Cosmic Century 0078, December 25, Christmas Day, 9 p.m

Despite being a multi-ethnic colony of colonies, Christmas has remained an important holiday, even though most of the people in the colonies do not pray to God, because the belief in primitive religion will slowly wane when anyone can see the stunning and endless starry sky through the window every day.

Because the colonization satellite itself is a symbol of mankind's attack on the territory that cannot be set foot without God's permission, God did not give mankind the physical body to survive in the universe, but mankind has carved out a new path on its own.

How nice it would be if people focused not on this coming war, but on opening up the endless starry sky.

However, at this moment, in the Prince's Palace, the ruling core of the colonial satellite city of Zim, people are talking about war, not the starry sky overhead.

Deggin Sodo Zabi convened the Imperial Council at the Prince's Palace, and the theme of the meeting was the War and the Question of the Federation.

Deggin is leaning towards resuming peace talks.

The old man in his twilight always had a fear of the Federation, or rather, a fear of the 'Federation' that he had failed to defeat in the past, which he had admired in the past.

To let this old man, who has not long been dying, began to care about his name and family, and wanted to spend the last of his life stably to start the first war of mankind in a hundred years, for this old man who seems to have taken away Zeon's authority, but in fact has lived in the shadow of Zeon all his life, this may indeed be too cruel.

"War is always a last resort, and so far there have been all sorts of misunderstandings behind the talks between Zeon and the Confederacy, and our recent actions, though a natural reaction to self-defence," Deggin glanced at Kilian, "but it has made the Confederation nervous." ”

Kilian Zabi, who sat first under him, was impatient with this, and the energetic dictator would rather read the battle plan again than spend the slightest time listening to the foolish whispers of his old and immortal father.

Waste of time.

So he closed his eyes, trying to use the wasted time to recuperate.

"If a war breaks out like this, it will be the largest and most brutal war in the history of mankind, and I and you, who have dominated this war, will become a stain on the history of mankind, and we should once again propose peace talks to the Federation." As Deggin spoke, all the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the Zabi faction sitting at the bottom of his hand were either expressionless, disdainful, or showed an eternal smile.

I am afraid that there is no one who listens carefully and agrees with Deggin's point of view.

Although Deggin was nominally the Duke, the supreme ruler of Zeon, and the chief citizen, everyone knew that the real power was in the hands of his son, Kilian Zabi.

Besides, do the dignitaries of Zeon really not want war?

Not necessarily.

The industrial and commercial sectors are counting on the war to consume more industrial goods, so that they do not have to worry about what to do with the surplus.

The military has spent so much energy preparing for war, how can it be dispelled by a frivolous peace talk?

The magnates hope for a victory, or a less ugly war that at least reflects Zeon's power, to break through the discrimination and blockade of the planet.

It's not just the ruling class, the workers want war because it boosts production and they can get more wages to improve their lives, and the merchants want war because it breaks the unequal tax laws. Protecting the interests of the merchants, the soldiers want war, because without war, the soldiers have no meaning to exist, and the students want war because war is such a good thing that there is nothing in the world that can compare with it.

The most important thing is that the outbreak of the last war was also before the establishment of the Federation, more than a hundred years ago, and the oldest people in existence have not seen the tragic consequences of the war with their own eyes, and they do not feel that there is anything wrong with a glorious holy war.

There is no dictator in this world who can really kidnap people, and the so-called kidnapped people have the basis for being kidnapped or instigated.

The guys who think that they can decide the war by just one person are people who are too self-righteous.

The essence of the state is that it is a tool of the ruling class, and even those Chinese emperors, who have had unlimited power in history, who are known as the Son of Heaven, and who have the most power throughout history, cannot drag the country into war alone.

The only reason for the outbreak of this war has never been the ambition of a few, but because most people, whether Zeon or the Confederacy, expect a war.

It would be arrogant to attribute war crimes to a few war criminals, and if a country commits a crime as a result of war, it is not for a few, but for the entire population.

Ignoring this, Deggin, who was bent on stopping the war with his own power, may have become so arrogant that he was completely unaware of the fact that he was already alone.

Deggin continued his slow and muffled speech, but his speech only made the attendees dazed: "If everything that needs to be done is done, but war still breaks out, there is no way to do it, we should make up our minds, and all the people should be prepared." ”

"But guys, can we really claim to do our best?" Deggin got up and said heavily.

"Father," said Killian, helplessly and annoyed, "our diplomats have repeatedly asked the Federation for peace talks, but the Federation has insisted on their memorandum, claiming that if we do not meet one demand, we will go to war. ”

"You should be clear that there is nothing in that memo that we can accept."

"The federal side is inherently insincere, and no matter how much we ask for peace talks, it will be useless." Killen was tired of saying this over and over again, the Federation originally wanted to fight a war to divert the contradictions and boost the economy, but it would be naïve to talk about peace talks now, unless Zeon was willing to surrender completely and accept the demands of the Federation in its entirety, peace would come.

But then the interests of the Zeon class will be eager to tear the Zabi family to shreds.

"That's because we are talking about negotiating with the Federation, but we are recruiting and expanding the army, which is the attitude of negotiating," Deggin said coldly: "I have decided, if the Federation is willing, I can go to the earth to negotiate." ”

That's a 'brilliant' idea, Killian sneered inwardly.