Darkstone Code

Chapter 1455: Chapter 1453: The Drawbacks of Waiting for Handouts

"You don’t need to worry too much; the things you’re concerned about are unlikely to happen."

Lynch picked up the bottle and poured some wine for himself, and also poured some for Mr. Wardrick, handing the glass over.

After they clinked glasses and took a sip, Lynch couldn’t help but laugh as he looked at Mr. Wardrick’s slightly changed expression.

"I thought it wouldn’t need ice in cold weather..." He picked up the phone and asked the little maid to bring some ice cubes.

Mr. Wardrick chuckled a couple of times but said nothing.

People in the Federation like to add ice cubes when drinking spirits, usually about three ounces of liquor, with a large amount of ice cubes.

The ice cubes can nicely chill the alcoholic drink, making it less strong to drink. Meanwhile, the water from melting ice mixes with the alcohol to reduce the discomfort upon entering the mouth.

Even though it’s winter now, Lynch’s villa always remains at a temperature of over twenty degrees, so...

After the little maid brought the ice cubes, they returned to the original topic.

Lynch thought for a while with his glass in hand and said, "The downfall of the Duncan Clan was not due to the Federation Government, but because of public opinion."

"We have always heard something that may sound like a joke to us..."

Lynch put down his glass, leaned back on the sofa with a faint smile, and said, "Power comes from the people!"

Mr. Wardrick was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but laugh.

This is actually not a joke!

Because it’s written in the charter, and it’s also the core part of the Federation’s electoral system, power comes from the people!

People vote to elect leaders they deem suitable. Is this false?

No, it’s true; every election is like this.

It’s not even just the general elections, but also ordinary state elections, mayoral races are like this. Only with the support of the public can one gain power, and this electoral system can indeed be recognized as "power comes from the people."

But the people are controlled by capital, which is precisely what capitalists are most proud of.

They dominate the elections, and most voters think the people they vote for are the ones they need, but clearly, they don’t realize these are actually the ones capitalists need.

No one cares about this; they only care about fried chicken and beer, and the benefits they hear about in the propaganda.

Power actually comes from capital!

After Mr. Wardrick finished laughing, his smile gradually faded.

He’s a smart person, and the greatest advantage of smart people is that they can think comprehensively, which is also their disadvantage—sometimes even simple matters can be overthought.

But evidently, thinking more turned out to be an advantage at this moment, as Mr. Wardrick immediately understood what Lynch was implying.

The Federation Government was able to exert enormous power so quickly not because the Federation Government wanted to do so, but because the public needed them to!

Power comes from the people!

When everyone’s will converges into a torrent, enhanced by public opinion, the power of the Federation Government has been unprecedentedly strengthened!

There would be no opposition to any of their decisions because at this time, everyone understood.

Whoever jumped out to oppose was opposing the entire Federation!

They’re not opposing the Federation Government; they’re opposing all the angry people!

Ninety-seven percent of the ordinary people, in such a time of crucial decisions, overcame capital, even power itself, yet the public didn’t realize this.

The Federation Government didn’t realize this either. The reason they could smoothly wait for the Duncan Clan’s downfall wasn’t because they were so formidable, but because real public opinion was on their side.

If there was no support from public opinion, so many officials who were funded by the Duncan Clan and had deep interests would stand on the opposite side?

No, they wouldn’t; at least, they would remain neutral. This was enough for the Duncan Clan to hold off the Federation Government’s offensive, at least not losing so quickly, or even avoiding defeat entirely.

But public opinion stood with the Federation Government; who dared to move recklessly? Even withholding a position would make them the enemy of the public, dragged out for harsh criticism.

Under society’s magnifying glass, you can find flaws on the Lord himself, like loving his youngest son dearly.

Not to mention an ordinary Federation politician bound with capital interests?

If you gathered all the Federation Government officials, lined them up, and killed everyone but the first and the last in line, you’d absolutely avoid killing the wrong person!

Those unwilling to take a stand, under such heavy pressure, must clearly side with the Federation Government.

From the top level of the Federation Government, the President’s Cabinet, to the sloths in unknown small towns shouting at the television, this was a rare instance of the entire Federation’s will tightly united!

So, it was bound to be unstoppable!

No matter who you are, it will tear you to pieces!

Gradually understanding Lynch’s meaning, Mr. Wardrick slightly breathed a sigh of relief, and his gaze fell back on Lynch.

Young, insightful, with ideas and the ability to execute them, almost perfect without a single flaw.

Except for a bit of a messy personal life, there’s basically nothing else obviously unsuitable about him.

Even the chaotic personal life can’t be considered a flaw.

After all, which young person can live like a Priest?

Mr. Wardrick couldn’t help but bring up his daughter again, "Rella told me you have quite a few collaborative projects."

He quickly changed the topic, but Lynch kept up; that’s the advantage of being young, with so many brain cells that if one doesn’t react, another surely will.

"We’ve signed a two-year naming contract on the Millionaire project..."

When the naming contract was signed earlier, people were attracted to this new advertising model but also thought Rella made a deal that was sure to lose money!

Even though the host would read out Rella’s name at the start, and there were posters of the sponsor’s products on-site, no one knew how much impact it would have or whether it would indeed generate profits for the sponsor.

Until Millionaire aired and became a hit, the massive ratings brought extremely high viewing numbers, and Rella’s investment became a classic case—

Of course, this kind of thing only happens to Rella, only to someone with her kind of status and background; that’s what makes it a classic case.

If it happens to an ordinary person?

That’s just a damn stroke of luck, a pie falling from the sky!

Mr. Wardrick clearly knew about this investment; he had a smile on his face—after all, as an old father, seeing his daughter praised by others made him quite happy.

But what made him a bit unhappy was that Rella was getting older, yet she seemed to have no plans to marry; instead, she focused entirely on managing her career.

This made Mr. Wardrick very worried. On the surface, he supported all of his daughter’s decisions, including her saying she wanted to be single her whole life or adopt a few kids or something.

But he was still really worried, worried that no one would take care of her.

In the past, he always thought he could take care of his child for a lifetime, but recent events made him realize that he was ultimately growing old.

Even if he weren’t old, he couldn’t take care of Rella forever; he would surely die before his daughter.

So what about those remaining days?

She needs someone to take care of her!

Originally, Mr. Wardrick had many choices he thought were good, but as Lynch became more dazzling, those people seemed increasingly mediocre.

And at this point, Rella was no longer able to accept a mediocre person as her partner; it’s a dead-end cycle.

But very clearly, Lynch did not intend to date Rella, let alone get married.

The old father was anxious inside!

He licked his lips, "You guys..."

Lynch didn’t give him the chance to continue with this topic. He had already anticipated it, "Our relationship is good; we are very close friends."

"If something really happens, I will take care of her."

This was the final concession Lynch could make; indeed, he wasn’t quite suitable to be with Rella.

The girl’s identity, background, values, and her current state did not suit Lynch’s strong desire for control.

If the two were together, they certainly would argue; there’s no need to intentionally hurt each other over an inevitably failed relationship; it’s not worth it.

Mr. Wardrick sighed and stopped discussing the topic.

His topic shifted back to the mess left after the Duncan Clan’s "departure."

Now, only a few people in the world know that those people are done, and the news hasn’t spread yet.

"Do you see any enterprises you like?"

Lynch thought for a moment, "No, the Duncan Clan’s industries are actually quite outdated."

"I’m not saying their industries are behind the times, but their way of operating is mostly relying on family connections to get resources and orders."

"If they don’t get orders through family connections for production, these enterprises, factories would have closed long ago."

"Factories accustomed to this unhealthy state under the abnormal operation model would be very dissatisfied with a new owner."

"Before, they just waited for orders to come to start work, but now, they have to go out and find orders themselves..."

Lynch shook his head, "I don’t have that much time to care about what so many people think, whoever wants them can have them!"

The Duncan Clan’s industries mostly rely on their own relationships to operate, lacking initiative and competitiveness, which makes these industries actually lag behind the entire industry.

They haven’t closed down only because they have the support of the Duncan Clan behind them.

The Duncan Clan once tried to upgrade some of their industries or transform them, but... ultimately, they failed!

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