135: Chapter 135, Prison Seven: "I did it! I did it!!!"

[The Propaganda Department could be said to be the most important department of the Human Alliance Party right now.]

[Faced with the imminent prime ministerial election, whether it was the Mingheng Party, the Human Alliance Party, or Prime Minister Xiao Tianyu himself, they all invested heavily in propaganda.]

[Everyone knew that this election would directly determine the trajectory of the entire Federation for the next thousands or even tens of thousands of years, and would also directly affect the political landscape of the entire Federation.]

[Yesterday, it was rumored that the beloved wife of Lin Heng, the supreme leader of the Human Alliance Party, had committed suicide. Although this matter was quickly suppressed...]

[...there were still some sporadic rumors on the Emperor Star and in several surrounding Star Domains.]

[To be honest, Noke himself didn't care about these rumors because they wouldn't affect any development within the party. Noke knew that the entire Human Alliance Party revolved around one Soul figure, and that person was you.]

[Compared to these rumors, Noke was more worried about your state of mind.]

[He took a deep breath and entered your villa, knowing you were inside.]

[Yesterday, you had told Noke to come pick you up and take you to the headquarters of the Human Alliance Party.]

[He walked around the first floor of the villa, but found no sign of you in the yard or the lobby.]

["Is he on the second floor?" Noke couldn't help but wonder.]

[The second floor was your private space. Noke and some cadres of the Human Alliance Party had visited your villa before, but they mostly stayed on the first floor. He hadn't been to the second floor many times.]

[Noke went up to the second floor. There were three rooms in total: one was yours, one belonged to Liu Ziyi, and one was shared by both of you.]

[Originally, he wanted to go to your room, but after a second thought, he felt that you would be in Liu Ziyi's room.]

[Noke pushed open the door, and sure enough, you were inside.]

[He knew about your relationship with Liu Ziyi. After all, you were the one who brought her over in the first place. So upon hearing of Liu Ziyi's suicide, he felt some regret. Had he known, he would have directly rejected that interview, and the two of you wouldn't have met.]

[Precisely because Noke knew how much you loved her, he was worried that you would be devastated, especially since the party was currently at a critical juncture.]

[But when he saw you, Noke was shocked.]

[You didn't look decadent or despondent at all; you were just standing quietly in the room.]

[There was a rancid, bloody smell in the room. A pool of dried black blood sat in the center of the room—this was the blood shed when Young Miss Liu Ziyi committed suicide yesterday.]

[Seeing the door open, you glanced at the doorway. Seeing it was Noke, you said nothing.]

[Relieved to see you were fine, Noke stood quietly at the door.]

[After a long while, you finally spoke.]

"Noke."

"Your Highness, I am here."

"Get someone to clean up this pool of blood," you said, stretching your back.

"Yes." Noke looked at you and asked cautiously, "Your Highness... are you alright?"

[Although Noke was glad to see your state, based on his understanding of you, you shouldn't be in this state.]

"I'm fine." You walked over and patted his shoulder. "Notify the party cadres that we will hold a party-wide conference in two hours. Also, I apologize for my personal action of terminating the conference yesterday."

[You had a smile on your face, as if nothing had happened yesterday.]

[Noke knew you well, and he knew for sure that you weren't faking it.]

[And precisely because of this, Noke felt he understood you even less.]

[Though he didn't know if this was a good or bad thing, at least there wouldn't be a major upheaval within the Human Alliance Party.]

[The election soon came to an end.]

[An internal conflict seemed to have broken out within the Mingheng Party. The two candidates clashed with each other instead, not giving you any trouble at all.]

[This caught you by surprise. Your only real opponent turned out to be Prime Minister Xiao Tianyu. During the Late Stage of the election, realizing he couldn't compete with you, he approached you privately.]

[He stated that he was indeed not suited for the position of Federal Prime Minister, and that only you were fit to lead the entire Federation. In the end, he hoped to join the Human Alliance Party, not seeking great power, but only hoping for a comfortable position.]

[You did not meet with him; it was Noke who met him.]

"What do you think?" you asked Noke regarding Prime Minister Xiao Tianyu's matter.

"Your Highness." Noke thought back to Prime Minister Xiao Tianyu's arrogant look when they first met, and then to his obsequious manner just now, and couldn't help but want to laugh.

"He only surrendered because he knew he was going to lose," Noke said. "However, I think it's safer to agree to his request and keep him under surveillance within the party."

[You understood Noke's meaning well. If someone like Prime Minister Xiao Tianyu wasn't kept under watch within the Human Alliance Party, who knew what trouble he might stir up. Of course, besides this option, there was another way—to just kill him directly.]

"I'll leave the arrangements for this former Prime Minister to you," you said.

"Yes, Your Highness."

[You knew Noke would handle this matter well.]

[The outcome of the election was already beyond doubt.]

[Fourth Era of the Federation, April 12th, 3126, 00:00.]

[The news of the leader of the Human Alliance Party, Lin Heng, being elected to lead the Federal Government spread across the entire territory.]

[Dressed in the formal attire of the Human Alliance Party, you slowly walked up to the high platform.]

[On the high platform, Mu Xue, Noke, and other high-ranking officials of the Human Alliance Party were already waiting for you.]

[For once, Mu Xue did not have a lollipop in her mouth. She wore the uniform of the Federal Army, her long hair tied into a high ponytail. Noke stood to her right, his eyes slightly red as he looked at you, his back perfectly straight.]

[You walked over and stood between Mu Xue and Noke.]

[You faced the crowd below. The national flag of the Human Federation and the party flag of the Human Alliance Party fluttered high behind you.]

[Below the platform was an endless sea of Federation citizens. Their cheers rose wave after wave, surging toward the high platform like a tide.]

[You did not speak; you only slowly raised your right hand, clenched it into a fist, and placed it over your heart.]

[Mu Xue and Noke made the exact same gesture almost simultaneously. Immediately after, all the high-ranking officials of the Human Alliance Party on the platform pressed their hands to their chests in unison.]

[All the citizens below the platform followed suit.]

[At this moment, the entire venue fell silent, with tens of millions of hearts beating as one.]

[Everyone was filled with anticipation; everyone was full of hope.]

[Everyone was looking at you!]

[You looked at everyone.]

"Long live the Human Alliance!" you shouted.

[The crowd below shouted back in unison, tens of thousands of voices instantly shattering the silence, the soundwave seemingly powerful enough to pierce the entire cosmos.]

"Long live the Human Alliance!"

[Immediately after, Noke took a deep breath, looked at the crowd below, and roared with all his might, "Long live Your Highness!"]

[The response from below was even louder than before, vibrating the entire planet and shaking the entire sea of stars.]

"Long live Your Highness!"