Whether heroes make history, or whether history makes heroes, this question has always been a classic argument in the confrontation between idealism and materialism.

Shi Chen knew that he had nothing to do with the word hero, but if the truth were revealed in the future, his name would definitely be written into the modern history of the Federation.

And if the nature of his behavior is studied deeply, it can even be labeled as treason. There is no doubt that his actions on Titan directly exposed the existence of the living war apostles, and indirectly became the trigger for the empire to launch a war in advance.

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Although both the Federation and the Empire had long known that this long-brewing war would break out sooner or later, when Shi Chen thought that a large part of the reason was due to himself, the feeling of unreality was particularly strong.

As for the feeling of guilt, there is a certain amount of guilt, but it does not make Shi Chen seek death and survive like a Taoist priest.

Liya once told him that the longer this war brews, the more deadly it will be to the Federation the moment it breaks out.

Since the Federation separated from the Empire through the Silver Cross War thirty years ago, and the sudden disappearance of the former Emperor of the Empire, successive attacks have plunged the Empire into unprecedented chaos. The princes within the royal family have divided themselves into feudal states, and they all covet the vacated territory

The imperial people called it the "Eight Kings Rebellion".

And because of the inspiration of the Federation, the people who were deeply oppressed by the empire's harsh government and heavy taxes have sprung up large and small [***] armed organizations, trying to escape from the empire's territory like the Federation.

Under internal and external troubles, the empire that wanted to regain the Federation has been unable to do so.

After the former imperial eldest princess Suye Mulan inherited the throne, although she had the style of the former emperor, she worked hard to govern and showed no mercy to any attempt to harm the interests of the empire. During the thirty years of uninterrupted counterinsurgency, she has

The situation was initially stabilized.

However, due to the vast territory of the empire and the blockade measures imposed by the eight princes, the eldest princess's policy of reducing the vassalage was shelved for a time.

But according to the current trend, if we continue to give the eldest princess enough time, it will only be a matter of time before she quells the rebellion of the feudal lords. When she successfully solves the internal problems of the empire, then when she uses the power of the entire country to invade the Federation, it will be a matter of time.

At this time, for the Federation, I am afraid that it is really a disaster of national destruction.

The eldest princess chose to suddenly launch a large-scale attack on the Federation at this time. Although it ensured that the Federation would still be strategically proactive after acquiring a War Apostle, this war would undoubtedly plunge the domestic situation that had just stabilized into turmoil again.

Coupled with the fact that the Eight Kings have their own troops, the empire's offensive seems fierce. However, due to problems such as limited troops, insufficient military expenditures, and no backup, it is very likely that after a short outbreak, it will fall into an embarrassing state of being unable to continue.

Therefore, at the beginning of this war, although the Federation lost a stronghold planet guarding the Cannes Corridor in the Blackstone Sector, it was still an opportunity compared to the price the Empire had to pay.

If the Federation can seize this opportunity and deal a heavy blow to the Empire in the Blackstone Sector, then the Empire will most likely be severely weakened after losing this war, and will not be able to launch a major counterattack against the Federation for at least the next fifty years.

Shi Chen just comforted the old man next to him with these inferences, and also hypnotized himself for a while, but saw the old man smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "I'm afraid the situation in the Federation is not as optimistic as you imagined."

"Oh? How do you say that?" Shi Chen raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Young man, you young people should also know the model of the federal evening news, right?"

Shi Chen thought about it and smiled bitterly: "The federal congressmen were very busy in the first ten minutes, the common people lived happily in the middle ten minutes, and in the last ten minutes, the people of the empire lived in dire straits? I thought you, the old man, would not question it.

The federation is known as the most impartial evening news."

"That's a good summary, but there's no point in questioning it. After all, our federation is a big country, and the people's hearts cannot be messed up. Think about it, if the news model is changed to the one where all the members are corrupting in the first ten minutes [**

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"Indeed." Shi Chen felt that this old man was really interesting, not as stubborn and pedantic as many old people.

"The human heart is fragile after all. It needs encouragement and encouragement to be strong and to unite together." The smile on the old man's face gradually faded, and he changed the topic and said solemnly: "But some problems still require someone to dare to do it.

Only if we put it forward and put it under the scrutiny of all the people can we find ways to solve it."

"What are you referring to?" Shi Chen asked with awareness.

The old man clicked on the holographic screen in front of him, pulled it to Shi Chen, and said, "Look at this news."

Shi Chen glanced at it and saw that it was the news from Azure Satellite TV. Because this channel is privately run, their news content is relatively fair, objective and unbiased among their peers, and they dare to report some relatively taboo events.

The headline of this news article is 'The group that hangs on the margins of society, those children born under the birth control law.'

Since the federal government announced the restoration of the "Reproductive Rights Management Regulations" thirty years ago, this group has continued to increase in social exclusion. To use an inappropriate metaphor, it is just like humans eager to kill rats. Rats are such creatures.

Still active in every corner of the city.

These couples who did not have reproductive rights in the local area gave birth to their own children due to the desire to continue their bloodline. However, due to their concealment and fear of deportation and huge fines, these children failed to survive within the stipulated time.

After registering for residence, he eventually became a federal gangster.

Naturally, these children without household registration cannot enjoy a series of federal social benefits. They cannot go to school normally like other children. They cannot register for marriage when they grow up. They cannot receive pensions when they grow up. They can only be as miserable as mice.

Living in every corner of society, they gave birth to a new generation of 'rats' in humiliation and indifference, and continued this tragedy.

And this tragedy has undoubtedly been infinitely amplified after the reproductive restrictions were raised by 0.5 percentage points a year ago, becoming more acute and heavy.

During this year, because of this issue, many small-scale collective demonstrations broke out in various regions of the federation. People who usually live in dark corners mixed with couples who had lost their reproductive rights because of the increase in reproductive rights.

On the streets, they demand that the government repeal the "Reproductive Rights Management Regulations" and use the only way they have left to defend their rights.

In these demonstrations, some local violent law enforcement naturally appeared, such as the use of fire cannons, tear gas, etc.

When these problems were spread, people who originally hoped to gain rights through demonstrations finally began to despair. And once people are desperate, it is easy to do some crazy things.

For example, they committed suicide, broke the law, or even used terror to retaliate against society. Some of them chose to follow the same path as the imperial people, [***] armed groups. They hoped to overthrow the old ruling class through violence.

The original intention, but obviously, this method is no more than a moth flying into a flame for the federation, which has a relatively stable political power.

After reading this news, even though Shi Chen had heard about it before, his mood became heavy.

Has a policy that was originally intended to help humans move further on the road of evolution now become a means for certain groups in the Federation to make money?

"It seems that the federation is not very optimistic either. However, the early arrival of this war may allow the federation's internal conflicts to be transferred out." Shi Chen sighed.

"Then I don't know." The old man turned off the optical computer and began to fall asleep.

Today's interstellar travel spends most of its time in the curvature flight to the corridor of space and time. Passing through these holes in the universe is like folding a piece of paper in half, directly passing through the barrier of space and time and arriving on the opposite side.

In the next half month, Socrates passed a total of 7 jump points and finally ended its 30,000 light-year space journey.

A heavy roar sounded, and the powerful power helped the huge interstellar spacecraft adjust its attitude and direction, and began to dock with the spaceport in the orbit of the administrative Poplar star in the capital star circle.

Like all the passengers, Shi Chen got his suitcase in the custody cabin. At the entrance to the transfer spacecraft, he looked through the porthole window at his feet. It was a planet like an emerald.

There is a intersection of blue ocean, covered with a layer of white clouds, full of life. Looking down from this angle, it is really a refreshing picture.

Here is the capital star circle, the administrative center of the federation, the legendary retro medieval castle, the poplar tree representing the royal family emblem on the castle, the House of Lords that discusses national affairs, and those mysterious three-in-laws.

Except for the Suye family who lives far away in Black Rock, all of them are located on this beautiful planet.

Shi Chen took a deep breath and followed the flow of people into the transfer spaceship. After a brief weightless flight, he finally landed at the Baizuo Airport in the capital.

With a muffled sound, Shi Chen felt an unexpected heaviness. The gravitational pull of Poplar Star was nearly three times that of Titan. However, after two genetic optimizations and after walking through the long airport, Shi Chen gradually adapted to it.

come over.

After exchanging contact information with the old man who had a very speculative chat at the airport, Shi Chen dragged his small brown suitcase and walked out of the airport.

Just after leaving the airport, a cold wind hit his face. Shi Chen shuddered slightly and looked up at the sky. There was drizzle in the sky, but it was not full of the smell of rotten eggs like the rain on Titan.

It is the purest fragrance, with the breath of autumn.

Shi Chen took the umbrella handed by the airport staff, but did not open it. Instead, he spread his hands and walked into the drizzle, experiencing this different feeling.

The autumn rain washed away the dust on his body, and he seemed to have ushered in a new life, as happy as a child.

ps: Well, the second volume has begun! Different life and encounters in the capital star circle.
Chapter completed!