Bai Zhongqi looked at the dozens of holographic screens displayed in front of him, his expression indifferent, as he said, "I really didn't expect this chaos to be so big."
Zero, however, seed rather flustered and dissatisfied as she complained, "The people in the Star Alliance governnt are truly inefficient. If they had banned the social accounts of so high-risk individuals and their external communications from the start, it wouldn't have escalated to this point."
Bai Zhongqi didn't nod, nor did he deny it. The global outcry had caught him off guard to so extent. The catalyst was the cloud giant he had conjured with the Sound Transmission Stone, which indeed scared many people. The timing of the Star Alliance governnt and the Universe Army announcing the Compulsory Conscription Law was also bad, combining both issues to produce such an effect.
"After a brief period of uncertainty following the establishnt of the Star Alliance, people got used to and understood the Alliance, and that's why they've boldly started to voice their demands, regardless of whether those demands are reasonable or not," said Bai Zhongqi.
The United States and European countries were the epicenters of the protest activities. In the Lighthouse Country, more than forty major cities erupted in anti-Star Alliance governnt, anti-Bai Zhongqi, anti-war, and anti-Compulsory Conscription gatherings, with the massive rally in Washington involving over a million participants. Protesters from all over Arica boarded the ultra-fast maglev trains built by the Star Alliance and headed to Washington, the location of this "local governnt," to protest and demonstrate.
Major cities in Europe faced a similar situation with millions of participants in protests in London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Warsaw, and other places.
In the Asia region, many places also experienced similar activities. The situation on the side of Teizene wasn't as intense, with only so small-scale protests that didn't draw large crowds, the largest not exceeding a thousand people. The Peninsula saw a backlash with over 500,000 people gathering on the streets of Han City, fighting to reclaim what they called their democracy.
The situation was relatively calm in the mainland area, but there were so "spiritual democrats" stirring trouble in several major cities. In response to these people, China didn't assert the old spirit, showing an attitude of letting things take their course.
Even though the Middle East and so Southeast Asian locations weren't developed regions, the intensity of their disturbances was no less fierce than in Europe and Arica. The difference was that their motives diverged completely from those in the West. After the establishnt of the Star Alliance, local laws had to implent the Star Alliance Charter, and regional laws derived from religious teachings obviously couldn't be accommodated by the Star Alliance. When the Star Alliance fleet arrived, so people complied dutifully, but now, as things seed calr, they've begun shouting for a restoration of their religious laws.
"In short, taking advantage of this opportunity, all sorts of demons and monsters have jumped out," Bai Zhongqi couldn't help but sneer.
Once the Star Alliance governnt realized the situation was worsening, they had selectively shut down so information channels. The Star Alliance Information Departnt's thod of handling such incidents was naturally much more advanced compared to the old days of keyword filtering. Regardless of the ans - even if so used secret codes - their communications would be intercepted by the security division of the Information Departnt.
This curbed the situation from escalating further to so extent, but it also fueled the demonstrators' dissatisfaction, with calls for freedom becoming even louder.
Zero received a ssage and said to Bai Zhongqi, "Pri Minister Du Peng has sent a ssage, hoping to et with you to discuss solutions to the current situation."
"Du Peng isn't very familiar with the situation on Earth. A ss like this would never happen on Iridium Star, and if any reactionary voices erged on Administrative Star, the people of Iridium Star would inevitably deal with it with an iron fist, without much consideration. Now that such chaos has erupted on Earth, Du Peng is sowhat unclear on how to handle it," Bai Zhongqi said with a slight smile.
Zero looked at Bai Zhongqi, who still appeared untroubled and unhurried, and decided to remind him, "Your Majesty, sitting in Wuyagong, it seems you are unconcerned with what is happening outside. However, the longer this ss continues outside, the more it corrodes the confidence that the ordinary Star Alliance citizens have in the Alliance. What's more annoying is that so people, who cannot differentiate right from wrong, might be attracted by these retrograde yet self-proclaid advanced ideas; after all, Earth's old era has sustained these values for quite so ti now. And moreover, the three great subjugators could invade our Star Alliance at any mont, and internal chaos at a ti like this is not good."
Bai Zhongqi nodded. He was not a man of hesitation; most of the ti, he was soone with well-laid plans and strong execution. After becoming the Chancellor, with endless power at his disposal, his resolve had strengthened. This included the previous anti-Teizene Earth Defense Battle, where he patiently lured the entire Teizene fleet into a trap before striking like thunder, completing the mission.
Zero's words made sense to Bai Zhongqi, too. However, Bai Zhongqi wasn't very interested in dealing directly with the protesters making demands. There might be millions causing unrest, but compared to Earth's total population, this number was just a fraction. Most people from forr developing countries did not participate in the chaos as they cherished the new life in the Star Alliance Era and felt grateful. Asking soone who had just started living well to risk losing that in pursuit of an abstract idea wasn't sothing they would agree to.
Many opportunists or the disillusioned were behind the scenes fanning the flas of the chaos, either seeking greater power and benefits or trying to recover what they had once lost. But no matter how much they agitated, they knew that all they could do was to exert pressure and attract attention, and if the Star Alliance governnt and the Chancellor didn't give in, they would gain nothing.
"If Your Majesty had abandoned Earth to start anew, maybe you wouldn't have to deal with this situation now. These ingrates have received various benefits from the Star Alliance, yet they are still difficult to handle. Perhaps it's better to cut off their citizen supplies and let them fend for themselves. Or, we could just capture everyone involved in this disturbance and exile them to the planet we are developing," Zero suggested once more.
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