Darkstone Code

Chapter 1278: Chapter 1277: Level Up

"Do you have time to come back for my election celebration?"

On the phone, Mrs. Tracey invited Lynch to her victory party without the slightest modesty.

If this conversation were exposed, it would definitely be bad news for Mrs. Tracey.

The citizens of the Federation are very free, both physically and mentally, which leads them to indulge in random thoughts.

They would think Mrs. Tracey already knew the results of the state election in advance, and that there was certainly fraud involved in the election.

Even if the recount proved accurate, people would say it was the result of manipulation behind the scenes.

Otherwise, how could a woman possibly become the Governor?

People would, at this moment, forget that they voted for Mrs. Tracey and hoped to witness the emergence of a female Federation Governor.

This kind of thinking is foolish. If it were Catherine, Lynch would remind her, but as for Mrs. Tracey... he had no obligation.

Lynch glanced at his watch, which had a calendar dial with several dates marked, "Which day is it?"

"January 9th, after the victory, I need to submit the government personnel list, and then go to Bupen, the Congress hopes I can visit and deliver an inaugural address in Congress..."

The feminist movement in the Federation can be said to be the most successful in the world; women have risen, at least compared to other countries.

For the women of the Federation, this is indeed the case.

And this has proven to be the most brilliant achievement in the Federation’s civilizational development, and those gentlemen also agree, starting to export equal rights abroad.

If she can win as the first female Governor in Federation history, delivering an inaugural address in Congress would be very meaningful.

In every sense, this would further demonstrate the Federation’s civilizational progress to the world.

We not only liberated women who were enslaved and oppressed but also allowed women to wield enormous power!

It also sends a signal to women in society that if you work hard, your dreams will definitely come true...

Alright, capitalists are already eager to exploit and oppress more female employees, and more women will enter factories and workplaces, which is a good thing for capitalists.

After considering for a while, Lynch agreed, "I will try my best, but I can’t guarantee."

In a month’s time, the war between the aristocracy and the Imperial Family should almost be over.

Since the Emperor announced the abolishment of titles, the aristocrats have fallen into an unprecedented panic because of the abolition of titles.

For aristocrats, titles are everything; they represent not just privileges but also protection from harm!

People rarely see the nobility punished because that is the nobility’s privilege. Once they lose these, without the protection of titles, what will happen?

Other nobles will plunder their wealth, and those capitalists who used to be docile as puppies will reveal their grim faces; a large and glorious family could instantly become history.

Look at those "former nobility" who lost their titles and have been constantly selling off their assets; the only thing they can do is sell everything and immigrate.

In a country like Gafura, people won’t allow non-nobles to have too much wealth or occupy too many resources. freёweɓnovel.com

This might be the first time in Gafura’s history that the Imperial Family has explicitly stated they will revoke titles, which has terrified most of the nobility!

"He can’t do this!" Lynch heard someone say, lacking noble demeanor, as soon as he walked into the Secretariat.

The expressions on people’s faces were the same as his, all filled with anger.

The speaker looked at the surrounding nobles and shouted, "My title comes from my ancestor, who fought for Gafura, enduring dozens of wounds without retreating, repelling the savages..."

The Main Island of Gafura originally had another race, but they were later exterminated by the current Gafura people, who call them "wild people" in history books.

They say they were uncivilized, like beast-like humanoid creatures, which is why Federation scholars believe that it was the Gafura people, not the Federation people, who committed the Federation Mainland racial massacre.

After all, to the Gafura people, slaughter and genocide are a tradition.

This noble used the long-ago story of his ancestor’s ennoblement to defend himself; all the nobles sitting here had similar "experiences," their ancestors also contributed to Gafura in some way to be ennobled.

He clenched his fists against his chest, "This country also has our share, he has no right to strip us of our titles, that is unfair to us!"

People echoed, continuously shouting "Dictator" and "Tyrant," but shouting these words here apparently doesn’t help.

Someone turned their eyes to the great nobles, "Duke of Phoenix, we should protest, this is a disgraceful act."

"He should not be able to arbitrarily strip us of our titles according to his whims!"

"This is unfair!"

Lynch chuckled involuntarily as he sat on the side, glancing at the young Count, "When they judged the Eldest Prince and attempted to overthrow the Imperial Family, they didn’t consider these things."

"So people are always selfish, first considering their own gains and losses. If you can grasp this, you can predict most people’s behavior."

The young Count nodded, indicating he kept it in mind.

Duke Phoenix rested his hands on the table, looking at these nobles, "I have already appealed to the Emperor, but the Emperor did not take up my request, he is adamant about using this method to uphold legal fairness and justice."

"The Prime Minister has talked privately with me, we will do our utmost to coordinate this matter..."

Suddenly, a noble stood up and spoke words buried deep in people’s hearts, words they dared not speak aloud.

"If he insists on dealing with us in this way, then we..."

Before he finished, Duke Phoenix forcibly interrupted him, "Some things are better left unsaid!"

The room fell completely silent, leaving only that person standing among the crowd.

Duke Phoenix looked at him, neither angry nor pleased, just as calm as in every past meeting.

"Some choices can be regretted, others cannot. I won’t advocate you do anything, how to proceed, I only hope you prepare to face the consequences before making your choice!"

Although the noble didn’t finish his sentence, Duke Phoenix interrupted his speech, but everyone knew what he was about to say.

The Secretariat fell into a very oppressive atmosphere, people stopped fiercely discussing some matter and began to truly contemplate, this mood was heavy.

Because what they are about to do is very special, potentially leading to terrible events.

Coup!

This is a coup; they want to overthrow the regime led by the Emperor.

Today’s Secretariat adjourned much earlier than ever before, usually when the nobles had nothing else to do they liked to linger in the Secretariat, even if doing nothing, chatting was enjoyable.

Nothing could be more comfortable, but today, they left early, needing to think clearly about whether they could bear the consequences if they chose that path.

The young Count also asked Lynch the same question, what would be the consequences if the nobles chose this path.

"Will there be a war?" he was somewhat worried, as was the concern of some neutral factions.

If the nobles really stir things up to an unmanageable level, it could lead to civil war; no one hopes for civil war at this time, and none can bear such consequences.

The young Count believes it’s very likely because the Imperial Family still controls the army.

No matter how many among these troops would still obey the Emperor’s orders at this time, even if not many, civil war could erupt.

Take the young Count for example; he’s already sufficiently fallen, his assets stolen significantly, but if he wants to gather a force, it would take little time, and arming a few hundred men wouldn’t be difficult.

Ten nobles mean a thousand people, a hundred nobles mean ten thousand...

Lynch shook his head, "You need to pay attention to the great nobles’ attitudes, those making noise now are... those without much strength."

"The great nobles haven’t expressed their stance, nor have the ministers; as long as they and the Emperor don’t think civil war is the best solution, civil war won’t erupt."

The young Count continued to ask, "Why?"

"Why won’t civil war erupt just because the great nobles and Emperor haven’t expressed their stance?"

"Because the Emperor is actually the one controlling the switch regarding whether civil war breaks out; as long as he wants to resolve issues through civil war, it will immediately erupt."

"The ministers control all of Gafura’s official resources; as long as they disagree, they can utilize the state’s power to deal with the nobles."

"To put it bluntly, from this moment on, all of us will be monitored by security agencies."

"If any of us wants to do something like that, we will soon be captured and sent for trial, then await the stripping of titles..."

The young Count was a bit confused, "So, are the great nobles, ministers, and... the Emperor on the same side?"

He found his conjecture hard to believe, but Lynch gave him a certain reply, "Their interest demands are aligned, and that’s enough."

"I don’t understand, but I trust your judgment!" sighed the young Count, suddenly pondering why he needs to think critically as a noble.

Just following smart people works, right?

Who cares about the rest?