Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva

Four-leaf Crystal Star Region, Gray Dust Crystal Headquarters.

The beautiful blue-roofed mansion is located in the corner of the headquarters. It is relatively quiet here, and it is convenient to go to the headquarters for meetings and work. It is where Tilan currently lives.

On the west side of the second floor of the mansion is Tilan's exclusive study. The room is particularly large, and there are many ancient books and classics placed in it. At this moment, Tilan is lying under a bookshelf, with many open books piled beside her. Her soft long hair spreads on the ground, and the girl's arms are slightly open and placed at her side.

Looking at the ceiling above her head, the girl's eyes are sometimes slightly closed and sometimes open, thinking about what happened recently.

The Federation is in chaos. Even if she is not in the central star region at the moment, she can feel the crisis slowly spreading out from the eye of the storm.

The western star region where Blanche is located has shown extremely strong determination and fighting spirit. They will not surrender and give up easily, and there is no reason for the Federation to tolerate such a split. War is inevitable.

If the Federation wins, the rebellion in the Western Star Region will be quelled, and a long period of public security management will also be ushered in. It is estimated that the post-war policy arrangements will face many disputes and it will be difficult to really appease the local residents... She recalled what she had seen and heard in the Central Star Region in her mind, and speculated on future developments.

What if the Western Star Region wins? The probability is very low, but if they really win, then... Tilan opened her eyes and shook her head. Even if they win this battle, the Federation Central Star Region still has five major fleets.

The best result is to negotiate with the Federation after winning and conclude a peace agreement, so that the war can be settled.

She wanted to help and end this dispute, but at present, both sides were in high spirits, and I am afraid that no one would listen to her advice. The residents of the Western Star Region have accumulated resentment and hatred that need to be vented, and the Federation officials also believe that they have a natural righteousness and do not allow separatist forces to be born.

Alas, the will is there but the strength is not enough. Not to mention that there are many factions in the Central Council, and it is extremely difficult to unify voices and opinions. Even these star regions in the southeast have different ideas. Most of them strongly support the federal officials and believe that the rebellion in the western star region must be severely cracked down. A small number of star regions believe that it is justifiable for the western star region to initiate independence. There are also many star regions that think it is none of their business. After all, it is a matter nearly 10,000 light years away. If it were not for the development of hyperspace navigation technology, the two sides might not meet for tens of thousands of years.

The vast territory has made more than 90% of the residents of the Federation never leave the star region where they were born in their lifetime. It is no wonder that they don’t care about the distant world that only appears in TV shows. It’s like you will pay attention to the capital of the country and several famous big cities, but you don’t know much about the thousands of unknown counties and remote areas in the country.

The thoughts in her mind turned around, making Tilan a little tired, so she simply closed her eyes and took a nap in the pile of books.

It was midsummer, and the surroundings were very quiet, with occasional cicada chirping coming from far away.

At 2 p.m., Tilan woke up from a nap, shook her head slightly, straightened her hair, put down the book, and walked out of the mansion.

Behind the residence was a maple forest. These maple trees were very tall, with yellow and orange maple leaves scattered around. Walking in the forest, you could hear the sound of stepping on fallen leaves.

Walking in this maple forest full of fallen leaves, Tilan felt refreshed physically and mentally. The wind blowing in her face blew up her skirt a little, occasionally bringing leaves to brush across her ankles, feeling the coolness and moisture of the petiole.

Walking under a large maple tree, Tilan stopped and looked up at the treetops. The high and low layers of maple leaves blocked the sky, reminding people of the clouds reflected in the sunset.

She jumped up lightly, stepped lightly on the branches along the way, and then landed on the green branches at the top of the treetops. Sitting here, she could look across the woods and see the city in the distance.

The birds in the forest chirped. Tilan raised her hand slightly and caught a bird that landed in front of her. Its body was round and fluffy, its feathers were bright yellow, and its wings were brown and black.

The bird first stood on the side of her palm. Tilan deliberately turned her palm over and watched it spread its wings and land on the back of her hand. Then Tilan smiled and turned her palm upwards, watching it continue to jump up and down in the air.

‘Stupid, but cute.’ Then Tilan thought about it, took out the rice grains that she usually fed Bai Yuan from her arms, and handed them to the little guy to eat.

After pecking at these rice grains, the bird jumped up and turned around and disappeared in the sky.

This guy ran away after eating, and Tilan couldn't help shaking his head.

Continuing to sit on the branch, Tilan reached out and picked a few leaves, carefully looking at the light red and yellow textures on them, thinking of some ancient bookmark making method, which seemed to remove the leaf surface and leave only the veins on the leaf.

Leaving a few leaves that she liked more, the girl curiously folded the remaining leaves in her palm, first trying to make a square grid, then a paper airplane, but unfortunately the leaves were too small and still had a certain toughness, so they quickly returned to their original shape.

So Tilan no longer tried overly complicated styles, but simply rolled them up piece by piece, imitating the shape of roses, and finally froze them together at the bottom of the gathering to fix the structure.

That's it, looking at the formed maple leaf rose, Tilan felt a little satisfied, then rubbed her hands gently, watching it fly into the air, and drifted away under the guidance of the airflow.

Sure enough, the extraordinary ability is a lot of fun to use in this aspect. If there is no special method, the maple leaf rose just now cannot be folded up, and it will fall directly when it is used, and it cannot fly at all.

Tilan, feeling a lot more relaxed and happy, jumped down from the tree again, then touched the ground with her toes and landed gently.

Looking back at the maple forest again, she suddenly made a decision. Since she couldn't avoid worrying about Blanche and Orles, she would go to the central star field.

She didn't want to get involved in this dispute before, but now she could only be anxious and bored if she stayed in the Four Leaf Crystal and waited for the result.

As expected, people should be more calm, less stubborn and entangled, and more straightforward.

After making the decision, Tilan began to write a letter to tell Masha about her decision, and then explained some things to the people around her.

Two days later, she boarded the starship to the central star field and set off.

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When she arrived at the Flower Crown Star Field again, Tilan's mood was very different. She came here with curiosity and expectation before, but now, she was probably a little worried.

Even if you don't watch the news, just by looking at the pedestrians on the roadside, you can know that the atmosphere in the central star field is a bit tense now. Because of the independence of the western star field, the internal quarrels of the federal central parliament are particularly fierce. Many officials blame each other and denounce each other, and many people resign.

As soon as she arrived at the place where she was staying, Tilan received an invitation from Arnansha, who asked her to meet tonight.

After replying and agreeing, Tilan first settled down and asked the people around her to understand the current situation and situation first, then washed up, and then changed into comfortable and decent clothes to go to the agreed place.

Riding the unique hovercraft of the corolla star field, Tilan traveled through the complex fortress city, which is the political and military center of the federation. Uniformed staff and a small number of priests of the Golden Flame Flower Cathedral can be seen everywhere.

Arriving at the agreed "Tulip Restaurant", Tilan walked in and soon saw Arnansha sitting in the corner. Unlike usual, this "hard-core" singer was wearing a beach skirt today and a light yellow sun hat on her head.

"Tilan, welcome back." When the girl approached, she turned around and smiled welcomingly.

"Long time no see, Teacher Arnansa." The two sat down.

"I didn't expect you to come back suddenly. Masha called me before and said that none of you would come." It seems that Arnansa and Masha have a good relationship. If you think about it carefully, they are of similar age and were probably classmates in school.

"That was originally my plan, but I'm still a little worried."

"Well, that's normal. Both Blanche and Orles are your friends." Arnansa waved to the staff beside her and ordered two drinks.

"I have been staying in the Flower Crown Star Region recently because I have to attend the discussion of the Central Council at any time." She explained the situation to Tilan.

"At present, in order to unify the internal voices and resist the influence of Blanche, the Central Council decided to support Orles and send her as an ambassador to travel around the various star regions in the central region. After that, it is estimated that she will also visit other star regions. However, each local star region also has its own singers. How much support can be obtained depends on whether the local singers and the government cooperate."

"What does the official think of the independence of the Western Star Region at present? Do you think it is a big crisis or a small fight?" Tilan was very curious about this.

"For the Federation as a whole, it is a small fight. After all, the Western Star Region is already poor, with weak industrial strength and a poor fleet." Arnansa explained.

"But for some senior officials, this is indeed a matter of their own survival."

"Before, when we were in school, I was your teacher and had to treat everyone equally and remain fair. But now that you are half-graduated, let me give little Tilan some special training." Arnansa held up the long dark red hair beside her ear with one hand and lightly touched the tip of Tilan's nose with her fingertips.

"First of all, the Federation is a huge complex with multiple forces and voices, each with different demands. You can't treat the Federation as a complete and independent person. This is inappropriate."

"In addition, most bills are actually advocated or opposed by only a small number of members, and others don't care. For example, this year there is a bill about the subdivision of game ratings and changes in content review rules. People in the literary and art circles may be very concerned about such things, but the forces of commerce, industry, military, and religion don't care so much."

"Speaking of the problem of the Western Star Region, before this incident, the pacification, economic recovery, and assistance of the Western Star Region were all promoted by the commerce and environment departments, and the military forces I belong to rarely asked about it."

"So after the incident, those officials who were directly responsible for this field on weekdays must have been questioned, so these days, many people in the commerce and environmental governance departments have been dismissed, and the question of who to let in the future has caused a quarrel in the parliament." Arnansha shook her head and said some clichéd and annoying things.

"Now that the war has begun and the Fifth Fleet has been dispatched, the military is involved in this incident."

"Are you worried about how Blanche will be treated after the war? Punishment is inevitable, but considering the post-war appeasement issue, Blanche should not be sentenced to death, but house arrest." Arnansha expressed her opinion.

It seems that everyone believes that the Federation will win, Tilan thought.

Whether it is the data on paper or various objective conditions, the Federation does not have the possibility of failure, but Tilan vaguely feels that this independence will not end so easily. She doesn't know where this feeling comes from, maybe it's just a psychological reaction.

"What if the Fifth Fleet fails, what will the Federation do?"

"The probability of this situation is extremely low, but if it does happen..." Yarnansha fell into thought.

"The Central Parliament will be plunged into a huge vortex of turmoil, and many issues will become more acute. Conflicts as high as splitting the federation will occur."

"Is it so serious?" Tilan was surprised.

"Yes, you may not know what this means. Let me explain it to you."

"Because the First Fleet and the Second Fleet have been cancelled. In fact, the most elite fleets in the Federation are currently the Third Fleet and the Fourth Fleet. The Third Fleet was a heroic fleet during the civil war four hundred years ago. Many people died in the war that year. , and has the most heroic results, so after the Federation is reunified, the Third Fleet is also responsible for the most important responsibility of guarding the capital Corolla Starfield. "

"Unlike other fleets, the Third Fleet is the strongest. It is basically impossible to mobilize this fleet to leave the Corolla Star Territory, unless the Central Council, the Golden Flame Flower Cathedral, and the Tribunal all agree. It can be mobilized, so I say it is almost impossible for this fleet to leave the Corolla Starfield."

"The second is the Fourth Fleet. This fleet is responsible for guarding Isenissa's hometown of the 'Twin Tree Star Territory', which is also the origin of the Federation. The most powerful elven family and human consortium in the Federation have many of their ancestors from there. The Tree Star Domain has also become a living fossil left over from the Third Era, preserving many relics and history of the Federation in its early years, and is the cultural center of the entire country.”

"Just like the Third Fleet, the Fourth Fleet cannot be easily mobilized. This represents a certain wavering of belief and will cause a lot of panic."

"Excluding these three, there are the Sixth Fleet, the Seventh Fleet, and the Eighth Fleet. Many of the Eighth Fleet are reservists and experimental starships. Many recruits of the army are trained in the Eighth Fleet. Drills, this is also where many old officers are placed, and it is not suitable for heading to the front line for combat.”

"So we can only choose the Sixth Fleet and the Seventh Fleet, right?" Tilan replied.

"Yes, the strength of the Sixth Fleet is equivalent to that of the Fifth Fleet, but the Sixth Fleet's usual duty is to patrol various star areas in the central region. If they are deployed, it means that the defense of these places is suddenly freed. Such behavior will be criticized by the central There is opposition from various local forces in the star field, because if the waterway between the star sea is not patrolled by a fleet, it will easily breed pirates. "

"In the past, the Fifth Fleet and the Sixth Fleet had rotated every five years to perform patrol missions. This time, the Fifth Fleet happened to be resting in the central star field, so it was sent out to perform counter-insurgency missions."

"At this time, Little Tilan is probably going to ask again why the Seventh Fleet has not been mentioned." Yarnansha held the spoon and gently stirred it in the cold drink cup in front of her.

"Because most of the members of the Seventh Fleet are not pure humans. Some of them are mermaids, some are transformed life forms, and starships controlled by mechanical life forms."

"This is a fleet prepared for the cruel decisive battle that may come in the future. Once the civilization falls into a crisis similar to the Fifth Era, this fleet will be used as a template to be quickly copied and promoted to expand the combat power of the entire civilization. Of course, it will bring various Ethical issues and out-of-control issues will also be ignored.”

"This fleet will not be awakened unless absolutely necessary."

"Is it mechanical life..." Tilan thought of the Sigma Council, a neighboring country that does not belong to the Federation.

"During the civil war, the Sigma Council remained neutral and restrained the mechanical lifeforms within the Federation from participating in the struggle between the two parties."

"I don't know much about the Sigma Council. I only know that when the Federation was established, they fought with the Federation as allies against the 'Dark Sun'. However, the existence form of mechanical life is too different from that of intelligent creatures such as humans, so they were not incorporated into the Federation. , but exists as a separate country.”

"So I said, if the Fifth Fleet really fails, and other fleets within the Federation cannot move lightly, then they will face fierce conflicts."

"I see." It seems that if Blanche and the others can defeat the Fifth Fleet's attack, then the Federation will most likely choose to compromise, Tilan thought.

When Tilan was thinking about how to deal with various consequences, Yarnansa suddenly mentioned another thing at this time.

"Can Tilan pilot a mecha? How about coming to the Eighth Fleet to participate in the trial deployment of new mechas? I happen to be very familiar with people in this field."

"Ah this?" Tilan woke up from her thoughts, why did she suddenly talk about letting herself pilot a mecha?

"I know you are not such a peaceful girl, haha. Although I still can't see what your plans are, you will definitely do many outrageous things in the future, so why don't you learn in advance to truly break through and save your life on the battlefield? What about the ability?”

"This... okay." Thinking that she really needed to know more about the federation's true battlefield strength, Tilan agreed.