"He is my brother, a wise and supportive friend who spiritually encouraged me the most. It was he who, with a single command to fire, awakened my soul and that of many others present that had become numb.
"He told me that the leader of a nation must be responsible for all its people. At the very least, they should be able to stand safely and sufficiently fed in the jungle of human civilization in the Milky Way. An excellent leader allows his people to take pride in their government, to gain dignity, and to find solutions when faced with danger and hardships.
"I began to strive toward this goal, pondering how to bring dignity to my people.
"It is difficult, truly difficult.
"The Wind is a vassal state of the Sherman Empire. We traded heavy annual silver for military protection from the Sherman Empire.
"This annual silver was, in my view, the country's greatest nightmare. When the rulers of the Wind have insufficient responsibility and indulge in personal material pleasures rather than developing the economy, this tribute is evenly distributed to each Wind citizen. This results in internal strife, regional development imbalance, and extreme wealth concentration.
"Under normal circumstances, such a government could not exist, but the powerful military deterrence of the Sherman Empire allows the Wind royal family to rest easy.
"And so, successive rulers of the Wind family fell into a cycle of self-degradation.
"Until the New Federation's full-scale invasion of the Wind... Of course, the New Federation claimed they came here for counter-terrorism.
"Everyone knows that the most prosperous area of Ilando Star is right above us. When the New Federation's ships covered the skies, what was I thinking?
"I was thinking, when can the Wind, with its own strength and confidence, tell them that this is Wind's territory, the airspace belonging to the Wind people!
"The dignity of the people and the strength of the nation, that is my only dream in this life!
"I want poverty to disappear from the Wind, to reduce injustice and oppression to a minimum, for the Wind fleet to have the strength to protect every Administrative Star, for politics to be clean and fair, and for every soldier not to sacrifice in vain due to outdated equipment!
"I want no invader to act recklessly at Wind's doorstep!
"Today marks the official establishment of our Wind Alliance, a significant step forward. We will closely collaborate with allied nations on equal and mutually beneficial terms, providing technological aid with the relatively advanced technology of the Wind..."
Below the stage, Luna turned her head to look at Emilia, noticing the collagen on the latter's cheeks and the light in her eyes.
Lady Mag was constantly writing something down, seemingly a bit worried.
Sitting quietly in the back row, Yang Ming slightly sighed in his heart. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novel⟡fire.net
Edwan was still too impatient.
Today's speech was only a step away from declaring Wind's pursuit of independence and returning power to the people.
But it is understandable; he has been holding back for too long, endured too many grievances, and shared the burden of humiliation with this country.
In that case, prepare for bloodshed.
The development of contradictions will inevitably lead to harsh wars, and even if there are other means to mediate, one must prepare for the worst.
If we are not prepared to fight at all costs, then war is almost the enemy's priority option.
Yang Ming typed a line on his watch, pondered carefully, hesitated several times, but still sent it.
He didn't want to do this, fearing that the pure mechanical civilization he created could spiral out of control, fostering an Intelligent Mechanical Crisis on par with the high-rank Insect Swarm from the outer regions.
But now, he was slowly running out of room for hesitation.
All because his old brother suddenly became a little whimsical.
[Lyu, lift the first and second restrictions on the Dark Star Fleet's development, permitting expansion.]