Lehmer had little say of his own at the negotiating table. Most of the time, the Federals spoke while he fought for concessions.
By the end, a feeling of mental and physical exhaustion welled up inside him.
He silently sighed and looked toward the Federal representatives seated around the negotiating table, making his final request.
Save Ares!
A deeply pessimistic belief had taken root on the Lehmer Islands. It came from the middle class, which was also the most important part of society.
These people believed the Lehmer Islands might become the next Nagaril. Nagaril's currency had also collapsed with the Federals' help, eventually becoming worthless paper with its face value reduced to zero.
Ares was still worth something for now, but if its value could not be raised in a short time, people would gradually abandon it and switch to Federal Sol.
As more people began using Federal Sol, it would gradually replace Ares as the legal currency--
Even if the President disagreed, he would eventually acquiesce, because these people had already seen through reality and the trend of future development.
Once Sol replaced Ares, it would mean that Lehmer's economic lifeline had fallen completely into Federal hands.
They could easily destroy Lehmer without even needing a war. They only had to issue a few policies that might not even have anything to do with Lehmer to accomplish it.
Anxiety was eating away at the people here.
No matter what, Ares could not become a thing of the past. That was the New President's bottom line. He had to hold on to it! Yet when faced with his demands, the Federal Government representatives merely smiled and said that matters related to these issues should first be discussed with Lin Qi. Only then would they discuss them at the negotiating