Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 572: Do What You Want to Do
The grand celebration of the Bai Ze star field was an unprecedented success. It not only caused a lot of waves within the Pan-Eastern forces, but even people in many remote star fields later watched the video of the celebration.

"According to the rumors circulating in the Pan-Eastern community, Tilan is probably one of the three current Phoenixes." Feng Jianxue told the girl before leaving.

"Phoenix?" Tilan understood a little, but didn't know the details.

"Yes, in the Eastern ethnic groups, Phoenix is ​​a very beautiful word. It does not simply refer to some ancient legendary beast, but also has a certain orthodoxy and sacred meaning."

"The highest belief of the Eastern tribes must be the phoenix, followed by the dragon. In the past, 'Phoenix' referred to those powerful witches who brought prosperity to the Eastern Continent. Now it is also used for Eastern singers like you."

"After this celebration, many Eastern forces really began to pay attention to you, Tilan." Feng Jianxue said.

"Yeah." Tilan tilted her head slightly, and suddenly thought of something. She glanced at Feng Jianxue.

"Actually, this is something you and Odni had planned a long time ago." They invited me just in time for such an important celebration, and Feng Jianshang (Odni), who was supposed to serve as the prayer maiden at the celebration, was not there.

"Hey, Tilan figured it out so quickly? I thought I hid it well, haha."

"That's right. Feng Jianshang was originally supposed to be the priestess. After all, there are many people who believe in Honghu in the Bai Ze star region, and I have been operating here for a long time." Feng Jianxue explained.

"But my sister told me at the time that she wanted you to come and replace her because you need this role more to increase your fame."

"During school, you got along very well. She knew that if she told you directly, you would most likely refuse, so she took some time to ask you to come over and ask you for help."

"Tilan is a very good person, she will most likely not refuse." That's what Audrey said to Feng Jianxue at the time.

"I'm sorry for not telling Tilan before. This was also to ensure that Tilan could agree to it." Feng Jianxue bent down and apologized sincerely.

Tilan shook her head slightly at this. Although she must have felt a little uncomfortable, she was not angry about such a small matter.

"Why do you want to do this? Although it will be of greater use to me, if Odni serves as a witch, she will also be able to gain a lot of fame and influence in the Eastern Star Region." She asked Feng Jianxue to sit down and prepared to ask about the situation in detail.

"That's true, but everyone's thoughts and situations are different." Feng Jianxue was rarely serious at this moment.

"Tilan, do you think the Eastern Camp is really a solid block?"

"This?" The girl grew up in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field. It was not a place where the Eastern ethnic groups gathered, so she naturally didn't know the situation in the Eastern Star Field.

"Let me tell Tilan, although from the perspective of outsiders, we have similar cultures and customs, this is not the East Continent of the past. At that time, at least everyone lived on the same planet."

"Living in galaxies thousands of light years apart, and separated by thousands of years in the Fifth Era, many people's accents and appearances have become different. Even if we have the same ancestors, we will gradually become strangers."

"Audrey and I both have white hair. Although it looks good and is in line with the aesthetics of the Honghu family, in the eyes of some conservative forces, it is not pure. Only black hair can be considered pure."

"If we really talk about the purity of bloodline and origin, Red Ray Luo Fenghua is definitely number one. Moreover, she is a few years older than Audney and has gained the closeness of many Eastern forces first."

"When the East Continent developed from the barbaric era to the civilized era and entered space, it took no more than 3000 years at most. However, the fourth and fifth eras combined lasted nearly 6000 years."

"People grow, and so do cultural habits. In order to resist the oppression of the new races, many remaining forces had to make various improvements to adapt to the environment at the time."

"So, after the establishment of the Federation, although the Pan-Eastern forces that were once scattered all over the place came back together, they were already slightly different from each other. The Five Phoenix Sects were scattered again and went through many changes."

"Back to the origin of the topic, although Audrey is the singer and important inheritor of the Honghu lineage, she doesn't like things that are too pedantic and outdated. So you can see that she sings pop songs, likes beautiful Western-style dresses, and the decorations in her life are also very trendy. She doesn't like to play with retro flower, bird, fish and insect ornaments."

"If she really wants to compete with Luo Fenghua for influence in the Pan-Eastern camp, she will have to change her habits in order to adapt to the ideas of many people. This is actually quite awkward for her."

"She knew that in this state, she would definitely not be able to compete with Luo Fenghua, so she gave up the idea of ​​competing in this regard a long time ago."

"But you are different. You are actually quite special. Although you have oriental blood, and even your hair color and appearance completely conform to oriental aesthetics, you didn't grow up in the Eastern Star Region after all, so people don't know much about you."

"If Tilan were to travel to various star regions in the East to perform and canvass for votes, it would not only take a very long time, but she would also have to face the complex and different situations in each star region."

"She knew your wishes and thoughts, and she also knew that she didn't like to get entangled in complicated political matters, so she took the initiative to tell me about the idea of ​​replacement."

"Actually, I wanted to discuss it with you directly at the beginning." When she said this, Feng Jianxue seemed a little embarrassed and rubbed her hair.

"What happened next?" Tilan was no longer angry at this time, but rather looked a little amused.

"Then, ahahaha, of course I was having too much fun, I didn't expect Tilan to agree right away when she came back, so I forgot to explain, ahem."

"If you had told me this earlier, I would probably be more grateful to you and Odney." Tilan shook her head.

"Oh, you too." She stood up, dragging her slightly gorgeous oriental dress, and walked to the window sill to overlook the bustling city streets below.

"I don't know why you and Odni trust me so much. Actually, I have never had much confidence in the past." Although she has made up her mind now, she had been hesitant before.

"Tilan is great, or maybe you like to reflect on yourself too much." Feng Jianxue walked over slowly and leaned against another windowsill not far from Tilan.

"I have been to many star regions and have met many children of wealthy families. Let's put it this way, 80% of them are idiots, useless people who were spoiled by their parents."

"Among the remaining 20%, most have tried very hard to take over the businesses left by their parents and elders, but the process is very cautious and reluctant. It will probably take until middle age for them to gradually gain a firm foothold."

"We can then select less than one in a thousand people who have a good family background, good IQ and talent, and good character. Only such people can truly become the backbone of the family or the company."

"Benefits are something that are naturally fought over. It is impossible for the highest power to be held by a fool. If there is, it is probably just someone else's puppet."

"The Federation is not peaceful right now. There are quarrels every day in the Central Parliament. It's just that the news is controlled and the outside world can't see it." "Audney and I both have a premonition that even if there is no civil war similar to 400 years ago, there will be intense political turmoil in the future. We are also preparing for the rainy day and trying to win over as many friends as possible so that we can stick together when the time comes."

"Is it so serious now?" Tilan was surprised.

"Yes, in places that are not visible to the outside world, the central aristocratic forces, local forces, giant corporate alliances, military-industrial organizations, religious conservatives, etc., all have their own conflicts of opinion."

"More importantly, the federation's finances are gradually unable to sustain themselves." Feng Jianxue told Tilan.

"In the past, the central government was able to ease conflicts by handing out money, but this approach has become precarious as the central bank's debt continues to expand."

"It's not that there are no geniuses or smart people in the Federation. In fact, many people have seen this chaos. But as many people have said, the Federation is too big. A country with a population of trillions faces far more terrifying problems than anyone can imagine."

"When the financial crisis reaches a critical point, many problems will become more acute."

"Take the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region as an example. Perhaps for the people of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region, it is normal and necessary for the Central Council to allocate funds to aid the local area and improve and restore the environment. After all, the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region has made sacrifices and contributed to the Federation."

"But the central council receives thousands of proposals for assistance every year, and these proposals are well-founded, with reasons such as local poverty, natural disasters, historical problems, and improving the living conditions of women and children."

"There are countless proposals for aid, but the parliament has limited funds, and this limited money has to support the national public service system, military maintenance, basic public security maintenance, education expenditures, national projects, etc."

"If you give one project 1% more money, you have to deduct it from other project areas, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among people in the original project area."

"To put it bluntly, if you are a captain of a patrol fleet in a remote star region, and you have a third-tier cruiser under your command, the government will allocate 1 million yuan every year for the maintenance of the ship, personnel salaries, etc., and your mission is to fight against interstellar pirates, ensure that the shipping routes are unobstructed, and patrol those remote star regions to ensure that there are no large pirate dens."

"But one day, you suddenly received a notice that the original 1 million allocation was reduced to only 5000 million. This money might not even be enough to maintain the starship, and you still have to pay the soldiers and officers."

"Then the pirate leader who had always been on the run suddenly called you. He somehow learned about your predicament and negotiated with you. As long as you avoid a certain route at a certain time during patrol, you don't need to do anything else. In return, he will give you 100 million yuan. He will also transfer the money to your personal account without sharing it with others. What would you choose?"

"If it was during the heyday of the Federation, with excellent military discipline and sound finances, this situation would never have happened. The other party would not dare to gamble, fearing that you would set up a trap and arrest him. In addition, the existence of the Inquisition is like a sword hanging high, deterring those corrupt officials."

"But this time is not the right time. You know the whole situation is not good. Even if you complain to your superiors, you won't get additional funding because everyone is in the same situation and your superiors can't give you any money."

"Even though the funding is insufficient, the duties must continue. Either you take a great risk and go out to sea without performing ship maintenance, or you forcibly deduct the salaries of all your subordinates to ensure the normal operation of the ship. But I dare say that most captains will not do this. They are also afraid of being shot to death while they sleep."

"From this, we can see how much trouble it will cause if the originally fixed funds are cut. But if they are not cut, the finances cannot support it, so they can only pick on the weak ones."

"Tilan, which forces do you think are the easiest to deal with?"

"The big families in the central star region control many seats in parliament, the giant companies have huge business empires, the religious forces are conservative and fanatical, the local powerful star regions will rebel if they get anxious, and the military group is the last ballast of the federation and will not move. So the best place to cut financial expenditures is to support the backward, remote and barren star regions, because even if they are cut, they don't have much ability to resist, and they don't control the mainstream news media organizations."

"It has been like this for nearly a hundred years. This is also the reason why many people in the Northwest Star Region were so excited when Blanche was assassinated. The conflict did not occur at that moment, but has been accumulating all the time."

"If that's the case, where did the money go?" Tilan was curious. With the current productivity in the interstellar age, it shouldn't have ended up in such a situation.

"Well..." Feng Jianxue shook her head and looked at the sky outside the window.

"Maybe it flew away like a cloud."

"Look at the data from the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region in the past. The Central Star Region originally allocated 10 trillion to improve the ecological environment of the 'Emerald Skirt' and to resettle the families of the affected residents. However, most of the money was legally given to those commercial companies that cooperated with the aristocratic families in the Central Star Region."

"Every other level will lose 0.1, but as long as there are enough levels, there won't be much left at the bottom."

"How do we solve this kind of thing?"

"There are many ways to do this, such as strengthening controls, setting up transparent financial flows for scrutiny, and dealing with and deterring those who do this kind of thing."

"But most of the methods you and I can think of are currently not feasible. The various forces are intertwined and no one dares to rashly lift the lid on this matter."

"It's really disappointing." Although the girl answered like this, she was very calm in her heart. In fact, she realized this a long time ago.

The conversation between the two fell into a brief silence. Tilan continued to look at the ever-flowing world outside the window, and many images flashed through her mind.

Are you going to do this just because of something you said when you were a kid?

Do you know how much resistance and risk you will face by doing this? Will there be anyone who will understand and stand with you?

The questions that have lingered in my heart in the past are still lingering around me.

It seemed like she really had no reason to do it. After all, the world was so big, with so many smart and capable people. Why should she take all of this on herself for no reason? Obviously, no one forced her to do so.

Yes, why.

The girl stroked the light dust accumulated on the windowsill with her fingertips. She looked at it and then slowly stroked it again until the small area of ​​the windowsill was clean.

There was no reason, but she really wanted to do it, just like wiping the windowsill clean with her fingers. Just looking at it clean would make her feel better.

Humans are truly amazing creatures. If we were to use machine AI to achieve something, we would definitely not choose this option which has no benefits and huge risks.

Life is as free as the wind, but faith is as firm as a rock.

Do what you want to do, Heshia Tilan.

(End of this chapter)