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The boys and girls who met her gaze lowered their heads, breaking out in cold sweat.

If you say they are courageous, they didn't even dare to look Feixiao in the eye. If you say they are cowardly, they dared to raise objections to Feixiao, and even when they were stared at by the other party, they never retreated.

Fei Xiao sighed, put away his sharp gaze, and asked, "How old are you all?"

"Uh, 11."

"I'm 14."

"15 years old..."

A group of boys and girls reported their ages like they were reading out the names of dishes. After listening to them, Feixiao showed an expression of "finally relieved".

"Oh, no wonder, it seems you are well protected by Yaoqing's Cloud Cavalry.

Cangcheng, Luofu, Zhuming...the cloud cavalry of these immortal ships were once beaten to the point where only one tenth of them remained by the abundant evil creatures.

It's been less than ten years since that war, and you kids can't even remember the blood feud?"

“Well, let’s not talk about the time when Luofu and Cangcheng were beaten so badly that they had to seek help from the outside world. Let’s take the recent battle where the Fengzao coalition launched a massive attack.

How long has this war been over? It hasn't even been a year! The reconstruction isn't even complete yet!

Such a painful lesson should be deeply engraved in the minds of all of us, yet you are now pleading for mercy on behalf of those evil creatures of abundance?"

"We are not pleading for them..."

An older boy bravely retorted, "General, we just think Yaoqing Xianzhou's actions are a bit too extreme.

Taking a planet's creatures as firewood, this kind of thing, we have really only heard of in the Abundant Evil Creature and the Antimatter Legion. We don't want the Immortal Boat to go down such a brutal path.

What’s more, it’s the Leviathans who are going to be used as firewood, not the Starfish who attacked us before…”

"Listen, little ones. Although we, the Fox People, have only recently joined the Immortal Ship, I have more say than any of you regarding the persecution we have suffered at the hands of the Abundant Creatures.

You have never experienced the days of being treated as slaves and cannon fodder, so you have no idea what that kind of deep hatred feels like.

I can't preach any big principles, you just need to remember that sympathy for the evil creatures of abundance will become the sharp knife that kills your comrades and compatriots!

Discussing humanity with the evil creatures of abundance is the most foolish behavior. They will not pay for our weakness, and similarly, we do not need to consider their survival.

In this helpless deep space, nothing has more say than force. The suffering they are experiencing now is not suffering, but the ‘price of atrocities’!

After throwing down these words, Feixiao waved his sleeves, leaving them no room for rebuttal.

She walked outside the martial arts arena, summoned a guard, and ordered, "Go and find out the backgrounds of these children's parents."

Afterwards, she did not return to Taoguang Mansion, but went straight to Lianzhong Realm.

At this moment, Shen Yi had just finished his recent plan. When he looked up, he ran into Fei Xiao with a gloomy face.

He closed the UI and asked, "What's wrong? Who made our general unhappy?"

"A bunch of kids. No, it's not their fault."

Fei Xiao sat down on the chair with a tired look on his face, clutching his forehead as he grumbled softly, "Recently, there's been some content on Yao Qing Zhi Yi that's trying to gain sympathy for the Feng Chou evil creature, seemingly whitewashing it, and accusing the Xian Zhou people of being too extreme...

No, it’s not recently. If you think about it carefully, it seems that similar remarks have been spread on the Immortal Boat since the implementation of the project to build the Abundant Bioenergy Facility.

This is actually normal. After all, not only outsiders, but even some officials within the Xianzhou faction believe that it is indeed too extreme to use an entire planet with "inhabitants" as a "human generator" for the Xianzhou.

Those people are very worried that the Immortal Boat will follow the same path of the Abundant Evil Creature, relying on plunder for a living."

"Interesting, it seems the timing of these remarks is no coincidence."

"You mean, someone is deliberately guiding this behind the scenes?"

"The battle of public opinion does not depend on the strength of weapons or the strength of fortifications, but on the support of the people. Public opinion fluctuates. If you gain it, you will prosper; if you lose it, you will perish.

Therefore, a skilled warrior must first understand people’s hearts and public sentiment, and only then can he mobilize the masses and defeat the enemy…”

Shen Yi held his chin up, revealing a thoughtful look, with a half-smile on his face: "Oh, interesting, it seems that Huanlong's work is not enough, I need to give her more."

Chapter 170: Emperor Gong Agreed, Are You Unconvinced? (6K)

After hearing what Shen Yi said, Fei Xiao suddenly understood a lot.

Huanlong used the fairy boat's plan to use the Leviathans as a source of bioenergy to guide public opinion, ferment public sentiment, and deliberately exaggerate his own role in the matter.

After all, as Shen Yi said, she was the one responsible for signing. Once this was signed, no matter what happened to the energy supply that was exchanged for hundreds of millions of abundant evil creatures, she would be implicated.

If people one day think that this method is natural, then Feixiao will be a hero.

But if one day the idea of ​​"too extreme" and "too cruel" becomes the mainstream opinion, then Feixiao will become a cold-blooded, brutal and cruel tyrant who will be nailed to the "pillar of shame"!

And now, there are two paths before Feixiao.

First, before public opinion further fermented, he ordered the ban on Yao Qing Zhiyi to shut the people up.

By doing so, Huanlong could further mislead the people, saying that she was arrogant and arbitrary, going against the will of heaven, contrary to public sentiment, closed-minded, refusing to accept advice and covering up her mistakes, causing public resentment and public opinion to boil over.

But if they are not banned, these remarks will grow wildly like poisonous weeds, eventually corroding the bones and flesh and becoming difficult to eradicate.

Conspiracy!

This is a fantasy, an absolute conspiracy!

From this point of view, Huanlong's understanding of the Immortal Boat has probably reached an extremely deep level. She even knows that she has the same blood as Bu Liren.

If one day things really develop to the point where the people unanimously believe that she is a tyrant, then even if she wants to deny it, this "bloodline" will not allow her to argue.

What's more, even she herself believed that "Bu Liren" was born cruel, had a turbid nature, and was born evil.

She knew that sooner or later, she would lose her mind due to "moon madness" and become a beast.

Therefore, she had already prepared the "sharp arrow" that would hit her.

However, regarding the current conspiracy, she still had to say with resentment: "She actually used public opinion to guide these children. This trick is really creepy. After all, children are immature and are the easiest to incite."

"The ultimate purpose of this move is to build momentum, to build momentum for your reputation as a 'brutal and inhumane' person. The energy equipment is complete, and all it needs is your signature and authorization for it to be officially activated.

This one move of yours represents the future fate of hundreds of millions of evil creatures, and will also completely bind you to "cold-blooded brutality".

Although it will have no impact on the people of Xianzhou for ten or twenty years, it will definitely become a disaster in the long run.

"The public's impression isn't something that can be formed overnight, nor can it be resolved overnight. Especially since you inherited the bloodline of 'Bu Li Ren', how will they view you in the future? No one can predict."

"..."

Shen Yi's words coincided with Fei Xiao's speculation. She couldn't help but cover her forehead with her hands, a bitter arc appeared at the corner of her mouth:

"Ah, what a headache! The energy collector has been built. It's a massive facility that cost the Immortal Boat a lot of money and resources to build. Once it's put to use, the benefits it can bring to the Immortal Boat are insignificant."

"So, deactivate it?"

"Disable? Don't be ridiculous. When those sinful creatures of abundance turned the Elkana people into living warships, did they ever show any mercy to them?

When the fox people were enslaved for thousands of years, the fairy boat was invaded by the rich army, and the cloud cavalry fought to the death and only one in ten survived, who considered the families of the martyrs?

Now that the thing is made, because of some rumors, the rich evil creatures that have been fighting us for hundreds and thousands of years suddenly come out to talk about "sympathy" and "humanity"? "

Feixiao lifted his long, neat hair that fell to his waist, his eyes filled with unshakable determination:

"I must sign this, even if it's just a vague conspiracy.

The current Yaoqing Fairy Boat is the new home that the fox people need to give back to. I don’t care about my reputation or status in this family.

What I have to do is to always carry out the duty of "patrolling, hunting and eliminating evil creatures". I will strongly support anything that is beneficial to the Yaoqing Immortal Boat and harmful to the Fengyu evil creatures.

Even if those guys call this energy facility "harmful to the harmony of nature," so what? As long as it doesn't harm the harmony of our Xianzhou people, that's fine.

As for my reputation during my lifetime or after my death, I don’t care, nor do I want to care. I will leave the judgment of my merits and demerits to future generations.”

Shen Yi couldn't help but laugh, and said in a comforting tone: "I'm relieved that you think this way.

Humanity and compassion should be reserved for those who deserve it. The suffering of those starfish was not caused by the fairy boat, but by the flames transformed from the wronged souls of the Elkana people who were turned into human warships.

Xianzhou fulfilled their last wish on their behalf and returned the flame to the culprit who had committed the arson.

Treat your friends as warmly as spring and treat your enemies as cruelly as winter.

Besides, as for Huanlong's conspiracy, it's actually quite simple to dismantle it with one move."

"Ok?"

Hearing Shen Yi's words, Fei Xiao's eyes immediately lit up: "What should I do? Lord Di Gong, please give me some guidance."

"There are two ways. The first is to follow public opinion, send out questionnaires, conduct online voting, and then hold a meeting to decide the future of those evildoers through popular elections.

This approach can "share" the responsibility with the people and use "the people's choice" as your shield.

If we do this, it will divide the public to a certain extent and make it more susceptible to manipulation of public opinion, falsification of data, and question the transparency of the vote."

"Um......"

Fei Xiao frowned slightly and sighed bitterly, "This method can indeed remove the accusation from me, but if it is used by Huanlong, it will easily sow the seeds of a crisis of trust in public power..."

"Then use the second method. Find a third-party authority that is not in Xianzhou but can dominate the public opinion of Xianzhou to sign on your behalf.

This way, the blame will be his, and even if something goes wrong in the future, he will be responsible. But more importantly, even if something goes wrong, the public won't question him at all."

"..."

Fei Xiao originally wanted to ask how such a third party could exist, but the next second her eyes lit up, and her gaze at Shen Yi became clear:

"Yes, if it's 'him', not only will the public opinion of Yaoqing Xianzhou be unanimous in passing, but no matter how the wind blows in the future, it will not affect 'him'.

After all, ‘he’ is not a mortal like us. He doesn’t need our understanding, and he won’t pay attention to our doubts~”

Shen Yi nodded, making an expression that showed that the boy was teachable.

"Then there's no time to lose. I'll go get ready now~"

Feixiao excitedly left Lianzhong Realm and went to Taoguang Mansion, using Liuyu's propaganda department to widely report and spread the news of the "Official Opening Ceremony of the Abundant Bioenergy Facility."

She decided to hold a grand opening ceremony in the central square outside Taoguang Mansion, officially announcing that the Abundant Bioenergy Facility would be put into use as the energy core of the Yaoqing Immortal Boat.

Recently, the Yaoqingxianzhou network has been buzzing with controversy over this matter, so Liu Yu's announcement directly pushed the heat of the discussion to its peak.

In fact, people with a keen political sense have already sensed that Feixiao's move will be caught in a whirlpool of public opinion. Even if 90% of the people on Xianzhou support this project, the remaining 10% cannot be ignored.

Minority groups often have louder voices, and over time, they will influence the majority who support Feixiao's decisions.

Therefore, Feixiao's choice to build momentum at this time and magnify the risks was not a wise move in their opinion.

Three days later, the ceremony was officially held.

In the soft morning light, the sky gradually turned pale, and a touch of light blue quietly spread.

The morning dew was slightly cool, and the air in the central square in front of Taoguang Mansion was still filled with morning moisture. The flower beds used to decorate the square were emitting a faint floral fragrance.

In the center of the square is the statue of Emperor Gong Siming, which was created by Yao Qingxianzhou based on the image of ancient heroes and combined with his own understanding.

The mountain-like statue is dressed in armor and holds a huge bow with the arrow pointing to the sky, ready to be fired. Although the cheeks hidden in the helmet have no carved facial features, they still exude awe-inspiring majesty.

The base of the statue is equally breathtaking. It consists of multiple layers of steps, each of which is carved with intricate totems and inscriptions, while the top level is an altar-like platform.

A welcoming avenue paved with red carpet extends from one end of the square directly to the platform. As the sun rises higher, the clouds in the sky are dyed golden red.

The light shining through the branches and leaves creates mottled shadows on the ground, adding a touch of magnificence and solemnity to this red carpet avenue.

When the bell rang on time, the hovercraft that Feixiao was riding finally arrived at the square.

At this time, the atmosphere in the square was extremely warm, with crowds of people bustling around, shoulder to shoulder, like a surging wave.

The Cloud Cavalry who were in charge of maintaining order had done their best to keep the enthusiastic citizens outside the cordon, but the moment Feixiao stepped out of the hovercraft, the already extremely noisy crowd became even more excited.

They waved the Yaoqing flags in their hands and made fanatical calls and shouts to Feixiao. The extremely respectful calls of "General" were like a tidal wave, resounding like clouds.

To be honest, this scene was quite beyond Feixiao's expectations.

In the past two days, she has been paying close attention to the rumors on the Yaoqing network. Judging from the comments, there are many people who oppose her behavior of ignoring the lives of other races and building the development of the Yaoqing Immortal Boat at the expense of the suffering of other races.

You can basically pick out two or three out of ten comments.

But when she got to the square, all she saw were her admirers and supporters, and those who opposed her were nowhere to be seen.

Is it true that passers-by don’t go online and netizens don’t go out?

Although Yaoqing Xianzhou had followed the example of Interstellar Peace Company in establishing a relatively complete law on accountability for online speech during its cooperation with the other party, at least so far, Feixiao has not issued a resolution to arrest those guys and hold them accountable.

What's more, according to the professionals who specialize in jade omens at the Taibusi, the people on the other end of the network might not be living people, but the latest "cyber life".

Feixiao actually has a high tolerance for comments on the topic of whether Abundant Bioenergy should be activated. Whether it is support or opposition, it will not affect her decision.