"We were all wrong. From the very beginning, what he wanted was not the Federation, what he wanted was not any rights, nor any interests, what he wanted was just war. ”

Barton muttered under his breath, and the snowflakes slapped on his face, turning into water, but he didn't feel the cold, for his heart was cold to the bone.

"What do you say? Father ......"

Hathaway was a little worried, she had never seen Patton like this, depressed, desperate, even when Patton was impeached and removed from office, she had never appeared like this.

It was a kind of extreme anger and despair, but powerless depression, Hathaway didn't know what Lee Tomb said to Barton to make Barton like this, but she also seemed to feel something, and her heart was a little chilly.

"Let's go. We still have things to do. Although everything was just my guess, he didn't even deny it, thinking that everything was arranged by him. The general trend is fierce, it is difficult to hold on with one hand, and we can only die to repay our family and country. ”

Seeing Barton sit in the car dejectedly, although Hathaway still didn't understand, looking at Sam's appearance, she seemed to understand something, and she was also a little panicked in her heart.

After thinking about it, seeing that Barton didn't seem to mean to explain to her, he gritted his teeth, jumped out of the car, and ran towards the mansion of the tomb of Li in the ice and snow.

"Sam, stop her."

Barton closed his eyes in a dejected voice and whispered.

Sam nodded silently, got out of the car, and stopped Hathaway before she could run into the garden of Lee's tomb.

"Hathaway, don't ask. We still have a lot to do. ”

"Nope. Uncle Sam, I'm going to go in and ask him what the hell he's going to do! Don't stop me, I'm ......"

"Enough, don't be willful anymore. Everything has been settled. Don't you understand? The general trend has been set, and nothing can be changed. The only thing we can do is not to question him. It's about figuring out how to preserve the Union. ”

Sam was furious, let out a low roar, and pulled Hathaway outside.

Hathaway was a little shocked, it was the first time she had seen Sam look so red-eyed and angry.

"Tell me, what the hell is going on? What the hell is going on? He obviously didn't do anything, why did things turn out like this all of a sudden? ”

Hathaway still didn't understand. She tried to recall what Li Tomb had done since he entered the Federation, and everything flashed through her mind, but she still didn't see any conspiracy and trickery.

In fact, there is really no conspiracy, Li Tomb just did one thing, that is, the application of the Galactic Federation was not approved, but this is a means to turn his hands into clouds and turn his hands into rain, so that no one can reverse the whole thing.

The jump point of the New River System itself is actually the fuse between the Twin Eagle Empire and the Muller Federation, which has been restrained before. The repression is because both sides have common interests and do not want the new river system to be known to others.

But now that the new river system has been exposed and the whole universe knows about it, then according to common sense, it should be the new river system civilization that has been accepted, and the interest consortiums of various countries have flocked to share the benefits of the new river system. Take away the common interests that originally belonged to the Twin Eagle Empire and the Muller Confederation.

That is the trend of the times and the interests refer to. No one can stop it, which may be good news for the nobles of both sides, but it is a good thing for the people of both countries.

Because this will remove the fuse that could lead to war, and at the same time, the development of the new river system will stimulate the economies of both countries to a greater or lesser extent.

But the problem is that the application for the new river civilization was not approved. This means that the so-called Galactic Federation remains a borderland, and that the Discoverers are allowed to have the full benefits of the new river system according to the terms of the Union Council.

It was doomed, and it was going to be a war.

Even if the Muller Confederation and the Twin Eagle Empire wanted to compromise, the Western Covenant would not agree. ASEAN will not agree to the same thing, it is just a war, and it is only a war of the fringe river system, even if two countries are broken, there will be nothing to lose for the other countries, but there is an opportunity to share in the development of the entire new river system.

Such interests, such a general trend, are powerless to stop.

This is the sorrow of the weak country and the widows, if this new river system appeared on the border of the Sujin Republic, then no one would dare to speak, and even the passing scene of the United Council would not have to go, and they would directly send troops to occupy it.

But the Mueller Federation is not a Sujin Republic, so they can only wander on the edge of danger, and even after the new river system is exposed, they still have no qualifications to call the shots.

Presumably, Tian Guang must have experienced such a mental journey, from the surprise of discovering the new river system to the apprehension of keeping this secret, it must be a torment for Tian Guang, who thinks highly of himself.

But now it's okay, no one has to suffer anymore, and Li Tomb directly lifted the lid. If the Mueller Federation is a first-class power, even if it is not as good as the Sujin Republic, but it can only dominate this river system, maybe the entire federal people will applaud Li Tomb.

But now Patton only regretted why he had agreed to Li Tomb to go out of the mountain to be the chairman of the Federation of this Laoshzi, and he was only angry why Mu Chenggong, a group of stupid nobles, would introduce Li Tomb into the Federation in the first place.

“…… Do you understand? It's up to us now. This war is destined to be a protracted war, we cannot back down, and the Twin Eagle Empire has no chance to back down, and even the nearby three kingdoms will find a way to join in. ”

"Isn't there a way to stop it?"

Hathaway finally understood the key to this, and her face became ugly.

"Yes, unless we choose to abandon the Black Jupiter Domain, give up the jumping point of the new river system, make peace on this, and then end the war before the rest of ASEAN intervenes."

Sam said bitterly, "Otherwise, once the war starts, Western Treaty and ASEAN will keep pushing us to fight......"

"Is there really no other way? Tomb of Lee. He will definitely end this war, I will beg him, I will ......"

"Enough, useless. Don't you understand? War was what he wanted. ”

"Nope! I don't understand! I just don't understand, where would anyone want war! How could anyone want a war ......"

Hathaway's eyes were red, and there were tears glistening in her eyes, "I thought he was just a little brutal, I thought he just wanted to be the emperor...... I thought he was actually a good guy......"

"Ugh."

Sam didn't speak, just hugged the crying Hathaway and gently wiped the tears from her eyes, "Don't cry." If this is fate, this is the calamity of the Federation. We can at least be a little stronger, and try to keep the damage of the war away from most of the Federation. ”

Is it just possible?

Hathaway didn't ask again, and Sam didn't dare to think about it any more, but looked up at the window over there, which was the study of Lee's tomb, and he suddenly wondered what the man who stayed inside, maybe reading quietly, wanted.

……

"Your Majesty, the situation is barely under control. Mu Chenggong and they are very honest, they didn't get in the way, and they have returned to their respective territories. But is it just a matter of letting Patton continue to be president of the Union? After all, he's not one of our own. ”

With the smell of blood, even if the snowflakes were stained on his shoulders, they still couldn't hide the color of the blood, Ram looked solemn and walked into the study of the Li tomb.

"Patton has done a decent job with government affairs. At this time, he is also needed to stabilize the situation. And even if he had other ideas, what could he do? War is inevitable. ”

Li Tomb poured a glass of wine and stood in front of the window, "Look at the snow." When it falls, even if you try your best, you can't stop the mountains and rivers from being covered in heavy snow. The general trend has been decided, and Patton and these people can't make any trouble. ”

"It's the Galactic Federation. Is there anything wrong with the young girl and the professor? ”

Li Tomb turned his head and asked.

"The professor is a little angry, and so is the young girl, their spaceship has taken off and is coming towards the Federation, wanting to see the king."

Ram said respectfully.

"Expected."

Li Tomb nodded and rubbed his glass, "Ram, do you think I'm too despicable." ”

Ram was stunned for a moment, lowered his head, and did not dare to speak. In fact, from this point of view, Li Tomb is not only despicable, taking advantage of the young girl and the professor's ignorance of the United Council, first funded them a lot of warships, and then helped them contact the United Council, so that they saw hope, but then at the last moment they were trapped.

"Meanness is the passport of the mean, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble."

Ram thought for a long time before he finally came up with a sentence, and when he saw that Li Tomb was a little stunned, he smiled dryly: "This is what the second master said, I think it makes sense." ”

Li Tomb was dumbfounded, and took a sip of wine, "Anyway, you are also from the Federation, don't you have any ideas?" ”

"The Federation threw me into prison, and the king gave me power. So, it's a very simple choice. ”

Ram breathed a sigh of relief, which was what he was saying.

"Interests."

Li Tomb nodded and put down his wine glass, "The world is so simple, whether it is a nobleman or a country, but after all, it is just driven by interests. ”

Li Tomb's eyes flickered, "Okay, you go down." Get to grips with the army as soon as possible. Within a month, I don't want to hear different opinions in the federation again. ”

"Yes."

Ram nodded and stepped back.

Li Zhen frowned and thought for a moment, "Everything has begun. But here's what really needs to be done. ”

The war between the Federation and the Empire is just an appetizer for Li Tomb, and it is only the first step in the whole plan, and now that this step has begun as he thought, the next step is to plan how to expand the war until the entire universe is involved.

"Interest?"

Li Tomb rubbed his fingers, thoughtfully, and had some confidence in the next arrangement, but he was not in a hurry for the time being, he first wanted to see if everything could be as he thought under this benefit, and not rush to play the back hand. (To be continued......)