Chapter 572: Do what you want to do

The grand celebration of Bai Ze Star Region was an unprecedented success. It not only caused a lot of waves in the Pan-Eastern forces, but also people in many remote star regions watched the video of the celebration later.

'According to the current rumors in the Pan-Eastern group, Tilan is probably one of the three phoenixes at present. 'Feng Jianxue told the girl before leaving.

"Phoenix?" Tilan understood a little, but didn't know the details.

"Yes, in the Eastern tribe, Phoenix is ​​a very beautiful word. It does not simply refer to some legendary beast in ancient times, but also has a certain orthodoxy and sacred meaning."

"The highest belief of the Eastern tribe must be the phoenix, followed by the dragon. In the past, 'Phoenix' referred to those powerful witches who brought prosperity to the Eastern Continent, and now it is also used for Eastern singers like you."

"After this celebration, many Eastern forces really began to pay attention to you, Tilan." Feng Jianxue said so.

"Yeah." Tilan tilted her head slightly, suddenly thinking of something, she glanced at Feng Jianxue.

"Actually, this is something you and Odney had planned a long time ago." It happened that she invited herself to come before such an important celebration, and Feng Jianshang (Odney), who was supposed to be the shrine maiden at the celebration, was not there.

"Hey, Tilan saw it so quickly, I thought I was hiding it well, haha."

"Yes, Feng Jianshang was supposed to be the shrine maiden. After all, there are many people who believe in Honghu in Bai Ze Star Region, and I have been operating here for a long time." Feng Jianxue explained.

"But my sister told me at the time that she wanted you to come and replace her because you need this role more to improve your reputation."

"During school, you got along very well. She knew that if she told you directly, you would probably refuse, so she took some time to let you come and ask for your help."

'Tilan is a very good person, she will probably not refuse. 'Odney said this to Feng Jianxue at the time.

"I'm sorry that I didn't tell Tilan before, this is also to ensure that Tilan can agree smoothly." Feng Jianxue bowed and apologized sincerely.

Tilan shook her head slightly. Although she must have felt a little uncomfortable, she was not angry about this.

"Why do you do this? Although it will be more useful to me, Odni can also gain a lot of fame and influence in the Eastern Star Region if she serves as a witch." She asked Feng Jianxue to sit down and prepared to ask about the situation in detail.

"That's true, but everyone's ideas and situations are different." Feng Jianxue rarely got serious at this time.

"Tilan, do you think the Eastern camp is really a solid block?"

"This?" The girl grew up in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region, which is not a place where the Eastern tribes gather, so naturally she doesn't know the situation in the Eastern Star Region.

"Let me tell Tilan. Although from the perspective of outsiders, we have similar cultures and customs, this is not the East Continent of the past. At least everyone lived on the same planet at that time."

"Living in galaxies thousands of light years apart, and separated by thousands of years in the Fifth Era, many people's accents and appearances have become different. Even if we have the same ancestor, we will gradually become estranged."

"Audney and I both have snow-white hair. Although it looks good and conforms to the aesthetics of the Honghu lineage, in the eyes of some conservative forces, it is actually not pure. Only black hair is pure."

"If we really talk about the purity of bloodline and origin, 'Red Ray' Luo Fenghua is definitely the first. Moreover, she is a few years older than Audney, and has gained the closeness of many Eastern forces first."

"When the East Continent developed from the barbaric era to the civilized era and entered space, the longest time was no more than 3,000 years. The Fourth Era and the Fifth Era combined lasted nearly 6,000 years."

"People grow, and so do cultural habits. In order to fight the oppression of the new races, many remaining forces had to make various improvements to adapt to the environment at the time."

"So, after the establishment of the Federation, although the Pan-Eastern forces that were once scattered all over the place came back together, they were already slightly different from each other. The Five Phoenixes were dispersed again and went through many changes."

"Back to the origin of the topic, although Odney is the singer and important inheritor of the Honghu lineage, she doesn't like things that are too pedantic and outdated. That's why you can see that she sings pop songs, likes beautiful Western-style dresses, and the decorations in her life are also very trendy. She doesn't like to play with retro flower, bird, fish and insect ornaments."

"If she really wants to compete with Luo Fenghua for influence in the Pan-Eastern camp, she will have to change her habits in order to adapt to the ideas of many people. This is actually quite awkward for her." "

She knows that in this state, she will definitely not be able to compete with Luo Fenghua, so she gave up the idea of ​​competing in this regard a long time ago."

"But you are different. You are actually quite special. Although you have oriental blood, and even your hair color and appearance are completely in line with oriental aesthetics, you didn't grow up in the Eastern Star Region after all, so people don't know much about you."

"If Tilan had to go to various Eastern Star Regions step by step to perform and canvass for votes, it would take a very long time, and she would have to face the complex and different situations in each Star Region."

"She knows your wishes and ideas, and she also knows that she doesn't like to get entangled in politically complicated things, so she took the initiative to tell me the idea of ​​replacement."

"In fact, I wanted to discuss it directly with you at first." At this point, Feng Jianxue seemed a little embarrassed and rubbed her hair.

"What happened next?" Tilan was no longer angry at this time, but rather a little funny.

"What happened next, ahaha, of course I had too much fun, and I didn't expect Tilan to agree directly when she came back, so I forgot to explain, ahem."

"If you could tell me this earlier, I would probably be more grateful to you and Odney." Tilan shook her head.

"Alas, you too." She stood up, dragging her slightly gorgeous oriental long dress, and walked to the window sill to overlook the endless city street scene below.

"I don't know why you and Odney trust me so much. In fact, I have never had much confidence in the past." Although she has made up her mind now, she has been hesitant before.

"Tilan is great, or you like to reflect on yourself too much." Feng Jianxue walked over slowly and leaned against another window sill not far from Tilan.

"I have been to many star fields and have seen many children of wealthy families. Let's put it this way, 80% of them are idiots, wastes raised by their parents' spoiling."

"Among the remaining 20%, more than half have tried very hard to take over the businesses left by their parents and elders, but the process can be described as trembling and reluctant. It is probably not until middle age that they can gradually gain a firm foothold."

"From them, less than one thousandth of them are selected. They have a good family background, good IQ and talent, and good character. Only such people can truly become the backbone of the family or enterprise."

"Benefits are born to be fought over. It is impossible for the highest power to be grasped by a fool. If there is, it is probably someone else's puppet."

"The Federation is not peaceful now. There are quarrels every day in the Central Parliament, but the news is controlled and the outside world cannot see it."

"Audney and I both have a premonition that even if there is no civil war similar to that of 400 years ago, there will be intense political turmoil in the future. We are also preparing for a rainy day and trying to win over as many friends as possible so that we can stick together when the time comes."

"Is it already so serious?" Tilan was surprised.

"Yes, in places that the outside world cannot see, the central aristocratic forces, local forces, giant corporate alliances, military-industrial organizations, religious conservatives, etc., all have their own conflicts of opinion."

"More importantly, the federal finances are gradually unable to sustain." Feng Jianxue told Tilan.

"In the past, the central government could ease conflicts by distributing money, but this method has reached a precarious point as the central bank's debt continues to expand."

"It's not that there are no geniuses or smart people in the Federation. In fact, many people have seen this chaos, but as many people have said, the Federation is too big. A country with a population of trillions faces far more terrifying problems than anyone can imagine."

"When a financial crisis reaches a critical point, many problems will become more acute."

"Take the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region in the past. Perhaps for the people of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region, it is normal and necessary for the Central Council to allocate funds to assist the local area and improve and restore the environment. After all, the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region has made sacrifices and contributed to the Federation." "

But for the Central Council, it receives thousands of proposals for assistance every year. These proposals are also well-reasoned, with local poverty, natural disasters, historical problems, and improving the living conditions of women and children, etc."

"There are countless proposals for aid, but the parliament has limited financial resources, and this limited financial resources has to support the national public service system, military maintenance, basic public security maintenance, education expenditures, national projects, etc."

"If you give 1% more money to one of the projects, it will be deducted from other project areas, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among people in the original project areas." "

To put it bluntly, if you are a captain of a remote star field patrol fleet and have a third-line cruiser under your command, the government will allocate 100 million yuan each year for ship maintenance, personnel salaries, etc., and your task is to fight against interstellar pirates, ensure smooth shipping routes, and patrol those remote star fields to ensure that there are no large pirate dens."

"But one day, you suddenly received a notice that the original 100 million allocation was only 50 million. This money may not even be enough to maintain the starship, and you still have to pay the soldiers and officers."

"Then the pirate leader who had always been on the run suddenly called you. He knew your predicament from some unknown channel, so he negotiated with you. As long as you avoid a certain route at a certain time during patrol, you don't have to do anything else. He will give you 100 million yuan, or transfer it to your personal account without sharing it with others. What will you choose?"

"If it was during the heyday of the Federation, with excellent military discipline and good finances, this situation would never happen. The other party would not dare to gamble, fearing that you would set up a reverse trap and arrest him. In addition, the existence of the Tribunal is like a sword hanging high, deterring those corrupt personnel."

"But this time is not the right time. You know that the whole situation is not good. Even if you complain to your superiors, you can't get additional funding, because everyone is in the same situation and your superiors can't come up with money."

"Although the funding is not enough, the position must continue. Either you take a big risk and don't go out to sea for ship maintenance, or you forcibly deduct the salaries of all subordinates to ensure the normal operation of the ship. But I dare say that most captains will not do this. They are also afraid of being shot to death while they are asleep."

"From this, we can see how much trouble it will cause if the original fixed funds are cut. However, if they are not cut, the finances cannot support it, so we can only look for the weak ones to squeeze."

"Tilan, which forces do you think are the easiest to deal with?"

"The big families in the central star field have many seats in parliament, the giant companies have huge business empires, the religious forces are conservative and fanatical, the local strong star fields will resist when they are anxious, and the military group is the last ballast of the federation and will not move around. So the best place to cut financial expenditures is the support for the backward, remote and barren star fields, because even if they are cut, they don't have much resistance, and they don't control the mainstream news media organizations."

"It has been like this for nearly a hundred years. This is why many people in the northwest star field were so excited when Blanche was assassinated before. The contradiction did not occur at that moment, but has been accumulating all the time."

"If that's the case, where did the money go?" Tilan was curious. With the current productivity of the interstellar era, it shouldn't fall into such a situation.

"This..." Feng Jianxue shook her head and looked at the sky outside the window.

"It's probably just like a cloud, flying away."

"Look at the data in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region in the past. The Central Star Region originally allocated 10 trillion to improve the ecological environment of the 'Emerald Skirt' and to resettle the families of the affected residents, but most of the money was legally given to those commercial companies that cooperated with the aristocratic families in the Central Star Region."

"Every layer will lose 0.1, but as long as there are enough layers, there will be not much left at the bottom."

"How to solve such a thing?"

"There are many ways, such as strengthening control, setting up transparent financial flow lines for review, and dealing with and deterring those who do such things."

"But most of the methods you and I can think of are not feasible at present. The various forces are intertwined and no one dares to open the lid rashly."

"It's really disappointing." Although the girl answered this way, she was very calm in her heart. In fact, she realized this a long time ago.

The conversation between the two fell into a brief silence. Tilan continued to look at the world flowing outside the window, and many pictures flashed through her mind.

Are you going to do this just because of what you said when you were a child?

Do you know how much resistance and risk you will face by doing this? Will anyone understand and stand with you?

The questions that lingered in her heart in the past are still lingering.

It seems that she really has no reason to do it. After all, the world is so big, and there are so many smart and capable people. Why should she take all this on herself for no reason? Obviously, no one forced her to do this.

Yes, why.

The girl stroked the light dust accumulated on the windowsill with her fingertips. She looked at it, and then slowly stroked it again until the small piece of the windowsill was clean.

There is no reason, but she really wants to do it, just like wiping this window sill with her fingers. Just looking at it clean will make her feel better.

Humans are really wonderful creatures. If they want to use machine AI to achieve this, they will definitely not choose this option that has no benefits and huge risks.

Life is as free as the wind, but faith is as firm as a rock.

Go do what you want to do, Heshia Tilan.

(End of this chapter)