From the Star Abyss
Chapter 175

Frostplate's 032 Defense Breach Record

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Essex Island, GTB headquarters building. Today's summit has ended. Liu Zhidong, spokesperson for Frostplate, walked out of the venue with a gloomy face. She felt that if she said another word to Bo Yanjun, spokesperson for Sky Ring, her lungs would explode.

She returned to the secure communications room and hurriedly shouted to the communications officer, "Connect me to the Gemini Palace, the presidential line, something terrible has happened."

In fact, the correspondent had been keeping a close eye on the summit and immediately made an emergency connection to the presidential hotline.

Meanwhile, in Frostplate, President Medvi Frostplate was inspecting a newly built reservoir. This woman, who ruled one of the Four Nations and was also the most powerful female politician in the world, was so well-maintained that even her thick blonde hair had fashionable blue highlights.

"Every worker who built the reservoir is a great heroine of Frostplate. Although you are men with Original Sin, you are no less capable than women. This reservoir will be a new mother for the girls of Frostplate, nurturing each of Frostplate to become a new heroine, just like you. Many of you have sacrificed your youth and time for the reservoir project, especially those female Overseer who are constantly on the move. They even missed their own daughters' birthdays and graduation ceremonies. How touching..."

Medvi's speech was in full swing, and the audience was predominantly male workers. She needed to work harder to instill the idea of 'women's supremacy' in these people. Next, as she had arranged, the project's female manager would attend the speech and receive her praise and encouragement.

As for the male workers, although several died during the construction of the reservoir, they deserved it.

Out of respect, Medvi would naturally shake hands with their female leader to show that she always cares about and values women's rights.

When her secretary handed her the phone, a hint of impatience flashed across Medvi's face, disrupting her plans. So she had to activate her backup plan and have Prime Minister Zhu Yuliu, Frostplate was accompanying her, give the speech on her behalf. Surrounded by the guards of the Law Enforcement Division One, she boarded her presidential car, took the phone, and impatiently replied, "This is Medvi. Get to the point."

"Your His Excellency the President, this is Liu Zhidong from the Ministry of Ministry of Foreign Affairs," Liu Zhidong said solemnly. "The GTB Summit passed sanctions against us. Sky Ring, Zhengxu, and Red Arrow announced a food embargo against us, and at the same time, our energy allocation for Helium-3 has been reduced by seventeen percent..."

"Oh."

Medvi disagreed. "This is within our expectations. It's alright. Let the Law Enforcement Division Three take action and let the Delama consortium put pressure on the Red Arrow Empire. I don't believe the old emperor can withstand it. The Delama are at the pinnacle of political correctness. Besides, we still have the Grant Duchy to provide enough food. If we can get through this winter, next year it will be the farmers of Sky Ring and Zhengxu who can't withstand the pressure."

'That idiot! Doesn't he know what's going on?'

Liu Zhidong cursed inwardly, but didn't forget to flatter him aloud. "Your His Excellency the President, you are certainly incredibly wise, but the situation is worse than we imagined."

"Is that so?" President Medvi found it amusing. "Then just say that we have the invincible Law Enforcement Division Three, and the world situation is completely under our control."

"A coup has broken out in the Grant Duchy, Rebel Army alliance ' Bermudes ' has already entered the capital," Liu Zhidong warned.

"This is nothing serious, just internal strife. Grand Duke Gamos of Grand Valley is Gamma Rank powerhouse we have supported. Ordinary armies simply cannot withstand his power."

Medvi shook her head:

"More importantly, there must be Heavenly Ring People involved behind this coup—I will have the Law Enforcement Division Three resolve the issue."

"Your His Excellency the President, this is the problem." Liu Zhidong's face was pale and his tone was urgent. "Our Law Three Special Agent deployed in Grandland have been eliminated, and the Crown Prince of the Principality Malish, has also been kidnapped and held hostage. This rebel group is different. They have formed a cabinet, a government, and an army, and have declared independence as the Grant Republic internationally."

"Most importantly... Red Arrow, Zhengxu, Sky Ring, and their vassal states recognized this country. Sky Ring directly announced that it was severing diplomatic relations with the Grant Duchy and establishing diplomatic relations with the Republic."

"Now, with the civil war between the two sides, our embassy is also likely to become a target of attack."

"I thought it was a big deal. It's normal. Deploy two airborne divisions and six Mobile Armor on the Frost-Ancient border. They will naturally know what to do."

Medvi felt sorry for them. Based on her 20 years of experience in governance, she believed that Colonies warfare was not sophisticated. Their awareness and vision were very limited. Moreover, Grant was a single agricultural country. If they dared to sever ties with Frostplate, they would immediately lose their largest trade market.

This is why we support Grand Duke Gurant, especially Gamos, that old, immortal Gamma Rank. He only cares about relieving his own pain and is the best puppet. Only he can consistently export grain to Frostplate at extremely low prices. Then, through customs, officials' families, and media propaganda, these grains are labeled as organically processed, from which huge profits can be obtained.

If necessary, the stockpiled food can allow the Frostplate) to lock in prices and prevent inflation from causing too many people to starve. As long as there is food available and it can be bought, people will still have hope of working and will eventually be able to get through this.

Liu Zhidong no longer wanted to curse. She felt sorry for the president's ignorance and short-sighted political thinking. Her Excellency Medvi was a propagandist and a female orator. She could promote concepts such as female equality, female justice, and female communist resources, so that female voters would support her firmly and women would like her as a fashionable, kind, and elite female president. She could also eliminate her political enemies and opponents in a timely manner.

However, when it comes to important matters, Medvi does a terrible job.

Her Excellency Medvi is quite shrewd when it comes to economics. Knowing she's not good at economics, she handed the market over to experts for management, and at least there haven't been any major problems.

Militarily, President Medvi's assumption that Sky Ring wouldn't attack their own side, one of the Four Nations, led to Frostplate's consistently inadequate military equipment. Despite Frostplate possessing the best cybernetic technology, frontline soldiers were generally still equipped with civilian-grade cybernetic devices. Facing the bloodthirsty Heavenly Ring Warrior, they suffered two consecutive defeats in defensive battles against Sky Ring, while capturing two Forward City.

Medvi then delivered a heart-wrenching speech to the nation, breaking down in tears, which moved female voters. At the same time, she ordered her public relations team to launch a massive campaign, spending lavishly on authoritative media outlets such as Red Arrow, Zhengxu, and Sky Ring to promote how frugal and approachable she was.

Fabricating news from abroad is quite costly, so people in their own country naturally assume that the other side wouldn't put in so much effort for nothing, and are easily swayed, resulting in many outrageous statements. "No matter what, she's still a woman, bearing the fate of 600 million people on her frail shoulders. If the war is lost, we should blame the incompetence of the male soldiers on the front lines, not condemn the powerless female president sitting in the presidential palace!"

Although the female soldiers loyal to the president suffered the most casualties in those two defensive battles, and even the Heavenly Ring Warrior praised them as "a pack of fierce she-wolves," the people still blamed the male soldiers.

Because of the defeat, the male soldiers of Frostplate could only make excuses. On the battlefield, they were chased and beaten by the Sky Ring regular army, which had more advanced equipment and abundant logistics. Although many of them had the courage to defend their country, the treatment they received after returning home and the abuse from the public made it impossible for many soldiers to bear this betrayal. Some chose to commit suicide, while others fell into the streets and became gangsters.

Former Minister of Defense Dai Weilin was thrust onto the political stage of the Gemini Palace by desperate soldiers as if he were their savior. However, his outstanding performance aroused the suspicion of Lady Medvi, who quickly found a reason to send him to Elf Island for detention.

—What crime did he commit that warrants being detained in such a remote and impoverished place as Elf Island? Dai Weilin's disappearance has caused widespread fear and silence among the high-ranking officials of Frostplate's political circles.

Liu Zhidong was the same; she was also afraid of being sent to Elf Island. People said it was hell on earth, and once you went in, you could never come out.

But now, Liu Zhidong's anger has overshadowed her fear. These past few days, she has been subjected to insults from representatives around the world, who have called her an anti-humanitarian, a terrorist, and a butcher, making Liu Zhidong feel utterly ashamed. Even her family has been affected, as if she were the one who committed these acts. Domestically, people also feel she has lost face and damaged the image of the Frostplate Citizen.

The root cause is that this idiot president has always been keen on using extreme methods to change the status of women.

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