As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 356 Speech and Anxiety

After every general election in Singapore, the leader who comes to power will give a speech.

Although there have only been three different leaders in total, the leader’s speech after each election is a regular part of the process.

For example, Lee Hsien Loong particularly likes to give speeches, not only after elections, but also on National Day, Spring Festival and other important occasions.

For example, when Lee Hsien Loong was celebrating National Day in Singapore, he gave speeches in three different languages ​​to express his concerns about the war.

Although Merlin is a wizard, from serving as the leader of the People's Action Party to taking over the position of the head of Singapore, everything has been done step by step in accordance with the procedures of Singapore.

This means that Merlin’s subsequent procedures will still follow the Lion City’s traditions.

Moreover, before today, the Singapore Parliament had leaked that Merlin's speech would be held in front of the Parliament House after the agenda was discussed.

This is why so many international media gathered together.

It's only ten minutes, but when you're looking forward to something so much, these ten minutes seem so long.

When Zheng Li and other members of Congress filed out of the Capitol, all the cameras present were aimed at Zheng Li and the members of Congress behind him.

The scene of Zheng Li walking in front and Li Xianlong following behind him was recorded by reporters from various angles.

The next day, Sin Chew Daily directly titled it "The End of an Era" and put this scene on the front page headline.

The general meaning is that the era of the Lee family ruling Lion City has passed, and Lion City will usher in new rulers in the future.

The scene was very noisy and almost everyone was talking.

"Mr. Merlin, may I ask why you are willing to serve as the head of Lion City? What are your plans for the development of Lion City in the future?"

"Mr. Meilin, what kind of deal did you reach with Mr. Li Xianlong in private? Please answer this question directly."

"Mr. Merlin, may I ask if you have used magic to control the ruling class of Lion City? And used this to achieve your goal of colonizing the Blue Planet?"

The reporters used loudspeakers to make the open grassland not feel like the outdoors at all, and the noise was as loud as that of a vegetable market.

As America's strategic fulcrum in Asia, Singapore is also a member of the Commonwealth and is greatly influenced by Western culture.

All the congressmen were dressed in suits, except Zheng Li, who was wearing the wizard robe unique to the Wizard Alliance.

And what makes him different from others is that he is a light and shadow effect.

Although the light and shadow effects achieved by Zheng Li through magic are very realistic, they are still fundamentally different from real people.

This made Zheng Li stand out among the other members of Congress.

However, even his appearance is different from that of humans. The comprehensive difference allows the people present to recognize who Merlin is at a glance.

"Is this Merlin's true image? It's a lighting effect, but his real body and this avatar are identical in appearance?"

The bigwigs in America were also watching the live broadcast, and they were also paying close attention to Merlin.

After all, Merlin holds the secret to immortality, at least part of it.

"Mr. Morgan, we have just mobilized tens of billions of facial data in the database, and we have not found a face with a similarity of more than 50% to Merlin's 3D facial image."

The American side suspected that Merlin's virtual image was modified based on the image of a certain Homo sapiens on the Blue Planet.

"Okay, let's go ahead and see what he has to say."

I had originally given up hope of finding the connection between Merlin and the Blue Star people in this way.

“How do you say he delivers his voice?

According to the memoirs of the people who attended the Stockholm Concert Hall, everyone recalled that Merlin's voice sounded like it was right next to their ears.

“This should be a unique vibration method, and the vibration points must also be arranged in a certain way to make people feel like there is sound ringing in their ears.

Didn't the reporters we sent over this time bring relevant testing equipment with them?

Once they get the data back we’ll be able to find out.”

This arrangement of sound sources alone will enable Blue Star's audio industry to take a big step forward.

The moment Zheng Li walked out of the Capitol, he took a step forward and appeared in front of the podium specially prepared for him.

The feeling of being within reach yet still far away has been removed.

This scene was so magical that the reporters' questions became much quieter.

After all, magic has been on Blue Star for so many years, and only a few of the reporters present have seen magic in real life.

Except for the journalists in England.

Reporters in England were used to reporting on magical events.

The English reporters present were the loudest shouters, as they were eager to know whether Merlin had anything to do with the magical events in London.

Rather than solving the magical events in London.

London has become accustomed to coexisting with magic. If Merlin were to resolve the magical anomalies in London, London would become an ordinary city again. The ordinary here means the phenomenon of losing superpowers.

Then England will lose its last point of economic growth.

In recent years, London has created a large number of related industries around magic and the magical ecosystem.

London's tourism revenue has increased more than tenfold compared to before the magical incident.

Moreover, more than half of London's financial industry has already gone. Even if London becomes normal again, finance will not come back.

Thanks to magic, Londoners feel a sense of superiority when they argue with Berliners and Parisians on social media.

Just one sentence, "Can you do magic?", can easily win the war against keyboard warriors.

After Zheng Li and other congressmen sat down on the chairs on the lawn in front of him, they pressed down with their hands, and the entire space instantly became silent.

"WoW"

"Silence Technique?"

"As expected of Merlin!"

“I wonder if the participants will get the same treatment as in Stockholm, and be healed by the Voice Guardians.”

Zheng Li's performance of Warframe at the Stockholm Concert Hall is still considered by many people to be the coolest scene of magic in the real world.

So much so that Rowling later changed the setting of Harry Potter, proposing that the Expecto Warlock can not only fight against Dementors, but some wizards who have mastered the Expecto Warlock to a high level can use it to treat some special injuries.

This setting was applied in "Merlin the Archmage", and Merlin was regarded as the discoverer of the effect of Expecto Patronus.

"Good afternoon, everyone on Blue Star. In the past ten years since I came to Blue Star, many changes have taken place on Blue Star, and everyone's life has not been easy. Some of these changes were caused by me, some were brought about by Blue Star itself, and some were caused by my interaction with Blue Star after I came to Blue Star.

I hope that in the days ahead, I can use Lion City as a pilot to explore a different path for the Blue Planet, which will continue to impact the economic and social development of Lion City, and bring some inspiration to the surrounding countries and peoples of the entire Blue Planet.

This time, I have successfully taken over the power handed over to me by Mr. Lee Hsien Loong. This power is also handed over to me by all the people of Singapore.

We will do our best to exercise our authority responsibly to help all Singaporeans solve their life difficulties, create new opportunities, and make Singapore the most influential city in the entire Blue Planet.

The most important of these is to improve social welfare benefits so that all Singaporeans do not have to worry about their daily survival.

Everyone can meet their basic survival needs without working, while enhancing Lion City’s international competitiveness through cutting-edge technology.

Employment has never been within my consideration. Employment is a benefit rather than a burden. Only by recognizing this can intelligent life burst out with unimaginable creativity and vitality.

In the past, due to insufficient productivity, Singapore and the entire Blue Planet could not provide basic security for everyone without having to work.

I will work towards this direction in the future.

Starting from Singapore, everyone will gradually realize this in the future - employment is a benefit rather than a burden.

So we have to be prepared that some industries will never be the same again and this government is unlikely to support them.

However, the improvement of welfare benefits can provide survival security for everyone. Even if the industry you are in disappears without a trace overnight, you don’t have to worry about your livelihood.

For the long-term development of Lion City, I believe that a better strategy is to focus resources on establishing truly valuable fields and directions, while appropriately exploring new fields, creating new competitive opportunities, and helping individuals who are still willing to work and want to work even under such social conditions to move to new fields.

They will also be assisted in receiving training to suit these new jobs.

Social prosperity and progress depends on the development of productivity, and human survival is ultimately inseparable from energy and food.

Regarding energy, I will introduce bio-photovoltaic technology, and in the future the energy of the entire Lion City will be truly 100% clean energy.”

When Zheng Li said this, Li Xianlong was already a little dumbfounded.

What he wants is Lion City’s hydropower company, which relies on biophotovoltaics for electricity. Zheng Li also said that it will provide basic living security for the entire Lion City population.

That would be no different from bankruptcy for his power company.

It is even worse than bankruptcy, and it instantly turns into pure negative assets.

Li Xianlong felt a little uneasy.

When Zheng Li talked about biophotovoltaics, a 3D image of cells appeared out of thin air in front of him, with a penetrating effect, allowing him to clearly see the structure of the cells.

"This is one of the cell structures we will use in biophotovoltaics."

Reporters took photos frantically, trying to bring some help to the country behind them.

You should know that the European Union is the country that is most eager for clean energy, and it has been blocked by Russia in terms of energy for many years.

Even OPEC can threaten the European Union with energy.

The largest buyer of clean energy is the Europa League.

Zheng Li continued, "As for food, we adopt a strategy of importing large quantities of food. After all, in this era, food supply is more than enough for the world's seven billion people.

Our goal is not only to achieve the most basic survival security, but also to make long-term plans.

In my plan, Singapore will become a city of research, a city full of creativity and imagination in the future.

In the future, Lion City will only have research-oriented jobs available. Individuals who are not qualified for research-oriented jobs will continue to use their intelligence and talents in the virtual world.

Making yourself happy is also a kind of wisdom.

The success of a group must be based on the happiness of individuals.

Rather than sacrificing individual happiness for the sake of collective strength.

Therefore, we must deepen technological research and development and scientific and technological progress, explore the boundaries of science based on the technology I provide, and discover or create more valuable results.

For talented individuals, I will give them the opportunity to become a magician. A magician's research ability will far exceed that of ordinary people. This is both an ability and a responsibility.

While developing technology is important, we must also build a fair, equal and inclusive society where Singaporeans, regardless of race, language and religion, and regardless of family background, can have equal opportunities to succeed and realize their dreams.

The past prosperity and progress of Singapore society are inextricably linked to this fair, equal and inclusive social environment.

But I think it is not enough, privilege still exists, and Singaporeans have always been longing for a fairer voice.

I will make radical changes in this regard, and in the future Lion City society, everyone will be equal.

Everyone's social status depends on his or her contribution to Singapore and human society, and has nothing to do with any other innate factors.

The people of the country will be fully involved in every decision, not only understanding the various choices and pros and cons of each policy, but also the decision-making power of each policy is in the hands of everyone.

Next, I will start a series of work to let the people of Singapore experience a better tomorrow."

After Zheng Li finished speaking, Li Xianlong knew that his plan had most likely failed.

As a thorough political animal, Li Xianlong heard too many factors that were unfavorable to him in Zheng Li's speech.

Light is more fair.

Was Singapore fair before? It was obviously fair among all countries, but it was still far from true fairness.

Because the Li family has great privileges, other wealthy classes also have privileges, but under the Li family, everyone is basically equal.

Then from the aspects of inheritance tax and so on, it can be seen that Singapore is a country that takes special care of the capitalist class.

It is becoming increasingly difficult for the poor to cross class boundaries, but it is difficult for the rich to slide down class.

The rate at which assets grow in value far exceeds that of labor income.

Zheng Li proposed that employment is a welfare that provides security for everyone.

In Lee Hsien Loong's view, it is a society similar to that of Northern Europe, and Singapore could have achieved it a long time ago.

But to achieve this, you have to tax the rich, and use the taxes on the rich to support the poor.

If Lion City does this, it will be tantamount to cutting itself off from its status as Asia's financial center.

Of course, as the head of Lion City, Zheng Li has other ways, such as using new technologies.

Biophotovoltaic technology alone is more than enough to feed the entire population of Singapore.

But Li Xianlong felt that Zheng Li would not do so.

He had a very bad feeling that he would lose everything he had in Lion City.

(End of this chapter)