052 Elf Island

The guards on Elf Island check the cells every ten minutes. Each prisoner is in a solitary cell, and they are rotated every few days to prevent them from banding together to organize a large-scale prison break.

This place holds all the enemies who oppose His Excellency the President, as well as the most vicious superhuman criminals. For over a hundred years, no one has ever successfully escaped. Helicopters frequently circle in the sky, and even during the prisoners' labor and exercise periods, the stationed Air Force will fly low over in fighter jets laden with bombs, giving the prisoners an extremely terrifying auditory and visual shock with ear-piercing sonic booms.

However, compared to the Air Force, the more direct deterrent comes from the prison guards here.

The prison guards were all selected from agents of Law Enforcement Division Three, and were absolutely loyal to Frostplate and the President. They did not accept any form of bribery, had undergone chemical surgery to erase their personal emotions, and each of them had reached the Alpha Rank. The warden himself was a Gamma Rank powerhouse—'Zero 'Zero Hour' Frost.

Of course, many of the political prisoners detained here still wield considerable power and wealth, so President Medvi doesn't dare to eliminate them all at once.

A prison guard wearing state-of- Exoskeleton Armor came to cell number 92, knocked on the door, and handed inside a newspaper. "Cell 092, Dai Weilin, here's the book you requested."

"Thanks."

Dai Weilin had a gentle voice and a handsome, robust appearance. If you only looked at his face, he didn't look like a soldier at all, but rather like a singer who had studied bel canto. Even while in prison, he maintained his habit of reading and learning, and kept up with the latest political news.

He took the newspaper, sat down on the edge of the bed, and scanned it up and down with his golden-green eyes. He had a strong reading ability and could read ten lines at a glance, immediately gaining a clear and objective understanding of the international situation.

"The Red Arrow Empire's interest rate hike period has arrived. Fortunately, Frostplate Empire still has some foreign exchange reserves, but why lock up prices? Is Medvi trying to stabilize public sentiment by intervening in the Colonies and short-term overdrafting Colonies resources?"

"The internal conflicts within Heavenly Ring Nation have intensified to the point that they have no choice but to resort to war to divert attention. Their aim is to use Triangle Town as a springboard to launch an attack on Frostplate. It's only a matter of time before the two countries go to war."

"Three of the Four Nations have declared their recognition of the Grant Republic... The Grand Duke of Gurant was killed by Li Aoz."

Dai Weilin put down the newspaper and fell into deep thought.

There have been many major international events recently, but he could clearly see that behind all of them, there was a man whose presence was indispensable.

"Li Aoz, it's Li Aoz again."

Dai Weilin had some knowledge of the humane matters of the Nethermark Humanity, but Frostplate local reports on Li Aoz were limited, only condemning him as a traitor to the country.

Dai Weilin disagreed.

The experiments conducted by the Nethermark Humanity were not intended to improve the health and well-being of the people, but rather were a distorted product of Medvi's delusion of a 'female-dominated nation.' The fact that only women possessed Aoneng only increased the difficulty of law enforcement and further fueled the already divided nationality, causing no benefit whatsoever to national production and society.

He knew from the beginning that the Nethermark Humanity lacked humanity, but being imprisoned, he was powerless to do anything about it. It's certainly good that Li Aoz was able to remove this cancer.

At that time, he only thought of Li Aoz as a reckless young man with no backbone.

This time, however, Dai Weilin appreciated Li Aoz's views even more.

What does it mean to help Grande become independent? Grande is the breadbasket of Frostplate, surrounded by Frostplate's vassal states and other allies and Colonies, and it has no industrial base of its own.

Undoubtedly, this incident has severely damaged Frostplate's interests, and Dai Weilin, as a true Frostplate Citizen, is naturally not satisfied with this outcome.

However, this does not prevent him from appreciating Li Aoz himself.

An ordinary person who graduated from a vocational school decisively left his homeland to develop in Outland, and in turn was able to liberate the oppressed and fight against anti-human organizations—if such an action cannot be called heroic, then Dai Weilin probably doesn't have many heroes in the history of the Azure Planet.

"Li Aoz, this kid is really something else." Dai Weilin thought, feeling a pang of sadness. "The talents our country cultivates either become pillars of other countries, become parasites, or, like Li Aoz, flee their homeland. If the Twin Queens were alive, seeing Frostplate become like this, they would be incredibly sad."

Even before Medvi came to power, at least a hundred years ago, Frostplate had already been like this.

Women, who were originally associated with progress, inclusiveness, and benevolence, suddenly became symbols for politicians to win votes. They constantly clamored for better rights and higher status for women, and used the media to exaggerate the Original Sin of men. This reached its peak during the administration of Medvi.

In Dai Weilin's view, this completely betrayed the belief that 'women are the embodiment of courage and wisdom' that was established at the beginning of the Frostplate Kingdom.

People like Medvi have not only failed to make progress, but have instead inflicted the persecution of women by patriarchal society back on men, nothing more.

Dai Weilin couldn't understand why male soldiers who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, despite the fact that women and men were bleeding and sacrificing their lives on the battlefield and that even more men were dying, would be repeatedly humiliated after returning to their homeland.

Frostplate has always promoted independent women, which is certainly a good thing. Dai Weilin is very happy to work with patient and meticulous women. Even though everyone is a laborer, there is no need to distinguish between high and low status.

But if the society of Frostplate itself can truly guarantee women's rights, then what is the point of the Law Enforcement Division Four Agency? If Law Enforcement Division Four is truly effective, then why hasn't domestic violence stopped? If women in Frostplate are truly independent, then why do marriage and family still exist?

If women have a high status, then why are there still women among the poor in relief stations? "Our country is not a country that is friendly to women at all; it is only a country that is friendly to a minority of women and a very small number of elite men. This is by no means a healthy country."

This is Dai Weilin's assertion.

In terms of personality, Dai Weilin was a very simple and gentle person. Although he had killed many Heavenly Ring Devils, he always viewed his own countrymen with a simple and kind eye. This was because he was adopted by the army at a young age and, having no parents, regarded the country as his direct parent.

Dai Weilin firmly believed that the people of Frostplate were always the best and kindest, and that everyone deserved a better education and standard of living. As a staunch nationalist, Dai Weilin was even unwilling to confront President Medvi, who regarded him as an enemy, and directly arrested him here.

After all, she was also a child of the Frostplate Citizen, and she should think of the country and the interests of the Frostplate Citizen in everything she did.

While in prison, he repeatedly read philosophical books, even Medvi advocating for women's economics, hoping to understand her. He believed that Medvi was, after all, the president elected by the people, and should at least represent the expectations of a segment of the nation.

Subsequently, after he understood Medvi's claims and ideas, he completely abandoned this illusion.

Medvi is a madwoman.

Dai Weilin simply couldn't believe that someone who could brazenly say in his autobiography, "It doesn't matter how many men die, there are plenty of men in the Outland and Colonies who want to come," was no different from a terrorist.

Yes, it doesn't matter how many men die, but what about boys? Male infants? The elderly? Aren't they human beings?

All the men in the country are dead, allowing Outland, even foreigners, to come Frostplate freely reproduce with the women—what's the difference between this and being defeated and colonized by foreigners? Does Medvi think that any foreign man is acceptable? Medvi has gone mad. In her view, there are no ethnic groups or countries in the world, only men and women, and only by eliminating men can women save themselves.

Perhaps this kind of thinking will be understandable when technology is more advanced in the future, but what era is this now, and what planet is she on?

On the Azure Planet where people can't even see the sun or fly out of space.

Dai Weilin completely abandoned any sympathy he had for Medvi. For Medvi, Frostplate was not her homeland, but merely a tool for her to realize her own world as a woman.

This was something Dai Weilin could not tolerate; he could not tolerate anyone using his beloved homeland as a tool and weapon.

"Now that things have come to this, there is only one way to save our beautiful motherland, and that is to fight."

Dai Weilin's gaze fell on the photo of Li Aoz on the front page. "Li Aoz, although I am very reluctant to see you take over the Colonies, if we can bring down Medvi, I'm afraid we really need you."