Chapter 54: The snow from home falls on the eaves of others

"I've got some kind of promise." The old man replied.

Xu Le vaguely thought of something from this sentence, and lowered his head and remained silent.

"What we need most now is ammunition and military training. You federal people are definitely reluctant to give things like warships and mechas. So, please support us with enough firearms and ammunition."

"How to send it here? I think this is the biggest problem." Xu Le raised his head and frowned.

"You have been running away for a year and it seems that you are not very clear about the current situation in the universe." The old man said: "Your army has attacked the southwest galaxy, and the entire space channel has been completely controlled by you. It is not difficult to transport ammunition and weapons."

In Xu Le's concept or impression, the Federation and the Empire are extremely distant existences countless light years apart. Whether it is the six and a half years in the straight film space or the passage through the space, it makes communication between the two sides very difficult, so there was such a question before. It was not until he heard the words of Leader Vos that he remembered that his brave comrades had already come over. In a blink of an eye, an inexplicable excitement and desire poured into his body, and he couldn't wait to return to those guys and return to the dangerous battlefield.

"It's better to control the smile at the corner of your lips." Vos said coldly: "The invader's smile is very dazzling."

The old man tapped a page in the file with his trembling fingers and continued, "In addition, I hope your troops will not enter this star field. My organization and I will never allow you to really harvest our planet."

"I really can't make promises about this." Xu Le said very directly.

Old Man Vos did not continue the topic, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Then I ask your troops to remain calm enough on the occupied executive stars and to avoid harming civilians as much as possible."

"Yes." Xu Le answered without any hesitation, and then added a sentence, "But the right to define civilians and military must be determined by us. I cannot make my colleagues sacrifice in order to avoid accidentally hurting the civilians of the Empire."

"As for the location of military training, I think this interstellar smuggling is more appropriate. The document mentioned the requirements of escort, which are actually one and two sides of this matter. Our source of income mainly depends on this smuggling route."

"When it comes to the economy, I hope your government can provide generous material assistance. Remember, it is easy to exchange materials... the federal currency circulating in the empire is equivalent to waste paper."

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Xu Le patiently listened as the old man listed the conditions for the resistance organization one by one until he finally felt a little strange. He pressed his right hand on the document and asked with a frown: "I only see our obligations, where is the rights? What can you do?"

"We will send you... back to your troops," Vos said calmly in his eyes.

"This is far from enough." Xu Le looked at the old man's turbid eyes and said extremely seriously.

"We will provide you with information on the arrangement of the Imperial Royal Forces, coordinate your relationship with the people of the occupied executive stars, and help maintain order in each executive star."

Vos paused for a moment and replied with a smile. The points he mentioned were the most difficult aspects that the federal troops felt after entering the Empire Star Domain.

"I doubt your ability." Xu Lewang looked downstairs and shook his head, "I even doubt the influence of the resistance organization you lead can expand into this slum."

"I can rescue you from the Master Teachers' Mansion, which has proven our ability."

"No, I don't believe you have the ability to do this at all." Xu Le said in his eyes: "Someone is helping you, who is that person?"

The old man's muddy eyes fell on the documents and ignored his seemingly impolite problem.

"Do you want me to believe that with these unorganized and undisciplined gangsters downstairs, you can break through the encirclement of the Imperial Force? The conditions, coordination, public security, and intelligence you promised... I can't believe you can do it, even if the gangster emperors in the entire Empire star field are all your most fanatical supporters, that's the same."

"You underestimate our strength and have serious lack of administrative management experience." The old man slowly raised his head and looked at him and said, "To maintain the public order of the occupied planet, to intimidate the parents, wives and children of those passionate guerrillas, to search for the information you need from the darkness... No one is more suitable than these gangsters."

Xu Le was silent and found that although what the other party said seemed absurd, it actually made sense. He shook his head and asked, "These gangsters extorted and committed all kinds of evil and could enjoy a wealthy and indulgent life. Why would they follow you and risk death to resist the emperor? And aren't you worried that the resistance organization is filled with such ambitious people and butchers, it would be very dangerous?"

"To find light in a dangerous dictatorial society like the Empire, we must unite all the forces that can be united. Although Muen is engaged in many unfair causes and is a gang leader who is afraid or admired by many people, he is a senior cadre of the organization. He and his gang are one of the most reliable armed forces in the resistance organization."

"Muen, like us, was born into a pariah, and his whole family died under the butcher knife of the imperial thieves, so we never doubt his loyalty because we have the same painful experience and determination to change the world."

"Just like you, you are a federal person, and you naturally don't have to doubt your determination to return to the federal government."

The old man's gaze suddenly became softer when he looked at him, and he smiled and said, "When it comes to this, I also want to thank you on behalf of many people in the empire."

"Thank me?"

"You have lived in Tianjing for nearly a year. Perhaps in your opinion, the class contradictions in the empire have not intensified to the point where they are uncontrollable, but that's because you don't have the chance to go to other planets to see... those planets stained with blood from the untouchables."

A cold flame jumped in the old man's eyes: "Tianjing star is the face of the empire, so His Majesty the Emperor will naturally not allow too bloody massacres, and on those planets where the untouchables dare to resist, His Majesty's butcher knife has never been sheathed."

"Katon is his biggest butcher knife. Tens of millions of insurrectionists and innocent civilians died under his bloody suppression, becoming his bargaining chip for his glory."

"In recent years, Emperor Fuchai ignored him because he did not want to have too much blood in the hands of the butcher."

"Katun died in your hands. Tens of millions of heads that were unwilling to close their eyes and their relatives who were surviving will thank you for avenging them. For example, Muen, whom you just met, his sister died under the iron hoof of Kaatun's direct master."

Xu Le paused for a moment and explained: "I avenge myself, and I didn't think of this when I killed Kat."

"But he died at your hands after all." Old Man Vos said with a smile, "so it is easier to reach some kind of agreement with you to convince young people within the organization."

"Well, I admit that you are an excellent persuasionist, and I personally agree with this agreement." Xu Le said: "But I have been thinking about a question. According to your political philosophy and program, if... the federal troops have been going deep and if the Empire's Baige Dynasty is really destroyed, then there will definitely be another fierce war between you and me."

"But that's a long time later." Old Man Vos didn't hide anything in front of Xu Le, and said simply and clearly: "You invaders are the second mountain before us. We have to overturn one mountain first. As for your government officials, after receiving this agreement, they will definitely have similar views."

“At the current stage of history, we can be friends.”

"In the future historical stage, we must be enemies."

"As for the relationship between the Federation and the Empire in the longer-lasting river of history, let's leave it to the Creator to deal with it."

The old man in front of him was constantly changing between the three roles of the three respected leaders of the organization, the cold businessman full of speculative spirit, and the aura of nihilism, using simple concepts to summarize the complex future philosopher with simple concepts. This transformation made Xu Le feel a little weird, and he always felt that this aura was very familiar.

Naturally, he thought of Mr. Shi's uncle, the most legendary figure in Qinglong Mountain at the Bimonth Festival dance. He couldn't help but frown slightly and smelled a strange smell.

"The last question is a repetitive question." He looked at the old man in the chair and said, "Who rescued me from the Grand Normal Mansion?"

"It's us."

"I don't believe it."

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Due to years of war, Xu Le did not have even a slight favoritism for all the people of the empire in the past, nor did he have any interest in the political struggles within the enemy.

After staying in the slums of Xingdu, Tianjing, for nearly a year, especially Aunt Susan and Paul in the warm courtyard, gradually changed his mentality. Deep down, he knew that the poor and less free people in the lower classes of the empire had a natural correctness to resist the rule of the royal family. From an emotional standpoint, he sympathized with the oppressed people, but he still would not take the initiative to do anything.

Because as Professor Lin said, there is never any reason in the universe, and naturally there is no real fairness. As a federal citizen, he must first protect the Federation and maintain some things worth maintaining within the Federation.

The joys and sorrows of human beings may be able to connect. If we admit that both the Federalists and the Empire are human, the Federalists should also be able to clearly feel the sadness or joy of the Empire. However, the snow in front of their homes has not been swept away yet. What can we do if we watch the eaves of the courtyard collapse?

The problem is that the situation is taking a sharp turn. He has sat under the crumbling eaves of other people's courtyards and has to be forced to join forces with the owner of this courtyard to work hard in the snowy days.
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