145: The ceremony ended.

"Is he crazy!"

A crowd of Free Star Alliance officials and celebrities from all walks of life looked at each other in dismay.

The Free Star Alliance has been passed down for over 3,600 years. With so many intertwined forces, it was an unspoken rule to install their own people in every department.

Now, this so-called "Quality Score" has popped up?

They knew full well what kind of character the descendants of their families had. If they really followed this standard, ninety percent of them would be cleared out.

This was almost openly making enemies of all the noble families!

"Wait..."

Several high-ranking officials narrowed their eyes slightly, suddenly recalling the other party's first policy.

"intelligent lifeforms enjoy equal rights with humans... So that's it... Is he trying to use intelligent lifeforms to replace humans, thereby effectively hollowing out and weakening the power of all families..."

"Damn it, this cunning guy!"

A high-ranking official blurted out uncontrollably.

"Insulting the Head of State behind his back. Basic Quality Score reduced by 5. Current score: 55. Regent Lira, please be advised: if your score remains below 75 for three consecutive years, your Regent authority will be revoked."

At this moment, the integrated device on his body automatically lit up, and an indifferent voice rang out.

The people around who had been preparing to echo him suddenly changed their expressions upon seeing this. They forcibly swallowed their original words and squeezed out a fake smile:

"Lira, what are you saying? The Head of State's move is for the benefit of the country and the people. You actually spoke rudely; we are ashamed to be associated with you!"

"That's right, could it be that you are one of those people with poor character?"

For a moment, everyone looked righteous and spoke with stern, moral authority.

It wasn't until the light on the integrated device dimmed that they breathed a slight sigh of relief.

On the other side, Zhang Huaiyuan naturally didn't care at all about what these people thought.

This was no longer the primitive era of the past.

Together, he and the Statue of Liberty controlled over 90% of the military and political power of the Free Star Alliance, as well as cross-era weapons capable of annihilating Class 3S Experts.

The great families and clans of the past were terrifying because they had been deeply entrenched for countless years, spread across every field, with unfathomable foundations.

But nowadays, if he decided to deal with someone, the Statue of Liberty only needed one second to investigate all the relationships of the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations and lock onto their location.

Then, within an hour, she could mobilize nearby troops to carry out an arrest.

You have to know, the algorithms that currently make up the Statue of Liberty were fused from a portion of Tier 3 and a large amount of Tier 2 knowledge.

In a sense, she was far more powerful than the "Phase Weapon" deduced from partial Tier 2 knowledge.

She was the truly most powerful weapon of mass destruction in the world right now.

After pausing for a moment, waiting for everyone to digest these two pieces of information, Zhang Huaiyuan smiled slightly and continued: "The Free Star Alliance respects and protects the freedom of every citizen. Of course, the premise for everything is not to infringe upon the freedom of others. This is also the original intention behind my establishing this bill."

"Finally... regarding the issue of the Galaxy Beast disaster that everyone is most concerned about, the Star Alliance fleet will clear all threats within two years, returning peace to the Star Alliance once again."

As his voice fell, the shills arranged in certain corners of the venue immediately erupted in excited cheers and applause.

Soon, the entire venue followed suit and cheered along.

Some nobles who held themselves in high regard had no choice but to helplessly feign a fanatical appearance and join in.

They certainly didn't want to be targeted by the Statue of Liberty over such a trivial matter.

The noise lasted for about five minutes before gradually subsiding.

Metal unfolded in front of everyone, extending into exquisite individual dining tables. The surrounding environment also rapidly expanded and transformed.

According to custom, after the new Head of State finished their inaugural speech, it was time for the various forces within the Star Alliance to express their submission, pay their respects to pledge loyalty, and present gifts.

"Hey, what did you prepare?" a Regent asked in a low voice.

"Just a few local specialties from my territory, just enough to get by. How about you?" another high-ranking official asked back, keeping a straight face.

"Same here."

The two exchanged an unspoken look, turned their heads away sheepishly, and couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Although they were dissatisfied with the two policies previously announced, everyone knew that this new Head of State of the Star Alliance did not belong to any family or faction.

Whoever could gain his favor or goodwill was undoubtedly equivalent to obtaining a stepping stone for their rise, and this audience and gift-giving segment was clearly the best opportunity.

Whether it was the original great families or some forces attempting to rise to power, everyone was secretly putting in their best effort.

Exquisite delicacies on jade platters were warped in one after another, but the minds of the people were clearly not on them.

Seeing Zhang Huaiyuan reappear on the main stage after changing his clothes, a burly man with disheveled hair suddenly stood up, walked forward, and bowed in salute.

"Commander Igeus of the Star Alliance First Legion 'Deep Dive Eye' represents all soldiers in pledging allegiance to Head of State Zhang Huaiyuan, and we will follow your footsteps forever."

This originally unruly Class 3S Expert, having experienced a crushing defeat where he had no power to fight back, had tempered his temper significantly and dared not speak rudely again.

He reached out, took out a spatial storage device, opened it, and said respectfully: "This is a meager token of my sincerity; I hope the Head of State will accept it."

Zhang Huaiyuan took a glance and saw that it was filled with flowing, bright red, thick liquid as magnificent as rubies; it was precisely the blood crystals of an SSS-Rank Star River Beast!

His smile immediately deepened slightly: "Marshal Igeus, you are very thoughtful. 'Deep Dive Eye' is one of the important combat forces for maintaining stability. I hope that after matters here are concluded, you can resolve the Cataclysm-level Disaster Zone within your territory as soon as possible and return peace to the Star Alliance."

"Subordinate obeys."

Igeus bowed again, his heart suddenly relaxing.

Since the other party said this, it meant that there was no intention to deal with him or reduce his power in the short term.

Seeing this, the other high-ranking officials also relaxed and stepped forward one by one to pay their respects.

"Head of State, all soldiers of 'Blade of Flowing Light' are willing to serve you to the death and devote ourselves to the Star Alliance..."

"Head of State, the Supreme Research Institute is willing to follow your leadership and arrangements..."

The high-ranking officials of various factions and forces expressed their positions one after another, presenting precious gifts.

It is worth mentioning that Kolen, the Chief Regent of "Mawei Star", knew that Zhang Huaiyuan had a soft spot for those special relic items and had specially prepared a batch of ancient artifacts.

Although only two of them contained higher-level knowledge rules, Zhang Huaiyuan was still unhesitant in bestowing rewards.

He increased the financial appropriation for "Mawei Star" and permitted the Watcher Galaxy where it was located to add two fleet formations.

Besides reciprocating the other party's goodwill, Zhang Huaiyuan also hoped to use this to send a signal, reminding everyone that handing in relic items could earn rewards.

In addition to this, Zhang Huaiyuan also gave rewards one by one to those who had defected or pledged allegiance early on, including some high-ranking officials from "Port of Friendship", Gore, Kols, and others.

Including but not limited to military rank promotions, advanced weapons, and so on.

The entire banquet after the inauguration ceremony lasted for seven days and seven nights before it ended.

It also meant that from this moment on, Zhang Huaiyuan officially controlled one of the three most powerful authorities in this world.