Luo Zhiwei slowly raised her eyes. When her gaze fell upon them, the temperature in the conference room seemed to drop several degrees.
The room fell silent for a moment before she spoke softly. "If this had been sixty years ago, when Chairman Du was still here, there would have been no need to discuss something like this."
The expressions of Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, and the others changed slightly.
Who did not know how domineering Du Jingzhe, the first chairman, had been?
In those days, if anyone had dared suggest peace talks, their head would have hit the floor before they could even finish the word "peace."
"Marshal Luo, times are different now..." Azure Dragon Grand General began tactfully, but an icy gaze landed on him, and he could not force out another word.
Luo Zhiwei said coolly, "The times have indeed changed, but today's Federation is still the Federation personally bestowed by the Pioneer, the Federation favored by Destiny!
"The times have changed, but the Federation has not!"
Her meaning could not have been clearer. The pro-war faction immediately grew excited, while those favoring peace lowered their heads, not daring to meet Luo Zhiwei's eyes.
"I propose... awakening the first chairman!"
The moment those words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed. Some agreed excitedly, while others felt fear rise within them.
"Marshal Luo, you must not!" Black Tortoise hurriedly said. "The first chairman was indeed powerful, but he was deeply controversial, and his methods were exceptionally cruel.
"To break free from the shackles of mortality, he spared no expense in raising vast numbers of Devourer Species in East Continent. During his battle against the Judgment God, he devoured countless Devourer Species, causing the Federation to suffer more than half its casualties.
"He killed more Federation citizens than the Judgment