Leaving William's dilapidated little hospital, Malone and Mark can wander around the black market. Walking on the cliff face of the black rock, looking at the various shops on both sides, Marlon introduced Marco to the various goods he saw. There are many things, and many things are new to Marco, who has been sleeping for a hundred years.

"That William, have you known each other for a long time?" While eating lunch, Marco suddenly asked.

"I've known each other for seven or eight years!" Malone said as he gulped down a chicken leg.

"What kind of man is he?"

"He used to be a very talented doctor, but then he offended the son of a dean, and the dean told him to go to the gate. Then, in a fit of rage, he switched jobs to the hospital. However, the dean seemed to be very prestigious, and eventually, William had his medical license revoked. Ma Long said this, and slowly took another sip of potato soup.

"Sounds miserable! And then? ”

"Later? Somehow, he killed the dean and his son. And it seems to be addictive. But it's a pity that he was caught by the police during an operation, a current, layman, you know. Malone smiled and continued: "As a result, he became a wanted criminal and fled to the black market to hide. But luckily he met me. I helped him set up that little clinic. ”

"I see! It seems that he is not a bad person either, he is just forced by life. Marco sighed.

Ma Long said while eating indifferently: "Each of us is forced by life to take the road we are unwilling to take, but we have discovered our true selves." Isn't it? ”

"I didn't expect you to be a philosopher, you are so fat, life should not have forced you much!" Mark said sarcastically.

"Huh! I still eat mine, you can't beat me, don't talk nonsense. Ma Long still took care of himself, and after eating the chicken thighs, he began to eat the next plate of grilled shrimp-flavored artificial protein.

While having lunch, Li De received an encrypted email from Ma Long, saying that Oscar's (Marco) matter had been dealt with, so he didn't have to worry about it. And today, Li De didn't see Karin in the morning, even when he usually had lunch.

Li De also noticed that some instructors did not show up at the school, and it seems that this is because of the operation on the weekend, and many families have already started to search. Li De really wanted to know what kind of expressions those officers and bigwigs would have when the Federal Army didn't know about the loss of the frozen super soldiers.

At this moment, the Federal Military Department is bothered by another matter. Because of the previous attack on the MPs in Ampton, the federal parliament shifted the responsibility to the military department for the lack of protection. Now a whole table of Union generals is being condemned collectively.

Tim Statham, the commander of the garrison of the city of New Berlin, was furious at St. Lincoln, who was in charge of the operation. Of course, Lieutenant General Lance Kent, who was also mistreated by the garrison of New Berlin.

After nearly an hour of non-stop venting, Tim finally quieted down. He looked at the time, it was time for lunch. Although he was still full of anger, he had to pause for a moment, because there was a more important meeting in the afternoon.

The chamber of the Federal Assembly is a cylindrical building with a height of more than 200 meters and a radius of more than 100 meters. Inside the building is a large conference hall that resembles an amphitheater, with hundreds of seats for members along the circular walls. Although it is now common for virtual images to participate in meetings, the council still traditionally requires real members to participate in the meeting. This is all because there was a period of virtual video participation in the early days, and as a result, some of the parliamentarians' images were used to cause confusion. Since then, the members of parliament who attend the meeting must be a bona fide person who has passed the guò genetic test.

The representatives of the Councillors of the hundreds of planets of the Federation were all seated, and the Councillors of the Ampton Star were floating in the center of the chamber on a huge circular suspended platform, giving impassioned speeches.

"The federal trade bill has shown a strict imbalance, and our Ampton star and Liverpool in the same solar system have introduced a bill to amend items 32, 79, and 201 of the bill. At the same time, the following goods will be exempted from customs duties. ”

As he spoke, a row of lists of goods appeared on a huge virtual screen in the council chamber. The parliamentarians present were all talking to each other, and the buzzing sound filled the huge space. After consulting with members from other planets next to them, some councilors turned on their personal computers and consulted again with think tanks and high-level members from their own planets.

Just then, another MP sat off the wall. Everyone saw that this was Jerry Statham, the councilor of the Statham family. This Jerry Congressman is a man in his 50s, with only the Mediterranean left in his metallic hair, round glasses, and a slightly chubby figure in a well-fitting black suit.

Councillor Jerry said, "Councillor Linda, our federal trade bill was enacted a long time ago, and no other planet has expressed dissatisfaction with this bill now. And, I remind you, this is a war phase, and the taxes and fees collected by the Federation are also to be used for the war ahead. Don't you think about the soldiers who are far from home? ”

Councilor Linda of the Ampton Star showed a contemptuous smile and said to Councilor Jerry: "You people from big families are all for the interests of your own family, where do you think about the front-line soldiers?" Your Statham family lives in a solar system that is ten times as populous as we are, but we pay twice as much trade taxes as you. Why don't you think about it? ”

"On the issue of paying taxes and fees, we have audit offices on each planet, and you can check the accounts if you think it is unreasonable. These are not the reasons for you to amend the bill. You are acting for your own selfish sake! ”

"Councillor Jerry, this is exactly what we are asking for, we want to thoroughly investigate the accounts of the planet controlled by the big family!" Councillor Linda said righteously.

"What? What do you mean? You say, "You guys?" How many MPs do you think will support you? Councillor Jerry had a fierce look on his face, as if he was going to eat his opponent on the spot.

"I, Congressman Kapok Tanxing, reconsideration! Support for the Rembudsman of the Remton Star Councillor. ”

"I, Congressman Niu Li Sixing, reconsider!"

"Me, reconsideration!"

"Reconsideration!"

For a while, the voice of reconsideration sounded in the hall. The parliamentarians of the ten major families looked at these parliamentarians for reconsideration with hideous faces, but the threat in their eyes did not frighten these councillors, and some people continued to ask for reconsideration. In just a few minutes, parliamentarians from almost fifty planets have expressed their support for the Mpton parliamentarian.

According to parliamentary rules, these MPs who propose bills can initiate a parliamentary vote, and as long as they have a majority of the votes, they can force the parliament to make a decision. The councilors of the ten major families account for more than two-thirds of the total number of councillors, so they are not worried about those councilors of the colonized planet uniting to initiate bills against them.

Just as the sound of reconsideration was over, and the members were still talking to each other, Councillor Linda of Ampton Star spoke again.

"As you must know, I was attacked by terrorists outside our capital on my way to Parliament," she said. The weapons of those terrorists may not be very advanced, but as the seat of the federal government, with such terrorists around, I can't help but worry about the security of the Federation. So I propose again to amend the conscription laws of each planet, so that the conscription power and military power of each planet of the Federation will be handed over to the planetary government, not the federal military department. ”

This sentence was like a bombshell, and the entire council hall exploded. Everyone began to talk to each other again, and some MPs even shouted and exchanged views with MPs who were a little further away. The entire council hall was like a wet market.

"Silence! Do you still have the image of a federal parliamentarian? There was a loud shout, and everyone stopped. I was stunned and looked in the direction the figure came from. Everyone felt that this person did not speak through a loudspeaker, but used the roar of his throat to transmit his voice to everyone's ears in such a noisy environment in this super large hall with a height of more than 100 meters and a diameter of 50 meters.

Skywalker! This man must be a Skywalker, and a rather high-level Skywalker. Otherwise, it can't be done. Everyone had the idea at once.

And as far as the eye could see, the person who spoke was in an inconspicuous seat at the bottom of the chamber, a brown-skinned man in his prime. The man was tall and strong, but he was dressed as a civil official, wearing a crisp suit and a brooch pinned to his chest, which made it known that he was a councillor of Carmen.

Seeing that the hall was quiet again, the Councilor of Carmen Star controlled his councilor desk to fly to the center of the hall, and stood side by side with Councilor Linda, and said impassionedly again: "Our Carmen Star is a mineral planet. In addition to contributing a large number of minerals of various kinds, millions of citizens serve in the military every year, but less than half of them return from the three-year military service period. If this continues, the population of our Kármán star will have a significant negative growth. The planet's population is aging, and the local government is also struggling to make ends meet. If the Federation does not change this situation, the citizens of our planet will protest en masse and boycott military service. ”

"Yes! In the current military service law, the proportion of conscription is obviously high, and the death rate of front-line officers and soldiers in the military department remains high. The planets have been complaining for a long time! ”

"And most of the soldiers who have returned from retirement are physically participating, and they also have to receive government pensions. And this pension, the federal military department is not responsible, and the government of each planet is responsible. This has overwhelmed us. ”

One by one, voices rang out, and the council hall was in a state of chaos.