Chapter 1 The Political Infighting of Modo Civilization

As soon as the impeachment process started, the political circles of Modo Civilization became lively, and all factions were involved and forced to take sides.

The three kings of Modo had to shift their focus back to the country to deal with the opposition's impeachment. To quell external threats, they had to first stabilize the internal situation. The three could only mobilize their subordinates to engage in political infighting. Fortunately, they had been in power for many years, and their positions were deeply rooted, making it difficult to overthrow them.

Dictatorial advanced civilizations are rare. Sitting in the highest leader position does not mean immediately obtaining supreme power. Politics is the art of compromise, and power comes from obedience. Even the leader of a civilization, if he wants to consolidate his position, still needs to win the support of various factions and cultivate hardcore confidants. Only in this way can the power in his hands appreciate in value.

Otherwise, any order issued will be obstructed by political enemies overtly and covertly. Becoming the highest leader does not mean getting unconditional obedience from others. There are also quite a few people eyeing this position.

In the following days, the public saw the changes in the political circles. The three kings of Modo and the opposition led by Marco showed their abilities. Someone resigned the day before, someone was summoned yesterday, and someone presented a new letter of accusation today. Tomorrow, maybe another big shot will express his opinion. The frequent news made the public overwhelmed.

Hearing sessions initiated by the Three-Race General Assembly followed one after another. The opposition presented a lot of evidence, making some secrets that were not originally intended for public knowledge into court evidence, causing an uproar among the public time and time again.

The Kunde Clan incident was one of them. The opposition summoned a key witness, who provided the signature of the three kings of Modo who agreed to the combat plan at the time, and used evidence to explain that Black Star's reason for targeting Modo was the Kunde Clan incident. Therefore, they came to the conclusion that "the three kings of Modo brought Black Star to the civilization and are the culprits that led Modo into a predicament." The opposition used this as evidence to criticize the Modo Three Kings for making wrong decisions and believed that the current Modo Three Kings were not capable enough to continue serving as the leaders of the civilization.

There was a lot of similar evidence. The opposition threw some shady things out, all blaming the three kings of Modo. They inferred the cause from the result and emphasized to the Three-Race General Assembly that the three kings of Modo were not capable enough and proposed to replace them.

This is not a false accusation. As the highest leader, even if the plan was not conceived by the three kings, it must be implemented with the signatures of the three. They could only bear the blame.

The endless accusations and slanders made the situation increasingly unfavorable for the three kings of Modo, but their positions were not so easy to shake. Their relationships were intertwined, and many factions, including the military, were strong supporters. These factions had their own members in the Three-Race General Assembly. They united to obstruct the impeachment process, which was very effective.

The military was a staunch advocate of war, which drove more senior officials. Compared with the supporters of the Modo Three Kings, the opposition led by Marco was still not enough. The investigation soon encountered obstacles. So the opposition set its sights on the next candidates for the Modo Three Kings, hoping to get the support of these so-called "princelings," but in the end, they failed without any suspense.

As the impeachment storm fermented, the matter gradually evolved into a political struggle. The three kings of Modo had been delayed for too long and did not want to waste more energy here, so they spared no effort.

Therefore, this farce did not last too long before it came to an end. The final result was that the Three-Race General Assembly rejected the opposition's impeachment process, and the impeachment ended in failure, basically a lose-lose situation.

With the political enemies resolved, in order to restore their reputation, the three kings of Modo decided to give a public speech, making a summary response to the impeachment incident.

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Benide Square, one of the landmark buildings in the capital of Modo Civilization, is usually a tourist destination with a huge flow of people. This day, it was requisitioned by the government to serve as the venue for the Modo Three Kings' speech, and the venue has been set up.

Because of the unfavorable public opinion, the three kings of Modo did not speak in the government building this time, but chose to give a speech in front of the public. Many officials also attended, and the screened audience filled the square, creating the appearance that the high-level officials were very close to the people.

A cordon was set up outside the square, and a large number of security personnel were deployed, guarding the defense line expressionlessly. At this time, a vast crowd of onlookers had gathered outside.

Many people held banners in their hands, most of which were written with opposition slogans such as "The Three Kings Step Down." These were all demonstrators, and their emotions were agitated... Although the opposition had lost, it had caused irreparable damage to the prestige of the current Modo Three Kings.

The officials' seats were around the podium, and the opposition was all arranged on the edge, obviously neglected. Others were even unwilling to look in this direction, not wanting to have any contact with the defeated opposition.

"I didn't expect the Three Kings to invite us to attend..." an opposition member muttered to himself.

"They want us to be publicly humiliated and enhance the effect of the speech."

Marco's face was not good.

He knew very well that since things had reached this point, the three kings of Modo deliberately invited them, the opposition, to attend, not to ease the relationship, but to criticize their behavior from the standpoint of victors.

The opposition naturally had the confidence to win before jumping out to impeach the three kings of Modo, but in the end, they lost. The cards they played were resolved one by one, and some witnesses also changed their statements. Marco could only say that he was inferior in skill.

In fact, there were still some opposition members who did not jump out, afraid to take the risk together. In order to change the development route of the civilization, Marco was willing to take a gamble, but these hidden opposition members, in order to protect their positions, did not dare to take action even if they opposed the decision of the Modo Three Kings in their hearts, and sat idly by as the army sacrificed meaninglessly. Although he lost, he also looked down on this group of shrinking turtles.

After a while, the three kings of Modo attended together and came to the podium, and the focused light kept chasing the three.

The square immediately burst into warm applause, as if it had been rehearsed, suppressing the scolding and curses of the countless onlookers outside the square. The three waved their arms at the same time, looked around at the audience in the inner field, and smiled in greeting.

During the scanning, the eyes of the Modo Three Kings deliberately paused at the position of Marco and other opposition members, and then turned away. The camera followed and turned to the faces of the opposition members, recording faces that were expressionless or forcing a smile.

"Hmph..."

Marco clapped his hands lightly and heavily, while humming secretly.

He naturally understood the look that the Modo Three Kings had just thrown over, with the posture of a victor, preparing to settle accounts after the autumn harvest.

The applause gradually stopped, and one of the Modo Three Kings said loudly:

"Fellow compatriots, Modo is a great civilization. We have been united since the Age of Exploration. Generations of Three Kings have led us to create one miracle of development after another..."

After finishing the opening remarks, the three began to read from the script, mentioning the recent social unrest and the impeachment incident head-on, admitting that this was the impact of their own decisions, but emphasizing that this was the enemy's conspiracy, calling it "because Modo is on the right path, so the enemy wants us to retreat, so they use various conspiracies in an attempt to make us afraid."

The three also explained the reason for constantly sending troops to the Shining World, saying that the reason for this decision was for the future of the civilization. In a long speech, the Three Kings refuted and explained the opposition's impeachment projects one by one, trying to restore their own and the government's reputation.

The rhetoric of the Modo Three Kings was well-founded, and applause rang out from time to time in the field. Some onlookers were gradually persuaded, and the number of demonstrators gradually decreased.

In addition to reporters, countless onlookers were recording the scene of the speech.

Among the crowd outside the cordon of the square, a tall and thin man was recording with a multi-functional communication terminal held high. He looked like an ordinary person, but in fact, he was one of the secret informants of the Glorious Federation, responsible for gathering information. Today, he was sent here to record first-hand images.

"The opposition has failed, but the Modo Three Kings have also been badly hurt, which is good news..."

The intelligence agent muttered to himself while working.

The melons that should have been eaten had already been eaten, and now the result had been settled, and he couldn't dig up any big news. Now he was just watching the victor's declaration. The intelligence agent didn't think he could find out anything valuable, and he was just here to join in the fun because it was his duty.

However, at this moment, a gleam of light suddenly flashed across the corner of his eye, and the intelligence agent subconsciously turned his head to look over.

Through the layers of people, he saw the back of the hand of a hooded man light up with a faint light, as if a certain mark was glowing.

In the next moment, a sharp golden light suddenly cut through his field of vision, shooting out like lightning.

The intelligence agent suddenly turned his head to look, and saw that this light had shot to one of the Modo Three Kings who was giving a speech in an instant.

Clang!

A circle of azure blue magic shields suddenly opened, blocking the light. The Super-A Grade defense-type enchantment on the Modo Three Kings was activated, which could withstand attacks of various natures.

The speech suddenly stopped, and the Modo Three Kings belatedly looked in shock at the attacking object, which was a golden spear, Rother's weapon, the Godkiller.

"There's an assassin!" The surrounding security personnel were shocked.

Several Calamity Grade bodyguards who had been standing behind the Three Kings were startled and immediately wanted to use their abilities to protect the Three Kings.

Although they reacted quickly, it was already too late. The Super-A Grade defense-type enchantment, which was extremely resistant, only blocked the Godkiller once, and then was pierced instantly. The spear brushed and pinned one of the Modo Three Kings to the ground, with shock still remaining on his face.

The sudden change stunned everyone in the audience.

Someone assassinated the Three Kings?!

After analyzing this information, countless faces showed fear at the same time.

"Run!"

"Murder!"

"Call a doctor!"

"Immediately seal off the square... No, seal off the entire planet!"

In the next moment, a riot broke out. Whether it was the audience in the inner field or the outer field, they all fled in panic. The security personnel shouted loudly, protecting the remaining two kings to evacuate the scene while frantically searching the entire field. Many officials were terrified and hurriedly fled under the protection of bodyguards. The lively speech scene instantly became chaotic and a mess.

"Who sent this assassin? He's crazy!"

Marco fled in a panic, his face full of horror.

Assassinating the highest leader of the civilization on the home planet of a Super Star Cluster Civilization is simply courting death!

This kind of thing has not happened for many years. Even the three major civilizations would not do it. Who would have thought that it would suddenly happen. Usually, the Modo Three Kings stay in the central government building, but today, the long-awaited public speech became an opportunity.

The most incredible thing is that the assassin actually succeeded. The Super-A Grade defense-type enchantment on the Three Kings just now seemed to be made of paper.

In the outer crowd of the riot, the intelligence agent of the Glorious Federation widened his eyes and turned his head to look for the trace of the hooded man, but the other party had disappeared without a trace.

"Where did this fierce person come from... This is completely a suicidal attack! He can't possibly escape from the Modo home planet!"

The intelligence agent's face twitched, his eyes full of disbelief.

He didn't expect that what was originally just a routine matter would allow him to witness such a big scoop.

Almost instantly, his professional qualities made him keenly aware of the opportunity to make an issue of it.