129: Chapter 129 SUPP

Because of that speech you gave at the beer hall, you gained a large number of followers.

You resigned from your job in the Federal military and began to focus on the work of this political party.

You demonstrated extremely strong ability; under your leadership, this party developed rapidly and gained a large number of followers.

"Mr. Lin Heng, I think our party should have a specific name," Noke said.

The Human Federation mainly uses a parliamentary system. After the Human Emperor was overthrown, a situation emerged where the Mingheng Party dominated. The Federal Parliament has a total of one thousand seats, and this one party alone occupied eight hundred and fifty.

There are millions of other large and small parties in the Federation. As long as one can occupy a seat in the parliament, it can be called a large party.

Under your leadership, you now occupy twenty seats in the Federal Parliament and have become the fifth-largest party in the Federation.

Before this, you were always called the Federal Psionic Workers' Party. Of course, there are tens of thousands of parties with the same name as yours. Now that this party has grown, it naturally cannot be called by this name anymore.

"Human Federation Party!" you said, looking at Noke.

Right now, you are only the second-in-command of the Human Federation Party on the surface; Noke is the leader. But all the Advanced members inside know that Noke is just assisting you; you are the supreme leader of this party.

"Human Federation Party?" Noke repeated. "Was this name chosen on purpose?"

After all, the full name of the Federation is the Human Federation. By choosing the name Human Federation Party, your ambition is undisguised.

You looked at Noke and said, "What do you think of the Federation now?"

Noke did not speak.

Two thousand years have passed since the Human Emperor launched the starry sky war.

The Federation is no longer the Federation of two thousand years ago.

The defeat of the Human Federation, the signing of the Starry Sky Treaty, and the massive reparations have made it hard for ordinary Federal citizens to breathe.

Self-abasement, hatred, and resentment fill the entire Federation.

At the same time, due to the treaty's forced policy of preferential treatment for foreign races, a large number of the Giant Rock Race, Beast Race, and Fluorescent Race have come to the Federation. Because their products do not need to pay taxes to the Federal Government, they have rapidly snatched up the local market.

A large number of the Federation's local psionic industries have declared bankruptcy.

Moreover, among the newborns in the current Federation, there is talk that the Federation is a lower-class race, which was unbelievable two thousand years ago.

"This is the Human Federation. If the Federation does not prioritize humans, then why should it be called the Human Federation?" you said with a smile.

Your words completely set the Foundation for the Human Federation Party.

Since then, the originally unremarkable and common-named "Federal Psionic Workers' Party" was completely renamed.

The Human Federation Party officially stepped onto the Federal political stage.

The minimalist yet sharp tenet — Everything for the Human Race.

It struck directly at the most painful weak point of all Federal citizens over the past two thousand years.

The humiliation of the two-thousand-year defeat, the layers of shackles of the Starry Sky Treaty, the treatment of alien races that far exceeded that of Federal residents, the collapse of local industries, the racial inferiority of the new generation, the numbness and appeasement of the upper-class politicians... the resentment accumulated over twenty generations finally found an outlet.

The rise of the Human Federation Party exceeded your expectations. You had originally intended to accumulate strength in secret and develop steadily.

But the Human Federation Party did not climb slowly as you had thought, but swept through like a prairie fire.

In just fifty years, it became the second-largest party in the Federation, occupying one hundred and twenty-eight seats in the parliament.

Now, no one can ignore your power anymore.

The Mingheng Party felt a real threat for the first time.

For a time, public opinion smear campaigns, funding blockades, and parliamentary impeachment motions rushed towards the Human Federation Party.

Not long after, the public Star Domain network across the entire Federation began to be flooded with notices targeting the Human Federation Party.

Although the Human Federation Party is now the second-largest party in the Federation, you do not have any command authority over the Federal military.

If everything had gone according to your plan, the Human Federation Party would not have reached its current scale, and you would have had time to penetrate the interior of the military, but reality is ultimately difficult to control.

You were accused of treason by the Mingheng Party and finally arrested by the Federal military.

Federal Imperial Star, inside the Supreme Court.

High above, the Chief Justice in a black robe sat upright, his expression indifferent.

In the defendant's seat, you could not see his expression clearly. Below the stage, hundreds of people from the Mingheng Party, the Human Federation Party, and all walks of Federal society were watching you.

This is a death trap set for you by the Mingheng Party.

They did not dare to execute you directly. You are a veteran of that war two thousand years ago, and you hold the highest and second-highest honors of the Federation.

At the same time, the rise of the Mingheng Party was supported by foreign forces. Because of the low status of the Human Race these years, many people privately joked that the Federal Government led by the Mingheng Party was a surrender government.

So the Mingheng Party could only kill you in this way.

The Mingheng Party's prosecutor stood at the front, his voice cold and sharp, each word resonant, listing your crimes to the whole audience.

"Defendant Lin Heng! You founded an extremist party, incited racial antagonism, questioned Federal national policy, provoked diplomatic relations with alien races, destroyed the peace of the starry sky for two thousand years, and shook the Foundation of Federal rule! Such behavior is truly treason and chaos, an unforgivable crime!"

"Our side requests the Supreme Court to sentence Lin Heng for the felony of treason according to the law, revoke all parliamentary seats of the Human Federation Party, permanently ban the party, and purge all members who caused trouble!"

After the charges were read, the courtroom was silent.

Treason is the most serious crime in the Federal legal system. Once convicted, it means death, ruined reputation, and eternal damnation.

In fact, because of your special status, as long as you did not take these charges upon yourself and instead chose a few scapegoats, you would have survived no matter what.

But this was the Mingheng Party's main goal. Now this trial was being broadcast across the entire Federation. As long as you did that, the Human Federation Party would basically be finished. Once your influence was gone, it would be easy for them to kill you.

Inside the prisoner's dock of the central trial platform, you stood tall, dressed in simple black, calmly standing under the gaze of the masses.

The Chief Justice spoke slowly, his voice empty and cold, echoing throughout the hall: "Defendant Lin Heng, do you have any defense?"

You looked up into the eyes of the Chief Justice. You couldn't see his expression, but you knew he was a human, and that was enough!

You slowly took a step, turned your body, and looked at everyone around.

"I plead guilty."

Your voice was steady, neither high nor low.

When you said this, there was an uproar below, and they fell into a heated discussion. They all thought you would defend yourself, beg for mercy, deny it outright, or try every possible way to clear your name.

But they didn't expect you to admit your crime.

Some Mingheng Party officials sneered, thinking you had given up. That was fine too; they had the most direct reason, and they could execute you directly in a moment.

Noke, sitting below, also looked at you in surprise. He also didn't expect you to plead guilty.

The Mingheng Party prosecutor looked at you and smiled: "So, Mr. Lin Heng, you do not deny that you committed treason?"

You looked at him, then at the public, and spoke slowly.

"Two thousand years ago, those who claimed to be our leaders signed the 'Starry Sky Treaty' and ceded territory." Your voice rose suddenly: "That is what you call treason!"

The prosecutor realized something was wrong instantly. He looked at the Chief Justice: "This is not a podium."

The Chief Justice waved his hand and did not stop your behavior. His eyes looked at you with some expectation.

"I am just trying to take back what was taken away two thousand years ago."

"This is nothing but the helpless move of the Federal people against this incompetent parliament."

"If I am guilty!"

"Then I am guilty of defending the rights of the Federal people!"

There was an uproar below. Some people even stood up and cheered for you.

Applause erupted.

In the end, you were only sentenced to two years in prison.

However, everyone knew that this was not a punishment for you at all.

Two years later.

Before you walked out of the detention center, Noke was already waiting for you at the door.

"Did you find the person?" you asked as you boarded the civilian ship.

"Yes." Noke nodded, but still asked with some doubt: "But I heard that the General has never liked these party disputes. The Mingheng Party tried to win her over several times and was rejected."

"I know," you said.

Most officers in the Federal military are actually in a wavering state and have not joined any specific party; they only serve the parliament.

However, through this incident, you realized that only by gaining the support of the military could you at least compete fairly with the Mingheng Party.

Seeing how determined you were, Noke didn't know what to say. Actually, in the past two years, many Federal military officers had expressed interest in the Human Federation Party, but Noke didn't understand why you insisted on winning over this particular officer.

You took a glance at the information Noke gave you, which was about the officer you were going to visit this time.

General Zhou Muxue, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Third Fleet.