Chapter 269

Abel finished speaking, cut off his holographic projection, Sequential Placement to the next person.

"I agree with Abel. Regardless of other Military Districts, according to statistics, in our Third Military District alone, the number of soldiers who suffered limb injuries due to the war last year totaled 2,293. Among them, some strongly expressed that if there is still a chance to defend the Federation, they would accept any cost. Body Modification is an important opportunity to restore their limbs, make them stronger than before, and potentially make even greater contributions on the battlefield."

"... I cannot be so cold-hearted as to ignore the psychological and physical trauma inflicted on the soldiers who disregarded the safety of the people and put their own lives at risk."

Amidst the cries of "opposition," what was displayed before everyone were agreements signed voluntarily, representing acceptance of Body Modification.

[Sounds grand, but I don't believe someone would be happy to be treated like a subject, constantly dismantling and modifying them, releasing them when useful and locking them up when not. If they were so upright and noble, why wouldn't they even have a chance to show themselves to us? Why did they all swarm out as soon as the Modification Base doors opened? (rolls eyes) Surely it's not some belated rebellion?]

[Hehe, just kidding. Even if there are Modified Humans later on, they'll be Heavenly Dragon Modified Humans.]

Everyone is talking about the benefits of Body Modification to soldiers, but no one is mentioning the issue of its misuse. Anyone with even a little bit of decency wouldn't be able to get involved.

But what they said isn't wrong either.

In response to the repeated objections from the crowd to the initiation of the investigation process for Body Modification, the people of Class 6) had anticipated this, but when they actually heard it on the spot, they couldn't help but feel a surge of anger. Unfortunately, it wasn't their turn yet, so they could only continue to suppress their anger.

These shameless individuals surely understand why everyone collectively opposes Body Modification. They deliberately obscure the topic, intentionally steer the focus towards the disabled soldiers, and completely ignore the issue of boundaries. Their aim is to preemptively lower everyone's expectations before the outcome becomes clear, so that even if the final result doesn't meet their expectations, according to their current rhetoric, there will still be room for maneuver later.

After holding back for twenty minutes, it was finally the turn of the students from Class 6) to speak.

Amidst the varied gazes of the crowd, He Muzhi stood up and looked first at the first person who objected.

Countless cameras moved along with it.

Abel met He Muzhi's gaze and noticed that the other man's eyes were fixed on his right arm. His brow twitched, and he knew something was wrong.

Sure enough, the next second, Abel saw He Muzhi look away and immediately pointed to his own arm.

"Since Major General Abel believes that Body Modification is a great and sacred thing, and that it is for the benefit of soldiers disabled by war, then I ask you, as a soldier yourself, whose right arm was disabled in the war fifteen years ago, why didn't you accept this great and sacred modification? Was it because you didn't want to? If you didn't want to, why do you firmly believe that other soldiers need it?"

[Right, why doesn't he do it himself? Is he afraid of the pain? Then aren't the other soldiers afraid of the pain?]

[So he thinks others are enjoying themselves just because the knife doesn't cut him, right?]

Abel: "I..."

"Are you saying the soldiers volunteered?" He Muzhi didn't give Abel a chance to speak, his gaze falling on the next person to speak. "Minister Lin, you told everyone that the Third Military District had 2,293 soldiers disabled in the war last year, of whom 1,859 voluntarily signed rehabilitation agreements. But why didn't you tell everyone that among these 1,859 were ordinary soldiers, only 17 were second lieutenants, while among the 434 who didn't sign the Body Modification agreement, not a single one was below the rank of lieutenant? Compared to ordinary soldiers, they obviously wield more power on the battlefield, and their every move has a greater impact. Obviously, if the rehabilitation is successful, they will have more opportunities to make outstanding contributions on the battlefield than ordinary soldiers. So why weren't they among those who voluntarily signed the Body Modification agreement? Minister Lin, do you have any clues about this?"

Lin Feng, who was mentioned, looked terrible and never expected that Class 6) would dig up something like this.

[Check!]

[Minister Lin: We have no clue, and the person seems to be a little dead.]

Ignoring the look in Minister Lin's eyes, He Muzhi continued looking at the next person.

"Lieutenant Colonel Cronin, you insist that signing your name on an agreement signifies absolute voluntariness, and that no one else has the right to interfere. Then, may I ask, three months ago, you signed your name on an economic agreement between the planets Kamaxi Planet and Leichakan Planet, and afterwards publicly questioned your mental state at the time of signing, refusing to acknowledge it. What do you have to say about that?"

[I can't even describe it, hahaha]

[Leichakan is about to cry. Everyone is bullying them. Finally, someone is speaking up for them. (Class 6) Small tips for campaigning]

"Puff--"

"Cough cough--"

During the incident, many people at the scene couldn't help but lower their heads and laugh out loud.

As long as the fire doesn't affect them, they're quite happy to see others being criticized, especially those who have made sarcastic remarks about them several times before, and whom they haven't responded to in return.

Each person only had five minutes to speak, He Muzhi spent a full four minutes refuting each point. After expressing his support for launching the Body Modification investigation, he looked at the next classmate from Class 6) who was next in line. After the other person nodded to him, he passed the speaking privilege to the next person and sat down feeling refreshed.

Although only 372 people came to the scene, they had prepared for this day for a month and a half. Apart from themselves, they had checked the identities of 70% of the other people present.

Even now, they not only record the other party's speech, but also put the speech record into the 999 Group, so that the students who are not present can quickly find the weaknesses in the other party's speech and refute them.

With He Muzhi's groundwork laid, and the glance he Sophia He Muzhi sitting down, the others understood that the preparations made by Class 6) in private were far greater than they had imagined. Even if they objected, they dared not say too much, fearing that the next person from Class 6) would expose their shortcomings, lest they not only fail to object but also be investigated as soon as they went down.

After another half hour of continuous 'opposing' viewpoints, Sophia stood up.

"To be honest, after my diligent study, I now possess some knowledge of Body Modification, just like Major General Marion. However, I lack practical experience, and in this respect, I am far inferior to Major General Marion. After all, Major General Marion was able to personally participate in a Body Modification after only observing it. According to records, seven soldiers died in the experiment in which Major General Marion participated. If I were as brave as Major General Marion... no, no, no, I still..."

Marion: "You're talking nonsense..."

Before Marion could finish his angry words, Dalian Na coldly stopped him. "Marion, this is not your time to speak."

[Dalian Na (indifferent face): Interrupt spellcasting]

[Many Modified Humans live in Balenman. As the Executive of the Saiweiyala Planet, Dalian Na is naturally happy to see this happen. In any case, no matter the outcome, Saiweiyala Planet will have Modified Humans.]

[They don't want to investigate anymore, just detain them. After today's meeting, I don't know if I'll even see them tomorrow.]

[I doubt it. Look at Patrelek's mouth, it's almost splitting to the back of his ears. It's hard to let go of this kind of performance that's practically handed to him through a live broadcast. Tsk tsk.]

Sophia shrugged and looked at the next person.

"Minister Xu, do you mean keeping them out of the public eye is to protect them? If it's for protection, why have we been hearing so many reports lately of Modified Humans escaping from various Military District Modification Bases due to malfunctions? Are they ungrateful, or...?"

"You're clearly using a fallacy of semantics!"

Many people stood up and their first reaction was not to object, but to angrily rebuke Class 6).

Faced with the accusations, Blumer, the next student from Class 6 to stand up, humbly accepted them, saying, "Thank you for the praise. It's all thanks to the excellent example set by our seniors. Since you mentioned 'changing the subject,' you are..."

[Even without objection, they're being dragged into revealing secrets. Who would dare speak up then? In my opinion, Class 6) should stop calling you "you" all the time. Politeness isn't used in this way. You're the ones who are being treated like "you." They're about to explode with anger at the mention of "you all."]

I won't say who's going to break it.

[The mouth is a substitute for Class 6. Who said it's improper for someone from Class 6 to sneak in? This is extremely improper. If we give this group whose secrets have been exposed another chance, they probably won't want to leave.]

Throughout the entire process, regardless of the reasons for the objections, Class 6) was able to refute them in a logical and clear manner. During this time, in order to disrupt the other party's emotions, they made sure that the other people present knew that Class 6) possessed more information about things they did not want to be made public than they had imagined.

No matter what anyone said, Class 6) never let them have a word. They basically responded to every single one of their statements. Although nobody wanted that response, Class 6) didn't care and just kept talking.

A team representing different positions from a planet came to the meeting. In each team, only one to three people could speak on behalf of the team, depending on their respective weight. Of the 372 people in Class 6), only 128 could stand up and speak. With the secret buff of controlling their opponents in advance, the threat effect was not bad.

At this moment, those who had sided with Qin Su for various reasons finally understood what Qin Su meant.

Amidst the deadly threat emanating from Class 6)' s barrage of rebuttals, if they aligned themselves with Class 6), the others would indeed have no grounds for complaint.

After all, the voting is anonymous, but the results will be announced by name after the voting ends. Given the behavior shown by Class 6) just now, they are absolutely capable of doing something as bizarre as recording and memorizing the voting results. If we don't cause them trouble now, they might vent their anger on those who voted against us if we lose later.

Judging from the viewpoints expressed, 'opposition' was absolutely dominant. In fact, among those tagged by Class 6), it was observed that 80% of them backed down.

After the last team finished speaking, signifying the end of the public statements and debates, it was time to move on to the voting stage. Dalian Na to her holographic state.