Chapter 918: The Aftermath of the World Tide
Operation Sunrise was carried out very smoothly, and the central city of Jibei Road seemed to have calmed down again, but things did not end there.
It was like dropping a depth charge into a calm lake, causing a huge wave. After the night was over, countless telegraph signals were transmitted to various central cities in Dashun and countries around the world.
What happened tonight seemed to be just a local incident in a certain central city, but its nature alarmed countless people and forces and attracted great attention.
Since the founding of the Dashun Republic, joint governance between the local governments and the central government has been the mainstream. Due to the international situation and the external threats posed by the Great Bomb, this situation is currently difficult to change.
Although the pace of government centralization has never stopped, it has often only exerted influence on peripheral cities and marginal corners, which has not had a significant impact, and the structure of the central city has never changed.
However, after Operation Sunrise in Jibei Province, everything changed.
For the first time in Dashun, a central city councilor was violently arrested and detained by the Government Affairs Office, which immediately caused panic and vigilance among other central city councils in the country.
Central city councils across the country sent letters to the Central Government, seeking information, wondering if the Central Government was preparing to use violent means to reform the system. Many municipal councils also began to secretly make preparations. For a time, the atmosphere across the country seemed to become tense.
Amidst the chaos, the central government announced the truth: there were special reasons for what happened in Jibei Province. The Municipal Council openly colluded with foreign forces, secretly bringing fighters and international killers who had not signed the agreement into the exchange area, and attacked the local defense chief.
The notice also emphasized that this person was a member of the Jibei Road Security Decision-Making Group and a military adviser. He played an extremely critical role in the military operation to repel the old imperial family and was a person who had made great contributions to the country.
This is an act that seriously endangers the country, so it must be severely punished. After this notice was issued, the Fighter Council, the Central Council, and the Supreme Security Advisory Group all came forward to endorse this matter.
Under the current unprecedented security and defense pressure, such behavior of sabotaging the country and colluding with international forces and even the old imperial family is absolutely intolerable. The actions of the Jibei Provincial Government Office are extremely correct and deserve recognition.
After the announcement was released, the unrest in various places immediately subsided and the originally tense atmosphere gradually calmed down.
But the municipal councils in various places were not actually appeased, because with this first example, there might be a second one, so the accumulation of force did not stop. Instead, they were stepping up preparations to avoid similar situations from happening again.
Internationally, countries are also assessing the future direction of Dashun.
Although it seems that this is just an incident in a local central city, if we look at it from a long-term perspective, it is enough to shake the entire political structure of Dashun and have a profound impact on the entire world.
The main players in this incident also caught the attention of countries around the world. Among them, Minister of Government Qi Weizhao was labeled as an absolute hawk and reformist.
Chen Chuan, the key figure in this incident and a martial artist who played a major role, also received special attention. The drawing, hand-drawn that night, was also sent to the desks of politicians and company executives from various countries.
In this picture, one can see Chen Chuan hovering in mid-air, with light all around him, like a sun rising in the darkness, and six airships exploding and crashing in the air.
The painter's brushwork is sophisticated, his outlines are precise, and his contrasts are strong. He vividly depicts the panic, fear, and disbelief of the people below, which has a strong impact.
Facts have once again proved that when a fighter decides to attack a place, if he does not have corresponding force, he will have no power to fight back.
What's noteworthy is that the active consciousnesses that appeared in this incident, utilizing the world's most advanced technology, proved to be significantly disadvantaged in their confrontations with the fighters. They needed stronger and more advanced active consciousnesses, which led to countries and companies around the world trying to develop a new round of technological upgrades.
On the shores of Dafeng Bay in the Linax Federation, a series of ancient Eastern Continent-style buildings stretch across the landscape, resembling a small palace complex. However, security is tight, with military outposts on the nearby high ground and airships patrolling the skies.
In the main hall, a young man in ancient clothes put down the picture in his hand, his eyes full of solemnity. After a while, he pointed at the boundary.
The call was quickly connected, and he asked, "Mr. Xiang, have you seen the news?"
The person on the other side responded: “I saw it.”
The young man pointed out bluntly, "This operation has failed."
The person on the other side said, "We were prepared for failure this time, Mr. Gao. We didn't suffer any losses, and there's no concrete evidence to hold the original company accountable."
Mr. Gao said expressionlessly, "I don't care about the losses. What I care about is your next move. Is there any way to eliminate the target?"
The person on the other end said, "I've analyzed all the data and found that the target is growing rapidly and is now receiving attention from all levels of Dashun. It's difficult to do anything to him within Dashun, but we can invite him to the Linax Federation. That way, we have many options."
Mr. Gao frowned, seeming to be somewhat resistant to this. He still said nothing, but just asked: "What is your specific plan?"
"The country previously sent an exchange delegation to Dashun. We asked the delegation to send a batch of invitation letters to Dashun in the name of promoting exchanges between the two countries."
Mr. Gao thought about it and decided that this matter was indeed feasible.
The former Supreme Consul of the Federation stepped down last year due to the loss of foreign interests. The newly appointed Supreme Consul this year has no intention of regaining foreign forces to continue the confrontation with Dashun. Instead, he has focused on the Western Continent and is trying to find ways to ease relations with Dashun.
Under this premise, it is not surprising to issue an invitation.
He said, "That's it." He then reminded me, "Remember, don't let anyone know about this."
The person opposite said: "Mr. Gao, I promise you."
It was mid-June. While there was chaos outside and telegrams were flying frequently, Chen Chuan's place was peaceful. In order to avoid too much attention, he took administrative leave for these days.
According to Qi Weizhao, this is just a temporary disturbance. The system of Dashun determines that it is difficult for the central cities to interfere with each other. Instead, they need to worry more about the influence and public opinion from the international community.
After all, the central city is an important node for resisting major collisions. This nature determines that its management cannot be entirely decided by a single country, and it also needs to be subject to international supervision in some places. This is also the source of the confidence of the municipal council in the past.
It is said that an international investigation team is being formed and will likely come to the central city in a while. We need to consider how to deal with it when the time comes.
But this is a job that the Government Office needs to do.
He was still in charge of security and defense. Although the city council had completely resolved the issue, he did not let down his guard. As long as that person was not found, he would never feel at ease, and the apparent peace would still be false.
However, this matter may have to be put aside for the time being. A report came from Yuan'an Company that some of the relics have been separated from the bodies of the two ancient fighters, so he has to return to Yangzhi in the near future. Some things will be dealt with after he comes back.
In the lower city, two people wearing protective glasses and hoods, and wearing gray-green protective clothing were walking in the bottomless tunnel. They were covered up tightly.
People outside might not be able to tell who they are from the Plague Gang by the way they are dressed, but people in the downtown area can tell at a glance that they are from the Plague Gang. Of course, they call themselves the Plague Cult, and even in the downtown area, everyone avoids this group.
One of them held a flashlight in his hand and shone it randomly. In a flash, he could see paintings all over the wall. The paintings were either swirling whirlpools or twisted and strange entanglements that looked like eyes and mouths.
The deep, dark holes inside seemed to be able to suck people in just a few glances, making people feel dizzy, so they quickly put away the flashlights and only looked at the road ahead.
After walking for a long time, they suddenly heard a rustling sound, as if someone was whispering, or something was moving.
The two men stopped and shone their flashlights to the side, and saw a long-haired man lying on the wall, his fingers full of bright red paint, tracing some patterns. However, the strange thing was that all this seemed to be done without any light source or any additional help.
Even though he was illuminated by the light, the man did not stop and continued to paint.
At this moment, one of them saw something on the screen seemed to move. He was startled and took a closer look. It was clearly still a pattern. It seemed like he was seeing things.
Another person said, "Hey, painter."
After being called, the man suddenly stopped, turned his head and looked at them, revealing a pale face under the light.
The cult member said to him, "The third batch of experimental subjects will be released soon. Don't die."
After saying this, without caring whether he heard it or not, the man said to his companion, "Let's go," and the two left together.
About half an hour after the two left, there was a rustling sound in the tunnel. It was countless insects rushing out from an open gate, densely covering the entire underground space and pouring out.
However, when passing through that tunnel, there was an intensive gnawing sound, and then everything became quiet again.
The two cult members returned to their original place and checked with flashlights. They found that the ground and walls of the tunnel were all covered with sticky blood and residue. Some of the blood was stained on the edges of the limbs and mouths of the pictures, as if the entire mural had come alive during that period of time.
The long-haired painter was sitting cross-legged with his back to them, fiddling with something.
The two of them said nothing and left quickly. After the lights went out, the tunnel fell into darkness again. After a while, the rustling sound was heard again.
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(End of this chapter)
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