Can it really be written off at this point?
Everyone started to make calculations in their minds.
Because of the existence of the spacecraft authority system, they were sure that Arthur would not suddenly attack and strangle themselves to death on the round table.
In other words, the other party is really trying to save face. Whether he is explaining his background or previous actions, he is hinting at this meaning.
Arthur looked at everyone with their own thoughts, and there was no trace of shadow in the smile on his lips.
What is the carrot and stick strategy?
This is the carrot and stick tactic.
Although this carrot that only tastes like peace talks is not sweet, it is much better than the stick that previously smashed everyone on the pillar of shame.
If it weren't for his previous arrogant behavior, the negotiations at this point would have been extremely difficult.
Seeing everyone hesitant, Arthur coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention:
"It seems that everyone still doesn't understand what I mean."
He smiled and began the next round of feeding carrots, and also started playing his cards straight away:
“Now let me sort it out again:
"You have made contributions to ensuring the survival of mankind, but you have committed crimes in indulging in luxury.
“There is nothing wrong with making survival the top priority in times of crisis, but you did not cancel it after the situation stabilized because of your greed.
“According to common sense, it is impossible for a bunch of insects like you to govern Hope City.
“But with what happened this morning, it can be considered as a small punishment for you. Plus, it’s impossible for me to manage everything by myself, so I still think I should give you all a chance.
"I will be in the parliament from now on and will supervise everyone's illegal behavior. I hope everyone will restrain themselves and we will govern Hope City together."
Arthur's tone gradually became more condescending, as if he was offering mercy and a chance to redeem himself to the members present.
When these guys thought of the scene in the morning, they felt dizzy and were completely unable to exert 100% of their strength to fight against Arthur.
"So, I hope that Speaker Arthur will guarantee here—"
Arthur suddenly stood up from his chair, and the terminal in his hand lit up, indicating that the recording function had been turned on.
"I will no longer pursue any crimes committed by Matthew and the other ten people from November 13, 52 New Era to January 1, 1 New Era. I hope that everyone will work together and cooperate wholeheartedly to ensure the continuation of the human race."
His loud voice reached the ears of every member of parliament, and after a brief silence, everyone expressed their agreement.
The past seems to have been completely turned over from this moment on, and what follows is the much-anticipated cooperation time.
Arthur sat back in his chair, looked at everyone and said:
“I’ve made quite a few discoveries in the years I’ve been out of town.
“Before coming here, I retrieved Hope City’s research on exotic beasts and the external environment over the years, and found that your progress is too slow.
"Now I will briefly tell you about the situation outside, and then take over the institute for a period of time to correct their research direction. What do you think?"
The congressmen are actually curious about the world outside Hope City, but both rocket launches and exploration plans are now almost in a state of failure.
From this perspective, they were indeed extremely unsuccessful in dealing with Hope City's external affairs.
Thinking of this, although everyone was reluctant, they had no reason to refuse because the research institute was originally under their management.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Arthur leaned back in his chair and briefly narrated:
“The riots in the outer city in the first half of the year allowed the institute to discover living mycelium for the first time.
“That is a very special kind of life that does not come from our home planet. After losing its vitality, it will be quickly assimilated by the surrounding environment, and it is almost impossible to find any trace of its existence.
"As for the 'Holy Shield'... I'm sorry you guys misled me... The spacecraft's defense system can directly kill this kind of life when deployed at low power, so the institute has never found the existence of hyphae during the dissection of the alien beasts.
"Recent papers show that researchers still believe that hyphae and alien beasts are in a symbiotic state. However, this is not actually the case. The alien beasts that can communicate with humans can prove this, but I haven't seen the relevant papers yet.
“Based on what I saw and heard outside the city, I can basically confirm that the relationship between mycelium and the alien beasts is very complicated. The alien beasts are bred by mycelium life, but they have their own thoughts, so the mycelium needs to perform a separate parasitic manipulation after their birth.
“The mycelium has assimilated many plants from the mother planet, forming different ecosystems in three directions east of Hope City.
“The wasteland within a radius of about ten kilometers outside the city is unified in several directions, and behind the wasteland in the west is a forest with spore cloud fog. Most of the exotic beasts are born from here.
"After they are born, they will immediately inhale spores, so that the hyphae can complete basic parasitism and manipulation. Only life that already has certain hyphae characteristics will be recognized by the system, thereby canceling the process of continuing parasitism.
“Some of the exploration teams you sent out in the past died in this area. They failed the test of the mycelium, so they were eventually assimilated into a state similar to corpses.
“Simply put, this area controls the reproduction of exotic beasts and is a bridgehead for attacking humans.
"To the north is a grassland that is becoming more and more evil. It only looks different from the wasteland in color, but the biological field there... By the way, if you pay enough attention to the research results of the institute, you should have seen Zhou Zhuo's paper on the biological field.
“Speaking of which, the biofield there is much stronger than other systems. Even if a small number of humans enter together, their sanity will be slowly eroded, and they will eventually become humanoid monsters that lose their self-awareness and be slaughtered by the hyphae.
“But precisely because that area is biased towards the biological field, we cannot continue to move forward to approach Hope City. Compared to the west side that is responsible for attack, the north side is obviously more inclined towards defense.
"As for the grassland behind it, the west and north are connected by a savanna. Some of the captured super-powered people will be sent to this place to be deeply eroded and analyzed by the hyphae. Well, I saw it with my own eyes. The hyphae also tried to invade the brains of dormant humans who fell into that area. Unfortunately, they have succeeded.
"As for the sea in the east and the large swamp in the south, I haven't been there yet, so you should now understand that I am the person with the most experience in dealing with foreign countries in Hope City, right?"
After the long speech, Arthur looked up and saw a pair of stunned and dull eyes, as if to say:
Not only are you so good at internal fighting, but are you also so good at external exploration?
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