Darkstone Code

Chapter 1466: Chapter 1464: No Time

Buzz...

Five airplanes swiftly flew over the westernmost islands of Lemar, heading deeper into the region.

The city’s people watched those airplanes without a hint of a smile on their faces.

It’s impossible to like them; foreign airplanes blatantly flying over the nation’s territory might provoke more of a feeling of disgust!

These airplanes are all Federation aircraft. Lynch has delivered quite a few fighter jets, and the Air Force has initially been established.

In fact, the early appearance of the Vice Admiral, more than a year ahead of schedule, was to oversee the Navy while coordinating the formation of the Air Force.

Building the Air Force independently is not an easy task, because from the current perspective, while the Air Force has the value to justify its own formation, there’s no necessity to form it independently!

It can completely be affiliated with land-based or sea-based military districts, becoming part of a conventional battle lineup, rather than standing out on its own.

There are certainly some in the Military who will have opinions, while others wish to proceed in this manner. At this time, individuals of weight are needed to stabilize the balance within the Military.

Having become an Admiral, the Vice Admiral is clearly a highly suitable choice.

Once the new Air Force was formed, the Federation aircraft were immediately painted with the national flag and numbered, a choice of the current Federation Air Force.

This was also to better distinguish aircraft ownership, avoiding ground-based anti-air defense mistakenly targeting them.

Meanwhile, these clearly marked aircraft were fully visible to the Lemar populace.

Since the day before yesterday, these fighter jets frequently cross over the ocean, circle around Lemar, and then return.

The Grand President has once again expressed dissatisfaction and protest to the Federation Government, stating that Federation fighter jets flying over Lemar territory and city airspace without Lemar Government’s permission poses the greatest threat to Lemar’s territorial security!

However, Mr. Truman, the First Secretary of the Federation Ministry of International Affairs, believes the Federation airplanes are safe and pose no danger to Lemar.

Additionally, he strongly warned the Lemar Grand President not to consider the Federation as a hypothetical enemy, as the Federation will not be the enemy of any peace-loving nation, organization, or individual.

The Federation Command Room targets conspirators seeking to disrupt world peace, and if Lemar does not intend to disrupt this peace, there is no need to worry about what the Federation aircraft might do.

If you’re not afraid, naturally you won’t perceive this as an unacceptable matter!

In response, the Lemar Grand President protested, but clearly, his protest would always merely be a protest.

His protest routinely prompts Mr. Truman to say, "We will consider it carefully," without truly considering or canceling these threatening, seemingly deterrent actions.

Everyone can see that the Federation is pressuring Lemar to take a stand and is gradually losing patience.

This is not a good sign; the Federation fleet is nearby. What if they do not declare their stance?

What if their declaration is not what the Federation wants?

Could it be that... the flames of war will first ignite from Lemar?

At this moment, the world’s attention is focused on Lemar. From a certain perspective, their stance might determine where the war begins first.

If it were under normal circumstances, feeling the attention of the world would surely be delightful, but now, it only brings Lemar fright and fear!

Within the Republic Building of Lemar, the Grand President sat in the Congress hall.

Lemar also has an institution similar to the Federation Congress, called the "Lemar Republic Supreme Council."

In this institution, there are 199 seats permanently established, which are evenly distributed among various political parties according to Lemar’s national laws.

In some respects, its power exceeds that of the President.

Sitting in a position of hosting important work, the Lemar President smoked one cigarette after another, almost without interruption.

Occasionally, once a cigarette was lit, he wouldn’t take too many puffs, perhaps taking one when lit, then another as it was about to burn out!

He loathed the sensation of smoking, as if his lungs were soaked in a thick layer of oil, yet this feeling could relieve his headaches, making him less troubled, and he couldn’t do without it.

The Grand President looked at those around him, his expression somewhat pained, having assumed everyone should stand by his side.

Not necessarily his side, but at least on the nation’s stance!

However, when the Federation began pressuring them to take a stand, some people stepped forward voluntarily.

Some of them represented the Federation, hoping the Grand President and ruling party would lean towards the Federation, having found many reasons.

For instance, saying "The Federation has the world’s strongest Navy; they can prevent aggression, but the world’s strongest Army cannot" and similar arguments.

As if not favoring the Federation at this moment would immediately lead Peng Jieao to destroy this place!

Meanwhile, another group stood on the side of Peng Jieao, advocating that as long as the world’s strongest Army lands in Lemar, Lemar will become an impregnable sea fortress!

These people constantly lobbied in Congress, amplifying the Federation’s threat to Lemar and portraying Peng Jieao as a savior!

This is clearly inappropriate as well. Once Lemar truly turns to Peng Jieao, the war will immediately break out on home soil!

The Grand President and the Civic Party actually want to maintain a neutral political stance. Lemar is not suitable to choose between preferring the Federation or Peng Jieao!

Keep in mind, Lemar has no war potential; it’s just a damn archipelago, with some islands not even closely connected!

They have no navy, no army, only police and armed police, and they really don’t want to get involved in this matter.

But why...are they forcing Lemar to make a statement?

Watching those politicians and officials constantly lobbying others, the Grand President shook his head. A day-long meeting yielded no results, what a damn shame!

He closed some documents in front of him, feeling his energy quickly draining away, almost reaching a point of indifference.

Let destruction happen if it must, whoever gives a damn!

But soon, he sighed deeply, stood up, looking at these people with anger and a sense of numbed detachment, "Meeting adjourned..."

All of a sudden, the somewhat noisy parliament instantly became lively. Standing at the highest point, he watched officials and politicians searching everywhere to lobby others like clowns.

He didn’t understand what benefit the Federation or Peng Jieao offered them, making them so eager to sell those political stances?!

Is it wealth?

Is it power?

Or is it promises?

He didn’t quite understand. This is their country, with their people; why could these people so shamelessly sell the power bestowed upon them by the people for a good price?

The Grand President and Civic Party members returned to the party meeting room; the atmosphere here was slightly more relaxed.

After eating a simple meal, the Grand President suddenly spoke, "Actually, I still hope we can maintain our neutral stance; only this way aligns with our interests."

"Our population is small, we have no armed forces, we even need to import bullets. Once we join either side, it will be catastrophic for us."

"Their soldiers would gather here, our children would be dragged into battlefields, dying for reasons unrelated to us!"

"I don’t want to see this. I want to avoid this!"

"But why doesn’t anyone understand me?"

Inside the Civic Party meeting room, people remained silent...

Suddenly, thunder rumbled outside, and a gloomy sky began to swirl with dark clouds. Within less than a minute, a bean-sized raindrop struck the window with a "bang!"

Then, it was a downpour!

This was the first spring rain since Lemar entered spring this year, but it...didn’t bring much joy.

Under the oppressive dark clouds, the whole of Lemar seemed to be torn apart by lightning and heavy rain into pieces!

The influence of politicians spread beyond parliament, permeating society.

With influences from the Federation or Peng Jieao, many people began to contemplate which side they should stand on rather than remain neutral!

This kind of thinking is most prevalent among the young population, who are more inclined towards the Federation!

This in fact is one of the results of the Federation’s cultural influence, as their literature, TV dramas, movies, music, and various cultural products rapidly spreading to the world along with their formidable productivity and technological power, people naturally gravitate towards it.

Especially among the youth, who are not adept at discerning right from wrong or what benefits us, they simply accept the values embedded in those cultural exports.

When certain special events occur, they inherently stand on this side!

Otherwise, no one should damn well feel at home stepping onto Federation territory!

The stance of the middle-aged population is scattered and lacks unity; some support the Federation, some support Peng Jieao.

Those who support remaining neutral may only be left among the elderly.

Yet the influence of this group is the lowest.

The storm "attacked" Lemar, splitting people into small factions as various unsettling thoughts rapidly spread throughout society!

In the coming days, discussions at any meetings never lead to conclusions, which also made the Grand President clearly realize.

Even though war hasn’t truly erupted yet, and the source of the "enemy" is unknown with no shells falling on Lemar’s territory, some people have already betrayed the country!

Once again, he issued a diplomatic communique to the Federation, hoping to sit down and have a serious talk about resolving this issue.

But unfortunately, the Federation’s reply was the same as before—no time!

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