Compare that to the riot in the underground garage.
The conference room on the top floor of the city hall building seemed quiet and peaceful.
As a result, many bigwigs have already been put to sleep by the speech of the representative of the Ocean Federation on the stage.
The heads of all the envoys who were pampered and pampered kept drooping like rattles.
"Good guy..."
Drooped eyelids.
Xue Yun resisted the urge to stretch and yawned helplessly.
"This guy can really talk nonsense. Are you planning to chat until late at night and treat everyone to a midnight snack?"
"Relax, just get used to it..."
He lowered his head and smiled lightly.
Susan took a deep breath, adjusted her sitting posture, and whispered solemnly: "This is the process of the 'Multi-Country Summit'. The organizer must represent the community of human civilization and express its ambitious vision for the future..."
..”
There was a pause.
Susan smiled helplessly: "Although it is useless, this is an established process that must be carried out, otherwise, it will appear that the human race has no cohesion at all."
Formalism is greater than pragmatism.
This is the sad current situation of all major ancient human civilizations in the world.
Everyone is still accustomed to thinking that they are the masters of this world.
He is still the spirit of all things that towers over all living things.
Pride and Prejudice——
It has penetrated deep into the souls of these powerful people.
It's like a tattoo that's imprinted on your consciousness, it lingers, and you'll occasionally show it off.
"Therefore, for the sake of freedom, democracy and common development of all mankind, our Ocean Federation strongly recommends that you transfer the domestic excess population to our country..."
On the high platform.
The representative of the Ocean Federation curled his lips and continued to summarize.
"You don't have the food and resources to feed these people, but our Ocean Federation does. As long as you are willing, the Ocean Federation Council is willing to provide various conditions in exchange for the share of these people..."
The fox's tail finally came out.
The dignitaries present all rolled their eyes in unison and expressed their disdain for the Ocean Federation representative's speech just now.
In the post-apocalyptic wasteland era, there are two most precious resources!
The first to bear the brunt.
It is a high-purity magnetic gold ore that can be used as energy and can effectively resist the invasion of monsters.
Furthermore, it is cheap labor!
A large population is a scarce resource that is extremely needed by all major human civilizations today.
In this age where freaks are rampant, the average life span of ordinary people can hardly exceed fifty years.
The mortality rate of newborn babies is even ridiculously high!
However, whether it is mining ores or building and maintaining fortress walls to defend against monsters, it requires a lot of manpower to maintain it.
Even the selection and training of night watchmen requires a large population base as a guarantee.
Quite literally.
At this stage, a large population is an important strategic resource that all major civilizations want to control.
It is precisely for this reason.
In the hundreds of years after the Cataclysm, the business of human trafficking became popular on major black markets.
"This old fox..."
Shaking his head, Xue Yun sneered: "What you think is quite beautiful..."
"Don't worry, no one who can sit here can save fuel."
Let out a long sigh.
Helplessly shrugging her shoulders, Susan smiled and said, "No one will pay attention to him."
As expected.
Facing the proposal from the Ocean Federation representative, everyone in the venue closed their eyes.
After the silence, the awkward atmosphere quickly spread, and no one responded to his call at all.
"Ahem...Thank you, Congressman Henry, for your wonderful speech."
Seeing that the situation was not going well, he coughed twice.
The cunning Mayor Tom quickly walked up to the stage, put his arm around the other party's shoulders, and grinned.
"Mr. Congressman has a lot to do. I'm afraid he was a little tired just now. Don't worry about it. Please give him a round of applause and send him off to rest for a while..."
Slightly startled.
Everyone present was a smart person, and they quickly understood that this was the step that Old Tom gave everyone.
The next moment——
Thunderous applause broke out.
After everyone woke up one after another, they gave the Ocean Federation congressman who had a brain attack some sympathy.
Watching the dejected Senator Henry walk off the platform.
Tom opened the information book in his hand, which contained a large number of demands and suggestions from the participants that had been collected before the meeting.
"Then, next..."
He frowned.
I couldn't help but look at Susan in the venue.
With an imperceptible lewd smile on his lips, Mayor Tom announced loudly: "This is a relevant proposal personally submitted to the summit committee by Her Majesty the Queen from the Emirate of Barcelona. Let us give warm applause to Her Majesty the Queen...
..."
After a brief silence, there was no applause.
In the huge venue, deafening criticism suddenly erupted.
"Is the Emirate of Barcelona... the small regime that has been experiencing civil strife for many years?!"
"That's right, I heard that the rebels almost captured the capital some time ago. The end of the country's destruction is just a stone's throw away..."
"Haha, it's just a small place, do you still want to make demands?!"
"You can't say that. It is said that the queen of this country is pretty good-looking. What is the best thing about Old Tom? I don't need to say more..."
"So that's it, let me tell you, even a small country dares to be so presumptuous. It has been causing trouble for a long time, but it turns out that it is leaning against the big tree of the Ocean Federation!"
My ears were filled with disdainful rumors.
Silently, she held the hem of her skirt tightly.
Susan clenched her teeth secretly, her body trembled involuntarily, and the humiliation in her heart was self-evident.
"Ignore them."
A warm hand held Susan's trembling hands.
Xue Yun beside him still looked calm as usual and murmured.
"A person who is pure will be clean by himself. Whatever you want to say, let them say it as soon as possible. As long as you know that you are not that kind of person, time will naturally prove everything..."
He pondered for a moment.
Xue Yun said calmly.
"Remember, you are the queen of the Emirate of Barcelona now. Don't embarrass the elders in your hometown. Let these turtle bastards see what true royal spirit is."
Eyes widened.
Looking at the resolute profile of the person next to her, Susan's eyes gradually showed the long-lost courage and hope.
Get up slowly.
In full view of everyone.
Susan straightened her clothes, faced the disdainful looks of most people, and finally walked up to the high platform of the venue with her head held high.