The dust had settled - the Autonomous Region of Crossbell, or, in the minds of some, had proven that they could call themselves "independent states"—in an unprecedented way, quickly crushed the armies of the Republic and the Empire that had struck almost simultaneously. When this message was sent through a special channel, it immediately caused a shock in the upper echelons of the empire and the republic.

The two powers responded to the failure of the first expedition with very different strategies. After the first attack was frustrated and the loss of 20 of the latest main vehicle, the "Eighteen", the Imperial army chose to stay closed, on the one hand, to strengthen the security level of the Garelian Fortress, and on the other hand, to send a large number of observers to closely monitor the movements of Crossbell. Since there was no longer a direct invasion, the blue god machine that had led to the total annihilation of the vanguard of the Imperial Army no longer moved, but stood quietly on the path of the Empire and Crossbell. Lieutenant General Varta quickly dialed the special line leading to the Imperial Army's headquarters in the imperial capital of Heimdall, and after exchanging information, the two sides began to agree on the next battle plan; And the soldiers who abandoned their chariots and retreated were not punished for crimes such as deserting because they had the orders of Lieutenant General Varta in advance—rather, in the eyes of all the soldiers who saw that scene, it was a one-sided battle without suspense, and not retreating at this time was tantamount to death; It's not about defending against aggression, there's no need to risk your life to do something that seems impossible.

In contrast to the calmness and hesitation of the Imperial Army, the Republican Army did not seem to be willing to believe, and indeed did not believe, the fact that its elite troops had failed in this way. They began to frantically increase their troops, and launched wave after wave of aggression against Crossbell. However, in front of the purple divine machine like a divine eagle, the airship unit of the Republic Army was like a dazed sparrow, easily crushed again and again.

At the same time, conductive research institutes and leyline observatories around the world have discovered the fact that a large amount of conductive energy from the surrounding area, centered on the Orchid Tower and the urban area of Crossbell, is pouring into Crossbell along the underground veins. Of course, the one who reacted the most to this point, and observed it most carefully, was, of course, the local research institute in Crossbell. Theo's boss in the work of the Epstein Foundation, Director Roberts, who was both a favorite and a headache for Theo, and Jonah, who was originally an intelligence dealer in the underground sewers and was later forced to cooperate with him, analyzed the data of various testing equipment again and again. They don't know what the anomalous data means, but they work hard to keep the city they love and remember in every way.

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"It's a stunning view." Sitting in the huge reception room on the 34th floor of the Orchid Tower, Hailiga said to the blonde man sitting in front of him while looking out the window at the city through the huge glass wall. When he was on the top floor of the Orchid Tower just now, maybe he was covered by the pride and ambition when his dream came true, and Helriga couldn't see it, but now he found that the man in front of him, who was actually less than forty years old, now looked old and tired, but a certain obsession had been supporting this body from falling. Heliga remembers Lloyd once saying, "Uncle Dita always looks very energetic" – which meant that Dita was much more laborious during this time than he had been in charge of the "IBC", the largest financial institution on the continent, in the past few decades.

"yes...... This is exactly what I wanted...... There are some regrets. Dita said that after the matter was over, he arranged for Mariabel and others to carry out the next planning matters, including the reorganization of the Crossbell government; He also asked the people of the "Red Constellation" to continue to return to standby, while keeping a close eye on the movements of other countries and organizations in the vicinity. As for the "associations", he didn't give any instructions, but let them do their own thing. Naturally, the association was not ambiguous, and after making sure that they would not interfere with Dita's plans, they began to talk to Kia, talking about some topics that they didn't have.

Then, as he had said before, he politely invited Hailiga to the lounge on the 34th floor of the Orchid Tower. It used to be the lounge used by President Locksmith when he participated in the Sisemlia trade conference, and it was of a very high standard, but at this time, the beautiful scenery outside the window, the chaos of the city, and the strange phenomenon caused by Kia's divine power - this somewhat absurd scene is indeed unlikely to be seen a second time.

"What do you have to regret?" Heliga smirked, "The family's long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, and your own naïve dreams now look promising...... The achievement of recreating the power of the "Supreme Treasure" is still worth admiring...... If it weren't for the use of those inferior means. ”

"Are you saying that I hired the Red Constellation to attack Crossbell and blame the Empire?" Dita thought for a moment and said, it seems that he thought that Heliga, who was an Imperial, would obviously have a problem with what he had done to discredit his homeland.

"That's one of them...... However, smearing each other politically is originally a rule commonly known as "don't play if you're not happy...... I'm a little dismissive about that, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that...... Rather, the point in this matter is that you let them attack your own people only in order to let their fear of the empire overshadow their sanity for a short time, so that you can take the opportunity to come up with that independent plan. If what you want is democracy, then this kind of behavior is naturally that you are artificially creating and directing their emotions...... Do you really think this is called "democracy"? ”

"When Crossbell is settled, I'll make all these things public. I will explain my practice, my hard work, and my dreams to everyone. When Crossbell is officially recognized by the surrounding countries and becomes a truly independent country, I will definitely do so...... I have promised them that when the time comes, I will open the referendum and listen to the will of the people, if the people of Crossbell think that what I have done is wrong...... Then I will follow their wishes, leave the position, and leave it to the right person as they see fit. ”

“…… It's stupid, but it's admirable. Much better than the Empire's approach to the "Hamel Affair". Heiliga applauded that although Dita was an idiot politician, it was precisely because of this that this responsibility and sincerity were so precious. It's just a pity that for the wrong people, there are too many ways to master, and sometimes it's not a good thing, but an outright bad thing.

Despite not holding out hope, Heiliga decided to try to persuade this stupid "president".