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Chapter 48: The Daily Scoop (2)
Translator: Lonelytree, _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Lucas
“…The subject al gathering co Zhen
Since there was only himself and Yao Yuan within central command, he was unrestrained in his speech
“Do they not understand that without Ol’ Cap’n, you, leading the way, they would be dead by now! We’ve labored day and night keeping this ship under control Isn’t that been enough for these ungrateful sods? Have they forgotten the hell they were in before we ca we can for them, and how do they repay us? They complain! And a complaint that is in itself preposterous! Do they seriously think on’t be honoring our fallen coed on, Yao Yuan sat calh a dossier It was a report on the Hope’s various zones and their individual energy consumption Details on each zone, like their function, importance to the Hope, and population number, were all noted by the experts who did the report Yao Yuan was looking through it because he had to decide which, if any, of the zones needed to be shut down to conserve energy
When Guang Zhen reached a lull in his tirade, Yao Yuan lifted his head and sAs aat it from their perspective… You’ll see that this is , it’s also a test
“Their actions aren’t entirely unreasonable For one, even though on paper we call ourselves humanity’s last hope, we are still a fractured corounds We’ve tried arranging the placements in such a way that people frole, but as time passes, they naturally separate back into their own little groups There is obvious xenophobia
“This anized and mostly attended by westerners They are afraid their people won’t be represented and their death won’t be honored, which I find to be a valid concern They see us as the Hope’s face of authority, and I have to admit, it is not a particularly inclusive representation Therefore, they held thisto test whether we, the authority, would be receptive to their interests There is a fear that because we are different from them culturally, ill brush them off as unimportant”
After taking so Zhen asked, “Then how shall we answer? Are you considering a compromise…?”
“Not entirely a coh yet another page of the report “At the moment, the Hope can’t support a democratic system, or at least the idealistic democracy that the people have in mind Until we have a hospitable ho our overn itself If I allow them to have elections, the concentration of poould be ruptured The clash following it would only be troublesole consolidation of power to unite under However, as a give and take, I have decided that the military will start to distance itself frohts
“Make no ress that wemonth So that is our focus, but if we survive that, there are two things that I plan to propose: first, each of the communities will be allowed to elect their own representatives and have their own public council Naturally, the power of this council is limited to civil ht to veto any reeable…
“Second, the es from cases of civil suit We will establish a police force and civil court to take over these issues In terislation, because of its scale, ill let the people discuss a themselves when tih his plan, Guang Zhen wanted to interject at multiple places, but every ti this, Yao Yuan chided hi, I know you were a dedicated politician, but… everything has its place Don’t get your priorities h?”