Volume II begins with 258 The Development of the Zodiac League

"Father's ......"

When we arrived at the restaurant, Siegel was already sitting in the main seat reading the newsletter in his hand, waiting for us; It is worth mentioning that although this era has obvious development in science and technology compared to the era in which I lived in my previous life; For example, if I wanted to read a newspaper in my previous life, I could only buy it myself or have someone have it delivered to my home. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

And in this life, just like Siegel at this time, with a handheld computer in his hand, he can easily check any new news or something else, yes, or no, which is very convenient; Although these data also need to spend money to subscribe to be able to watch, but the money it needs to spend is not much, such a handheld computer, the general performance, is only 300 to 1,000 yuan, very cheap, very affordable.

We each greeted Siegel and received a response from Siegel, and then we took our seats; We were seated in the same row, with Lux in the first seat, and I in the second seat to Lux, and C.C again to me, and Artoria in the second, and Alice standing calmly behind Siegel at this time.

As I mentioned before, Alice can't dine at the same table with us in Siegel's presence, and that's Siegel's house rule; Well, although Lux and I often take Alice to eat with us, of course, Siegel doesn't have much to say about me and Lux's behavior, just like us; After all, this kind of family rule is indeed a bit too traditional, and we don't like it very much, and it is not incomprehensible and forgivable.

After we were all seated, Siegel had already handed the handheld in his hand to Alice behind her, and then his hands were clenched into fists, propped up on the table, and looked at us; At the same time, we also looked at Siegel, and when we first arrived at the restaurant, we saw that there was no food on the table, and we already understood Siegel's plan; He must have wanted to settle the matter before eating, and we don't think that the maids in the house had just started to cook in a hurry until now, and then hadn't presented it until now, which was not at all in line with Alice's penchant for preparing.

Seeming that Siegel was as busy as ever, for I could see a slight sense of exhaustion in Siegel's hard, mature masculine face, and even the look on his face that had lived up to the vigor with which he had left the Klein Mansion in the morning; When Siegel looked at us, he smiled kindly at us, as usual; After smiling at us, Siegel had a serious expression on his face, as if he was a little thoughtful, and although his face was serious, I could still see the deliberation and hesitation hidden in his eyes.

I don't know what Siegel was thinking, so I just quietly took Lux's soft and tender jade hand and watched him quietly; I'm sure Siegel will tell me what he wants to say, but maybe it's a little bit too big to do, so he's still hesitant to tell me.

Speaking of which, although Siegel and I both have a certain amount of trust in each other, it is obviously not as unreserved as I am to Lux; But it's a good thing, otherwise I think Siegel will ask me when he is undecided, and I won't be annoyed by then? Ho Ho ...... Of course, yes, but if Siegel needs my help deciding something, then I'll give my answer.

After careful consideration, Siegel decided to raise his doubts with me, only to see his originally tightly knit brow slowly loosen, and then he looked at me and said in a harmonious voice: "Qi, about the zodiac alliance established by my father and Packeritus, Because of the events in the energy production sector in C.E. '63, he received strong support from the adjusters, and now with the expansion of support and the activities of the organization, my father felt that it was time to move from the dark to the open and formally challenge the council. ”

Siegel's question was not what I expected, but in fact, the current Zodiac Alliance, with my support from all sides, is indeed much more powerful than before; But then again, not all of these forces are the Klein family, well, to be more precise, the so-called 'expansion of support' in Siegel's mouth is actually a rather implicit statement that the twelve families are all in my pocket, but Siegel obviously understands that these families are not necessarily on his side, so he asked me about it.

With the support of the twelve families, the Zodiac Alliance can be said to have expanded to the limit, after all, the Zodiac is to put it bluntly, in fact, it is still the private garden of the twelve families, and it can be said that with the support of the twelve families, the Zodiac Alliance can be said to completely dominate the plant; If you want to develop your power again, it will be extremely difficult, but then again, it is true that it is impossible for the power to make great progress, but the strength is not necessarily.

My dark eyes were half-closed, and after pondering for a while, I asked, "So, my beloved father, have you ever considered the consequences of formally opposing the Council?" As I said this, the corners of my mouth curled up with a faint, nonexistent smile.

But after living with me for so many years, how could Siegel not know me in the slightest? Seeing me ask like this, Siegel's heart couldn't help but "snort", and said secretly: "It's bad, it seems that I'm still a little anxious, and Qi doesn't seem to agree with my decision." After thinking about it, Siegel thought about the question I had raised.

The consequences of antagonizing the Council are quite severe, and the mere mention of being blocked by the Council from all trade routes is enough to give the zodiac a pot; Moreover, in the case of the energy production sector, the Council of Directors has forced the Zodiac to threaten with force, and if it openly demands the return of the Zodiac's autonomy and trade rights to the Council, then how can the Council not launch another threat of force against the Zodiac? And with the current armed forces of the Zodiac, they really can't beat the fleet sent by the Council.

After all, the zodiac is a cash cow for the council, and with or without it, the annual income is much different, and it is not impossible to reduce it by 30 to 50 percent; After all, although the zodiac itself is a colonial satellite mainly researching various technologies, the industrial strength of the zodiac is undoubtedly strong, not much better than that of the Atlantic Federation; With such a threatening existence, how could the Atlantic Federation allow the zodiac to escape its control?

"Looks like I'm taking it for granted......"

Siegel sighed softly, thinking a little leisurely.