You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

Chapter 78: Backstab by the Military (5k)

In stark contrast to the excited cheers of the military and the battle groups, the aristocratic families and the federal high-ranking officials sitting on the other side.

The head of the Qin family in the imperial capital, who was then the Federation's deputy minister, remained expressionless, but the tone of his comments betrayed his current mood.

[This is a substitution of concepts! ]

【To deceive people! 】

[Several high-ranking members of the noble families nearby turned and left after seeing the atmosphere in the courtroom.]

[Because they know that the trial outcome they want to see will never happen again.]

[In a sense, you have already won the support of some high-ranking officials in the regiment and the military.]

【So staying here any longer would be a waste of time. 】

After the presiding judge knocked on the table, the cheering gradually subsided.

[Mr. Lin Xia, what is your appeal regarding this court hearing?]

【Your eyes scan the surroundings, still maintaining your passionate state. 】

【I demand acquittal! 】

【Because I am innocent! 】

How can an innocent person be thrown into prison because of someone else's accusation?

Everyone!

[The Federation possesses territory that surpasses the White Eagle Empire, and the various extraordinary resources on the Federation's land are enough to crush the Winter Empire.]

[But why does the Federation frequently find itself at a disadvantage when faced with foreign invasions?]

[When everything seems normal, but the results are not ideal, it means that parasites and vampires have appeared within the Federation!]

[They are sucking the blood of the Federation, suppressing the Federation's future, eroding the Federation's size, and controlling the Federation's direction!]

[Through transformation, the White Eagle Empire built the world's largest extraordinary industrial system.]

[The Winter Empire has transformed and built the world's most powerful professional army! ]

[If the Federation wants to become stronger, how can it not reform? ]

We need change!

【We can only change! 】

Only through reform can the Federation become stronger and we can regain everything we have lost!

【You fart! 】

[Suddenly, a middle-aged man sitting on the right side of the courtroom glared angrily.]

[The Federation was established by our ancestors, and the system of the Federation was established by the great founders! ]

How can we change at will?

[The laws of our ancestors must never be changed! ]

【You look over at the sound, staring at the other person with a cold gaze.】

If the ancestral laws can make the Federation extremely powerful and become the world's most powerful nation, then who would want to change?

If the ancestral laws can save the Commonwealth from humiliation and the cession of territory and payment of indemnity, then why change them?

If the ancestral laws allowed the Federation to become powerful and dominate, how could there be calls for change?

[It is because of those so-called ancestral laws that the Federation has fallen into a state of decadence and corruption.]

[Today's Federation is a moving delicacy in the eyes of the surrounding empires!]

If we don't seek change, if we don't demand change, then the Federation might not even have a chance to negotiate!

Another representative of the aristocratic family stood up and attacked your reforms, citing the 100-year non-aggression pact signed between the White Eagle Empire and the Winter Empire as an example.

You scoffed at this.

[It's hard to imagine that there are such pure people among the top leaders of the federal government?]

[Do you think a treaty can limit the external expansion of a powerful country? ]

"As a descendant of an aristocratic family, would you let your enemy go and allow him to grow stronger just because he's in decline?"

[When facing an enemy weaker than you, you will not give in at all and will use all means to completely eliminate the enemy.]

【how? 】

[When facing an enemy stronger than you, do you begin to place all your hopes on the other party's kindness?]

If the White Eagle Empire and the Winter Empire are truly kind as you wish, then why did the war break out?

【Such an idea is simply stupid! 】

【it is good! 】

[This time, the Minister of Military Affairs was the first to stand up and applaud.]

[As the military chief stood up, all the senior military and regiment officials stood up.]

[For a moment, the courtroom was once again filled with warm applause.]

[During the subsequent trial, various figures, represented by the aristocratic families and the federal general manager, began to take turns to appear on the scene.]

[The court's rule that audience members are not allowed to speak is like child's play in front of these high-ranking officials!]

[Rules are made by them to constrain others.]

[How can the one who makes the rules be constrained by the rules? ]

[At worst, we can go back and make a plan through the ballot box and change the rules that are blocking them!]

The military and the regiment originally wanted to voice their support as your supporters, and even the military chief was prepared for a hard fight.

【But your performance gave them a boost. 】

You stood there alone, as if you had the support of a brilliant civilization behind you. Facing the challenges posed by the aristocratic families and the higher-ups of the Federation, you always found a new way forward, reflecting these questions back in a way that was disadvantageous to the enemy.

[Finally, he raised the great cause of making the Federation great again and silenced all the attackers.]

Even if the federal general office staff question you using confusing official language, you will always be able to find their weaknesses amidst the complexities of this official language and kill them with one strike!

[This makes one wonder, have you ever received any training in the federal government system beforehand?]

[Otherwise, why are you so good at this kind of empty, empty, and verbose language that makes you feel like you have to think carefully before you listen to it?]

Finally, as you finished your high-spirited speech, the slogan of the Federation's victory resounded throughout the courtroom once again. The head of the Qin family, assuming the authority of Deputy Director, suggested that the trial be temporarily adjourned.

[After noticing the Military Minister's nod, the presiding judge agreed to adjourn the court session.]

[However, during the adjournment of the trial, the aristocratic families began to collectively exert their strength to control public opinion and so-called public sentiment, launching a comprehensive campaign to smear your image.]

[Of course, in order to be convincing, it cannot be pure slander.]

[They cloak themselves in righteousness, using the idea of ​​"doing it for your own good" and thinking from everyone's perspective. Then, they change their own perspectives because they can't change the circumstances, and strongly criticize your reformist ideas in the courtroom.]

[Among them, the article "Night of Riots: The Fall of the Shang Capital and the Rise of the Butcher," compiled by Chaofan Review's chief editor, Liu Guanzhi, went viral on Zhiwang at a furious speed thanks to the combined efforts of the aristocratic families.]

The wheel of history rolls forward, bringing us to a decision concerning the Federation.

【We are all masters of the Federation! 】

【Now! 】

[It's time for us to make a choice for the development of the Federation! ]

【We can turn a blind eye and pretend that none of this happened! 】

[But at the same time, the tragic riot that occurred in Shangdu at night is constantly reminding us that only by participating can we save our lives! ]

[The one who dragged us into the abyss and pulled us out of our peaceful bed was the Chixin Society represented by Lin Xia!]

The Red Heart Society's so-called new ideology is a meaningless concept filled with hatred and exclusion, unified by so-called hand gestures and slogans.

[Lin Xia's promises to all members of the Red Heart Club are false and unfulfillable!]

【Absurd idea! 】

False Hope!

The lies throughout the story, coupled with the chaotic situation, led to the chaos and massacre tragedy in the Shang capital.

As the founder of the Red Heart Society, Lin Xia should have utilized his strengths and contributed his own strength to ensure the safety and stability of the Federation.

Yet he stood on the podium and spouted nonsense, using his sophistry and heresy to lure out and amplify people's inner fears.

【Faced with such a situation? 】

What can we do?

Should we do nothing?

Should we allow such a butcher to walk out of the court that tried his crimes without charge?

[Are we going to watch the tragedy that has happened before happen again within the Federation?]

If all of us stand idly by in the face of this, it will inevitably lead to greater disasters and suffering for everyone in the Federation in the near future!

[However, when this article was widely disseminated through the Zhiwang, the backlash it caused was somewhat beyond the family's expectations.]

The panic and public concern they anticipated did not materialize.

On the other hand, there are a lot of sarcastic and targeted comments on Zhiwang.

The people are the masters of the federation?

[When we are needed to charge in the front, we become the masters? ]

[When you don't need it, you become a slave burdened with financial loans for your entire life, right?]

[On the night of the Shangdu Massacre, it seems no ordinary people died, right?]

[Yes, it seems that some ordinary people were affected by the battle and were injured, but they were immediately treated free of charge by the Red Heart Society.]

[Those who died were all from aristocratic families. Otherwise, why would these long-time high-ranking aristocratic family masters panic?]

[From this perspective, Mr. Lin Xia, the founder of the Chixin Club, is a great man who speaks up for us at the bottom!] [You only see this now?]

[However, the noble families naturally have their own solutions to these comments.]

[They have high enough authority on the Internet to block these comments directly.]

[Big data regulation, one piece of information is banned as soon as it comes out.]

[For those who deliberately try to disrupt the system, we will directly contact the local law enforcement team, have them locate their location, and then conduct a home visit to educate them.]

[Of course, it doesn’t matter if you have a background.]

[Then they hired a troll army to manipulate public opinion on a large scale on the Zhiwang platform.]

[But if the noble families take action in terms of public opinion, how can the military and the battle group just sit back and watch this happen? ]

[And the Red Heart Society will not allow the noble families to slander their leader. Lin Xue immediately published an article titled "Dear Red Heart Leader" to rally public support for you.]

[Under this article, all the Chixin members have reposted and spread it. ]

[Given the current size of the Chixin Society, this wave of operations directly defeated the navy offensive of the aristocratic families.]

[So, while you were in the courtroom waiting room, a public opinion campaign centered around you began.]

[It really is like this, you finish your performance and I take the stage, each with his own unique skills!]

[In May of the 137th year of the Supernatural Calendar, the second half of your trial finally begins.]

[But just as you were preparing your speech, about to begin a debate with the scholars, to blast those aristocratic families into self-destruction, and at the same time free yourself from this trial, tragic news suddenly arrived.]

[The second half of your trial by the military court had already begun before you, the client, were brought to the court.]

[In other words, you were deprived of the freedom to debate in your subsequent trial.]

[This news is to let you know that the military leaders have reached some kind of agreement with the noble families and have given up their support for you.]

[After a month, I finally received this kind of news? ]

[This made you stand there in a daze for a moment.]

[The development of things is completely beyond your expectations, and it is developing in an unreasonable and uncontrollable direction.]

【Military Headquarters! 】

【unreliable!】

[Those warbands whose lives you saved and who cheered and supported you in the Inquisition are also unreliable! ]

[Even the generals fighting on the front lines are unreliable!]

[If there was someone you could rely on, you wouldn't have ended up like this.]

[At least, you should have known about the agreement between the military and the aristocratic families.]

【Think about it carefully, and you will understand what is going on. 】

[The support and cheers from the military and the chapter in the Inquisition made you think that things were moving in the direction you expected.]

[But the key point is that the military leaders simply admire your ideas and are very interested in the development of the Red Heart Society.]

[Apart from that, there is no direct conflict of interest between you and the military.]

[So, as long as the aristocratic family is willing to give up some benefits and offer a condition that will tempt the military, the military will abandon you in an instant.]

[And just like that, you, sitting in the waiting room, without appearing in court, received your own verdict.]

[You have been sentenced to life imprisonment on twenty-nine charges, including treason, embezzlement of federal property, fraud, and espionage. The sentence will be executed immediately!]

[This means that you will spend the rest of your life in a federal prison.]

Lin Xia: “?”

A question mark slowly floated above his head.

During the first half of the trial, wasn't he speaking passionately on the microphone, winning the support of most people in the courtroom?

He even argued with many scholars and almost absolved himself of the blame!

How come it failed in the blink of an eye?

Moreover, there is not even a chance for a debate in the shopping mall!

The sharp turn made him a little dizzy.

what?
Normally speaking, this shouldn't be the case!

The situation has changed so much that I feel like a clown.

"grass!"

Lin Xia couldn't help but swear. As expected, she shouldn't have given her hope to the Federal Corps and the Federal Military.

The so-called support these people offer is just empty promises!

Only the Chixin Society that I have developed step by step is my real support.

No matter what happens, only Chixin will always stand by your side.

Power grows out of the barrel of a gun!

This time, the power he controls is still not strong enough.

If he had more than a dozen numbered regiments under his command, and if the Chixin Society controlled half of the Federation, would the aristocratic families still dare to do such a thing to him?

Federal Military, do you still dare to stab me in the back like this?

"First, the aristocratic families backstabbed me, then the military and the numbered regiments did the same."

Lin Xia laughed speechlessly, "Since they are unreliable, then let's not rely on them!"

"Perhaps this is the difference between the extraordinary world and the ordinary world. My third-level strength is not taken seriously by the top powerhouses of the Federation."

Thinking of this, Lin Xia's eyes turned cold.

"If you think about it, the top brass of the federal military all come from aristocratic families."

"In a sense, what's the difference between the military brass and the people at the Federation General Office?"

"Correct!"

"When we rise up completely, we'll kill them all!"

"And you call yourself a federal reformer?"

"Still want to change the Federation and make it stronger?"

"With a military this weak and vulnerable, a military that can be bought off with a few small bribes, it's a wonder the Federation can become powerful!"

[Somewhere in the darkness, a will carrying a murderous aura transcended time and space and reached your mind.]

[For the first time, you really agree with the idea of ​​the past time and space! ]

[Wait till September 8th in autumn, my flower will bloom and all other flowers will die!]

[The fragrance of incense permeates Chang'an, and the whole city is covered with golden armor.]

[Huang Chao's poems bloom involuntarily in your mind.]

[Perhaps one day in the future, you will also learn from Huang Chao, holding the family tree of the federal family, and fight from the northernmost to the southernmost! ]

[But as for the idea that the military backstabbed you, you think there might be another explanation.]

[Perhaps from the very beginning, the military had no intention of supporting you.]

[All the superficial actions taken by the federal military are just to confuse the noble families, treat you as a tradable object, and make them pay a certain price.]

[That night, the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment came to you to apologize.]

[His eyes were bloodshot, and the first moment he saw you, he apologized to you.]

[Brother Lin Xia, I'm so sorry.]

[And from the explanation given by the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment, you also roughly understood the cause and effect.]

[In the eyes of the military, you are just a third-level professional.]

[In the extraordinary world, strength is king! ]

[No matter how good your words are, no matter how reasonable they are, what's the point? ]

Even if a soul mage is a stutterer, as long as he has enough strength, he can easily raise a loyal army.

[So if you don't have enough strength, everything is just floating around. ]

[But before you leave, the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment reassures you that he will pay for his mistakes.]

[In June of the 137th year of the Transcendental Calendar, while you were being escorted to the Federal Central Prison, two groups of powerful professionals came to break out of the prison.]

[One group of people is composed of high-ranking professionals, led by the Seventeenth Regiment.]

[Although the other wave has a large number of people, their strength is not strong.]

[Among them, you immediately recognized the figures of Deng Qi and Wang Meng.]

【Obviously, this is the Chixin Society's rescue for you.】

【But the Federation had anticipated this situation.】

[Thus, the two groups were quickly subdued.]

Compared to the Seventeenth Regiment's leader's devastating slaughter, the members of the Red Heart Society were in a state of complete and utter despair.

[Finally, under your gaze, Deng Qi, Wang Meng, and the others resolutely detonated their souls, intending to create chaos for your escape.]

[However, the chaos they had fought for with their lives was quickly quelled by the well-equipped Federal Central Army.]

[Under the attack of high-ranking professionals, their sacrifice is doomed to be in vain.]

[On the other side, the leader of the Seventeenth Regiment saw that he was no match for the enemy and had no choice but to retreat.]

[Not long after, the news of the Seventeenth Regiment's defection shocked the entire Federation.]

Even though you are in the Federal Central Penitentiary, you are still shocked by such heavy news.

(End of this chapter)