Tomorrow's Ark, the journey of hardcore and ruthless people

"Unification" is the biggest consensus of Sarkaz now, and calling for unification is to pursue "peace".

Strictly speaking, this is off topic of the meeting.Thälmann was tasked with Kazdel's SED proposal for a country name, flag, and national anthem.However, everyone was attracted by him.So the king of the scavenger acquiesced to his digression.

Fortunately, Thalmann quickly came back: "The name, flag, and national anthem of the new country are not simple things. They are not very important among the various things we want to discuss.

"However, as a symbol of a country, each plan essentially reflects each delegation's vision for Kazdel's future. Here, I will introduce our proposal."

First is the flag.

Pointing to the three colors of black, red and gold on the giant holographic stereoscopic projection behind him, Thalmann said in a high-pitched voice: "First of all, let me state that we do not agree with any national flag scheme based on black, white and red. The Kingdom of Kazdaele has been de facto destroyed for 200 years. Today, the political and cultural significance of the 'royal family' has actually been minimal. But at the same time, we must also pay attention to whether the Sakaz nation's self-identity comes from the 'king's people' or from the 'community'. Where are our enemies? I think you all know this.

"Of course, whether it is Ms. Teresia or Mr. Teresis, their voluntary abandonment of being king is a manifestation of taking the overall situation into consideration and being upright."

The two of them said nothing to this middle-aged but very capable uncle.But a few indications pointed out that they had a better impression of Thälmann.

"So, on the national flag as a cultural symbol, we chose the black, red and gold tricolor flag, which was born in the anti-aggression war, which means 'coming from the dark oppression through a bloody struggle to usher in a golden future'.

"But this is not enough!"

The Military Commission delegation on the right side of the venue was slightly excited that someone supported their opinions, but was immediately put on a roller coaster of emotions by this "but".

Thalmann glanced at the Sakaz gentlemen present with sharp eyes: "This land is undergoing unprecedented changes since the birth of our race. What can Kazdaile make now? Tables, chairs, plates, teapots, paper and ink We can always make clothes and clothes, but we can't make an airplane, a tank, or a land cruiser.

"In addition to being able to manufacture, the output and quality are not very good. Frankly speaking, the industrial power we have is extremely weak and unbalanced. In the entire territory of Kazdale, almost all industries are only Teresis and The small amount of military industry established by Teresia. The output of light weapons and artillery cannot meet the needs of the army and war, and the quality...is not unusable.

"Not to mention the land cruisers - Kazdel essentially does not have any large-scale warship manufacturing capabilities. So far, all the large land battleships in Kazdale's hands are only civilian ship modifications and a very small amount. The ruins of the former civilization were excavated, and no force on this land was willing to sell capital ships to Sakaz.

"Gentlemen, the age of swordsmanship and sorcery is passing. Look around us, the whole world has begun to be turned upside down in these 200 years. Victoria's steam knight changed from power armor to a ten-meter-tall iron figure, Letania The Tower Warlocks, Casimir's Pegasus, and Ursus' war clusters have all changed from the phalanxes that covered the earth in the past to steel thorns between the iron walls of the fleet—everyone, when the third thousand and 420 Second War When it comes, will the form of war still be the one we are used to?"

The Sarkaz leaders present may be determined to forge ahead, may be old-fashioned, or may be just waiting to die, but they are definitely not unfamiliar with war-they don’t know how to fight, and they will definitely not be able to keep their own territory and manpower, and strive to enter this venue today Qualifications.

"If we no longer unite, the day the news of Kazdaele's reunification comes out will be the beginning of the countdown to Kazdaele's final demise. The enemy's military superiority will cut off Sakaz's last chance to get up. From now on, , Kazder will lose its political meaning and become a pure place name; and Sarkaz——

"There will never be a home again."

Thalmann paused.

The entire venue was also dead silent, and the voice that was enough to make him swallow was amplified in the microphone very clearly.

The cruel prospect tacitly understood by everyone was suddenly exposed by this "Lengtouqing" who had just started the political process, and it was placed in front of everyone very straightforwardly.

But most of the people here are not young people who are more emotional than rational, and there is not so much emotional waste.They immediately regained—some even maintained—the calm and scheming political animals, figuring out what this guy was up to, and what Atlas was up to behind him.

After a brief pause, Thalmann continued: "Since this is a brand new era, if we want to survive, we must build a brand new country!

"Squads of mercenaries and free villages, primitive roads and railroads and couriers can only maintain a fiefdom and even a tribal chiefdom state; while regular armies and industrial cities, new high-speed transportation and instant long-distance communication can organize a new . . . ...civilization!

"There, everyone will have unprecedented opportunities. And you, standing at the forefront of history, have the most possibilities.

"Where the light of technology will replace the bounty of the gods; where swordsmanship and witchcraft will be replaced by new powers. There will be sharper swords and better plows; there will be industry, agriculture and Science & Technology!"

As his voice rose, the holographic projection device added an emblem in the center of the black, red and gold tricolor flag in the background, which was a pattern composed of hammers, ears of wheat and compasses: "There is the Republic of Kazdel! "

Thälmann ended his speech.There was still silence in the hall.

He remained calm and silent, nodded calmly to the audience, and put away the documents spread out on the desk in front of him.

Then, applause broke out.

At the very front on the left end of the venue, Comand began to applaud.In the applause, he raised his palms that hit each other over his head.

Representatives of the Atlas, the National Guard, and the United Socialist Party responded immediately; Teresi and Teresia joined in calmly, and their respective cronies looked at each other, and then began to applaud, which led to the whole delegation......

The applause was like a sudden rainstorm in summer, sweeping the entire venue.

Thälmann, who had just stepped off the podium, staggered and almost fell, but he returned to his seat smoothly.

Commander smiled at him with a relieved expression.

Now, there is only one representative of the last delegation left on the scheduled list of speakers.And this delegation is none other than Atlas.

The entire venue was silent, and almost everyone looked to the leftmost part.They saw only a bleak color.

Among the larger impressions that Atlas left on the Kazdelians, one of the most profound is the "uniform empire".This is also reflected in the delegation: green uniforms for the army, dark suits for the administration, light white for the engineering department, and dark blue for the scientific research department.The silence and dim light made this place not only dim, but more like a black hole that sucked out all the light.

But Comand stood up, straightened his black business suit, and became the first life in the condensed silence.

Finally, he adjusted the red sickle and hammer badge on his chest, and Comand strode up to the podium, calmly put his hands on the podium, and scanned the audience with calm and sharp eyes.

The look that greeted him was complicated, but there was no obvious hostility - Han Gou was also a member of the delegation, and the Space Marine power armor was particularly conspicuous on the back of his head.With the 10 minutes when the Blood Demon King's Court was destroyed, Silly Dog liked to claim the title of "Blood Demon Destroyer", and the Space Marines became another legend in Kazdaele and became the "demon" feared by the demons.

Command straightened his back slightly and said in a calm voice: "I know that everyone here, and even Kazdaele as a whole, has quite complicated emotions and attitudes towards us. In short, it is inseparable from doubts - how did we suddenly appear? Are there any? How could there be such powerful technology?

"None of that matter."

Commander's eyes scanned the audience: "To put it bluntly, you are not important; to put it bluntly, Kazdel is worthless. The ammunition we consumed in this war is enough to destroy the entire Kazdel's finances; we do things A non-woven bag in the commissary attached to the office is already selling for one-tenth of the median monthly personal income in the Kazdale area. You don't have to worry about us coveting your property, because we don't like it.

"Then why are we here?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, Comand asked himself and answered:

"It's because Kazdel is now the most motivated existence in all of Terra."

Theresia's eyes flickered, and Tracy nodded slightly.

"The situation you are facing is extremely severe. However, from a historical point of view, the fate of civilization depends on one's own choices.

"New productive forces need to adapt to new production relations. The enfeoffment system and even the tribal chieftain system cannot support industrialized countries. Sarkaz is a great nation that has been passed down for thousands of years, and it will not perish so easily Yes. However, most of you present here are family members or military leaders of the separatist regime. I want to tell you that the new era cannot tolerate you!"

Most of the audience in the audience did not panic, but they also looked at each other in blank dismay, and the creaking sound of chairs moving could be heard endlessly.

"However, you are also lucky. Kazdel's internal and external contradictions are extremely sharp, but unlike Ursus, unity and resistance to the enemy are the main contradictions here. This country is about to be turned upside down, and you have far more than ordinary Kazdel. People's knowledge level and social resources. As long as you have a little enterprising spirit, you can get countless opportunities in the new world!

"If you are peaceful and just want to keep one-third of an acre of land, there is nothing wrong with that. As long as you cooperate with your work and act as law-abiding citizens, your resources will be enough to live a comfortable life in the new country; and if you If he refuses to choose either path and instead chooses to resist this new world with force, then he will get the ending he deserves!

"In my eyes, such a person is not as good as a Kazdel hired worker in the base of the Oder River. Because although the hired worker who came out of the poor village is far inferior to the princes, lords, and lords of the state in terms of economic status, he is worse than some people. more noble.

"He had no knowledge and no connections. With his willingness to endure hardship, dare to work hard, and take risks, he won opportunities in a strange environment and earned an income that his fellow villagers could not even imagine. But some nobles could only do it for him. It brings disaster to the people and hinders the entire country - some people create value through their own labor and are always decent; some people have more knowledge just because they have the opportunity to learn, and their status comes from A bloodline that has nothing to do with personal efforts..."

Commander's vision became even sharper, reaching the point of being aggressive and extremely aggressive: "The new 'Republic of Kazdaele' will be a unified country under a centralized system. There will never be a 'my vassal's vassal who is not me'" This kind of thing is irrefutable, because only such a system can ensure the rapid development of industrialization and modernization.

"This is an arduous task. We don't need to create obstacles for ourselves. You have a golden road to walk on, or you can lie down and pull down. But if you block the road in order to prevent others from walking in front of you— — We're sorry, too."

Lighting is concentrated on the podium.The red sickle and hammer badge on Comand's chest and his piercing eyes are the only things that reflect light.

"Finally, this is a statement that would be inappropriate to make at this time, where the program of the country's name, anthem and flag is being presented, and I'm sorry for that."

Commander said, bowing his head slightly to the king of scavengers, and then raised his head again: "Now back to the theme: we have a song as a gift for the establishment of the new Kazdel. Its composition coincides with "Kazdel "Above All" could well be sung to the tune of a new song, and we pay homage to the song and the people of Kazdel who sang it; however, it's still a new song because it needs to reflect a new era.

"The name of this new song is: "Rising from the Ruins"!"

Chapter 63 Rising from the Ruins

Although the Atlas delegation is small in scale, there is no special consideration of "one-vote veto".But the problem is that the two delegations of the National Guard and the United Socialist Party are the largest group of representatives in Kazdel's delegation; and Teresi and Teresia took the lead in supporting the proposal on the left.So, despite considerable dissent in the East Kasdales and Military Council delegations, both groups, themselves vaguely divided, failed to gather enough votes.The name, flag and anthem of the new country are thus determined.

Then, the conference entered the substantive stage.

As early as the preparatory period, the larger forces in Kazdel had reached a consensus: the system of the new country must implement a centralized system.The reason is of course the current balance of power among the major forces in internal affairs.With the rise of Atlas in Kazdel and the National Self-Defense Forces and Unity Socialist Party they led, plus some "positioning adjustments" by Theresis and Theresia, the rest of the people from all walks of life Even if they become one piece, they will be hung up and beaten.

Of course, failure to win the civil war does not mean that all parties have no power to fight back.And the alliance around Atlas is only aimed at this problem. The members in it have different demands from far and near.

Isn't this meeting aimed at resolving Kazdel's unification disputes with the lowest possible incidental loss?

The meeting soon started a large-scale dispute around two issues: military power and tax power.If the two issues of military power and tax power are not resolved, the establishment of a new country will be out of the question.

In the current Kazdaele, Theresia only has a small number of Guards troops and a few National Guard troops with less influence from Atlas. Theresa has even handed over the weapons of the entire Royal Court Army and is undergoing reorganization and transformation. .All the big and powerful warlords suffered heavy losses in the civil war, but even if they had not suffered losses in the civil war, no one thought that their private soldiers could touch the National Guard with a bayonet covered by three Atlas aircraft.

The effect of direct opposition at the meeting is at most a waste of a few disappearances, and theoretically speaking, a more effective way is to drive apart the relationship between Atlas and other forces.

But here comes the question - how to separate?

After Tracys and Theresia saw the majestic city in space, they not only had some thoughts, but they were also eager to try the construction of Kazdaele with Atlas's assistance in the future.Almost everything in the National Guard, except for its men, came from Atlas; the SED itself was surprised by Atlas's attitude of avoiding interference in its own internal affairs as much as possible.

The most promising seems to be Wang Ting.But let's not talk about why the royal court listens to the powerful, let's take a look at the royal court that is still active on the Kazdel political stage instead of reclusive or perishing:

The King of the Scavengers was also taken to the Star Fort to visit, and then the hundreds of years old carrion who cared about Sarkaz tremblingly determined that the number one task was to reconcile the relationship between Kazdel and Atlas;

The banshee will only hit where Teresia points to;

Although the shapeshifters cooperate with Tracys, they have a good idea of ​​how much harm and chaos their own racial ability to devour mimicry can cause to society, and they have been exposed to Atlas, and they are highly guarded.On the one hand, this oldest royal court has developed serious nihilism due to living too long. If Atlas Tutu had all Sarkaz, they would still act with the most basic sense of responsibility, but the interests of the state's elite would be damaged. , they don't have fun watching it!Besides, these guys who are really impatient to live may even try to die if they talk too much.Now they have found a new activity - going to space, and are enjoying themselves in a new experience...

As for the most aggressive blood demon...the one who died in the palace, only the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled are now nicknamed "Two Ten Minutes".

In this environment, what can the clan leaders and military leaders do?They don’t have an army, so that’s nonsense; Atlas has an army, so that’s nothing!

Therefore, for the impassioned person on stage, he criticized Atlas for interfering in Kazdel's internal affairs with Atlas's claim of "respecting Kazdel's sovereignty and integrity and national independence", and demanded that Atlas immediately hand over the National Guard A powerful representative of command authority and personnel appointment and dismissal authority.Comand looked at it like he was...

"Are you at the circus?" Tallulah asked beside Command.

Commande glanced at the Draco girl next to him: "Isn't it?"

"Ah......"

While Tallulah laughed lowly, the representative had finished speaking.Commander immediately got up and replied loudly: "Atlas has never changed its principles. However, the armed forces of New Kazdel must break away from the feudal personal relationship and accept the leadership of the government. Whether it is the issue of the National Self-Defense Forces, or On the issue of garrison withdrawal, Atlas only accepts negotiations with the central government of the unified Kazdel Republic!"

Atlas sat in this venue because the parties at the meeting agreed to Atlas' request: the future Kazdel Republic must conform to multiple principles.For example, the main army should be de-warlordized, de-personalized, and subject to the jurisdiction of the central government.And the various groups here are just Kazdel's regional delegation.

In other words, until the government of the Kazdel Republic is formally declared, the issue of the National Guard cannot be discussed at all...

Just as Command finished speaking, someone in the East Kasdale delegation shouted loudly: "Command, you Atlas say one thing and do another!"

Command sneered: "You mean that you promised to support the independence of the army, and then took the moral high ground to snatch the gun from us? What do you want to do? Split Kazdel and fight another civil war?"

Who doesn't know how to put a hat on it?Moreover:

"Can your fief afford the military expenses of the National Guard? As a revolutionary army, they don't mind being armed to ask for wages!"

Military expenditures hit the Achilles' heel of all Kazdaele clans.With the support of Atlas, the weapons, equipment and personnel treatment of the National Guard are like those of the World War II U.S. military on the land of the Republic of China.Which family can afford the consumption of the National Guard?The personnel allowance alone is enough to bankrupt any family!

join forces?Not to mention that it is impossible for all the clans except Teresis and Theresia to support the National Guard. As a member of the Teresis or Theresia camp, the clans pursue their own interests It is one thing to openly form a coalition with a common goal and quite another.

Even if the above two problems are not established, and all of Kazdel's clans have formed an offensive and defensive alliance, and they are determined to take over the National Self-Defense Forces, but the all-too-familiar problem arises-how to pay for this money?If it is shared equally, some people will definitely not like it, because the financial resources of all parties are inherently unbalanced; if it is shared according to financial resources, then the power with more financial resources will not be happy: why should I give more?

What's even worse is that the National Self-Defense Forces, as an army deeply influenced by Atlas, have now fully opened up the integrationist organizations in the army, integrated into the command system and formed a political and industrial system, and integrated with the United Socialist Party.Inviting this group of redheads into the territory, it is not that I am not dying fast enough... The only one who can restrain the National Self-Defense Forces on a spiritual level is Theresa, but on this issue, Tracy How could Ya support the powerful family?

So no one could answer Comand, and the venue was dead silent.

Comand smiled and nodded to the host: "If there is no problem, please continue the meeting."

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The metalogic of human society is violence.

The essence of power is violence, and the essence of money is resources.

What about morality?