CHAPTER 1489: CHAPTER 18: THE TRACKS OF WAR CHARIOTS (PART 2)

Among the upper echelons of the Federation throughout the ages, there have been no shortage of far-sighted leaders and songstresses, who could perceive this slowly approaching crisis. However, solving the complex entanglement of countless interest groups spanning hundreds of star domains and comprising trillions of different groups is a despair-inducing pressure for any idealist. This is not a problem that mere mortals can unravel, and it could only be delayed, maintained with effort, until the appearance of the second generation Color-level Songstress, Emuralin, who relied on internal conflict to reset the past Federation and started afresh, bringing about new vitality.

However, it has been four hundred years since the era of Emuralin, and everything seems to have returned. The issues of the past are sprouting again, the widening wealth gap, and internal imbalances of civilization have caused various social issues. Citizens’ trust in the Federation is continuously declining, eventually leading to the current division.

Indeed, the actions of the Western Star Region have shaken the foundations of the Federation Central, but in the subsequent negotiations, other star regions and star domains contributed to the wave. Why the starfield governors and local group forces in various places are unwilling to continue supporting the decisions and governance of the Central Council is probably because everyone feels dissatisfied with the current situation.

Many people believe that the Central Council’s financial extraction and resource absorption have caused their own poverty, while many in the Federation Central Star Domain believe that excessive unnecessary support and aid expenditures have meant that the Central Star Domain’s tax revenues have not been used for their citizens, but thrown into a bottomless pit outside, supporting a group of lazy people who only know how to eat relief.

In the end, one slap leads to two gatherings, everyone went their own way.

As six years passed, things did not improve as everyone expected. Except for the Western Star Region which saw great improvement with the vigorous promotion of new governments, new policies, and songstresses, other star regions saw economic decline. The rise of trade protectionism caused many interstellar enterprises to go bankrupt, many originally stable industries were forced to readjust their plans, and the segmentation of the market and political instability continued to decrease investment willingness from all sides.

At this time, even if someone wanted to return to the past situation, it was not feasible. The mainstream opinion is that the past efforts were not thorough enough, and a complete reform is needed to break the inherent shackles, to usher in new vitality.

In these years, various new and ancient philosophical thoughts have become active and popular again, openly appearing on many platforms and forums, discussing openly and covertly. The attitudes of some local star domains towards these ideological opinions are ambiguous, and they do not completely suppress and clear them but let them develop. Perhaps many current authorities are also hovering, looking for possible ways out.

"Tumultuous times..." Blanchi slowly closed her eyes, muttering these words.

Her life has entered a countdown, and in more than three years, it is necessary to start arranging her affairs.

In these years, the Western Star Region has conducted several large-scale songstress qualification screenings, aiming to quickly find a songstress who can take her place, so the Western Star Region can get through the subsequent stage.

But sometimes, fate is like a game of hide and seek. Logically speaking, with such a large population base in the Western Star Region, it is normal to have a few more songstresses, but in these years, no new songstress has appeared, casting a faint shadow on Blanchi’s heart.

Regarding death, she has gradually come to terms with and accepted it, but if the situation created by her and the people of the Western Star Region at great expense fails due to a lack of successor songstress, it is something she finds difficult to accept.

If she cannot find a suitable successor by the time of her death, she can only choose another plan and entrust it to that former classmate and friend. At least among all the songstresses she knows, only that figure can make her entrust everything without worry.

Unchanged in change, these are the only things she can do in the end.

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Central Star Region, Molten Stone Star Domain, ’Fire God’-K1793 Residence Star.

A shuttlecraft bursts through the atmosphere from the vast starry sky, with the vibration of the fuselage and a long deep red trail, cutting through the white clouds, entering the stable internal atmosphere.

The shuttlecraft’s speed gradually slows down, and the passengers in the cabin can see the scenery below through the window.

The blue sea fills the field of vision, then the distant junction of the sea and the black soil, where perennial white smoke rises, high-temperature lava meets the seawater, creating steam continuously rising into the sky, forming a shrouding white cloud.

The shuttlecraft dives over the sea surface, advancing along the coastline until the white smoke and black soil gradually fade in view, with green slopes and sea cliffs gradually appearing.

Half an hour later, the shuttlecraft lands inside a white building at the seaside, where the scenery is pleasant. The white marble building stands like a sliced loaf on the level ground of the cliff.

After it comes to a stop, the shuttlecraft door opens, and a group of security personnel descends first to check the surrounding environment, followed by a caramel short-haired girl wearing tea-red sunglasses, holding a small ruby cane.

"We have arrived, Prin Coco." The accompanying personnel reports after getting off the shuttlecraft.

"The scenery here is quite special." Prin reminisces about the volcanoes and hotlands seen en route.

"Yes, this planet produces special ’Molten Fire Crystals’, essential spiritual medicine materials for high-level profession advancements. There are also several strong alchemy workshop enterprises locally."