"Any faction can be roughly divided into five categories: the extremes on the left and right, the neutrals in the middle, and the majority of undetermined individuals in between. The total number of people in each faction may fluctuate due to changes in various factors, but no faction can be completely eliminated.
A well-structured secular society can keep these factions relatively stable; in an alienated society, the struggle between factions will be significantly intensified.
Of course, we all know now that the essence of all social contradictions is class contradiction. Our meeting is to resolve this ultimate contradiction. . . . .
The humanoid creature on the stage spoke Chinese with a strange accent and delivered a spirited speech. Its psychic abilities flickered, subtly influencing the audience.
"Damn those restorationists! They're the only ones who would take other people's property and send it across the ice belt."
This person, mingling with the crowd, was dressed identically to those around him. They all wore clothing with their left shoulders exposed, their bodies painted with white patterns, and their smooth, dark heads resembled hard-boiled eggs. From a modern perspective, their aesthetic resembled that of a primitive tribe.
As the crowd began to revel, a green-haired young man approached from behind him. His clothing was very different from the others: he was wearing the fur of an unknown beast, a belt woven from red, yellow, and blue ropes, and a pair of straw sandals.
"What did the Eastern Court order?" the young man leaned close to the man's ear and asked in a low voice.
"Notify everyone that we need to reach a consensus before the regular meeting this afternoon. The best option is to get the restorationists to step down, the second best option is to reduce our share of military spending, and the worst option is to withdraw from this expedition at the lowest cost." Lu Dan said.
"For what reason? Could it be..." The young man was a little excited, but he cleverly concealed it with his loose clothes.
"Yes, the latest battle report." Lu Dan showed his fangs. "Our people have deleted and revised the information in the memory node. They have bought us at least a 15-hour information gap. We must make good use of it. I heard that the elders will be here this time too."
The young man nodded to indicate that he had received it, and then, as if remembering something, he stuffed a cylinder the size of a water cup into the palm of Lu Dan's hand, and then he slowly withdrew from the crowd along the same route he came.
After passing through several alleys, the young man came to a downhill road. There were fewer people here and the lighting was poor, making it feel like walking at night, which was unsettling.
But the young man seemed familiar with this place. His eyes reflected a green light, and the dim world seemed as bright as day to him. He walked all the way to the bottom of the slope, where the water reached his knees. He took off his clothes and carefully placed them in a square indentation on the wall. Then he dived into the water and headed deeper.
This was a passage leading to the ocean, its diameter large enough for dozens of people to walk side by side. In reality, this passage was originally just an underground sewage pipe for the city. Later, the sea flooded half of the city, rudely dividing the city into three parts: "East," "West," and "South."
The young man belongs to the East. He is a member of the Eastern Parliament. His direct superior is that Lu Dan, the Speaker, and he takes orders from the Eastern Court.
While swimming underwater, his body quickly changed - scales grew on his body surface, the structure of his limbs changed, and the skin between his five fingers adhered to form a webbed shape.
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