"Mr. Lin, you have entered the speech channel, and everything you say will be transmitted to the entire hall."

[Let me translate, your wheat order has arrived.] 】

"Shut up, I understand.] 】

Then Lin Youde stood up-

"No, Freya, you don't have to get up, sit down, well-behave, sit down."

Freya sat down, pouting slightly.

Lin Youde glanced at the Tula people swimming slowly outside.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honour to speak in the capacity of a foreigner at the highest decision-making meeting in Tula. First of all, I would like to emphasize that what I am saying below is my personal opinion and has nothing to do with the official opinion of mankind. A long time ago, we humans also believed that flowers could be used to influence terrorists, but it didn't work.

"In the history of mankind, there are often situations where civilized society and barbaric society coexist, for example, my ancestors used to be neighbors with barbarians named Xiongnu, at the beginning the Xiongnu continued to invade us, even if we took out the annual tribute, sent women and relatives, but could not stop the Huns' iron cavalry. Later, we used advanced technology to forge unparalleled swords and iron armor, and equipped all crossbowmen with arrows with iron arrows, and the Huns were crushed in front of the strong armor blades, and were killed in pieces, and finally were driven out of their homeland, forced to move west, and peace and tranquility really came.

"Later, the powerful Central Plains civilization relied on sophisticated weapons and disciplined and experienced armies to occupy varying degrees of superiority in the war against the barbarians. However, with the development of the productive forces in the barbarian areas and the reluctance of the Central Plains civilization to forge ahead, the iron hooves of the barbarians finally set foot in the Central Plains again. The ancient civilization of the Central Plains even had to cede large swaths of its traditional territory and move southward.

"The same thing happened to the ancestors of humans of other populations. The ancestors of Westerners established the civilization of the Greek city-states, and for a long time Westerners were proud of it. It is believed that it was the cultural light of Greece that influenced the surrounding barbarians. But the reality was that the Greek city-states, as the most productive human power in the region at the time, had the best armies. Later, the Greek army could not fight, and the city-state civilization declined. But then the ancestors of the Westerners founded the glorious Rome and maintained civilization and prosperity thanks to the well-equipped and disciplined Roman legions, and when the Roman legions were no longer good at war, the iron hooves of the barbarians set foot on the head of the great city of Rome.

"Things like this have been repeated over and over again throughout human history, even in the pre-space era. In the pre-aerospace era, the mighty Western civilization relied on strong ships and guns to defeat barbarism and backwardness. Only then did the spark of civilization spread all over the world. But as the years passed, Western civilization began to decline, their armies were empty of all kinds of advanced weapons but had no will to fight, and their people lived in the ridiculous fantasy that flowers could influence barbarians.

"Human civilization almost came to an end here - fortunately, there were still people who kept their senses awake that the civilized world still had a part of the war-willed and well-equipped army, so the barbarians were stopped and kept in captivity in their sandy homeland.

"I'll admit, it's not something to boast about. Looking back at the history of mankind is a history of strife, and many races use it to ridicule us and think that we are born to be cheap. Inherently uncivilized. But in my opinion, such history is also desirable, so I am standing here now. Advice to you. Alms do not spread civilization, and compromise and concession will only lead to greed and ill-will. Force is not the best option, it has not been. But sometimes force is the only option, and for those who never intended to communicate with you properly, they can only force him to communicate with you at gunpoint.

"The Latus have already had a showdown, they don't want to talk about it, and they may even have intended to resort to force from the beginning. In that case, what else is there to discuss, just let them see the force of the civilized world. ”

Lin Youde said and bowed to the Tula.

Lily immediately commented in the tactical link: "If you say this in the human network, you will definitely be bitten by the Holy Mother." ”

"Not now, the Virgins are shivering in the planet's anti-orbital bombardment fortifications. After seeing the dolphins, I began to rejoice that we humans have always been led by careerists. ”

"I don't think so." Lily shrugged her shoulders, "But I really don't like the previous decisions of the Tula, I really plan to compromise with such a small group of Latu, why, people don't treat you as the same clan anymore, and they still compromise." Even if the Tulas feel indebted to them because they created the Latus, they can't do this. ”

Lin Youde was about to respond, but Freya grabbed his hand, forcibly dragged him back to the chair, and then put her arms around his neck.

"Your Royal Highness, this is just in love with you, right? Is it a lie to say that you don't know what to love? Actually, the princess is a scheming? ”

"Haven't you been directly connected to Freya, and she's scheming?"

"Yes." Lily nodded, "But isn't this a big bargain for you, the princess doesn't understand love, she just can't do without you, so Xiao Xia - uh, Senior Sister Xia is not easy to chase her, and she can't even be jealous, because that will make you look very ungraceful, and the result is that you have successfully opened the harem, what shit luck, scumbag." ”

Because it was said in the tactical link, Lily called Xia Yongzhi Sister Xia, probably considering that Sasara and Hu Tao could hear it.

By the way, the last sentence "What a shit luck scumbag" was a complaint sent through a private channel.

Lin Youde couldn't refute it, because it seemed like this was the truth......

Unexpectedly, the person concerned, Freya, spoke: "Xiao Xia is not the kind of girl who is cautious, she has already told me, when I understand what love is, we will go together to allow that - what is it called, yes, compound family - planet to go." ”

Lily looked startled, she stared at Lin Youde with her mouth wide open: "This ...... You really picked it up, this shit luck. ”

Saying this, Lily showed a disdainful expression, and the expression of Hu Tao next to her was also a little subtle. Noah next to Hu Tao also revealed-

[What kind of fun are you making! 】

[It's a whim.] Noah chirped and ate the skewers of the mystery given by the Tula people, and his expression returned to a poker face. [Speaking of which, the Tula people actually use barbecue to cook food, which is quite amazing.] 】

Lin Youde didn't have the leisure to talk to Noah about the cooking methods of the Tula people. He turned his attention to the venue again.

The Tula discussion is still ongoing, but according to the data collected and collated by Noah, the differences of opinion among the Tula people are rapidly decreasing, and more and more Tula people are joining the largest faction in the discussion, and when everyone enters the faction or chooses to reserve their opinions, the resolution is made.

Only the Tulas, who like to communicate and are hardly opinionated, can do this, and if humans don't decide without a voting system, a body like parliament will certainly not be able to do anything.

[Actually, the so-called United Nations General Assembly of your human race is just a rubber stamp, and important matters have been decided somewhere outside the parliament.] 】

That's right.

Finally. The Tula discussion is over.

After the discussion in the entire council chamber had subsided, Elder One announced the result: "After discussion at the Tula Supreme Council, we have decided to cancel the original compromise plan with the Latus, no territory will be ceded, and the Latus' claims for a super-civilized heritage will not be satisfied. If the Latus are going to take advantage of the riders of Article 5000 of the Galactic Charter, let them be put to good use, and we are not afraid of any challenge. From now on, the Tula Defenders will immediately start the first phase of the call-up, and the soldiers and ships that meet the requirements will report to the nearest Tula Defenders base. ”

Elder No. 1 finished. Elder No. 2 shouted: "After 3,000 years, we have another battle to fight, act, Tula!" ”

"Tula!"

The Tula chanted the name of the home planet. Lin Youde seemed to feel the vibration of the sea.

**

After the meeting, Elder No. 1 and several elders met with Lin Youde in a small cubicle.

"Thank you very much for your presence and for your statement, if it weren't for your statement. Maybe we won't be able to reach a consensus so quickly. ”

"Is my statement so useful?" Lin Youde couldn't help asking, "I think even if I don't have this bunch." You will soon come to a consensus. ”

"No," Elder One curled. In the Tula way, he expressed his negativity, "Just because of the suggestion from outside, the direction of our discussion was actually quietly directed to whether or not to use force, which can be regarded as a little cleverness of my as an elder, I know too well the way my people think, so I often take advantage of it like now." ”

Lin Youde raised his eyebrows.

The use of this word made him suddenly have a very bold guess.

"Mr. Elder No. 1, the scene of the defecting pilot, could it be that you arranged it?"

"It's better to say less about this kind of unfounded speculation in the future, Mr. Lin." Elder One responded.

Lin Youde pursed his lips and laughed.

Lily was still reading in the tactical link: "If that's the case, Elder No. 1 is the big backstage?" That would indeed explain why such an important super-civilization relic could be stolen in one fell swoop. However, if the subsequent attack was also arranged by the elders......"

"Impossible," Lin Youde interrupted Lily's words during the tactical training, "I guess it just wants the super-civilization relic to disappear, erase the possibility of reconciliation with Latu, and force its own race to take a tough attitude, if it knows that the Latu people will deliberately come over to pull hatred, it will not send the cube out at all." ”

"Well, that makes sense."

While Lin Youde and Lily were discussing, Elder No. 1 continued, "The cube has been handed over to you like this, please make good use of it." In addition, I have to remind you that according to the rules of arbitration war, after the war begins, ships of all races except the ships of the superior race that are serving as overseers should leave the warzone and the core sectors of the participating races. But this rule has never been seriously enforced - unless, by some other race, it is used. ”

Lin Youde couldn't help frowning.

"You're saying that humanity might demand the expulsion of non-Tula ships from Tula's core system?"

"The chances are high that you have to leave. In addition, other races other than humans may make such requests, as you will soon become a well-known ship in the galaxy, and people who want to do something about you will surely spring up. ”

At this moment, Sasara suddenly burst out laughing, but she immediately covered her mouth.

The rest of the team looked at her face in amazement - it turned out to be a smile!

"What's wrong?" Lin Youde asked.

"Nothing, just discovered the etymology of the Tula language corresponding to the word 'mushrooms'......"

Sasara sent her findings through a tactical link.

Lily immediately showed a smiling expression, and Hu Tao turned her head directly.

Only Freya was at a loss.

"What's wrong?" Elder No. 1 asked curiously.

"Nothing." Lin Youde shook his head, "How long can we stay in Tula?" ”

"Look at the speed of decision-making in the Galactic Council, but maybe even some of the races in the Big Ten will be interested in you this time - no, there are already Big Ten who are interested in you, and they should try their best to push the decision-making process and force you out as soon as possible."

"Well, we'll have to speed up the ship's repairs and start using labor to fill the ship's warehouses." (To be continued......)