Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

Chapter 184 You Don't Want Me Anymore!

"The issue of electing the Swordholder should be put on the agenda."

Inside the Earth Alliance Building, Luo Congmin sat high in the head seat, his gaze sweeping over the group of Earth Alliance officials below.

Beside her was the guard force led by Rediaz.

Looking at the group of officials below the stage, Rediaz couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

Two centuries ago, he was just a Wallfacer. Although he had the strength to challenge the PDC, he was all bark and no bite. The PDC could take away everything given to him with just a single order.

Those who choose to "face the wall" are merely pawns in the power struggles between various factions.

But now, he can remain an observer, quietly watching the political situation change.

All of this was brought about by Lin Xuan.

Without Lin Xuan, his fate would likely have been the most tragic of all the Wallfacers.

The Secretary-General of the Earth Federation immediately stood up, went up on the stage, and began to read out the latest news about the election of the successor to the Swordholder.

"Based on our comprehensive vote counting, the five candidates for Swordholder with the highest number of votes are:"

"Luo Congmin, the current president of the Earth Alliance."

"Dr. Cheng Xin, Minister of Foreign Affairs."

"Lin Xuan, Earth Observer"

"The current swordsman is Luo Ji."

"And...Tomoko?"

The secretary-general paused for a moment, flipping through the document in his hand twice to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

The election for the successor to the Swordholder is open and transparent to all of humanity. Every citizen has the right to vote, and the brain network updates the data in real time based on the number of votes to ensure accuracy.

Therefore, whatever strange or unusual results the masses might produce, it all seems to make sense.

Fun guy, right?

Why are there still people voting for Tomoko?

Fortunately, Somoe's vote only accounted for 3%, which is about 1.5 million people. Otherwise, if Somoe had actually voted to become the Swordholder, things would have been much more interesting.

Aside from the votes of these entertainers, most people were undecided between Luo Congmin, Cheng Xin, and Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan and Luo Congmin received the most votes. As for Cheng Xin, although she was one of the leaders of the dove faction, the dove faction does not represent all of humanity. Therefore, no matter how the dove faction operated, Cheng Xin's support rate was still only around 8%.

Those who voted for Luo Ji also made up a large portion of the vote; they mainly abstained.

Since this election proposal was originally launched to target Luo Ji's identity as the Swordholder, and people even voted for Luo Ji, it's obvious that the voters were expressing their longing for their hometown.

The result is obvious: the second swordsman will most likely be Luo Congmin, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Lin Xuan has been missing for several years, and no one from Lin Xuan's faction, including Luo Congmin, has seen her in recent years.

However, this news was only known to a few people, including Wang Miao, since their current social status was partly due to Lin Xuan's support.

If Lin Xuan gets into trouble, putting aside the panic among the lower classes, it will be a major challenge whether Luo Congmin can maintain the political system of the local alliance without any changes.

A political system has a limited lifespan. Whether it's the UN General Assembly, the PDC, or even the two major international organizations, political systems will gradually decline after reaching their peak over time.

The same applies to local connections.

The Earth Alliance is now getting closer and closer to its peak. At this critical moment, even the slightest disturbance could cause a century of human effort to go to waste.

Therefore, at this critical time, the news of Lin Xuan's accident must not be revealed.

Because exposing it wouldn't help. They know Lin Xuan too well. Even he couldn't solve the problem, so how could they expect the Earth Alliance to solve it?

Dreaming.

It's already a miracle that they can suppress their greed and refrain from causing trouble.

Therefore, it is almost a foregone conclusion that Luo Congmin will become the second Swordholder.

This actually aligns with the ideas of the doves.

From the very beginning, when they helped Cheng Xin join the Earth Alliance, they never intended for her to become the Swordholder.

Too far off.

Even with Lin Xuan's identity protecting her, it wasn't enough.

It's important to understand that after the failure of the Trisolaran Cradle Project, a large number of hibernators were awakened, and this world has long since become an era where humans and humans coexist.

The one-sided events depicted in the original story are almost impossible to repeat; Cheng Xin cannot represent the will of all humanity.

Furthermore, the development of brain-computer interface technology has fostered a habit among the lower classes of people to refute everything, which made the doves feel disgusted when creating Cheng Xin as a representative character.

A society inhabited by the Virgin Mary?

No way, this is the era of trolls!

You speak of Cheng Xin's great achievements, but I'm going to question them.

You say Cheng Xin has Lin Xuan's backing, then I have to question Lin Xuan as well.

Lin Xuan's previous decision to allow the public to discuss him had a remarkable effect here.

From local officials to impoverished people, everyone likes to chat about Lin Xuan during their leisure time, since it's not illegal anyway.

Although it has damaged Lin Xuan's personal reputation, it is a good thing from the perspective of the ideology of the whole society.

Even someone like Lin Xuan doesn't mind being criticized, so why do you mind?

Therefore, the doves' initial policy was not to have Cheng Xin succeed as the Swordholder, but to make her the successor to Luo Congmin.

The county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now.

No matter how much power the Swordholder wields, they cannot control every aspect of the Earth Alliance.

However, if the position of president of the Earth Federation is held by the doves, it will be very beneficial to the entire dove faction.

Did he lose the election for Swordholder?

It's okay. We were just using the election campaign to build momentum in order to try and take over the presidency that was left vacant after Luo Congmin left.

This is the real purpose of the doves.

“I want you to leave the Earth Alliance immediately,” AiAA said.

Inside the shuttle, Cheng Xin sat in the passenger seat, while Ai AA acted as her driver.

Their relationship has gradually warmed up over the past few years, well... not to that extent, of course, which has made them able to talk about almost anything.

"The doves clearly want you to be a puppet emperor. Once Luo Congmin becomes the second Swordholder and you take over many affairs of the Earth Alliance, you will inevitably be sidelined by the doves. At that time, you will have no say in what you do."

Ai AA cast a sympathetic glance at Cheng Xin.

“AA, I know that, but I have to do it.”

Cheng Xin rubbed her forehead with her fair fingers. Her official position in the Earth Alliance had risen too quickly, and she herself was still a little unaccustomed to it.

"From the moment I stepped into the Earth Alliance, my fate was already in someone else's hands. Not only me, but all the officials of the Earth Alliance are the same. We seem to be living a life of endless glory, but in reality we are nothing but puppets."

"Rather than letting someone else take control of the presidency of the Earth Federation, I'd rather wield the power myself. Maybe I can accomplish more because of it?"

"no the same!"

Ai AA accelerated and ran the red light at the last second, her hand slightly tightening the lever.

"Only Luo Congmin can do the job of president well, because she is Luo Ji's daughter. Her ability to negotiate with various parties in that position stems from the projection of the power of the sword-wielder. If it were anyone else, the position of president would be just an empty shell."

"You're too naive, Cheng Xin. You need to have a powerful backer like Luo Congmin."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xin frowned slightly.

She pursed her lips, and after a long while, she slowly spoke.

"Lin Xuan should be behind me."

"what?"

Ai AA almost drove the shuttle into a building. She quickly found a place to stop and then looked at Cheng Xin in shock.

"Are you serious?"

Cheng Xin nodded slightly.

“AA, you’re right. I do need a powerful backer to make the most of this position. Perhaps it’s time for me to use this connection.”

Whether there is a relationship between Cheng Xin and Lin Xuan has always been an ambiguous answer. Although Zhi Zi spread the rumors, neither party has given a direct response, so everyone can only speculate and there is no concrete evidence.

Lin Xuan didn't come out to clarify because he couldn't. Cheng Xin didn't come out to clarify because the doves and Zhi Zi wouldn't allow it.

In short, the two remained in this strange relationship for several years.

It was only then that Cheng Xin thought of using this relationship to give herself power that was above all other political parties.

Although the methods were somewhat despicable, Cheng Xin felt she had no choice but to do so in order to achieve her long-term goals.

The image of the man who had died many years ago involuntarily came to mind.

"Forward! Forward! Forward by any means necessary!"

Although I still do not approve of his methods and practices, now, only by learning from Vader can the Deterrence Era continue to maintain lasting peace!

"You don't want me anymore!"

Ai AA's focus was even more unusual; for some reason, she had a feeling that she had been cheated on.

And he was cheated on by a complete stranger.

How can this be justified?

……

The Trisolaran Fleet:

The flagship's hovercraft slowly deployed, and a transport ship anchored near the anchorage.

Due to a lack of fuel, the Trisolaran fleet has ceased all unnecessary fuel loading since 90 years ago, and they drift in space like a bunch of ghost ships.

Yun Tianming was actually on this fleet.

As the thirteenth regent, he held a position comparable to that of a fleet commander, but lacked the power commensurate with his status.

Today, a group of special guests are about to arrive here, and Yun Tianming is in charge of receiving them.

Surrounded by a group of Trisolaran fleet soldiers, Yun Tianming strode to the docking area and watched the transport ship slowly come to a stop.

This was only the first batch of troops. Subsequently, more than a dozen transport ships arrived here. These were recovery fleets that they had sent out decades ago, and now, they have finally achieved results.

The hatch slowly opened, and a team of Trisolaran soldiers escorted a group of humans dressed in fleet-standard international uniforms out of the transport ship.

Upon seeing the leader, a rare smile appeared on Yun Tianming's face.

"Long time no see, General Chang Weisi."