Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva

"In other words, our little princess is going to do something big this time."

At the board meeting of Edes Academy, after listening to the report, Director Hyde commented and responded in such a way that it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.

He is not the most influential board member of Eds Academy, but he is the oldest person in terms of age and seniority. His life experience has been full of ups and downs, which is admirable.

"What do you mean?" the person on the side asked in a low voice.

"It's nothing. Since Hesia has decided, all we can do is support her unconditionally." Hyde used his crutches and then stood up, which made other people in the venue look at him.

"I know that many people are still in the stage of surprise and hesitation, because this incident was sudden and disrupted their original plans."

"However, for me, this seems to be a normal thing." As he grows older, his height and figure have become shorter and thinner, but when the old man speaks, he is like a dragon and a fallen tree. Hard and heavy, hard to shake.

"When I was young, I always hoped that everything would go according to my wishes and plans, but later I discovered how rare and luxurious it is to have everything go as planned."

"There are always accidents, there are always various emergencies, and there are always times when we slack off. It is not easy to achieve half of the planned goals in the end."

"According to everyone's original expectations, Yotsuba Crystal should gradually enter the recovery period. All walks of life will be revitalized, the population will grow, and everything will be peaceful. At the same time, Heshia has also been promoted to Yueyao level, gradually moving towards Sun Yao level, and becoming the leader of our school. Pride and pride.”

"Unfortunately, the external environment no longer allows us to have such a beautiful dream." He cleared his throat and looked at everyone.

"Reality is not a game. We have many choices, such as waiting and watching neutrally, or choosing to join the side with a higher winning rate."

"The reality is that from the very beginning, the choices of all parties have been determined, and there are no redundant options."

"In various star regions in the Western Star Region, I dare say that many high-level officials and governors of the star regions did not want to join Blanche's faction at the beginning, because normal and rational people can see that their early plans have How hasty and immature, while the Federal Center on the other side is so powerful.”

"But what about the result? Can they refuse to agree? When the situation has reached that point, the emotions of the entire Western Star Territory have been stirred up. Opposing the Central Star Territory and gaining independence from it has become the consensus of many residents. If at this time To still oppose is to stand on the dike of the rising river. Once the river breaks the dike, you will be shattered to pieces.”

"They had no choice but to maintain their position, even if it was against their will, they had to agree on the surface. But at that time, even the superficial agreement was, to the federal center, almost the same as declaring independence. This is no joke. Because there are really countless people working hard to spread the word and gradually forming a new consensus.”

"Now, the same situation is happening in the Four-leaf Crystal Star Region."

"To be honest, the Four-leaf Crystal Star Territory has been able to achieve great recovery and development in just 8 years. The changes brought by Heshia are irreplaceable. Her reputation in the Star Territory is far better than the other two singers. Ji, and her words can influence far more people than those politicians who are tired of the people."

"If we want to oppose her and prevent the Four-leaf Crystal Star Territory from being involved in the internal disputes within the Federation, we will have to face great internal strife and internal strife. It will also leave many people at a loss and not knowing who to listen to. At the same time, The bad political environment will also crush the economy that has finally recovered."

"This will be a lose-lose situation, and both parties will suffer, so I don't recommend taking this path."

"Since internal strife and internal strife are inevitable, our best choice is to fully join the suggestions she advocates and fully stand in her camp. Anyway, she graduated from Edes Academy and has long been inextricably linked to us. At this time, facing heavy pressure from the Federal Central Committee or the Tribunal, it is just wishful thinking for you to get rid of this involvement to protect yourself. "

His narration slowly silenced the venue. Everyone present was not stupid and quickly understood the meaning of what he said.

It is no longer important to discuss whether the idea proposed by Heshia is suitable or not. From the beginning, they were destined to only follow the path of support and have no other choice.

“Only when I face this historical wave personally do I realize how out of control we are,” one of the directors said with emotion.

"Fortunately, we can still pray and pray that our little princess can truly realize her wish and change her life."

A few days after the meeting, senior executives from various fields and industries in the Four Leaf Crystal Star Territory gradually learned about the situation that day. After that, the Star Territory fell into sway and quarrels for several days, but in the end the voices supporting Hesia prevailed, so the entire Star Territory The tone was set.

The Four Leaf Crystal Star Territory gradually transformed into a wartime economy, many production lines began to adjust, and many constructions began to prepare for war.

The civil war four hundred years ago left a long-lasting impact on this star field. Nowadays, people are just picking up the old lifestyle again. They don't feel too awkward. On the contrary, the surge in job demand has made many people happy.

Although Tilan's speech has become a semi-public secret in the Star Territory, fortunately, the senior management still retained some calmness and rationality and did not announce it to the outside world. All actions were carried out silently, without public documents or announcements.

Although some people in the Central Council were very dissatisfied with this behavior, the Central Council was already in a quarrel at this moment, and no one cared about the changes in a small star field in the south.

Why did the quarrel suddenly become so intense? It was because the ‘Rose King Court’ in the west sent negotiation terms, which proposed that the Central Council needed to compensate the funds and many resources that the Western Star Region had allocated and implemented in recent years, and also had to pay for the transfer of many patent ownerships. Such conditions can be said to be harsh.

"So, they have no intention of negotiating at all!" A member of parliament angrily pointed out the problem at the meeting.

"There is such a tendency, but the question is, will they really attack?" Other members of parliament were also imagining what would happen if the joint fleet of the Western Star Region attacked.

"If it is just a fleet invasion, the Sixth Fleet can easily deal with it, but if Blanche herself and the Rising Sun Crown are added, it is hard to say." Someone worried

"Orles needs time to be promoted and gradually familiar with the singing staff who assist her. Similarly, we also need to cultivate and expand her group of followers. All of this takes time." A government official described the current situation.

"In my opinion, they are sure that we don't have a Sunday-level singer yet. If Orles grows up, they will definitely not have the current attitude."

"That means they deliberately chose this weak point to threaten us."

"It should be. It seems that the intelligence over there is good. They can choose the time so well." A congressman put his elbows on the table, crossed his hands in front of him, and tapped his fingers from time to time.

"Then what should we do now? Refuse or agree."

"Why should we agree? Are you a fool or are you scared by the Sun Crown? The number of fleets we currently have is more than several times that of the other party. If we can agree to this, believe it or not, other star regions will dare to ask us for it."

"Just refuse directly. I don't think they dare to really attack us. They have geographical advantages and public support in the western star region, but they can't bring these to the central star region."

"Are they still planning to use the broken joint fleet to attack the central star region with all their might?" After saying this, many congressmen present also laughed. How could this be possible?

Therefore, the Central Council directly rejected the armistice agreement and announced it to tell people in all the star regions of the Federation how shameless and childish the ‘new group’ in the Western Star Region was.

But what was unexpected was that a few months later, the fleet of the Western Star Region really arrived at the star region on the edge of the Central Star Region, officially opened the door, and announced a response to the Central Council’s neglect and bullying over the years.

This news spread throughout the Federation in an instant, and the Central Council was also arguing over it. As for some gossip from the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region, it was particularly inconspicuous, and only a few people mentioned it, saying that it needed to be taken seriously.

The pressure and accountability that the senior officials of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region were worried about did not come. Seeing this, Tilan also went to the Jianyan Star Region to meet the singer ‘Luoyunsha’ Masha, who is now the most famous and influential in the southern star regions.

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One month later, when the shuttle that Tilan was on drove out of the star port of the Jianyan star field and landed on the surface of the planet, the orange-red sea of ​​trees that covered the mountains on the ground was particularly magnificent.

The place where Masha met her was a hill in a sea of ​​trees. There was a beautiful forest road here, winding to the ancient-style hall on the top of the mountain.

When they met, the two stood in the empty hall, surrounded by towering pillars, and the sunset in the distance could be seen here.

"The scenery here is very beautiful, right?" Masha still wore a golden branch flower crown and a light veil covering her face. Today, she wore a red leaf gold silk long dress, like a fish swimming in the orange-red sea of ​​trees.

"It's really good." Tilan walked forward, and then the two walked side by side slowly to the terrace on one side of the hall.

"I heard about your speech in the Four-leaf Crystal Star Field." Masha said that she already understood Tilan's intention.

"I already understood the situation you described, and there is no need to say more about this."

"I'm just surprised by your choice." She placed her fingers lightly on the railing.

"This is not a game of playing house. You can't just say some passionate words. In fact, I don't want to support you, because it will make people who have nothing to do pay for your impulse." She closed her eyes slightly, and then turned to Tilan.

"Your idea is great, but others have no obligation to follow it." The breeze blew slowly through the sea of ​​trees, like layers of waves, and birds spread their wings.

"The southern star regions are not like the western star regions. In fact, as the victorious party of the civil war, the economy has always been good. You said that you want everyone to suddenly oppose the existing system and support you. This is impossible."

"You don't have enough prestige and influence to call for a hundred responses, Heshia Tilan." She stated the facts in a flat voice.

"Yes." Tilan did not refute this, but continued to stand with her, looking at the undulating sea of ​​trees outside.

"If this continues, what will be the result?"

"The Federation is likely to split." Masha also foresaw this.

"The Central Star Region's defeat not only resulted in the loss of the Fifth Fleet, but also a great impact on its prestige and authority, especially the appearance of the Sun-class singer in the Western Star Region and the rise of the Sun Crown. Such things, in the distant and superstitious ancient times, can be said to be 'the loss of destiny'." Masha narrated calmly.

"Although the Central Council is still strong in terms of hard power and has great power, due to the uneven distribution of benefits over the years, many contradictions and cracks have long existed, and now they are gradually exposed and cracked."

"People will listen to a tyrant who keeps bringing victory, rather than a group of incompetent people who are scheming against each other, but that happens to be the impression given by the Central Council at the moment."

"You see, even you made such a rebellious speech, but you were not arrested and brought to the Inquisition, which shows that no one cares about its authority anymore."

"Losing control over people's hearts and relying entirely on force to maintain is extremely costly and difficult to last long." Masha shook her head.

"At that time, will the many star regions in the south also form new countries like the western star regions?" Tilan asked Masha.

"Maybe, I think it is more likely to form a loose alliance, exempt each other from tariffs, and jointly maintain a defense fleet."

"I don't have such great ambitions, and other singers in the south don't have such great influence." At present, she is the most influential singer in the southern star regions, but she still can't be called in control, because each star region also has its own singer core, unlike the western star region.

"So, Masha's choice is to wait for everything to happen smoothly, right?" Tilan asked again.

"Yes." The other party also gave an affirmative answer, and his eyes looked directly at Tilan through the veil, without any sign of wavering.

As a top-ranked Moon-level singer, Masha's talent and strength are both top-notch. If it weren't for the deliberate restrictions of the Federation over the years, she would have a great chance of being promoted to the Sun-level.

After listening, Tilan was silent for a while.

It seems that it is difficult to convince the other party, because Masha does not have much affection for the Federation as a whole. She only cares about her hometown star field and the familiar people around her, which is also a true portrayal of many residents of the Federation.

In the past hundred years without the Sun-level singer, not only did the Central Council lose the core of the unified will, but also the various star fields of the entire Federation gradually lost the belief and spirit of being one in the past. People are becoming more conservative and no longer pay attention to other places far away.

Alas...

This was Tilan's second sigh, lamenting the passage of time. The scene of unity that she had seen in the memories of the first two color-level singers was probably going to be harder and harder to see in the future. At this moment, she even had some kind of tiredness and thought of giving up.

However, it was only a moment before she cheered up again.

She couldn't allow such a thing to happen. If she chose to give in this time and let the various star regions of the Federation gradually separate and become independent, it would seem to avoid fierce wars and achieve their own beauty, but in the long run, the entire human civilization would fall into the state of disputes among various countries in the middle of the Fourth Era again.

This generation may still remember the Federation, but with mutual isolation and the slow passage of time, the humans of various countries will eventually go further and further away, go their separate ways, and slowly become different races fighting each other.

At that time, as long as the conflict breaks out, the order of the entire galaxy will collapse, repeating the old events of the Fifth Era, and it will only be a matter of time before the various dark suns reappear.

Who can resist the temptation of such power, especially those countries and forces that are gradually moving towards extremes.

After clarifying her mission, Tilan opened her eyes again, and there seemed to be flowing blue light in them, like a gem that turned and deflected its brilliance.

"I hope Masha can agree with my ideas and decisions." When saying this, Tilan held Masha's shoulders with one hand.

At that moment, Masha seemed to be separated from the real world and placed on the endless sea where the storm suddenly rose. The violent airflow brought up the biting frost, which kept scraping across her cheeks and body, making her body even colder and piercing.

Is this... an illusion? Masha also fought back. She broke free from Tilan's grasp with one hand, and the veil was lifted at this moment, revealing a pair of eyes like bright sunset.

Even if she did not have the strength of a Sun-level singer, she was also the top among the Moon-level singers. Thousands of fiery red birds flew up from the forest. They were like inverted meteors, passing through the evening sky, bringing up countless wind sounds of flapping wings and orange-red flying feathers.

These birds circled in the sky, chirping, with a uniform momentum in the noise. Then Masha merged with the glow behind her, and Tilan's feet turned into a flowing sea of ​​red flames.

It was also an illusion constructed by the mental world, overwhelming and impacting the black-haired and blue-eyed girl opposite.

"It seems that you are ready to force me to convince me." Masha's eyes were like real flames, and behind her, rotating flaming feathers gradually emerged. These burning feathers formed a ring, like the prototype of a crown, emitting a scorching heat that distorted vision.

"But you really don't know how to choose the time. The evening is when I am in the best condition." Her title "Falling Cloud Gauze" refers to the red clouds reflecting the fire in the evening.

The two stood opposite each other, Masha had the home advantage, and the whole hall seemed to be shrouded in a light red and golden gauze, which was like a glow spinning thread, shining and flowing.

Tilan just shook her head slightly and said nothing.

Yes, words are so weak. If everything can be persuaded by words, then this world would be so beautiful.

But there will be a day when words will run out, and there will be a day when contradictions can no longer be resolved by words. She can't watch everything slide into the abyss, and it is destined that the conflict between the two cannot be resolved by talking.

"Masha, you are not wrong, it is me who is wrong." The girl's voice is very calm.

"It is my arrogance that always thinks that everything can turn around, which has led to the development of things to this point. If I can overcome my inner weakness and stand up earlier, everything will not be like this."

A truly wise person will solve problems at the budding stage. Only then did she understand how wise the eternal cradle wing was, and how many problems he solved seemingly gently and without leaving any traces.

Unfortunately, she was born too late and did not catch up with that great era, nor could she make up for the emptiness of the Federation in the past hundred years. The Federation is now terminally ill, with corruption, civil strife, separation, and injustice, which have penetrated into the bones. It is no wonder that Masha and others have no feelings for the Federation as a whole.

"But even so, I still want to pull this gradually sinking country out of the abyss, because it has entrusted countless people with expectations and hopes. It broke through the darkness of the fifth era and brought light to this world."

As he said this, a full moon full of silver light slowly rose in this fiery world. Under the full moon light that covered the sky, the entire sea of ​​trees and the hall seemed small. The cold moonlight extinguished all the flames, and everything was shrouded in the tranquil light silver halo.

The girl under the moon looked extremely small, as if she would disappear in a gust of wind. Her originally jet-black hair also turned silvery like snow, like a cold long rock that has stood for ten thousand years.

"I will not compromise, even if it means getting stained with blood."