A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 317 This Civilization is Full of Undercurrents

A private terminal virtual platform, where several blurry virtual figures are having a meeting in this virtual space.

The intergalactic virtual network of the Prinkia civilization existed to serve the military, but to save costs, some of its functions were later opened to the public.

But what most people in Pulinka don't know is that both military and civilian virtual platforms are just the tip of the iceberg; what lies beneath the surface is a much larger virtual network system.

This virtual network system serves profit purposes. Unlike a trading market, it is not public. Instead, it consists of a vast number of interconnected, miniaturized virtual spaces.

These miniaturized virtual spaces are like rooms that can be created or destroyed at any time, facilitating smuggling, illegal trading of contraband, or plotting shady activities.

Just like right now.

As the discussion was nearing its end, one of the figures hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about... we discuss it some more?"

The other shadows nearby sneered, "What? Only now are you starting to get scared? It's too late to back out now."

The hesitant figure, so humiliated, immediately snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, afraid? If I were afraid, I wouldn't be sitting here discussing these matters with you; I would be reporting you to the Central Unified Government."

As he spoke, Shadow explained, "I believe that the assassination is of paramount importance. We only have one chance. If the first assassination fails, it will be much more difficult to succeed in the future. Once the Central United Government is prepared, it will not let us succeed in assassinating Fuwahu easily. Therefore, we must perfect the assassination operation as much as possible before it begins to ensure that it is completed on the first try."

The shadow's explanation and rebuttal only earned it greater ridicule and mockery from the other shadows.

These people are all adversaries who are at odds with each other, and the reason they gathered in this virtual space to hold a meeting is for a common interest—to assassinate the war god Fuwahu!

The civil war between civilizations ended because the implementation of the proliferation plan led to a rapid increase in the size of civilizations, which in turn led to the fragmentation of political power within the civilizations as a whole.

As the main political entity of the Pulinka civilization, the central unified government naturally did not want to see so many other political entities within the civilization in order to maintain its unity.

Therefore, the struggle of the Principe civilization would inevitably shift from the outside to the inside.

With the threat of other alien civilizations being wiped out and the great war between civilizations over, the next war will be a civil war within the Pulinka civilization.

Among these shadows, one that had been silent since the beginning spoke up: "Let's stop this pointless arguing. Wasting time won't do us any good."

As he said this, Shadow continued, "I think Chief Drei's words make sense. Although there are many warlords now, as long as the military genius Fuwahu is in charge, the central unified government has absolute deterrent power over any force. Honestly, who among you dares to confront Fuwahu militarily?"

Upon hearing these words, the shadows in the meeting fell silent.

It was precisely because they feared the existence of Fuwahu that they temporarily set aside their prejudices and gathered here to discuss how to solve this big problem.

The shadow continued, "As long as Fuwahu lives, it is impossible for the central government to break away from the dominant power."

"I believe the Central United Government is fully aware of the importance of Fuwahu, but since the war has only just ended, most people are still not fully adjusted to the situation."

"The best time to assassinate Fuwahu is right now; we must do it quickly and steadily."

……

There's an undercurrent of plotting to assassinate Fuwahu. Does Lu Shang know about this?

Of course, I know that those conspirators have the power and connections to evade the central unified government's surveillance, but they cannot evade the swarm's medium.

Even knowing the exact weight of the excrement these conspirators produced today wouldn't be difficult for Lu Shang if he really wanted to.

However, Lu Shang was quite happy to see these people come to assassinate him, so he adopted a hands-off attitude. If it weren't for wanting to die more naturally, Lu Shang would probably have infiltrated the conspirators and helped them refine their assassination plan.

Not long after the great interstellar war ended, Lu Shang was summoned to the capital planet by the central unified government for a meeting.

This meeting is very important, so it is not being held in a virtual network, but participants are required to attend in person.

In addition to high-ranking military officials like Lu Shang, the meeting was also attended by high-ranking officials from both the political and business sectors.

Indeed, unlike human civilization, in the Prinkia civilization, the business world, like the military and the political world, is also a part of the government.

The military is responsible for how to fight wars, the political sector is responsible for the judiciary, legislation, and public security, and the business sector is responsible for industry, agriculture, and the balanced distribution of social resources. Things like financial crises are long forgotten history in the Primaka civilization; they are low-level mistakes that primitive people would make.

At the meeting, the Director-General, who holds the highest political power, delivered a speech.

"The war is over, but our fight is not over."

"Everyone here is surely aware of the series of consequences that will result from the implementation of the propagation plan."

The Director General's gaze swept over everyone present, and he continued his statement expressionlessly: "The current mother civilization, although it is still a unified whole on the surface, is actually trending towards division in reality. The reason why we have not yet seen any signs of internal strife is simply because most people are still immersed in the joy of victory in the civilization war."

"In the future, the overall structure of the mother civilization will only tend to collapse every day, and things will only get worse."

The Director-General's voice was deep and resonant, seemingly containing a dormant power. Combined with the adjutants who were busy taking notes, the scene appeared extremely authoritative.

"As the helmsmen of the mother civilization, I and everyone here have the responsibility and obligation to prevent such an outcome, eliminate the internal threat of division for the mother civilization, and ensure the integrity of the civilization."

"I've already drawn up a detailed plan on how to do it. Please take a look."

With that, the Director General passed on the plans he had brought to the meeting to each participant.

The plan is not complicated, but it is an open strategy, so its simplicity is actually a good thing.

The Director General's plan is to use the military force of the Central Unified Government as the core to deter other restless forces in the Pulinka Civilization. Then, relying on this deterrence, through non-drastic administrative means such as issuing decrees of grace or relocating their families to the capital planet, the plan will take several generations to gradually reduce the powerful forces that dominate a region in the Pulinka Civilization.

In this way, the internal strife can be resolved silently, achieving a soft landing for the Prinkian civilization.

This is an open conspiracy, obvious to anyone with a brain.

But there's no way to solve it, because the central unified government's fist is big enough that a head-on confrontation would result in a terrible defeat.

(End of this chapter)