2118. Core of crisis
Francis-Underwood's face suddenly became very ugly. He stared at Helmut-Zemo and said word by word, "Now Your Excellency has just lost contact. This is not a time when you, just Prime Minister of the Cabinet, can do whatever you want!"
Zemo responded tit for tat and said coldly, "Currently Duchy of Dawn does not have any laws related to heirs, so Your Excellency the Prime Minister, why do you say that you should be the regent? You just mentioned recommendation, so who has recommended you?"
He knew very well that Francis-Underwood wanted to take this opportunity to completely suppress Operation Zero. Naturally, it is absolutely impossible for him to let Francis succeed.
"Since there is no legal heir, it should be a matter of course for me, who currently has the highest administrative position, to temporarily take over." Francis said proudly, "Could it be that you want to say that you are more qualified than me?"
"Although Grand Duke has temporarily lost contact, and the country cannot live without Supreme Leader, it is obvious that the heirs of Grand Duke should be the temporary regent." Helmut-Zemo said coldly, "This should be the rule we should follow now."
"This is not democratic!" Francis roared, "At the same time, it is not the purpose of fairness, justice and freedom that Duchy of Dawn has always upheld!"
"That's why I asked you, Duchy of Dawn, when did it become democratic?" Zemo asked.
Bang! Francis-Underwood slapped the table and said sternly, "Tang Xing and Tang Yun are just 6 years old this year! What sinister intentions do you have for wanting such children to serve as regents?! Do you think you can easily control these two children?"
Zemo and Francis started arguing and refused to give in. However, it is obvious that among the few people present, only Matt-Hona and Priestess seem to support Francis-Underwood. Others are in favor of Tang Xing and Tang Yun being the temporary regent.
At this moment, Adele-Ulan suddenly stood up and said sternly, "Stop arguing! Tang Yun will be the regent of Duchy of Dawn, and as First Lady of the Duchy, I will supervise Tang Yun in exercising my duties. Responsibility! Prime Minister of the Cabinet Helmut-Zemo, Prime Minister of the Duchy Francis-Underwood serves as the temporary regent, assisting Tang Yun to manage the affairs of Duchy of Dawn!"
Francis-Underwood obviously couldn't agree, and he wanted to say something else, but Adele-Ulan directly gritted his teeth and said, "That's enough! We can't Waste more time on this table! All subsequent matters arising from Grand Duke's loss of contact must be dealt with immediately! If anyone is still fighting for power and making noise here, then don't blame me for using the most extreme method to solve this problem!"
"This is natural, madam." Helmut-Zemo took a step back and saluted respectfully.
Francis-Underwood never expected that Adele-Ulan, who had always been weak before, would be so decisive and decisive. He looked at the incomparably beautiful first lady and saw that she had upturned eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and tightly closed lips. She had a graceful and noble appearance.
"I understand." Francis-Underwood stood up, bowed to Adele-Ulan, and then walked out without looking back.
Adele-Ulan took a long breath and said to others present, "When I go back, I will bring Tang Yun over, and I will tell her that this is the exercise given to her by her father. After that, we need to prepare a clone of Grand Duke, let the clone pretend to have just come back from Unknown Regions, and make a public appearance."
Helmut-Zemo nodded and said, "I will make arrangements for this matter immediately."
Adele-Ulan continued, "During the next period of time, the eight of us present, plus Grand Duke's daughter Tang Yun, will serve as A Secret Council operates and jointly negotiates all major matters of Duchy of Dawn. However, if the issue cannot be resolved through discussion, then Tang Yun will have the final decision."
Everyone also nodded. Although Tang Yun's so-called final decision-making power is actually in the hands of Adele-Ulan, this is already the best result.
After all, whether it is Helmut-Zemo or Francis-Underwood, once they become regents, they will definitely eradicate their dissidents as soon as possible, and the other party cannot sit still and wait for death. In the end, Duchy of Dawn's political arena will be in chaos.
Just as they continued to discuss, Qi Jian suddenly received a communication. When he saw the content, his face changed drastically, and he stood up suddenly and said, "Wait a minute! Let's stay here first! Dawn Star Planet immediately entered the highest level of alert! Send guards immediately to bring Prime Minister Francis here!"
"What happened?" Ling Liang immediately realized that the situation was not good.
However, the next voice came from outside the screen of Priestess. A deep and powerful voice came from Priestess's communication, "Let all your senior leaders enter the shelter immediately! Assemble all the strong men in the principality to return to Dawn Star Planet!"
"Fenix?" Priestess turned around in confusion.
"I don't know what you did, but this thing is absolutely unforgivable! You and I set off immediately and rushed to Dawn Star Planet! Bring Judgment with us!" The person who spoke turned out to be Protoss's temple guardian, the hero Fenix!
As soon as he finished speaking, Priestess's communication was cut off.
At this time, Qi Jian said seriously, "Glory mothership sent a distress signal, which was sent directly through Mainframe! At the same time, the various command departments and defense departments of Glory mothership sent messages saying that everything was normal."
"What did you say? If this is true, the possibility that Glory mothership has been controlled is very high!" Ling Liang said eagerly.
"Deploy the defense fleet immediately and surround Glory mothership! Don't let the mothership make any mistakes!" Matt-Hona said.
Ling Liang frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I suggest not to dispatch warships directly."
"Why?" Matt-Hona asked.
"Dawn Star Planet's defense force is very strong, and we have not found any signs of foreign invasion. So this can only mean one thing - Glory mothership is a problem from within." Ling Liang analysis Said, "With the exception of a small number of the Research Department and Seiko departments, most of our forces currently remaining inside the mothership have withdrawn from the mothership. Therefore, the only ones that can cause the mothership to call the police are the mothership's defense forces. But this situation cannot be justified..."
Qi Jian nodded and said, "The loyalty of the defense forces is very high and their treatment is very good. Even if this factor is excluded, there will be no benefit to the defense forces rebelling against them. And if the defense forces rebel only, we only need to dispatch a fleet to completely solve it... This is not enough for Mainframe to directly issue an alarm. Then the problem is likely to be..."
Many people at the scene realized the problem, and they said in unison, "Sleep warehouse!"
Indeed, even if only Tang Xiao knows all the secrets of the mothership and dormant chamber, as the top leadership of Duchy of Dawn, they naturally know that there are many outstanding talents sleeping in the dormant chamber, and some of them are very dangerous!
"Sending a fleet to surround us directly will only alert the enemy. We need to organize some people who are strong enough to sneak into the mothership and confirm the situation before making a decision." Ling Liang looked at Matt-Hona. He is the supreme commander of the armed forces near Duchy of Dawn. "Who are there in Dawn Star Planet now?"
Matt-Hona thought for a while, shook his head and said, "If you go by what Fenix just said, I'm afraid there are not many people we can use. Ghost Agent is obviously useless... Maybe, Nova can? She happens to be at Dawn Star Planet. I asked her to come here immediately."
This matter involves the core and biggest secret of Duchy of Dawn, and all aspects of the matter are moving very quickly. Although the fleet was not immediately dispatched to surround Glory mothership, all aspects of defense were still strengthened. The orbital defense cannon on Dawn Star Planet Star Ring has silently adjusted its angle, aiming in the direction of Glory mothership.
Engineering Department sent a message to Glory mothership in the name of maintenance, requesting to board the ship for maintenance, but the response was that everything was normal and no maintenance was needed.
Soon, Francis-Underwood, who looked angry, was forcibly brought back by two Ghost Agent. He originally thought it was a coup. But after learning that Glory mothership had an accident, his expression suddenly became extremely solemn.
At this time, Priestess's communication came again. She told Matt-Hona that they should not act rashly. The other party's power may be beyond everyone's imagination.
10 minutes later, Nova arrived, and she was arranged to temporarily protect everyone here.
Qi Jian said seriously, "I just got another message from Mainframe. It told me that the engine power system of Glory mothership has been cut off by it, which can ensure that the mothership will not escape. But it will not cut off the power supply of the mothership because there are too many important things inside to cut off the power. It said that the awakened person is doing something very dangerous and requires us to stop him as soon as possible."
"It's Mainframe! It should know best what happens inside the mothership! But it doesn't tell us anything?" Francis-Underwood said angrily.
Qi Jian was the only person present who had the authority to talk to Mainframe. He paused and said, "Mainframe said that only Grand Duke can know the secret of the mothership, so it will not tell us detailed information. We need to solve this matter ourselves. This is also for us... um, trial?"
"Why should it be a computer to test us?!" Francis was furious.
"It should at least tell us who occupied the mothership, right?" Ling Liang asked with a frown.
Qi Jian shook his head, "Mainframe only told me one word - prisoner."
Everyone pondered, but they still could not understand the meaning of the word prisoner.
At this moment, in the hyperspace channel from Drai II to Endor system, a Protoss shuttle is sailing at high speed.
Protoss's shuttle is a shuttle that can only be controlled by Protoss. After combining Protoss's Psionics, this shuttle has extraordinary maneuverability, stealth performance and endurance performance. Just one shuttle has a hyperdrive class capable of crossing the galaxy.
"It is estimated that it will take 21 hours before we arrive at Dawn Star Planet. It will be a fierce battle to restore the condition to its best!" Fenix said.
He is the battle hero of Protoss and the guardian of the temple.
Among the new Protoss civilization that has just begun to rebuild, Fenix currently has the most transcendent status and the most powerful existence. He wears gorgeous and noble golden armor, the gem on his chest exudes the light of Psionics, and the light blades on both wrists are modified from Kyber Crystal.
Although the light blade used by Protoss warrior is also Kyber Crystal, after the transformation of Protoss, the light blade emitted is no longer cylindrical, but dagger-shaped, which is more in line with Protoss's fighting habits.
Priestess and Judgment rarely saw Protoss so nervous. Although they were confused, they still meditated and adjusted their state.
A few hours later, Priestess opened her eyes, and she found Fenix standing in front of the single-person operating platform, looking at the holographic star map, wondering what she was thinking.
She walked over and asked, "Now you should tell us who the enemy is this time, right?"
Fenix turned around, and his voice sounded in the minds of Priestess and Judgment. It was low and powerful. Just hearing this voice made people feel extremely at ease.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I don't know either." Fenix said, "After boarding the mothership, a lot of our memories were missing. Even we, Protoss, lost most of our memories. However, when this person was awakened, I felt a very strong resonance - yes, the person who was awakened was a Protoss."
"A Protoss?" Priestess frowned.
"I only remember that this man was a sealed prisoner. He once posed a huge threat to Protoss and even to the universe we used to live in. After paying a huge price, we were unable to kill him and could only seal him." Fenix said, "I don't know why he was awakened, because according to Tang Xiao's previous standards, he would never awaken such a person."
"How many crimes has this person committed? How powerful is he? That even Protoss can only seal him?" Judgment asked.
Although Protoss is very mysterious, Priestess and Judgment have lived together in Drai II and Protoss for a long time. Now Protoss is also Twilight Covenant's teacher, so they have a deeper understanding of Protoss.
How terrifying is it to be able to make Protoss go out with almost all his strength to capture a being without being able to kill it?
Fenix said in a deep voice, "I don't know what he did. I only remember his hatred, his anger. And... his name..."
He looked at the starry sky outside the porthole and spit out a name that was taboo for Protoss——
"Olegar(Ulrezaj)..."
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It's Olegar... By the way, how did you guess so accurately in the last chapter?
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In fact, the name of Olegar is Ulrezaj. Although we are used to calling it Olegar, the pronunciation in StarCraft II is called 'Urezaj', and some translators think it is called 'Uraj'. In terms of pronunciation, Ureza is actually more accurate, but after thinking about it, everyone is more familiar with the translation Olegar, so I'll stick with it.