."

of course.

She had another piece of good news she hadn't mentioned.

Wang Liyang had just called her back. Although his tone was still indifferent, he couldn't hide the weariness beneath. Although he didn't mention what happened in Shen Du, she was still happy that he had survived.

Su Chen also looked at his phone while eating.

Because I had told my aunt before going to bed, my relatives and family weren't worried. Of the missed calls, there was only one, and it was from that 'customer service' person.

After dialing, the other party gave him an unexpected message.

"We've caught the person who wanted to kill you; it's your former provincial teammate, Feng Xingqin."

Cao Kangsheng, the person in charge behind the scenes of the Xuanhuang Kingdom Relief Foundation, was a military officer transferred from the expeditionary force. Last night, he also undertook certain intelligence work and monitored multiple institutional systems.

This is why he was able to warn Su Chen in advance.

“Last night, I saw a car acting suspiciously via satellite. I was too busy at the time, so I can only help you deal with it later. The person you ended up mentally disabled is named Feng Haobo. He is Feng Xingqin’s distant cousin, and he is definitely involved.”

"correct."

“Under the wartime system, attacking a national champion like you is tantamount to endangering the country’s strategic reserve talent. The military court will directly sentence the planners and executors to death, and the execution will be expedited without any room for negotiation.”

"If it were any other time, he might have actually survived."

"Unfortunately, his father, a congressman, left a day earlier. The father and son will be reunited tomorrow."

In this regard.

Su Chen could only sigh that he had died a good death.

He truly hadn't expected that a down-on-his-luck person with whom he hadn't had much interaction could harbor such malicious intentions.

Suddenly, he remembered a saying: some people's hatred is indeed unpredictable. They are mediocre and lack talent, so your excellence and your talent become the original sin.

"Want to see him one last time? I can arrange it," the other person said with a smile.

"Forget it, it's a waste of time." Su Chen shook his head; all he wanted to do now was go home.

He didn't have much of a wicked sense of humor to humiliate a dying man.

"it is good."

The other party suddenly mentioned another matter: "Education is going to undergo major reforms, and the academic atmosphere will also be rectified. Everything will follow the wartime system. The draft will be released tonight, and the domestic talent sequence top 500 list will be restored immediately."

This is not unfounded speculation, but a genuine inside story revelation.

Because this 'customer service' persona is, on the surface, the Director of the General Office of the Ministry of Education of the Xuanhuang Kingdom.

With this in mind, Su Chen couldn't help but ask about something very important.

6:30 pm.

Su Chen, Xia He, and teacher He Yun boarded a plane and flew to Donghua City.

I saw and heard a lot along the way.

First of all, whether it was in the VIP lounge of the terminal where we were waiting to board or in the first-class cabin of the plane now, many well-dressed wealthy businessmen were complaining about the stock market crash, saying that they had lost at least several hundred million yuan in a single day, and many of their stocks were directly trapped.

One piece of information is also revealed in this: under the pre-war hype, apart from military stocks rising against the trend, stock markets in various countries have suffered heavy losses.

This black swan event caused a major setback for stock market investors.

“I remember my uncle bought some Xingyao Company stock. He should have made a small profit. Could this be considered a small windfall from the war?” Su Chen said with a smile.

Xia He, holding her phone, said, "The card market has generally seen price increases."

Cards themselves provide a guarantee of combat power.

Under the threat of powerful external enemies, everyone clearly lacks a sense of security.

“In the past, in a prosperous and peaceful environment, everyone could pursue their dreams and realize their aspirations without any burden. Now, human civilization needs more people to step forward.”

Su Chen sighed. He suddenly thought of the Geng family of Yundu. This family of elements had long since died out in name only, and the younger generation had all gone to pursue art.

The established path is hard to change, but the newborn grandson certainly needs to reclaim the glory of his ancestors.

"Passing on the torch."

No matter how powerful the enemy is, their younger generation must withstand the test of a formidable foe.

"If we collapse, we will not be able to pass on the responsibilities and burdens to the next generation."

Just now, he and Xia He both received a notification from the Card Masters Association, focusing on reforms to the World Championship in August, with changes to the tournament format.

What is certain is that the competition will become more difficult, with more challenges, and the rewards will be even greater.

"We are lucky, or we may be unlucky," Qi Hanhai posted in the group chat, sounding rather melancholic.

The seven members of the national team had already been added to a group chat for the competition, and all competition updates would be announced in the group chat as soon as possible.

No matter how.

Battle card players will receive an epic buff.

At the same time, the responsibilities they will have to shoulder are likely to be beyond imagination.

See you this weekend.

After the plane landed, Xia He waved goodbye. Perhaps because of what happened last night, the aloof girl seemed a little reserved when they first met.

After chatting along the way, the awkwardness gradually dissipated, especially when Su Chen took the initiative to invite her to dinner on the weekend, her eyes and brows became more charming, and the corners of her mouth even turned up slightly.

"These two seem to have something going on," Teacher He Yun said with certainty.

After leaving the airport, Su Chen took a taxi home.

On his way back, he saw many law enforcement officers on the road, their eyes sharp and their expressions highly vigilant.

"There were still people looting and vandalizing in the afternoon; that's a bit too outrageous."

The driver glanced out the window and said, "Some people think that the doomsday theory has been proven true and that there is no hope for the future, so they have started to let themselves go and become completely lawless."

"If you want me to see..."

"There was no doomsday three years ago, and there won't be one three years from now. Horses will still run, dances will still be performed, the sun will still rise as usual, and nothing will change."

As the driver finished speaking, he became more and more agitated, his emphasis seeming as if he were speaking to himself.

Starting today, the world seems to be filled with a sense of bewilderment about the unknown.

The future is uncertain, and everyone needs answers.

"I immediately enrolled my youngest daughter in a martial arts class today. What's the point of all the art and music she learned before?"

The driver was quite talkative, chatting away enthusiastically. He glanced at Su Chen in the back seat and chuckled, "You look pretty young, you should be preparing for the college entrance exam, right? Take my advice, it's too late to sign up for summer classes, the spots are almost full. Tell your parents to hurry up and find a place."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen smiled and said, "I'll keep that in mind."

Soon.

He arrived home at 9:40 p.m.

My aunt and uncle were standing outside the door waiting for me.

"Welcome back, my pride." His aunt hugged him excitedly.

Everything that happened today is enough to leave anyone feeling bewildered and uncertain about the future, but one thing is certain: their nephew is the national champion.

"Champion!"

Uncle Tong Ruisong also gave him a bear hug, and he said with a smile, "We have to take a group photo later and frame it in my office to keep those bastards in the engineering department in check."

"Let's do it now," Su Chen suggested.

"it is good!"

My uncle got excited and found a bright spot in the yard. He stood up straight and had my aunt take a picture of him.

I bought this camera specifically for this moment.

"Alright, you're getting cocky."

The aunt rolled her eyes at the other person helplessly, and after handing the camera back to her husband, she immediately took her nephew's hand and went into the house: "Xiao Chen, I've prepared a midnight snack for you."

On the table, a bowl of steaming chicken noodle soup exudes an enticing aroma, while a glass of warm milk sits beside it.

Just as the late-night snack was about to begin, a report came from the television station.

The War Reform Committee announced via television and radio that all extra-regional defense forces will gradually withdraw from the main plane over the next two days.

It's worth saying.

While Su Chen was taking a nap in the afternoon, this military organization called the War Reform Committee officially took full charge of war preparations, and the war regulations they issued could be decided without being voted on by the parliament and the cabinet.

According to social commentators, this newly established military organization has already taken full control of the alliance's military power.

Its first military order was to declare that the entire alliance territory had entered a wartime state and begun a level-two state of combat readiness.

The second military order was to vigorously establish multiple new expeditionary forces and to massively expand the dimensional exploration legion.

In this regard.

Some people also interpreted that Marshal Yan was indeed a person who knew how to divide the pie well, and that he also had a clear grasp of right and wrong on major issues.

While expanding his own expeditionary force, he also permitted several marshals to form a new expeditionary force.

It should be noted that these units all possess independent operational command and troop deployment authority.

"Perhaps this is the confidence of the strongest player in the league."

Although there has been no public display of this, it is widely believed that the other side won two extraordinary battles, which led to the world-renowned military miracle.

(End of this chapter)