Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 834 The Final Battle

Song Shi went to see Cha Keluo.

In an online format.

"Are you still Song Shi?" This was the first thing Chakro said upon his entrance.

"Hmm?" Song Shi raised an eyebrow: "If you want to verify, will you do it for me, or will I do it for you?"

Chakro laughed heartily.

The two sat down and began to talk, but Chaklo talked more and Song Shi listened more.

When the New Order Federation was established, the Enlightened Family held two of the two seats on the Supreme Executive Council, and with Song Shi included, it could even be said that they held three seats. Therefore, Chaklo Vaughn was naturally elected as president, exercising the highest power of the state as stipulated by the constitution.

This is where the problem arises.

“The Enlightener.” Chaklo Vaughn crossed his arms and placed them flat on the table. “Where should it be now?”

The Enlightened Ones, the Scientific Ethics Committee, and the Security Bureau are all founders of the New Order Federation, but the latter two do not have this problem.

The Science Ethics Committee, needless to say, has always been a self-contained neutral organization. However, thanks to its powerful military and influential members, it has been able to force governments to submit and has even dared to stand up to giant corporations from time to time.

Now, it has transformed into the founder of the New Order Federation, and its influence is incomparable to what it used to be. However, in order to maintain its purity and ensure that it can still handle any matters involving "science" and "ethics" in a consistent manner as before, they remain independent departments of the New Order Federation with a very high degree of autonomy.

Everything is business as usual.

The Security Bureau is simpler than the Science Ethics Committee.

These are legitimate national security and social order maintenance agencies, wielding both grassroots power and armed force. Of course, in the past, apart from the General Administration and a few local branches, other security bureaus were essentially subservient to the corporation.
Regardless, this framework, which covers the entire corporate alliance, is still clearly visible.

No need to replace it.

The same team, just flip the badges on their uniforms over, and the Security Bureau is still the Security Bureau.

As for the employees at all levels who had been thoroughly infiltrated in the past, Paddy Morse generally adopted a lenient attitude. He killed those who could be killed and pardoned those who could be pardoned. Except for those who were unforgivable and had a long history of misdeeds, the rest were all attributed to company oppression and forced to obey, so they were not held accountable for their past actions.

Based on this, a group of old employees were dismissed and a group of new employees were recruited. The Security Bureau was cleaned up in the shortest possible time, the internal chaos was quelled at lightning speed, and the new employees were brought in and put back into service.

The enlightened ones are different from them.

Starting as an anti-corporate resistance group, Enlighteners' initial idea was simply to oppose corporations; whatever the corporations supported, we would destroy. In its subsequent development, it gradually developed concepts such as "calling for human rights and the law" and "reconstructing social order."

Successful.

—At least in the hearts of a considerable number of Enlightened members today, this ideal has been a great success! The dreams of past sacrifices and present successors have been realized!
They did it all! Giant corporations that were once thought to be invincible, like gods, were personally defeated in several places. Corrupt governments of the past were discarded like worn-out shoes, and new nations were established. Everything is moving in a positive direction.

This is precisely why Chaklo clearly understands that the "Enlighteners" have reached a crossroads. "With the establishment of the New Order Federation, the Enlighteners no longer have a need to exist." Chaklo shook his head slightly: "According to the agreement, the Science Ethics Committee and the Security Bureau cannot interfere with executive and legislative power. We have built the current new government ourselves. If the Enlighteners continue to exist, then any proposal will definitely be decided by the Enlighteners, not the government. The Enlighteners will become a 'state within a state,' a 'shadow government.'"

"In that case, the federal government is still just a figurehead, a mascot." Song Shi said casually, "It doesn't matter whether it's there or not."

"However, we hereby announce our immediate disbandment."

Song Shi leaned back.

"I'm afraid it might not work."

Chakro readily admitted this.

As a newly formed political entity, the New Order Federation's regime is actually very stable. The five major committees suppress the entire situation, and whoever they glare at dies. In theory, no one dares to disobey.

However, under these circumstances, the collapse of the old corporate regime within the current New Order Federation has inevitably brought chaos and created a considerable power vacuum. Meanwhile, the Enlightened Branches in various places, which used to roam like rats in the cracks of the city, have been able to effectively maintain basic order at this critical juncture.

Similarly, Chakro wanted to eliminate the lingering influence of corporateism, deter restless elements, promote reforms at all levels, and establish government authority. He wanted to do so much, but he wasn't a "consensus" or a "king of the abyss" who would suddenly tell someone "I'm watching you" at any moment, showing meticulous care.

Therefore, he needs a strong force to assist in pushing things forward—the Enlightened Ones still recognize "Chaklo Vaughn" as their sole leader, and with just one order, they can mobilize a group of loyal followers in no time without question.

Moreover, the Enlightened Ones cannot simply disband; it is a massive resettlement project. Especially since the Battle of Forgelight City, after the Enlightened Ones captured Forgelight City, their membership has expanded several times and now numbers are numerous.

Chaklo Vaughn isn't going to just walk up to the stage, clap his hands, say, "Let's have a farewell dinner," and then everyone goes home and back to their old lives. Uh, remember to obey the law.

"My current idea is to select a group of enlightened individuals to establish a separate violence oversight department. They would keep an eye on things and act as a safeguard to ensure that the federal government does not go astray."

"Then here's the question," Song Shi asked, "What if this department also goes bankrupt?"

"That's not my concern. I can't arrange things a thousand or ten thousand years from now for them." Hearing this, Chakro smiled instead, relaxing his fingers and gently tapping the table. "Secondly..."

“I have enough confidence in the successors of the Enlightened Ones.” Chakro paused, then smiled and asked in return, “How about it? Doesn’t it sound quite tempting, Song Shi? Should we consider finding a successor? I’ve read the information, and the people of the Eastern Continent take this very seriously.”

“A successor? I don’t think it’s necessary.” Song Shi scoffed, unconcerned, and tapped his forehead with his index finger: “All that I have learned is in the Dao path. If you want it, go and get it yourself. I don’t need to teach you.”

Chakro nodded, then his expression turned serious.

[The Enlightened One] What the future holds is not the issue we need to worry about right now. It's not time for them to come to an end. Right now, there's a full-scale civil war—the giant corporations haven't all died out yet!
Chakro opened the holographic map.

"We have joined forces with Ye Nan to advocate for a corporate alliance."

"The balance of power has shifted; it's time to end all of this!"

(End of this chapter)