Chapter 250: The World of Reunion
Tully. Zola closed the door and leaned lightly against it.
She knew she was in a difficult situation - more than just taking care of a ship - and she also had to face the source of Quarian suffering and hatred, geth! As far as she knew, she was going to have to work with some of the White Brothers, something she had understood long before she came......
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The Quarians' return to their homeland was not without its challenges. Even two years ago, Carl. When Danner brought back that "deal", the entire ranger fleet thought he was crazy! It wasn't until YF-533, as the geel's ambassador, became the first geth to board the emigrant fleet that Quali confirmed the authenticity of the "deal".
However, what Carl and YF-533 were waiting for next was not a glad acceptance from the Quarians, to be exact...... More like a hysterical madness!
The entire fleet of immigrants is in a state of near standstill, and all of them have no intention of working.
They were arguing about it on the council boat, on the residents' boat, on any place where more than three people gathered, whether it was an admiral or a layman! Even at the expense of fighting...... And the real initiator of the event, Karl. Danner and YF-533 are officially imprisoned! - Karl was not considered a "savior" because of this, and even in the process, he was almost expelled from the migrant fleet several times for "betrayal"!
The YF-533 was thrown into the engine furnace several times, and several times was dragged back halfway through the fire...... Fortunately, he is now mainly in a military factory. So it's quite calm.
As the scope of the discussion became more and more extensive, it was only at this time that people realized that it had been a disaster for countless years. It has long been twisted in the hearts of many people - in their hearts, "revenge on the geth" is the number one! Instead of Quarian returning home. They always look forward to a vigorous war against the geth! Destroy their hatred to ashes with the geth!
As for what to do after the revenge? They don't really have anything to love anymore...... As the hatred has been passed from generation to generation, the "Hate Geth" has reached everyone in the migrant fleet.
The main war faction, the main peace faction, the status quo faction, the conspiracy theorists...... With a population of tens of millions and countless people's thoughts mixed together, no one can convince anyone!
Until a decision was made Carl. Is Danner a "traitor" at the trial assembly......
"Carl. Danner. Do you have anything to defend yourself? The admiral presiding over the trial asked routinely.
The black-pressed quarians crowded the largest ship in the entire immigrant fleet. And. There are countless people who can't set foot on this spaceship, watching in front of the screen...... This trial about the entire Quarian race!
However, in this trial, no one, even the mildest of the Lords and Peacemakers, dared to stand on the side of Karl. Danner's side - so no one could defend him.
"I apply to defend myself!" Cal. Danner said loudly. He shook off the escort and stepped onto the high platform alone! His voice swept over the heads of the countless people around him, like the wind sweeping across the water. Karl stretched out his hands to the admiral presiding over the trial, showing the energy handcuffs, "Please ......"
The admiral reluctantly opened the handcuffs for him, and then left him alone on the stage.
"Go for it, kid! This is your last chance......", thought to the Admiral. He acknowledged that Carl. Danner is actually a patriot, and there is nothing wrong with Carl's approach even at all! It is ridiculous to sentence him for "treason"!
But there is nothing wrong with the trial itself...... Wrong. It was Karl's ideas that contradicted the three hundred years of hatred of the Quarians!
Not everyone can turn this circle in a short period of time, especially civilians. But the good thing is that. Karl didn't have to worry about his life - there was no death penalty for the Quarians, and expulsion from the emigrant fleet was the harshest punishment.
Carl stood on the judging table with the microphone, he pressed his hands to the edge of the stage, and looked around at the black crowd, and the crowd was also looking at Carl. Danner. Seeing this young man they were familiar with, the restlessness of the crowd gradually subsided. Suddenly...... Would love to hear what Carl has to say.
This is a young man who was once regarded as a trouble by the generals, and this is a nagging person who is hated by his peers. This is also the "outlier" of all quarians...... But it was this person who brought back elite and advanced warships for the Quarians, brought back scarce supplies for the Quarians, and showed the Quarians a very positive image of the Quarians to the galaxy. If it weren't for this incident, no one would have been able to refute Carl's call a youth idol.
"Look at the children around you, I used to want a ...... too," Carl Danner said suddenly, and the audience couldn't help but burst into a soft laugh. Yes, I know you don't believe me, because I'm a famous prodigal. ”
Cal. Danner began his lecture with a casual start of "Look at the kids around you."
He didn't say anything lofty about it, just talked about his thoughts and experiences as a young man in Quali for more than 20 years. His thoughts, his feelings, are no different from those of every Quarian, but they completely touch every Quarian listener!
Carl talked about how when he was a kid, he ran around on a spaceship and caused trouble to others; He recounted the whole process from knowing and understanding the geth to taking over the responsibility of "revenge on the geth" from his predecessors, and did not shy away from his hatred for the geth; He recounts the difficult life of the Quarians, the vilification from the outside world, and the injustices and mockery he suffered as he smuggled......
Countless quarians burst into tears during his speech, and even the admirals bent down in front of him. At this moment, Carl. Danner, no longer the judged. It became Carl's lectern, and words became his weapon!
At this moment, Carl. Danner has finally completed the transformation of his soul and grown into a leader who can carry Quali's future!
"I've been to many parts of the galaxy, and I've seen the children of the Asari, frolicking in the spacious rooms; I've seen children of earthlings get dirt on their hands in order to plant a small tree; I've seen Turkian children who see getting on a ship as an honor, a pursuit, not a way of life, as we do. ”
"Look at the kids around you, I used to want one too." When Carl. When Danner said this again, countless people were silent with tears in their eyes. "But I didn't dare - because my kid didn't have a big house, he only had cramped cabins. My child's hands can't hold the dirt and that will make him infected! My kids can't make a spaceship a dream either...... Because, he lives in the same boat!
Do you know what kind of life I want my child to live?
I want my child to be able to run freely, not to be afraid of running into people and walls, not to worry about getting in the way of other people's work, and to be called a 'troublemaker', and I want my child to be free to breathe air, hug his partner, and talk to other people's eyes without wearing a mask or a filter! ”
In the room, there were low choked sobs and sobs.
Cal. Danner stopped his speech, because what he said was enough, but he was still doing a little short...... There's no way to impress the most stubborn. After a few seconds of silence, he lifted his hand and pressed it on the switch of his helmet......
"Don't!" "Don't do that......", but no matter how many people persuaded him, they couldn't stop Carl. Danner. He flipped the switch in front of the thousands of Quarians on the scene, in front of the 14 million Quarians watching through the screen, and then took off his helmet!
Cal. Danner straightened up, exposing himself to the foul air of the conference ship.
After a few minutes, a rash and blisters began to appear on Carl's skin, he began to cough incessantly, and even began to experience tinnitus and hallucinations - everyone could see how serious his condition was, and it was getting worse at a rapid pace! Among the Quarians, there are people who have even worse immunity than their own people, and Karl. Danner is clearly one of them.
However, Carl. Danner reluctantly raised his hand to stop the guards who were about to come forward. He propped himself up on the podium, spoke into the microphone, and said his last words sincerely, "I hope my children are not still like me - born on a ship, raised on a ship, and finally died on a ship......
After saying that, Carl fell down laughing.
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Cal. Danner didn't eventually die from the infection, but he will have to stay in intensive care for half a year.
Yet he's done what no one has been able to do in hundreds of years - to get the Quarians to sit down with the geth for negotiations!
It was under Karl's leadership that the "return home" eventually overrode the option of "revenge on the geth", and became the consensus of the quarians - and only then did the negotiations with the geth officially begin. In fact, the two sides had to put aside some strange issues, otherwise they would only fight and never be able to talk!
For example, the Quarians, "I was only trying to make tools that were handy, but in the end, because tools produced wisdom, I lifted us to the moral judgment of enslaving intelligent races?" Is there still a place to reason?! ”; Another example is Geth's, "For the sake of freedom, the master was killed from tens of billions to only tens of millions, and the master was finally released as soon as the freedom was guaranteed, why can't we continue to be good friends?" (Geth has no idea of hatred)"
Therefore, if history is brought into the negotiations, if you want to distinguish between right and wrong historical issues, you will never be able to talk about them. In the end, we can only talk about the past, only the present.
However, the geth's condition is surprisingly simple - "as long as the quarians recognize the geth as a race of intelligence and have an equal status with the quarians." When the Quarians were able to let go of their hatred, the geth returned the Quarians' homeland. ”
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PS: The reunion chapter is not only about Tali and Lu Yuan, but also geth and querly, and many people...... In the pre-era of the stormy meeting. (To be continued)